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President Hinckley's Funeral
Well, Jodie and I decided that we needed to go to President Hinckley's funeral services. It was definitely a once in a lifetime experience.
Well, it was forecast to snow all weekend, so we were worried if we'd even be able to make it. We decided to drive to Sandy and then take the traks up to the conference center in case we had a really bad storm. We knew we had to be there really early because there was a several hour wait for his viewing on Thursday and Friday; I know of some people who waited over 4 hours to see him. So, Jodie and I woke up at 5 and went straight up to SLC. It took us a little longer to get there because of the delay in waiting for the traks. They had us first wait in a line that wrapped around part of Temple Square. Then, they began filing people into the Tabernacle to wait so they didn't have to do so in the freezing cold temperatures (today was the first day in several weeks that the temperature was above freezing). Now, even though miraculously we didn't get any storm what so ever Saturday morning, it was very cold standing and waiting.
These bushes looked like we felt inside, frozen and wilted.
The temple was especially pretty that morning. The church was playing music from the Choir on the loud speakers, so it was very serene.
Here we are in the Tabernacle waiting. I was really glad to not have to wait outside in the cold anymore, Jodie even more so than me. We waited in there from about 8:30 to 9:00. Then they started handing out tickets and they shuffled us al over to the Conference Center.
Here we waited at the Conference center until the funeral at 11. For those of you who didn't catch the services, it was very good. I got emotional at two points; they were more of tears of gladness than anything. One point was seeing him walking with sister Hinckley and thinking about how they must feel to be together again. And then afterwards when I told Jodie about what Elder Holland said at my parents' stake conference with his battle with colon cancer. What an amazing man he was. I'm sure we will all miss him and look forward to seeing him again.
Well, it was forecast to snow all weekend, so we were worried if we'd even be able to make it. We decided to drive to Sandy and then take the traks up to the conference center in case we had a really bad storm. We knew we had to be there really early because there was a several hour wait for his viewing on Thursday and Friday; I know of some people who waited over 4 hours to see him. So, Jodie and I woke up at 5 and went straight up to SLC. It took us a little longer to get there because of the delay in waiting for the traks. They had us first wait in a line that wrapped around part of Temple Square. Then, they began filing people into the Tabernacle to wait so they didn't have to do so in the freezing cold temperatures (today was the first day in several weeks that the temperature was above freezing). Now, even though miraculously we didn't get any storm what so ever Saturday morning, it was very cold standing and waiting.
These bushes looked like we felt inside, frozen and wilted.
The temple was especially pretty that morning. The church was playing music from the Choir on the loud speakers, so it was very serene. 
Here we are in the Tabernacle waiting. I was really glad to not have to wait outside in the cold anymore, Jodie even more so than me. We waited in there from about 8:30 to 9:00. Then they started handing out tickets and they shuffled us al over to the Conference Center. 
Here we waited at the Conference center until the funeral at 11. For those of you who didn't catch the services, it was very good. I got emotional at two points; they were more of tears of gladness than anything. One point was seeing him walking with sister Hinckley and thinking about how they must feel to be together again. And then afterwards when I told Jodie about what Elder Holland said at my parents' stake conference with his battle with colon cancer. What an amazing man he was. I'm sure we will all miss him and look forward to seeing him again.
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