He learned to appreciate the sacrament by filling out a card about what he was thinking of during the ordinance. It was an assignment by a leader in his youth.
1. We should have a feeling of gratitude to the Savior when partaking of the sacrament.
2. Remember that we are renewing our baptismal covenants.
3. Feel forgiven of our sins
4. Receive inspiration from the Holy Ghost
5. Partake of the sacrament worthily
It will always be a good sacrament meeting if the sacrament is the center of our worship.
When I was a teenager, Brother Jacob, my teacher, asked that I write down on a card what I had thought about during the sacrament. I took my card and began to write. First on the list was a basketball game we had won the night before. And then came a date after the game, and so went the list. Far removed and certainly not in bold letters was the name of Jesus Christ.
Each Sunday the card was filled out. For a young Aaronic Priesthood holder, the sacrament and sacrament meeting took on a new, expanded, and spiritual meaning. I anxiously looked forward to Sundays and to the opportunity to partake of the sacrament, as understanding the Savior’s Atonement was changing me.
We can always use this reminder.
President David O. McKay said, “I feel impressed to emphasize what the Lord has designated as the most important meeting in the Church, and that is the sacrament meeting.”
If we properly prepare for the sacrament, we can transform our lives. I would like to suggest five principles that can bless our lives as we partake of the sacrament worthily.
- Have a Feeling of Gratitude for the Atonement of Jesus Christ
- Remember That We Are Renewing Baptismal Covenants
During the Sacrament We Can Feel Forgiven of Our Sins- We Can Receive Inspiration for Solutions to Our Problems
- Partaking of the Sacrament Worthily Will Help Us Be Filled with the Holy Ghost
I believe it would be appropriate to memorize the sacramental prayers in our minds and in our hearts. This will help us focus on renewing our baptismal covenants. Whether we were 8 or 80 years old when we were baptized, I hope we will never forget that day and the covenants we made.
As we humbly come to sacrament meeting, we can be blessed to feel impressions for solutions to our daily problems. We must come prepared, be willing to listen, and not be distracted. In the scriptures we read, “But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right.” We can know what we should do to solve our problems.
Elder Melvin J. Ballard said: “I am a witness that there is a spirit attending the administration of the sacrament that warms the soul from head to foot; you feel the wounds of the spirit being healed, and the load being lifted. Comfort and happiness come to the soul that is worthy and truly desirous of partaking of this spiritual food.”
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