Pictures from a Pretty amazing week

Ok stealing pictures from other peoples blogs is a beautiful thing because then I dont have to upload them! haha well it cant believe it has been already 2 weeks since I have been here- it already feels like Jerusalem is my home and I love having 58 sisters and 20 brothers- we sing songs on the bus, we tell stories and jokes, we play volleyball at night, we have dance parties, we learn, grow and testify to eachother, and are coming to know our Savior Jesus Christ better.
In Old Testament one of the major themes we are focusing on is how we have a loving Heavenly Father who has made covenants with people throughout history and that when we keep our parts of the covenants He will too. Joseph of Egypt is one of my favorite examples of this- although he was faithful and chose to exercise his faith in the Lord he wasn't immediately blessed. After being sold into slavery, then into prison for refusing to compromise his chastity and being forgotten by those he interpreted dreams for he still remained steadfast. I love the word "steadfast" and it is one the qualities I think we can all strive for, there are so many great scriptural references in the Topical Guide for it (look some up if you have time) and it pops up all through the Book of Mormon especially.
Ok so here are some great pictures of places we have been lately: 


The Old City- A beautiful limestone part of East Jerusalem that looks more traditional in the architecture and shops. Inside is the Pool of Bethesda, Garden Tomb, Church of the Holy Seplechre, and other historical gems.

Haley, Robin and Me outside the wall of the city


My Home the JC:) Yep probably as big as I will ever live in complete with the largest most beautiful organ in all of Israel!

They have the coolest spices here that make the food have a very different taste- I am still getting used to it but am starting to really like it!

Zedekias Cave- Awesome cave under the city, it is huge and water drips down in some places supposedly representing Zedekia's tears from when his people were conquered and killed above the caves in Biblical times

Tel Aviv- Beautiful City on the Coast about an hour from Jerusalem, we had a free Sunday (weird to be at the beach on Sunday I know but that is like Saturday here..) so a bunch of us took buses and came here ah best day ever:)

We found this little tiny street restuarant that the locals told us was the best and ah definately the best Pita bread I have ever had (note the empty plate by Devery and I), we had this chicken kabob stuff and humis with rice and beans all together delicous!

We built the temple mount- complete with the Dome of the Rock (Dwight, Hailey, Devery and Me)

Me and Meg at the beach- we went on a great little run in bear feet on the sand down to a pier and back, swam out to some rocks and soaked up the sun (no worries mom i wore sun screen unlike a lot of other people and came back not burned in the least! )