Monday, March 11, 2024

Traces of Time . . . March 11-17, 2024

Traces of Time . . . . 

 {Last week: Scroll to end and click "Older Posts" at bottom right.}                "Time moves slowly, but passes quickly...                               The Color Purple” by Alice Walker, 1982

"The magical, supernatural force 
that is with us every second is time.
We can't even comprehend it.

 It's such an illusion, 

it's such a strange thing."

— Anthony Hopkins 

 Note from Eileen: You will notice I call                              my blog: "Traces of Time..."

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 at age 86.

Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 9 spouses married to our grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, 1 due in April and posterity to come.

So our posterity now numbers 66. Number 67 due in April.

THIS WEEK
       MARCH 11-17, 2024


March 24 - Brian - "51"
MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2024 
Family is Everything..                             Sunrise: 7:43 a.m. 

                       Sunset:  7:30 p.m.

...this Monday



Last Monday to compare to...

Wind made it feel cold.


The calm before the storm. 

Bring on Nationals Week! 💙


Great article:

Renovated Manti Temple, preserved Minerva Teichert murals ready for 3-week public open house

Here’s what conservationists did during the renovation to preserve the historic Manti Utah Temple murals and how workers finally stopped a century of water leaks that plagued the sacred building

Published: March 11, 2024, 9:31 p.m. MDT

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This made me laugh out loud...


TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2024
     Family is Everything...

Remembering Dale Bunn
on his birthday--
Today is the remembrance of
Dale Bunn's 94th birthday
March 12, 1929- April 17, 2020
Dale was the sherriff of
Wendell for many years.
Dale & Phyllis
married in July 1950
Phyllis passed away
August 3, 2014 at
age 82.
In 2012 with their six kids at 
Redfish Lake
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Institute

Lori Lyn continues
the new course of Instruction:
"Women in the Scriptures"
























HESED
I had never heard 
this word before.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2024

               Family is Everything...
Happy Birthday to Brittany Secaur...
Daughter of Brenda Bunn Tagestad
and granddaughter of
Dale & Phyllis Bunn
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Lunch Bunch was at Zupas.
Nadine drove Linda Hartley
and me.
We appreciate her so much.
It was a blizzard
when... 
...we were driving
                                   to Zupas.
Eight were able to come...
MaryAnn, Sharon, Shauna
Eileen, Linda H.
Sue, Kathie, Nadine
It's so nice to have Sue back.
The eight who braved the
blizzard...
Clockwise from lower left:
Sue, Kathie, Nadine,
Eileen, Linda H,
MaryAnn, Sharon,
and Shauna.
The nice gal who took our
group photo, also  took
one from this angle.
I was so surprised to see blue
skies out the window...
...so I took these photos to show
the storm had passed.
It was still wet outside, however.
The weather man showed
Saratoga Springs with the
most rainfall.
At first I thought he was saying
we got the most snowfall.
It was cold...my computer
temperature guage for outside
didn't get over 35º.
Riggy's friend came to play.
Riggy is so good to always tell 
me where he is going.
I got this photo of the last bit of
snow to show it really snowed a 
lot today. March snow doesn't stay long.
We could see Mt. Timp by the 
end of the afternoon.

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The Surprising True Story Behind the

Dinosaur Mural in the Manti Utah Temple

By Aleah Ingram

"The mural featuring dinosaur-like figures in the Manti Utah Temple is an intriguing feature that has sparked curiosity and discussion among visitors and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Situated on the back wall of the temple’s Creation Room, the mural depicts a scene from the prehistoric era, showcasing several dinosaur species in a lush, green landscape.

The restored Creation Room in the Manti Utah Temple.

Painted by Carl Christian Anton Christensen, a Danish-American artist who joined the Church in 1850…

[Wikipedia: Carl Christian Anton Christensen  (November 28, 1831 – July 3, 1912) was Danish-American artist who is known for his paintings illustrating the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[1] Of him it has been said that he "did more than any other person to capture the images of the history of Mormon migration to Utah and the life lived there"]

…the mural follows the Biblical account of the creation of the world as it wraps around the room. Christensen is renowned for his depictions of Latter-day Saint pioneers and is recognized as one of the few artists who depicted the trek west after having embarked on the journey himself.

C.C.A. Christensen

How did Christensen, who was commissioned to paint the room, decide to include dinosaurs? Emily Utt, historic sites curator, shared the story during a recent tour of the renovated Manti Utah Temple.

“The artist, C.C. Christensen, was trained at the Royal Art Institute of Copenhagen. Unfortunately, he left school while he was in his figure painting classes because he joined the church and wanted to gather to Zion. He settled here in Sanpete, and in 1886, was commissioned to paint this mural. So, he had to visualize and conceptualize something that he had only read about. He went back to Genesis and read those accounts, but he also took advantage of the world’s latest and greatest scientific discoveries—finding fossils and dinosaur bones. Science is cool.”

A close-up of the prehistoric figures in Christensen’s mural before restoration.

Utt then shared a copy of Louis Figuier’s The World Before the Deluge and some of the illustrations found inside, showcasing the direct influence of the book on Christensen’s mural.

Dinosaur depictions from The World Before the Deluge, by Édouard Riou.

“What I love about this is that as he studied it, he got design inspiration,” Utt said. “He took the very best of his personal experience with faith and combined it with the latest scientific discoveries, study, and analysis, coming up with a depiction of the creation of the world that is brand new, unusual, and sacred.”

Christensen’s mural, along with the others inside the temple, has been fully restored as part of the recent temple restoration. Inch by inch, layers of dirt, grime, and old finish were removed to bring back the life and color of each mural.

The Manti Utah Temple is home to some of the most unique murals in the Church. While some of the depictions may seem curious today, upon closer inspection, we see the faith and love of our pioneer ancestors shining through.

Visitors can attend the public open house of the Manti Utah Temple from March 14 to April 5, 2024, prior to its rededication on April 21.

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Movie Night with Gary...
postponed to next Wednesday. 
Gary had income tax
deadlines to finish.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2024

               Family is Everything…
Ï€
Pi (Greek letter “Ï€”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant—the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter—which is approximately 3.14159.
What is Pi? “Probably no symbol in mathematics has evoked as much mystery, romanticism, misconception and human interest as the number pi”                      ~William L. Schaaf, Nature and History of Pi                                    Pi (often represented by the lower-case Greek letter Ï€), one of the most well-known mathematical constants, is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.  For any circle, the distance around the edge is a little more than three times the distance across.                                                                                                        Typing Ï€ into a calculator and pressing ENTER will yield the result 3.141592654, not because this value is exact, but because a calculator’s display is often limited to 10 digits.  Pi is actually an irrational number (a decimal with no end and no repeating pattern) that is most often approximated with the decimal 3.14 or the fraction 22/7.
MEASUREMENT OF CIRCLES

Day 1                 EXPLORING CIRCLES

Picture
As an introduction to solving problems related to circles, students will construct circles and explore measurements related to radius, diameter and circumference.

Radius - a straight line that extends from the centre of a circle to the outside edge.  It is equal to half the distance across a circle.

Diameter - a straight line that extends from one edge of a circle, passes through the center of the circle and touches the other side.  It is twice the length of the radius.

Circumference - is the distance around the outside edge of a circle.  It is about 3 times longer than the diameter.

Chord - a straight line that joins any two points on the circumference of a circle.

 a section of the circumference of a circle that lies between two ends of a chord (each chord creates two arcs).
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 Idaho 

Interesting Fact for the day: Idaho!

"Here's a few things to mull over about the state.……

Boise means "the trees" in French, since the earliest fur trappers, being French-Canadians, exclaimed the phrase with joy upon finding the spot with a great river.

The state motto is "Esto Perpetua", which means "It is forever".

Idaho has more miles of rivers than any other state at 3,100 miles. Also, the Salmon River is the longest free-flowing river that heads and flows within a single state.

Idaho has a state horse, the Appaloosa, and state fish, the prized cutthroat trout. It also has a state fruit...the huckleberry!

The Center of the Universe is found there, in Wallace, population 800. Even has a manhole cover marking the exact spot.

It's called the Gem State because of the 72 types of precious and semi-precious stones found here, including possibly the largest diamond ever found in the US!

One of the world's rare blue football fields can be found at BSU, nicknamed the Smurf Turf.

The first alpine chairlift was used in Sun Valley, and in 1936 the fee was 25 cents per ride. It was invented for Sun Valley, Idaho.

Idaho's Hell's Canyon is the deepest gorge in the US, deeper even than the Grand Canyon. And Shoshone Falls near Twin Falls drops 52 feet farther than Niagara Falls.

And Idaho has the largest hops farm in the world, Elk Mountain Farms, which grows its crop for Anheuser-Busch."

There’s a lot to love and admire about this place I called home for 58 of my 85 years. --Eileen Albertson Petersen


Here's the Profile for our blog I wrote 

several yuears ago. Updating as more g-gc

come along.

Walt was born in Wendell, Idaho, and lived in Idaho 64 of his 86 years. Eileen was born in the Twin Falls Idaho Hospital going home to Wendell from there, and lived in Idaho for 57 of my 85 years. Married June 14, 1961 in Salt Lake Temple. We thank our children and grandchildren for the wonderful 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration they hosted for us in June 2011. For 50th we went on a Mediterranean cruise to be with D. Kelly Ogden as he lectured "In the Footsteps of Paul the Apostle." We have lived in St. Louis,MO, Minneapolis,MN; Talihina,OK; Burley,IDAHO 42 years, 3 years in Merida, Mexico; 2 years in Guatemala City, Guatemala; 18 mos in Argentina,Oct 2008 to Mar 2010; and 3 years as temple president and matron of the new (dedicated Aug 21, 2011) San Salvador El Salvador Temple for--July 2011 to Nov 1, 2014. As of Aug 2018 we moved to live with our daughter Julie, her husband John, and their 4 children in Saratoga Springs, Utah. Walt passed away of Lewy Body Dementia on Aug 21, 2020 at age 86. We love and adore each other, our 7 children, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren and 6.ggc. Walt was a physician, I was a medical secretary for PHT, then homemaker and mother.

VIEW MY COMPLETE PROFILE

 

Interests

Eileen: husband, 7 children, 39 grandchildren, 6 ggc, serving missions with my husband; family history genealogy; photography; journalism; reading mostly non-fiction but also great fiction; computer for family history.

Favorite Movies

Doris Day movies, especially 1955 "Love Me or Leave Me;" "Sergeant York" with Gary Cooper(1941); "My Fair Lady"(1964) with Audrey Hepburn.. Plus the classics from the 1930s, '40s, '50s, and '60s.

Favorite Music

The music of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s...the big bands, and the war songs. {Each generation loves the music from their growing-up years.}"Beseme Mucho" and from the 1969nmovie " goodbye, mr. chips" sung by petula clark "fill the world with love."

Favorite Books

True biographies, especially The Anne Morrow Lindgergh series of her life, starting with "Bring Me a Unicorn." The Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine & Covenants, and The Pearl of Great Price.

 Thursday...

This is one of the things I did today:

Eileen Marie Albertson Petersen -- I have lived in…

 1938 Dec 15 –  6 weeks – Twin Falls, Idaho – Hospital

                          Born six weeks pre-mature

1939 Feb       -  1 week  -  Wendell, Idaho

1939 Feb      -   1 year  -   Hagerman, Idaho

1940             -   1 year  -   Ketchum, Idaho

1941             -   9 months – Jarbidge, Nevada-Gold Mine

1941 Oct-Dec - 3 months - Wendell, Idaho

1942 Jan to       {During World War II-Dad built ships}

1945 Sept    -   3years 9 months – Long Beach, California

1957 June –   12 years  - Wendell, Idaho

1957 June to    (Business College; worked 1 yr FS Bank)

1959 Aug –      2 years 2 mos. - Salt Lake City

1959 Sep-1960 Jun –  10 months -  BYU, Provo, Utah

1960 Jun-Sep – 3 months – Gooding, Idaho

1960 Sep-1961 Jun –  10 months – BYU, Provo, Utah

1961 Jun–1963 Jun – 2 years – St. Louis, Missouri

                                  {Walt M.D. 4-yrs med school}

1963 Jun-1964 Jun –  1 year – Minneapolis, Minnesota

                                  {Walt Internship--General Hospital}  

1964 Jun-1966 Jun –  2 years – Talihina, Oklahoma

                                  {Walt Military Duty Indian Hospital}

1966 Jun-1995 Jun - 29 years – Burley, Idaho

                                 [Walt Family Physician-Surgeon}

1995 Jun-1998 Jul -    3 years – Merida, Mexico

                                {Mission President and wife}

1998 Jul-2005 Mar –  7 years - Burley, Idaho

                               {Walt 7 more years Physician}  

2005 Mar-2007 Feb - 2 years – Guatemala City, Guatemala

                    {Area Medical Advisor--All Central America}

2007 Feb-2008 Oct -  1 yr 9 mos. – Burley, Idaho

        {Temple workers Boise Temple; TF Temple Committee}

2008 Oct-2010 Mar - 1 yr 6 mos. – Buenos Aires, Argentina

        {Area Medical Advisor-Argentina-Uruguay-Paraguay}

2010 Mar-2011Jul -   1 yr 4 mos. – Burley, Idaho

         {Temple workers-Twin Falls Temple/Walt Sealer}

2011 Jul-2014 Nov -  3 yrs 3 mos. – San Salvador, El Salvador

        {President, Matron of new Temple}

2011 Nov-2018 Aug- 6 yrs10mos – Burley, Idaho

   {Walt fell, broke hip/Eileen mild thalmic stroke, RS3PE}

2018 Aug-2024Mar - 5 yrs 7 mos. – Saratoga Springs, Utah

     {Moved into cozy cottage with Julie & John}

      {Walt died of Lewy Body Dementia 8-21-20/

               Eileen widow for 3 years 7 months now}       

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FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2024               

Family is Everything…
9th day--
Time for staples out...
10 staples to come out...
Dr. Harris, Shaun P.A., Ella
Ella did a selfie with me...
Some things are just
good to have over.
The park by the pool
looked pretty this morning.
A fire truck was slowly winding
in front of me; tried to get photo.
I drove about 2 min from our Church
to Wiltshire Estates to see
Dr. Harris's new home
on the lake.
Wiltshire entrance...
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Home again.
The birds...
...have finally discovered...
...the bird feeder Julie
put here last fall.
One stayed 2 minutes...
if I didn't move.
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I saw this today. I always like 
learning more about the
War in Heaven and it is
from a General Conference
in Oct 1938 - the year I was born.


One comment said they didn't think this was doctrine. 
I say it's something to think about. And I feel
that not supporting the Lord's Senior Annointed Church Leaders is getting on a slippery slope to apostasy.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2024
Family is Everything...
 Dune: Part 2 and dinner
with Gary and Steve
Dune: Part 2 and it's sequel may be coming
in a couple of years to make a
Trilogy...even tho there
are actually six books
in the Dune series.
Dune: Part 2 - 
we liked it!
...a lot!
Dune: Part 2 - Nice view coming
out of the Saratoga Springs
Fat Cats theater.
Gary suggested going to Kentucky Fried Chicken
after the movie. I told them about a
new chicken place that had opened
this month in SS up where 
Tenney's used to be
(by Jiffy Lube)
"Kluck's"...
                Du   
Dune: Part 2









SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2024

              Family is Everything…

 

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10:30 a.m. for 2024...
Sacrament Meeting speakers were
by the youth
Remy Slade
Conner Jones
The 16 primary children sang
(can't remember the name of song)
Sophie Howell
Cassidy Buchanan


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Sunday School...
Kathy Skousen taught for
the Withams who are on a
3-week cruise around
Australia and New Zealand.
PREACH MY GOSPEL
2 Nephi - 26-33
Why do we have propohecy?
The clTass came up with:
To Prepare us
Obey
Guidance
Perspective
Connect to God
 
She gave each row a
paper with what the
devil tells us to do,
then the antidote from
the Book of Mormon...
...like "Eat, drink, and be merry..."
She told us this is a great book...
...but the
Book of Mormon
is better.
Kathy also recommended
"Preach My Gospel"
Thank you, Kathy. 
You also inspired us to
dig deep, like the
Witham's do.
And I did have
♪♪Press Forward Saints♫♪
in my mind the rest of the day
after you had us all sing 
it at the end, with Emily's
powerful accompaniement. 
Kathy's darling granddaughter,
Katrina Kathy was there,
as were several members 
of her family.
Paul was out of town.
It has been nice to have
MaryLu's mother, 
Sue Funk here for three weeks.
She said they joined the 
Church in 1980. She commented 
in class that President Kimball 
was asking 
everyone to fix up their homes
and yards and have a garden.
As new members they thought
that was a little strange, then
some downturns hit and they 
realized how valuable this 
prophecy was from a prophet was.
She is going home to
Georgia tomorrow.
Two of the faithful widows
in our ward--
Mary Ann Mardesich and
Carol Richardson.
It's good to talk to each other
after class.
Paul & Dottie Thane were
one of the first couples to build in this
residential area in 1998 or 1999.
Thank you, Paul, for taking
a photo of Dottie and me.
Then Paul took a photo of
Chelsea and me in our 
green for this Irish day. 
 
This house has that bright
green lawn all year round.
How green it would be if
we all had turf lawns.
 
 Utah Lake looked serene.
They finally came.
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I mentioned to Ben after church
today that it wasn't until 10:00 p.m.
that night that I saw
 their facebook invitation
to the  neighborhood on Pi Day
to come to their home for pie.
And I had been wanting 
some pie all day.
He told me that Samantha
had made seven pies.
When he told me they still 
had some left, I never
dreamed he would bring me 
four different pieces of pie!
Now I will have pie day for
four days!
Thank you, Ben & Samantha Warner!


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The PUNN dinner...
Petersen Uncle-Nephew-Niece
at Steve's at 4:00.                                    ♪♫♪♪♫
For discussion tonight
Steve had asked us to 
think of a couple of our
favorite songs, and
the story of why they
were the favorite.                                        ♪♫♪♪♫
Carter
"Higher Love"
Steven Winwood
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Michael
"Low Rider"
Warr
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Carter B."Hole Heart"
Extreme
favorite because of a bond 
with his Dad
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Sarah
"I Just Love"
Roo Pane
because she feels the
sincerity of it.
I texted Sarah to remind 
me of all she had said:
"The song “I Just Love You” by Roo Panes is special to me because it reminds me of the simplicity of being loved and loving others. I wish I could sing this song to everyone, giving everyone around me feelings of calm and acceptance! 
The vibes are very chill folky, the 
strumming  and the beat makes me 
feel grounded and with serenity :)

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          Steve                                                                  "Piano Man"

Billy Joel
because it's about
connecting with people
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Gary 
"Come Sail Away"
Styx
In Jr. High when he heard it
in earphones, it had different
sounds in each ear.
He played it for his
senior piano recital.
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Grama Eileen
"Fill the World with Love"
Petula Clark from the
1969 movie
"Goodbye, Mr. Chips."
because I loved the 
message of the words
and how Petula sang it,
and their sweet love
story in the movie.
I found the lyrics on Susan Cushman’s blog...

Fill the World With Love

February 13, 2017 Susan

Turner Classic Movie channel is playing old Oscar-winning movies leading up to this year’s Academy Awards. I’ve been recording some of them to watch, and this weekend I watched “Goodbye Mr. Chips” with Peter O’Toole and Petula Clark. I had never seen it and really enjoyed it. And I haven’t been able to get the theme song out of my head… I keep humming it and singing it over and over. Here’s a video showing the boys at the school where “Mr. Chips” teaches singing it in assembly, when Mr. Chip’s wife bursts forth enthusiastically to join them. And here are the lyrics:

Fill the World With Love

Petula Clark

In the morning of my life I shall look to the sunrise.
At a moment in my life when the world is new.
And the blessing I shall ask is that God will grant me,
To be brave and strong and true,
And to fill the world with love my whole life through.

(Chorus)
And to fill the world with love
And to fill the world with love
And to fill the world with love my whole life through

In the noontime of my life I shall look to the sunshine,
At a moment in my life when the sky is blue.
And the blessing I shall ask shall remain unchanging.
To be brave and strong and true,
And to fill the world with love my whole life through

(Chorus)

In the evening of my life I shall look to the sunset,
At a moment in my life when the night is due.
And the question I shall ask only God can answer.
Was I brave and strong and true?
Did I fill the world with love my whole life through?

(Chorus)

It’s not just the music that has captivated me; it’s the words. They reflect thoughts that have guided me for the past year or more as I put together the anthology, A Second Blooming: Becoming the Women We Are Meant to Be, which releases on March 1. The essays in this collection reflect on the various stages of life—not only the “first and second halves” but all the in-betweens. Kind of like this song:

In the morning of my life… when the world is new, I ask God to help me be brave and strong and true, and to fill the world with love.

In the noontime of my life… I ask God for the same blessings.

And finally, in the evening of my life… I ask God if I have been those things—have I been brave and strong and true? Have I filled the world with love my whole life through? I think I may be somewhere between the noontime and the evening of my life. Maybe I’m in the afternoon?

This song from 1969—the year I graduated from high school—is a wonderful anthem for people of all ages and in all stages of life. If only we would all have it as our goal to fill the world with love. Or at least our marriages, families, neighbors, and communities.

Posted in: UncategorizedFiled under: Fill the World With LoveGOodbye Mr. Chips

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When Steve said we didn't 
have time to do our
second choices, I told 
him we had to do
♫♪ Béseme Mucho ♪♪♫♪

It was a favorite
of ours because
our first week in the
Mexico Merida Mission
(July 1995) 
the office Elders knew
I was just learning Spanish,
so they told me to say to
Presidente Petersen:
"Béseme."
I did, and when he
kissed me they all had
a good laugh at my surprise.
Then at the restaurant in
Chetumal, our first time there
we asked the piano player
to play "Béseme Mucho ."
We made this 4-hour drive 
every six weeks for zone
conference, and every
time we went into that
hotel restaurant, the
piano player played
"Béseme Mucho " without
our saying a word.
{We drove 4,000 miles every
month during the three years
as Mission President and wife.}
Here are the the English
words by Skylar:

"Béseme Mucho " (Consuelo Velazquez,

Sunny Skylar)

Besame, Besame Mucho
Each time I cling to your kiss I hear music divine
So, Besame, Besame Mucho
I'll love you forever, say that you'll always be mine

Cha cha Boom!

Dearest one, if you should leave me,
Then each little dream would take wings and my life would be through
Oh, Besame, Besame Mucho
Ooh, love me forever, make all my dreams come true

Ooh!! This joy is something new, my arms enfolding you
Never knew this thrill before

Who ever thought I'd be holding you close to me
Whispering, "It's you I adore"?
Yes, so, dearest one, if you should leave me,
Then each little dream would take wings and my life would be through

Oh! so Besame, Besame Mucho
Yes, love me forever, make all my dreams come true

Ooh!! this joy is something new, my arms enfolding you
Never knew this thrill before

Who ever thought I'd be holding you close to me
Whispering, "It's you I adore"?
Yes, so, dearest one, if you should leave me,
Then each little dream would take wings and my life would be through

Oh, so Besame, Besame Mucho.
Yes, love me forever. Make all my dreams come true.

Ooh, love you forever. Make all my dreams come true.
Ooh, love you forever. Make all my dreams come true.

 “Bésame Mucho” translates to “kiss me a lot” or “kiss me passionately.” It's about the anticipation of first love. Consuelo Velázquez wrote it in 1932, and the lyrics predate her first kiss; she was 15 or 16. Velázquez's romantic vision of young love shares the innocence of her life as a convent-schooled child in 1930s Mexico.Mar 5, 2024

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*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 17th,

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. 
He knows what our potential is.
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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.

"There is peace in Christ when we learn of Him.

Feel the love He felt for us when He bore our sins.

Listen to His words. Let them come alive.

If we know Him as He is, there is peace in Christ.

 

There is peace in Christ when we walk with Him

Through the streets of Galilee to Jerusalem.

Mend the broken hearts. Dry the tear-filled eyes.

When we live the way He lives, there is peace in Christ.

 

He gives us hope when hope is gone.

He gives us strength when we can't go on.

He gives us shelter in the storms of life.

When there's no peace on Earth, there is peace in Christ."

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Nik Day

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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.
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President Russell M. Nelson is the Living Prophet today for all the world. 
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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.
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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.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the True Church on the earth today.  Because of the restored Temple Ordinances families can be sealed for eternity.

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Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Eileen Petersen
March 17, 2024


Next week MARCH 18-24, 2024
BRIAN'S BIRTHDAY - MARCH 24

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Traces of Time . . . . 

 {Last week: Scroll to end and click "Older Posts" at bottom right.}                "Time moves slowly, but passes quickly.                               The Color Purple” by Alice Walker, 1982

"The magical, supernatural force 
that is with us every second is time.
We can't even comprehend it.

 It's such an illusion, 

it's such a strange thing."

— Anthony Hopkins 

 Note from Eileen: You will notice I call                              my blog: "Traces of Time..."

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 at age 86.

Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 9 spouses married to our grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, 1 due in April and posterity to come.

So our posterity now numbers 66. Number 67 due in April.

THIS WEEK
       MARCH 18-24, 2024






March 24 - Brian - "51"
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024 
Family is Everything..                             Sunrise: 7:32 a.m. 

                       Sunset:  7:37 p.m.

...this Monday


Last Monday to compare to...

 Wearing black to tell this last day
of a long winter "Goodbye."


The Abrahamic Covenant.                                                                In summarizing the promises of the Abrahamic covenant, Pres. Russell M. Nelson said:                                                                 “The covenant … is of transcendent significance.

It contained several promises: “Abraham’s posterity would be numerous, entitled to eternal increase and to bear the priesthood; “He would become a father of many nations;     “Christ and kings would come through Abraham’s lineage; “Certain lands would be inherited; “All nations of the earth would be blessed by his seed;                                                     “That covenant would be everlasting—even through ‘a thousand generations’” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1995, 42;                     or Ensign, May 1995, 33).

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TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024

     Family is Everything...
Happy 

Institute
Lori Lyn continues
the new course of Instruction:
"Women in the Scriptures"

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024

               Family is Everything...
 this 
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Lunch Bunch 

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   Lunch Bunch is going to be
at 


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Movie Night with Gary...

Wed, March 20
 from 1949...


In the Good Old Summertime is a 1949 American Technicolor musical romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It stars Judy GarlandVan JohnsonS. Z. SakallSpring ByingtonClinton Sundberg, and Buster Keaton in his first featured film role at MGM since 1933.

The film is a musical adaptation of the 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner, which was directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring James StewartMargaret Sullavan, and Frank Morgan, and written by Miklós László, based on his 1937 play Parfumerie. For In the Good Old Summertime, the locale has been changed from 1930s Budapest to turn-of-the-century Chicago, but the plot remains the same. The plot was also revived in the 1998 film You've Got Mail, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

Next week:
Movie Night with Gary...

 from 1998
You've Got Mail is a 1998 romantic comedy featuring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in their third and final screen pairing (after Joe Versus the Volcano and Sleepless in Seattle). It was directed by Nora Ephron, who co-wrote the screenplay with her sister Delia. It's loosely based on Miklós Lászlo's theatrical play Parfumerie (which had previously been adapted into the 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner, the 1949 musical film In the Good Old Summertime, and the 1963 stage musical She Loves Me).

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THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2024

               Family is Everything…
 Today 








FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2024               
Family is Everything…
day



SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024
Family is Everything...


                    

SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2024

              Family is Everything…

 March 24 - 

Happy Birthday, Brian - 

"51"

MAY 1973 - Six weeks old

1976 - 3 years old with
sister Jen, 2 years old
1978 - 5 years old
1980 - 7 years old
1980 - 7 years old with
11 year old brother, David
1980
1980
1980s
1980s
1981
1981
1982
1982
1982
1982

1983 - Flyin' "B" Ranch
1983
1983
1983
1983
1985
1988
1989
1989
1989
1989
1990
Senior Year at
Burley High School - Idaho 
1990
1990
1990
1990 - After a muddy football
game at Mtn. Home
1990 - The team physician--
his Dad--was always there
to support him.
1990 - Sewing up his Dad's finger.
March 1991 - State A1
- top schools -
[now changed to A5]
Basketball Champions
1991 - State of Idaho
High School Basketball Champions
Burley High School
Class of 1991
Senior Photo
1991-1992
BYU
Argentina Resistencia Mission
June 1992-June 1994
1994


1995



1998










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Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward

10:30 a.m. for 2024...



Sunday School...

*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 24th,

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. 
He knows what our potential is.
*** *** ***
Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all.
*** *** ***
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."

***  *** *** *** ***
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. 
*** *** ***
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 Temple Ordinances families can be sealed for eternity.

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Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Eileen Petersen
March 24, 2024


Next week MARCH 25-31, 2024

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