TRACES OF TIME . . .
{Last week: Scroll to end click "Older Posts" at bottom right.} AUGUST 4-10, 2025
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A wise person once said, "Every society will be judged byhow it treats the least fortunate.""Time moves slowly, but passes quickly...
TIME...
On this blog I share with family and friends my thoughts, doings, what interests me, and--at times--tributes to my eternal sweetheart, Walt, who graduated to heaven on 8-21-2020.*All that I am or ever hope to be,I not only owe to my
TIME...
angel mother and father,
...but to my wonderful husband,Walter Ray Petersen.
Walt called himself...
"The last of the old-time country doctors."
Walt called himself...
"The last of the old-time country doctors."
He delivered about 4,000 babies, among fixing broken hips, other surgeries, and even made house calls.As Janie said in his obituary:"He healed many hearts, heads, hands, and everything in-between."
In the 1950s you had to be 20 to serve a mission. This is Walt in August 1954, on the day he was set apart in Salt Lake City to be a missionary.
One of Walt's happiest of happy places was as the pilot flying...Our first plane was a piper Cherokee...
Then in a six-seater Cessna high-wing, turbo-charged airplane. Foxtrot 48--something was the call number {he owned with two partners).
We were blessed to serve 4 missions together--First:July 1995-July 1998
Mission President and wife of the Mexico Merida Mission - Yucatan*** *** *** Mar 2005-Feb 2007Area Medical Advisor - Central America Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama12 missions - 2,000 missionaries.*** *** ***Sep 2008-Mar 2010Area Medical Advisor - South America So.Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay14 missions - 2300 missionaries*** *** ***
July 2014-Nov 2018Temple President and Temple MatronSan Salvador El Salvador Temple*** *** ***This totaled 9 1/2 years out of theUnited States.Grampa Petersen told our grandchildren that the Prophet said: "If you love your grandchildrfen, serve a mission,"To which g-dau Ashley asked:"How many?"
*** *** ***Walt was also a carpenter at heart--like his carpenter father, Ray Petersen.
This blog is...Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen...
...their spouses--Julie, John, Jennifer, Jerry--our 39 grandchildren--8 spouses of G-C, and 8 great-grandchildren--for a posterity of 71.
Week of AUGUST 4-10, 2025
...their spouses--Julie, John, Jennifer, Jerry--our 39 grandchildren--8 spouses of G-C, and 8 great-grandchildren--for a posterity of 71.
MONDAY, AUGUST 4Family is Everything…Watch for...Full Sturgeon Moon – August 9, 2025Sunrise: 6:28 a.m. Sunset: 8:38 p.m.
Sharon takes me shopping with her every first Monday to buy our Bunco prizes.We usually go to HomeGoods.HomeGoods
is owned by TJX Companies and is a sister company to T.J. Maxx, Sierra Trading Post, and Marshalls. The size of each store varies by location. There are
locations in the United States that combine both the HomeGoods and the T.J.
HomeGoods 
HomeGoods store in Ypsilanti, Michigan Company type Subsidiary Industry Retail Founded 1992 Headquarters Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S. Number of locations 914 (January 11, 2024)[1] Products Bedding, furniture, housewares, lighting Parent TJX Companies
(1992–present) Website www
The store was mainly Halloweendecor...no summer thingswere any where.Wish I'd have thought totake a photo. 
Sharon found some unique "Summer" brand bottles of lemonade.I found a huge, thick towel with fringe in many striped colors that could go with the theme"Sweet Summer Sweat."
*** *** ***Supper tonight was homemade hamburgers and homemade fries.One of my favorites...
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2025
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HomeGoods store in Ypsilanti, Michigan | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Number of locations | 914 (January 11, 2024)[1] |
| Products | Bedding, furniture, housewares, lighting |
| Parent | TJX Companies (1992–present) |
| Website | www |
Family is Everything…
Semi-Annual dermatology
check...
Shay...
Dr. Harris had to freeze just one pre-cancer
spot off my right arm and 3 or 4 off my left arm.
Thanks, Julie, for driving me to and from this
medical appointment.
Maddie went shopping for kitchen things for her
apartment in Logan -- getting ready to move
away from home to start her college life at
Utah State University in the Fall.
We took lunch home for Julie
and the kids from
Chick Fila.
I got an egg salad sandwich
from Village Baker.
We took lunch home for Julie
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2025
Family is Everything…...and so are friends! Lunch Bunch was at Strap Tank...9 came
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*** *** *** *** *** *** ***Bunco was at Diane's home...11 came
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*** *** ***THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025Family is Everything…*** *** **I just read this on face book: I've thought a lot about the great leaders down through the centuries have not had easy lives.MORMON - Approximately A.D. 311 to A.D. 385. "Did
you know that Mormon lived his entire life while the Nephites were wicked and
the Lamanites waged war against them?!
He
never experienced righteousness and peace in the land.
He
didn’t really have any super successful “missions” where he converted a bunch
of people.
He
didn’t get to perform miracles in front of a bunch of believers.
(This
is all at least as far as we know, and I feel pretty fair assumptions based on
his descriptions.)
His
world was in extreme turmoil, war, and hatred from the moment he was born until
he took his dying breath.
And
yet he lived a righteous life, followed the Spirit, was visited by the Savior
when he was 16 years old, tried to influence his world for good, and took on a
writing project that influenced millions of people for years to come.
I
don’t know about you, but I’ve definitely had the attitude sometimes that the
world needs to go back to “normal” before my real purpose can go back to normal.
But
Mormon never had a “normal” world.
And he
still found a way to be one of the most righteous individuals in history and
change history for the better.
President
Nelson taught us recently to: “Embrace your new normal by repenting daily.
“Seek
to be increasingly pure in thought, word, and deed. “Minister
to others.
“Keep
an eternal perspective.
Magnify
your callings.
And
whatever your challenges, my dear brothers and sisters, live each day so that
you are more prepared to meet your Maker.”
We don’t need to wait for old “normal” to do
any of that.
It’s
all available to us right now.
And
even if we never go back, even if we keep getting more chaos and hatred and
even bloodshed around us-
We
still have full access to God, to our Savior, to righteousness, and to
fulfilling whatever our purpose might be."
CTTO:
Cali Black"
Website:
https://comefollowmestudy.com/a-lifetime-of-abominations/
I looked up more about Mormon...
" The prophet Mormon, from the Book of
Mormon, lived from approximately A.D. 311 to A.D. 385. This means he lived
to be about 74 years old. He was a military leader and prophet during the
final days of the Nephite civilization.
More Details:
- Mormon was a key figure in the Book of Mormon,
both as a military leader and as the compiler and editor of the historical
records of his people.
- He was chosen by Jesus Christ to
preserve and protect sacred records, and he added his own history and
experiences to them.
- The Book of Mormon is named after
him because he was the primary abridger and compiler of the records.
- He lived during a time of
conflict and warfare between the Nephites and the Lamanites.
- He was martyred along with the
remaining Nephites, with his son Moroni surviving to complete the record.
- Mormon's life and experiences are detailed in the
Book of Mormon, particularly in the books that bear his name. "
- *** *** ***
"Did
you know that Mormon lived his entire life while the Nephites were wicked and
the Lamanites waged war against them?!
He
never experienced righteousness and peace in the land.
He
didn’t really have any super successful “missions” where he converted a bunch
of people.
He
didn’t get to perform miracles in front of a bunch of believers.
(This
is all at least as far as we know, and I feel pretty fair assumptions based on
his descriptions.)
His
world was in extreme turmoil, war, and hatred from the moment he was born until
he took his dying breath.
And
yet he lived a righteous life, followed the Spirit, was visited by the Savior
when he was 16 years old, tried to influence his world for good, and took on a
writing project that influenced millions of people for years to come.
I
don’t know about you, but I’ve definitely had the attitude sometimes that the
world needs to go back to “normal” before my real purpose can go back to normal.
But
Mormon never had a “normal” world.
And he
still found a way to be one of the most righteous individuals in history and
change history for the better.
President
Nelson taught us recently to: “Embrace your new normal by repenting daily.
“Seek to be increasingly pure in thought, word, and deed. “Minister to others.
“Keep
an eternal perspective.
Magnify
your callings.
And
whatever your challenges, my dear brothers and sisters, live each day so that
you are more prepared to meet your Maker.”
We don’t need to wait for old “normal” to do
any of that.
It’s
all available to us right now.
And
even if we never go back, even if we keep getting more chaos and hatred and
even bloodshed around us-
We
still have full access to God, to our Savior, to righteousness, and to
fulfilling whatever our purpose might be."
CTTO: Cali Black"
Website:
https://comefollowmestudy.com/a-lifetime-of-abominations/
I looked up more about Mormon...
More Details:
- Mormon was a key figure in the Book of Mormon,
both as a military leader and as the compiler and editor of the historical
records of his people.
- He was chosen by Jesus Christ to
preserve and protect sacred records, and he added his own history and
experiences to them.
- The Book of Mormon is named after
him because he was the primary abridger and compiler of the records.
- He lived during a time of
conflict and warfare between the Nephites and the Lamanites.
- He was martyred along with the
remaining Nephites, with his son Moroni surviving to complete the record.
- Mormon's life and experiences are detailed in the Book of Mormon, particularly in the books that bear his name. "
- *** *** ***
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025
Family is Everything…
Happy
Natalie came to cut my hair...
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A
Beautiful Bridge over Redfish Lake Creek, Nestled in the Heart of the Sawtooth
Mountains.
Custer
County in Idaho
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HISTORIC WILSON THEATRE
RUPERT, IDAHO
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SHOSHONE FALLS =
NIAGRA OF THE WEST
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2025
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Nestled in the Heart of the Sawtooth
Mountains.
Custer
County in Idaho
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Family is Everything…
Bridal Shower for Brylee was at
Camie's home...
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He
He
He
He
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Steve took me to the movie "Fantastic Four."
Open House for Thelda Gifford's
100th Birthday was this evening...
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*** *** ***Full
Sturgeon Moon – August 9, 2025 
On the
night of August 9, 2025, the sky will be illuminated by the Full Sturgeon Moon,
one of the most striking full moons of the year. Named by Native American
tribes for the abundance of sturgeon fish caught during late summer, this moon
marks a time of plenty in nature.
Set
against the golden glow of the moon, the majestic American bison reminds us of
the deep connection between wildlife and the rhythms of the Earth. As the moon
rises, it will appear larger and warmer in hue due to its position low on the
horizon, making it a perfect moment for photography and stargazing.
Peak Illumination: August 9,
2025
Best Viewing: Just after sunset
Thelda - 100 years
Thelda - 100 years
Thelda - 100 years
Full
Sturgeon Moon – August 9, 2025
On the
night of August 9, 2025, the sky will be illuminated by the Full Sturgeon Moon,
one of the most striking full moons of the year. Named by Native American
tribes for the abundance of sturgeon fish caught during late summer, this moon
marks a time of plenty in nature.
Set
against the golden glow of the moon, the majestic American bison reminds us of
the deep connection between wildlife and the rhythms of the Earth. As the moon
rises, it will appear larger and warmer in hue due to its position low on the
horizon, making it a perfect moment for photography and stargazing.
Peak Illumination: August 9,
2025
Best Viewing: Just after sunset