Sunday we went to the Red Sea to snorkle and it was alot of fun! The coral reaf wasn't as colorful as I had imagined (I must have a wild imagination) and we weren't allowed to go very far but still worth it. When I first got in the water I felt like such a pansy! I honestly had a panick attach. I hate those masks since they make us breathe through our mouths and trust that little pipe to keep me breathing fresh air. Every one wasn't wearing a life jacket since we are young and invensible so I didn't want to wear one and I know how to swim anyways. This may sound stupid but it is so hard to focus on swimming and breathing at the same time, especially when don't know what is swimming around you....Finally I decided to be brave and go get my life jacket, which really made all the difference! I still had to train myself to breath out of my mouth but it worked out great! I wish I would have had a waterproof camera to take pictures! After laying out on the beach we went to an aquarium which was cool! Kinda like Sea World but Israeli style ;)
Olive Oil Making at the Jerusalem Center: 10/21/13
Today we made Olive Oil with the Olive presses! We picked some of the olives from the trees around the Jerusalem Center and bought the rest of them. Then we all took turns crushing them and then placing the bags on the squisher machine thingy. Wow this is hard to explain! Hopefully I'll upload pictures soon and then you can have a little better understanding! We also talked alot about the symbolism of the atonement with the making of olive oil. As I watched the weight of the rocks crushing the bags of mushed olives in order to squeeze out the juice it made me think of Christ bleeding through every pour because of the weight of the worlds sins. Its crazy how real and intense the Spirit can be when you visualize the atonement.
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