This post counts as four days because it took that long and longer to put it together :S.
: But, behold, my Beloved Son, which was my Beloved and Chosen from the beginning, said unto me—Father, thy will be done, and the glory be thine forever.
: Our Heavenly Father sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to be our Savior and show us the way to live according to God's plan. For God so loved the world, that he gave his onlybegotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
He Sent His Son
Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love
Nephi: And behold he cometh, according to the words of the angel... . And the world, because of their iniquity, shall judge him to be a thing of naught; wherefore they scourge him, and he suffereth it; and they smite him, and he suffereth it. Yea, they spit upon him, and he suffereth it, because of his loving kindness and his long-suffering towards the children of men.
Enter Caiaphas and priests
Narrator:Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
Caiaphas: Jesus is entering the city for Passover. We must find a way to take Him and put him to death
Priest: Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
Enter Judas
Judas: What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?
Caiaphas: (after a whispered conference) And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
Exit all.
Narrator: And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane
Enter JESUS, Peter, James, and John, and other disciples.
JESUS: Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
Exit other disciples.
JESUS: 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 prayed
JESUS: O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter
JESUS: What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
He went away again
JESUS: O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
Thy Will, O Lord, Be Done
Gethsemane
Then cometh he to his disciples
JESUS: Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Enter priests, mob, and Judas.
Judas: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. Hail, master; (and kissed him.)
JESUS: Friend, wherefore art thou come?
Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
James stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear.
JESUS: Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Exit all.
Narrator: Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands
Enter priests with JESUS, meeting Pilate and soldiers.
Narrator: And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
Pilate: Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
Narrator: And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
Enter mob.
Narrator: And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
Pilate: Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
Mob Barabbas.
Pilate: What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?
Priests: Let him be crucified.
Pilate: Why, what evil hath he done?
Mob: Let him be crucified.
Narrator: When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, ..., he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude.
Pilate: I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
Exit all; soldiers taking JESUS.
Narrator: Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
¶And when they had plaited a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
Isaiah: He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
¶Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.Narrator: And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
There is a Green Hill Faraway
Enter mob, soldiers, Disciples, Mary. Set up Cross.
Narrator: ¶They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. And sitting down they watched him there; And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
Upon the Cross of Calvary
¶And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
Priest: And saying, ... save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
2 Priest: If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
Priest: He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
Narrator: Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice
JESUS: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Amazing Grace
Narrator: ¶Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. And Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom was John.
JESUS: Woman, behold thy son!
to the disciple Behold thy mother!
Narrator: And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
JESUS: I thirst.
Narrator: Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost
Behold the Great Redeemer Die
D&C 19:16-19
Reverently and Meekly Now
I Stand All Amazed
Enter Mary Mag., Joanna, Mary mother of James, and Luke
Luke: Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, Mary Magdelene, Joanna, and Mary mother of James came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
Enter Angels.
Luke: And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth
Angel: Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen
He is Risen
Exit all.
That Easter Morn
Enter two disciples and JESUS, meeting.
Narrator: ¶And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, ....And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
JESUS: What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
1 Disciple: Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
JESUS: What things?
2 Disciple: Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
JESUS: Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
Narrator: And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
1 Disciple: Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.
Narrator: And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
Abide with Me
Enter Disciples.
Narrator: And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them.
Enter JESUS.
JESUS: Peace be unto you.
Narrator: But they were terrified and affrighted, ...
JESUS: Why are ye troubled? ... Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself:...
Narrator: And he shewed them his hands and his feet. And they yet believed not for joy, and wondered
Peter: O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
And my Father sent me that I might be lifted up upon the cross; and after that I had been lifted up upon the cross, that I might draw all men unto me, that as I have been lifted up by men even so should men be lifted up by the Father.
Children are also very willing to love and forgive. There's a story from "The Book of Virtues" (an awesome collection of stories and poems) about two little girls who get into a fight. Their mothers come out and see them and start railing at each other. Then the fathers, uncles, cousins, and neighbor's acquaintances come out and they all start arguing. Meanwhile, the two little girls helped each other up and started playing again. An old woman pointed the girls out to the mob, who were all touched by the quick forgiveness the girls had shown.
