Primary 122 - The last supper

Children,

We are going to talk about the last supper. During it, the Savior taught the Sacrament, washed His apostles feet and had His own feet washed by a woman.

He asked us three times through three gospels (through Joseph Smith translation in some cases) asked us to remember Him. Some faiths call it transfiguration but we seek to just remember in our hearts and allow the Sacrament to change us to be more like the Savior.

The towel girded Jesus cleaned the physical dirt from the Apostles. What does he do for us before we partake of the Supper... The sacrament. How does He wash our soles/souls and do we remember it through the week how He took our imperfections on Himself. 

The Lord uses homonyms to teach us how much we can gain a greater understanding. For example we are encouraged to go outside as children and bathe in the sun, discover and explore. Get your feet dirty, your soles harden to the grit that would otherwise hurt you, but you are happy in the sun and the dirt washes away. Eventually your parents call you home as you cannot play in the dark. 

The same can be said of life. We are encouraged to be in the presence of the Son as much as possible, through scriptures, talks of the Apostles, prayer, service and bearing your testimony. He then takes the grit off our souls with His Atonement and when our time has set, calls us home.

Daily we should be looking to be at the Supper table for renewal. We should seek to sing the praises of our Father, His Son and the Holy Ghost remembering that we wish to have the Paracletos (Greek; it means the comforter that stands by you) that was promised to be with us through His gift at our baptism. 

One last homonym. 

Seven days without the scriptures makes one weak.

Have a great week and study. We love and care for you 

Challenges 
1) Read John 14-17
2) How can you make the sacrament more meaningful for yourself. Make some goals and record your experiences.

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