Logan and Glory and family arrived in the middle of the night April 4...I don't know how Carl did it! He bummed a ride with branch members going back to Haifa after church, was going to take a train to Tel Aviv Airport, but learned that no trains were running on the Sabbath so he took a taxi. What a dedicated Dad! The family arrived in Tiberius at 3 am. I made sure the beds, note and treats were all ready for them because I knew if I got up to greet them I would never be able to go back to sleep and I would miss all the next day activities with them.
What an exciting morning to see how much everyone had grown and how excited they were to be in Israel and happy to see us as well. Matthew got up early to show his friend in Orem, the Galilee sunrise over SKYPE. It tickled us all how the world can be accessed in time and space.
Our first day consisted of all the sites around the Sea of Galilee: Capernaum, Tabgha, Peter's Primacy, the Gennesor boat. There is much more to say about these spots and how we read scriptures at each spot and got a feel for the events of each place, but for now we'll get the pictures up and talk about the meanings later.
The next day we decided on a driving distance day to the Mediterranean to visit Caesera Maritima. Enroute we stopped by Mt. Tabor which is considered a possible spot where the Transfiguration took place. So many switchbacks on such a steep mountain, that Nikaia was ready to hide on the floor.
Glory was really happy to see the seashore, but it wasn't warm enough for her to want to get in, but the four girls enjoyed the sand and the sea while Matthew climbed the aqueduct.
April 6 is a special day because of the birth of the Savior and the organization of the church in 1830. April 6 in our family is also Glory's birthday and now it is Nikaia's baptism date. She was baptized in the River Jordan at Yardenit by her Dad, Logan. Carl as Galilee Branch President presided at the service before. I gave a short talk about the choices she had made to prepare her for baptism and how she would now have the opportunity to have the Holy Ghost help her make choices in the future. The First Counselor in the Branch, Michael Hansen, was the witness and a great support to us in understanding how get this to happen appropriately. After the baptism and lunch, we drove to Korazim to climb on the rocks and read about its history. Later in the day we celebrated Glory's 40th with a cake from our favorite bakery in Tiberius.
What an exciting morning to see how much everyone had grown and how excited they were to be in Israel and happy to see us as well. Matthew got up early to show his friend in Orem, the Galilee sunrise over SKYPE. It tickled us all how the world can be accessed in time and space. 
Our first day consisted of all the sites around the Sea of Galilee: Capernaum, Tabgha, Peter's Primacy, the Gennesor boat. There is much more to say about these spots and how we read scriptures at each spot and got a feel for the events of each place, but for now we'll get the pictures up and talk about the meanings later.
The next day we decided on a driving distance day to the Mediterranean to visit Caesera Maritima. Enroute we stopped by Mt. Tabor which is considered a possible spot where the Transfiguration took place. So many switchbacks on such a steep mountain, that Nikaia was ready to hide on the floor. 
Glory was really happy to see the seashore, but it wasn't warm enough for her to want to get in, but the four girls enjoyed the sand and the sea while Matthew climbed the aqueduct.
April 6 is a special day because of the birth of the Savior and the organization of the church in 1830. April 6 in our family is also Glory's birthday and now it is Nikaia's baptism date. She was baptized in the River Jordan at Yardenit by her Dad, Logan. Carl as Galilee Branch President presided at the service before. I gave a short talk about the choices she had made to prepare her for baptism and how she would now have the opportunity to have the Holy Ghost help her make choices in the future. The First Counselor in the Branch, Michael Hansen, was the witness and a great support to us in understanding how get this to happen appropriately. After the baptism and lunch, we drove to Korazim to climb on the rocks and read about its history. Later in the day we celebrated Glory's 40th with a cake from our favorite bakery in Tiberius.
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