32:3).īelow: In Gethsemane, Jesus prayed, “Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt” ( Mark 14:36).Īs “Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping,” Jesus appeared and “saith unto her, Mary” ( John 20:11, 16).Ībove: Viewers are reminded of the true healing power of Christ (see 3 Ne. And Jesus, moved with compassion, … saith unto him, I will be thou clean” ( Mark 1:40–41).Ībove: The fictional Leneah feasts “upon the words of Christ” and believes ( 2 Ne. … And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them” ( Mark 10:13, 16).Ībove right: “And there came a leper to, … saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. … Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go” ( John 11:43–44). And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot wtih graveclothes. … And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee” ( Luke 18:35, 38, 42).Ībove: The fictional Jacob prays to know if God exists, and he prepares to receive a testimony of Jesus Christ.īelow: “ cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 9:24–25).īelow: “As was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man … cried, saying, Jesus, … have mercy on me. … He went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose” ( Matt. 61:1–3).īelow left: “He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. … And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears” ( Luke 4:17, 21 see also Isa. And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him” ( Mark 1:9–10).Ībove: The fictional Helam (seated) listens as his son, Jacob, questions him about the prophecies of the Savior’s coming.įar left: “There was delivered unto the book of the prophet. “Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. … And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” ( Matt. “And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren. The fictional Helam, as a young boy (center), sees the star signaling Christ’s birth and then listens as a prophet teaches him and others of the Savior. Andersen and Craig DimondĪbove: A prophet in the New World foretells the birth of the Savior. Standby tickets are available in the west lobby. Tickets can be reserved in advance or on the same day by telephoning 1-80. The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd is shown nine times daily in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in the 500-seat Legacy Theater. Our souls rejoice in the truth that He is the Christ, the Savior of the world, and that through Him all mankind may be saved. Through scenes of the Savior’s ministry and the lives of these fictional New World persons, we discover a true principle-that it is through our own obedience and sacrifice to the Lord that we can come to treasure Christ’s suffering for us and rely on His Atonement. Still others of us are like the beautiful Leneah, who, though she is raised without belief in the Savior, hears the Lord’s prophet and believes.
Others are like Helam’s son, Jacob, who abandons his faith for the things of the world yet finds his faith reborn after a period of struggle. Some of us are like the fictional Helam, who even in the face of great opposition never loses his faith in Christ.
The paths to Christ taken by the New World fictional characters become representative of our own or our families’ journeys. Though the New World characters and their dialogue are fictional, they capture the essence of the feelings and testimonies of the people described in the Book of Mormon. The story of the resurrected Christ’s visit to the Nephites is also told. In the film, the story of Christ’s mortal ministry and Atonement is told while fictional characters, living in the Americas at the time of Christ, ponder and prophesy about events of His life and ministry in the Holy Land. The film presents the message that Jesus Christ is our Savior and the cornerstone of our theology.
Thus stand the Bible, a record of Jesus Christ’s ministry in the Holy Land, and the Book of Mormon, a record of His ministry in ancient America-both remarkable testaments of the divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ.įocusing on these two scriptural witnesses, the Church has recently produced a new 70-millimeter film, The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd. “In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established,” the Lord and His prophets have taught throughout the ages ( D&C 6:28 see also D&C 128:3 Deut.
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