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Show DAILY HERALD AS Jerusalem Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue at the Academic College, said Continued from A i Israel has nothing to worry The visit by Holland, a mem- about from the Mormons. ber of the church's 12 apostles, "When they opened the came ahead of the church's center, they gave their word semiannual general conference they wouldnl proselytize. I've this weekend in Salt Lake City. known the Mormons for years now and they are very serious Holland attributes the imabout keeping their word," proved environment in the Gnat said. Holy Land to a promise the The church's campus in an church made to refrain from eight-stortheir traditional missionary building on Jerusalem's Mount Scopus overlooks work. Israel has laws against misthe disputed holy site known to Jews as Temple Mount and to sionary work, and for many Muslims as Noble Sanctuary. here, proselytizing is It shut down six years ago durclose to the forced conversions European Jews ing a flare-u- p in violence between Israel and the Palestin-ianendured for centuries. To rebut reopened in January spect cultural and historical sensitivities, BYU students sign after hostilities subsided. Before the center was ina pledge not to speak about their religion while in the Holy augurated 20 years ago this Land. month, the BYU Jerusalem Still, some Israeli officials program was run out of hotel rooms and rented classrooms can't shake their suspicions about a religion that has more for 15 years. Like many Western religions, missionarthan 50,000 The Church of Jesus Christ of ; ies seeking converts around Latter-daSaints has deep emothe world. tional ties to Jerusalem. "We must remember that The Book of Mormon, which the Mormons have a strong members of the religion abide . belief in missionary work," said Mina Fenton, an Orthodox by together with the New and Old Testaments, says that Ismember of Jerusalem 's city raelites migrated to the New council. "They have big, big World and were the ancestors money and they buy things. I call it the money crusade of American Indians. The book follows the story against Jews." Joseph Gnat, director of the of a family who leaves Jerusa- - Saturday, March 31, 2007 S. Daniel Ne-tan- ya I '; y ,r. A , s, f full-tim- e y " . J Daily A view Herald of the Holy City from the Mount of Olives. prophecy of the return of the Jews. A park on the Mount of Olives commemorates Hyde's ' pilgrimage. "In so many ways, Jerusalem lem for the Americas around 600 B.C In 1841, church foun er Joseph Smith sent apostle Orson Hyde to Jerusalem to dedicate the land for Smith's lem center. "The origins of our sacred texts all focus us here." ... constitutes the scene, the setting and the circumference of our religious heritage," Holland recently told a new group of 44 the Net http:ce.byu.edujc On students at the church's Jerusa Sol ' a. IK A KM ,'i n fsJ (i'fjTO 1 f-- 'Wi iqi - ft r 1 yv' r - r , w BilM's.'''''' ' ' ifo t D HT Yni The JLylCUl' UUIIT LIIC I I Shot on lopaaon at The Wngm House Garden Reception Center APPLY TODAY! ' ' ' - I, , B36 w. Untvereity Dr., Earn Dillard's Reward Points ' v Every Time You Shop ; Mesa,Anzona . $ www.THEWFUGHTHOUSE.coni 0 7 In Reward CrtifictMWlMnYou Optfl An Account ri f inwo beautiful dresses will brighten your Easter celebrations. Shown above: Junics' dress, 59.00. Giris'7-1- 6 dresses, 60.00 each. ' Shown at right Junlors, dresses. 69.00eacnt:''v to cnSt ippmnL CotUuici CHXUnJ' CnJ ort itnwt spin W 4iyt or W . ' 10-- 9 and Sunday 12-- 4 at ad DIHard locations. ' ; Shop Monday-Saturda- y In Provo, at Provo Town Centre. In Salt Lake City at Fashion Plaoe and South Towns Center. In Ogden, at Newga'te Mall. In Logan, We wekme your Dillard'i Credit Crd, The Amerkan Express Ca , IE j ' at Cache Valley Mall. ill am bom laa fa cenmt t turfi antt (V Set |