[MUSIC PLAYING] For Latter-day
Saints, the Sabbath is a day of gratitude and love. Of all the blessings
we can count, the greatest by far is
the feeling of forgiveness that comes as we partake
of the sacrament. We feel greater love
and appreciation for the Savior, whose
sacrifice made possible our being cleansed from sin. I think I've realized, though,
is to just prepare the Saturday before so that you can
just come into church, and you can be relaxed and calm. And you can just concentrate on
the Savior and the real meaning of why we go to church,
especially when you're preparing, blessing, and
passing the sacrament. You need to set an
example to others of what it should be like. As we partake of
the bread and water, remember that He
suffered for us. And when we feel gratitude
for what He has done for us, we feel His love for us
and our love for Him.
[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
He gave us this gift to really
recommit ourselves to do better and to have an opportunity to
feel again His love for us. The blessing of
love we receive will make it easier for us
to keep the commandment to always remember Him. You may even feel love
and gratitude, as I do, for the Holy Ghost, who
Heavenly Father has promised will always be with us
as we remain faithful to the covenants we have made. We can count all those blessings
every Sunday and feel grateful. We show gratitude
on the Sabbath day when we understand what Jesus
Christ did for us, because during the Sabbath day,
more than any other day, we ponder about the
Atonement of Jesus Christ. We go to church. We share our testimony. We partake of the sacrament. [MUSIC PLAYING]
You might well be wondering
what you could do to live and worship on this Sabbath day
to demonstrate your gratitude and to strengthen
yourself and others for trials that lie ahead. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
I think that my testimony's
most grown and strengthened when I come home,
because then I can really apply the things that
I've learned at church and the things that I've
learned during those three hours of worship. You could begin today with
a private and family prayer of thanks for all
God has done for you. You could pray to know
what the Lord would have you do to serve Him and others. I can promise you your
prayers will be answered. And as you act on
the answers, you will find joy in the
Sabbath, and your heart will overflow with thankfulness. [MUSIC PLAYING]
