Conference weekend...

This past General Conference weekend Brody and I flew to Utah to meet my parents, who were there for my Dad's 30th Mission Reunion for the Christchurch, New Zealand Mission. We had been a part of some of the festivities here in CA and wanted to be a part of more, and take the opportunity to see a session of conference live!

The day we got there we went right from the airport to the church building where they were having lunch and a testimony meeting. The testimony meeting was amazing! It was so great to hear all the former missionaries bear their testimonies of their mission and their love for President and Sister Phil Sonntag. Over 300 people were there for the reunion!

After the testimony meeting, we all headed straight to the Salt Lake Temple and did a session. That was nothing short of amazing! It was so special to be back in the temple we were married doing a session! I loved every sec of it! : )

We stayed at the Little America, and I just fell in love with this hotel! It was luxurious, but at the same time felt like you were in a Cary Grant movie or I Love Lucy episode. You just feel like you have stepped back in time. : )

We met a small reunion group of close friends at 'The party house" for lunch and to watch the Saturday session of Conference. The house they rented had a basement with a full on velvet curtained home theater! Some of us watched conference down there on the BIG screen, and took a little nap! : ) At this lunch, they made the meal that they all remember Sister Sontag making for them at the Mission Home. Roast beef, mashed potatoes, and peas. It was SO good!

Saturday night we dropped the guys off at the Conference center for Priesthood and we went to do a bit of shopping at Deseret Book and the Sweet Tooth Fairy (they were giving away free mini cupcakes for ladies night)! After we picked up the guys again, we all drove up to Park City to eat at The Main Street Pizza & Noodle Co. that has been our favorite place to eat in Park City for many years! : )

Sunday Morning, we picked up AD and drove out to visit with Grandma Shannon and family! It was so much fun to see everyone!

Sunday afternoon's session! : )

Being at conference was amazing! When President Monson walked in, everyone got super quite and stood up, the spirit was so strong! It is a TOTALLY different experience to be there live, we loved it so much!

After conference was over we spent some time on Temple Square!

(The Plaza is where I spent the night before our wedding, and JB's is where my friend Malia and I went for breakfast the morning of the wedding) : )

We took a little drive to find Brody's Grandfather's gravesite, and also found Pres. Hinckley, Taylor, Grant, McKay and more. It was pretty cool, and being at Hinckley's was a bit emotional, it's still seems so fresh and it's still kinda sad not hearing from him at Conference.

Our last night there we went over to The Grand America, where we stayed the night of our wedding to looked around a bit more. It's such a beautiful hotel!!

(Brody showed me the little flower shop where he got the roses he surprised me with the morning after our wedding. I still have them at my desk at home) : )

We had a little too much fun at the hotel.....but thats nothing new! : )

We came home to rain! And got to walk off the plane on to the tarmac for the first time in a long time! That was pretty fun! : )

It was such a fun trip, we had a blast!!

We are SO glad we decided to follow them up to UT! : )