The Sabbath was a very rejuvenating day. My class didn't have to go to church until two in the afternoon so we had the entire morning to ourselves. I spent most of the morning on the shore of the Sea of Galilee reading scripture and writing about my experiences. Before going to church we went to the outlet of the Galilee where the Jordan River begins again. It is a placed called Yardenit, and a lot of people come there to get baptized. My Ancient Near East professor Dr Jared Ludlow was baptized there when he was eight years old because his father was a professor at the Jerusalem Center at the time so his family lived in Israel when he turned eight.
Another member of the faculty named Dr Jackson claims that the view from the Tiberias church building is the second best in the whole church with the the very best view being the Jerusalem Center. I agree with him. The Tiberias church is a large house built on a hill in a nicer neighborhood that they have remodeled to fit the needs of a small branch. The room where the sacrament meeting is held has one side of all windows which makes for a great view of the Sea of Galilee. I sang in a mens quartet for a musical number. A talented student named Jason Cassel took words from Alma 29 and aligned them with the tune of If You Could Hie to Kolob. I'm actually going to be rooming with Jason this summer which should be pretty fun.
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