The Earliest Sacrament
Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 11:42 pm
This is from the Didache and it contains the words of the earliest written Eucharist:
Now concerning the Eucharist, give thanks this way. First, concerning the cup:
While changing something up might not seem like restoration, so what.
Now concerning the Eucharist, give thanks this way. First, concerning the cup:
And concerning the broken bread:We thank thee, our Father, for the holy vine of David Thy servant, which Thou madest known to us through Jesus Thy Servant; to Thee be the glory forever...
Basically, Joseph Smith restored it by changing the wine and bread order to that used by the Catholic tradition, adding new words, removing the wine from the water-wine mixture (this actually came later), and using leavened bread.We thank Thee, our Father, for the life and knowledge which Thou madest known to us through Jesus Thy Servant; to Thee be the glory for ever. Even as this broken bread was scattered over the hills, and was gathered together and became one, so let Thy Church be gathered together from the ends of the earth into Thy kingdom; for Thine is the glory and the power through Jesus Christ forever. But let no one eat or drink of your Eucharist, unless they have been baptized into the name of the Lord; for concerning this also the Lord has said, "Give not that which is holy to the dogs."
While changing something up might not seem like restoration, so what.
