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For Our Day

‘I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents…’ (1 Nephi 1:1). Latter-day Saints will be familiar with these words and can probably quote much of the rest of this verse, having read it and heard it countless times over the years.

It’s not possible for me to put into words just how much I love the Book of Mormon, It was written specifically for our days and is so wonderfully complex, beautiful and applicable that I constantly marvel at it. 

Now, if you’re not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you might be a little wary of the Book of Mormon. You might think the ‘Mormons’, as we are usually known, are a little weird, maybe you worry that we’re a cult, or maybe you’ve heard some really troubling things about our history (or present). You might want to stay away from the Book of Mormon in order to keep your distance from the religion.

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What’s in a Name?

This continues the series discussing the LDS ordinance of the sacrament. To see the previous posts in the series, see here

As we continue our pondering of the Sacrament prayer wording, it’s important to pause and consider in some detail the Name of Christ. In the prayers, the Priest asks, ‘God the Eternal Father … in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ…’ to bless and sanctify the sacramental emblems. It’s easy to overlook this, because in the LDS Church we close every prayer, every testimony, every talk/sermon, every lesson, ‘in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen’. It’s become a custom, one could almost say a habit.

That’s unfortunate, because there is great power in the Lord’s Name, and we miss out on that when we’re not deliberate and reverent. Indeed, we may well be breaking the third of the great commandments given at Sinai, ‘Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain…’ (Exodus 20:7). It’s this commandment I’d like to focus on in this post.

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