Doctrinal Library

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Luke 6:46

46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

John 8:4, 7, 10-11

4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

Galatians 5:19, 21-22

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.

Luke 18:20

20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

Romans 13:9

9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Romans 1:24

24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

D&C 49:16

16 Wherefore, it is lawful that he should have one wife, and they twain shall be one flesh, and all this that the earth might answer the end of its creation;

10 Scriptures about the Value of Human Life

Regardless of what so many in the world believe and choose to do, every soul is priceless in our Heavenly Father’s eyes. Here are 10 eternal truths about just how valuable, precious, and irreplaceable each child of God is:

The Dignity of Human Life

“From its beginning in the womb to its final breath, and at each stage in between, every human life is endowed with dignity, created in the grace of God’s image.”
“Religious leaders, ancient and modern, emphasize the plight of the powerless. Care for the vulnerable — whether the unborn, the aged, the poor, the abused, the displaced, the diseased or the disabled — is at the heart of the world’s great religions, including the Judeo-Christian worldview. Isaiah of the Old Testament rebuked those who "beat [God’s] people to pieces" and "grind the faces of the poor."[1] And Jesus Christ of the New Testament told His followers to minister to the hungry, the thirsty, the lost, the naked, the sick and the imprisoned.[2]”
“The vulnerable and helpless among us include unborn babies. Mormon Apostle Quentin L. Cook recently said, "We are so numbed and intimidated by the immensity of the practice of abortion that many of us have pushed it to the back of our minds and try to keep it out of our consciousness."
“Our beginnings are a symbol of our lifelong reliance upon others for survival. "The womb reminds us that we are not self-existent," says Russell Moore of the Southern Baptist Convention. "None of us are 'viable' apart from others and from the ecosystem God has built around us."[5] Babies need parents; the elderly need caretakers; the sick need doctors; refugees need a home; the lonely need a community. Throughout our lives, we need each other.”