Christlike Attributes: Obedience

While the Savior is a prime example of each of these attributes, I think that his obedience is one of the most amazing. 

Nephi discussed it by saying: "And now, I would ask of you, my beloved brethren, wherein the Lamb of God did fulfill all righteousness in being baptized by water? Know ye that he was holy? But notwithstanding he being holy, he showeth unto the children of men that, according to the flesh he humbleth himself before the Father, and witnesseth the Father that he would be obedient unto him in keeping his commandments" (2 Nephi 31:6-7). 

The only perfect person to walk the earth, who didn't have sins to be washed away, still was baptized because it was a commandment to be baptized. 

Something that can be difficult for us when it comes to obedience is, which spirit do we obey? We have many influences telling us things we should or shouldn't do. 

Moroni 7:15-17 teaches that we are given to know good from evil. We may question where we receive inspiration from, but there is one tried and true way to know what we do and do not follow. That which entices to do good, should be followed. That which entices to do evil should be ignored. 

Which enticings we follow will determine which reward that we follow, happiness or misery (Alma 3:26-27).

Obedience to the gospel is essential to receiving eternal salvation. When we are baptized, we make a covenant to keep the commandments. The return side is to become children of Christ and changed through our faith. Also, we will receive eternal salvation (Mosiah 5:5-8). This makes obedience to the commandments essential. 

However there is a key element in our obedience, and that is the attitude that we have as we obey.
The Book of Mormon has many examples of the different attitudes that we have when we obey.
One attitude comes from Alma 47:2-5. The Lamanite king was obeyed by the majority of the army because "they feared to displease the king." Some disobeyed the king because they "feared to go to battle against the Nephites, lest they should lose their lives." The reason why the Lamanites feared battling the Nephites is because a few years before they made an oath to not come to war against the Nephites, or they would be destroyed (See Alma 44).
They had a choice. Keep their covenant, or follow a wicked king.
Our obedience can be similar. We may have to make difficult choices because we have evil influences trying to get us to follow them. However, we have to choose. Do we follow the evil out of fear? Fear of losing friends, fear of losing respect, fear of losing a job. Or do we obey our covenants to the Lord that we will follow his commandments?
Many situations will arise when we will want to follow our fear. However we should take the attitude of Nephi when he said "I must obey."

Scriptures for further study:
Examples of obedience: 1 Nephi 2:3, 1 Nephi 4:18, 1 Nephi 22:30-31, 2 Nephi 5:31, Jacob 5:72, Enos 7:27, Alma 10:8, Alma 15:5, Alma 57:21
Why we should be obedient: 2 Nephi 1:27, 2 Nephi 7:10, Jacob 2:4, Jacob 4:5-6, Mosiah 29:38,