John Zebedee

John was the youngest apostle at 24, unmarried, living with his parents at Bethsaida. His strongest trait was dependability; his greatest weakness was inordinate but well-concealed conceit (139:4.5). A man of few words except when his temper was aroused, he possessed a remarkable and creative imagination (139:4.7). He was somewhat bigoted and intolerant, yet possessed cool and daring courage; he was the one apostle who followed Jesus through the arrest and stayed near through the crucifixion (139:4.10). In later years he became the 'apostle of love,' and at Ephesus his only utterance was, 'My little children, love one another' (139:4.6).