The BYU Jerusalem Center became a beacon for the entire Country by promoting Sunday Night Concerts involving world class musicians. People flocked to the center every Sunday evening for these concerts. Performers came from the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as guest artists from all over the world. For the most part, the auditorium was...
There were three holiday concerts we prepared the students to perform during the three Decembers we served in Israel. We spent many hours rehearsing for each of these and the students were as enthused to sing, dance, and play their instruments as we were to direct and accompany them. Imagine our shock when our first...
The night before leaving for Jerusalem in fall 1992, my now-husband “officially” proposed. Anticipating our upcoming separation, he wanted to make sure everyone knew I was already taken at what he called the BYU Jerusalem Center “Love Boat.” I’m sure his concern was overblown, but being engaged did help me focus more on certain aspects...
On July 25, 1994, near the end of my summer term in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan’s King Hussein signed a momentous declaration to begin peace negotiations between the two countries. A week later, as we students were outside enjoying a barbecue dinner at the Jerusalem Center, a Jordanian airplane, accompanied by...
A favorite teaching moment for me happened in Shepherds’ Field. It was late in fall semester. I think we were getting into December and it was early in the evening. The wind was blowing enough to be noticed, and purple clouds were rolling in over the horizon. The lights were coming on from the top...
