Today is the first Sabbath here in Jerusalem!!! We had sacrament meeting. I had the honor of preparing and blessing the Sacrament. I almost fell over on the table which was semi embarrassing. No one really noticed except for me.
Church was good. My room-mate Jefferson spoke. My other room-mate Andrew taught Elder's Quorum.
We went on a walk down to the Garden of Gethsemane. It was really nice.
The 16 who finally arrived were very happy to get here. They had to get caught up on some stuff today.
Fenton Hughes from my grade at Timpanogos is here. And a Jarrett Lever who was my cousin Mitchell's MTC companion is here as well. Both of them are all-stars.
That's all for today . . .
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Day 2
Well classes have started.
Sort of . . .
And the 16 missing persons finally arrived.
We went on a tour of Jerusalem today. It is magnificent. I was really impressed by the Old City. It is part of West Jerusalem. East Jerusalem is the Israeli side and West Jerusalem is the Palestinian side. The Old City has many impressive sites including Dome of the Rock and Church of the Holy Sepulchre. That is where many people think that Christ was buried.
We had a great breakfast. French Toast, eggs, and the like. All meals are done cafeteria style. I met Jeff Chadwick. He's cool and seems like a great teacher.
The 16 missing students who apparently had to sleep in JFK airport on the floor arrived today.
They were happy to be here.
That's all for today.
Sort of . . .
And the 16 missing persons finally arrived.
We went on a tour of Jerusalem today. It is magnificent. I was really impressed by the Old City. It is part of West Jerusalem. East Jerusalem is the Israeli side and West Jerusalem is the Palestinian side. The Old City has many impressive sites including Dome of the Rock and Church of the Holy Sepulchre. That is where many people think that Christ was buried.
We had a great breakfast. French Toast, eggs, and the like. All meals are done cafeteria style. I met Jeff Chadwick. He's cool and seems like a great teacher.
The 16 missing students who apparently had to sleep in JFK airport on the floor arrived today.
They were happy to be here.
That's all for today.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
New Arrival
This is Troy Terry, humbly reporting to the world about the wonders of the Jerusalem Center.
It is enormous. Never in my entire life have I seen such an awesome and enchanting building. The stone archways give the building an ancient feel and a smooth look. To enhance our first night in the center, besides having a scrumptuous meal and an astounding tour of the center we were treated to a rare opportunity in the Holy Land: a thunder storm. A real THUNDER STORM!!! How could such a magnificent event take place in the driest of dry places on this globe. Suprisingly, the climate was much different than what I expected. The first thing I noticed after getting off the bus was that the climate was not Arizona/Southern Utah typical. It was anything but. It was almost like a mixture of a temperate forest and a tropical coastal feel. That may be in part due to the fact that they were soon to have a thunder storm.
My plane flights were uneventful, but one of our groups that was going through JFK airport got stranded and they (6 students) were stuck and had to stay the night in the terminal. We were told that they would arrive tomorrow.
It is enormous. Never in my entire life have I seen such an awesome and enchanting building. The stone archways give the building an ancient feel and a smooth look. To enhance our first night in the center, besides having a scrumptuous meal and an astounding tour of the center we were treated to a rare opportunity in the Holy Land: a thunder storm. A real THUNDER STORM!!! How could such a magnificent event take place in the driest of dry places on this globe. Suprisingly, the climate was much different than what I expected. The first thing I noticed after getting off the bus was that the climate was not Arizona/Southern Utah typical. It was anything but. It was almost like a mixture of a temperate forest and a tropical coastal feel. That may be in part due to the fact that they were soon to have a thunder storm.
My plane flights were uneventful, but one of our groups that was going through JFK airport got stranded and they (6 students) were stuck and had to stay the night in the terminal. We were told that they would arrive tomorrow.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Getting Packed . . .
So life is odd. I have to get packed to move out of my apartment complex and then I have to pack for the Holy Land. Does the rush never end?
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