Jesus had just spent the day ministering in the land of Bountiful, teaching His gospel, giving the people a chance to see and feel the marks in His resurrected body, and testifying that He was the promised Savior. And now it was time for Him to leave. He needed to return to His Father, and He knew that the people needed time to ponder what He had taught. So promising to return the next day, He dismissed the multitude to their homes. But no one left. They didn’t say what they were feeling, but Jesus could sense it: they hoped He would “tarry a little longer with them”. He had other important things to do, but the opportunity to show compassion does not always come at a convenient time, so Jesus stayed with the people a little longer. What followed was perhaps the most tender example of ministering recorded in scripture. Those who were present could only say it was indescribable. Jesus Himself summed up the impromptu spiritual outpouring with these simple words: “Now behold, my joy is full”.
Jesus asks for all that are sick, maimed, blind, deaf, or afflicted in any way to be brought forth so that He could heal them. He then called the people to bring the children to Him and He blessed them one by one as they were encircled by angels. He instituted the sacrament among the Nephites, and the disciples are given power to confer the Holy Ghost. The disciples are baptized, and receive the Holy Ghost and the ministering of angels. As chapter 19 comes to a close, the Savior commends the Nephites on their great faith, and explains that is is because of their faith that they have been able to witness the great miracles that He has shown unto them.
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