In July, Mom
and I loaded up the car and hit the road on our Idaho Temple Road Trip. We listened to showtunes most of our
journey which included off-tune sing alongs. Our first stop was the Lofthouse
Cookies Outlet in Ogden, Utah. Then we drove to Twin Falls, Idaho. We went to
the Costco to fill up the tank with gas and part of the road was blocked
off. We just figured there had been a
car accident. After we returned home, we
realized that a crazy person had been chased by the police, shot and killed a
person at a Hampton Inn, and was holding someone else hostage at the
hotel. Good thing we didn’t know all
that because I’m sure we would have rethought our decision to fill up at
Costco.
Our first major (and planned) stop
was the Twin Falls, Idaho Temple. It was a beautiful temple and reminded me a
lot of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple in South Jordan, Utah. We encountered some
interesting people (and experiences) in each temple. Unfortunately for you, I won't be writing about them, but enjoy the beautiful pictures.
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| Twin Falls, Idaho Temple |
Mom and I drove to the Shoshone
Falls. They were beautiful! We got out of the car, took some pictures,
and read about the falls.
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| Shoshone Falls |
Then we got in
the car and drove to Idaho Falls, Idaho where we stayed the night.
The next morning Mom and I
slept in for a little while and then drove to
the Rexburg Idaho Temple. The temple
was staffed mostly by college-aged volunteers.
It was great to see so many young people in the temple. (I sound like a grandma saying that, but it was!) The Rexburg Temple was beautiful.
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| Rexburg, Idaho Temple |
Mom and I
drove back to Idaho
Falls and ate lunch at Olive Garden. I admit that I was ornery by this time. I had a much better
disposition once I got some food in me. It's amazing what low blood sugar and lack of sleep can cause me to become.
Mom and I then went to the Idaho Falls Temple. This temple was
built in the 1950s so it had some very interesting artwork inside.
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| Idaho Falls, Idaho Temple |
That evening, I drove
to my friend, Mark Hill’s, house in a
suburb of Idaho
Falls. (Who knew that Idaho Falls was big enough to have suburbs?!) Mark had invited me to dinner with his family
when he found out I was going to be in town.
I met Mark’s four children and was reacquainted with his wife. (I had met her a few times on previous
occasions.) I had a great dinner with
Mark’s family. I always find it
entertaining watching my friends be parents.
They say things I remember their parents telling us. Mark’s wife was kind enough to put the kids
to bed while Mark and I reminisced for hours about the glory days of high
school. Then she endured our reminiscing
until about 1:00 in the
morning! We couldn’t believe it was that
late! Time truly flew by while I was with the Hill's. I was disappointed that I forgot to get a picture with Mark and his family. I guess I will just have to go back and pay them another visit.
The next morning, Mom and I slept in a little bit (not nearly long enough for me!). We hurried to get ready for the day and made it to church near the Idaho
Falls Temple. After church, we drove all the way home. I had a great time on our road trip. Overall, I enjoyed visiting the temples. The landscape is beautiful in its own special way. I hadn't seen that much open farmland ever!
