The head librarian of the BYU library (Jennifer) and the librarian over the Middle Eastern section of the library (Connie) came to Jerusalem to clean out and update the library here at the JC. Blaine and I took them around the city and Blaine helped in the library. The first day out, they wanted to go to Omar's Wood Shop. This is Omar in front of his BYU flag. When the JC was shut down for 6 years during the 2001-2007 Intifada, Omar said he almost lost his business. His business is almost all LDS and JC patrons. He caters to this market by carving LDS themed wood carvings. He is very detailed in his work. You can see a difference between his work and that which is mass produced in shops.
Mary and Joseph wood carvings
We then took the librarians to the YMCA to play the carillon bells.
Jan Clayton playing with Connie.
Marybeth Jones playing with Jennifer.
Linda, Jennifer, Connie and Blaine spell out YMCA.
Tower of David, just inside Jaffa Gate.
The Temple Mount was not open to tourists, so we took pictures of the Dome of the Rock from different exits that the Palestinians use. Jewish people refer to this mount as the Temple Mount and Palestinians call it Al Aqsa.
Looking down into the olive orchard on the Temple Mount
We enjoyed getting to know Jennifer and Connie.
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