Salt Lake City Trip Take 1

 We did it! We ventured from Arizona to Salt Lake City, Utah!

It has been on my bucket list for a LONG time and it didn't disappoint.

Magical.

First Stop - St George

Lots of people talk about how beautiful St George is and we have known several people who have moved there. It was also a halfway point for us and we didn't want to push ourselves seems we had no timeline. 

Our hotel was basic but the pool and hot tub were AMAZING and both were hot. Also, we found this dinosaur museum where you can actually see people carving on site and finding actual dinosaur tracks! It was crazy cool! Everyone enjoyed it - Nephi has been really big into dinosaurs lately and Coraline wanted to take a picture with all the statues. 

This is my friend - please take my picture with my friend. 

 Then we went to see the St. George LDS temple.

Because Family Photos with Kids.....Ukkk Nephi 

Again....Photos with Kids....picking their nose! 

Flowers were beautiful and everywhere!

Then it happened! We arrived at SALT LAKE CITY!

Interactive Display of Jerusalem 

Adam and Eve

11 foot Marble Statue of Christ
The room was amazing and the acoustics in the room were fun.
Levi decided to sound like Christ and talk to Nephi and Clairana

Of course in this photo my belly is showing - dang it for trying so hard to get a decent family photo!

My Eternal Companion!

Our Model at Temple Square 

Handcart used to travel from Illinois to Utah 

The model of the inside of the Salt Lake Temple 

Then we went to Liberty Park 

 Funny Sign in our Hotel Salon

Pioneer Dress - Up Time

Original Press used to make the first several thousand Book of Mormons

Joseph’s Pepperbox Pistol and Hyrum’s Single Shot Pistol (Hyrum Smith was Joseph's brother).
These guns were used by both men for their defense during the attack at Carthage

Hyrum & Joseph Smith -
Account of when they were being attacked and later murdered at Carthage Jail
 for their beliefs 

Hyrum's clothes with the bullet hole in the leg.

The paintings in all the Visitor Centers were beautiful.
(everything besides the temple is open to everyone)

Pioneer Dress Up Station

Family Photo with Angel Moroni - Gold Statue that stands on several LDS temples.
The angel Moroni is the heavenly messenger who first visited the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1823. 

Then we went to visit the LDS Conference Center - Twice a year the Prophet and Church Leaders give talks that are broadcast all over the world. 

General Conferences are conducted each October and April and comprise of six two-hour sessions over three days.

12 HOURS of MEETINGS on the TV and 

Crazy Enough we LOOK FORWARD TO IT! Lots of TV watching and quiet family time and LOTS of FOOD. Its like the Superbowl for Mormons.  

On Top of the Conference Center - the roof has over 4 acres of trees and flowers and lots of fountains

Levi and the Littles at one entrance of the Conference Center - the waterfall cascades down the south facade. 

Ceiling in the Conference Center

Conference Center seats 21,000 people

 Then we toured The Book of Mormon Stories Gallery

Jesus Christ Visits the Americas
Levi carried Cabella everyday which was awesome
except for when Coraline got tired
then I had to carry a two year old......

Prophet Nephi with our little Nephi

Nephi subdues his rebellious elder brothers in this painting

More Fountains

Then we went up to Park City to play in the snow and check out the ski resort - made us feel a little like being back on Mount Baker - although the drive up was rather boring compared to that drive!