Let’s remember the spirit we felt

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Julie Jenkins Elcock

Student, Winter 1994

I am knit and bound to a number of people because of Jerusalem. These experiences have molded me. They have changed me as an individual forever. They have changed how I view the world. I have a greater capacity to love others and observe people that are different from me in a new way. Most importantly, these experiences in Israel have increased my testimony of my Savior Jesus Christ.

Heidi Hatch Gilbert

Student, 2008

One of the best life lessons I have learned happened during those four months in the Center with our group of eighty-one students: when we give people more than one chance to really get to know who they are, there is something to treasure in every human.

Raven Alard Ngatuvai

Student, 2009

A favorite experience for me was to be on my room balcony in the early morning or late at night, looking out at the landscape and, simultaneously, looking in at myself. I could feel such a depth of connection with my Savior that I have probably not felt again other than on my mission or when having a child.

David Rolph Seely

Professor 1990 - 2013

Once when we got to the top [of Mount Sinai], I noticed a group of students quietly and reverently removing their shoes—because they understood the meaning of the scriptures they were reading about Moses when he met the Lord there.

The Light in Their Eyes

A sacred light comes to our eyes and countenances when we have a personal bond with our loving Heavenly Father and His Son.–Elder James E. Faust

Many Center students have been told that there is a light in their eyes. James E. Faust gave a talk that highlighted this.

Those Who Had Come Before

The affiliation with Brigham Young University made all the difference.

Christopher Kirkland shares his experience when he had one last chance to visit the Garden Tomb with a friend. They arrived at just the wrong time, but because they were students at the Jerusalem Center, everything worked out.

Resurrection

Students remind us that death is not final.

During the Summer 2016 program, a student found out that a family member had passed away. Her peers made this video and dedicated it to her family.

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Discovering Beauty

“What we love determines what we seek. What we seek determines what we think and do. What we think and do determines who we are — and who we will become.” -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

This colorful and inspiring video by Devin Graham and his team reminds us of the beautiful places and faith of many religions in the Holy Land.