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Speaking to the Aaronic priesthood holders during the sacrament meeting at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree on Sunday, July 23, 2017, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland taught them some powerful things about the sacrament.
“Elder Holland emphasized the importance of the ordinance by noting it is repeated every seven days, to every congregation of any size and to every man, woman and child, and that the sacrament invokes all other covenants made in the Church, including those of the temple.
“And we put it on the backs of teenagers,” he said of the Aaronic Priesthood’s involvement in the sacrament, asking the youth to “consider that God thinks enough of you to have 12-year-olds pass it, 14-year-olds prepare it and 16-year-olds bless it.”
“He challenged his listeners: “What does that say about God’s confidence in you? You need step up and stiffen your backs.”
Read full article at DeseretNews.com http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865685601/Elder-Holland-delivers-face-to-face-message-on-Aaronic-Priesthoods-roles-with-the-sacrament.html
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