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Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world

Each Easter I think about different things surrounding the great atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. This Easter weekend my mind has been drawn again and again to the sheer pain He suffered--that immense, tortuous pain that paid the price for all sin and comprehended all human pain. I saw these videos today and was so moved, as they put a visual portrayal on that pain I had been thinking about all weekend. The first one is, hands down, the best portrayal I have ever seen of Christ's suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane (prior to His crucifixion): http://www.lds.org/bible-videos/videos/the-savior-suffers-in-gethsemane?lang=eng http://www.lds.org/bible-videos/videos/jesus-is-scourged-and-crucified?lang=eng http://www.lds.org/bible-videos/videos/jesus-is-resurrected?lang=eng How much would I have to love somebody to give myself to be brutally beaten in their place? I really don't know because I can't comprehend that much pain...which follows th