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Every Sunday, Latter-day Saints take the sacrament, which other Christians may call communion or the Lord’s Supper. Priesthood holders bless bread and water, and members eat and drink in remembrance of Christ’s body and blood. Latter-day Saints use water, which they believe the Lord approved in modern revelation, because the emblems are symbols. Taking the sacrament is a weekly chance to renew the covenants made at baptism, repent, and start fresh.
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19And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 20Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
“This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.”
26And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Jesus blesses the bread and the cup at the Last Supper.
22And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. 23And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. 24And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
“This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.”
23For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 26For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.
Paul repeats the Lord’s words, “this do in remembrance of me,” and says we “shew the Lord’s death till he come.”
27Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 29For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.
We should partake worthily: “let a man examine himself.”
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
The early saints continued “in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
“Upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread.” A weekly, Sunday pattern.
53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. 57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. 58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
Jesus teaches that we must partake of Him to have eternal life. Latter-day Saints see the sacrament as a symbol of taking Christ into our lives.
And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
The Passover was a memorial “throughout your generations.” The sacrament replaced it as the memorial of the Lamb of God.
Catholic and Orthodox Christians believe the bread and wine truly become the body and blood of Christ, and Lutherans believe Christ is truly present in the elements. Many other Protestants see the Lord’s Supper as a memorial and may take it monthly or quarterly. Latter-day Saints see it as a sacred memorial and covenant renewal taken every week.
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