Traces of Time . . . June 25 - July 1, 2018

Traces of Time . . .

THIS WEEK - JUNE 25-july 1, 2018

  

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MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2018

Today Janie, Aimee, and Heidi came to see us and to help sort some more items from our basement.   We're always so happy to see our oldest daughter and her daughters.  Aimee is here staying with her parents while Michael will be out on a deployment.

I wanted a photo of these beautiful gals by the daisies.

 They helped pick the cherries that are ripe.  But most of the cherries need another week or so to be fully ripe.

 Grampa started jitter bugging with Aimee in the kitchen.
No music, I heard Aimee say: "You've stillgot it, Grampa!

 Over years Grampa has jitter bugged with most of his granddaughters here in our kitchen.

Then Ruth Melling picked us up, along with Ken and Bonnie Hansen, and drove us to the Golden Corral in Twin Falls where we rendezvoused with other friends and neighbors, Dave and Marilyn Gibbons, Ken and Bonnie Fronk, Scott and G'lenn Bloxham.  

Ruth hosted a "Going Away Dinner Party" for us there.

 It's always delicious food at Golden Corral.

 Front--left to right: Eileen, Walt, Ruth
Second row: Dave and Marilyn Gibbons, Ken and Bonnie Fronk, G'lenn and Scott Bloxham, Bonnie and Ken Hansen.

 One of the servers took this group photo for us.

 Thanks, Ruth, for planning and hosting this great farewell dinner party for us.  And thanks to all you neighbors and friends for coming.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2018

Today I found this photo of friends together at our Serendipity Book Club in 1978.  Of the 12 pictured, 8 are still in the same book club together.  

Sitting in front, left to right: Eileen Petersen, June Tilley, Susan Toner.

Second row, left to right: Susan Young, Diana Baker, Edie Adams, Bonnie Fronk, Marilyn Gibbons, Karen Robins, Kenna Wyatt.

Third row, left to right: Bonnie Hansen, Judy Jackman.

Wow, fun to see what we looked like 40 years ago!

Here's another Serendipity Book Club....

Guessing the date to be about 2012

Judy Ward, Terri Smith, Karma Lambert, Carol Cheney, Jennie Lambert, June Tilley, Karen Robins, Linda Petersen.

Judy and Linda are just barely shown on each side.

(I have a new scanner and I can't get it to crop. Sorry.)

SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2018

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SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2018

                                       

We had a great Sacrament Meeting today.

     Tyler Gerratt spoke before leaving for his Ukrain Mission, Russian speaking. He enters the MTC the middle of July.

Then his older brother, McKay Gerratt spoke about his Russia St. Petersburgh Mission that he just returned from.

They each gave outstanding messages.

Then we had spiritual Sunay School, Relief Society, and Priesthood classes.

Friends together again...

Jen here from Rochester, Minnesota

Jennifer Roskelley Kennedy here from Rexburg, Idaho

JaNaé Melling Black here from Mississippi

We're so happy the Brewers arrived this Sunday morning,
just in time for Church.

Seth helping get the Sunday dinner ready, as did everyone.

 Sarah, and her friends--Jessi and Abby, plus Josh

helping set the table.

  Ready for the blessing on the food...

Abby, Jessi, Jen, Anna, Jerry, Sarah, and Josh.

Ben and Seth...

 Seth, Jessi, Anna, Abby, Sarah, Josh. Jerry, Jen...

 J Ben, Lizzy, Adam, Seth...

 Grama Eileen, Grampa Walt, Ben. Lizzy, Adam, Seth///

We had a great roast beef Sunday dinner.

Had a wonderful  Patriotic Program

this evening...Colleen Wood has brought it back!

We talked with our friend, Kathryn Hall, after the 

performance.  Her daughter, Ellen, played in the 8-hand-two-piano Militare March number. 

There were hundreds of American flags lining the road into and out of the King Fine Arts Center.  Impressive!

 We do love our

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

At the end of this Sunday,

we are thankful for being together.

We pray you have had a peaceful and restful Sabbath Day.

We testify that...

Heavenly Father loves us and wants us to be happy for eternity.  

He sent His Firstborn Spirit Son to the Earth to become our Redeemer and Savior.

The Alonement of His Only Begotten Son makes the Great Plan of Salvation operational.

Jesus Christ is the Redeemer of All.

Joseph Smith is the Restorer of All Truth.

  Joseph Smith translated the ancient record saved on golden plates and it is Another Testament of Jesus Christ.

The Bible is the First Testament of Jesus Christ.

Russell M. Nelson is the living Prophet for the entire World today.

The Churh of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true Church on the Earth today.

Of these truths we testify in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Walt and Eileen Petersen - Burley, Idaho, U.S.A. July 1, 2018.