Gospel Principles
Unit 7: Perfecting Our Lives
Chapter 24: The Sabbath Day
Concept 4: The Lord's Day
"Until the resurrection of Jesus Christ, he and his disciples honored the seventh day as the Sabbath. After his resurrection, Sunday was held sacred as the Lord's day in remembrance of his resurrection on that day (acts/20/7#7">Acts 20:7 "And upon the acts/20/7a">first acts/20/7b">day of the week, when the disciples came acts/20/7c">together to acts/20/7d">break acts/20/7e">bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. "1_cor/16/2#2">1 Corinthians 16:2 "Upon the 1_cor/16/2a">first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath 1_cor/16/2b">prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come). From that time on, his followers appointed the first day as their Sabbath. In both cases there were six days of labor and one for rest and devotion.
The Lord has given us a direct commandment in these days that we, too, should honor Sunday, the Lord's day, as our Sabbath (dc/59/12#12">D&C 59:12 "But remember that on this, the dc/59/12a">Lord's day, thou shalt offer thine dc/59/12b">oblations and thy sacraments unto the Most High, dc/59/12c">confessing thy sins unto thy brethren, and before the Lord.").
Discussion
Why was the Sabbath changed from the seventh day to the first day?
What special event does the first day commemorate?"