GOSPEL BASICS

Jesus Christ Asked Us to Take the Sacrament

We are cleansed and healed as we remember our Savior each week.

efore He died, Jesus Part of Weekly Preparing to Partake More Than Bread Christ ate one last Worship To get ready to take the and Water meal called the Last When the Church of sacrament, we should hon- Taking the sacrament BSupper. At the end of this Jesus Christ was restored estly think about our lives is a sacred, holy time. The meal, He introduced the to earth, the sacrament and choices. We should sacrament prayers remind sacrament to His follow- became part of weekly repent of the mistakes us that as we take the ers. He broke bread and worship. During church, and sins of the past week, bread and water, we are blessed it. “This do in the sacrament is blessed including asking God for remembering the body and remembrance of me,” He and passed by those who forgiveness. We don’t need blood Jesus Christ gave for said (Luke 22:19). Then He hold the priesthood. They to be perfect to take the us. We promise to follow blessed and shared a cup pray using words from the sacrament, but our hearts Him and live a Christian of wine. scriptures (see Doctrine should be humble. life. We promise to try to and Covenants 20:75–79). keep God’s command- Then each person in the ments. In return, the Holy congregation eats bread Spirit will comfort, guide, and drinks water to and heal us. remember Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for us, the way He asked us to.

6 Liahona Renewing Covenants What Do Scriptures Say Words to Remember

When those of us who have been about the Sacrament? We hope you have enjoyed learn- baptized take the sacrament with a We should examine ourselves ing about the sacrament. Here are pure heart, we renew the spiritually, honestly looking inward, some other gospel terms that you BY DEL PARSON; BY DEL PARSON; we made at baptism. This includes before taking the sacrament (see can learn about in this issue: receiving the Holy Ghost and being 1 Corinthians 11:28). Priesthood: God’s power here on cleansed from sin as if we were After He was Resurrected, Jesus earth (see page 12).

PRAYER AT GETHSEMANE, AT PRAYER baptized again. This is the hope and showed His people in the Americas Sustain: When we raise our mercy Jesus offers each one of us. how to take the sacrament (see hands at church to show we sup- It is never too late to repent and be 3 Nephi 18). port someone in their calling (see forgiven. Modern prophets have told us page 27). to use bread and water for the sac- : A thousand years of rament, but what we eat or drink peace that will happen when Christ doesn’t really matter (see Doctrine comes again (see page 29). and Covenants 27:2). Sometimes Hymns: Sacred songs for worship those with allergies need to use at church and home (see page 30). another bread-like substance. ◼ BY GARY L. KAPP, MAY NOT BE COPIED MAY L. KAPP, BY GARY BY CARL HEINRICH BLOCH; PHOTOGRAPH OF YOUNG WOMAN PRAYING BY ANGELA SUITTER; BY CARL HEINRICH BLOCH; PHOTOGRAPH OF YOUNG WOMAN PRAYING THE LAST SUPPER, REMEMBER ME, YE DO ALWAYS THAT

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