Some insight on the sacrament

You can read the text of this sweet talk here. 

Um... I need to work on this. I am sure it will make all the difference.-For the sacrament to be a spiritually cleansing experience each week, we need to prepare ourselves before coming to sacrament meeting. We do this by deliberately leaving behind our daily work and recreation and letting go of worldly thoughts and concerns. As we do, we make room in our minds and hearts for the Holy Ghost.

I found this to be particularly profound. I had never thought of it like this. When young men prepare, bless, and pass the sacrament in worthiness and reverence, they literally follow the example of the Savior at the Last Supper⁴ and become like Him.

The purpose of both temporal and spiritual self-reliance is to get ourselves on higher ground so that we can lift others in need. Whether we are young or old, what we do today determines the service we will be able to render and enjoy tomorrow. As the poet reminds us, “Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’”