5 (Re)forms of Sacrament Meeting: How the LDS Worship Service could Better Accommodate the Diverse Spiritualities of Its Attendees
The sacrament meeting is the spiritual apex of the Sabbath for Latter-day Saints, but its one-size-fits-all format doesn’t resonate with everyone.
This is the second in a series of critical reflections on LDS theology as I navigate my shifting faith.
I offer my thoughts not as an act of retaliation, rebellion or disparagement, but as contributions to the growing community of Mormon thinkers who want the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be the best version of itself.
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One of the benefits of being in a heavily centralized church is its worship services are the same everywhere you go. That might be beneficial for the well-heeled traveller Latter-day Saint who wants the familiarity of American culture in a chapel in the middle of nowhere, but that isn’t really the point, is it?
