Lost in Utah

this seems like a strange tittle for this blog because both of us have lived in Utah all of our lives except for two years that I spent on a mission in the Eastern States.  "Sealing in the Salt Lake temple" might be a better tittle.

I finished my shower and shave began to shovel the snow off the drive way.  It wet and heavy and in some places there was ice.  I used the scoop shovel and a old snow shovel that we purchased twenty-five years ago.  After completing the driveway and front sidewalk I  measured five inches of powder and wet snow on the back lawn.

By the time we finished breakfast and loaded the Christmas presents into the car it was time to go.  Maison and husband, Dalston Wells, were to be sealed in the Salt Lake temple.  We had a full agenda and did not want to be late for the 3:00 sealing.  We left at nine on wet and in some times on icy roads.  Between Mona and Santaquin the snow falling was slowing us down.  I-15 was wet and by the time we got Spanish Fork where we filled the car with gas, they were dry.  We then stopped in Orem at the home of Emily and John Stewart.  We missed their street and had to turn around.  They weren't home.  We left their presents at the door  There wasn't any snow between Provo and Eagle Mountain where Eric and April live.  Carol was driving and she drove right to their house without any problems or difficulties.



We visited there and got reacquainted with Paitain and Hanna, our two grandkids. We visited awhile and then went downstairs where Holden and Megan live.  Ezra, one of three great grandkids, is eight months old and really a handsome baby.



I should have taken more pictures.

We had plenty of time before we needed to be at the temple.  We went into Salt Lake City on the Redwood road.  Carol's sister, Margery, live a little east of Redwood road in Taylorville.  The subdivision is full of happy streets.  Jolley Circle, Jolley Street, Paradise lane,  Smiley drive. are the names of some.  We were on the street north of Margery's street and could not find the right house number.  We got out of the car and walked up to some of the house and the right number was missing.  Finally I called Margery.  She answered and said she was standing in the doorway.  There was a Latino woman stand in front of her door and it wasn't Margery.  We then discovered that we were on the wrong street.  We drove the right street and she was standing in her doorway.  We had a nice visit then drove to the Salt Lake temple.  We did some driving around before we found the underground parking lot.  Parking today was free so we didn't have to get a parking permit.  We drove around the huge parking.  There are three levels.  We parked near the elevater where there was a lot of parking spaces.  There was younger woman at the elavater.  She helped get of at the right level.  

Crossing the street we went into the temple and showed our recommends.  After going downstairs we removed our shoes.  The women put on white socks.  We then walked to the Marriage waiting room.  We had to wait for a little over and hour until it was our turn to go to the sealing room.  The ceremony went well.  The "lost" really began after we left the temple.  Crossing the street we walked to the Conference Center.  We could not find the door that took us to the elevater. Every door we tried was locked.  Finally we found and unlocked door, not to the elevator, but the stairs.  Carol started up the stairs.  We should have gone down.  At the top of the stairs was another door which was locked.    We then went down the stairs and then down another flight of stairs and ended up in the parking area.  We could not find our car.  We walked around and Lisa who we were going to meet found our car and us where we exchanged presents.

We then made our way out of the parking and on the freeway.  We drove through areas where it looked foggy, but wasn't.  There were a few areas with a few snow flakes, but nothing sticking to the road.  We talked about getting something to eat in Nephi, but decided we would wait until we got home to eat.  About three or four miles south of Nephi there had been a wreck and both south bound lanes were closed.  We waited there for 30 to 45 minutes.  An ambulance drove on the edge of the road on our left going to the accident secene.  A trooper drove by telling people to turn around and drive back to Nephi.  Some people turned around and before we could turn around the right lane of traffic started to move going south.  We went with them and after we had gone past the accident the road was closed again.  People were driving on the Levan road which by passed the accident.  We made it home without any more trouble.

The following from the Sunday Salt Lake Tribune:    "A driver who led police on a high-speed chase on Interstate 15 in central Utah died Saturday after crashing the car.  A trooper attempted to stop the driver's vehicle on northbound I-15, about mile post 207 near Yuba Lake State Park, about 5 p.m. for a traffic violation, a Utah Highway Patrol news release said. The driver failed to pull over and fled north, ...After driving about 10 miles, the driver lost control and veered left off the road,...The vehicle rolled through the center median and came to stop in southbound travel lanes.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, ..., and a female passenger was taken to a local hospital in "poor" condition.  The Utah County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash, ... State Bureau of Investigation is leading a criminal investigation.  Police did not have information explaining why the driver fled, ...., and were not releasing the drivers identity, pending family notification.

The crash closed the freeway in both directions for several hours,..."