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Show THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1968 PLEASANT GROVE REVIEW, PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH 1 niinrtAv ncrPURFC 7fi. 1968 Kates:. (m i Comes; Sltbe to rabeler m iolp Hanb Tales of the Old and New Testaments seem distant in time and space. But vis-it Israel and the Bible comes alive. There is Bethlehem, and Nazareth, where Christ spent his formative years with Joseph and Mary in a grotto hollowed from a limestone hill. The grotto is still there. A visitor's first contact f with Israel is likely to be f at Tel Aviv if arrival is by air. Tel Aviv is a brisk, modern city with a Cali-- l fornia flavor. this is the same well used by the Virgin Mary 2000 years ago. It may be, for the house said to be that of Joseph and Mary is nearby. Next to the Arab bazaar is a Franciscan monastery with an enclosed pictur-esque courtyard. Visit the white-walle- d, arched church of St. Jo- - tile "Jordan. A'nd it is in that Jerusalem of Jordan where you have the Mount of Olives, Wailing Wall, the Way of the Cross, and other sacred places for the Moslem, Christian, and Jewish religions. Israelis are making Jer-usalem their capital, the nation's showplace. But here, as everywhere m this beautiful land, the past lives vividly. At the city zoo, each cage bears a Biblical quotation. The management has to as-semble at least one animal of each creature men-- 1 tioned in the Bible, placing the appropriate Biblical quotation on each cage. seph, with a mosaic of the ? Holy Family over the al- - tar. In the basement is a grotto carved in rock. Leg- - end says this was Joseph's workshop, with living quarters in the rear. Pits sunk into the floor were used as larders for meat, oil and wine. Across the courtyard is the Church of the Annun-ciation. The grotto is the place where the Angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary. .. a A Across the Valley of Emek and over cypress- - studded hills lies Naza- - jj reth. It rests on the south- - $ ern slopes of the Hills of e Galilee, with narrow, cob- - 5 bled streets that climb the K steep ridge. Although g church spires rise above g the houses, Nazareth still g is an Arab city. On the road into town, R you will find Mary's Well, K set below an arch of sand- - E stone. Legend has it that Drive over "the road through the pine-lade- n hills of Judea, which skirt the Jordan border. The city of Jerusalem is divided, with most of the old part belonging to hos- - H m Co one and all we wish a - r Jt&& Christmas bright with promisefSr g g and full of all the joys of living! -- JWJg I I Robert's Beauty Salon g I I I n U rv J LM I , ii.vi.i'iii.i - i " f'$hK 5 j May you be blessed with J g g abundant happiness this Christmas season. I I j POLAR KING I i i s j . .... Iff -- MvW-Lat' XijS ? f 3M fix i 8 f? '.ff MS fishing you a most happy holiday season, with sincere thanks for the pleasure of serving you. leasani rove Lumber & Supply $ I J$j "1y 'fh sincere appreciation 101 I I arfiesf wishes for a very Meny Christmas! I J HANSEN HOME FURNISHINGS ! I 53 Easf Main American Fork I TTT ' Glen T. Anderson XX SWm) Executive Vice President wmjb m ' FROM ALL OF US AT r '- - f n (Ik AflCAM 'FORK j Svw MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION America's First Christmas Card First American Christ-mas card was sent to R. J. Pease of Albany, N.Y. in 1863. Pease, a dry goods merchant, designed, print-ed and mailed this first card which also served as an advertisement for' his products. 1 ' ci'-y gp&Jt.!,2' LADDERS ARE FOR CLIMBING, ( but Tracy Greenwood, 5, Velma, ! Okla., can't do that very well, The National March of Dimes j Boy is crippled by severe birth i defects. You can help the volun- - tary health organization fight J birth defects by giving in Jan- - l uary to support its campaign. |