Our 4th day, Sunday, in London started out with a great testimony meeting at the local London ward. After church we were off to see more ancient stuff as we visited the British Museum. It is probably the biggest museum I have ever seen and Jessie's favorite spot (as she is taking an art history class). Most of us reached brain overload fairly quickly with the museum's numerous exhibits of ancient artifacts and art. We all appreciated it but probably not fully for what it really is (except for Jessie who is taking the art history class) because our lack of knowledge and understanding of what we were really seeing.
After the British museum we headed over to Westminster Abbey for an evening service and to see Parliament and Big Ben. All of these buildings cannot be fully appreciated until you have seen them up close and in person. The intricacies of the Gothic period are so detailed and beautiful. You could probably spend close to a life-time studying these buildings and all of their minor details. The service at Westminster was really cool in that the Abbey is mostly seen as a historical site and tourist attraction but we were able to see it for its real and intended purpose: a church and religious sanctuary. I think seeing it still being used (for hundreds of years) as a church made us appreciate it even more.
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I'm so glad you got a picture of the Assyrian carving. I was amazed that it dates back to 721 B.C.- when the Assyrian armies overran the Kingdom of Israel. I appreciated your comments that we didn't fully appreciate what we were seeing. I wish I'd done a little homework so I could appreciate more what treasures they have there.
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