Monday, July 6, 2009

Israel

Israel was so incredible. We did so many fun things and most of all we walked where the savior walked. This experience strenghthend my testimony beyond belief. I'm so grateful I had the opportunity to visit the Holy Land. We visited so many places it is hard to include every thing we did so I will just highlight on the major points.
We visited Nazareth, the Jordan River, we stayed on the Sea of Galilee and we also swam there a few times, Capernaum, Mount of Beatitudes, Golan Heights, Mount of Transfiguration, Judean Wilderness, Mount of Olives, BYU Jerusalem Center, Masada, Floated in the Dead Sea, Bethlehem, Old City Jerusalem, City of David, Hezikiah's Tunnel, Holy Sepulchre, Temple Mount, Wailing Wall, Last Supper Upper Room, Gethsamane, Golgotha, and the Garden Tomb.
It was so incredible to walk where Jesus walked. It really did bring the bible to life. I enjoyed it so much and I'm so grateful for the knowledge that I gained and I'm grateful for the desire I have to continue learning.
We were also able to do a lot of shopping and I got to bring home a lot of souvoniers. Some of my favorites are a Liahonia carved from olive wood, a crown of thorns, olive oil, widows mite, oil lamp, and Rocks from some of my favorite places.

2 comments:

Shanna said...

Kristin i can't believe you got to walk where our Savior walked!!! what an amazing trip. Thanks for sharing all those pictures, they were really neat! thats totally my goal now, to get to visit there. Who gets to visit israel and egypt ever in their lives? so cool!

Jennica said...

You are so lucky - what an amazing trip to be able to go on! I loved your pictures.