Once a semester, the BYU students get to go into the West Bank to go to Bethlehem for a field trip. This time I went with them. Along with Manger Square and Shepherd's Field we went to the Herodian, and a few other churches.
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| The Herodian (or 'The Herod Place) |
The Herodian was one of Herod's palaces which also included his tomb, this palace lays right outside of Bethlehem, and it is a possible site of where Herod told the Wise men where the Messiah was born.
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| From Right to left: Camila, Juan, Me, Ann-Marie, Jerica |
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| Boys and Girls separated in an old synagogue |
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| The entrance to the Basilica of the Nativity |
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| In the caves underneath St. Catherine's Church |
Being able to sing in the Caves underneath St. Catherine's Church was a wonderful experiences, these caves were separated from the traditional spot of the birth of Jesus only by a wall that was build only a few centuries ago, but the cave we were singing in was just as likely the spot of the birth of Christ.
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| In the Basilica of the Nativity |
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| The line wasn't nearly as long as on Christmas Eve, but it still took a while to get through it |
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| Me at the entrance underneath the Alter to the traditional spot of Jesus' birth |
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| The 14-pointed star on the traditional spot of Jesus' birth |
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| The traditional spot of the manger |
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| The geniuses that carefully avoided plagiarism |
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| Lunch at 'The Tent Restaurant' Left to Right: Me, Luke, Susan, John, Shelly, Pres. Schafer |
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| Shepherd's field |
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| There's five students named Rachel in the program, so every once in a while, we like to take a 'Rachel Pic' :) Left to Right: Rachel Miner, Rachel Edwards, Rachel Ely, Rachel Macky, Rachel Messick, Rachel Hunts |
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This field trip has definitely been one of my favorites, it was interesting, enjoyable, and I was able to feel the spirit very strongly.
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