Shepherd's field outside of Bethlehem

This last week we had the opportunity to go to Bethlehem for our field trip. We first went to the Herodian, which is one of Herod's many palaces (I think this one was his winter palace). This is also where he was buried and in 2007, they found his tomb. The view was amazing. We then went over to Bethlehem where we were able to go to the Church of the Nativity. There were so many people there! We stood in a very big line for quite sometime to see where the spot where Christ could have been born. The church was unfortunately, mostly under construction, but the part you could see were beautiful. My favorite part of the day was when we spent the evening in the shepherd's field. In the picture, the building you see at the top of the hill are in Bethlehem and within the tall building is the Church of the Nativity. It was amazing to watch the sunset as we had a really nice and simple Christmas program. We read scriptures and sang songs. In case you were wondering, my trip is almost over. We will be spending this last month or so studying the Savior's life. Being able to go to Bethlehem and focus on the birth of Christ was really special. I like to think about how exciting his birth was because they knew what he was going to do. I am really excited to be able to study his life in depth and learn more about his teachings and good works. I absolutely love it here!