Mosiah 18

In Mosiah 18, Alma, who had been one of the wicked priests of King Noah, had been converted and brought the doctrine to the people. He taught them about baptism and what they should do in order to be keeping their covenants with the Lord. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said:

“Alma began baptizing all who wished to make a covenant with Christ. He asked that they ‘serve [God] and keep his commandments, that he may pour out his Spirit more abundantly’ upon them. These new disciples would also demonstrate their faith by: 

“Coming into the fold of God. 

“Being called his people. 

“Bearing one another’s burdens. 

“Mourning with those that mourn. 

“Comforting those who stand in need of comfort. 

“Standing as witnesses of God at all times and in all things and in all places. 

“Entering into a covenant to serve God and keep his commandments. 

“This declaration by Alma at the Waters of Mormon still stands as the most complete scriptural statement on record as to what the newly baptized commit to do and be” (Christ and the New Covenant [1997], 106).

This is how we each should be. Each of us that are baptized. We each have a covenant to keep. And what is spoken of in Mosiah 18 is how we go about accomplishing it. We become God's people and we call ourselves after him. We support and care for one another. We give charity one to another. We comfort one another. We mourn with those that mourn. We stand as a witness of God at all times, in all things, and in all places.