![Our recent visit to Gethsemane caused me to ponder on the Savior’s sacrifice for each of us. You may already know that in Hebrew, “geth” means “press” and “shemen” means “oil.” Gethsemane is literally the place of the oil press. This description became very real to me as I had the opportunity to witness and operate an ancient olive press at the BYU Jerusalem Center. During the Savior’s life, oil was made by first rolling a large stone on top of olives. The mashed olives then were stressed with heavy beams to produce a fine oil. To ensure that every possible drop of oil was expressed, large stones were then placed on top of the beams, crushing the remains. Consider the symbolism of this process as you consider Jesus Christ’s experience in Gethsemane, where “blood [came] from every pore” (Mosiah 3:7) as the Savior suffered in incomprehensible ways as He knelt in intense prayer and offered Himself a ransom for our sins. Out of perfect love, He gave all that we might receive all. His supernal sacrifice reminds us of the universal debt of gratitude we owe Christ for His divine gift.](https://i0.wp.com/mormonlifehacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/343077883_731651765370978_3462596941905750882_n.jpeg?fit=820%2C559&ssl=1)
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How to create and print a Latter-day Saint (Mormon) sacrament meeting program
Here’s a Google doc template that can be used for a typical Latter-day Saint (Mormon) sacrament meeting
Joy. It’s our purpose!
Matthew Watkins
On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy are you today? How about the past week? The past year? Or overall? Would you (and those around you) consider you to be a generally happy person overall? Maybe you’re just not a “happy” kind of person. Maybe you’re not a total grump, but maybe on the overall personality spectrum, you’re a bit closer to the Mr. Grinch end than the Relief Society President end. Maybe you’re holding out hope that you would be eventually happy. You know, once your sons have returned from their missions. And your quorum takes their ministering assignments seriously. And your husband stops leaving the toilet seat up. Or maybe you’re just enduring life right now and looking forward to that day of release when you will finally be able to rest in eternal felicity in heaven because sure then you will be happy, right?
Getting to the temple: is it this complicated for you?
Meg Johnson is not a only a motivational speaker, she is motivational!
Watch how she gets from the temple–it’s not easy!! But she does it!
VIDEO: GMAIL’s self-destructing emails (get the lowdown in under 3 minutes)
Google is working on emails that “expire” or self-destruct.”
Auburn Swimmer and Mormon Athlete Zoe Thatcher was honored as Auburn University’s Female Scholar Athlete of the Year
The Auburn Athletics Department honored the best in athletic and academic achievement for teams and individuals during the 2017-2018 season at its glitzy AUSPYs award program inside the Auburn Arena…
5000+ Questions to Apply the Scriptures to Your Life—check this out!
Have you ever gotten stuck somewhere in the scriptures wondering, “How does this apply to me?” We know that we ought to “liken” the scriptures unto ourselves (2 Ne.11:8), but…
The one thing that excites me most about Apple’s iPhone 8 . . .
I think many of the iPhone 8’s new features will be revolutionary in their own way, but one area of focus stands out for me (and I think it has a lot of Gospel applications)
Just How Dangerous Is Alexa?
How much technology do you have in your home? How vulnerable does it make you? It might scare you (or at least leave you with more questions than answers). Read this article by Shelly Palmer, CEO of The Palmer Group and named one of LinkedIn’s Top 10 Voices in Technology.
