(To see last week's blog post--scroll down to the end of this week, then the Week of May 6-12, 2019 will be there. If it's not, hit "Older Posts.")
THIS WEEK-
May 6-MAY 12, 2019
MONDAY, MAY 6, 2018
Family is Everything…
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TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2019
Family is Everythi4g…
Marci helps Walt start
his days on Tues, Thurs, Sat.
his days on Tues, Thurs, Sat.
As we walked in to Institute
class at 9:45, this came thru
on our instructor's husband's
cell phone:
(Class doesn't start until 10:00.)
Julie and John and their family,
class at 9:45, this came thru
on our instructor's husband's
cell phone:
(Class doesn't start until 10:00.)
Julie and John and their family,
and almost every other family
in Saratoga Springs have been
waiting just over 2 years
for this announcement:
"The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the location of a new
temple that will be constructed
in Saratoga Springs."
"The temple will be
located in the new Beacon Pointe subdivision, west of Redwood Road and north of
Meadow Slide Drive*,
Here's a photo of the
"Meadow Side Dr."
street sign.
When you enlarge the sign,
your can see it says
"1210 South" and it's
about 700 West.
Here's the field where the
Saratoga Springs Temple
will be built.
The temple grounds will cover
22 acres.
The temple grounds will cover
22 acres.
[* Eileen's note: Brother Jones, in Institute class, thought they meant "Meadow Side Drive" and he is right. We drove over to the site and here is a photo of the street sign. Julie and John will be able to see the temple out their kitchen window, and they are 1063 South on Redwood Road.]
...continuing the official news release:
The temple will be three stories and approximately 87,000 square feet. A 21,000 square-foot meetinghouse will be constructed nearby.
The church filed
preliminary plans with the city that deal with open space plans,
"including landscaping, parking, utilities, transportation and other
site-related issues," the news release reads.
The plans also detail
general design principles and uses. Specific plans are still under development,
and renderings of the new temple are not yet available. A groundbreaking date
has not yet been set.
Utah is currently home
to 17 temples, and three more were recently announced in Layton, Tooele Valley
and Washington County — in addition to the one in Saratoga Springs.
The temple was first
announced two years ago in April 2017 by then-Latter-day Saint President Thomas
S. Monson. Latter-day Saints believe temples are sacred buildings where they
can draw closer to God."
Institute topic today:
The
Wentworth
Letter...
...which contained
The Articles of Faith.
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The Wentworth Letter
ends with:
Joseph
Smith:
The
Standard of Truth
“The standard of truth has been
erected; No unhallowed
hand can stop the work from progressing;
persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies
may assemble, calumny may defame,
but the truth of God will
go forth boldly, nobly, and independent, till it has penetrated every continent,
visited every clime,
swept every country, and
sounded in every ear, till
the purposes of God shall
be accomplished, and the great Jehovah shall
say the work is done.”
--Joseph Smith, History of the
Church, 4:540.
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Gordon Elgin took our
photo after class.
He commented during class
about the biography of
B.H. Roberts, the
great Church Historian,
who published the Comprehensive
History of the Church in 1930,
The Centennial Year of
the Organization of the Church.
The Centennial Year of
the Organization of the Church.
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2019
After Institute we had lunch with
our wonderful long-time friends,
Ross and Karen Taylor.
They were neighbors for many
years in Burley, Idaho.
years in Burley, Idaho.
David and William took us
out to supper tonight at Denny's.
out to supper tonight at Denny's.
We had a great time with them.
Thanks, guys!
Thanks, guys!
Will got to build his
own sundae.
Will thought it was cool
that kids eat free at
Denny's from 4:00-10:00 p.m.
own sundae.
Will thought it was cool
that kids eat free at
Denny's from 4:00-10:00 p.m.
Will took this photo of
his Dad with us.
his Dad with us.
Will with us. It was a great evening!
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019
Family is Everything...
Kelly, the nurse from
Utah Home Health and Hospice,
came to check on Walt today,
since Karen, his regular nurse,
is out of town, this week.
His blood pressure at
144/70 is good today.
Utah Home Health and Hospice,
came to check on Walt today,
since Karen, his regular nurse,
is out of town, this week.
His blood pressure at
144/70 is good today.
night movie. We've chosen
musicals for May and started
with "Show Boat."
We always enjoy being with Gary.
For our Wednesday
movie night
movie night
with Gary he rented from
the Lehi Library...
♫♪♫Ol’ MAN RIVER♫♪♫
By Kern and Hammerstein
♫Ol' man river
Dat ol' man river
He mus'know sumpin'
But don't say nuthin'
He jes'keeps rollin'
He keeps on rollin' along
♫He don' plant taters/tators
He don't plant cotton
An' dem dat plants'em
Is soon forgotten
But ol'man river
He jes keeps rollin'along
♫You an'me, we sweat an' strain
Body all achin' an' racket wid pain
Tote dat barge!
Lif' dat bale!
Git a little drunk
An' you land in jail
♫Ah gits weary
An' sick of tryin'
Ah'm tired of livin'
An' skeered of dyin'
But ol' man river
He jes'keeps rolling' along
♫(Colored folks work on de Mississippi
Colored folks work while de white folks play
Pullin' dose boats from de dawn to sunset
Gittin' no rest till de judgement day
Or musical part)
♫Don't look up
An' don't look down
You don' dast make
De white boss frown
Bend your knees
♫An'bow your head
An' pull date rope
Until you' dead.)
♫Let me go 'way from the Mississippi
Let me go 'way from de white man boss;
Show me dat stream called de river Jordan
Dat's de ol' stream dat I long to cross
♫Ol' man river
Dat ol' man river
He mus'know sumpin'
But don't say nuthin'
He jes' keeps rollin'
He keeps on rollin' along
♪Long ol' river forever keeps rollin' on...♪
♫He don' plant tater
He don' plant cotton
An' dem dat plants 'em
Is soon forgotten
But ol' man river
He jes' keeps rollin' along
♫Long ol' river keeps hearing dat song
You an' me, we sweat an' strain
Body all achin an' racked wid pain
Tote dat barge!
Lif' dat bale!
Git a little drunk
An' you land in jail
♫Ah, gits weary
An' sick of tryin'
Ah'm tired of livin'
An' skeered of dyin'
But ol' man river
He jes'keeps rollin' along!♫♪
Dat ol' man river
He mus'know sumpin'
But don't say nuthin'
He jes'keeps rollin'
He keeps on rollin' along
♫He don' plant taters/tators
He don't plant cotton
An' dem dat plants'em
Is soon forgotten
But ol'man river
He jes keeps rollin'along
♫You an'me, we sweat an' strain
Body all achin' an' racket wid pain
Tote dat barge!
Lif' dat bale!
Git a little drunk
An' you land in jail
♫Ah gits weary
An' sick of tryin'
Ah'm tired of livin'
An' skeered of dyin'
But ol' man river
He jes'keeps rolling' along
♫(Colored folks work on de Mississippi
Colored folks work while de white folks play
Pullin' dose boats from de dawn to sunset
Gittin' no rest till de judgement day
Or musical part)
♫Don't look up
An' don't look down
You don' dast make
De white boss frown
Bend your knees
♫An'bow your head
An' pull date rope
Until you' dead.)
♫Let me go 'way from the Mississippi
Let me go 'way from de white man boss;
Show me dat stream called de river Jordan
Dat's de ol' stream dat I long to cross
♫Ol' man river
Dat ol' man river
He mus'know sumpin'
But don't say nuthin'
He jes' keeps rollin'
He keeps on rollin' along
♪Long ol' river forever keeps rollin' on...♪
♫He don' plant tater
He don' plant cotton
An' dem dat plants 'em
Is soon forgotten
But ol' man river
He jes' keeps rollin' along
♫Long ol' river keeps hearing dat song
You an' me, we sweat an' strain
Body all achin an' racked wid pain
Tote dat barge!
Lif' dat bale!
Git a little drunk
An' you land in jail
♫Ah, gits weary
An' sick of tryin'
Ah'm tired of livin'
An' skeered of dyin'
But ol' man river
He jes'keeps rollin' along!♫♪
From Wikipedia
""Ol' Man River" (music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II) is a show tune from the 1927[1] musical Show Boat that contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River. It is sung from the point of view of a black stevedore on a showboat,[2][3] and is the most famous song from the show. The song is meant to be performed in a slow tempo, it is sung complete once in the musical's lengthy first scene by the stevedore "Joe" who travels with the boat, and, in the stage version, is heard four more times in brief reprises. Joe serves as a sort of musical one-man Greek chorus, and the song, when reprised, comments on the action, as if saying, "This has happened, but the river keeps rolling on anyway."
The song is notable for several aspects: the lyrical pentatonic-scale melody, the subjects of toil and social class, metaphor to the Mississippi, and as a bass solo (rare in musicals, solos for baritones or tenors being more common).
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra had a hit recording of the song in 1928, in a much faster tempo than Kern and Hammerstein intended, and featuring Bing Crosby on vocals and Bix Beiderbecke on cornet.[4] A second version, by Paul Whiteman with bass singer Paul Robeson on vocals and sung in a dance tempo, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2004, Robeson's version finished at #24 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
The song was first performed in the original stage production of Show Boat on December 27, 1927, by Jules Bledsoe, who also sang it in the part-talkie 1929 film, although that film version had little to do with the stage musical. Bledsoe also recorded the song years later. However, the most famous rendition of it, one that is still noted today, was sung by Paul Robeson in James Whale's classic 1936 film version of Show Boat. (Robeson had performed the song before in the 1928 London production of the show and in the 1932 Broadway revival.) The first known recording of the song was by 'Kenn' Sisson and His Orchestra, recorded on December 27, 1927, with Irving Kaufman on vocals.[5]
Turning an upbeat-sounding melody into a tragic one[edit]
From the show's opening number "Cotton Blossom", the notes in the phrase "Cotton Blossom, Cotton Blossom" are the same notes as those in the phrase "Ol' Man River, dat Ol' Man River," but inverted. However, "Cotton Blossom" was written first, and "Ol' Man River" was written only after Kern and Hammerstein realized they needed a song to end the first scene in the show. Hammerstein decided to use the idea of the Mississippi River as a basis for the song and told Kern to use the melody that the stevedores sang in "Cotton Blossom" but invert some of it, and slow down the tempo.
This inversion gave "Ol' Man River" a tragic quality.
This inversion gave "Ol' Man River" a tragic quality.
Paul Robeson's alterations to the song lyrics[edit]
Beginning about 1938, and continuing on to the end of his career, Paul Robeson changed a few of the lyrics of "Ol' Man River" when singing it at recitals, though never in actual stage performances of Show Boat, and not in the 1936 film version.[2] (In addition to the 1928 and 1932 stage productions as well as the 1936 film version, he appeared in a Los Angeles stage revival in 1940). Except for the change of the word "niggers" to "darkies," the lyrics of the song as Robeson performed it in the 1936 film version of the show remain exactly as Oscar Hammerstein II originally wrote them in 1927. However, after 1938, Robeson would record the song only with the lyrics that he used
in his post-1936 concert recitals.
in his post-1936 concert recitals.
In the 1978 one-man play Paul Robeson, by Phillip Hayes Dean, there is a (perhaps fictitious) reference to the change in the lyrics - an unseen interviewer asks Robeson (played by James Earl Jones) about the original lyrics, and he responds
"No, I don't sing it that way anymore".[6]
"No, I don't sing it that way anymore".[6]
In the 1951 film version of Show Boat, as well as the 1962 studio recording and the 1966 Lincoln Center revival of the show, William Warfield sang only the introductory verse and the lyrics to the main section of the song, and omitted what could be considered a controversial section, in contrast to both Jules Bledsoe (who sang it in the prologue to the 1929 film version) and Robeson (who sang the whole song in the 1936 film).
The section that Warfield omitted begins:
The section that Warfield omitted begins:
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- Niggers all work on de Mississippi,
- Niggers all work while de white folks play...
In the 1936 film, the word "niggers" was changed to "darkies". Ever since the 1946 revival, the term has been changed to "colored folks", although there have been revivals that change the lines to
Here we all work on de Mississippi,/ Here we all work while de white folks play.
Al Jolson sang a version starting with "lots of folks work on the Mississippi." Also, the phrase "feared of dyin' " (rather than "skeered of dyin' ") has been sung in some recordings,[3] notably Lawrence Tibbett's 1930s version, Gordon MacRae's 1950s version (first heard on The Railroad Hour), and Frank Sinatra's 1946 performance, first heard in the film Till the Clouds Roll By.
Here we all work on de Mississippi,/ Here we all work while de white folks play.
Al Jolson sang a version starting with "lots of folks work on the Mississippi." Also, the phrase "feared of dyin' " (rather than "skeered of dyin' ") has been sung in some recordings,[3] notably Lawrence Tibbett's 1930s version, Gordon MacRae's 1950s version (first heard on The Railroad Hour), and Frank Sinatra's 1946 performance, first heard in the film Till the Clouds Roll By.
Robeson's own 1938 changes in the lyrics of the song are as follows:
- Instead of "Dere's an ol' man called de Mississippi, / Dat's de ol' man that I'd like to be...", Robeson sang "There's an ol' man called the Mississippi, / That's the ol' man I don't like to be"..."
- Instead of "Tote that barge! / Lift that bale! / Git a little drunk, / An' you land in jail...", Robeson sang "Tote that barge and lift dat bale!/
- You show a little grit / And you lands in jail.."
- Instead of "Ah gits weary / An' sick of tryin'; / Ah'm tired of livin' / An skeered of dyin', / But Ol' Man River, / He jes' keeps rolling along!", Robeson sang "But I keeps laffin'/ Instead of cryin' / I must keep fightin'; / Until I'm dyin', / And Ol' Man River, / He'll just keep rollin' along!"[7]In Scene 7 of Act II of the show, Joe does sing this verse, but rather than singing "I must keep fightin' until I'm dyin", sings "I must keep livin' until I'm dyin,/ But Ol' Man River,/ He jes' keeps rollin' along!" According to the 1988 EMI album of Show Boat, these are Hammerstein's authentic lyrics for this reprise.
In recitals and in several of his many recordings of the song, Robeson also omitted the controversial section "Niggers all work on de Mississippi...", etc., with its middle portion "Don't look up/ An' don't look down/ You don't dast make / De white boss frown", etc., as well as its concluding "Lemme go ' way from de Mississippi/ Lemme go ' way from de white man boss, etc." . However, Robeson did include a portion of these lyrics
in the 1932 4-record 78 rpm album of selections from Show Boat.
in the 1932 4-record 78 rpm album of selections from Show Boat.
Robeson's own changes to the lyrics were sung by him, and by no other singer, although a clip exists of William Warfield, singing voice nearly gone, in one of his last appearances before his death, singing the song with the changes that Robeson incorporated into it.[8]
The changes in Robeson's concert renditions of the song shift the portrayal of Joe away from a resigned and sad character who is susceptible to the forces of his world, to one who is timelessly empowered and able to persevere through even the most trying circumstances.
Lawrence Tibbett, in his performances of the song, did use the word "niggers". Frank Sinatra famously changed "Niggers all work on de Mississippi..." to "Here we all work on the Mississippi..." in a version of the song that he recorded post-1946.
His 1946 performance of it omitted this section altogether.
His 1946 performance of it omitted this section altogether.
The Temptations changed any references to the "white man boss" to "rich man boss", as well as "Here we all work while the white boys play" to
"Here we all work while the rich boys play".
"Here we all work while the rich boys play".
In 1988, EMI/Angel Records issued a 3-CD set of the complete score of Show Boat, starring Frederica Von Stade, Jerry Hadley, Teresa Stratas, and Bruce Hubbard, conducted by John McGlinn. On this album, the original 1927 lyrics of Ol' Man River were heard for the first time on a hi-fi stereo recording.
Gordon MacRae's version of the song, as performed on The Railroad Hour, changed the phrase white man boss to big man boss.[9]
Who knew there could be so much
history about a song?!
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2019
Who knew there could be so much
history about a song?!
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2019
Family is Everything...
Dave and Ella Huffaker
My maternal grandparents.
I love them.
I miss them.
But I know they are busy in heaven.
My maternal grandparents.
I love them.
I miss them.
But I know they are busy in heaven.
start his days.
Tonight we had ministering interviews
with our Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward
Relief Society presidency at the
home of Stephanie Howell.
home on the lake.
Family is Everything…
Happy Mother's Day flowers
delivered to me today from
the Flower Patch in Provo...
from all my kids and
grandkids.
Happy
Driving along Lake Utah.
Lake Utah...
Temple site...
A little better view...
"Mountainside Drive" 1210 South...
The temple site is north of this Drive...
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2019
delivered to me today from
the Flower Patch in Provo...
from all my kids and
grandkids.
The temple site is north of this Drive...
Family is Everything…
Steve drove us to Tremonton where
we rendezvoused with Shawn who
met us to drive us on to Rexburg.
Thanks, Steve and Shawn, for this
great service to us.
We went to the Idaho Ballroom Academy
Spring Concert.
Janie and Shawn started this ballroom program
in 1998, but they don't count the first two
years that they were getting started and
are claiming 2020 as IBA's 20th year.
There are over 400 dancers now and
Janie mostly runs it. Shawn
continues to help out.
All 7 of their children have been
ballroom dancers in IBA, and
went on to help with someof the coaching.
Ashley is one of their 23 graduating
seniors this spring.
She has danced with them for 13 years
K-12 grades. And Janie added:
"Even more, she was dancing
before she could walk."
SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2019
Family is Everything…
Happy Mother’s Day
My Mom...
Verna Beth Huffaker Albertson
Walt's Mother...
Jane Maria Prescott Petersen Hashman
Walt
Walt's Mom and Dad on right.
Eileen's Mom and Dad on left.
Eileen's Mom and Dad on left.
Sunday morning - May 12
Walt half fell out of bed this morning,
and he didn't feel like going to Church.
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To Salt Lake City at 10:20 p.m.
Home by 11:15 p.m.Thanks to Janie, Ashley, and Gary
for getting us safely home.
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We are so thankful for The Plan of Salvation
and the Atonement of Jesus Christ
that makes this Great Plan operational.
At the end of this May 12th,
we pray you have had a
restful , peaceful, and spiritual
Sabbath Day...
and a Happy Mother's Day.
and a Happy Mother's Day.
We share these truths as our 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.
*** *** ***
Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all.
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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.
*** *** ***
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.
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Of these truths we testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Walt and Eileen Petersen
Saratoga Springs, Utah, U.S.A.
May 12, 2019
Thanks, Janie, Ashley, and Gary, for helping us get home tonight.
Thanks, Janie, Ashley, and Gary, for helping us get home tonight.
Happy
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For next week
MONDAY, MAY 13, 2018
Family is Everything…
Happy
TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019
Family is Everythi4g…
Happy
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2019
Family is Everything...
Happy
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2019
Family is Everything...
Happy
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2019
Family is Everything…
Happy
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2019
Family is Everything…
Happy
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2019
Family is Everything…
Happy
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We are so thankful for The Plan of Salvation
and the Atonement of Jesus Christ
that makes this Great Plan operational.
At the end of this May 19th,
we pray you have had a
restful , peaceful, and spiritual
Sabbath Day...
We share these truths as our 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.
*** *** ***
Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all.
*** *** ***
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.
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Of these truths we testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Walt and Eileen Petersen
Saratoga Springs, Utah, U.S.A.
May 19, 2019
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