I have had the most amazing Sabbath of my entire life; not only that, I think today has been one of the most amazing days of my entire life period.
The day began with an incredible final sacrament meeting in the Jerusalem Center. I truly will miss being able to simply look up while taking the sacrament and see the city where the most important week in history took place, to look to the south west and see the building where Christ instituted this sacred ordinance. I was lucky enough to sing a musical number today, I loved being able to testify of Christ through song in this amazing city. The talks were amazing and the spirit was impregnable. I then went to primary where I led the little children one last time, they are amazing. I'm so grateful that I had that calling here.
Following church we went to the Garden of Gethsemane where I just sat for a few hours and wrote in my journal, read the intercessory prayer, pondered about all that I have just experienced. It was an incredible thing for me to be able to do on my last sabbath.
The best part of the day came later after all of that already amazing stuff, I wish I could describe it in better detail, so I'll wait til I have more time so that I can fully articulate my intense and incredible feelings that I felt this evening.
The day began with an incredible final sacrament meeting in the Jerusalem Center. I truly will miss being able to simply look up while taking the sacrament and see the city where the most important week in history took place, to look to the south west and see the building where Christ instituted this sacred ordinance. I was lucky enough to sing a musical number today, I loved being able to testify of Christ through song in this amazing city. The talks were amazing and the spirit was impregnable. I then went to primary where I led the little children one last time, they are amazing. I'm so grateful that I had that calling here.
Following church we went to the Garden of Gethsemane where I just sat for a few hours and wrote in my journal, read the intercessory prayer, pondered about all that I have just experienced. It was an incredible thing for me to be able to do on my last sabbath.
The best part of the day came later after all of that already amazing stuff, I wish I could describe it in better detail, so I'll wait til I have more time so that I can fully articulate my intense and incredible feelings that I felt this evening.
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| I feel like I needed to post at least one picture. These were taken at a place called the Terra Sancta, it was used as a hospice, or hotel over a hundred years ago. Inside one room, that is now used as a sewing room to sew Franciscan monk robes, is an old old door with names carved into them. As though they were guests names. One of these names clearly says the H-Y-D-E. It is very possible that this was carved by the apostle Orson Hyde when he came to Jerusalem in 1841. Those back home know how much I love modern church history, so I was so excited to see this place. |
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