We see that we take upon us the name of Jesus Christ when
we are baptized in His name, when we belong to His Church
and profess our belief in Him, and when
we do the work of His kingdom.
There are other meanings as well,
deeper meanings that the most mature member of the Church
should understand and ponder as he or she partakes
of the sacrament.
It is significant that when we partake of the sacrament
we do not witness that we take upon us
the name of Jesus Christ.
We witness that we are willing to do so.
The fact that we only witness to our willingness
suggests that something else must happen before we actually
take upon us that sacred name in the most important sense.
Willingness to take upon us the name of Jesus Christ
can therefore be understood as willingness
to take upon us the authority of Jesus Christ.
According to this meaning, by partaking of the sacrament
we witness our willingness to participate
in the sacred ordinances of the temple
and to receive the highest blessings
available through the name and by the authority of the Savior
when He chooses to confer them upon us.
Our willingness to take upon us the name of Jesus Christ
affirms our commitment to do all that we
can to be counted among those He will choose
to stand at His right hand and to be called by His name
at the last day.
In this sacred sense, our witness
that we are willing to take upon us the name of Jesus Christ
constitutes our declaration of candidacy for exaltation
in the celestial kingdom.
Exaltation is eternal life, "the greatest
of all the gifts of God."