Watch and Pray
Elder Pedro X. Larreal spoke about the importance of the sacrament in the most recent general conference . He encouraged us to make the time sacred that we have during the sacrament: “The ordinance of the sacrament makes sacrament meeting the most sacred and important meeting in the Church. During the sacrament, we should strive to remove every worldly thought from our minds. This is time to be prayerful and reverent, not a time for reading secular books or magazines, nor is it a time for checking our cell phones. This sacred time is to feel His love for us and remember Him, to know that we are never alone and that His Spirit will be with us to help us during trials and challenges.” It is easy to get casual in our thoughts and actions during the sacrament because there is so much that can distract us, especially now that so many of us have phones with us there. But we might ponder the question the Savior asked Peter when He was in the middle of His sacrifice at Gethsemane: “What, could...