Sacrament

 “The Lord offers us a guide in this quest for eternal life in the sacramental prayers that help me and can help you. We are invited to renew our baptismal covenants in every sacrament meeting.

“We promise to always remember the Savior.  The emblems of His sacrifice help us appreciate the magnitude of the price He paid to break the bands of death, to offer us mercy, and to provide forgiveness of all our sins if we choose to repent.

“We promise to keep His commandments. Reading the scriptures and the words of the living prophets and listening to inspired speakers in our sacrament meetings remind us of our covenants to do so. The Holy Ghost brings to our minds and hearts the commandments we most need to keep that day.”

President Henry B. Eyring, “He Is Risen,” Ensign, Apr 2013, 4.

Consistent Study of the Scriptures

“I believe that few other activities will bring us greater spiritual benefit than the daily, consistent study of the scriptures.”

Elder Michael John U. Teh of the Seventy, “The Power of the Word of God,” Ensign, Mar 2013, 52. 

Rediscovering the Scriptures

“I am convinced that each of us, at some time in our lives, must discover the scriptures for ourselves—and not just discover them once, but rediscover them again and again.”

President Spencer W. Kimball, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball (2006), 62.

Strength Beyond Our Own

“Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have the power and the desire to help us overcome our feelings of grief, despair, inadequacy, discouragement, pain, and temptation. They constantly offer us comfort, peace, hope, love, and strength. They can heal our feelings of fear, distrust, anger, self-doubt, sorrow, discouragement, and inadequacy. They can be the best resource we have to help us get through difficult days and trying times. If we but come unto Christ, He will lead us to the Father and a fullness of joy in Their presence.”

Carolyn J. Rasmus, “The Enabling Power of the Atonement,” Ensign, Mar 2013, 21. 

Access the Power of the Atonement

“When we feel troubled, unsure, afraid, or discouraged, doing the following can help us access the power of grace and the Atonement:

·         Believe in the Father and in the Son and all They have promised to do for us.

·         Obey God’s commandments and partake of the sacrament regularly to build spiritual strength.

·         Pray, fast, study the scriptures, and worship in the temple to feel God’s love and know of His promises.

Carolyn J. Rasmus, “The Enabling Power of the Atonement,” Ensign, Mar 2013, 21. 

Feel Confident In God's Hands

On the eve of Jesus Christ’s suffering in Gethsemane, He issued this benediction to His disciples: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. . . . Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27). Of this invitation, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said, “[This] may be one of the Savior’s commandments that is, even in the hearts of otherwise faithful Latter-day Saints, almost universally disobeyed; and yet I wonder whether our resistance to his invitation could be any ore grievous to the Lord’s merciful heart.” Elder Holland added, “I am convinced that none of us can appreciate how deeply it wounds the living heart of the Savior of the world when he finds that his people do not feel confident in his care or secure in his hands.”

Jeffrey R. Holland, “Come unto Me,” Ensign, Apr. 1998, 19. 

The Atonement Strengthens Us

“The enabling power of the Atonement strengthens us to do and be good and to serve beyond our own individual desire and natural capacity.”

Elder David A. Bednar, “The Atonement and the Journey of Mortality,” Ensign, Apr. 2012, 42-43.