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Originally Posted by Hemidakota

I highly doubt it since both Lee and Kimball when visiting the area declared one of those hand crafted caves, was the location where Christ's body was laid, they even went on talked about the location where Christ suffered for the sins of the world as He laid prostrated on the earth in the garden above Jerusalem. Though, not being in that location, I would take both words as revelatory for me as truths. Even when I visited Adam-ondi-Ahman and stood [spot] on what I term a resemblance of Adams’s first built alter in offering sacrifices to GOD and felt the Spirit of confirmation. This same pattern must have been the same as both men felt of the promptings of the amiable whisperings of the Spirit when both visited the area during their tenure as brethren in the church.

As I don't believe ever that the Savior would go to a cave and offer up a solemn prayer to His FATHER over precious matters or applying the atonement for us all. Seeing John was awake during this precious moment, I believe it was quite the opposite. If I was in His shoes, I would opt for the highest point - openly – to make this moment happen as described in the scriptures.

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In ancient writings, Adam and Eve dwelled in the Cave of Treasures after being cast out of the Garden. The cave is considered a sacred place, as in the stories of Adam and Eve, they were enclosed within a cave for 3 days, representing the days the Lord's body would be in the tomb.

A cave, especially one that is an oil/wine press, would definitely be representative of Jesus Christ. It would tie Gethsemane in with his death and resurrection. Caves, as I just mentioned, were used as sacred space. Remember, Jesus' birth in the manger, probably was a cave. So, he begins his work in a sacred cave and ends it in a sacred cave.

Just as the resurrected Christ would rise up out of the tomb/cave to resurrect us all, so in his atonement, he would rise up out of spiritual death/Gethsemane's cave to atone for us all.

Presidents Kimball and Lee were giving their opinions on where the tomb for Jesus' body was. That has nothing to do with where Gethsemane or the teachings during the 40 days occurred.