John 20
I have a painting on my stake office wall of what a appears to be a wrapping of linen that is draped and hanging of a stone platform. The writing underneath is "He is not here". I've had some suggest that the painting is not accurate in that the Savior folded his wrappings. But just a matter of note, John records -
"Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself." (New Testament | John 20:6 - 7)
Just another note. According to John's record, the Savior said to Mary Magdalene -
"...Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God." (New Testament | John 20:17)
But the Joseph Smith translation records -
"... Hold me not..." (Footnote:John 20:17)
Which would suggest that Mary did hug Him and probably did not want to let go...which sounds reasonable to me.
I also note the Savior differentiated His relationship with His Father and Mary's relationship to the Father.
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