While I was a student at the BYU Jerusalem Center in the Fall Semester of 2000, I was having a hard time early on, being distracted by a problem at home. My focus was on trying to keep a long-distance relationship working with a girlfriend. As a result, I wasn’t paying attention enough to the extraordinary learning environment. ...
One memory that stood out in my mind from my time in Jerusalem was the Last Week of Christ’s Life Field Trips. One of the stops was the Dominus Flevit Church: this church is a Franciscan church commemorating where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. Our group always sang a hymn at every site we went to. ...
Today was a field trip day—except that it only included me, Marilyn, Cindy, and Jane. We left early for the Central Bus Station—humored on the way by a young gal sliding around the bus on account of its abrupt stops, and her large “tik” (backpack).We then boarded a bus, after shoving and pushing, which took...
