Trek Day 4/5

Thursday morning we had to get up at I think 4am, break camp and help serve breakfast. It was breakfast burritos that morning. We boarded the bus and headed for Salt Lake City, Utah. Awaiting us was a soft bed, running water, real toilets and not to forget a SHOWER!!!! We were able to do some sight seeing Thursday afternoon. Our friends Kristen and Robert came and met us at the Conference Center, they asked us what our plans were and what time we had to be back. Dinner was provided at the hotel at 6:30pm, however we didn't feel like fighting 250+ people for KFC. So they took us to Chili's instead! We had a great time.

It was fun to catch up with such great friends. Carly and Brandon are just younger than Madison and Zachary.

Now on with the sight seeing tour of Temple Square. Travis and I haven't been to Temple Square since 2002. So it was fun to see all the sights.

Travis said the first thing we had to do was go to the top of the Church Office Building.
On our way we couldn't pass up the opportunity to take this picture. This is a pedestal for taking pictures. It's mostly used by newlyweds! We took the same picture back in 2002!


At the top they have an observation deck for a 360 degree view of the city.
We saw tons of things and learned a lot from the lady who gave us a visual tour.
This was my favorite shot.

After we were done up here we did the North and South Visitors Centers.
There were so many things to see. This is the newest and coolest thing to see in the South Visitors Center.

It's a 30th scaled exact replica of the Salt Lake Temple. There were no details left behind. From the sun, moon and stars on the outer walls to the carpet and murals in the ordinance rooms. It was pretty cool!
Here is the inside.

Every detail is exact. The original Temple took 40 years to construct, and was a great blessing to the Saints when it was completed.

We had such a great time in Salt Lake City. On Friday we ended our trip at the Assembly Hall. We had the opportunity to hear from Elder Grow of the Seventy. It was a pretty neat experience. We ended the trek on a good note. We had a great week and enjoyed every minute of it. We were grateful for the opportunity to attend, and very grateful for my parents taking the kids for 10 days!

I think I would do Trek again in a heartbeat!