TRACES OF TIME . . .
{Last week: Scroll to end and click "Older Posts" at bottom right.} March 17-23, 2025
"Time moves slowly, but passes quickly. Time – Past – Present - Future -- Top 15 Past, Present, & Future Quotes of all time by Matshona Dhliwayo:
3 11. The past only dies so the future can live.
On this blog I share with family and friends my daily thoughts, doings, what interests me, and--at times--tributes to my eternal sweetheart, Walt, who graduated to heaven on 8-21-2020.
Walt was also a carpenter at heart--like his carpenter father, Ray Petersen.
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.
3 11. The past only dies so the future can live.
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, including Ingrid Ray born December 4, 2024--for a posterity of 71.
Week of
...their spouses--Julie, John, Jennifer, Jerry--our 39 grandchildren--8 spouses of G-C, and 8 great-grandchildren, including Ingrid Ray born December 4, 2024--for a posterity of 71.
MARCH 17-23, 2025
MARCH 17-23, 2025
MONDAY,MARCH 17, 2025
MONDAY,MARCH 17, 2025
Family is Everything….
Sunrise: 7:35 a.m. Sunset: 7:37 p.m.
Eileen's note: I watched this last night. Inspiring!
"On March 16, 2025, Latter-day Saint women around the
world gathered to celebrate the anniversary of the Relief Society, one of the
largest and oldest women’s organizations in the world. Speaking from the
historic Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois, where the Relief Society was
first organized in 1842, [Emma Smith first president]
current Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson
delivered a message of purpose and empowerment--[along with her counselors: J. Anette Dennis and Kristen M. Yee]."
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Every-9-week diabetic foot check...
...with my podiatrist,Dr. Scott Rogers. 
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Eileen's note: I watched this last night. Inspiring!
"On March 16, 2025, Latter-day Saint women around the world gathered to celebrate the anniversary of the Relief Society, one of the largest and oldest women’s organizations in the world. Speaking from the historic Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois, where the Relief Society was first organized in 1842, [Emma Smith first president]
current Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson delivered a message of purpose and empowerment--[along with her counselors: J. Anette Dennis and Kristen M. Yee]."
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025Family is Everything…
Today - rain
Institute - Charity
Meeting after Institute with Bob &
Hiroko about the Easter Program on
Saturday, April 19.
My Home Health nurses came...
Sierra and Page.
It turns out, Page, on the left was with
our son Steve, at the BYU Jerusalem
Center during the Aug/Sep to Dec 1989
semester.
If you're lucky enough to have stew
and scones on a cold, rainy/snowy day--
you're lucky!
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2025
Family is Everything… LUNCH BUNCH AT SABAIDEE
Masamam Curry
12 were able to come...
My Home Health physical therapist... 
...Jayden, came.
...and my Home Health Occupational Therapist, Lane, also came later,
*** *** ***For our Wednesday movie, Gary and I watched"A Tale of Two Cities" -- the 1980 one.
*** *** *** *** ****** *** *** *** *** *** ***THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025Family is Everything…
First Day of Spring
Happy First day of Spring
Thu, Mar 20, 2025, 3:01 AM
Northern Hemisphere · Mountain Time
Astronomical spring began
on March 20, 2025 at 5:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, in the Northern
Hemisphere, according to CNN. This time also marks the beginning of autumn in
the Southern Hemisphere.
Spring
is here! When Easter, Passover, Mother's Day fall in 2025
When does spring start for 2025?
Astronomical spring began on March 20, 2025 at 5:01 a.m. Eastern
Daylight Time, in the Northern Hemisphere, according to CNN. This time also marks the beginning of autumn in the
Southern Hemisphere.
Key holiday dates in spring 2025
- Eid
al-Fitr begins at sundown on Saturday, March 29.
- Passover
begins at sundown on Saturday, April 12.
- Good
Friday is Friday, April 18.
- Easter is
Sunday, April 20.
- Orthodox
Easter is also Sunday, April 20.
- Earth Day
is Tuesday, April 22.
- Cinco de
Mayo is Monday, May 5.
- Mother's
Day is Sunday, May 11.
- Memorial
Day is Monday, May 26.
- Father's
Day is Sunday, June 15.
- Shavuot
begins at sundown on Sunday, June 1.
- Juneteenth is
on Thursday, June 19.
- The first
day of summer lands on Friday, June 20.
What is the vernal equinox?
"Equinox" derived from the Latin word meaning "equal
night," according to AccuWeather.
During an equinox, the Earth is positioned with both its axis and
its orbit perpendicular to the sun, allowing the sun's rays to aim directly at
our planet's equator. As a result, both day and night are 12 hours long around
the globe.
The vernal, or spring, equinox was the first of two for the year:
2025's autumnal, or fall, equinox will occur on Monday, Sept. 22.
Conversely, solstices mark the most drastic time differences
between night and day. In 2025, the summer solstice, the longest day of the
year in the Northern Hemisphere, happens on or around Friday, June 20. The top
half of the world will experience the shortest day of 2025 during the winter
solstice on Sunday, Dec. 21.
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MARCH MADNESS --
BYU 80 - VCU 71
VCU Rams men's basketball
The VCU Rams men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's
basketball team that represents Virginia Commonwealth University. The Rams
joined the Atlantic 10 Conference in the 2012–13 season after previously
competing in the Colonial Athletic
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Our Ward Relief Society
Birthday Dinner was tonight.
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Thu, Mar 20, 2025, 3:01 AM
Northern Hemisphere · Mountain Time
Astronomical spring began on March 20, 2025 at 5:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, in the Northern Hemisphere, according to CNN. This time also marks the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
Spring is here! When Easter, Passover, Mother's Day fall in 2025
Astronomical spring began on March 20, 2025 at 5:01 a.m. Eastern
Daylight Time, in the Northern Hemisphere, according to CNN. This time also marks the beginning of autumn in the
Southern Hemisphere.
Key holiday dates in spring 2025
- Eid
al-Fitr begins at sundown on Saturday, March 29.
- Passover
begins at sundown on Saturday, April 12.
- Good
Friday is Friday, April 18.
- Easter is
Sunday, April 20.
- Orthodox
Easter is also Sunday, April 20.
- Earth Day
is Tuesday, April 22.
- Cinco de
Mayo is Monday, May 5.
- Mother's
Day is Sunday, May 11.
- Memorial
Day is Monday, May 26.
- Father's
Day is Sunday, June 15.
- Shavuot
begins at sundown on Sunday, June 1.
- Juneteenth is
on Thursday, June 19.
- The first
day of summer lands on Friday, June 20.
What is the vernal equinox?
"Equinox" derived from the Latin word meaning "equal
night," according to AccuWeather.
During an equinox, the Earth is positioned with both its axis and
its orbit perpendicular to the sun, allowing the sun's rays to aim directly at
our planet's equator. As a result, both day and night are 12 hours long around
the globe.
The vernal, or spring, equinox was the first of two for the year:
2025's autumnal, or fall, equinox will occur on Monday, Sept. 22.
Conversely, solstices mark the most drastic time differences
between night and day. In 2025, the summer solstice, the longest day of the
year in the Northern Hemisphere, happens on or around Friday, June 20. The top
half of the world will experience the shortest day of 2025 during the winter
solstice on Sunday, Dec. 21.
MARCH MADNESS --
BYU 80 - VCU 71
VCU Rams men's basketball
The VCU Rams men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's
basketball team that represents Virginia Commonwealth University. The Rams
joined the Atlantic 10 Conference in the 2012–13 season after previously
competing in the Colonial Athletic
Our Ward Relief Society
Birthday Dinner was tonight.
FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2025
Family is Everything…
Happy
*** *** ***SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2025
Family is Everything…
SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2025
Our Ward Family
is Everything…
Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward
Ward Conference
Saratoga Springs Utah Stake –
21 Mar 2021 Jordan T. Erickson, President J. Dayne Petersen, 1st
Counselor J. Ryan Woodbury, 2nd
Counselor Wade Olcott, Executive
Secretary
Relief Society
SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2025
Our Ward Family
is Everything…
Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward
Relief Society Meeting -
Ward ConferenceStake RS Presidency Sister Whitmarsh, President Sister Nelson, First Counselor Sister Clark, Second Counselor Sister Arianne Taylor, Secretary
Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward RS Presidency Joanne Lyons, President Heidi Wright, First Counselor Laura Ales, Second Counselor Sue Allen, Secretary
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This afternoon...
*** *** ***Our Stake Presidency
Burley Idaho West Stake Presidency
September 2007
15 years after serving
May 1983 to Nov 1992
** *I am so thankful for The Plan of Salvation and the Atonement of Jesus Christ that makes this
Great Plan operational.
At the end of this March 23rd,I pray you have had a restful, peaceful, and spiritual Sabbath Day...
I share these truths as my testimony to you...
Heavenly Father lives and knows us each by name. He loves us and wants us to return to Him and Heavenly Mother when we leave this mortal existence. He loves us just as we are at this very moment.
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Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all.
"Jesus Christ, He, the Son of God, who by His matchless and eternal power overcame death. He is the Redeemer of the world. He gave His life for each of us. He took it up again and became the firstfruits of them that slept. He, as King of Kings, stands triumphant above all other kings. He, as the Omnipotent One, stands above all rulers. He is our comfort, our only true comfort, when the dark shroud of earthly night closes about us as the spirit departs the human form. He is our King, our Lord, our Master, the living Christ, who stands on the right hand of His Father. He lives! He lives, resplendent and wonderful, the living Son of the living God." President Hinckley -- 1 Timothy 6:15: "Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords". Revelation 17:14"These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful". Revelation 19:16: -- "And he hath on his vesture and on
his thigh a name written,
KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS".
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*** *** ***I am thankful for the guidance of the Holy Ghost as the third member of the Godhead. Walt said to me once: "I look forward to thanking the Holy Ghost in person when I get to Heaven. I don't think we give Him enough credit for all He does."
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Joseph Smith was foreordained to be the Prophet of the Restoration. He is the Restorer of all things.*** *** ***President Russell M. Nelson is the Living Prophet today for all the world. “Keep on the covenant path,” “Gather Israel,” “Let God prevail,” “Build bridges of understanding,” “Give thanks,” “Increase your faith in Jesus Christ,” “Take charge of your testimony,” and “Become a peacemaker.”
Russell M. Nelson
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The Bible is "the Word of God as far as it is translated correctly" and is a Testament of the Divinity of Jesus Christ.*** *** ***The Book of Mormon is the Word of God and is Another Testament of Jesus Christ. It is the most correct book of any book on earth.*** *** ***The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the True Church on the earth today. Because of the restored Priesthood Temple Ordinances families can be sealed for eternity.
*** *** ***Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.Eileen PetersenMarch 23, 2025
Next week Mar 24-30, 2025 Stake ConferenceMar 31-April 6, 2025 General ConferenceApril 7-13, 2025April 14-20, 2025 Holy Week - EasterApril 21-27, 2025April 28-May 4, 2025MAY 5-11, 2025
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xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxx xxx13. Life is temporal. Time is fleeting. God is permanent. Eternity is enduring.
Stake RS Presidency Sister Whitmarsh, President Sister Nelson, First Counselor Sister Clark, Second Counselor Sister Arianne Taylor, Secretary
Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward RS Presidency Joanne Lyons, President Heidi Wright, First Counselor Laura Ales, Second Counselor Sue Allen, Secretary
I pray you have had a restful, peaceful, and spiritual Sabbath Day...
I share these truths as my testimony to you...
“Keep on the covenant path,” “Gather Israel,” “Let God prevail,” “Build bridges of understanding,” “Give thanks,” “Increase your faith in Jesus Christ,” “Take charge of your testimony,” and “Become a peacemaker.”
Russell M. Nelson
14. A coward may have the legs of a cheetah, but time has the legs of lightning.
15. Death is a great tyrant; none can overthrow him. Life is a priceless ruby; none can afford it. Eternity is a noble mistress; none can woo her.
The sun does not hurry, yet is always on time. Stars do not hurry, yet are never late. God may not hurry, but never delays. ~Matshona Dhliwayo
14. A coward may have the legs of a cheetah, but time has the legs of lightning.
15. Death is a great tyrant; none can overthrow him. Life is a priceless ruby; none can afford it. Eternity is a noble mistress; none can woo her.
The sun does not hurry, yet is always on time. Stars do not hurry, yet are never late. God may not hurry, but never delays. ~Matshona Dhliwayo
