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THIS WEEK...
SEPTEMBER 6-12, 2021
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
Family is Everything…
This could be my Grampa Huffaker
walking to the barn to milk his
few cows by hand.
(He was taller 6'4" and
thinner.)
Ella Morris Huffaker 1891-1982
Left is farm home in country...
5 miles W 1 or 2 miles N of
Wendell, Idaho.
Home on left is home in
town after they retired in
1955 at age 64.
They had 6 children, my Mom
was child #3, oldest daughter.
Morris, David, Verna,
Lorraine, Don, Eleanor.
My Uncle Don is 93, and my
Aunt Eleanor is 91.
with Great-grandchildren...
Janie, Gary, Steve,
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We
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Family is Everything…
We
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Family is Everything…
Ladies' Lunch was at Jim's today
Great old-fashioned cookin'.
did. He invited her to have lunch with him and his daughter.
She came and greeted us before when went back to their table.
Clockwise: Linda B, Kathie, Shauna, Vickie, Tammy,
Sharon, Kaye, Eileen, and Carol.
Tammy and Sharon couldn't be seen very well in
the group photo, I took a separate photo of them.
I should have also taken a separate photo of
the gals on the other side, too.
Since the chef salads 'n scones are so big, several
of the gals shared. They were glad they did.
Photos show up better outside.
L-R: Linda B, Kaye, Eileen, Tammy, Kathie, Tammy.
The rest finished paying and came out.
Kathie, Linda B, Kaye, Tammy, Sharon, Carol, Vickie.
Kathie took one with me in it: Eileen, Linda, Kaye
Tammy, Sharon, Carol, Vickie.
We always miss those who are not able to come!~
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Julie and Jacee help Riggy with some homework
before they have to leave for the airport.
Julie's ready to go...but goes back to get her pillow.
Jacee's getting in to go...just as a convertible pulls up...
tell Jacee goodbye before flying to
Florida for the National Ballroom Couples Competitions.
is still 16. Tomorrow Jackson will be 17, so he'll be
ten years older again.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Family is Everything…
Happy Birthday, Jackson. "17" today!~
Sunrise 7:03 this morning.
First thing Riggy does when he gets home
from school...takes off his shoes.
most everything he sees!
Ready to blow out candles...
Got 'em!
and homemade fries.
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It's also "Happy Birthday" today
for Janice's Jeff.
He's been looking for a year for these
He's been looking for a year for these
old-fashioned lawn chairs--his favorite.
They don't sell them anywhere here anymore.
Just have those canvas ones to carry with you.
Janice found one place in the U.S. that still sells them.
She ordered them online and surprised him!
He's ready to go fishin' now~!
Happy Birthday, Jeff.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Family is Everything…
Riggy and his friends had
already loaded into the car as I
drove up from mailing some things from
the Ridleys post office and picking up
three presciptions at Smith's.
Here's John ready to drive them to
a jumping place for Riggy's birthday party.
I got a photo of some of them.
Spencer even came down on the train
from Logan.
That's a lotta shoes...
Lots of pizza, chips, soda, 'n treats...
I think they played Dungeons 'n Dragons.
They have great imaginations!
They are great teenagers!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
Family is Everything…
New York skyline 9-11-2001 sixteen minutes
before terrorist attack.
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We had a Stake Women's Conference this morning.
The invitation said to come in "casual dressy" and
some of the Stake Relief Society presidency were
in dressy pants. I said to Kim Beecher: "You gals
are showing the way to break the barrier of 'no
pants worn in the chapel,' to which she replied:
"We wanted to show the sisters we meant it."
Sister Beecher introduced the guest speaker
Athony Sweat, an Associate Professor of
Church History and Doctrine at
Brigham Young University
...his most recent book is
Repicturing the Restoration.
From his talk today "In the Right Church and Redeemed--
How Christ Saves and Helps Us in Our
Weaknesses, Not Despite Them" I learned
some new insights I hadn't known nor
understood before.
[working on typing my notes]
in the chapel. I took these six gals practicing their song before the meeting started. Marylee Farnsworth, Joy Layton, Brenda Walker, Amanda Aalker, Melissa Warner, Angela Webb, accompanied by Audrey Rockwell. They sang a song about Christ I had not heard before...Come Unto Christ and Live.
The opening and closing prayers by Tara Johnston and
Monica Buchanan were just right, and they hymns
"Lead Kindly Light," and "Precious Savior, Dear Redeemer" were too.
This photo was after the meeting ended. Our stake president,
Jordan Erickson is still seated on the stand.
I then turned around to get a photo of the Sisters who came,
but I think many had already left.
There were several from our ward. When I was walking in, a darling gal got out of her car to also walk in. She had a cute hat like LeAnn Hunt often wears, and she looked like LeAnn. In fact, I thought it was LeAnn, and I told her: "Cute hat." A she got closer I could see it wasn't LeAnn. I aked: "Are you LeAnn Hunt's sister?" "Yes." She invited me to come sit by her and LeAnn and her other sister Valerie who were coming. She added: "We'll be happy to have you sit by the Monson sisters." I wish I'd thought to get a picture of them together at tge end of the meeting.
Here's one of the Stake Relief Society presidency
passing out the parting gift for each one.
I enjoyed talking with Carol after the
Women's Conference.
Thanks to Tara Johnston for taking our photo.
Tara said her move across the street has been good.
She's thankful for all the sisters who helped her.
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From there I went to Costco to get my hearing aids cleaned.
Since they usually have some Christmas things
in by September 1st...I drove my handicapped
mechanical shopping cart toward the center of
this "warehouse-type store" to see what they
had. Nothing! Not one Christmas decor, bauble,
nor bow in sight!! I even went around twice to
make sure I hadn't missed it.
Nada, nil, zero, zilch!
Lots of Halloween costumes, however.
...and Halloween candy!
All these Lego sets might be for Christmas sales...
they just don't seem very Christmasy.
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Steve and Natalie picked me up for a tailgate party before the
8pm BYU-Utah game began. Natalie got Zupa soup 'n salad while
Steve 'n I got JDawgs.
Steve went back in to get our sodas.
Steve said for it to be a "tailgate party" it
has to be outside. It was perfect weather...
not hot nor cold--just right!
Wish I'd taken a photo of the beautiful
crescent moon that rose between
Cubby's and Smashburger just before
we headed back to watch the kickoff.
Natalie took a photo of us by the
J.DAWGS sign.
Steve
Joyfull pandimonium at finally a win over
the Utah Utes after 9 losses!~
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
Family is Everything…
Today we had three on our bench:
Jackson--after he finished helping as one of
the four priests to prepare the sacrament--
Rigdon, and me.
Maddie was home, not feeling well.
Julie and Jacee are flying back from Florida.
Their plane lands at the SLC Airport at 2:00.
David South conducted. Bishop Cheney
announced that Ben Schality a gay member
of the BYU faculty in the Honors Dept will speak
at a combined adult/youth meeting after
Sacrament Meeting on Sept. 26 about
how to be kinder to the LGBT community.
Our speakers today were youth
speaker: Ashlyn Ballantyne. Then
Kelti and Jacob Brueggeman,
young marrieds.
The Bill and Lisa Miller family sang
"How Will They Know" combined with
"I Am A Child of God." Very touching.
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Heidi Wright taught the lesson in Relief Society
from the April 2021 General Conference talk
given by José Teixeira Of the Presidency of the Seventy
"Remember Your Way Back"
"We have Jesus Christ's perfect example
to follow, and he journey roward our eternal home
is possible only because of His teachings,
and His atoning sacrifice."
Heidi said she wondered how she was going
to turn a 10-minute talk into a 45-minute lesson.
She actually only had about 33 min by the
time we got started on the lesson...
and it all worked out.
Elder Teixeira shared how "a boyhood memory
of a young researcher had helped discover
how salmon who, after years of being in
the ocean, return to the exact stream of
their birth to spawn..."
Heidi then had us write down some childhood
memories we had and their effect on us.
Seven memories I wrote down:
1. Purple and white Alyssum planted along
our curving sidewalk from the road to
our front porch.
2. The old McBurney country school house
across the road from its teacherage we
lived in the first five years after we
came back to Idaho after World War II.
3. The fun winter of 1948-49 when I
was in 4th grade and we got to be
out of school so much because of
the roads closed from so much snow,
that we got to play in and sled on.
4. The pleasant aroma of my Mom's
and my Grama Huffaker's homemade
bread backing, then my Grama giving
me a hot slice with butter and sugar
sprinkled on it.
5. Sawdust smell of my Dad always
remodeling our homes.
6. Cottonwood trees in back of my grade school.
7. Kittens in my Grampa's barn.
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My childhood memories don't lead to any
great discoveries like how salmon make
their way back home, but the do
remind me of a very happy childhood!
At the end of the lesson, Heidi asked us
to write a goal to do for the week:
I want to finish a letter that I started in
answer to a letter from a dear friend
I received two week ago...which I think
I will do now.
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John is preparing Sunday dinner,
Jackson has set the table.
Julie and Jacee pulled up at 3:23 p.m.
They had a great trip. They said their meals
were very sporadic so they were grateful for
the delicicious roast beef dinner John had ready...
then the yummy dessert: Jackson's
ice cream cake left from his birthday and
the chocolate mousse cake I got at
Costco yesterday.
Maddie's already got the dishes loaded,
and Jackson's finishing getting the food
put away after gathering.
Time for Sunday naps...
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Eileen...after Church today.
Thank you to Avery Allen for
taking my photo.
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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 September 12th,
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.
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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.
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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Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Eileen Petersen
Saratoga Springs, Utah, U.S.A.
September 12th, 2021
next week
Traces of Time . . . (To see last see last week's blog post--scrollo down to the end of this week, then the Week of September 6-12 will be there. If it's not, hit "Older Posts" at the bottom right.
THIS WEEK...
SEPTEMBER 13-19, 2021
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Family is Everything…
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Family is Everything…
We
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Family is Everything…
Ladies' Lunch is at
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Family is Everything…
We
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Family is Everything…
We
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
Family is Everything…
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
Family is Everything…
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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 September 19th,
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.
*** *** ***
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 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 I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Eileen Petersen
Saratoga Springs, Utah, U.S.A.
September 19th, 2021
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