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brrgilbert
Messages: 282 Registered: December 2012 Location: Nampa, Idaho
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Consider the following:
Quote:Luke 22:
39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
Who was the Angel who appeared to the Savior to strengthen Him?
Elder Bruce R. McConkie believed it to have been Michael, or Adam, the Ancient of Days and the father of the human family on this earth (Ensign, May 1985, 9).
And so the key is given. Adam is the "placeholder" for you and I, just as in the Endowment. It was in the Garden of Gethsemane that the Savior experienced "most" of the "Spiritual" pain. It is here, that we have opportunity to strengthen Him or burden Him. I would like you to consider that for a moment.
I have said in earlier portions of this post that during the Sacrament, we have an opportunity by virtue of our "childishness" to further burden and afflict the Savior with our misdeeds and utilize Him as our scapegoat. As we learn and progress, we learn about His consecrated love and suffering. In maturity, we learn to emulate His virtues and hasten to ease His suffering - especially on our count. We learn to "raise the sufferer up," not only Him but others, likewise. We become responsible.
And so, as "Adam," we can experience the "Temple" of Gethsemane - we can, either allow the Savior to take our name through as one to be succored or we can be of strength to Him in sharing His burden.
"I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies."
The Little Prince by St. Exupery
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