Paul and Kay Lynn Mission

Fall is a beautiful time in Omaha, we have visited some interesting  places and have seen some colorful things. We also visited the Squirrel Cage Jail, Elder White was even booked into the Jail. This week we are having some of the Senior Couple for dinner in our apartment, we have served and are serving with people who will be our Friends forever. We love serving the Lord with these amazing people Some of those amazing couples Here are the beautiful Autumn leaves and a video of our drive from the Trail Center The Autumn leaves . Some more Jail Photo

This week was pretty busy, following church on Sunday we had a great opportunity to go to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Following the Missouri River north we arrived in Sioux Falls before the sun went down and after a good night's rest got up on Monday to 28 degree weather. Winter feels like it arrived in South Dakota. We were able to go visit the famous falls and walk in the Falls Park. We found most of the other sights in Sioux Falls and in Sioux City were closed because it was Columbus Day. We did get to drive to Minnesota and we can say we  visited, only if we went to a rest area and turned around. Most couples who had been on this trip visited the Candy Factory in Sioux Falls but it was closed and in Sioux City the Blue Bunny Ice Cream Factory but it was closed, a great day of driving and conversation with my companion. We worked at both the Tabernacle and Trail Center and then on Thursday some of the family came out for the Last Time. We had a house full for a couple of nights. ...

With our mission here in Omaha rapidly coming to a close we have many things to accomplish. We are progressing with the Karen group and hoping before we leave to get to go the the Temple with a couple of them. This blog will talk about our visit to the Durham Museum and Gearld Ford's Birthplace History of the Museum   In 1971 after the establishment of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (now Amtrak), Union Pacific Railroad closed Union Station. The first suggestion in print that the building be used as a museum appeared in the Public Pulse of the World Herald on April 5, 1971 in a letter from John Edward Peterson. He suggested that either the City of Omaha or Joslyn purchase the building and develop it into a museum. He wrote, "Maybe the Union Pacific would be willing to sell the station rather cheaply or even donate it." The station was donated to the City of Omaha in 1973 and two years later the Western Heritage Museum opened. The museum closed from 1995 to 199...