that thy afasting may be perfect,
(Each Sabbath day is a day of fasting. This has no reference to abstaining from food. Rather, it refers to abstaining from the things of the world, including the good things of the world. Similar to the fact that we must eat good food to maintain the strength of the body, yet on occasions we fast from that nourishment; likewise, the Sabbath is a day to refrain from worldly activities regardless of how wholesome they may be. To justify participating in worldly activities on the Sabbath because they are good activities is to have an imperfect fast.
(Smith, Sjodahl, Doctrine and Covenants Commentary, p. 352)
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