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Worship services of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


Worship services of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) include weekly services, held in meetinghouses on Sundays (or another day when local custom or law prohibits Sunday worship), in geographically-based religious units (called wards or branches). Once per month, this weekly service is a fast and testimony meeting. Twice each year, the LDS Church holds a worldwide general conference. LDS Church adherents also worship in temples, which are open only to members in good standing.

In the LDS Church, for Sunday services are grouped geographically, with larger (~150 to ~400 people) groups known as wards, and smaller (2 through ~150 people) ones known as branches. These congregations gather in meetinghouses, also referred to as "chapels" or "stake centers", on property typically owned by the church. In some cases, rental property may be used as a meetinghouse. Although the building may sometimes be referred to as a "chapel", the room used as a chapel for religious services is actually only one component of the standard meetinghouse.

All people, regardless of belief or standing in the church, are permitted to attend weekly meetings. The sacrament (similar to communion, the Lord's supper, or the eucharist in other churches) is offered weekly. Latter-day Saints also come together in meetinghouses for various activities throughout the week (except Mondays, which are reserved for Family Home Evening). The church maintains a meetinghouse locator to help members and visitors find meetinghouses and meeting times in their area.

While there is no formal dress requirement for Sunday meetings, women usually attend wearing skirts or dresses, while men wear suits or dress shirts and ties.

Weekly services consist of a three-hour block of time divided into three segments.

In some congregations, this "block" schedule of meetings may be held in reverse order of the table shown, with the Sacrament service conducted at the end of the block, with the other sections preceding it.


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