I am running out of things to say. I felt from day one this was a voluntary departure. I felt the answer to this mystery is in one way shape or form on Steven's laptop. I felt SCA was just a rendezvous point and not a final destination.
What have we learned? Henderson LE is not impressed with this case and is not treating it as a criminal matter (best I can tell). The family selectively released only emails that show someone looking for jobs but nothing else on that hard drive has been publicly discussed. Then we learn from the cell tower pings that at least Steven's phone made it out of SCA for the Whitney Ranch area of Vegas until it was used one last time the next morning.
To all those who say Steven would never do this or that let's examine the facts. It is claimed he was always looking for a job which is not true. He left a full time job to move to St. George and it has been claimed there were all kinds of job applications sitting at home that were unmailed. His last known boss said that his company did NOT solicit business in Las Vegas so Steven would not have been there on behalf of the boss.
To all those who say Steven would never leave family behind, well he DID that already. He left them all behind in SLC when he moved to St. George.
To all those who say church was central to his life, that is not true. He had no qualms about skipping church or church functions. In fact the day he bailed out in SCA he told people he was not going to be at church, without further explanation.
So what does that leave us?
Well, the way you look at Steven is different than I look at him. He did not lLEAVE HIS FAMILY BEHIND. He moved away from them,he was 30. But he stayed in contact with them. Talking to his siblings,parents, and returning home for functions.
Yes< I believe church was important to him. Yes, he skipped things occasionally, but who dosen't. Many very active LDS people do skip church and functions. Most of his friends on Facebook were church members or relatives.
Even though he did not have a dream job, he had a job, and most of the time, he did have a job.
My 5 kids love my husband and I, but they ALL spread their wings and flew away. They wanted their independence, thought their would be better looking guys in another town, wanted to tan,(a few went to Dixie College in St.George). I never felt they were LEAVING US BEHIND. They came home for family functions, called us, etc.
And they are LDS. And I would say most of them active. They did skip church and activities.
You and I are looking at things very differently than one another, and thats okay. But I stick by my thoughts of Steven.