“The Church Did Meet Together Oft”
The value of Church meetings is not in their frequency but rather in that coming together often in the spirit of fasting and prayer helps feed the spirit and keep one close to gospel principles. Just as it is unhealthy and physically dangerous to neglect one’s health and nutrition, so is it spiritually life-threatening to go without the spiritual nutrition that comes from meeting together, serving one another, and being taught. Partaking of the sacrament weekly is also an imperative ingredient in a spiritual “balanced diet.” President Anthon H. Lund declared: “unless the Saints attend their meetings it will be hard for them to keep alive in the Gospel” (CR, October 1907, p. 9).
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