So while I am at the Jerusalem Center I have church on Saturday. I have gone to church on Sunday for my entire life, so it is definitely different to have church on Saturday and then class on Sunday. I think that the main reason we have it on Saturday is because it is the more commonly practiced Sabbath day in the Holy Land. The Jews believe that Saturday is the Sabbath, or Shabbat as we call it here, because it is the seventh day of the week. Muslims have their Sabbath on Friday, and Christains believe it is on Sunday because it is the day Christ was resurrected and is a holy day. As we talked about in church though, it is not the day of worship that is important, it is the way it is observed.
We have sacrament meeting first in the beautiful auditorium overlooking Jerusalem. It is neat to overlook a city where so many religious things have happened and I especially thought it was neat when we sang "There is a Green Hill Far Away" because it really isn't far away at all. There is just a tiny branch here that is mostly made up of people working at the US consulate. With 80 students, we seriously quadruple the branch! We meet early for choir, which has probably 65 students and is conducted by the organist here.
Some revisions to church songs a lady told me about:
"Friday is a special day it's the day we get ready for Shabbat..."
"Close Close by on Judea's Plain..."
"The Date Nut Tree" (instead of Popcorn Popping)
"There is a green hill nearby..."
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That must be a fantastic view. Those sacred hymns will mean more when you sing them for the rest of your life.
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