esus came and stood in the midst, and
ministered unto them."[1480]

Thus Jesus appeared in the midst of the disciples and ministering
angels. At His command the Twelve and the multitude knelt in prayer; and
they prayed unto Jesus, calling Him their Lord and their God. Jesus
separated Himself by a little space, and in humble attitude prayed,
saying in part: "Father, I thank thee that thou hast given the Holy
Ghost unto these whom I have chosen; and it is because of their belief
in me, that I have chosen them out of the world. Father, I pray thee
that thou wilt give the Holy Ghost unto all them that shall believe in
their words." The disciples were yet fervently praying to Jesus when He
returned to them; and as He looked upon them with merciful and approving
smile, they were glorified in His presence, so that their countenances
and their apparel shone with a brilliancy like unto that of the face and
garments of the Lord, even so that "there could be nothing on earth so
white as the whiteness thereof." A second and a third time Jesus retired
and prayed unto the Father; and while the people comprehended the
meaning of His prayer, they confessed and bare record that "so great and
marvellous were the words which he prayed, that they cannot be written,
neither can they be uttered by man." The Lord rejoiced in the faith of
the people, and to the disciples He said: "So great faith have I never
seen among all the Jews; wherefore I could not shew unto them so great
miracles, because of their unbelief. Verily I say unto you, there are
none of them that have seen so great things as ye have seen; neither
have they heard so great things as ye have heard."[1481] Then the Lord
administered the Sacrament in manner as on the yesterday; but both the
bread and the wine were provided without human aid. The sanctity of the
ordinance was thus expressed: "He that eateth this bread, eateth of my
body to his soul, and he that drinketh of this wine, drinketh of my
blood to his soul, and his soul shall never hunger nor thirst, but shall
be filled."

This was followed by instructions concerning the covenant people,
Israel, of whom the Nephites were a part, and of the relation they would
bear to the Gentile nations in the future development of the divine
purpose. Jesus declared Himself to be that Prophet whose coming Moses
had foretold, and the Christ of whom all the prophets had testified. The
temporary supremacy of the Gentiles, whereby the furthe