{"id":1181,"date":"2013-03-20T11:45:46","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T17:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrm.org\/?p=1181"},"modified":"2025-06-03T13:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:42:10","slug":"sacrament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrm.org\/sacrament","title":{"rendered":"Sacrament (Defined)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sacrament:&nbsp;<\/strong>Similar to the Protestant version of communion, or the Lord\u2019s Supper. Observed weekly in LDS services, with bread and water serving as elements, to renew the covenants made at baptism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Church Handbook of Instructions, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">\u201cChurch members meet on the Sabbath to worship God and partake of the sacrament (see D&amp;C 20:75; 59:9). During this holy ordinance, they partake of bread and water in remembrance of the Savior\u2019s flesh and blood and to renew their baptismal covenants (see Matthew 26:26-28; Joseph Smith Translation, Mark 14:20-25; Luke 22:15-20; 3 Nephi 18; Moroni 6:6)\u201d (<i>Church Handbook of Instructions<\/i>, 1998, p. 28). <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">It also explains,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">\u201cAlthough the sacrament is for Church members, the bishopric should not announce that it will be passed to members only, and nothing should be done to prevent nonmembers from partaking of the sacrament\u201d (Ibid).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/mrm.org\/communion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>&nbsp;and <a href=\"https:\/\/mrm.org\/sacrament-promises\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Return to dictionary&nbsp;<a href=\"a-z\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sacrament:<\/strong> Similar to the Protestant version of communion, or the Lord&#8217;s Supper. 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