That evening, we had a farewell dinner at the Jerusalem Center then we had a party afterwards. There were a lot of crazy games. The girls in charge also passed out awards and names. They asked what Leon would have been called in pharaohinic times and the answer was King’s Ram Horn the Second because of the shofar (ram’s horn) he had purchased. For Bro. Nyman they had found an alarm clock and the sound was the voice of the muzzein calling to prayers from a mosque. Calls we had heard frequently along with Christian church bells. I was the person who had developed the most muscles in the right arm because of leading the hymns every morning.
We drove to the airport in Tel Aviv, arriving about 9 p.m. I told Eddie our driver goodbye telling him Shokran (thank you) and Ma’asalamah (goodbye) and he gave me a big hug and told me Ma’asalamah. We were to be at the airport at least three hours before flight time and we were there four. Leon and I had our large bags opened but had only a minimum search, then went quickly through passport control. Others had more thorough searches. One couple was told their passports were tampered with and gave them a hard time for a while, then let them through. Another person had not kept the form we were given upon entering the country and we expected the worst but she was able to fill out another and come through all right. Bro. Nyman was asked to bring back four suitcases for one of the BYU professors and he had a lot of problems with taking luggage that was not his. He eventually got through the check points for security and passport control. Everyone made it through.
It was a long flight back, leaving around 1:00 a.m. and after 11 ½ hours, arrived in New York at 6:00 a.m. We watched Guys & Dolls during the night. From NY we flew to St. Louis then on to SLC. Ryan, bless his heart, met us and took us to Nancy’s where we had left some things, then we drove home, taking Ryan home for a visit.
We had a wonderful time, and unforgetable time, but it was great to be home again!
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Airports are the same everywhere aren't they! Garrett has reached the point where he keep saying "I want to see anything bad enough to go to an airport for it"
I had forgotten that that was when Ryan was staying with Nancy. I am so glad you came home safely to travel again!
ugh. It makes me stressed just imagining the airport. The airport in Germany gave me some trouble when I arrived.
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