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Continue reading →: Day 4: Visiting the MansionsThursday, January 6, 2011 – “Be at the bus stop by no later than 8 AM or you will miss the bus” was running through my head as we rushed to get ready for another day full of wonder and beauty. I think this was the day we got to…
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Continue reading →: Day 3: Now They Call It AkkoDay 3: It was Wednesday morning, January 5th. Our day to sleep in! Why is it that when you think you have all the time in the world, you find out you’ve run out of time? We caught the pilgrim’s bus at the stop near our hotel and then headed…
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Continue reading →: Day 2: Visiting the Shrine at BahjiKelsey and I gathered with the rest of our pilgrimage group in the Pilgrim House near the Shrine of the Bab and met with Jamshid, our guide. (We were Group M.) We all introduced ourselves, said a prayer, and Jamshid explained his role in guiding us to each of the…
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Continue reading →: Our First Day of PilgrimageMonday, January 3, 2011 – All of the pilgrims (nearly 400 of us!) were asked to arrive at the new Pilgrim Reception Center at 54 Hatzionut Street sometime before noon. There, in small groups, we attended a brief orientation, got our group assignments (ours was M), and got our schedule.…






