[Stirring the pot at church]

On 9/17/2018 at 11:13 AM, Vort said:

When I was young, I believed (was told, probably) that we pass sacrament to the bishop first out of respect and deference to him. This rubbed me wrong even as a deacon, since even as a youth I realized that the sacrament is not to be used to honor people. So -- and I'm ashamed of my youthful rebelliousness -- I would often try to hurry up and pass to someone else first before the bishop, just because. Stick it to The Man, and all that.

Of course, there is a good reason to offer the sacrament first to the bishop (or whoever is in charge of the meeting). The ordinance is done under his auspices; he approves the performance of the ordinance or directs it to be redone. It's not a matter of honoring the man, or even the office. It's a matter of the president presiding.

I always have thought that it is because he stands as our "judge in Israel" and as such is kind of held accountable for making sure it is all done right. Also..... he gets the piece of bread first so we can gauge it's staleness level by his facial expression...then I can ready myself to partake without gagging in front of my kids

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