PROMISED VIRTUES

One Sunday, in preparation to speak to a group of young women, I drove to our chapel and asked a young man who was preparing the sacrament if I might have a single sacrament cup and he kindly handed me one. I thanked him and hurried on to my speaking appointment.

As part of my presentation I asked the listeners to remember, as a volunteer read Doctrine and Covenants 20:77, what sacrament partakers promise to DO.

The volunteer read:
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it, that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him and keep his commandments which he has given them; that they may always have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.

We then noted what sacrament partakers promise to DO. They promise to

• TAKE upon them the name of Jesus Christ,

• Always REMEMBER Jesus Christ,

• KEEP the commandments of Jesus Christ, and

• Always HAVE Jesus Christ’s Spirit to be with them.

Fathers have the wonderful opportunity to DO what they say they will DO and demonstrate their commitment to Jesus Christ by living these promised virtues.

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Sacrament | by Elder D. Todd Christofferson

Reverence the Sacrament | by Elder Quentin L Cook

Sacrifice and Sacrament | LDS Media Library