Keep the Commandments | Primary Song Activities

1. Keep the commandments; keep the commandments! In this there is safety; in this there is peace. He will send blessings; He will send blessings. Words of a prophet: Keep the commandments. In this there is safety and peace. 2. We are His children; we are His children, and we must be tested to show we are true. Hold to His promises; Hold to His promises, Heeding the prophets: Keep the commandments. In this there is safety and peace.

Which prophet are we singing about?

All of the prophets teach us that we should follow the commandments, but Barbara A. McConochie, the author, wrote this song after hearing:

“The safety of the church lies in the members keeping the commandments. There is nothing more important that I could say. As they keep the commandments, blessings will come.”

President Harold B. Lee (Church News, 15 July 1972, p.3)

“Keeping the commandments is the anchor for our safety amidst the storm. True peace will come to each individual, family, and nation only as we learn obedience to the laws of our Heavenly Father.”

Barbara A. McConochie