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+ | [[es:Pregunta: ¿Por qué la autoridad mormona que preside recibe la Santa Cena antes que el resto de la congregación?]] | ||
+ | [[pt:Pergunta: Por que a autoridade Mórmon, que preside, recebe o Sacramento perante o resto da congregação?]] |
The practice of passing the sacrament first to the presiding leader is a practice that started about 100 years ago in the Church. There are at least two reasons for which the presiding authority is passed the sacrament first:
There are, for example, stories of Church authorities who passed the sacrament to the congregation before partaking of it themselves.
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