by Laurie W | Mar 20, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
When I decided to write a little about the Atonement my thoughts did not go directly to the Garden of Gethsemane. Instead they trailed back a little in time to the Passover Feast that had occurred just a few hours before. Why? Think about the last time you had a test....
by Laurie W | Mar 20, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
The Garden of Gethsemane was a familiar place to Jesus Christ and His Apostles. We can see it was not the first time they had visited there by looking at John 18:1-2. “WHEN Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was...
by Laurie W | Mar 20, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
“And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and...
by Laurie W | Mar 20, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
Jesus Christ was bound and led away by an interesting group of people. First you had the chief priests who performed the ordinances of the Aaronic Priesthood temple worship. There were also captains of the temple, who acted as security guards, so to speak. They kept...
by Laurie W | Mar 20, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
Things unfolded quickly after Christ’s triumphant exit from the Garden of Gethsemane. Even as He told His friends to sleep on and take some rest (Matthew 26:45), a group of men came to take Him. This group included chief priests and elders, all men of the Jerusalem...
