The Lord's Day.

Today is Sunday. Most people spend their weekends doing various things like fishing, hiking, going to football games or shopping. Don’t get me wrong, I try to do those things on the weekends too. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I am counseled to try and do my shopping and other forms of recreational activities on Saturdays instead of Sundays. You may be asking yourself why in the world I would want to do that. This practice may sound strange to some but I don’t think this is anything new. In the Old Testament of the Bible, we have been counseled to set the Sabbath Day apart as a holy day. (see Exodus 20:8-11)
(8) Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
(9) Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
(10) But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
(11) For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.
So what day is the Sabbath day? In Old Testament times, God's covenant people observed the Sabbath on the seventh day of the week because God rested on the seventh day when He had created the earth. After the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, which occurred on the first day of the week, the Lord's disciples began observing the Sabbath on the first day of the week, Sunday. (see Acts 20:7)
Ok, so lets say I decide not to go out and have a lot of fun on Sundays anymore and lets also say that I decide not to go out and work on that day either. I’m just going to sit around watching T.V. and eating fruit loops in my pajamas till its time for bed again. Is that really keeping the Sabbath day holy?
Because the Sabbath is a holy day, it should be reserved for worthy and holy activities. Abstaining from work and recreation is not enough. In fact, those who merely lounge about doing nothing on the Sabbath fail to keep the day holy. In a revelation given to Joseph Smith in 1831, the Lord commanded: "That thou mayest more fully keep thyself unspotted from the world, thou shalt go to the house of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon my holy day; for verily this is a day appointed unto you to rest from your labors, and to pay thy devotions unto the Most High" (D&C 59:9–10). In harmony with this revelation, Church members attend sacrament meeting each week. Other Sabbath-day activities may include praying, meditating, studying the scriptures and the teachings of latter-day prophets, writing letters to family members and friends, reading wholesome material, visiting the sick and distressed, and attending other Church meetings.
I have been going to church on Sundays for most of my life. I enjoy being able to listen to the teachings of the Lords gospel during my different classes I attend at church. During the weeks I go to church, I’ve noticed that I can feel the Holy Ghosts gentle whisperings to my heart a little more clearly than the times I haven’t gone. I look forward to going to church each week.
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