And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. - Deut. 4:13
"Reflect, for instance, on how inoperative the Ten Commandments are in many lives," said Elder Neal A. Maxwell of the Quorum of Twelve in the April 1994 general conference. "Today, killing, stealing, and bearing false witness still carry some social stigma and legal sanction, but sanction is effectively gone regarding sexual immorality, the Sabbath day, honoring fathers and mothers, and the taking of the name of the Lord in vain."This, he said, is one of "several terrible trends which, if uncorrected, will produce an even worse coalition of consequences."
