JRu 6: Saturday is Sunday?

Saturday, September 3rd

It's our first sunday, and by that I mean sabbath. Yep, because the state of Israel is a Jewish state, the sabbath begins on Friday night at sundown until Saturday night at sundown. That means that we have church on Saturday.

Our little branch has very few members. The BYU students make up the majority but there are American families as well as some local members who joined the church elsewhere. We have this beautiful auditorium with the stage at the end of the room toward the old city. Behind the stage there are huge glass windows, so all during sacrament meeting we are looking out over the old city. I can't think of a better place to take the sacrament.

Before church we had choir practice. It was really fun to sing again but it was way to early for me and my voice was not warmed up yet. The choir was pretty big considering all 80 of us weren't here yet. I can't imagine how big it will be when we are all here.

The rest of the day we realaxed. My sister was sick and so we took it easy. I did some school stuff and blogged and emailed. Our big group went to the garden of gethsemane. We decided not to go since it was fast sunday and I was afraid I would pass out.

The last thing we did was have a musical exploration. We all got together and shared with our branch president/music director our musical talents. People played their instraments and sang. It was amazing how talented everyone was.

Sunday, September 4th

Yeah, so it is kind of weird that Sunday is our saturday. Which means today was a free day! My sister was still feeling sick so I mostly just did my homework all day. It was super boring but it was nice down time. I know, I am in the most historical city in the world and the holiest city in the world and I stayed in my room and read for class. BORING. But hey, I will be here for 4 months. It is better to take it easy and not lose people with our rush to see everything.