i just got back from an eventful 11 days in galilee and northern israel and it was one of the best 11 days of this entire adventure! i saw Lebanon and Syria, went to Mt. Tabor (Jesus' transfiguration), Mt. of Beatitudes, Mt. Carmel (elijah/fire/prophets of baal story), swam in the Sea of Galilee, went to Megiddo (armageddon), went to Capernaum, Nain, Nazareth, Akko/Acre, Haifa, the Golan Heights (there are fenced off fields everywhere with signs saying CAUTION LAND MINES), Caesarea Philippi, Caesarea Maritima (I saw the ruins where Paul testified before Agrippa!), and so many other tels (ruins archaeologists have uncovered) and national parks. The New Testament classes I had there were some of the most in-depth and inspirational i've ever had. Studying the scriptures truly does bring happiness and comfort to my life. I would get up early and sit on the shores of Galilee reading from the Gospels or from the Book of Mormon and I would think, i am here reading about our Savior's life and ministry where he actually taught. He was there! I put my feet in the water He walked on. I walked along the shores He taught on. The experiences I had in Galilee are ones i will cherish forever. i have come to know my Savior in much more literal way and i know that He lives!
as soon as i got home last night i uploaded all 1500 photos i took in galilee and my computer crashed. thanks to my polynesian heritage, i'm not freaking out. i may have lost all the photos i've ever taken in college and all the photos i've taken in israel up until galilee and all my music and all the cool notes, quotes, art i've collected. c'est la vie. at least i have kept a really good journal and i have all the memories in my cranium. let's hope that doesn't crash soon, too.
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