Sacrament (LDS Church)

Sacrament trays containing bread and water. The bread is broken and the trays are blessed and passed to the congregation.

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper,[1] most often simply referred to as the sacrament, is the ordinance in which participants eat bread and drink water in remembrance of the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Normally, the sacrament is provided every Sunday as part of the sacrament meeting, the primary weekly worship service, in each LDS Church congregation.

Latter-day Saint adherents regard partaking of the sacrament to be a commandment of Jesus Christ; participating in it demonstrates a willingness to remember the atonement of Jesus Christ.[2]

  1. ^ See, e.g., Roberts, B. H. (1938). Comprehensive History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Deseret News Press. OCLC 0842503005. [page needed]
  2. ^ Dallin H., Oaks (May 1985). "Taking upon Us the Name of Jesus Christ". Ensign. 15 (5): 101–105. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

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