Jesus Cometh and Taketh Bread
In the last general conference , Elder Gong spoke about some of the appearances of the Savior to His disciples shortly after the resurrection. He recounted, “The Gospel of Mark testifies Jesus appeared three times on that Easter Day but was not recognized at first. ‘He appeared first to Mary Magdalene,’ who initially supposed Jesus to be the gardener. Next, Jesus appeared ‘unto two of them, as they walked.’ These two disciples on the road to Emmaus ultimately knew Him in the ‘breaking of bread.’ Third, Jesus ‘appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat.’ ‘Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith[,] … Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself.’ To show He was not a spirit, Jesus ate ‘a piece of … broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.’” In two of these appearances, the Savior chose to eat with His disciples. This happened again when some of the apostles are on the Sea of Galilee. After calling them off the water, Jesus said to them on the shore, “Come and dine. And none o...