Egg 3

No pictures to match this post....just words. Tonight our egg revealed a muffin tin liner filled with red crystals. Please refer to picture on Teaching via Resurrection Egg post (see below). Tonight we discussed the time the Saviour spent praying and ATONING for our sins in the Garden of Gethsemane. Red crystals were selected to represent the drops of blood that he experienced while carrying the weight of the world's sin on his shoulders.

We read Luke 22 vs 23-24 This was our summary statement for our message this evening:

Following the Last Supper, Jesus and His Apostles went to the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus went off by Himself to pray. He knew that the time had come for Him to suffer for the sins of the world. He prayed that He might not have to experience such suffering but told Heavenly Father that He would do the Father's will. Jesus prayed more earnestly, and He sweat great drops of blood as He atoned for our sins. Jesus had asked Peter, James, and John to wait nearby and watch while He prayed, but they were unable to stay awake. When Jesus finished praying, He came to them and told them that He was about to be taken away by wicked men.

Follow the link below for more information and picture:

http://www.lds.org/hf/art/display/1,16842,4218-1-2-70,00.html