Palm Sunday

"It is fitting that during the week from Palm Sunday to Easter morning we turn our thoughts to Jesus Christ, the source of light, life, and love. The multitudes in Jerusalem may have seen Him as a great king who would give them freedom from political oppression. But in reality He gave much more than that. He gave us His gospel, a pearl beyond price, the grand key of knowledge that, once understood and applied, unlocks a life of happiness, peace, and fulfillment."

--Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "The Way of the Disciple," Ensign May 2009, 75-78

I love Palm Sunday.  It begins one of the most sacred weeks in Christendom.  It reminds us of the great atoning sacrifice of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  I am grateful to be able to celebrate Palm Sunday each year and sing praises to the King of Kings as the people of Jerusalem did so many years ago.

In honor of the day, here are some photos from the Palm Sunday procession in Jerusalem the semester that I was there.  It was an incredible sight to watch Christians of all different denominations gather together to celebrate the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem.

Dad buying "palm" fronds from the local kids. 

(He always was a sucker for cute kids selling stuff over there!)

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 Look how big the palm fronds are!

Various Christians of all different sects and groups marching in the Processional

There were a LOT of people there-- you can see it filled up the whole street.  

The processional follows the way Christ would have walked, from the Mount of Olives to the Lion's Gate in the Old City on the Temple Mount.

This isn't a video I took, but it's a beautiful one of the Palm Sunday Processional in Jerusalem

A non-LDS, but pretty good depiction of Christ's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

An LDS Bible video of the Triumphal Entry.

Happy Palm Sunday!!!