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Thursday, March 01, 2007
We got up about 7:30 although I had been up earlier. I tried to get started on our canning project with Mark, Bob, Irven and us. This became frustrating trying to get cost and weights figured out in order to make up some labels. While I was working on this I received a call from Utah Sleep Institute to schedule another test my doctor wants done. I scheduled it for this Saturday but they again called me to tell me that there company will no longer be paid by my plan. I called Larry Saiz to see what the program that he talked to us about in which we will pay. He wants me to let him know what the results are. If we changed with him now it wouldn’t become affective until 1 April. I spent over 1 ½ hours on the phone and so far haven’t got things worked out. I went to Kitchen Kneeds and got more canning items. From there I went to the Church Home Canning and purchased more cans, boxes, lids, air packages and some refried beans for Sandy. I also got the canner. I stopped and got gas for my pickup. I visited with David about his investments and suggested that I might see if Charles Hyer would meet with him and give some suggestions. I would also like to be with them if he does. I will visit with Charles about it. Mae has been gone since before noon to visit with Georgia and they went through some of their Grand Mother Porter’s things. It was late when I got home so when I found out that Mae would be after 6:30 PM before she got home I got something to eat. I was able to get 4 hours drawing time from 7 PM to 11 PM on Randy’s plans. Mae didn’t get home until 7 PM from Georgia’s. They had a good time going through old papers of their Grandmother’s. She was able to find a wallet size picture of the picture she first gave me of her. It was a copy she had given to her Grandmother. My 8 x 10 picture has been lost for many years so I am glad to see this one.
Friday, March 2, 2007
Today was spent canning food storage in Bob’s garage. We has borrowed the can sealer from the Ogden Home Canning Center and also purchased the cans and other needed materials from there. We had bought some of the foods from Kitchen Kneads and some dried refried beans for the canning center. All of us also had some items that we wanted to can along with the wheat that Irven had purchased for Mom before he got married. I had moved it from Sunset to Idaho Falls to Layton to Bob’s. Several times I had treated it with dry ice to keep the insects (weevil) out of it. It was still good so we wanted it canned. We decided that we would just divide the wheat up among all of us. We got a lot done today but quite about 4 PM and cleaned as we were tired and Mae and I had plans for this evening. Mae and I showered and changed and went to David’s where my children gathered in honor of my Birthday. David had bought food from a Japanese restraint in Salt Lake. Mike stopped on his way and picked it up. When we got to David’s we found that Tyler is sick so Shauna stayed with him upstairs. Mike came with out Becky as she is sick.  Jeff, Gail and Benji made it. Sandi, Nick, Chelci and Steve were able to come also. We ate and visited and then played games. Jeff and Gail gave me another gift certificate from Maverik and the rest went together on a gift certificate from Penney’s so I can buy another set of dress coveralls. As we were visiting Mike told us how his David is letting studies wait until they are due and when they ask him about it he just says “I have it under control or I am thinking about it” and then at the last minute pulls it off. He also told how Taylor is always working way in advance to have her school work done. Both are caring a 4.0 average. Although Mike was criticizing David he was also quite proud of all his children. When we started to break up, Jeff wanted to stay longer. Gail road home with Sandi and Nick and Jeff stayed with Benji. We stayed as Mae wanted to clean up. I went downstairs with David and Jeff and visited with them while they played ping pong. They are very good a ping pong and they remind me of the way Hale played. I am afraid that they have several things in common with Hal. Mae hade the house cleaned up before long and we came home. She amazes me as to how fast she can clean things up. I was so tired that I went right to bed.
Saturday, March 3, 2007
We were up and going with the canning by 9 AM. We were completed canning and got Sandy’s sorted out and loaded in the pickup for her. Sandy left for home and the rest of us went in and had soup that Carroll had made for us. Carroll also made cabbage for us for lunch yesterday. Both meals were very good. It took the rest of the day to sort out each of our shares. Bob and I helped Mark take his items to his storage shed. I borrowed a dolly from Mark to take my items to our storage room. Bob was able to put his items in the garage where we had removed the wheat. I was sure tired but we all were glad to have the job done and the added food storage put up. After showering Mae and I watched a show on TV and then started watching a documentary on the Old Testament. I got to sleepy to watch more so we turned it off to watch later. I did learn one thing that really interested me is that the Old Testament or Torah was not written down until after 587 BC while the Jews were in captivity in Babylon.
Sunday, March 04, 2007
We slept in until 8 AM. I got part of my journal caught up to date. At 11 AM we had an appointment with the Bishop for new Temple recommends. We went to meetings a little early to meet with Sister Smith to discuss the nursery. We then had children start coming in. it seemed that most of the time I had at least one child on my lap and quite often I had two on my knees. By the time the two hours were up I was tired. Mae and I were asked to give the prayers in Sacrament meeting. We had a large attendance today as one family was having an adopted daughter blessed. After meeting Mae and I were set apart in our nursery calling. Bob had dinner prepared when we got home from meetings. Mae and I worked on the assignment that Brother Barrett gave us and wanted us to have done for tomorrow night. We worked on it as we had spare time today and was able to complete it. I called Jeff to ask his help and he invited us over for a while. We got on his computer and use the world search. With this program we were able to find the location of the last two cities on the assignment. Jeff, Gail, Mae and I played a game of marbles and a game of Rook. Both teams were with-in one hand of winning and then we each went back. The score was 255 to 255 so we called it a draw and quite. Mae and I got home at 10:30. I filled in my journal and we went to bed.
Monday, March 05, 2007
I got up about 8 AM. This morning I scanned the Birthday card into my journal. I called Dr. Francis’s office and told them that the Utah Sleep Institute had called me and told me that they could not give me the test that Dr. Francis had asked for. The nurse said she would make some calls and I should hear back today or tomorrow. I then scanned the picture of Mae that she found and work a while. I worked on the plans for Craig and Carla for a couple of hours. The McKay Sleep Institute called me and made an appointment for me to come in Friday evening for the next test. I then went over to Penney’s to get a jump suit but they didn’t have any now. I bought a suitcase for our trip. Traffic was terrible getting home. Bob called when I got home and said that he had banana cream pie ready for us. As soon as Mae got home he again called so we went up. The pie was delicious and I had two slices of it. We had to leave before 6 PM in order to get to Providence for the meeting with Brother Barrett. It was a very informative evening and as we left he reminded those going to Egypt that he would see them on Wednesday. The time has gone so fast and it is about time for us to leave for Israel also. It was 10:30 PM when we got home. I finished this entry and we went to bed. I have eaten all the way home to keep awake so I may not sleep very well tonight.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
We were up before 8 this morning but by the time we get through getting going items it was after 9 when I got on the computer and started on Craig & Carla’s plans. Bob came down and reminded me that I was going to return the canner this morning. I am glad he did as I had forgotten it. I returned those items and then got right back to work on the plans. I worked until we went to bed at 8 PM. Mae has been busy all day going through her Grandmothers scrap books and collectable items. She has really been excited with what she has found. We watched another segment of the Old Testament DVD that we have. It was interesting to realize just how the Jewish Leaders put the first Torah together and then how the changed and reinterpreted it as to their needs, such as no fighting on the Sabbath. They had the Greeks attack them on the Sabbath and latterly slaughtered most of them. They then changed the Torah to say that they could not start a fight on the Sabbath but they could protect themselves if others attack first. This DVD is not by LDS authors but it is still very informative. We got it in preparation for our trip to Israel.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
After I got going the first thing I had to do is to enter yesterday’s journal entry. It was after 9:30 AM before we ate breakfast. I got on the computer about 9 AM. By noon I was about ready to go to Durk’s to visit with Jarad. Mae had me move some of our storage so that we had room for our safe. Mae has sure been busy trying to get ready for her Book group, pack for our trip and everything she has to do. After visiting with Jarad I went to Penney’s to check on getting another set of coveralls. On the way to Penney’s I stopped at Pet Mart and gave them some brochures on N.A.I.P. I then went to C.A.L. Ranch to see if they carried any nicer coveralls but they don’t. I also left them some brochures. Bob and I went Home Teaching to Patriarch and Sister Johnstun. As we left their place we had planned on visiting the Fallis’s also this evening but they called and ask if we could stop by Sunday. Mae did her Visiting Teaching this afternoon also. Mae and I went over to get our Temple Recommends signed by our Stake Presidency. I had a good visit with President Mitchel and after the interview we discussed Family Preparedness and we are to suggest that we should store guns and ammunition. We discussed our mission and our present callings also. We watched some more of our DVD on the Jews and their history before going to bed. Mae did some ironing while we watched the DVD.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
I went to Randy’s and did some discussing of the plans on there house. It looks like we are going to remodel their home rather than build a new home. I looked at their garage door and after making some calls set things up with a company to repair the door springs. I called on the hydronic heat system for Craig and Carla and made arrangements for Craig to pick up the first of the materials on Monday March 12th. This after noon we met Georgia in Roy and she road with us to the Ogden where we attended the Ogden Temple and had Hal and Jean sealed to each other as husband and wife and then sealed Cyndi to her parents. There was a great spirit there as we did the Temple ordnances for them. We help with the sealings of other parents to children, while we were there. We met Kim and Calab just as I came out of the dressing rooms. We visited with them for a few minutes. After we returned home Mae was busy getting ready for her book group this evening. I worked on plans this evening. It was 10:30 before we headed to bed.
Friday, March 09, 2007
I went to Randy’s and he gave me a treatment. From there I came home and took the snowmobile back into the shop to have them check it. I went to the viewing of Debra Lynn Higley Allred. She is the sister of Glen Higley who is the High Priest Group leader. The thing we remember most about Debra is that she was our baby sitter when we lived in Clearfield. If we called her she would always be available when we wanted her even if she had to cancel other plans to tend for us. we have special memories of Debra. I did some checking on materials for Craig and Carla’s job. I got home just in time to change and we went to Bountiful where we met Bob and Pauline Hines at the Chuck-A-Rama for diner and to visit about their and our mission experience. I went to the McKay Dee health clinic in Layton for another sleep test. I got there at 9 PM and the technician had me fill out the paper work and got me wired up for the test. I then had him put the DVD, which I brought of “Kingdom of David”, on the player. I watched the last segment of the series before I went to sleep.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
I woke at 5 AM to use the bathroom. I had to have the technician come in and unplug me. I thought I might come back to bed but by the time I got through with being unplugged I was fully awake so when I came back I just had the technician remove the wires and I got dressed and came home. It was 6:30 AM when I got home. Mae was still asleep so I did my scripture study and then took a shower and went back to bed. Mae let me sleep until 9:30 AM. I worked on Craig and Carla’s plans quite a bit today. I went shopping at the grocery store for Mae and it gave me a break. David & Shauna had us tend Conner this afternoon while they took Tyler and Emily skiing. Jeff and Gail also had us tend Benji while they went to a play in S.L. Both boys were a delight to have and were very easy to tend. Mae prepared food for tomorrow. I spent a little while with Bob trimming some fruit trees. We enjoyed the boys being here. When we ate dinner I fed Benji. Mae then changed his dipper, gave him a bottle and but him down to sleep. Mae played games with Conner. When David came to get him about 9 PM he didn’t want to leave. David asked him if he wanted to stay with Grandma and he said yes. After they left Mae and I quit and went to bed to watch a show. It was about 11 PM when Jeff and Gail came and got Benji.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
I woke about 8 AM. Bob called to see if we wanted to have biscuits and gravy with them. He said they would be ready about 9 but Mae reminded him that it was already past 9 and would soon be 10AM. Breakfast was great. We had to hurry to get to church. Mae gave the lesson today in nursery. I came up with the idea of popping popcorn for the children to watch and they did get excited with it. Mike’s family all came up for dinner this afternoon and that was a good time. We played the game 99 and enjoyed that. Mike tried to download the program to create an PDF file but he was unable. It didn’t work for me either when I tried it yesterday. I did a little to Carla and Craig’s drawing and then filled in my journal while Mae made some calls and cleaned up the house. This daylight saving time kind of throws thing off.
Monday, March 12, 2007
It was 7:30 AM when we got up. Bob came down and wanted me to go with him to Sherrie’s to check her furnace. He brought down hot waffles for our breakfast. I got some tools and went with him. The pilot light was out so I relit it. After lighting it every thing seemed to work. Bob helped me reload my snowmobile onto the trailer. I tried again to get a program that will allow me to create a PDF file but was unsuccessful again today. Craig called and is on his way down to get the first load of parts for their heat system. I did some work on their plans in preparation of Craig coming. When Craig and Collin arrived Mae had lunch ready. I showed him the plans for his heat system and we went over to Durk’s where we got the materials. Jarad had the items all palletized and ready to load. We then went to I.C.S. and bought two rolls of 6” grid wire. It was after 3 PM when Craig and Collin left for home with a large load. I went to C.A.L. Ranch and bought three pair of Wrangler dress pants. I then went to Dick’s in Clearfield and got my snowmobile. They found a leaking gasket that was letting air enter below the carburetor. Mae has been busy getting ready things ready for our trip. We found out that our carry on case was too large. It took some time to find two that were within the limits. We borrowed one from Carroll. Mae also tried to clear out the E-mail file. I made up some capsules of my Mannatech supplements. We had one e-mail to answer for the missionary reunion on the 30th of March. There was a survey to fill out for it and that took some time. It was mid-night before we got to bed.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
I know that Mae hadn’t slept very well so I tried not to wake her. After using the bathroom I came into the computer and started on it. I did get several pages of the student handbook copied so I don’t have to take the hole book with me to do my daily studying. Mae soon woke anyway. I suddenly remembered that I had an appointment with Randy for a treatment. Mae was saying her morning prays, so I just ran out and went to Randy’s. He worked on me for over an hour. Mae had breakfast ready for us shortly after I got home. We worked all day getting things about ready to go in the morning. We did a little more shopping for last minute items. Mae got a treatment from Dr. Cordova. I tried to back up my computer onto the external hard drive but got confused and gave up for now. Mae gave me a hair cut this evening. It was 10:30 PM when Mae was ready for bed so I joined her and will let less important things wait. I am going to write my journal in a note book on this trip and then copy it back to my computer when we return home.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
We got up early and finished packing. Mae made us a nice breakfast by making a great tossed salad. This way she was able to use up all the vegetables in our fridge that will not last until we return. We were packed and loaded our suit cases before 11 AM. Bob went with us to the airport so he could return our car. We stopped at Dr. Cordova’s for Mae to get some pain relief cream to take with us. We flew United Airline to Denver where we had to make connecting flights. At the Denver airport we met up with Shellie, Roy, Garrett, Quint and Kevis and Sister ______ who joined with the Salt Lake group. They were about 1 ½ hours later getting to Denver than were we. We departed the Denver airport and flew about 18 hours to Frankfurt Germany.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Going east we crossed several time zones so it was morning when we got to Frankfurt. We spent the day touring the city. We had a very good guide who led us in a fast tour of the city. We first traveled to the Temple sight there. It was very enjoyable to see the Temple and be guided by two Sister Missionary’s around the grounds. We then went downtown Frankfurt and found it very interesting to see the old and new city. During the II World War Frankfurt was 75% destroyed so most of the buildings have been rebuilt during my life time. Frankfurt is called the banking capital of the world and you soon realize that there is a bank on almost every block of the downtown area. This is where the Rothschild’s are from and others that you hear of with their names being attached with the control of the financial industry of the world. By the end of the day I was tired and finally found a bench where I could rest and wait for the others to finish the tour. We went to a German restaurant for dinner and then to the Airport to check in for our continuing flight to Israel. The check in security was very strict and when they found that I had something inside my boots they were sure that I was trying to smuggle something in. I had to remove my shoes and socks and they took the money belts back for a security check. The guard acted almost disappointed when he returned it to me with finding nothing except money. After getting through that gate of waiting in lines we only went a short distance where we had to go through the search a second time. This time I removed the money belt before I went through the check. When I went through the gate they tried to give me the wrong basket. I objected that it was not mine and was treated some what rudely until another lady returned the basket she had been given by mistake also. That upset me to have to go through two different screenings within the same airport to get to our check in gate. We then found that there were not water fountains or restrooms available in that terminal. I had to leave every thing with Mae and then return to the outer area for those facilities and then go through the screening a third time. We left Frankfurt at 10:35 PM to continue to Israel.
Friday, March 16, 2007
It was 3:30 AM when we arrived at Tel Aviv Jerusalem. We had to wait there for about two hours until the group that went to Egypt arrived. We toured Tel Aviv which is a new city, by bus. Most of it has been built since 1968 so is quite modern. We then went to Joppa. According to Jewish legend, Noah’s son, Japheth found this city and port after the flood. Joppa is where Jonas was when he was commanded to go to Nivevah to call the people to repentance or be destroyed. Jonas didn’t want to so he boarded a ship going else where. A storm arose and the ship was about to parish so Jonas had the crew throw him over into the sea. He was then swallowed by a large fish and spent three days in the belly. The fish then throw him up onto the shore and he went to Nivevah and warned the people. After warning then he went upon the hill where he could watch Nivevah’s destruction. The people decided to repent and when the Lord didn’t destroy Nivevah, Jonas was upset. Peter was also in Joppa when he received the vision of the sheet coming down from Heaven with all kinds of foods that the Jews had been taught were unclean for man to eat. When the Lord commanded him to eat he replied “not so my Lord for they are unclean and he had never eaten of unclean food.” The Lord then told him that what the Lord had cleansed he should not call unclean. Then he was interrupted by three men coming in search of the Gospel that were not of the Jewish Faith. We visited some excavations at Caesarea where Herod the Great built a city in honor of Augustus. We then went to Haifa where we visited the graves of two Mormon missionaries that died there. They were not missionary companions and were on separate callings but they took sick and due to the expense of having them returned to the U.S., they were buried there. Most of our group went for lunch there but I wasn’t feeling well so stayed on the bus, resting and sleeping the rest of the afternoon. Arrangements had been for a nice hotel there in Haifa.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
We were up early and had breakfast at 7 AM and loaded the bus by 8 AM and off for another day. We went first to Mount Carmel and oh what a beautiful area. This is the sight where Elijah challenged the priest of Baal. Off course we do not know the exact location where the alters were placed but do know that we were in the area with in a hundred yards. It was so inspiring to look down from that area on the valleys below and know that we were on sacred ground. On the way up the mountain, and that was quite a ride up there, Brother Barrett explained about a city there where the Druse are active. They are a break off from the Israelites that believe in reincarnation, they believe that Christ will yet be born of a man. They do not proselyte but are very secretive about their beliefs and organization. A person must wait until they are an adult and then he has to come to them to get information about their organization and beliefs and then go through a couple of years of testing before he will be accepted into their faith. Brother Barrett also pointed out several Kuibutes which is a communal village. They are no longer like the original were but are a form of socialism. We next went to Tel Megiddo. (A Tel is a hill made up of one city being built on top of a previously existing city.) Also in Israel all of the towns and cities are built on the mountain tops and sides so the valleys can be used for agriculture. (This makes good since too me.) At this dig (a dig is an archaeological uncovering of ancient ruins.) I believe that here they have found possibly 9 civilizations that have existed in this spot. From the city Megiddo, we overlooked the Valley of Megiddo, where the last great battle Armageddon, will commence at the second coming of Christ. It seems so incredible to be in this area.
Our next stop was at Nazareth at a KFC where we had lunch. Nazareth is now a very large city that is well over 2,000 families. In the Old Testament Nazareth was not even mentioned and in the New Testament it was a very insignificant village of maybe 200 families. I couldn’t help thinking of the song “I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked” and the verse that mentions “those little paths, they have not changed” and couldn’t help thinking “those little path, oh how they have changed”. We went to an area that has been preserved and rebuilt to show how Nazareth would have looked. I am not sure if the buildings are from a dig or just reconstructed. We were taken through by a guide that explained the olive trees, the vineyards and the buildings. There was an olive press, a synagogue, houses and also sheep and donkeys. There were people dressed in the clothing styles of New Testament time and they gave us samples of unleavened bread and olives. I really enjoyed this area and it gave me a good feeling as to how Nazareth would have been at the time of Jesus youth. We think of Joseph being a carpenter but a carpenter was also a worker of stone. Stone is the main building material in Israel with wood only being the trim and roofing materials.
After leaving the village we went to the Church of the Annunciation. This is a Catholic Church built in the 1st century. It was built to commemorate the announcement to Mary and later to Joseph, by the Angel Gabriel, that Mary would be the mother of Christ. Brother Barrett said that he was first shown this sight by Father Raphael, a Catholic Priest. It is interesting that the chapel has a baptismal font in it. We next went to the Church of Joseph where it is believed was the place where Mary and Joseph lived.
We stayed in a very nice hotel in Nazareth. It is neat to think that we walked, ate slept in the town where Jesus lived but oh how it has changed!
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Brother Barrett had arranged for a room in the hotel so that we might meet with all the members of our tour.  Brother Steve Miller, a Stake President, conducted the meeting. We had an opening song and prayer, then four had been called on to speak, Brother Gary Sorenson (a former Mission President), Brother Ralph Brisco (a former Bishop), Sister Patsy Seymore and our son-in-law Roy Seymore. They all gave very good talks. We then went to breakfast in the dinning area. We loaded the bus at 9 AM and left for another day of touring. We went to an archeology dig called Sepphoris or Zippori as it sits on the top of a hill like the bird Zippor. This is a large sight where they are finding great historical information.
We next went to Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee. The Sea of Galilee is 200 ft. below sea level. We ate lunch a McDonald’s which is on the sea shore. We could see several men fishing off the shore which of course interested me. From there we went to some hot springs where Herod had built some hot bath houses. That seems to have been one of there favorites activities at the time. We next went to the Jordan River where the river leaves the Sea of Galilee. Some feel that John baptized in this area but Brother Barrett does not feel this is where he baptized Jesus. At this area facilities have been built where they perform baptisms. There are dressing rooms and seating areas near the river, walkways with railings for people to enter into the water. Here baptisms in the Jordan River are being performed daily. We were able to watch several groups that seemed to have their own ministers that talked to their group and then took them in to the river to be baptized. It was interesting to watch but somewhat different than our baptisms. They didn’t seem to have witnesses, the arm was not raised to the square, care was not taken for complete immersion and no authority was used. But it was neat to see sincere people wanting to follow after Christ.
We next came to Ein Gev Kibbutz where we stayed at the Holiday Village. Ein Gev is at the foot of the Golan Heights. The Golan Height range has been and still is a strategic military command as there is so much area that can be overlooked from there. There is an electronic surveillance station that Brother Barrett said they monitor all electronic communications. I asked if they could hear him speaking over the bus microphone system and he replied that he was sure they could. After getting settled in our rooms we went to dinner and after dinner Mae, Patsy and I went to Roy and Shellie’s room and played cards for a while. Roy had lain down and fallen asleep.
Monday, March 19, 2007
We were up early this morning. In my personal study I caught hold of the thoughts of how insignificant
I am. I guess that if you combined all the oceans together and then removed a teaspoon of water, it might represent the total membership of the church in comparison to all humanity that has and do live upon this earth. I am then caused to reflect “Why me?”
We had breakfast at 7 AM and were to be on the bus by 8 AM. Brother Barrett kindly chastised all of us for some of us were late getting on the bus, which holds everyone else up and costs us time from our sight seeing schedule. As we traveled Brother Barrett pointed out the areas, telling us about the Golan Heights and so much history that I can only remember small amounts. We stopped at the Tel of Bethsaida which has only recently been excavated. Here is where Jesus fed the 5,000 and where Jesus cast the legions of evil spirits out of the man and they entered into the herd of swine, which ran to the sea and drown themselves. This is the area where Jesus gave the Beatitudes.
Brother Gary Sorenson interrupted to tell a joke; the old man said, “I don’t know much but if you want peace in this life you need to learn two words – Yes Mame.”
As we were walking through the Tel, a guide from another tour group told us that someone from our group was walking into a mine field. We quickly found that Garrett had just got ahead of our group but had seen the warning signs. Brother Barrett cautioned us about the warning signs. There are many areas that had been mined during recent conflicts between the Jews and the Palestinians. It was easer to fence and place warning signs than to clear the mines. We were all more cautious and aware of these areas after this experience.
Dallia is our guide, and maybe I need to explain about having a guide when Brother Barrett is our tour leader. Shortly after Brother Barrett starting taking tours to Israel he was told that if he was to be checked as a “Tour Guide” his passport would be stamped, he would be escorted out of the country and he would never be allowed to return again. Tour Guides must be Israelis. He now has to hire a guide and he is a group leader. Anyway, Dallia told us that in the book “Our Man in Damascus” it states that it doesn’t rain in Israel from May to October. It has sure been raining since we got here and most days are cold.
We traveled north to Dan, the furthest north city in Israel. On the way we could see Mount Herman. Its elevation is 9,000 to 9,400 feet and is now covered with snow. In the winter months they do go skiing there. We had to pass through Kiryat Shemona. Brother Barrett said that we were in the most dangerous area that we will go into. Many homes have concrete bunkers and when the alert sirens go off the people go into the bunkers. LeBanon is located on the west and Syria is on the east and quite often rockets will be fired at this town. However, the people go on about their daily life. At Tel Dan there are some large springs that come out of the ground and provides 220,000,000 cubic meters of water annually. This is at the head of the Jordan River. The area is a National Park and game preserve. We went to the “High Place” where Dan put one of the two Golden Calves, which they stole from Mount Ephraim. It lead the people into idolatry. We went to the dig of Laish where they are uncovering the main gate and where Abraham may have passed through when he went to rescue Lot and his family from the kings of Mesopotamia. That would have been 5,000 years ago, after Sodom was destroyed.
We then went to the Golan Heights and as we drove, we could see many areas that were fenced with warning signs on them because of mine fields. We stopped for lunch at Birkat-Ram. A stand had apples that the lady was juicing. It was rather expensive ($4.00 for a small cup), but the juice was so sweet and delicious. After lunch we drove on to the top of the Golan Heights where we stopped just above the cease fire line in the Six Day War of 1967. Below we could see the road to Damascus where Paul was visited by the Lord.
When we got back to the motel, some of us changed into swimming suits and went for a swim in the Sea of Galilee. The water was cold but after Roy dove into the water, Garret and I also dove in. Quint was kind of forced to go in but Veldon, Kevis and Mae just waded. Shellie came in swimming after she took pictures. Although the water was cold I wouldn’t have missed this swim. After getting dressed Mae and I wanted to see the ostrich farm but when we asked at the front desk we were told they no longer had many ostriches, just one or two. We decided not to go as it was over a mile away and we might miss dinner. We walked down to the sea shore and sat for a while just taking in the privilege of being on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. At 7 PM we loaded the bus and went to a Fish House ran by the Kibbutz for dinner.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
After breakfast we took the bus to the boat dock. There we loaded a boat and went across the Sea of Galilee. As we got underway, the crew hoisted the American Flag and we all stood with pride for our country and sang the Star Spangle Banner. The crew then raised the flag of Jerusalem and we all applauded. About half way across the lake the crew stopped the boat and Brother Barrett related the account of Jesus calming the sea and Jesus walking on the water. We then sang a Hymn that is no longer in our Hymn Book, “Memories of Galilee”. I remember that Hymn from my youth. This was a very spiritual and moving experience. We stopped at the Kibbutz Nof Ginnosa and viewed a film of the finding an ancient boat from the time of Jesus. It showed how two brothers found the remains of a old boat buried in the mud in 1996 when because of drought the seas waters were very low. They soon recognized that this was an archaeological find and called for help. The boat was successfully brought out of the mud and is now preserved in a museum. The construction methods, the nails, the wood jointing and pattern, a pot and a lamp all gives evident that it was a boat dating back to Jesus’ time 2000 years ago. As we were loading the bus for our next destination, a young man came selling souvenirs. I bought 6 caps for $15, the same caps that inside the museum they wanted $9 each.
We next went to the dig of Capernaum. What a spiritual experience this was. Thirty years ago Elder Bruce R. McConkie said that we didn’t know where Capernaum was located but these digs are now proof of the important events that took place in this city. Some of those events were, after Jesus was rejected by his home town he made Capernaum his home, Peter lived in Capernaum, Jesus healed his mother-in-law here, Jesus called Peter, James, Andrew, John and Matthew here, Jesus taught in the synagogue, cast out devils, healed the sick, caused a blind man to see, healed the centurions servant, a sick man was let down through the roof to Jesus and healed, a woman who had “an issue of blood” touched Jesus’ robe and was healed, Jesus raised the daughter of Jairus from the dead, he healed the son of the nobleman and a multitude of sick and lame were brought to Jesus and were healed. Though this dig is controlled by a church yet we are indebted to them for preserving this sight. We stopped at another church whish claims to be where Jesus fed the 5,000. Brother Barrett questions that this is the exact sight but it is a memorial. We went to another church about 500 feet north to the Church of St. Peter’s Primacy where; after his crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus met the Apostles when they had gone fishing. Jesus called them from the shore and asked if they had caught anything. When they replied that they hadn’t, Jesus told them to cast their net on the other side of the boat. They filled their net with 153 large fish. Peter jumped out of the boat and swam to shore, knowing that it was the master on the shore. At this time Jesus gave Peter the assignment to feed My sheep. When Elder LaGrand Richard visited this area, he waded out into the sea to his knees, raised his fist into the air and shouted “Hurrah! This is where missionary work first began.” We went into the church and sang “As I Have Loved You”. The acoustics in this chapel was great. Tabgha lies just to the west. There is where the Church of the Miracle of the Loaves and Fish is located. This dig was found in 1932 finding ruins with mosaic tile depicting the fish and loafs.
We stopped for lunch and then continued to Chorazin. Chorazin is one of the three cities cursed by Jesus because of their unbelief in him. (Bethsaida and Capernaum were the other cities,) Also this city is built in a very rocky area. We next stopped at the city of Tiberias, a city that was built by Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great and ruler of Galilee during the life of Jesus. We stopped at the Church of the B-Attitudes. Although Brother Barrett dose not believe this is the exact location it is a beautiful place to remember and review the sermon. Tiberias is still an active city. We viewed a film about the B-Attitudes, but I was so tired that I fell asleep and missed most of it. We did buy a DVD of the film so I can later re-watch it. As we left the theater Garrett saw a sign advertising frozen yogurt and pointed it out to me. I had to buy one and then bought another for Mae.
Mae has kept the “group journal” today. It was really quite a job and this evening she worked on it until she went to bed. She was very tired tonight.
Our motel is ok but we have single beds. Two of the men in out group are very tall and I am sure the beds are very uncomfortable for them. Our shower leaks and floods the floor when we use it. The food is fairly good but I have noticed that all the food here is quite bland. They do have a very good yogurt that I use for milk that is good. It reminds me of the yup we had in France.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
We were up early and ready to go, as usual, at 8 AM. As we start each morning we have a spiritual devotional. Brother and Sister Al Harris took their turn this morning. Brother Harris told us how his family came into the church. It was very interesting. His Great Grandfather, Alma was a brother to Martin Harris. When he heard that his brother was going to mortgage his farm for this new religion he left his home and traveled some distance to visit Martin and try to talk some sense into him. However Martin gave him a copy of the Book of Mormon and he read it, joined the Church and brought several of his family into the Church. Although Martin left the Church for a while, Alma never did.
From where we are staying at Holliday Village to Jerusalem is 125 miles and Nazareth is still further north. It would take at least a week to travel this distance by foot. With Mary’s condition it probably took a couple of weeks or more. Just a thought I wanted to enter.
Our first stop was Mount Tabor. On the way Delia sang us a song in Hebrew. She first explained the song that a young man that was born in the Galilee always dreamt of leaving the Galilee to find adventure in the great outside world. The day came when he became a airline pilot and flew to foreign lands. Then he realized that there was no place that he would rather be than back in his home in Galilee. Mount Tabor is 1883 feet above sea level. We drove to the base of the mountain but there had to take taxies up the mountain as the road is so windy and steep that a bus cannot drive it safely. Steve and Gary from our group walked up the mountain. They were late getting to our gathering and Brother Barrett was telling us about the history of Mount Tabor. Besides many other historical events, and the most significance to us, is tradition has it that this is where Jesus took Peter, James and John and was transfigured before them. Additionally the three apostles were also transfigured, there they were given the keys of the Priesthood, and they were endowed, and were shown the transfiguration of the earth at Christ’s Second Coming. That information will certainly give greater importance to the mural you see as you enter the Ogden Temple. As we left the mount, Shellie and Garret jogged down to the bottom. They were tired when they got there but they had done it. They actually got down before all of our group were able to get down.
Our next stop was at the Spring of Gideon. This is a lovely spot where a small spring comes from under a rock. This is where Gideon’s army drank from the spring. The lord told Gideon to chose only those men that drank with there spears in ready, to fight Midianites. This is also the area that 220 years later King Saul, and his crown prince Jonathan, were killed in the battle of the Israelites and Philistines.
On the way to the Kibbutz Bet Alpha, we stopped at a Burger King for lunch and just enjoyed a little time to visit with our group members. The plans were to go to Bet Shean but because of the conflicts between the Jews and the Palestinians, who hold this area, we were unable to enter. Palestinians are Arabs that were born in Palestine. The name of Palestine was given the land of Israel by England. The Jews do not like Israel to be refereed to by that name. The Palestinians that presently live in this area are also referred to as Bedouins. They are nomads and their homes are generally tents made of goat’s hair or tin shacks.  We drove on to Jerusalem to our hotel, the Olive Tree. As we got off the bus, Delia (our tour guide) commented that she thought it was cute that Mae and I walk together hand in hand.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
As with each morning we had wakeup call at 6 AM. I have to have more time than that so I get up by 5 AM. We had breakfast and were on the bus by 8 AM. We went to the Temple Mount or now The Dome of The Rock, a huge Al-Aksa Mosque. This is a very sacred spot to Jews, Christians and Moslems alike and is an area of great political concern. It is owned and controlled by the Moslems but is policed mainly by Jewish police. Jewish tradition holds that this is the area where Abraham brought his son Isaac to make an offering to the Lord. It is of great interest to the Christians because of the many ties with Jesus. The Moslems hold that this is the sight where Mohammed made a miraculous night visit to Jerusalem in which he ascended to Paradise and conversed with Allah. Jews are not allowed within the walls of the Temple area for fear that radical Jews might try to blow up the Dome. The Jews want to rebuild the Temple so that they might again offer sacrifices to Jehovah. No Jewish tourist are allowed to enter the temple area after going through strict security check. We were allowed to take pictures and see the sights but at 11 AM we were told that we had to leave. The interesting thing that took place is Mae and several others had just gone to the restrooms. When the guards started to clear the area we were told to leave and pressure was put on everyone to leave now! Brother Barrett talked to the guards and got permission for us wait for those in the restrooms if we continued to move slowly towards the exit gate. Mae was the last one to come out and by that time we had been pushed almost through the gate. I was getting very anxious that I was going to lose my wife on the Temple Mount.
We again went through a security check and into an area, now referred to as the West Wall or Whiling Wall. To the Jews this is the most holy sight in the world. The wall is not part of the Temple but only the greatly expanded retaining wall built by Herod the Great when he rebuilt the Temple. The grounds were expanded from the 15 acres when Solomon built the temple to 40 acres by Herod. The West Wall is the closest that Jews can come to where the Temple originally was before the Temple was completely destroyed after the time of Christ. In this area the men are separated from the women. Tourist, (the men) are able to see where the archeologists have gone down to the original footings for the wall, about another 20 feet deeper. In this area Jews and Christians come daily to pray. Also there are Jewish wedding performed and the Bar Mitzvahs is performed when a boy turns 13 years old. We saw several Bar Mitzvahs performed and the young man now gets to carry the Torah. Brother Barrett says that he believes that the Jews will some day rebuild the Temple as is told in prophecy, but now he doesn’t see how it can happen because of the great controversy that exists between the Jew’s and the Muslims.
We next went down to the South West corner of the Temple Wall where excavation has gone down to the original base. This is where the road would have been at the time of Jesus. You can see where the road was broken up by the falling of the great stones when the Temple of Hared was destroyed. The top of the walls had been broken off and the Temple was completely torn down until there was not one rock left on top of another. Some of the corner stones in the walls were 40’ long 8’ wide and 5’ thick. It is hard to imagine how those stones were moved and put in place. We walked down the roads that Jesus walked and on the South corner stood on an original base rock stone that those entering the temple gate would have walked on. We took pictures of us standing where Jesus walked.
From there we went to The City of David which is the oldest part of Jerusalem. There we climbed down the excavated entrance to Gihon Spring which is outside the city’s wall and then went to Hezekiah’s Tunnel. This tunnel was cut through solid rock to allow the spring water to come into the city’s walls. Many of us walked through the tunnel. We had to wade in water that was as deep as my legs at the first and then shallowed to below my knees. Many places I would bump my head on the ceiling and most of it was just wide enough for me to walk through. Some of the taller ones hit their heads often. It took us over an hour to go through it. We had to take our own lights in order to see. It was very interesting as the tunnel didn’t go in a straight line but made many curves but remained on a constant slope for the water to run through. It is presumed that the digging of the tunnel was done from both ends at the same time. From the tunnel area, we road the bus back to our hotel. On the way Brother Barrett pointed out special areas and gave explanations. The Jews stop the Arabs from coming into Jerusalem to work by making them have a work permit. However they have to get the work permit at the Consulates office in Jerusalem and they don’t have a permit to go into the city. Brother Barrett said that they had to replace half of the staff at the Jerusalem Center because they couldn’t get these permits. He also told us that all construction had to get a permit. You have to pay for the permit in advance and then they may never get around to issuing the permit. If you build with out the permit and especially if you are Arab, the city will have men bulldoze your building down and fine you.
Mae and several of the others went shopping when we got back to the hotel but I just laid down and took a nap. They got back a 7 PM in time for dinner.
Friday, March 23, 2007
I woke at 4 AM and couldn’t get back to sleep so I got up and wrote up more notes from yesterday. By the time I finished it was time for my scripture study. I noted that Nephi read the Scriptures to his brothers, trying to build their testimony’s but those that didn’t read and study for them selves, soon lost their testimonies and eventually their blessings.
We went to Hebron this morning. When Sarah died Abraham purchased a cave Ephron, from the son of Zohar as a family burial sight. Here Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Leah were buried. Rebecca died in child birth of Benjamin and was buried in Bethlehem. There is a mosque built over the cave but from outside you still see the cave opening although it is fenced off and no one can go in.
As we traveled we noted the rocky terrain. Dilia said that tradition has it that when the Angel of Rocks flew over Jerusalem, his sack broke!
When the Turks conquered Israel, the king taxed the people by how many trees were on their land. So the people chopped down and burned all the trees. That left the land barren for many years. Since the Jews are returning, they have replanted many forests. Israel now has a holiday similar to Arbor Day in the U.S. and many go out to plant trees. Shellie said that there are at least 2/3 more forest and trees that when she was here 20 years ago.
We stopped at a couple of digs that I didn’t recognize Lachish and Mareshah. This area is a National Park. At the second there were several manmade caves, Bell Cave’s, that were very interesting. Here we met an Israeli family and visited with them. They had visited the U.S. and while there they visited with some people that had visited Israel. When they were asked about sights in their own land they hadn’t been to them so couldn’t answer the questions. Now they are home they decided they should visit their own lands.
When we came back to the bus Dallia’s husband had sent fresh strawberries and bananas for our lunch. Micah (our bus driver) also passed around a date roll. He announced that he had received his first granddaughter this morning.
Our next stop was at the Valley of Elah, this is where Goliath the Philistine, was challenging the army of Israel to a fight. David with a sling shot made quite an impression on Goliath. It was a very special feeling to be in the valley, imagine where the army of Israel was and where the army’s of the Philistines were, also to walk to the creek bed where David selected his rocks. There are many tourists picking up a rock and I suggested that they probably had to bring in another truck load of rocks each week. We next stopped at Bet Shemesh (“House of the Sun”). At this dig, archeologists have uncovered the remains of the cities Hyksons and Canaanite, across the valley is the city Zorek, where Samson was born. Brother Barrett retold that story to us.
Other areas were pointed out to us as we drove. As Brother Barrett would explain various areas I couldn’t help but realize that in the U.S. we think of history being 200 to 300 years ago but here history starts at 2,000 or 3,000 years ago. I was interested in the forest and agriculture areas South West of Jerusalem. The area is very rocky and dwelling areas are very close together. Most of the living areas were very trashy.
As we returned to Jerusalem the highway dipped into a small valley. Motza is located at the bottom of this valley and is believed to be where Jesus appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Our first stop this morning was at the Orson Hyde Memorial Park. This park is located on the Mount of Olives, across the Kidron Valley and overlooking Jerusalem. Not only is this a beautiful area and very well maintained but I could see in my mind the painting of Jesus sitting on the Mount of Olives and saying “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! (Luke 13:34) To me, this area is where I felt the spirit the strongest of anywhere we visited. Brother Barrett gathered all of us together and rehearsed to us the story of Orson Hyde’s trip and dedicatory pray as a land of the gathering of the Jews. Afterwards all the men assembled and consecrated some olive oil. As today is the Jewish Sabbath we attended church services at the Jerusalem Center. After Sacrament service our group held our own Sunday school class and Brother Barrett led that lesson. We then joined the centers Relief Society and Priesthood meetings.
After meetings we returned to our hotel for lunch. I would have liked to have taken a nap but we were soon off to see Bethlehem. We stopped on a hill that overlooked Bethlehem to the south. On the top was a monument of three pillars, at least 20 feet in height and each had an olive tree on the top if it. Richard did not know exactly the purpose but it might be in remembrance of a Kibbutz near here that was completely destroyed during the 6 day war but has now been rebuilt. It was a very interesting sight and gave me question as to how they watered the trees. At this sight we also saw Shepard’s tending their sheep. Brother Barrett retold the story of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem and then we joined together in song and sang “Oh Little Town of Bethlehem” and “It Came up on a Mid-Night Clear”.
We then traveled on to Bethlehem and went to the church and area where it is believed was the cave where Christ was born. As normal in these areas there are many street mechants. Mae has a hard time getting past them but I found that if you won’t look at them or their wears but just keep walking they will try the next person. I had hopes that we would get back to the hotel early this afternoon but many wanted to shop in Bethlehem so Brother Barrett had Majia stop the buss for a shopping spree. We just walked around and looked. The store that we looked in was a very beautiful arranged store. They had some large and beautiful Nativities and I checked the price of the one. It was over four hundred dollars but he would come down to the high two hundreds plus shipping cost to get it home. Another almost twice the size as the other, I just took a picture of it but didn’t dare to even ask the price of it. We had to hurry when we got to our hotel as it was dinner time. When we got to our room I was beat and soon went to sleep. Mae had to stay up longer and wash out a few clothes by hand.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
We were up early as normal and off by 8 AM. We started at the Jaffa Gate which is located at the South West area of the Old City. We first went to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. This is revered by most Christians as the site of Christ’s crucifixion, burial and resurrection. Brother Barrett gave us some reasons that he doesn’t accept that belief: 1st with the excavation that is being done, he thinks that this area will be found to be within that walls of the Old City and the Scriptures defiantly says that He was taken outside of the city. 2nd the description of the site does not coincide with the description in the Scriptures. 3rd when President Lee visited the area said that he felt good about the Garden Tomb but totally rejected this area. It was about 9 AM as we went through the Old City. The shops were just starting to open and it was exciting to see the city start to life. We did do some shopping at a couple of stores. We went to David’s Tower. This place had nothing to do with David but was built by Herod the Great in 24 B.C. as a palace. Much of it still remains. We went into some areas that have been excavated below the current city and were as much as 20 feet below the present street level. We ate lunch at some of the street venders. We went into the Wohl Archeolical Museum which is built over a dig and saw the remains of homes that were from Christ’s time. As we continued through the city and saw the back of the building where the last super and the visit of Christ to the 10 and then later to the 11 Apostles occurred. Brother Barrett says that this is fairly certain to be the place. We will come back and see inside tomorrow. It is amazing to see sites that are 2000 years old and older as we think of American history is a little over 200 years old.
We are such a blessed people and have passed through comparably few serious trials. As Brother Barrett told us of a friend, Jimmy who lives here in Israel, and the experiences he had during the war of 1947 and then the Six Day War in 1967, I stand all amazed and ask in gratitude, “why me”?
Today was a shorter day so I took a nap when we got back to the hotel. When I woke up Mae wasn’t to be found. I met her coming back when I went to the lobby. She had taken a walk and in the lobby met a Lady from Africa. They soon became acquainted and had a good visit. Mae and I had dinner and then soon went to bed being very tired.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Yesterday Sister Lola Briscoe and Brother Steven Miller were both sick and did not join us. Today both are feeling better and are with us.
Brother Barrett arranged for us to meet in a room on the 8th floor of the hotel to start this day’s tour. We started the meeting with a song, “I Stand All Amazed”.  Brother Barrett then talked to us about the final week of Jesus Christ.
[ Try to get a copy of Brother Barrett’s notes.]
In the notes that I took (and I am not the best note taker) on the 10th of the month of Abive, Jesus came to Jerusalem. The Passover starts the night of the 14th. The sacrificial lamb would be inspected or purchased on the 10th of Abive. The lamb would then be sacrificed on the 14th of Abive. (The 14th of Abive is the 6th of April 30 AD our calander.) ] When Brother Barrett told of Jesus and His Apostles singing a Hymn we sang “As I Have Loved You” feeling it was very appropriate at this point.
After the short meeting we loaded the bus and drove to the southern side of Jerusalem. We went to the Upper Room of a building that Orthodox Jews revere as the “Tomb of David”. This could not be because David was buried in his city. However it is respected as a memorial to David. The second floor is believed to be the room where the Last Supper was held, where Jesus came to the 10 Apostles after his resurrection and then the next day to the eleven. It is also likely that this area is the site of the outpouring of the Holy Ghost on the Day of Pentecost.
We next went to one of the two traditional sites, the Palace of Caiaphas, where Jesus was tried. Brother Barrett said there are many evidences that make him feel good about this area, including the high security cell where Jesus was held illegally with out a trial until early the next morning when an illegal trial could be held.
After leaving this area we had some time before our appointment to visit the Garden of Gethsemane. Many of our group wanted to go shopping. My feet were hurting to much for a shopping trip so I just remained on the bus and rested.
Our next stop was the Garden of Gethsemane. When Jerusalem was conquered the Romans cut down all the Olive trees for fire wood to burn the city. However when you cut down an olive tree new sprouts come up from the roots. Thus the olive trees now in the garden may well be from the roots of the original trees when Jesus went there with his Apostles.
We walked from the Garden to the Antonia Fortress where Jesus was brought to be judged by Pilot. Pilot finding no fault Jesus was taken back to Hared. New charges were brought against Jesus and returned, this time to be scourged, mocked, and crowned with the wreath of thorns and lead out to be crucified. We then walked to Golgotha one of two disputed sites. At this sight you can see the form of the scull in the lime stone hill. It is believed that it was unlikely that Jesus was crucified on the top of the hill but rather to the side and bottom as the Romans wanted a crucifixion to be where travelers would pass by and realize the consequences of disobedience to Roman laws. Just a short way from Golgotha is the Garden Tomb. At this site, when President Harold B. Lee visited it, he said he felt good about this area. It was exciting to see the empty tomb. We went to a secluded area and talked about the events that unfolded here.
It was evening when we left the garden area and we were warned, by the guides at the garden, to be careful as pickpockets were noted in the exit area at this time of day. We had no problems. When we returned to our hotel I was very tired. We had done quite a lot of walking today.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
We had a big day ahead of us so we were up early and was on the bus and left just after 7 AM. We left Jerusalem where the altitude is 2500 feet above sea level and traveled south to the Dead Sea about 10 miles distance and dropped to 1300 feet below sea level. When we reached sea level M-- stopped the bus and we got off. There was a man with a camel there and for a couple of dollars I had Mae ride the camel. We traveled on down to the valley floor and along the side of the Dead Sea south to Masada. This is a fortress built by Herod the Great. The Masada was built on a bluff that is several hundred feet higher than the valley floor. We took a tram to get to the top and to come down. Some brave hikers hiked up the winding trail. Shellie, Quint and Kevis did hike down it. On the top Herod had build a three-tiered Northern Palace, storerooms, administration building, large water cisterns, Roman bath houses and exercise area. On the North side still remains the siege ramp built by the Romans. The Romans were only successful at building this ramp because they used captured Jews as slaves and when they got with in striking distance, the Zealots in the fortress would not kill their own people. When the Romans did break through all the Zealots inside had committed mass suicide rather than be captured. It was an amazing sight to see and my first comments were, “It could not have been possible for an enemy to take such a fortress.”
We next stopped at the Dead Sea and most of us went in for a float. The water is so salty that there is no sinking in it. We were warned that to swallow some of that water could be deadly. I got one drop splashed into my mouth and it was very bitter. As we came back north we stopped at Ein Gedi. Here you can see some caves that in 1949 was found some pottery that contained what is now know as the Dead Sea Scrolls. These were found by a Arab boy who was herding his sheep in the area and trying to locate wandering sheep, threw a rock into a cave to scare the sheep. Instead of hearing sheep he heard pottery breaking. Many ancient writings were found including the first five books of the Old Testament. Sadly scholars offered rewards to those that found parts of these scrolls so the finders would break the scrolls into smaller pieces to receive more rewards.
We next went to Jericho. In Jericho is a dig where has been uncovered possibly the oldest remains in the world. It is believed that it is part of the original wall of Jericho that fell when Joshua marched around the city and the walls came tumbling down. The archeologist that found this site said that the site proved that the Bible was false because she dated the wall as being 400 years before Jericho. Another archeologist said he didn’t want to disagree with her but it didn’t prove anything except that the wall was built before Jericho. As we came back to the parking lot Mae tripped over the curb and not only scrapped and hurt her knee but through her back out of place.
From Jerusalem to the Dead Sea Valley the terrain is what I expected the whole area of Israel to look like. It is very desolate and baron. This area is the wilderness of Judia where Jesus fasted after his baptism for 40 days. Also to the East of Jericho is possibly the Mt. of Temptation.
On the way back to Jerusalem we stopped in Bethany and went to the tomb of Lazarus. Although a church has been built over the tomb, by going around to the back side of the church is the original entrance to the tomb. To get to the tomb is a narrow passage but then to get into the tomb you have to crawl in. It was very interesting to get a different prospective of the tomb.
At some shops near by we purchased a sling shot and some jars of Frankincense and Mir and some mustard seeds.
It has been a wonderful day. After dinner Mae and I took showers and cuddled in bed and watched a show on TV before going to sleep. I have worn a blister on my left foot today.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Each morning as we got on the bus a couple would give a short devotional. This morning Garrett, Quint and Kevis took their turn and did very well. I think all the adults were very impressed.
We started at a museum that displayed some of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Also at this area was a model of Old Jerusalem that was very good. It was large enough to take up about ½ acre. I tried to take pictures but am sure that they will not do it justice. If I understood Brother Barrett right this model was built by a man for his son. Originally its site was on the west side of the present city of Jerusalem. Later it was disassembled and relocated in this museum. I would have liked to had more time to study the model.
We next went to the Yad Vashen (Hill of Remembrance). This area was built in 1957 as a memorial to the 6 million Jews that were killed by Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Regime during the 2nd World War. As we viewed the many displays one visual show really made me feel bad to see a news reel where the U.S. refused to allow a ship load of Jewish families trying to find refuge, to enter into our country. We were at the memorial for over two hours and verily began to see all of it. What a sad time in the history of man kind.
We returned to the hotel where I stayed and rested as my feet were hurting too much to walk anymore. Quint also stayed in the hotel and read a book. Mae went with Shellie, Roy, Garrett and Kevis. They went to the Mount of Olives and to the Garden of Gethsemane, back into the Old City and did some more shopping. I watched three movies while waiting for them to return. After Mae returned we did some packing, went to dinner and when we got back to the room finished our packing before going to bed.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
We woke before 4 AM and were packed and on the bus by 5 AM. Madgi drove us to the airport at Telivive. That was the start of a long day on airplanes and in airports. We had been prepared for a difficult time with inspections at Telivive but that went fairly well. Free bottles of water were passed out to waiting patrons. At London I came away with a much different feeling. There security treated us like animals or criminals. Why don’t they prosecute the guilty instead of persecuting the innocent? We had to go through two or three security checks before arriving at our depart area. As we walked down the ramp way Mae saw some hand lotion that she wanted. We bought two bottles of it and went on. Later we found that to be a mistake. We flew from London to Chicago. At the Chicago airport we had to go through custom, then back through check-in and through security check. We were tired and again guards shouted orders. The one area was roped back and forth for a crowd but there was no one in line a head of us, so one person suggested that we just duck under the ropes instead of walking back and forth. When he attempted to do that, guards immediately screamed orders to stop. Then to add to the rest, when we went through the security gates, they stopped Mae and said that she was trying to take something through Security that was illegal. It was the two bottles of lotion that she had bought inside the secured area in the London airport. They were liquid and each bottle weighed 5 oz. Had she bought three bottles of 3 oz. it would have been ok, but because it was 10 oz. in two bottles they gave us the choice of paying to have it held in security until we drove back to get it, pay for postage to have it mailed or throw it in the trash. The first two options were more expensive than what the produce cost us so I told them to throw it in the trash. What a humiliating experience this Homeland Security is becoming. The seating that we got on the next plane was in front of an emergency exit so the seats would not lean back. We were very uncomfortable and tired when we got to Salt Lake. When we went to get our baggage we were missing one suit case. Others of our group were also missing luggage and one couple were short their entire luggage. We had to fill out a report and were told that they would get our luggage tomorrow and would deliver it to us. we waited for quite a while before Bob and Carroll came for us. They had been waiting at the waiting area but our flight never did show up on the arriving schedule. It was 1 AM when we got home.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Today was quite lost. We tried to sleep in. Mae made some Angle Food cakes and we went to the Clark’s this afternoon. We road with Grinn and Kathleen to Provo, where we attended a Philippine Angeles Missionary reunion. It was good to see President and Sister Brimhall and many of the Elders and Sister Missionary’s that we know while we were there. Brother and Sister Charles Hyer were also there. it was a good evening but we were sure tired when we got home.
Saturday, March 31, 2007
I woke about 4:30 AM and couldn’t go back to sleep so I got up and started entering my journal notes that I took while we were in Israel. Mae got up later as she couldn’t sleep either. I did go back to sleep before 8 AM and slept until Bob had breakfast ready. He cooked biscuits and gravy for us. Mark Browning had came over last night and slept here as he had brought his girl friend from collage with him for the weekend. Bob invited Irven, Sandy and Sarah (Marks girl friend) to also come for breakfast. We finished breakfast just in time to turn the first session of General Conference on. We really enjoyed the conference messages. Jeff came over and returned my truck keys. He said that he and Trent had a good time last Saturday with the snowmobiles. He said the machines ran great. After the first session I downloaded our pictures to the computer files. I made an error on the second chip and lost all those pictures. There would have been about 180 pictures on it. I called Best Buy’s technicians and was told that they were sorry but it was an unrecoverable error. I was successful at downloading the other two chips and we still have about 1,000 pictures that we took while on our trip. We watched the second session of conference and after that I took a nap. Mae woke me in time to get cleaned up and I attended the Priesthood session of conference with Bob, Grant and Mark. Mae worked on getting many E-mails taken off the received file. Roger Silvia again wrote asking for more money. Mae replied and told him we can’t continue to help him. We went to bed about 9 PM and started watching a movie, but by 10 PM we were so tired that we turned it off and went to sleep.


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The object importer enables applets to call a method on a remote
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Remote objects are imported from the web server that the given applet has been loaded from.
applet
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,
you can construct an object importer as follows:
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name
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name
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BLADE RUNNER--THE DIRECTOR'S CUT A film review by Sarah M. Elkins Copyright 1992 Sarah M. Elkins
BLADE RUNNER--THE DIRECTOR'S CUT: First there was David Lean's LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, then Stanley Kubrick's SPARTACUS, and now Ridley Scott's science fiction cult classic BLADE RUNNER has been restored to the director's original vision of the movie and the new version released on its own to theaters. As with the previous version, it can be taken simply as a stylish, futuristic detective/action flick, or an exploration into what it is to be human (those interested in the latter might also wish to read Philip K. Dick's DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP, on which both versions were based).
Plot/kick-off: In the near future, some Nexus 6 replicants (sort of robots, difficult to tell from humans) escape and try to hide in Earth's grimy 21st-century society while their leader, Roy Batty, looks for a way to "live" past their predesigned life spans. Deckard, a retired Nexus 6 hunter, is coerced into tracking them down to kill them. Good pacing, interesting detective work: contrary to the previous version, I was able to follow the action this time, since more transition scenes were included (it didn't seem random this time) and the annoying voice-over narration was cut. I'd rather be shown than told, and this version did a much better job of that.
Characters/acting: Harrison Ford plays Deckard, a beaten-down man who doesn't like his job but doesn't seem to have much of a choice, and is smart at what he does. Rutger Hauer is weird but compelling as Roy, and his last scene in the movie is amazing. Sean Young is beautiful and stiff as the beautiful and stiff Rachel, who is drawn to Deckard. Others include Darryl Hannah and other replicants, and Edward James Olmos as one of the other officers of the law. Which characters are really the more "human" ones? You decide.
Cinematography/FX: This movie is worth seeing for its cinematography alone, especially on the big screen. The city is futuristic not so much through new fantastic technology (though there were aircars flying through the city, sometimes the viewers "flew" with them around buildings and giant TV billboards), but through the small changes in everyday objects. New scenes were added in of the city in the early parts of the movie, which helped give more of a "feel" to get the viewer into what was going on in the movie earlier.
Score/Sound: Vangelis, synthesized, but also some sax, I liked it and it fit the movie.
Violence/Gore: Bullet holes in bodies, crushed heads, finger-breaking, fights/shootings. Pretty violent, but not a gorefest, no slow-mo fights or lingering shots of gore.
Language: Probably some.
Skin/situations: Kissing, fairly short breast shot.
Analysis: It's been at least a couple of years since I saw the previous vision, but I thought this version was great, partly because it was my first time seeing it on the big screen for either version. Some people might prefer the previous, slightly happier, version, but I think this is the superior version. I recommend it to fans of the old, and even more to those who've never seen either version.
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