As we were driving home from General Conference yesterday, we did the math and we have been going up to Salt Lake and watching conference live for 11 years now. WOW!! The time sure does fly. We headed up to Salt Lake Friday afternoon. We headed to Red Lobster for Dinner. As we were waiting, one of the servers took out a lobster and let the kids touch it: 
We hit the pool that night. The next morning Matt and I stayed at the hotel and watched all the kids while everyone else went to the Saturday morning session.
After the first session, we had to go up the University of Utah campus for their graduation fair. We got all of Matt’s graduation gear: cap, gown, hood, tassel, souvenirs, etc and then he wanted to show me around the campus. 
We got back to the hotel in time for the second session, and I wanted Matt to try on all his gear: 
I am so excited for him to graduate, only 4 more weeks!!!
That night, the men went to the Priesthood session and the women went to ladies night at Deseret book. My kids were tired and ornery, so we didn’t stay long. The next morning, we woke up to SNOW!! That didn’t get our spirits down. It was Jeremy’s first time going to Conference!! 
I think it has snowed every April conference for the past four years now. I don’t know why I was surprised. 
Matt wanted to throw a snowball in the reflection pond: 
And our usual picture spot. Jeremy was too cold and didn’t want to be in the picture: 
Once we made it into the conference center, Jeremy was amazed: 
We found our seats and this was our view: 
I think Grandma and Grandpa were most excited for Jeremy to be there. Once we found our seats, they got up and took him on a tour of the Conference Center. Grandpa and Jeremy were always huddled together and talking: 
It was a great conference. It renewed my desire to comfort the weary and strengthen the weak. I love Conference and I am so blessed to be able to attend for eleven years!! It truly is the best use of my time and I am so glad I got to share part of that with my son! The Church is True!!
Monday, April 4, 2011
11 Years and Counting
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The church is true!! If it weren't, missionaries would have messed it up years ago. :) It's been a long time that we've been going and the priesthood session is always my favorite. Jeremy certainly was very excited, but I think that Lynn was more excited. They're like a couple of little kids when they're together and excited about something. Truly memorable.
So glad you got to go again. How neat that Jeremy got to go with you this time. Hopefully it will be an experience he will never forget. Conference was great. It always leaves me with a feeling that I want to be better. And then I go and yell at my boys. Still gotta work on that one.
I love conference too. This family tradition is great and good for us. I though the talks were so special and there was something in each one I could do better at. Need to get to work.
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