TAKING UPON US THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST | Dallin H. Oaks on the Sacrament & Temple (LDS)

Send us Fan MailWhat does it mean to take upon us the name of Jesus Christ? In this Latter-day Saint (LDS) episode, Tia Smith introduces her week's study of the "gathering names of the Savior" and shares a talk by President Dallin H. Oaks — given in April 1985, when he was an Apostle, decades before he became President of the Church — that reshaped how she worships during the weekly sacrament and in the temple. President Oaks explains that when we partake of the sacrament we witness that we are willing to take His name upon us, and unfolds the layered meanings of that covenant: renewing our baptismal covenant, belonging to His Church and professing belief in Him, doing the work of His kingdom, and — in its deepest sense — taking upon us the authority of Jesus Christ in the ordinances of the temple and declaring our candidacy for exaltation in the celestial kingdom. Drawing on King Benjamin, the Old Testament temple as a "house for the name of the Lord," and Doctrine and Covenants 76 and 93, he teaches that being called by the Savior's name at the last day is the ultimate significance of what we ponder each week at the sacrament. A Latter-day Saint study of the sacrament covenant, the name of Jesus Christ, temple authority, and exaltation.Companion episode — immortality and eternal lives, and Tia's favorite verse, Moses 1:39: [PASTE YOUTUBE LINK]Q: What does it mean to take upon us the name of Jesus Christ in the LDS sacrament?A: President Dallin H. Oaks teaches that it carries several meanings: it renews our baptismal covenant, it reflects our membership in Jesus Christ's Church and our public belief in Him, and it signifies our willingness to do the work of His kingdom. At its deepest, because we witness only that we are willing to take His name, it points to future events — receiving His authority in the ordinances of the temple and being called by His name at the last day (Dallin H. Oaks, April 1985 general conference).Q: Why do we say we are "willing" to take His name at the sacrament rather than that we take it?A: President Oaks points out that the sacrament prayer has us witness that we are willing to take upon us the Savior's name — not that we already have — which suggests something more must happen first. He explains this points to two sacred future possibilities: taking upon us the authority of Jesus Christ in the temple, and being called by His name at the last day through exaltation in the celestial kingdom (Dallin H. Oaks, April 1985 general conference).Q: How is taking upon us the name of Jesus Christ connected to the temple?A: President Oaks teaches that many scriptural references to "the name of the Lord" mean His authority, and that the Old Testament repeatedly calls the temple a house for the name of the Lord. The Lord puts His name in the temple by giving authority for His name to be used in its sacred ordinances — so witnessing our willingness to take His name is also a willingness to participate in temple ordinances and receive the highest blessings through His authority.Q: How does the weekly sacrament relate to exaltation in the celestial kingdom?A: President Oaks calls witnessing our willingness to take upon us the Savior's name a "declaration of candidacy for exaltation in the celestial kingdom." Drawing on Doctrine and Covenants 76 and 93, he teaches that those begotten through Christ become the church of the firstborn and heirs to the fulness of the Father, and that exaltation — eternal life — is the greatest of all the gifts of God, and the true focus of what we ponder at the sacrament table.▶️ WATCH & LISTEN🎬 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thinningoftheveil🌐 Website: https://www.thinningoftheveil.com🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinning-of-the-veil/id1753511394🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jWCfMHkZXwnSwy2b98J4M🎵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a0a45561-d4c2-46d3-af8d-a1e967a21a25📖 BOOKPatterns of Revelation — Spiritual Foundations for Hearing God's Voice: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW36MG9B📱 CONNECTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinning.of.the.veilFacebook Group (Gathering of the Gatherers): https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429562078443774Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thinningoftheveil💛 SUPPORT THE SHOWVenmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/thinningoftheveilPayPal: https://paypal.me/thinningoftheveil✉️ Have you had a thinning of the veil experience? Email [email protected] — your testimony may be exactly what someone needs to hear.#ThinningOfTheVeil #SpiritWorld #TempleWork #FamilyHistory #LDS #LatterDaySaints #GatheringOfIsrael #MinisteringAngels #FamilySearch #PersonalRevelationCITATIONS:Dallin H. Oaks, "Taking Upon Us the Name of Jesus Christ", April 1985: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1985/04/taking-upon-us-the-name-of-jesus-christ?lang=engSupport the show