Project Time

For this weeks project, I read the student manual about chapters 18 and 19 of 3 Nephi. What really hit me in the manual and in these chapters is the importance of the sacrament. Both of these chapters emphasize the importance of the sacrament. In the student manual, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland says,
"We could remember the Savior’s premortal life and all
that we know Him to have done. . . .
“We could remember the simple grandeur of His mortal
birth to just a young woman. . . .
“We could remember Christ’s miracles and His
teachings, His healings and His help. . . .
“. . . We could remember that Jesus found special joy
and happiness in children and said all of us should be
more like them. . . .
“We could remember that Christ called His disciples
friends. . . .
“We could—and should—remember the wonderful
things that have come to us in our lives and that ‘all
things which are good cometh of Christ’ (Moroni
7:24). . . .
“On some days we will have cause to remember
the unkind treatment He received, the rejection He
experienced, and the injustice . . . He endured. . . .
“. . . We can remember that Jesus had to descend
below all things before He could ascend above
them, and that He suffered pains and afflictions and
temptations of every kind that He might be filled with
mercy and know how to succor His people in their
infirmities” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1995, 90–91;
or Ensign, Nov. 1995, 68–69).
I love that Elder Holland reminds of us the things we need to remember while partaking of the sacrament. In chapter 18, Christ tells the people that the purpose of the sacrament is to remember and honor Him. I love that the manual goes into detail about how we can and why we should do this.
In seminary, a lesson was taught to me about the sacrament. I will never forget the important message my teacher gave me that day. He gave us a large amount of horseradish, a piece of lamb roast, and a cup of grape juice. He made us eat the horseradish and then we had to sit there (crying and in lots of pain) and wait for our teacher to let us drink the juice and eat the lamb. After about three minutes, he finally allowed us to drink and eat. The pain immediately went away. At first I did not understand how this lesson had anything to do with the sacrament, and then my teacher said this;
"Every day of the week, we should be yearning to partake of the sacrament like you were yearning for the grape juice and lamb. The trials we go through during the week cause us much pain like the horseradish did and the sacrament takes that all away."

I shared this story in class today with Julius and Rex. We discussed how important it is that we remember Christ and His sacrifice for us and strive to live as He would have us live. Also, we discussed how important it is to look forward to taking the sacrament each week. I loved the input that I got from these two and love the lessons that we learn together.