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3 Nephi 18:7
“And if ye do always remember me ye shall have my Spirit to be
Remembering Jesus Christ
with you.”
When We Take the Sacrament
Scott and his family had just moved to a new city. The first day in his new home
was his eighth birthday, but he had no friends to play with and no visits from Primary 3 CTR B
grandparents or cousins as he always had before.
Lesson 32
His mother said, “Don’t worry, Scott, school will start next week and then you
will make lots of new friends.”

School started, but if anything Scott felt more lonely. All of the boys seemed to
have their own friends. They laughed and had fun together, but Scott was not
invited to join them. He watched from the sidelines. When school was over each
day, he walked home by himself. …

Scott later looked back at this lonesome

time and said, “Before I moved, my
Primary teacher gave me a small, framed
picture of Jesus. I placed this by my bed.
Every time I looked at this picture, I felt
better. I remembered that Jesus loved
children. I felt that he loved me and
knew how I felt” (Family Home Evenings
manual no. 1 [1972], p. 140).
2 The Last Supper
Jesus Christ told his Apostles that this would be the last time he
would eat with them. He knew that he was going to die soon.
After the dinner had been eaten, Jesus did something that had
never been done before on this earth. He blessed and passed
the sacrament. He broke bread into pieces and told his
Apostles that when they ate it they should think of his broken
body. He gave them wine and told them to remember his blood
that would be spilled on the ground for them. He told them
that they should remember that he had given his life so that we
might live forever.
Sacrament Prayers 7
Prayer on the bread:
D&C 20:77
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus
Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who
partake of it, that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy
Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are
willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember
him and keep his commandments which he has given them; that they
may always have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.
Prayer on the water:
D&C 20:79
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus
Christ, to bless and sanctify this wine to the souls of all those who
drink of it, that they may do it in remembrance of the blood of thy
Son, which was shed for them; that they may witness unto thee, O
God, the Eternal Father, that they do always remember him, that
they may have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.
6 Jesus Gives the Nephites the Sacrament
I can remember songs about Jesus
I Feel My Savior’s Love
1. I feel my Savior’s love In all the world around me.
His Spirit warms my soul Through ev’rything I see.
Chorus
He knows I will follow him,
Give all my life to him.
I feel my Savior’s love,
The love he freely gives me.
2. I feel my Savior’s love; Its gentleness enfolds me,
And when I kneel to pray, My heart is filled with peace.
3. I feel my Savior’s love And know that he will bless me.
I offer him my heart; My shepherd he will be.
4. I’ll share my Savior’s love By serving others freely.
In serving I am blessed. In giving I receive.
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When Jesus visited the Nephites, he also gave them the
sacrament (see 3 Nephi 18:1–11). As he had done in
Jerusalem, Jesus sent the twelve disciples to get bread
and wine. (We use water instead of wine for the
sacrament today.) While the disciples were gone, Jesus
told the people to gather around him on the ground.
When the disciples returned with bread and wine, Jesus
Christ broke the bread in small pieces and blessed it. He
gave each disciple a piece of the bread to eat. Then Jesus
instructed the disciples to pass the bread to the rest of
the people. When this was done, Jesus blessed and
passed the wine to the disciples and then had them pass it
to the people. He explained that he would give them the
authority to bless and pass the sacrament to all members
of his Church.
Again, after everyone had taken the sacrament, Jesus
Christ explained its purpose as he had done for his
Apostles in Jerusalem.
4 What Can I Remember About Jesus During the Sacrament? 5
3 Nephi 18:7
I can remember stories about his life:

And this shall ye do in remembrance of my body,

which I have shown unto you. And it shall be a
testimony unto the Father that ye do always
remember me. And if ye do always remember me ye
shall have my Spirit to be with you.