Traces of Time . . . March 23-29, 2020

Traces of Time . . .

(To see last week's blog post--scroll down to the end of this week, then 

the Week of March 16-22, 2020 will be there. 

If it's not, hit "Older Posts." at the bottom right.) 

THIS WEEK- 

MARCH 23-29, 2020

YEAR OF 2020 
THE DECADE

OF 2020 TO 2029...

MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020

Family is Everything...

FHE is still postponed...

TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2020

Family is Everything... 

Happy Birthday to our son, Brian.

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Brian - 1973 - age 2 months

Brian - 1973 - age 9 months

Brian - 1975 age 2 1/2

Brian - 1976

Brian - 1978

Brian - 1979

Brian - 1983 - age 10

Brian - 1983 - age 10

Brian - 1983 - age 10

Brian - 1984 - age 11

Brian - 1985 - age 12

 

Brian - 1986 - age 13

Brian - 1987

Brian - 1988

Brian - 1990

Brian - 1991

Brian - 1995

Brian - 1995

Brian - 1998

Brian - 2005

Brian - 2006

Brian - 2007

Brian - 2018

Brian - 2018

Brian - 2019

Brian - 2019

Brian - 2019

Brian - 2020

Brian - 2019

Brian - 2019

Brian - 2019

Brian - 2019

Carter Natalie Steve - 2019

Brian - 2019

Marci came to help

Walt start his day

Institute is cancelled for two weeks.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020

Family is Everything... 

Anne Vincent, P.A., for the

Utah Home Health and Hospice

came for her re-assessment that is

done every two months to see if 

Walt still qualifies for the 

long-term hospice care.

He does.

(I didn't get a photo today, but here

is the photo from when she came

January 15. She had a

mask and gloves today.)

Tonight for 'Movie Night'

 we watched "North by Northwest."

 Gary is in his second week of

quarantine since a co-worker 

said she had Coronavirus.

We watched it here, and he

watched it in his apartment.
This is the last of the "murder mysteries"
for the month of March.

A great Hitchkock thriller,
made in 1959.

THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020

Family is Everything... 

Snow today...

...was melted before noon...

 Just this little cluster was
left by the neighbors tree.
It's still there as I type this
at 4:20 p.m.

Marci came to help Walt

start his day. 

Karen, his long-term hospice nurse

came to check on him this afternoon.

His blood pressure is 128/66 today.

That's low for him lately.

I can only find things when
my desk is cluttered.

 Julie brought us sandwiches

and dessert from Kneaders.

Then it was a hot scone...

...and homemade stew supper.

FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2020

Family is Everything... 

Happy  Friday

Steve drove our car through

the car wash...

...then got gas for us.

Then we brought lunch home...

from Panda Express for Steve 

and me; Taco Bell for the rest

of the family...

 Thanks, Stever.

 Then Steve went back to

work from home.

 For Friday night supper it was

a baked potato bar...

 Must have been Idaho potatoes.

This is just one potato on

Maddie's plate.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2020

Family is Everything... 

Marci came to help

Walt start his day.

  Elder Carter Petersen is home
from the Brazil Salvador South Mission,
where he had flown to the MTC in
 Sao Paulo on
October 29, 2019.
So he was in Brazil almost 
5 months exactly.

The family did a drive by at 6p.m.
Walt and I were with John and Julie,
Jacee drove Jackson, Maddie
and Riggy; 
(Here's a photo of their family
from last Easter.)

David and Julie,
had their family...Josh, Sam,
Will, and went from there to
bring Anna home from BYU.
Will was standing up through
the sun roof and they all 
were blowing into noise-
maker horns. 
(Here's a photo of their family
from last summer.)

Gary came driving up exactly
at six o'clock to end the
line of family vehicles.
We didn't see
if Isaac was with him or not.
(Here's a photo of Gary and Isaac
from last fall...also with Maddie.)

Everyone loved seeing Elder Carter Petersen!

  Elder Carter Petersen looks great!
John said to him: "You look older!"

 We, as the Grampa 'n Grama, to
Elder Carter Petersen
are mighty proud of him!

 
  Elder Carter Petersen's
countenance shines with
the Light of Christ!!

 Gary came to talk to us
from our doorway.
It was so good to see him
after two weeks or more.

My try at a selfie...

SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2020

Family is Everything...

 Our Prophet has asked us 

to fast today for the

pandemic in the world

to be relieved.

We enjoy being together.

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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.

Next Sunday we will hear from our 
living Prophet, 
President Russell M. Nelson, at the
190th General Conference of The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
     Here is a painting of the 17 Latter-day
     Prophets of the Church of Jesus Christ
     of Latte-day Saints...

Here is a painting of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 
and photographs of the other sixteen Prophets
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

At the end of this March 29th,

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.

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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. 

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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.  

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I am thankful for a husband who holds and honors the Priesthood of God. He has been the patriarch of our home in righteousness. I honor and love him with all my heart. We are eternal sweethearts, sealed as husband and wife in the temple of God by Priesthood Authority for time and for all eternity.

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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.

March 29, 2020

xxx