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THIS WEEK - octoBER 1-7, 2018
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2018
SIBLING BOOK CLUB FOR
2018
CHOSEN BY DAD/GRAMPA/WALT
Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes
Published in 1604
Alonso Quixana is an older gentleman who lives
in La Mancha, in the Spanish countryside. He has read many of the books
of chivalry and as a result, he has lost his wits,
and he decides to roam the country as a knight-errant named Don Quixote de La Mancha.
Attacking imaginary enemies.
What's the origin of the
phrase 'Tilting at windmills'?
Tilting is jousting. The expression 'tilting
at windmills' derives from Cervantes' Don Quixote - first
published in 1604, under the title The Ingenious Knight of La Mancha.
The novel recounts the exploits of would-be knight 'Don Quixote' and his loyal
servant Sancho Panza
who propose to fight injustice through chivalry. It is considered one of the
major literary masterpieces and remains a best seller in numerous translations.
In the book, which also gives us the adjective quixotic (striving for visionary
ideals), the eponymous hero imagines himself to be fighting giants when he
attacks windmills.
“Just then they came in sight of thirty or forty windmills that
rise from that plain. And no sooner did Don Quixote see them that he said to
his squire, ‘Fortune is guiding our affairs better than we ourselves could have
wished. Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants?
I intend to do battle with them and slay them. With their spoils we shall begin
to be rich for this is a righteous war and the removal of so foul a brood from
off the face of the earth is a service God will bless.’
" ‘What giants?’ asked Sancho Panza.
" ‘Those you see over there,’ replied his master, ‘with
their long arms. Some of them have arms well nigh two leagues in length.’
" ‘Take care, sir,’ cried Sancho. ‘Those over there are not
giants but windmills. Those things that seem to be their arms are sails which,
when they are whirled around by the wind, turn the millstone.’ ’’
The figurative reference to tilting at
windmills came a little later. John Cleveland published The character
of a London diurnall in 1644 (a diurnall was, as you might expect,
part-way between a diary or journal):
"The Quixotes of this Age fight with the Wind-mills of
their own Heads.”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Walt thought it was not true to the book that the 1972 movie "Man of La Mancha cast Sophia Loren as the main girl of the book Don Quioxte who was described by Cervantes as the opposite of pretty.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2018
Walt
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018
Walt
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2018
Tonight we had a Central America
Reunion Dinner.
Thank you to Scott and Janis Farrell
for planning this for the
past ten years.
They were mission president and wife
of the Honduras Tegucigalpa Mission
July 2005 to July 2008.
for planning this for the
past ten years.
They were mission president and wife
of the Honduras Tegucigalpa Mission
July 2005 to July 2008.
Elder Hugo Martinez of the
Quorum of Seventy, and
his wife, Nuria were both
physicians in Puerto Rico.
They were mission president and wife
of the Guatemala Central Mission
July 2005-July 2008
Quorum of Seventy, and
his wife, Nuria were both
physicians in Puerto Rico.
They were mission president and wife
of the Guatemala Central Mission
July 2005-July 2008
Elder Shirley Christensen and
his wife, Marlene, served in
the Guatemala Area Presidency
from July 2007 until ______.
his wife, Marlene, served in
the Guatemala Area Presidency
from July 2007 until ______.
Walt and Eileen Petersen (us) served
as Medical Advisor and Assistant
in the Central America Area
March 2005 to February 2007.
as Medical Advisor and Assistant
in the Central America Area
March 2005 to February 2007.
Mimi and her husband became friends
of Elder y Hermana Martinez
in Guatemala.
of Elder y Hermana Martinez
in Guatemala.
We enjoyed being together.
at the Fashion Place Olive Garden.
hard to say goodbye when
we won't see each other for
a year or more.
we won't see each other for
a year or more.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018
Walt
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2018
188th Semi-annual
General Conference of
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints
General Conference of
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints
Church Announces Change to Sunday
Meeting Schedule, Focuses on Home Gospel Study
During the Saturday morning session of the 188th Semiannual
General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the
Church announced changes to weekly Church meetings, including that church meetings
will now be two hours instead of three.
In recent years, Church leaders have "wrestled with a
fundamental question," President Russell M. Nelson said. They have been
trying to focus on the"simple purity" of the gospel and implement
policies with "eternal efficacy to all of God's children," he said
“As Latter-day Saints, we have become accustomed to thinking of
‘church’ as something that happens in our meetinghouses, supported by what
happens at home,” President Nelson said. “We need an adjustment to this
pattern. It is time for home-centered church, supported by what takes place
inside our branch, ward, and stake buildings.” Because of this, the Church
decided to make changes to "organizational structures that will fortify
our members and their families."
Elder Cook announced we will have a 60-minute sacrament meeting
followed by a 50-minute class that will alternate each week. Church members
will meet in Sunday School classes on the first and third weeks of the month;
meet as Relief Society, elders quorum, Young Men, and Young Women on the second
and fourth weeks; and fifth weeks will be under the direction of the bishop.
Primary will be divided each week between singing time and class time.
"Our purpose is to balance the church and home experience to
increase faith," Elder Cook said.
"This new shift will help our members focus on deepening
conversion to God and Jesus Christ, strengthening families and individuals
through home study, staying focused on the sacrament, and helping those on both
sides of the veil through missionary work and temple work," Elder Cook
added. This will also leave more time for home and family evenings any time of
the week.
The new home manual will be available in December and these
changes will be implemented in January 2019.
A new curriculum resource to be used by children, youth, and
adults beginning January 2019, Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and
Families, is available in print, at comefollowme.lds.org, and in the Gospel Library app in 47
languages.
Read more about these changes on ldschurchnews.com.
We watched the Women's Session of
General Conference...
Janie, Aimee, Katie, Ashley, and me.
So we had 3 generations: Grandmother, Mother, and three daughters.
General Conference...
Janie, Aimee, Katie, Ashley, and me.
So we had 3 generations: Grandmother, Mother, and three daughters.
What great counsel we received.
And as our Prophet, Russell M. Nelson, invited us to do, we will have a "fast" from social media for ten days.
And as our Prophet, Russell M. Nelson, invited us to do, we will have a "fast" from social media for ten days.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2018
This is always a time of renewal and strengthening of our testimonies.
I will write about General Conference tomorrow.
...because
Between the sessions of General Conference
we went to the blessing
of our great-grandson.
188th Semi-annual
General Conference of
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints
This is always a time of renewal and strengthening of our testimonies.
I will write about General Conference tomorrow.
...because
Between the sessions of General Conference
we went to the blessing
of our great-grandson.
Blessing Day of
DIESEL THOMAS ANDERSON
Son of
Parker and Katie Fisher Andersen
Blessed by his father.
These are the nine priesthood
brethren who stood with Parker
in the blessing:
Great-grandfather Nebeker,
Bishop
Great-grandfather Walt Petersen,
Grandfather Leon Anderson,
Parker and Diesel
Uncle ,
Grandfather Shawn Fisher,
Uncle Zach Anderson,
Uncle Jordan Weimer,
Great-grandfather Nebeker.
DIESEL THOMAS ANDERSON
Son of
Parker and Katie Fisher Andersen
Blessed by his father.
These are the nine priesthood
brethren who stood with Parker
in the blessing:
Great-grandfather Nebeker,
Bishop
Great-grandfather Walt Petersen,
Grandfather Leon Anderson,
Parker and Diesel
Uncle ,
Grandfather Shawn Fisher,
Uncle Zach Anderson,
Uncle Jordan Weimer,
Great-grandfather Nebeker.
The Bishop gave a message
about teaching our families
about Jesus Christ.
Diesel taking it all in.
3 Great-grandfathers...Nebeker, Petersen, and Andersen with Parker and Diesel.
Great-grand parents - Eileen and Walt Petersen,
Andersens, and Nebekers,
Great-grandparents, Walt and Eileen Petersen with Parker and Katie, Taitum and Diesel.
Parker and his brother Zach doing
the Heisman. (Zach is holding a football.)
the Heisman. (Zach is holding a football.)
Grandparents, Shawn and Janie Fisher, with their family who were able to be there: Aimee, Michael, Ashley, Heidi and Jordan Weimer.
Parker and Katie, Taitum and Diesel in the center.
Katie's mom and dad,
Shawn and Janie Fisher with them.
Parker's mom and dad,
Marilyn and Leon Anderson with them.
Ready for the Brunch
Delicious breakfast casseroles
were served with fresh fruit.
It is great to gather for
the blessing of Diesel
I loved this beautiful fall centerpiece.
Gathering up...
All too soon it was time to
say "Goodbye."
We went back to Fisher's home
to watch the last session of Conference.
Janie and Shawn prepared a
wonderful Sunday dinner--
ham, funeral potatoes, corn,
cheesy califower, hot homemade
rolls, and juice.
We called it their
family anniversary dinner.
Janie "kidnapped" Shawn for
a surprise Wedding Anniversary
Get-a-way.
Great Tomorrow --
will be 32 years
since they married in the
Salt Lake Temple on
October 8, 1986.
And they're off...
The three sisters cleaned
the kitchen...
Then, Heidi, Jordan, Aimee,
and Michael resumed putting a
Disney puzzle of Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs together.
At the end of this General Conference
Sabbath Day, we share these
seven truths:
Heavenly Father lives and loves each one of us.
He has sent prophets down through the years of this earth's existence to guide us back to Him and Heavenly Mother.
Jesus Christ is our Redeemer and Savior through His great Atonement for us. We are helping prepare for His Glorious Second Coming.
Joseph Smith is the Prophet of the Restoration of all truths needed on the earth for this Glorious Second Coming of the Savior.
The Bible testifies of the Divinity of the Savior, Jesus Christ.
The Book of Mormon in Another Testament of Jesus Christ.
Russell M. Nelson is the Living Prophet today. He is the Prophet for the entire world.
The Church 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
Tonight in Rexburg, Idaho
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