tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32575663921133642102024-03-14T01:19:27.861-07:00Today's Silver Linings Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10346510854379535762noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257566392113364210.post-77430565327876137212013-05-05T18:51:00.004-07:002013-05-05T19:14:21.422-07:00Jerusalem, I Will Never Forget You!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Four months ago I left the country in hopes to
embark on a journey that would forever change my life. Jerusalem was an
experience that did just that. Since I have been home so many people have asked
me how Jerusalem was. This is a question that is so hard to articulate the words
efficient to describe it. How do you describe an experience that is
indescribable? Despite the impossibility of this task, I am going to try to at
least convey some of my feelings regarding this experience. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Being uprooted from everything that was familiar to
me, I was placed in a country that predominately had different people,
cultures, and beliefs. Learning about
these people was by far one of my favorite things I got to do on this study
abroad. I was able to learn so much about the Jews and Arabs specifically. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I had both an Israel class who was taught by Ophir,
a Jewish man, and a Palestine class taught by Bashir, an Arab. In these classes
I was able to learn about the history and beliefs of these people. The coolest
part in taking these classes was I was actually learning about the individuals
who surrounded me daily. I was able to
apply what I learned in the classroom to reality as I checked out of the Jerusalem
Center and explored the city. I
absolutely loved watching these individuals worship and live. The Muslim’s Call
to Prayer was something that frequently rung in my ears. It went off five times
a day, so as you can tell it was definitely a huge part of my Jerusalem
soundtrack so to speak. And seeing the Jew’s Mezuzahs, Kippas, curls, and
Shtreimel ( fuzzy hats worn by Haredi Jews) became a beautiful sight to me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jerusalem is a very interesting place. It is such a
small piece of land that holds so much significance to so many different
religions. In one day I could visit the Western wall, a extremely religious
site for Jews. I could then leave and go to the Dome of the Rock, a sacred site
to Muslims. Not to mention the sites important to Christians such as the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre, Garden Tomb, or Garden of Gethsemane. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is true that there is a lot of controversy
regarding land and who should possess it. However, there is no doubt in my mind
that both the Arabs and the Jews are good people. </span></div>
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of my favorite parts. I am somewhat ashamed to say that I had never really
studied the Bible in depth before. However while living in the Holy Land I was
able to study both the New and the Old Testaments. It was a unique learning
experience because I was able to learn about a story in the Bible, and then go
to the actual site people believe the story took place. It was just as surreal
as it sounds. I constantly was battling with the overwhelming feeling of surrealism.
However having the opportunity to visit these
sites was incredible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One of the strongest lessons I learned in Jerusalem
however, was the importance of conversion. While studying the Bible,
specifically the New Testament, I was able to study the conversion of the early
apostles of the church. I never paid enough attention to their conversions. It
is extremely simple minded, but I use to focus on the strength the early
apostles and disciples had to have in their life. Most all of these early
apostles had a strong testimony of Christ, his atonement, and gospel. However I
learned how important it is important not to forget the conversion process they
all took to get there. The church and teachings were being changed from the
Mosaic law to the higher law Christ brought. Christ spent time healing and
lifting others, however he spent a great deal teaching those around him. These
early apostles had to undergo a conversion process just like each one of us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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be counted as a true disciple of the Lord, we have to be actively working to it.
Idleness is a sure and steady path to letting Satan deceive our hearts. It is
important to always be working and striving to be a better disciple. This was
testified to me in Israel. The pursuit of conversion is essential to our
growth. We may have a testimony of this gospel, however we have to be
constantly feeding our selves spiritually. We do not have the time or the means
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approached us. Aside from trying to get everything done we wanted to, we were
able to have district conference. At this district conference the Uchtdorfs
spoke as well as the Porters. This was so cool. The Uchtdorfs ended up staying with
us a whole week. IT was definitely weird staying under the same roof as them. It
was the strangest thing. You would be walking around the Jerusalem center and
all of a sudden you would see President Uchtdorf and his wife stroll past you.
Talk about surreal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the steps of the last week of the Savior’s life. One of the most extraordinary
things I got to do this study abroad was walk where the Savior walked. When many
people think about Jerusalem, they think of being able to do this. However,
Sister Porter gave a significant thought regarding this. In summary, she taught
that we all walk where the Savior walked by doing good. If we are reaching out
to others and helping, then we are walking where the Savior walked and doing what
the Savior would have us do-regardless of location. This brings
me such hope and comfort. Even though I am back in America, I can continue
today and everyday to walk where the Savior walked. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>"I may have walked where Jesus once walked, but what is more important to me is that today I can walk where Jesus would walk if He were still with us. I can listen to the promptings of the Holy Ghost and minister to those the Savior would minister to today." </b></span></div>
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<br />Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10346510854379535762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257566392113364210.post-52251345136204783052013-04-23T12:34:00.002-07:002013-04-23T12:34:47.854-07:00Floating Away in the Dead Sea<br />
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Dead Sea was probably one of the coolest places I have ever swum in my entire
life, well if you can even call it swimming. The salinity is 33.7%. To put this
into context, most oceans salinity is around 3%. 33.7% salinity allows you to
float so easily!! I honestly felt like a buoy, just bobbing around. It was so
fun! </span><br />
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10346510854379535762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257566392113364210.post-83193117332255672502013-04-18T03:29:00.002-07:002013-04-18T03:29:36.897-07:00The Separation Wall<br />
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never thought I would be able to see in my life. I will confess that I did not know much about
the logistics of the separation wall before coming to Israel. The separation
wall is a huge concrete wall that geographically separates Israel from
Palestinian areas. However I have come to learn since being here that it does
so much more than just that. My first
vivid account with it was when I saw three men climb the wall, drop a rope and
duffle bag before they proceeded to climb down the rope themselves. This encounter had a stirring effect. This is
when it really hit me that this wall is a real thing, that has real effects, in
real people’s lives. It is not just some abstract phenomenon people talk about.
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that people will hop the wall to find work on the other side. This wall does more then to just separate the
land, but it separates people from certain schools, hospitals, and
opportunities. The way I saw those men hop the wall, I realized they had it down
like an art. This showed me that this was not the first time they had done
it. This thought process also happens
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certain decisions and actions people or groups make can have lasting effects. I
also know that people want things that contradict each other. But it makes me
sad that although we have so much in common, we as a human race still cannot
get along. We kill, hate, suppress, and destroy others. But the common question
keeps coming to my head. WHY? Why must we put down others? I know that problems
like the separation wall, wars, and other detrimental things can be
complicated. Yet, if you think about it, these problems could all be solved if
we merely just loved. What if we could just see the other person’s side and put
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experience has taught me one thing, it is to love. I feel that love can heal
all wounds. We as human beings are such wonderful creations. It is a shame not
to appreciate, cherish, and love all of God’s creations!</span></div>
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his mortal ministry. He taught parables, healed the sick, and ultimately stood
as an example to all. I was able to spend ten days in a kibbutz right on the
shores of the Sea of Galilee. It was absolutely beautiful. Calling this
experience surreal is an understatement. I consider it an honor to be able to
have stayed in a place that once housed the Savior. It is unfathomable. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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biblical sites that were connected to Christ or his apostles. I wish I had time
to blog in depth about every site so that I could share this experience with
everyone. However, this would take days. I have decided that I would briefly
describe some of the things I did that could give glimpses of this amazing
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site of the first century synagogue. This synagogue is the synagogue where
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Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she is going to bear the Son of God. This church
had really neat murals on the wall on the upper floor. It also had beautiful
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on the water, calmed the seas, and fed the multitude of the five thousand. Being able to cross the Sea of Galilee on a
boat and stop and have a devotional in the middle is an experience that I never
dreamed I would have. I really loved our
devotional. One of the things we talked about is how there maybe times that we
feel alone or are being rocked on the waves of life. This life is full of
stroms and tempests. However in the fourth watch Christ came unto the disciples
on the water. Just as he came unto the disciples on the Sea of Galilee, He will
come unto us. It might not be immediately, but our fourth watch will come if we
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key to bringing happiness. Beatitudes, or beatus in Latin, literally means
blessed or happy. President Harold B.
Lee called this sermon “the blueprint for perfection.”</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We were able to read the sermon on site which was
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loved him three times. With the allotted free time I had to ponder, I thought of the exchange between Christ and Peter. I had to ask myself, “what
will I do to show the Lord I love him?” I think this is a question we must all
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strict schedule. In Galilee we had scheduled classes that were sometimes three
hours long. Our meal times were planned, and the time allotted to each site we
visited was pre-planned. However we were also
given some free days where we were able to hang out by the lake. During these free times we sometimes had optional activities. One day we were allowed to go rafting down the
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Another day we got to go on a 2 hour hike in the Golan Heights. We at one point were 2 km from Syria’s
border. We had a tour guide that took half of the students. The scenery was
breathtaking. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It looked like Ireland to me...or at least how I picture Ireland. Two thirds of the way we were able to stop and swim in a
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Saturday is when we celebrate the Sabbath.) The ward was small, but it was so cool. There
were people there with so many different backgrounds. For example, one of the
sacrament prayers was said in Hebrew and a sweet woman, who had a translator, bore her testimony in Spanish. Despite these different backgrounds, the meeting was similar to the ones in Utah. That is one
of the things I love about the gospel. No matter where you are at, no matter
what your background is, the church functions in the same way. We sing the same
songs, say the same sacrament prayers, have the same classes and topics, and are
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Mount of Transfiguration. In order to get to the top you had to use shuttles. The driver of mine had a big mustache that was curled at the ends. As he was driving up the switchback road, he was listening to his music.Every time
we turned he would whip his head and shake his hand as if he was whipping sweat
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was the area where Christ was transfigured. It was interesting to go inside the
room. we could literally look up and see
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swimming at a watering hole. IN all honesty I thought we were going swimming in a dirty lake somewhere. However, I was pleasantly surprised upon
arriving at the swimming hole. It looked like a resort! There were beautiful
pools that had two waterfalls. It was man- made, but they made the inside and
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fish. Not just any fish, but fish that would eat the dead skin off of your
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described Israel’s borders. Present day Dan was conquered by the tribe of Dan
when they could not conquer their original inheritance in the Aijalon and Sorek
Valleys. This is where Jerobaom set up
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During Christ’s ministry many people had different ideas on who they thought
Christ was. Some thought he was John the Baptist, while others thought he was
Elijah. However, at Caesarea Philippi is where Peter testified that he knew Jesus
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was like a medieval castle playground. I would be lying if I said I didn’t wish
Eliza was there so we could play some imagination princess game
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IT had a great view. IN the distance was the road to Damascus where Paul was
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conference. I truly came to appreciate conference.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">I will never feel the same when at the beginning of conference they welcome people from all over the world.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> At En Gev, the place we were
staying, the internet was terrible. We were thus unsure if we would be able to
watch conference. A bunch of us crammed into a class room to try and watch the Saturday morning
session. The Lord blessed us and allowed us to get all the way through with only a few glitches. </span><br />
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favorite though. We were supposed to have our Ancient Near East class. Due to certain circumstances, our class was canceled. We then had the
night( there is a time difference) to try and broadcast the Sunday morning session.
The beach/ shore of the Sea of Galilee surprisingly had good internet. A group of students tried
to get as many people off of the internet so that we could try and
stream conference. To our great pleasure it worked!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> I couldn't help but sit there and think how blessed I was. I was literally sitting on the shores of Galilee where Christ had
taught his disciples. And now, almost 2000 years later, I was sitting on the
same shore watching current prophets and apostles act as the Lord’s mouthpiece. I was able to listen to the Savior's counsel and learn from it. It was incredible.</span></div>
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page because it would lose a connection. It was totally worth it though. It took us
about twenty minutes to get through the last five minutes of President Monson’s
talk. But we did not want to give up and we eventually got through the whole thing! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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trading center. It became Judea’s Roman
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amazing. There are literally thousands of people who come to the Holy Land to
worship and commemorate the final days of the Savior’s life and to celebrate
his resurrection. I had the once in a
life time opportunity to be able to be in the Holy Land for this great event. I
loved it so much. I not only studied the Savior’s life in depth, but I was able
to witness various Christian denominations worship in diverse ways and languages. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him. And many spread their garments
in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the
way. And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna;
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord..” – Mark 11:7-9</span><br />
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walk to commemorate Christ’s journey into Jerusalem. Before the walk I went to a Episcopalian Procession. This is where they blessed the palm leaves and had a service. The
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such fun energy present. The streets were packed with people. There were palm
tree branches waving in the air as you heard groups of people singing songs of
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Tuesday Christ continued to teach. On Wednesday the plot to kill Jesus was made and Judas agrees to betray
Jesus. Thursday was when Christ and the disciples had the Last Supper, before
Christ went to Gethsemane. In Gethsemane Christ suffered for all of our
sins. He felt our deepest sorrows, and
knew each of the agony we experience in this world. He was later betrayed by
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know what it was like to die spiritually as well. This is something I had not
really thought about in great detail before. But Christ truly knows what everyone on this earth has gone through, and he can have complete empathy for each
and everyone of us. He knows how to succor us. </span></div>
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This is the walk Christ took as he carried his cross to Golgotha. There were 14
stations and it ended at the Church of the Holy </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Sepulcher</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> I visited the Holy
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going on. I couldn’t understand anything that was being said, but it was still
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in the morning to be able to get to the Garden Tomb's Morning Service. The service started at six thirty. The service consisted of singing
songs with a live band and listening to a sermon from a pastor . There were hundreds of
people there. The whole garden was packed with people worshiping and praising
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severely disabled live. I was able to go and visit these children. They were so
tender and cute. It made me think a lot about the Savior and how he loves
every one of his children unconditionally. I could just picture Him there loving
and showing compassionate to them all.
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that is just incredible. Our exploration
does not stop on land. One day last week
we were able to go and explore the marine life of the Red Sea. It was great. The
water was definitely salty and cold. But looking at the fish and being in water
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10346510854379535762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257566392113364210.post-12324742777650499012013-03-26T13:42:00.000-07:002013-03-26T13:42:27.181-07:00Bethlehem <br />
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the concept of physically visiting sites that I have studied about my entire
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Nativity. This church was built over
where many people believe Christ was born. It is
shared by the Greek Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic, and Roman Catholic
denominations. Something that is cool, aside from being the place where many
people believe Christ was born, is it is the oldest continuously-operating
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We were able to visit a few different places where
different churches believe the shepherds were at. The open field we visited last was my
favorite. We had a devotional there, sang hymns, had a small testimony meeting,
and had free to wander around. I tried
to put myself in the position of the shepherds the night of Christ’s birth. Can
you imagine what it would have been like to of been abiding by your flock and
have an angel of God come and tell you of the Savior’s birth and where he was
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10346510854379535762noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257566392113364210.post-82962241970244829912013-03-22T16:40:00.003-07:002013-03-23T11:43:04.389-07:00I'm In Love With Turkey<br />
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it!! Turkey was so incredible I seriously fell in love with that beautiful
country. I was able to stay for a week and caravan across the country to various
historical sites. We spent a lot of time on the bus driving which I really
liked because of the scenery. We drove
through extremely green hills and alongside bright blue bodies of water.
Breathtaking is an understatement. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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flew from Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Sunday, the 10<sup>th</sup> of March. The flight
was enjoyable. Not only did I get to
know students I sat by better, but I was also treated to the famous Turkish Air
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the hotel and were set free to explore the streets if we so desired. Well a bunch of curious students in a foreign
country is the perfect recipe for exploring.
While exploring we stumbled upon a mosque and we were able to go inside. Something
that is culturally fascinating is that about 98% of Istanbul is Muslim. This means there are mosques everywhere. It is so interesting to see how many mosques there
are. I am sure it is similar to the phenomenon of going to Utah and seeing a
church building on about every other road. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mosques in Turkey because I have not been in any in Jerusalem. But the mosques they have in Turkey
are exquisite. Women are supposed to
cover their hair because it is more modest. If you don’t happen to have a scarf, they
usually provide a box of them at the entrance.
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arena. However it</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Inside the Blue Mosque, also called the Sultanahmet mosque, was incredible. It is called the Blue Mosque because of all the blue tile used in the interior. It was built in the 17<sup>th</sup> Century by Ahmet I who wanted to build something his people could remember him by. It took 7 years to build and was completed in 1616. Because of the grandness of the mosque it affected the economy of his empire.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cistern was an underground cistern was built in the 6<sup>th</sup> century by
Justinian. The cistern was built to provide water for the Imperial palace.
There are 336 marble and granite columns and walls 13 feet thick in order to hold 2,800,000 cubic feet of water. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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next day (Tuesday) we had about a four hour bus ride to Gallipoli. Gallipoli was a battle during WW1. The
Ottoman Empire became allies with the Central Powers (Germany and Austria- Hungary)
who opposed the Allied Powers (United States, Britain, France, and Russia.) To
summarize what happened, the British and French wanted to pose an attack on the
Dardanelles, controlled by the Ottomans, so they could get Istanbul. There was
a stalemate and they wanted to open the sea passage to Russia. This attack included soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps(ANZAC.) However due
to poor planning and communication the battle was a huge slaughter for both
sides. The ANZAC troops attempted a land
invasion on the western side of the peninsula. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Unfortunately the troops </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">initially</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"> arrived in the wrong location
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was interesting to visit this site because I had watched a movie on it a week earlier.
I fell in love with the characters and stories which made the battle seem more
real to me. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Many
Australians and New Zealanders visit this site, and celebrate ANZAC day on
April 25</span><sup style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">. We happened to be there when there were some people visiting. One of them came up to my
professor and thanked him for teaching about this site and for having American students remember
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and went to the continent of Asia. It is so crazy how you can do that so
simply. It was also cool because are huge bus went on the ferry with us. I know
this may sound naïve, but I had no idea that buses could get on ferries. They
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They have squatter toilets all over in Turkey. This is the one on the ferry. It was just as much fun to use as it looks. </div>
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is a really cool site. This is the site of the famous Trojan War. As the story
of the Trojan War goes, there was Paris, the prince of Troy, who took Helen, the queen of Sparta. This made a lot of people upset which led to Greece sailing over to Troy and engaging in a 10 year war. Greece finally
won by making a wooden horse and having the soldiers hid inside. When the
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surprise, the horse was under construction. Where I thought I would see the
famous symbol, I saw a huge object covered in black tarp. This was kind of sad,
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was the day we visited Assos and Pergamon. These were two of the prettiest sites in my opinion. Assos is a city on a hill that overlooks the
Aegean Sea. To put this into better context, you were practically surrounded by
a bright blue glass blanket. In the Bible we learn that Paul stopped in
Assos during his third mission in 57 A.D. Some of Paul’s companions and other
missionaries such as Luke sailed and stayed at Assos as well before going to
Mitylene. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">Aristotle also moved to Assos to establish an academy.</span></div>
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the distance you saw one measly reconstructed column. However this one
reconstructed column use to be part of the Temple of Artemis. Believe it or not, this temple use to be one of the ancient
wonders of the world. It is sad to only have one column left. It was dismantled and the stones were used for
other buildings including the Hagia Sophia. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was incredible. There was so many
buildings and structures that were in good condition. It was the capital of the
province of Asia and it became one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire. Paul visited Ephesus while returning from his
second mission, and at the beginning of his third mission. He said in Ephesus for about two years where
he baptized people, gave them the Holy Ghost, taught at the school of Tyrannus,
and performed many miracles. He also wrote his first epistle to the Corinthians
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had actually great luck with the weather. Sometimes I forget that I am visiting
all of these sights when it is winter. There
was chance of rain most of the week, but Friday was the first day it rained. Some of Sardis’ inhabitants were Jews. These
Jews were threatened with destruction by Haman. We learn of this story in the
book of Esther in the Bible. These Jews
were saved by Mordecai and Ester. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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century A.D. The church members were
rebuked by the Lord for hypocrisy. The Lord also tells them to repent for his
coming. Revelations 3:3 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This is the gymnasium where boys would fight and learn about philosophic things. Interesting fact is they usually did these things naked. </div>
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Grand Mosque in Bursa was unbelievable. It was built around 1400 and has 20
domes. I was fortunate enough to be able
to witness Muslims praying during the Call to Prayer. Although I have heard the
Call to Prayer many times, this was the first time I have ever been inside a
mosque while it goes off. It was really incredible to be able to witness up
close Muslims </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">worshiping.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"> I really feel blessed to be able to witness other
people’s devotion to their religion.
Every religion worships in unique ways that may be different from each
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is where the Nicene Creed began. Emperor
Constantine brought the early Christian Church leaders for the council of
Nicea. Nicaea was the location of two of
the seven Ecumenical Councils. These
councils took place post-apostolic and they were used to establish the official
church doctrine and beliefs of Christianity. Latter-day saints do not believe that these
councils had authority due to the fact that the keys of apostleship and
revelation had been taken from the earth at that point. One of the topics they discussed here was
whether or not Christ was a created being or if he is the same as the Father. The
second question they discussed was if worship of images of Jesus and other
saints allowed. Over the course of the Turkey trip I visited six of the seven
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Pondering about the questions in life.</div>
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For dinner we had fish. This was the first time we had fish as a main course which was surprising because our teachers made it sound like we were going to have fish a lot. For most meals in Turkey they would start out by bringing out lentil soup and bread, then they would usually bring out rice with vegetables and meat for shish kebabs. It was very interesting how they would bring out one small item of the meal and not bring out the next part until everyone was done with the first. Sometimes it seemed like it was a nine course meal. It was all really good though. </div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10346510854379535762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257566392113364210.post-91264563070798113462013-03-09T15:40:00.001-08:002013-03-09T15:40:26.582-08:00"Cheers to The Freakin Weekend"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="text-align: start;">So I just wanted to give a shout out to my home girl Jenessa. She is the best nook mate I could ask for. She was just recently called to the Jacksonville, Florida mission. We have spent many hours talking about this decision and I am so proud of her decision. She is going to be an AMAZING missionary.</span></div>
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are countless opportunities to serve. One service opportunity I was able to
participate in was teaching English at a nearby school. I taught four year olds how to say school
supplies such as bag, eraser, pencil, and lunchbox. I also reviewed the letter F with them by
teaching a frog song, and playing “duck, duck, frog.” I had so much fun. It was
actually a lot harder than I had originally anticipated though. You get there
being so excited to teach. However, when you start trying to explain what you
are going to do, you realize they can’t understand anything that you are
saying. Failure. The kids there speak Arabic so there is that language barrier…
if only I would have learned more in my Arabic class. However the teacher was a
wonderful translator. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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only in Jerusalem once.” This is how we students justify everything we do. Let me give some examples. Perhaps you are
debating on whether or not to eat your fifth chocolate pita… “YOJO.” Maybe you
are wondering if you should buy that really cute scarf… “YOJO.” Or maybe you
are debating on running a half marathon that you have not trained for… “YOJO.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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which is why it was on my bucket list. A
lot of my girl friends and I decided it would be really cool to say our first
half marathon was in Jerusalem. This is
why we decided to sign up for the Jerusalem half marathon. However pre and post
sign up I was REALLY nervous because my legs had been really sore from running
only just a couple of miles at a time...
Jerusalem is really hilly. I also
live on a small mountain, the Mt. of Olives. Because of this, it is really hard
on your legs. I was nervous that I was
going to run this half marathon and injure myself so that the rest of my trip
here would be affected. However I am not
really keen on backing away from a challenge.
I also could not stand to have a lot of my friends run the half and
accomplish such a feat without me. This
is why I didn’t switch to the 10 K ( which most students were doing.) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the half marathon were invited to attend a pasta dinner….carb load! However the
entire time I was not really enjoying myself because I was freaked out for what the
next day entailed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dropped us off almost two miles away from the race because he couldn’t find any
roads that weren’t blocked off. It is
kind of hysterical if you think about it. Here is a car load of kids walking
two miles to find the start of a 13.1 mile race. It was even funnier how a majority of the
people working didn’t even know where the start of the race was. But we found
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there. I think with all of the races
combined(10k,1/2 marathon, and marathon) there was a total of 17,000 people
signed up. There was such fun energy.
Before the race I talked to my friend who has run a few marathons and
she told me your body gets to a point where it becomes a machine. Your body is doing the motions while your
mind is elsewhere. I kept this in mind as I ran. I decided to start off slow and gage how I
felt as I went. The first mile or two my legs were receptive to the burn. However shortly after something miraculous
happened. The Lord had seriously answered my prayers. My legs became numb and I couldn’t feel any
pain. I felt so energized and I was
smiling and waving my arms in the air as I passed spectators and camera
men. I ran with my darling friends
Jenessa and Lindee. When we got to the hills there were usually people dressed
up in costumes and music blaring. They
always had water stops and fans to help you along the way. We ran all over the city. It started in west Jerusalem and we made our
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great the entire time. It was the most
invigorating feeling ever. I sincerely
felt so happy and at peace with life. I
ran the entire time. The very end was
the hardest when we had a hill. But for
the most part I felt good. And oh man was it wonderful to see that finish line
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world. I got my medal, and shoved my
face with oranges, bananas, and chocolate bread. Some of our friends also brought gummies and
chocolate bars that we ate after as well….I know super nutritional. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It has been about a week since the race and I feel
great.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The two days after the race I was sore but not too bad.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">So moral of the story is that we can accomplish our goals.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We can do
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<br />Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10346510854379535762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257566392113364210.post-15848536885116810282013-03-09T14:43:00.001-08:002013-03-09T14:43:14.141-08:00Shepherding Is Not In The Cards For Me <br />
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the land would have looked like during biblical times. One activity we did
there was herding sheep. I never thought the day would come when I would get
the opportunity to herd sheep and goats. I gained so much respect for shepherds that
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that you must love the sheep. Well I
guess the sheep were not feeling the love because they did not acknowledge my
presence or attempts to herd them in the slightest. It was kind of hysterical
watching other people try, however I am sure it was even funnier watching my
group’s attempt. Some groups of students did better than others..based on the
pictures I will let you decided which category I fell under. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Despite my failure, someone who will never fail is
the Savior. He is my shepherd and he will gather those who are lost. “As a
shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are
scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places
where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day….I will seek that
which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up
that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick.” -Ezekial 34</span><br />
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our homemade pitas. We set up camp by
building a fire that we used to make ourselves lunch. With some flour, water, salt, and oil we
concocted dough for pitas. Other
students helped make some lentil soup to go with it. It was actually pretty
good. We also had sack lunches just in
case, but overall I am impressed with the meal we made. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on this field trip. We watched him read
a 200 year old Torah scroll. These Torah scrolls usually take 2-2 ½ years to
make( o</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ne year to write, and another year to double check it.) These scrolls
could be sold for $25,000- $35,000.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Something really cool I learned was what they
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</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">They do not believe one should burn these papers so they will literally
bury them in a cemetery opposed to throwing them away.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I think that is so astounding. He also showed
us some prayer ornaments, telfillin, that they will wear on their head and arm
as they pray.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">These boxes usually take 5
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Aviv. There were about 78 students who went
and it was quite the party. I have
serious doubts whether Tel Aviv is really in Israel or not. The entire time I
was in Tel Aviv I felt like I was in California somewhere. I had to keep reminding myself that I was
actually in Israel. When our vans
arrived we got out to a beautiful view of the Mediterranean Sea. Everybody flocked down to the sand to put
their feet in the water. It just reiterated
to me how much I LOVE beaches. I can now officially say I have been in the
Mediterranean Sea now. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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essentially the book talks about if you give a pig a pancake, he is going to
need other things to go with it. Like syrup for example. Well that is how I felt with riding bikes in
Tel Aviv. If you go to a Beach with a
boardwalk, you are going to need to go on a bike ride. So that is just what I did. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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check out machines for the bikes. This
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bike stops, giving 15 minutes of sheer determination, we figured it out and
were off!! It was so great. I felt so much bliss just crusin around the city with
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We were able to celebrate Passover, even though it was early. Passover is a Jewish spring festival that celebrates the deliverance of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. It is held through the 15th to the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan. It is suppose to remind them of what their ancestors went through, and how much God has done for them. It was super interesting. They had a very specific layout of when you eat, drink, sing, say certain passages, etc.<br />
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Ophir, our Israel teacher, reading a passage. He is holding Matzo bread. The Matzo bread symbolizes the hurried flight of the children of Israel. They left so early they did not have time to have their bread rise. It also could symbolize pride and not being puffed up. This is just one example of an item of food that has lots of symbolism in the meal. </div>
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More symbolic food items. For example we dipped the parsley in a bowl of salt water to symbolize the tears of their ancestors. </div>
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We volunteered to sing "Dayenu." It is in Hebrew and it is super upbeat. It was so fun. It basically means that the Lord has given them so much. They would have been good with so much less then the Lord gave them, yet he continued to bless them. </div>
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Every student gets the opportunity to go to a synagogue with Ophir, our Israel teacher, once during the semester. It was so interesting. We went to a liberal orthodox synagogue which is actually one Ophir goes to a lot. I went on a Friday night for us, but to them it is really Saturday evening which is their Sabbath. They usually pray three times a day;evening, morning, and afternoon. The evening prayer is the first one.We went to the overlap session of Friday afternoon and Saturday evening. We watched them welcome their Shabbat, their day of rest. <br />
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Ophir gave an interesting little riddle. He personified the Sabbath day. Sabbath went to God and told him that he felt very left out. Sunday had Monday, Tuesday had Wednesday, Thursday had Friday, but Sabbath had no one. God then told Sabbath that he could have the children of Israel. This was a mutual commitment by the Children of Israel.<br />
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Jews generally treat the Sabbath with a ton of respect and excitement. They look forward to it each week. They also have strict rules. For example they can't drive a car. This is why Ophir and his kids walked home from the synagogue after the service. They generally try not to do any work. They don't write, use electronics, some people don't even use lights (use candles instead), etc. Most all of the woman's hair was wet there. Probably because they didn't use a blow dryer. <br />
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The actual service was interesting. They sang prayers in Hebrew the whole time. The prayer book I was using had the English translation next to it. I tried to follow along but it was kind of hard. But the prayers were super tender. All of them were praising God and saying how thankful they were to Him. At one point during the service they had a man come up and give like a five minute sermon. Ophir told us that he was talking about Purim, a Jewish Holiday that celebrates Ester. Essentially from what I have heard it sounds kind of like Halloween. For the Holiday they dress up and read the story of Ester.<br />
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Because of Purim, they tried to mix things up in the service . They did this by allowing people to dress up if they want and by switching the sides the men and women sit on. Ophir's son, who is darling, was wearing a skeleton sweatsuit.<br />
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On Monday and Thursday mornings they read the Torah. Shabbat service is generally always the same where they sing the same prayers. The other services are usually shorter, like 15 minutes. The Shabbat service was like an hour in a half. .<br />
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Israeli Dancing</h3>
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Unfortunately, I don't have a picture. But this week we also had an Israeli dance class. An instructor came and taught us a handful of dances. It was way fun. </div>
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Jenessa and I in our twiner outfits..( pink tops, and stripped maxi skirts.)This picture was actually taken on Valentine's Day. </div>
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There are stands everywhere selling these huge bagel-like things. They come with an assortment of mixed green spices. </div>
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This is outside of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. We are not allowed to go in, but it is considered the third holiest sight in Islam. It is right across from the Dome of the Rock. </div>
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I will never get over how beautiful the Dome of the Rock is. </div>
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The Western Wall. This is actually on a Monday. Because we had a field trip on Sunday our free day was moved back a day. But on Mondays they read the Torah. They have multiple Torah's there that people are reading. </div>
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This is in the boys section right next to the wall. Notice the black boxes on some of their heads. This holds the Shema, a Jewish prayer that is usually recited morning and night. It is Deuteronomy 6:4-9. </div>
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We became friends with two girl soldiers Generally you see boy soldiers walking around. But at the Western Wall we saw two girls. In Israel it is required to do two years of military service after high school. They were super nice and they both spoke pretty good English, especially the one furthest to the right. Lizzy got one of their emails because she asked her to send her the picture.... And yes, I am aware that I look like a giant next to them. </div>
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Lunch! We discovered a gem in the Old City. There is a little falafel and shawarma place. The falefal is 10 shekels and the shawarma is 20 shekels.(One dollar is equivalent to around 4 shekels.) However he decided from here on out he will give us a 10% discount. The food is SO good, and it has a quaint little step up. </div>
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Postcards. "It's the <i>Is</i>real thing", and falafel. Got to love it!</div>
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This is the Russian Church of Mary Magdalene. However it is more commonly called the golden spires church, or the golden onions. But it was beautiful. Inside there were paintings of Mary Magdalene. They were beautiful. I just sat down and looked at them. They had one big one of Mary asking Pilate for Christ's body. </div>
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I was trying so hard to take this picture without the man on the right in it. However I felt bad asking him to move so we just took a few and worked around him. But of course as soon as I walk away he moves. It is just one of the simple funny stories in life I guess. Maybe before I leave this study abroad I will become a pro at taking pictures and working around tourists. </div>
<br />Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10346510854379535762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257566392113364210.post-61620319613430509402013-02-23T10:30:00.000-08:002013-02-23T10:30:02.261-08:00Russian Orthodox Church of the AscensionRussian Orthodox Church of the Ascension.This is where some people believe that Christ ascended into heaven.<br />
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Me and my beautiful roommate Jenessa. She is wonderful in every sense of the word. </div>
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They had two chapels on the grounds. One of them was dedicated to John the Baptist. </div>
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So call me a girly girl, but they had the prettiest flowers. There are not a lot of flowers everywhere, so when you see them it is a beautiful sight!</div>
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YES! This is exactly what you think it is... a PEACOCK!! This little guy was just roaming around on the grounds. Who would have thought there would be wild peacocks running around in Jerusalem?</div>
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<br />Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10346510854379535762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257566392113364210.post-19932534299962444512013-02-23T09:38:00.001-08:002013-03-01T14:34:28.229-08:00Yad Vashem <br />
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to go to Yad Vashem, a memorial for the six million Jews that were murdered
during the Holocaust. The words Yad
Vashem literally mean “a name and a memorial.” These are taken from a passage
in Isaiah. The passage is talking to
righteous individuals who had no posterity to remember them by. The passage states “I will give them in my
house and within my walls, a monument and a name better than sons or
daughters. I will give them an everlasting
name(Yad Vashem) which shall not
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but what I learned was TOO interesting not to share. I feel very privileged to have had Ophir, my
Israel teacher who is Jewish, talk about the site with us. I have learned about the Holocaust all throughout
school. You would think because of this
I would at least have heard most of the main concepts about the Holocaust. However, Ophir gave me an insight into
something I had never heard before. It
was so fascinating. He focused on the
Holocaust from an Israeli perspective and what the view of the Holocaust was
like after. If you can imagine, people surprisingly
did not talk about the Holocaust after it happened. It was not discussed, children were not
educated on it, and survivors weren’t necessarily recognized. He taught us the reasons for this in two reliefs
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you see the overall theme is sorrow. You
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the Nazis ( soldiers in the back) into Ghettos, and thus ultimately to most of
their deaths. The people are all
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This relief has a different mood to it. This depicts the revolt in the Warsaw Ghetto.
Moods of hope and determination are shown in their faces. They are holding weapons about to fight
back. Most all of these people were
killed. However they were Jews who went
down fighting. They were considered heroes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So there was this overall perception and connotation
of the word hero as being someone who fought back. Well everyone who fought
back was most likely killed, so that would mean the survivors would have been
people who did not fight back. This more
or less, added to why people did not speak of the Holocaust. People who survived were not being recognized
as heroes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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add to this perception as well. Take for
example the War of Independence. If, for example, they had not fought back then
they would never have gotten the state of Israel. This adds to heroism being defined as fighting
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was over the logistics of the Final Solution, the<b> </b>“annihilation of the Jews in Europe”, was found and put on trial.
This trial was broadcasted which ultimately led the story of the Holocaust to
go from not being talked about at all, to being studied, talked about, and listened to. Schools would even go and
listen in on the hearing. Things talked
about began to be in the school curriculum and high schools began to memorize
things he said. This began to evolve. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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people held about the Holocaust to evolve. One catalyst Ophir talked about was the Munich
Olympics in 1972. The Israeli wresting team was kidnapped and killed. Here were these people that were the epitome
of ultimate athletes. Yet the wrestling
team did not fight back and they were all killed. Israeli’s generally thought that fighting
back was the right way. However this
Olympic catastrophe was one event that helped led to the change of
ideology. What denoted a hero was not so
judgmental, and the views became more elastic. Perhaps heroism </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">doesn't</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> necessarily
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evolving perception. Survivors as well as people who were killed are considered
heroes. The Holocaust is talked about,
and remembered. Heroism is now not only
defined as fighting back, but it encompasses so much more than that. It is especially recognizes those who maintained the Jewish life. One Rabbi said that just living Jewish life
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them were children. Above many other reasons, a lot of children
were killed if they were below a certain age.
They built a beautiful memorial for them. Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures due
to the no flash photography rule. However I will try to describe it as best I
can. As soon as you walked in there were
these huge pictures of children hanging with reflector type things positioned
in certain ways between them. This made
it look like there were tons of pictures of children, when in reality there was
only around ten. In the next room over
it was pitch dark. They had vast numbers of candles all over. They also had mirrors everywhere to reflect
the light from the candles. This created
the illusion of a starry night sky. It
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belongings of things found in Jewish people’s pockets that had been
killed. There were a lot of pictures of
family members and captured events that took place in these people’s lives. It made me think, if I were them, what would
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filled with facts, stories, movies, personal accounts, and personal belongings
( the museum has 2500 personal items donated by survivors.) I unfortunately only had 2 hours allotted to look
through. I wish I had a longer
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killed that lined a hollow cylinder that went up in the sky. Then they had shelves, and shelves filled
with books. These books hold people’s
names that were killed. Anyone is
allowed to submit names of people who were killed during the Holocaust. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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get killed, but because of his high reputation he was allowed to live. Despite this he saw it as his responsibility
to go with the children in his orphanage to comfort and watch over them. He
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death camps engraved on black basalt paving stones. The center has a casket of
ashes from the cremation ovens taken from the concentration camps. There is also what they call an “eternal
flame.” This flame signifies that those
who died in the Holocaust will never be forgotten. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10346510854379535762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257566392113364210.post-83401431430500243212013-02-16T09:28:00.004-08:002013-02-16T09:28:54.201-08:00Elias Feihzilberg- A Holocaust Survivor <br />
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the opportunity to attend forums. This past Wednesday we had the wonderful
opportunity to listen to Elias Feihzilberg, a survivor of the Holocaust. As I
have progressed in school, I have always learned about the Holocaust. But this was the first time I have heard an
account of the Holocaust from a first person perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As soon as he walked into the room, my heart swelled
with such love for him. He has this
sweet countenance about him. He is also
one of the most cheerful 95 year old men I have ever met. He did not speak English. He spoke Spanish,
which is actually his third language.
His native language is Yiddish.
His second language is German, and then his third language is
Spanish. When he spoke to us we had two
students translate for the rest of the group.
(That in itself was a cool experience.
I love how there are so many young people who are cultured, and who can
speak various languages. It is
incredible. )<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I do not like to dwell on the bad, but I think Elias’
story is inspiring. Elias grew up in Poland.
He is the oldest of seven children.
Near the beginning of the war, he “volunteered” to go and work. The work they had the Jewish people do was
very hard, strenuous, and intense. He started out by building a road. They did
long assembly lines from Germany to Poland to pass off heavy supplies for the
road. He eventually left and worked on a
ship transporting cargo off the ship. He
recounts how every time they were almost done with one ship, another full one
would show up. Eventually he got so sick
there because his feet where so swollen they permitted him to leave. He was able
to go and stop at his village and see his house. However when he got there his whole family
was gone. He found out his father had
died of starvation and his family had died in gas chambers. The agony he must have felt is unfathomable. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From there he moved around working. He even went to
Auschwitz. He remembers there being two lines.
He didn’t know where they both led.
One was a working line though.
Initially when he went up they turned him away because he looked too
sick. But he left the line and tried to
get color into his cheeks by hitting them.
When he went back they took him and he began working again. He worked in
the mines which was very dangerous.
However, he later learned that the other line was a death line and the
people in that line were killed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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experiences. He survived 9 concentration
camps. He expresses how he does not know
how he survived. However he did survive,
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the survivors. She cut the potatoes. They
got married and moved to Guatamala.
Later they would move to Jerusalem.
He gives all of his thanks to God.
He told us that it was hard to leave Hell, and it is also hard to look
back. But as he talked I sat there
thinking. Here is this man before me,
who literally survived a Hell. Yet I hear about his life now and he has done so
much with it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He had no control over these things that happened to
him. He was the participant in a very
cruel and unfair, hate filled war. Yet
he sat before me and when he talked about his present life he was so
cheerful. He goes to a concentration
camp survivor group every day. He lives
for his family- children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Elias is an incredible man. He is a hero in every sense of the word that
can teach us so much. We control how we
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10346510854379535762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257566392113364210.post-80978656353750983072013-02-15T14:21:00.001-08:002013-03-31T06:53:55.084-07:00How you Know You are Living In Jerusalem <br />
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So living here in the Holy Land, there are many things that
are different than an average day back in Utah, or America for that
matter. I have been thinking about these
differences and wondered what are some specific things that make it different
here. So I have made a list of five
things that are different, most of them being silly. But nonetheless these are things that I
love. I decided to title my list as <i> How You
Know You Are Living in Jerusalem</i>.</div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">You know you are living in Jerusalem when
frequently throughout the day a man’s voice blasts on an intercom( Call to
Prayer/Quran recitations) and it does not seem weird or alarming in the
slightest.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">If anything it becomes to
feel natural.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">You know you are living in Jerusalem when you
are embedded in a huge crowd and people still look at you and say “mormons” and
you know they are talking to you.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Everyone at the Jerusalem Center got renamed once entering Jerusalem.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">We now respond to “mormon.”</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">You know you are living in Jerusalem when you
are constantly asking yourself if you should go get ANOTHER chocolate pita.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">The Jerusalem Center’s Oasis, cafeteria, has
these wonderful chocolate pitas.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">You can
toast pitas and then put this chocolate spread on it…it is divine. </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">When people gain weight here it is probably
because of the amount of pitas one consumes per day. You can have a chocolate
pita, honey pita, peanut butter pita, cinnamon sugar pita…the list goes on and
on.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">You know you are living in Jerusalem when one of
your most frequent thoughts is, “is this real life?”</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">You are constantly surrounded by significant
sights and people.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Many places that
surround you hold significance because something in the Bible took place there.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">And if it doesn’t hold significant to you, it
often holds significance to a different religion or group of people.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">To conclude the list, you know you are living in
Jerusalem when you are surrounded with 81 other students, plus faculty, that
are all great friends.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Everyone here at
the Jerusalem Center is such great friends.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">For example, I can go up to dinner by myself, get my food, and not fear
that I won’t have someone to sit with.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">You
can sit at any table that has an open spot and feel welcome.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Or you could start your new table that will
be full in seconds. Everyone here is wonderful.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">I am sure by the time I leave here I will have 81 new members to add to
my family!</span></li>
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This valley is probably where,or near where, Nephi, Lehi, and their family lived before they left Jerusalem. </div>
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This is the "millo" that is mentioned in the scriptures a lot. It acted as a reinforcement wall. It probably supported the ground near a large building. Later on People built homes on the side of it. This is why you can see the outlines of old houses. </div>
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This is an actual excavation. People really want to dig in the City of David because a lot of historical events happened in this area. However it is extremely controversial because there are Palestinian homes all over the land people want to excavate on. So there are some people who are trying to excavate, while there are people who are trying to live in their homes that people are trying to dig under. This obvious creates a problem. In the above picture on the left you see armed guards. These guards are actually there for the excavators protection...just in case. I don't know how they are going to resolve this. I definitely see both sides of the argument. </div>
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