I loved studying here in the Jerusalem Center! Thank you to all who made it possible and those who taught there. We were with the group in 1987 that first stayed at Ramat Rachel and then moved into the partially finished building on Mt. Scopus. The scriptures came alive for us as we visited the places where they were set. My view of the Arab-Israeli conflict was informed by Profs Nazal and Galbraith and also by meeting in the homes of Palestinians, Jordanians, and Israelis. I can still count to ten in Arabic thanks to the darling kids at the orphanage, and I remember many of the words to “Jerusalem Is Not For Sale” that played on the radio there at that time. I came to know my Savior as Jehovah of the Old Testament and even more deeply during the special time we spent on the shores of the Sea of Galilee-it was there I immersed myself in the New Testament and first read James Talmage’s book “Jesus The Christ.” Looking over the old city from the center’s terraces I could imagine Christ’s lament recorded in Matthew 23 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!” But I’d also be hopeful with the prophesies of Zechariah that there Christ would come again and accept His people: “And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends…. I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.“ Our friend and fellow student Merilee Jacobsen was a lovely Mary at the Garden Tomb, and that had to be my most favorite place of all. The tomb is empty. He lives! Jerusalem is a special place. There is a feeling there like no other place on Earth. Our daughter was able to study here after serving a mission in Nicaragua. It’s a wonderful transitional place to study right before or after a mission. If you or your family members have the opportunity to visit or study at this amazing center I hope you will.
@keleniengaluafe2600
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@edmundoalarcon2000
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@Afither
3 ай бұрын
Jesus Christ lives.
@TheLastDispensation
5 жыл бұрын
I'm assuming he is a near Eastern studies guy. In my opinion he makes too many references to Islam. I have seen him in round tables and he never fails to divert topic to Islam.
@ntschreiner1053
2 жыл бұрын
I disagree; I thought he hardly mentioned Islam at all. All in all, I thought it was a good presentation. Having said that, I thought he would talk more about the miracles that occurred to allow the center to be built in the first place. It is a beautiful building to compliment a beautiful city for the study of the Savior and the Holy Land
@valbehan9571
3 ай бұрын
DKO taught almost exclusively from the Old and New Testaments when I studied there.
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