The sacrament and baptism are closely related.Ordinances commonly have specific physical requirements.It certainly dictates why people get excommunicated, I find that to pretty important to define and it should be doctrine. Unlike Church buildings, homes are not consecrated to the Lord.A home is dedicated by a Melchizedek Priesthood holder.

These ordinances and blessings are listed below:Conferral of the Aaronic Priesthood and ordination to an office (for young men and men)Blessings of comfort and counsel, including father’s blessingsThose who perform or participate in an ordinance or blessing must have the necessary priesthood authority and be worthy. He specifically mentioned taking the sacrament with your right hand as nothing more than a tradition and not doctrine. Then the one acting as voice:States that the ordinance is being performed by the authority of the Melchizedek Priesthood.Confirms the person a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.States “receive the Holy Ghost” (not “receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”).Before a child who is a member of record is interviewed for baptism, a clerk uses LCR to prepare a When a full-time missionary interviews a convert for baptism, he fills out the Baptism and Confirmation Record except for the information about confirmation.

Patriarchal blessings should not be read in Church meetings or other public gatherings.If a patriarchal blessing does not include a declaration of lineage, the patriarch may later give an addendum to declare lineage.A person who has received a patriarchal blessing should carefully safeguard the printed copy.

Generally, the standard of worthiness is that associated with holding a temple recommend. Guidance from the handbook is nothing to turn your nose on.It was also in the handbooks to not ordain men of African descent.Handbook instructions can be completely cultural with no basis in the truth of the Gospel.I don't really care about what hand we should or shouldn't use for the sacrament, but having it formalized in the handbook might very well be the manifestation of a cultural belief and not necessarily doctrinally significant.I was surprised by that as well, for just the reason you described —I always heard about it as an example of cultural "fences around the commandments". God’s Plan and Your Role in the Work of Salvation and Exaltation2. Generally, he asks teachers and priests to help before asking elders and high priests.Because of the sacred nature of the sacrament, priesthood leaders should prepare carefully so it is orderly and reverent.

They should not wear clothing or jewelry that might detract from the worship and covenant making that are the purpose of the sacrament. He:Puts a drop of consecrated oil on the person’s head.Places his hands lightly on the person’s head and calls the person by his or her full name.States that he is acting by the authority of the Melchizedek Priesthood.States that he is anointing with oil that has been consecrated for anointing and blessing the sick and afflicted.To seal the anointing, one or more Melchizedek Priesthood holders place their hands lightly on the person’s head. The person who performs a baptism must be approved by the bishop (or by the mission president if a full-time missionary is performing the baptism).A bishop may allow a father who is a priest or a Melchizedek Priesthood holder to baptize his child even if the father is not fully temple worthy (see To perform a baptism, a person who is outside his own ward must show a current temple recommend to the presiding leader.

For all mankind, even me, he offered his flesh and blood and designated the bread and the water as symbolic emblems.