Some were from faraway lands - from North America and Latin America, and from Europe and Africa, and from Asia and the South Pacific.Ī few were longtime residents, some were pupils studying in Israel, and others were journeying from distant countries, having learned of the regular weekly worship service and finding their way to join and participate. Copyright 2023 Deseret News Publishing Company.Īttendees thru the next day came not only from Jerusalem itself, but from nearby Bethlehem to the south, from Tel Aviv and Haifa north along the Mediterranean coast, and inland from Tiberias overlooking the Sea of Galilee.
Uchtdorf-Jerusalem-2023 BYU students watch the sunset at the BYU Jerusalem Center in Jerusalem on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Īs Friday’s evening sun set over the western reaches of Jerusalem and signaled the start of the Jewish 25-hour observance of Shabbat - a day of rest and spiritual enrichment - a select but diverse group of followers of Jesus Christ gathered on the hillside between the city’s Mount of Olives and Mount Scopus to worship and listen to one of the Lord’s special witnesses who was in their midst.
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