The Story of Jesus in Gethsemane

The story of jesus in gethsemane has long been fascinating to bible readers generally, and latterday saints. When i started first going to the holy land as is an undergraduate about 20 years ago, i found myself fascinated by the sight of this cave. The term gatsemine means place of the oil press. You then describe what we know about olive pressing in late hellenistic and early roman palestine. Can you just spend a few minutes, maybe, talking through what you've learned in your research?