Doctrine and Covenants 20:75 "Remembrance
of the Lord Jesus"
Meditation is one of the most secret, most sacred doors through
which we pass into the presence of the Lord. . . . I believe the short period
of administering the sacrament is one of the best opportunities we have for
such meditation. . . .
Great events have happened in this Church because of such communion, because
of the responsiveness of the soul to the inspiration of the Almighty. I know it
is real. . . . You will find that when these most inspirational moments come to
you that you are alone with yourself and your God. They come to you probably
when you are facing a great trial, when the wall is across your pathway, and it
seems that you are facing an insurmountable obstacle, or when your heart is
heavy because of some tragedy in your life. I repeat, the greatest comfort that
can come to us in this life is to sense the realization of communion with God. If we partake of it mechanically, we are not honest, or let us say, we are permitting our thoughts to be distracted from a very sacred ordinance. (David O. McKay, in Conference Report, Apr. 1946, p. 115.)
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