Lord's Supper/Sacrament Preparation

Hello Fellow Saints,

“…See that ye not partake of the sacrament of Christ unworthily; but see that ye do all things in worthiness.” ~Mormon 4:95

“Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven; and I, the Lord, will remember them no more....if a man repententh of his sins: Behold, he will confess them and forsake them.” ~D&C 58:9c,d

“And the church did meet together oft to fast, and to pray…and they did meet together oft to partake of bread and wine in remembrance of the Lord Jesus. And they were strict to observe that there should be no iniquity among them.” ~Moroni 6:6-7

For a little while now it has been put upon my heart to go into a deep preparation before partaking of the Lord’s Supper again. We all know that this is a most sacred ordinance that is not to be taken lightly and that we need to come before His table fully prepared and worthy. We should not go to church that morning, “repent” of our sins at the door and believe that we are worthy to partake in sacrament.

“Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh condemnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.” ~1st Corinthians 11: 27-29

We need to prepare ourselves daily until the next time we partake in sacrament. For many, that means the regularity of it being on the first Sunday of each month. This gives us more than ample time to be ready to come prepared to come before the Lord in full purpose of heart. However, it also gives us ample time to sin and fall into much foolishness, especially if we under the false belief that we can simply “repent” of our sins the morning of, leaving them outside the doors of the sanctuary and picking them up again after we leave.

We must not take this ordinance lightly and if we have in the past, it is now a time for us to be truly repentful and take action to make sure that we are sufficiently prepared before we partake again.

I have started a Facebook group and am inviting all who are on Facebook and want to join in, to click on the below link (attached closer to the end of this e-mail). It will be ten days of preparation, with the tenth day actually being the day that most will have the opportunity to partake in communion. It is left up to the dictates of your own conscience on how much to you want to follow the guidelines and how much you may want to participate.

My husband, Todd Lavigne has helped immensely in choosing many scriptures to go along with each day leading up to communion. Priest Lloyd Mahoney, from Canada, and Priest Robert Willoughby from England will actively participate in the group to help us each be more sufficiently prepared to partake. Both of these gentlemen, have often felt the pains that come with being so isolated and they understand the importance and significance of sacrament. The group is open to all members, including priesthood (there are others on there!) and anyone is free to share, discuss, etcetera in the group. For anyone who is not on Facebook and would like to the daily Scriptures shared, songs, etcetera, feel free to send me your e-mail and I will send them out daily. My e-mail is: Crystalx5@outlook.com
Here is the link to the Facebook group for anyone who would like to join:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3668198466840873

The following is the guidelines for the group. Again, it is up to you to decide your level of participation.