What's In This Blog

I created this blog for my journal. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In this blog I keep many of the things I come across as a member of the church. I also share my experiences on the ACE Train and getting to work, my experiences in Manteca where we have lived for three years, and other things I think are noticeable.

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Churches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 I have been inside three LDS churches in the Omaha area.  This include the Bellevue church where I atten on Sundays, The Papillion church where I attended stake conference, and the branch where Charity attends, which is not a church but the basement of a V.A. clinic that the church rents for their branch.  Miranda attends the singles ward at the institute building by University of Nebraska Omaha.

Winter Quarters Temple in Florence, Omaha
The institute building.  I have been told they have a nice recreational facility in the basement
.  This is on Dodge in Omaha.

Our stake center in Papillion.  This is on 84th street south of 370



Where Charity's branch, Field Club, meets off of 10th street in Omaha

grotto by their building, there because of the hospital that use to be there.  It is closed off because of drug usage
.


Bellevue church Where I attend is on Harlan east of Fort Crook

Welcome to Omaha/Bellevue: Elmwood Park and Grotto in Omaha

 Elmwood Park is on of the parks included early on in the Beautiful Omaha Plan.  It has many amenities including a pool and a golf course.  Unique to this park is a grotto, which at one time provided drinking water but that is closed off due to health concerns.  It is a beautiful sitting area.  It does have a natural spring.  There is a large pavilion.  It is next to University of Nebraska Omaha so an area of concern is parking as the university students overflow the parking and walk to campus.  

grotto

path beside creek flowing from grotto was blocked off

pavilion

pool

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Memorial to Charlie Kirk at Memorial Park, Omaha

 I was at Memorial Park and someone had drawn a Charlie Kirk memory with chalk.  I wonder if it lasted through last night's rain storm.



Welcome to Omaha: Murals

 Murals at Moriah and 24th.  These murals are on a church and a store across the street.

Joelle Storet and Dravon Brutus '21


Be You To Full


Welcome to Omaha/Bellevue: Memorial Park Memorials

 Memorial Park was originally built to give honor to those who served in WWII.  The columns name all those who passed away from Douglas County serving in WWII.  There are memorials to differnt unts of service.

There is also a statue that honors those who served in Viet Nam and Korea.



POW Memorial

Marines

WWII statue, Rosie the Riveter and a youth gathering scrap metal



Korean and Viet Nam on opposite sides.


Memorial to WWII