This became one of my favorite places in Israel so far. This mount overlooks the sea of Galilee (as you can see). It was here that Christ fulfilled the Law of Moses and introduced the higher law that we still live by today. My class had a meeting in this secluded outdoor chapel that you can see in the picture. We discussed each "Be" and then the blessing that comes with it. I realized that there is a lot more I can be doing to be a better person. We also discussed the "9 Be's" that Pres. Hinckley introduced and how we can adapt those and live by those as well. The director of the Jerusalem Center,
Kent Brown, was with us and discussed how he was here once escorting Pres. Hinckley when an LDS seminary group noticed him and came up onto the mount, to this spot, and met him. They sang "We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet." It was an amazing story to hear. Here we are 2000 years later and prophets walk where Christ once taught! Just as a few people followed Christ back then, i'm grateful that all of us are those modern day followers. To finish up, we sang "Nearer My God to Thee." If Mom, Dad, and Rob were there, they would have used quite a few tissues. :) There is a small chapel there as well, and when you walk in they have this piece of music in the entry way. It reminded me of the one at Dr. Hatches. So I put it on here because I thought it was cool.
This became one of my favorite places in Israel so far. This mount overlooks the sea of Galilee (as you can see). It was here that Christ fulfilled the Law of Moses and introduced the higher law that we still live by today. My class had a meeting in this secluded outdoor chapel that you can see in the picture. We discussed each "Be" and then the blessing that comes with it. I realized that there is a lot more I can be doing to be a better person. We also discussed the "9 Be's" that Pres. Hinckley introduced and how we can adapt those and live by those as well. The director of the Jerusalem Center, 
Kent Brown, was with us and discussed how he was here once escorting Pres. Hinckley when an LDS seminary group noticed him and came up onto the mount, to this spot, and met him. They sang "We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet." It was an amazing story to hear. Here we are 2000 years later and prophets walk where Christ once taught! Just as a few people followed Christ back then, i'm grateful that all of us are those modern day followers. To finish up, we sang "Nearer My God to Thee." If Mom, Dad, and Rob were there, they would have used quite a few tissues. :) There is a small chapel there as well, and when you walk in they have this piece of music in the entry way. It reminded me of the one at Dr. Hatches. So I put it on here because I thought it was cool.
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