I think one thing that really stand out from other churches is our sense of knowing and loving our heritage. We see this in the Book of Mormon. How important it was the Nephi talk about the plates...and his fathers visions. How important family is throughout the scriptures. 

It's not easy to be a member. I know there are some people who will not agree. But if you ever talk to converts, and their families they will tell you their "walk" has not been easy. I think to those people the Abrahamic Covenant is so important.

Our Father in Heaven wants all his children to be together with their respective families. Yes those in and out of the gospel of Christ. So I think understanding the true nature of the eternal family means loving those who are inside and outside the Church. 

Families can be together forever...so let us teach our brothers and sisters of other faiths that they too can have this, and its through the teaching of Jesus Christ.

The Abrahamic covenant is all about eternal family.  In the premortal councils, we covenanted to follow God's plan and accept Christ as our Savior.  Now, we have to live up to those covenants we made then, and have renewed in baptism.

But "walking the walk" isn't done by paying tithes on anice and other precious spices, as mentioned in the Joseph Smith PH/RS manual, lesson #13.  It is in an inner change that has the walk as an outer example of our inner life.  Keeping commandments will not save us, nor exalt us.  What exalts us is embracing the holy relationship Christ offers to us, taking upon ourselves His name, and becoming part of the family in desire and deed.

If we are lackadaisical in our relationship with God, our committment to Him and the Abrahamic covenant will also be lacking.  We cannot be non-committal nor casual about this relationship.  Interestingly, the world is only interested in casual relationships now, nothing that lasts eternally that requires work and diligence.  My relationship with my wife does not come about by my bringing flowers and chocolates home to her every day.  It grows by constant love and attention to the core details.  Anyone can give chocolates, but few can weather years of caring for a terminally ill spouse.  Are we that committed to our relationship with our spouse? If not, what must we do to have that inner change that would take us to that intense level of love?

And So should we look upon the relationship we have covenanted to enter into with the family of God and Abraham.

Roymorris,

I think you are absolutely right.  It is called being committed isn't it!  Thanks for your suggestions.

by living life as a good person, always knowing in your heart that the church is true, having a living prophet to guide us,is the only way to walk the walk,and stay true to our faith.