Ok, Jeff.
You are at least consistent in your explanation of “ward” activities, usually the refrain is “what I have experienced is ..... and what you have experienced in not the norm”.
I get it.
I am telling you what my experiences have been. There are former mormons on FR who have told you what their experiences are. There are those linking to articles written by former mormons of their experiences at Easter or at Christmas time - all of which you continually seem to discount.
I have been to “ward” meetings, women relief society meetings, high school meetings, college age meetings at Christmas time, on Easter Sunday as well as other none celebratory days and not one word is mentioned of Jesus, not even during the “sacrament”.
If you chose not to beleive me when I relate my experiences, or those of others about their experience with mormonism or the links to many sites dedicated to exposing the experiences of former mormons, there is nothing I can do about it, it is your choice.
Ignoring them is not discounting them.
Sacrament prayers
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee, in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this water to the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in remembrance of the blood of thy Son, which was shed for them; that they may witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they do always remember him, that they may have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it; that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him, and keep his commandments which he hath given them, that they may always have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.
This is the prayer I heard at my Sacrament meeting. I would think this same prayer is used at other LDS meeting.
You may have attended meetings using an other prayer.
Sorry, svcw, every sacrament prayer in every ward is the same. If you listened to those prayers alone you would have heard His name praised and reverenced.
“Oh God, the Eternal Father, we ask Thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all of those who partake of it, that they may do it in remembrance of the body of thy Son, that they may witness unto Thee, oh God the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember Him, and keep His commandments which He has given them, that they may always have His spirit to be with them, Amen.”
The prayer for the water is very similar. So either you were not listening to those prayers, have forgotten about them, or you yourself were not attending LDS wards because those prayers are offered, both of them in every sacrement meeting, every week in every LDS ward and branch.