Orson Hyde Memorial Garden

The Orson Hyde Memorial Garden is a 5.5 acres (0.022 km2) park on the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, The occupied West Bank.

[1] The garden is dedicated to the memory of Orson Hyde, an early apostle in the church who visited Jerusalem and offered a prayer on October 24, 1841, dedicating the Holy Land for the return of the Jews.

A plaque inscribed with the prayer by Hyde in English and Hebrew once stood in the park; it was removed due to vandalism.

[1] The creation of the memorial garden and an agreement by the LDS Church not to proselytise in Israel played an important part in overcoming local opposition to the construction of BYU Jerusalem Center.

[2] The park features a 150-seat stone amphitheatre, and is noted for its views of the Kidron Valley and the Old City of Jerusalem.