Church of All Nations

The Church of All Nations, owned by the Roman Catholic Church is built on the Mount of Olives next to the Garden of Gethsemane. It was built around 1920 using donated funds from believers in many nations, hence its name. It was built over the site of at least two ancient churches, one a Crusader Church from the 12th century, and one a Byzantine Bascilica from 4th century! Apparently it had been destroyed from an earthquake in 746.

The church has an exposed piece of bedrock which is near where Christ would have prayed.

This photo shows the center isle; the deep blue ceiling represents the night sky. Stone for the interior was quaried from from Lifta, north-west of Jerusalem and the a rose colored stone from Bethlehem is used on the exterior.

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This young man feels the gratitude that I felt in the Garden of Gethsemane. I remember these words from D&C 19: 16-19
"For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent; But if they would not repent they must suffer even as I; Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink— Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men.”

This photo, taken from the Garden of Gethsemane shows the north side of the Church of All Nations. We are seeing the bubble shaped domes of the left isle. Inside the church are three isles, all having beautiful ceiling domes.

I love the skyline of Jerusalem, and I like to be able to identify the various locations. The next view is taken from the west, looking onto the Mount of Olives. By recognizing the Church of All Nations, one can visualize the Garden of Gethsemane to the left of the church.