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| The Benefits of Worshipping at Church |
When we worship together at church each week, we gain blessings we miss out on by simply honoring God on our own at home.
During our Sunday worship services, we pray together, sing hymns, listen to sermons given by members of the congregation, and study the scriptures together. But the most important part of our weekly worship services is the sacrament.
The Sacrament Helps Us Remember Jesus
Before He was condemned to death, Jesus gathered the Twelve Apostles He had chosen to lead His Church. During their final supper together, the Savior broke bread and blessed it, telling the Apostles to eat the bread in remembrance of His body that He would sacrifice for them. Jesus then blessed wine, telling the Apostles to drink it in remembrance of His blood He would shed for them.
We continue to take the sacrament today. Each Sunday at church, men who hold priesthood authority from God bless broken bread and water symbolizing Jesus’s sacrifice and pass it to the congregation.
As we take the sacrament, we remember Jesus Christ’s sacrifice for us and renew the promises we made to God during our baptism.
Other Benefits of Church
Some other ways church helps us include:- Strengthening our relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ as we worship Them.
- Feeling peace as we take a break from the pressures of day–to–day life to focus on what’s important.
- Creating a strong community where we serve and support each other.
- Making friends.
- Learning from each other.
- Praying together.
- Sharing joy by singing hymns together.
- Having more opportunities to serve others.
Ask missionaries to introduce you to your local church. They can answer your questions and let you know what to expect ahead of time and then be there to greet you and show you around when you visit on Sunday. |
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| How Is a Temple Different from a Church? |
Our regular weekly worship services are held in church buildings open to anyone who wishes to worship with us. But members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints who have prepared to make sacred promises to God also worship in temples.
Temples are our most holy buildings, dedicated to certain sacred ceremonies called “ordinances.” In the temple, we make sacred promises with God. One ordinance performed in the temple is a sealing. During the sealing ceremony, a husband and wife and any current and future children they have together are “sealed” together for eternity.
This promise that marriage and other family ties can last forever can bring great hope and comfort to those whose loved ones die, as we believe death is only a temporary separation.
In the temple, we also do work on behalf of our ancestors.
For ancestors who didn’t have the opportunity to be baptized, receive the Holy Ghost, make promises to God in the temple, or be married for eternity during their lifetime, we perform those ceremonies in temples for them. We believe that those ancestors will have the choice in the next life to accept or reject those things we did on their behalf. |
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