Winter Quarters: Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha was a really nice big city, with rolling hills and so much history for our church. 

Winter Quarters Temple

We were able to switch sessions and babysitting again with Scott's parents. The grounds were so beautiful!

Mormon Trail Visitors Center

Across the street from the temple is the visitor's center.  They have pioneer clothing for the kids to dress up, and they reinacted a story where the kids pulled the handcart.  There were some great stories from this area where the Saints came here to rest from their travels to SLC.

Mormon Pioneer Cemetery

Next to the temple was the cemetery where the saints burried hundreds of souls who could not bear the winter.

Kanesville Tabernacle

We also visited the old Tabernacle where Prophet Brigham Young established the first presidency.  It was here on 27 December 1847 that Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Willard Richards were sustained the First Presidency of the church.

Outside the tabernacle there were a few statues with their history of the area. The statue of the First Presidency is Brigham Young, Kimball and Richards studying a map while contemplating the migration of thousands of Saints to a new home in the West.

Inside the tabernacle were many artifacts of the time, including a covered wagon and a fireplace made out of sod grass as they did back in the day.  Ella had fun dancing on the stage the entire time during the presentation of the tour by the senior missionaries.