a year ago today

i had a facebook status that said

"peacing out to jerusalem to have an excellent adventure! shalom!"

i can not believe it has already been a year- the time has just flown by! it is fun to think of myself at the airport boarding the plane and have not a single clue that i was in for the. best. time. of. my. life. honestly i could go on and on and on and on about how life changing, meaningful, wonderful and precious my time in Israel was.

a member of the First Presidency said that accepting to go on this study aboard to the Holy Land is not only a privilege but a responsibility. the students who get to go now have an obligation to be changed forever and to come home and change others. we are to share what we have learned and give back what we have been given- a strengthened testimony of our Savior Jesus Christ.

as i compare myself today to the person i was then i sincerely hope that i have changed for the better. i feel like i have grown but i always want to make sure that the changes that happened in Jerusalem never disappear from my heart.