The next leg of our journey was five hours long, which by then felt like a pretty short drive! We stayed in Omaha for two days. On day one we visited Winter Quarters. This is where the pioneers stopped to wait out the winter and plant supplies during their historic trek west. In my mind I always pictured Winter Quarters as a camp ground, but in actuality they built a small city which consisted of about 5,000 log homes. We toured the Church's visitors center and learned a lot about the building of Winter Quarters and what life was like for the saints living there. During the first winter they stayed there close to 600 people lost their lives. Across the street from the visitors center is a dedicated cemetery where those people would have been buried. The temple stands just down a small hill from the cemetery. It was a peaceful place to visit. Once again my mom let me sneak away and do some work in the temple. It was even more beautiful on the inside! Thanks again mom!
The boys got to dress up like pioneers and practice loading wagons. They loved it!
Tyler all ready to head west!
Riley didn't feel like he needed to take quite as many things!
Below this statue are plaques with the names and ages of all those who died at Winter Quarters and are buried in the cemetery. Over 50% of those names were babies and young children.
Riley in the cemetery with the temple in the back ground.
A side view of the temple.
The front of the temple.
I loved the entrance doors!
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