day trip to israel

We went to Israel yesterday.  If I say it enough times, maybe it will feel real.  We went to Israel.  It was a completely surreal experience, one that I will treasure for the rest of my life.  We spent the bulk of the day in Jerusalem and I wish we had more time.  It was just incredible.  The highlight for me came at the very beginning of our day when we stopped at the Garden of Gethsemane.  Someday I hope to be able to put into words everything I felt amongst those ancient olive trees.  The nearness of the Savior was so strong and the atonement has taken on new meaning.  I treasure those moments in my memory.  Today the whole family is groggy after a very late return to Cyprus but really happy.  Our day in Israel was worth every moment of sleep deprivation.