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![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?resize=390%2C290&ssl=1)
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