HEAVENLY BLESSINGS OF BEING ON A MISSION...

 Bryson and Jacob:  favorite cousins and hopeful missionary companions 

in 2026!  

At the beautiful front doors of the Winter Quarters Temple.

MARCH VISITS FROM KAMI & KIDDLINGS and JEFF, JEAN and FAMILY

 Celebrating Kami's B-Day with a hot fudge pie...

Jeff stopped by on his way home from a business trip.

 Touring the Trail Center with Kami, Brynna & Bryson.

 Walking across the Missouri River on the pedestrian bridge

connecting Nebraska to Iowa

 Having fun at the Lewis and Clark Visitor Center.

 A day at the Omaha Zoo....lots to see and do!

More exploring the Lewis and Clark Visitor Center.

Learning about the Mormon Battalion at the Kanesville Tabernacle.

SNOW DAY

The Feb. 21st blizzard shut everything down so we had an impromptu 

dinner party in our apartment with all the senior missionaries at the complex.

 Let It Snow....

 Living in the same complex makes it pretty easy to get a dinner together 

at the drop of a hat! Everyone just brought what they had on hand.

Breakfast at the Egg And I for sister Nordhoff's birthday

after Saturday Trail Center training.

FUN-TASTIC FEBRUARY FIELDTRIPS!

We had a "snow day" on Feb. 21st when a fast moving blizzard covered the mid-west.

Our back stage tour of the Rose Theater in downtown Omaha. 

Auditioning for a part in the chorus line?

 

 Cutler's Park, a pioneer settlement about 3 miles from the Trail Center in Florence.

 Following along the Mormon Trail out in Iowa.

 Reading about Lewis and Clark's discovery route along the Missouri River. 

 We visited the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in the Missouri River Valley

and enjoyed learning about the migratory waterfowl and other wildlife of the area 

at the visitor center and viewing station.

 Two frozen spectators looking for wildlife in sub-zero temperatures.

Snow Geese and Canada Geese taking a lunch break in an Iowa field.

TRANSFER TIME

Departing missionaries: Sisters Pinchak, Lamb, Bown & Coats

Saying good-bye to Sister Coats

at the Trail Center

RACHELLE and MEGAN COME TO VISIT

 The girls braved the cold to visit Pioneer Courage Park in downtown Omaha.

Members of Louis and Clark's exploration party on the Missouri River,

discovering the land we got in the Louisiana Purchase.

 Wearing our cool 3-D glasses for the IMAX film at the Omaha Zoo.

 Megan, locating St.Petersburg, Russia on the rotating globe at the Omaha Zoo.

Soon she'll be serving as a missionary there, entrenched in the Russian culture 

and speaking the language like a native!

 

 Making friends with the Gorilla family at the Omaha Zoo.

 We enjoyed going on a session at the Winter Quarters Temple

Saturday morning, then taking a tour of the Mormon Trail Center.

 Out in front of the Mormon Trail Center...blue skies and sunshine, but very cold!

 Going on a tour of the Kanesville Tabernacle and Visitor Center,

learning all about the Mormon Battalion.

At the airport saying good-bye....what a fun four days we had with them!

Our apartment will seem VERY QUIET when we get back home!

OUR KANSAS KIDS COME TO OMAHA

 We loved having Jeff, Jean and all the kiddlings come to see us in Omaha 

the first weekend in January. Here we are at Pioneer Courage Park

in downtown Omaha.

 We all loved spending time at the Omaha Zoo....especially in the 

Rain Forrest where the temp. was a balmy 80 degrees!

 Taking a tour of the Trail Center and doing baptisms at the Temple

were highlights of the weekend.

 Watching the sloth eat his lunch upside down was fascinating!

Connor thinks he might like to try that.

Visiting the Kanesville Tabernacle in Council Bluffs.

 Starting a puzzle at 10 p.m. is risky....you can't go to bed until it's finished.

We are lucky these guys live only 4 hrs. away so we can see them often...

they're coming back in March!