Mormon Life - Jerusalem tag

Explore Old Jerusalem on Google Maps Street View

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:10:00 -0600

source: mormonlifehacker.com

Mormon Life says: This is pretty cool. Many LDS people who’ve visited the Holy Land will tell you that it deepened their understanding of the the scriptures in a big way. Being able to walk the same places where Old and New Testament figures, including Christ himself, once walked, changes their perspective and appreciation for the culture, languages, traditions, and the events and people of those sacred books of scripture.

A week on an archaeological dig in Israel is a messy but interesting Biblical lesson

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:33:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

4 a.m. My eyes feel heavy. Today is my second day of digging.

I'm in Israel for a week-long archaeological dig — not your regular vacation, but one that brought fulfillment and surprisingly more rest than I've gotten sitting on the beach.

Richard Stamps, a professor of anthropology, and Mike Pytlik, a special lecturer of archaeology and Jewish studies at Michigan's Oakland University, each year lead a group of students on a three-week archaeological dig and tour of Israel. Pytlik invited me to go along as a volunteer for a week.

LDS Church to blitz YouTube, Facebook with messages of Jesus Christ on Easter weekend

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:52:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Mormon Life says: I love that the Church is doing this. Wouldn't it be awesome if all members shared the videos this weekend on their own social media? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is planning to blitz the world of social media this weekend with a new media campaign aimed at helping "those not of our faith understand that we believe in and follow Jesus Christ."

In an email sent from the LDS Church Missionary Department to those who have created profiles on the church's Mormon.org website, officials said the campaign will take place Friday through Sunday on YouTube and Facebook, and will feature "members of the church sharing their beliefs about the Savior."

The campaign will consist of paid advertising on YouTube during the weekend, which they expect to be viewed "a minimum of 15 million times."

Mormons in the Holy Land

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:16:00 -0600

source: washingtonpost.com

Mormon Life says: A non-LDS woman living in Jerusalem describes what the BYU Jerusalem Center is like. With all this talk of Mormonism back home, and the state of Mormon-Jewish relations, I decided to go Mormon-hunting here in Jerusalem. Didn’t need to look far.

Just up the hill there. On the slopes of Mt. Scopus.

Wow, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You’ve got quite a pad there.

New Bible Video: The Last Supper

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:20:00 -0600

source: lds.org

Professor's discovery resurrects debate over 'Jesus tomb'

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:36:00 -0700

source: deseretnews.com

Mormon Life says: I don't agree with his thoughts about Christ's body, but his discovery is interesting. Five years removed from his controversial "Jesus Tomb" documentary, UNC Charlotte archaeologist James Tabor announced Tuesday that he has helped uncover perhaps the earliest Christian image ever found.

The discovery, in Jerusalem, took place in 2010, Tabor told The Charlotte Observer.

The Lord's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:18:00 -0700

source: radio.lds.org

Mormon Life says: A new Bible Video!

Biblical gardens come back to life in Israel

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:57:00 -0700

source: ksl.com

Mormon Life says: One more place to add to my bucket list. Scientists have reconstructed what the biblical Kingdom of Judah would have looked like 2,500 years ago.

The reconstruction shows a royal garden in Judah to have been an exotic paradise and is based on analyses of pollen grains found preserved at the gardens at Ramat Rahel, an ancient archaeological site located high above Israel, overlooking the modern cities of Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

Today in the Bloggernacle: BYU-Jerusalem Center security update and one mission's 20th anniversary

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:20:00 -0700

source: deseretnews.com

Jerusalem update: “While there have been recent comments about possible Israeli responses to the development of nuclear capabilities by Iran by a few US and some Israeli officials, the security situation within the Holy Land has not changed — tensions within the Holy Land itself are low and there are no known threats to the Center or to the BYU/JC students.

New Bible video available

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:47:00 -0700

source: ldschurchnews.com

With more than 1.5 million video minutes viewed at the website biblevideos.lds.org, The Life of Jesus Christ Bible videos given to the world by the Church last Christmas have been viewed in 194 different countries. Last week, a new video based on the parable of the Widow's Mites became available for the first time. The website states the videos were created "solely for the purpose of helping more people understand and appreciate the matchless life of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and Savior of the world."

Experience Christmas in the Holy Land on Mormon Times TV

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:01:00 -0700

source: deseretnews.com

Mormon Life says: Tune in on Christmas Day to watch this special episode. I’ve never been to the Holy Land. We planned to go several years ago, then Operation Desert Storm broke out and, well, I’m a nervous flyer who looks for any excuse not to soar through the clouds. (We’re talking fingernail-marks-in-your-skin-if-you-sit-by-me-when-it’s-turbulent nervous.)

With the subsequent unrest in the Middle East, we never pursued the Israel trip, although some day I still hope to see those special places we read about in the scriptures.

Ancient markings excavated in Jerusalem stump experts

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:57:00 -0700

source: templestudy.com

Mormon Life says: A marker resembling a religious stone was found; however, it doesn't necessarily mean the whole complex was a temple. But maybe! Matti Friedman of the Associated Press published news about a recent excavation in the City of David in Jerusalem, near the Gihon Spring. The excavation revealed an interesting set of markings carved into the stone floor of a room, and expert archeologists cannot determine what their meaning or use was. The markings consist of three “V” marks, or perhaps gammadia “Γ,” although one is inverted from the other two, plus a straight line mark. They date to about 800 B.C.

BibleVideos.LDS.org is Church’s gift to the world

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:46:00 -0700

source: news.lds.org

Mormon Life says: Did you watch it during the devotional? Amazing. During the December 4, 2011, First Presidency Christmas Devotional, Church leaders presented The Life of Jesus Christ Bible Videos website, a “gift” to the world for the coming holiday season.

BibleVideos.lds.org is a repository for original short videos that depict scenes from Christ’s life, ranging from the angel foretelling Christ’s birth to the Savior's Resurrection.

Behind the scenes: Jerusalem movie set

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:10:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

Glenn Beck warmly received by Israeli Parliament

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:30:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Conservative U.S. television commentator Glenn Beck received several rounds of applause by Israeli lawmakers as he voiced his unequivocal support for Israel during a visit to Jerusalem.

He spoke Monday before a packed parliamentary committee.

Glenn Beck to hold Jerusalem rally

Tue, 17 May 2011 10:50:00 -0600

source: glennbeck.com

Mormon Life says: We originally linked to a Salon story, but found a better one to post instead. To read the original Salon story, click here.

Last summer we set out to Restore Honor in Washington, DC. This summer it is time to Restore Courage. Taking a stand is not always easy, but now more than ever it is imperative that we live with conviction and do the right thing. It is time for us to courageously stand with Israel.

“I invite you to join me in Israel this summer to stand together and show the world what living a life of faith and honor really means. I invite you to join me in my quest to Restore Courage,” Glenn said.

BYU Jerusalem Center stays 'modest and humble'

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:29:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

When it comes to BYU's Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, no news is good news, and right now the going is great.

That's essentially the message program director Eran Hayet conveyed during an interview in his office at the Jerusalem Center, which is situated atop Mount Scopus and endowed with an idyllic view of the Old City.

"We are following more or less the same model that we always have," said Hayet, who has worked at the center since 1994. "We might change a field trip here or there … but these are minor changes. All in all we are following the same model."

The Jerusalem Center, closed from 2001 to 2006 because of safety concerns, welcomes a new group of about 80 university students every four months.

Christianity endures in the Holy Land

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:27:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

It's spring in Israel, just weeks before Easter Sunday. On hilly terrain right outside Jerusalem's Old City, the sunlight is filtering through berry-tree branches as chirping birds warble gay ditties on the grounds of the Garden Tomb.

Not far from the sepulcher where tradition holds that Jesus' body once lay, a couple of dozen African Christians stand in concentric circles as they clap and sway and sing soulful songs of adoration. On the other side of a footpath a British congregation intently listens to its pastor's sermon, quietly seated beneath a large tree's shady refuge on carefully arranged rows of pews.

The two groups have come here — the place where many Christians believe Jesus was buried and subsequently resurrected — for precisely the same reason: to worship on hallowed ground.

Without warning, a hailstorm of noise suddenly shatters the peaceful ambiance. The six-times-a-day Islamic call to prayer, synchronously blaring from five mosques within earshot, audibly assails the Garden Tomb in Arabic for about two minutes.

The British pastor folds his arms, purses his lips and furrows his brow while waiting for the loud sounds to abate before proceeding. The Africans, though, just keep on singing.

An Easter Walk in The Holy Land with Truman G. Madsen

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0600

source: youtube.com

Ancient metal plates found in Middle East

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:30:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

A discovery in the Middle East of more than 20 ancient lead plate "books" — each with five to 15 pages — is being hailed by some as one of the most important religious discoveries of the past. Others are calling it ridiculous.

The director of the country of Jordan's Department of Antiquities, Ziad al-Saad, told BBC that the books might have been made by followers of Jesus in the few decades immediately following his crucifixion. "They will really match, and perhaps be more significant than, the Dead Sea Scrolls," Saad said. "It seems that we are looking at a very important and significant discovery, maybe the most important discovery in the history of archaeology."

Jeff Chadwick, a practicing field archeologist who is in Israel as BYU's Jerusalem Center Professor of Archeology and Near Eastern studies thinks it is a silly story. "Almost everybody is getting wrong. I couldn't believe that Fox News picked it up," he said. "This is not going to pass the smell test in the end run."

One of the sticking points is the origin of the plates.