Jesus institutes the sacrament. I find it interesting that he is with them as
a resurrected being and yet he wants them to eat bread in remembrance of his
body. It seems apparent he doesn’t want
them to dwell on his broken body, but on his resurrected body. When it is time for the wine, there is no
blood for them to see. Yet, they know he
shed his blood in great drops of sweat.
Perhaps I can focus on the resurrected Lord—more so than the suffering,
bleeding Lord—when I partake of the sacrament.
Next, Jesus teaches them to not cast out members of His
church who are faltering. Instead, he
teaches them to “continue to minister” to those in need.
He adds what I consider a new beatitude: “And blessed are ye
if ye have no disputations among you.”
He bestows the power to give the gift of the Holy Ghost to those who
have been baptized. This is the
Melchizedek Priesthood. The Holy Ghost,
according to Elder Dallin H. Oaks, is the Comforter, Direction Finder,
Communicator, Interpreter, and Witness of Jesus and God the Father (April
Conference Talk 1996).
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