TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1914·Orson F. Whitney·Apostle
   Epitome of Church Government.--The Aaronic Priesthood administers in all outward ordinances, such as baptism, the sacrament of the Lord's supper, etc. The higher ordinances, such as confirmations, sealings, adoptions, and other ceremonies of the Temple, must be administered by the Priesthood of Melchizedek.
   Gospel Themes — apostle_bookcopy citation
2. 1982·David B. Haight·Apostle
   While in that upper room, Jesus, initiating the sacrament, picked up bread, brake it, prayed over it, and passed it to the disciples, saying:
   Jesus Is Our Savior — cojccopy citation
3. 1986·Gordon B. Hinckley·Apostle
   Think of it—a man who has taken upon himself the name of the Lord in baptism, a man who has renewed his covenants with the Lord in his sacrament meetings, a man who has accepted the priesthood of God and yet has said that if he were close to his Heavenly Father, some commitment might be expected of him, and he was not ready for that.
   The War We Are Winning — cojccopy citation
4. 1994·M. Russell Ballard·Apostle
   “Well,” she said, “one person consistently does a lot of enthusiastic visiting in the chapel just before and after sacrament meeting. It can be pretty distracting.”
   Counseling with Our Councils — cojccopy citation
5. 2002·Gordon B. Hinckley·Prophet
   The departing missionary will be given opportunity to speak in a sacrament meeting for 15 or 20 minutes. But parents and siblings will not be invited to do so. There might be two or more departing missionaries who speak in the same service. The meeting will be entirely in the hands of the bishop and will not be arranged by the family. There will not be special music or anything of that kind.
   To Men of the Priesthood — cojccopy citation
6. 2006·Thomas S. Monson·Apostle
   One Sunday two years ago I was attending sacrament meeting in my ward. That’s a rarity. There were three priests at the sacrament table, with the young man in the center being somewhat handicapped in movement but particularly so in speech. He tried twice to bless the bread but stumbled badly each time, no doubt embarrassed by his inability to give the prayer perfectly. One of the other priests then took over and gave the blessing on the bread.
   Our Sacred Priesthood Trust — cojccopy citation