The Sacrament

Preparation: Read Elder Claudio D. Zivic’s talk from the April 2018 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints entitled, He That Shall Endure unto the End, the Same Shall Be Saved.

Materials:

• ·      Gospel Art Picture of Christ Administering the Sacrament (Found in Gospel Art Book) 
• ·      Gospel Art Picture of Priests Blessing theSacrament 

Opening Song: The Sacrament 

Opening Prayer:

Gain Attention:

Place the picture of the Savior Administering the Sacrament and the picture of the priests blessing the sacrament on the floor in front of the children. Have them identify things that are the same about the pictures.

Instruction:

Ask children what things they would want to do today if they only had a few more days on earth. Listen to their answers and share some of your own. Talk about how we would choose to do those things that are most important to us before we die then explain that just before the Savior died he taught his apostles about the sacrament.

Read this quote from Elder Claudio D. Zivic’s talk:

“Attendance at sacrament meetings is one of the key ways we can evaluate our determination to serve Him, our spiritual fortitude, and the growth of our faith in Jesus Christ.

Partaking of the sacrament is the most important thing we do on the Sabbath day. The Lord explained this ordinance to His Apostles just before He died. He did the same on the American continent. He tells us that if we participate in this ordinance, it will be a testimony to the Father that we always remember Him, and He promises that, accordingly, we will have His Spirit to be with us.”

As a family think of ways you can make your sacrament experience more meaningful each week. Choose something you will work on as a family or individually this coming week to make sacrament meeting a specifically partaking of the sacrament more meaningful.

Activity Ideas:

• ·      Make homemade bread together to be used for the sacrament at church this coming Sunday.
• ·    Go to a local splash pad together.
• ·     Play a board game together.

Treat Idea:

Make root beer floats.