Temperance, Temperate See also Abstinence; TG Temperance be temperate in all things, Alma 7:23 (38:10). remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, D&C 4:6. be temperate, D&C 6:19. those who assist in the Lord’s work must be temperate in all things, D&C 12:8. decisions to be made in temperance, D&C 107:30.