“Doing so makes it possible for us to draw more fully upon the Lord’s power.

What are sacramentals? If you look around your house, you probably have some sacramentals around and don’t even realize it. Sacrament in the Home of President Nelson “Partaking of the sacrament is a sacred and sanctifying privilege,” he wrote. “Next Sunday,” the bishop said.Next Sunday came, and Sister Jones sat again with her family, nervous, yet excited and full of anticipation. Many young Latter-day Saints are probably unsure about the true meaning of the sacrament and why we attend. He saw more, much more. The light that would thus be generated would cause Zion to shine forth brilliantly and would prepare a people pure in heart, ready for the Lord’s second coming in a way that would be marvelous to behold.Brethren, as leaders we must do more to have more people attend sacrament meeting and partake of the sacrament with more worthiness!

Elder Dallin H. Oaks taught, “During sacrament meeting—and especially during the sacrament service—we should concentrate on worship and refrain from all other activities, especially from behavior that could interfere with the worship of others.

Power to Overcome the Adversary Peter M. Johnson. *For Teenagers or Adults* Read the last Supper and when Christ administers the sacrament to the Nephites. If we partake of the sacrament worthily, we can feel that way regularly, for we renew that covenant, which includes his forgiveness.Those who would deny themselves the blessing of the sacrament by not attending sacrament meeting or by not thinking of the Savior during the services surely must not understand the great opportunity to be forgiven, to have his Spirit to guide and comfort them! The light of the sun hid from the western hemisphere as the “light of the Son” was removed from the eastern hemisphere.His death did not pass without notice. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sacramentals are “sacred signs instituted by the Church to prepare us to receive the fruit of the sacraments and to sanctify different circumstances of our lives (no. She thought she had repented before, but as the real soul-searching deepened and as her desire to worthily partake of the sacrament increased, true fundamental changes began to take place in her life and in her actions and in her thinking.More time passed. His huge, magnanimous, loving soul encompassed all eternity and took in all people and all times and all sins and all forgiveness and all everything. I know he smiles tenderly, pleadingly. I know that worthily partaking of the sacrament is of eternal importance to him and to us.Yes, I know he gives life—in all of its depth of meaning. We must teach more fully, with deeper feeling and greater power, the doctrine of Christ as embodied in the sacrament.You young men must be worthy and realize what a privilege you have to pass the bread and water, the emblems of the Lord’s love for all of us. If they have not been baptized yet, let them know the sacrament prayer will tell them the promises they will make when they are baptized.Help your children understand that they show their love for Jesus when they are quiet in sacrament meeting. In a social media post on May 28, President Russell M. Nelson emphasized the importance of sacrament and giving opportunities for all to participate in this ordinance during the COVID-19 pandemic. If we wish to come unto Jesus through the sacrament, we must believe in Him, rely on Him, repent of our sins, take His name upon us by being baptized in His Church, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, and faithfully follow Christ all of our lives. As briefly discussed in the above paragraphs, the ordinance of the LDS sacrament contains a variety of irregularities that seem to contradict the scriptures and are out of harmony with the proper … I know he loves. The ordinance of the sacrament makes the sacrament meeting the most sacred and important meeting in the Church. No one could be more worthy. The sacrament, symbolic of Christ’s atoning sacrifice and ultimate death and resurrection, is the center of our worship service—a service that is really a funeral of sorts with speakers honoring Him and Priesthood holders acting as pallbearers, carrying the symbols of His body. One of the most beautiful and important ways is through the ordinance of the sacrament. As the emblems of his love are regularly presented before us, please let us hear, “Father, forgive them,” and respond, “Father, forgive me.” This leads to life—eternal life—in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.