Why did Joseph Smith change what Jesus said from “this is eternal life” to “this is eternal LIVES”?Beginning in John chapter 13, Jesus moves away from public ministry to private ministry with those who were His disciples.  As the lesson manual says, “Today we call it the ‘Last Supper,’ but we don’t know if Jesus’s disciples fully realized, when they gathered for the annual Passover feast, that this would be their last meal with their Master before his death.  Jesus, however, ‘knew that his hour was come.’”  While the people were celebrating the feast of the Passover memorial of what happened to their forefathers in Egypt – Jesus was getting ready to become the actual Lamb of this Passover.  As they were concluding their meal, Verse 4 “He (Jesus) riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.” – in the manner that a slave or servant would.  Verses 5-9 “After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?”  Peter seems shocked at the actions of the Lord.  “Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.  Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet.  Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.  Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head (In that case, please wash me completely).”  Verses 12-16 “So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?  Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.  If the, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet (you ought to serve one another).  For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.  Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.” 

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After Judas leaves the group in the upper room to carry out the betrayal, the Savior desires to give these eleven men – whom He loved – the single most important directive or commandment of His mission and ministry.  And so, He says, Verses 34-35 “A new commandment I give unto (He renews a very old commandment), That ye love one another; (here is the added part) as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.  By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”  Did you catch how important it is to show love one to another?  The simple fact is that If we don’t, we are not followers of Christ.  Love one another, He says.  That’s all I am asking of you, as you go forth into this world.  In time, Christians were not going to be known or identified by anything else – but by their love.  The second part of this is Jesus – not only commanding them to love one another – but to love as He has loved them.  So, I ask, how is our love?  Is it, Godly love?  As the manual asks, “What can we do to make love the defining characteristic of our discipleship?”Moving on to John chapter 14, I didn’t want to skip Verse 6 which Jesus answering Thomas says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”  The early believers were called those of “the way.”  In addition, Jesus is “The Truth.”  He doesn’t say He can teach you the truth, He said, “I AM the way, the Truth.”  These identifiers distinguish Jesus form all other systems, philosophies, and religions which will ultimately fail.  Why do they fail?  They are not “the Truth.”  He, Jesus, is the author and finisher of our faith.   “He is the way, truth, and the Life.”  He is the creator of all living things.  John 1:4 “In him was life;