Saturday, August 15, 2009

Fall 1999 Timeline

August 23, 1999 Jerusalem Center Orientation in Provo, Utah
August 24, 1999 Depart USA for the Holy Land
August 25, 1999 Arrive at the Jerusalem Center
August 26, 1999 City of Jerusalem Walk. For most this is the first time to the Garden Tomb and Garden of Gethsemane
August 28, 1999 Saturday, the Sabbath Day

September 6, 1999 Jericho Field Trip, Nebi Samuel, Gibean, St. George Monastery, Herodian Aquaduct, Mount of Temptation, Jericho
September 9, 1999 Jerusalem City Trash Strike begins
September 10, 1999 Grape Stomping
September 12, 1999 Trip to Beach at Tel Aviv
September 13, 1999 Bethel, Ai, Shiloh, Samaria, Jacobs Well Field Trip
September 16, 1999 Ehud Olmert, the Mayor of Jerusalem speaks at a forum in the Jerusalem Center. He later became the Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009.
September 20, 1999 West Bank Fieldtrip
September 24, 1999 Midterms in Dr. Greens Class
September 26, 1999 Dome of the Rock Fieldtrip and Group Picture
September 27, 1999 Qumron – Dead Sea Scrolls, Ein Geddi, Masada, Dead Sea Fieldtrip
September 30, 1999 Walter Rogers from CNN spoke in a Forum to us

October 3, 1999 Depart for the country of Jordan
October 4, 1999 Petra
October 5, 1999 Amman, Jordan
October 6, 1999 Return to Jerusalem Center from Jordan. Jeff Lind and Johnny Miller both opened their mission calls when we returned to the Center.
October 8, 1999 Bedouin Tent Dinner
October 9, 1999 Elder Hartman Rector Jr. Fireside
October 11, 1999 Hebron, Lachish, Valley of Elah Fieldtrip
October 17, 1999 Trip of the City of David, Warrans Shaft, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, simulated Seder
and Passover Dinners
October 21, 1999 Last day of Brother Nazzal’s class. He concluded with his testimony and the
class stood and applauded as he walked out the back door.
October 22, 1999 Informal Talent Show
October 24, 1999 Morningside at the Orson Hyde Gardens overlooking the Old City. 158 years since Orson Hyde dedicated the Holy Land.
October 31, 1999 Wadi Kelt Walk and Halloween Party

November 1, 1999 Drive to Neweba, Egypt
November 3, 1999 Watch the sunrise from Mount Sinai
November 6, 1999 Fireside with Brother Schwendiman who was the Director of the building of the Jerusalem Center
November 10, 1999 Final in Brother Green’s class
November 11, 1999 Bethlehem Fieldtrip
November 17, 1999 Drive to Caesarea Maritima, Haifa, Mt. Carmel, and En Gev on the Sea of
Galilee
November 18, 1999 Meteor Shower at 4am in the dark of the Sea of Galilee
November 19, 1999 Tiberius, Mount of Beatitudes, St. Peters Church, Capernaum, Jordan River Fieldtrip
November 21, 1999 Mount Tabor, Armageddon Valley, Nain, Megiddo Fieldtrip
November 25, 1999 Thanksgiving Day at Galilee
November 26, 1999 Depart Galilee, visit Nazareth, and return to the Jerusalem Center

December 1, 1999 Upper Room, Last Supper Reinacted, Last Week Walk through Bethany and Bethpage Fieldtrip
December 5, 1999 New Testament Final
December 6, 1999 Last Day in Jerusalem. Final Testimony Meeting and farewells
December 7, 1999 Some fly home while others drive to Egypt
December 8, 1999 Sphinx, Pyrimids
December 9, 1999 Fly to Luxor, Visit the Karnak Temple and Valley of the Kings
December 11, 1999 Return to Cairo. Alabastor Mosque, Cairo Museum and farewells.
December 12 and 13, 1999 Fly back to the USA

August 21-22, 2009 Ten Year Reunion in Provo, Utah

2 comments:

Christi said...

Wow- I can't believe you typed up that schedule- you are awesome!!!

Dolphinsbarn said...

Bracken, this is awesome. Thanks!