Christ Heals, Prays, and Blesses Children

After speaking these words, Jesus looked over the multitude, and said, “I must go now. I perceive that you do not understand all my words. Go to your homes and think about these things. Ask the Father, in my name, to give you understanding, and prepare your minds for tomorrow, when I will come to you again. Now I will go to the Father, and also show myself to the lost tribes of Israel. They are not lost to the Father, for He knows where He has taken them.”

After Jesus said this, He looked over the multitude, who were in tears, looking at Him as if they would ask Him to stay a little longer. Then Jesus said to them, “I am filled with compassion toward you. Have you any who are sick, lame, blind, deaf, or who suffer in any way? Bring them here, and I will heal them, for I have compassion and mercy upon you. I perceive that you want me to show you the same things that I showed your brethren in Jerusalem, and I see that you have enough faith for me to heal you.”

Then the multitude brought their sick and afflicted to Jesus, and He healed them one by one. Those who were healed, and those who were well, all bowed at His feet and worshiped Him. As many others who were able to get through the crowd came and kissed His feet and bathed them with their tears of joy.

Then Jesus asked them to bring their children to Him. The people set their children down around Jesus, and then stepped back until all the children had been brought to Him. Then Jesus told the multitude to kneel upon the ground. Jesus groaned, and said, “Father, I am troubled because of the wickedness of the people of the house of Israel.” Then He knelt on the earth and prayed to the Father. The things He prayed cannot be written, but the multitude heard His words, and this much was written: “Never before has anyone seen or heard such great and marvelous things as we saw and heard when Jesus spoke to the Father. For human language cannot describe and human hearts cannot conceive of the joy that filled our souls when we heard Him pray to the Father for us.”

When Jesus finished praying, He stood up, but the multitude was too overcome with joy to stand. Jesus invited them to stand, and after they stood, He said, “You are blessed because of your faith. And now my joy is full.”

Then Jesus wept, and He took their children, one by one, blessed them, and prayed to the Father for them. Then He wept again and said to the multitude, “Behold your little ones.”

Then the multitude saw the heavens open, and angels descending as if surrounded with fire. They came down and surrounded the little ones with fire, and taught them. The multitude, consisting of about 2,500 people, saw and heard these things, and bore record that what they saw and heard was true.