4 Reasons I'm Thankful For the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Note: I gave a talk in church recently and I'm sharing it here, in case anyone is interested. Today I want to talk about 4 reasons I'm grateful for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: the sacrament, the Book of Mormon, the Prophet, and temples . First, I’m grateful to take the sacrament every week, administered by youth who carry the power of God. The sacrament is a way to remember Jesus. During the last supper, Jesus, like other jews, celebrated the passover meal. This is a Jewish custom that went back to the Jews who were in bondage to Pharaoh of Egypt. During the last plague, each family sacrificed their best lamb and painted its blood over their door so that the destroying angel would pass by their home. Inside their home they dined on bread and wine. Since that time, Jewish people have celebrated the liberation of their people with the passover meal. When Jesus celebrated this meal for the last time and passed the bread and wine to his closest friends, he k...
