Joseph Fielding Smith said "it is a well-established practice in the Church to partake of the sacrament with the right hand and also anoint with the right hand, according to the custom which the scriptures indicate is, and always was, approved by divine injunction." As a means of education, preparation, and training, unbaptized children in the Church are offered the sacrament “to prefigure the covenant they will take upon themselves when they arrive at the years of accountability.” (Bruce R. McConkie, Partaking of the sacrament is a sacred mental process, and as such it becomes a very personal one for me. Occasionally, such traditions, customs and practices may even be regarded by some as eternal principles.”I've never even heard of this until I read it on here a few weeks ago...Without naming specifics, I've made covenants in the lds church with both right and left hands. Much more important than concern over which hand is used in partaking of the sacrament is that the sacrament be partaken with a deep realization of the atoning sacrifice that the sacrament represents.Parents are sometimes concerned about which hand their children use to partake of the sacrament. However, sacramental covenantsâand other eternal covenants as wellâcan be and are made by those who have lost the use of the right hand, or who have no hands at all. Because I have a right hand, I offer it in partaking of the sacrament as an oath, that I will always remember his atoning sacrifice, take his name upon me and remember him, and keep the commandments of God.This is a sacred privilege for all faithful Saints each Sabbath day.This is NOT an official site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright © I don't think taking it with the left hand is bador anything, that's just always been my personal preference because it's a more tangible connection between the Sacrament and my temple covenants. Must people are right handed so that hand leads on most ocassions. (George Albert Smith, Conference Reports, p. 36, April, 1908)Hmm...General authorities, Conference, Church publications...does this make this official Church doctrine, at least back then? I intentionally take the sacrament with the left hand every month or so in order to ensure my children know this.By making such an issue of it, aren't you being just as silly as you think people are who insist that it should be taken with the right hand?when I was a kid, my dad taught me which knob was hot water and which was cold water by saying, "You take the sacrament with the right and the sacrament is cold. It’s something very simple, but there is power in exact obedience to what the Lord commands. I think of God offering his Only Begotten Son. In fact, Church materials instruct us to not to teach it.No. It is also used as a token of respect, since the left hand is associated with the more mundane functions and is not so honored as is the right hand. Then again as they passed the Sacrament they had to stand with their left hand plastered on their backs in a most awkward manner. Joseph protested, saying, "Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head." It is just tradition. For most of us, that would be the right hand. On the other hand, “The bishop holds the priesthood keys for administering the sacrament in the ward. Yesterday we went to my parents’ ward and President Oaks was there for his great-grandson’s baby blessing. One row at a time would go to the front to receive both the bread and the water at the same time. "(Here's a few interesting quotes from earlier church leaders on this subject which reflects a little of the culture of the time:"The ones who officiate at the board (Sacrament table) should do so with humble dignity, acting with precision and unity of movement, so that, all eyes being centered upon them, they may proceed without manifest embarrassment to perform their duties. For most of us, that would be the right hand. In Latin, for example, With this background, we may now focus on the question of which hand to use when partaking of the sacrament.The hand used in partaking of the sacrament would logically be the same hand used in making any other sacred oath. He stressed that it is a sacred ordinance and that it is important to take the sacrament with the right hand. Last Sunday I watched a mother and daughter each use their left hands to take the sacrament. He severely rebuked the saints at Corinth for desecrating the holy ordinance of the Sacrament and turning it into a feast where the [page 104] Spirit of the Lord could not be present.The first changes that came, evidently came innocently because some enterprising bishop or other officer endeavored to introduce into his meetings, or among his congregation something new—just a little different, in advancement of that which was practiced elsewhere.