Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Traces of Time . . . October 25-31, 2021

Traces of Time . . .

To see last week's blog post--scroll down to the end of this week, then October 18-October 24, 2021 will be there. If it's not, hit "Older Posts" at the bottom right.

THIS WEEK...

October 25-October 31, 2021


MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2021        Family is Everything…
Today was Brent Peterson's funeral in Declo, Idaho at the 
Springdale Chapel 
Gary drove me there and back.
Brent 
Brent 
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Burley Idaho Temple Site
150 East 40 South, Burley, Idaho
Burley Idaho Temple Site
150 East 40 South, Burley, Idaho
Burley Idaho Temple Site
150 East 40 South, Burley, Idaho
Burley Idaho Temple Site
150 East 40 South, Burley, Idaho
Burley Idaho Temple Site
150 East 40 South, Burley, Idaho
Burley Idaho Temple Site
150 East 40 South, Burley, Idaho
Dr. Graham's medical office
just north of temple site...
About 30 South 150 East
I think this is Clay and Kristine Handy's
home, about 28 South and 150 East...
...so just north of the temple site,
across the road...they are on east side of road,
the temple site is on the west side of the road.
We stopped in at the Harris Memorial Monuments 
to introduce ourselves to Tim Harris, and
talk with him about the timing of putting
the headstone for Walt and me in the
Wendell Cemetery.  I didn't get a photo


Gary and I were on our way back to
Utah about three o'clock.
We took a break in Tremonton.
We pulled in to John and Julie's at 6:20...
and we had pulled out at 6:40 that morning...
so 12 hours... 3 hours to drive there,
3 1/2 hours back, and a little over 5 hours there.
It was so worth it to honor John's great Dad,
 Brent J Peterson.
Gary, thank you for driving me there and back!
 This was an interesting mustard-colored car
in front of us at 2100 North and Redwood Road
as we were about to Saratoga Springs.
John, Julie, and kids got home at 10:00.
As John said in his face book post: "Was a very hard, humbling day. 
My dad was one of the best. 
So thankful for all those that celebrated his life with us today."
Brent J Peterson - 1940~2021





TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2021 
Family is Everything…
Institute 10:00-11:15 every Tuesday now                                                                Today was Chapter 45 in
Saints, Vol 1.
Camie Williams is our outstanding teacher.
The Prophet Joseph Smith, and his 
brother Hyrum Smith, the Patriarch for
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
were martyred on June 27, 1844.
Who will lead the Church now?    
 Camie told us that her 9-year old daughter
loves jokes. She reads them over and over
to her family. "Why don't you really laugh?" she
asks, "instead of just a little fake 'ha-ha.' "
Here are four of her favorites:
Her very favorite is the fourth one:
What do you call a church without a leader?
A non-profit organization.
Camie said that's what the saints felt
they had at that time...
A Church without a Prophet.
What many newspapers said:
Weekly Herald - July 13, 1844
"We yesterday received by the western mail the following particulars of the death of Joe Smith the Prophet and his brother Hiram [sic].
"They were both shot...
"Thus ends Mormonism" {"Important from Nauvoo--Death of Joe and Hiram [sic] Smith--Terrible Excitement at the West, 
--Weekly Herald.
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles by
seniority: Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, John Taylor, Willard Richards, John E. Page, George A. Smith, Samuel Smith, Heber C. Kimball, Lyman Wight, Parley P. Pratt, Orson Hyde.
Where were the12 Apostles on day of martyrdom?
There was no "same day information" in 1844!
Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff, and Orson Pratt: "Felt overshadowed by cloud of darkness and gloom in Boston.
John Taylor, Willard  Richards: With Joseph and Hyrum when shot.
John E. Page, most likely in Pittsburgh printing "The Gospel Light."
George S. Smith: Depressed spirit, foreboding thought, in Michigan.
Samuel Smith: Fled to scene of brothers' death, died weeks later.
Heber C. Kimball, Lyman Wight: Traveling between Philadelphia and NYC. Elder Kimball felt like he had lost a friend.
 Parley P Pratt: Enroute to Nauvoo from New York. Spirit told him to head home.
Orson Hyde:
Sidney had received a head injury on night he was dragged out of his house by mob when Joseph had also been dragged out. He had some mental issues after that. He wanted to become Guardian of the Church.
 
Warren Foote, in his field cutting wheat when wife came and told him Joseph and Hyrum shot...we felt the Lord had forsaken His people.
Lucy Mack Smith, their mother cried out in the agony of her soul: "My God. My God. Why hast thou forsaken this family?
Brigham Young felt so distressed "then it came like a clap of hands. It came to me like a Revelation--the keys of the kingdom are here."
today"...Upon the shoulders of the Twelve Apostles must the responsibility of leading this Church henceforth rest until you shall appoint others to succeed you."
"Individually and collectively the Twelve hold the keys."
In 1820 in Denmark, Bert Thorvaldsen, put these words
in Danish above the Christus he had carved:
"This is My Beloved Son..."
{I added this info from Wikipedia because I didn't know the full name of the artist/sculptor of The Christus.}

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Christus (also known as Christus Consolator) is a 19th-century Carrara marble statue of the resurrected Jesus by Bertel Thorvaldsen. It is located in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark's Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen, for which it was commissioned as part of a larger group, which includes the apostles.] On the left below, each side has six of the Lord's Twelve Apostles (except Paul is put in place of Judas Iscariot). 

The mantel of the Prophet Joseph Smith fell upon Brigham Young. Many heard the voice of Joseph Smith, and saw the countenance of Joseph Smith fall upon Brigham Young as he was speaking to them that day and knew by the power of the Holy Ghost who the true leader should be.
Joseph Smith
Camie read Moroni 10:5
"And by the power of the Holy Ghost                                               ye may know the truth of all things."
She invited us to ponder how we are using this power.
Thank you, Camie, for another excellent lesson - personalized to us as individuals living in our "turn on earth" and seeking to "know the truth of all things."
*** *** ***  Next Tuesday we will end                                                 Saints, Vol. I with Chapter 46.
Then we will decide what to have as a lesson course next.
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Cheryl, Gordon, Sue.
Brittany, Sue.
Heather, Eileen.
today

 I tried to find what city the newspaper was in that was in the power point today...and this came up:

"What newspapers in the 1800s said about the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum

By Jannalee Sandau June 27, 2020  

Lead image from Wikimedia Commons:  Statue of Joseph and Hyrum Smith on their way from Nauvoo, Illinois to the Carthage Jail. Located in front of the Nauvoo Illinois Temple. This 2003 sculpture is by Stanley J. Watts (human figures) and Kim Corpany (horses).

This story originally ran on LDS Living in 2017. 

Most members of the Church are familiar with the events surrounding the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum, but what they might not realize is that news of their murder made headlines all across the country, from Arkansas and Connecticut to Florida and Maine. And though many didn't believe Joseph was a prophet, the majority of these media sources condemned the act as murder and a scandal.

As we remember the anniversary of this tragic moment in Latter-day Saint history, here's a look at a few of the reactions of newspapers across the country:

The New York Sun reported, "It is no small thing, in the blaze of this nineteenth century, to give to men a new revelation, found a new religion, establish new forms of worship, to build a city, with new laws, institutions, and orders of architecture, to establish ecclesiastic, civil and military jurisdiction, found colleges, send out missionaries, and make proselytes in two hemispheres: yet all this has been done by Joe Smith, and that against every sort of opposition, ridicule and persecution."

The New York Weekly Herald added, "Thus died the plowboy Prophet of America at the hands of an assassin, the object of intense, local persecution within Hancock County, where feeling ran high in the communities of Carthage and Warsaw against Nauvoo, its balance of power and the Prophet. Yet, out beyond the vineyards of Hancock County, beyond that beautiful bend in the Mississippi, he was a respected and an admired Prophet and statesman."

An article in the Herald of Freedom in Concord, New Hampshire stated, “. . . but I do not put the slightest confidence in the stories told of him by our political and religious presses. They tell as bad stories of the abolitionists as they do of Smith. They are not entitled to any credit. . . As to the Mormons, I would say here, that though I know nothing of their religion, or character, I venture to guess they are both better—or at least as good, as those of the ruffians who killed them—or the other ruffians who virtually back them up in it” (pg 697).

There were several other papers, including, of course, the Church-run Times and Seasons and the Nauvoo Neighbor, who also put Joseph Smith in a more favorable light. In talking about the funeral procession, the Times and Seasons reported “It was a vast assemblage of some 8 or 10,000 persons, and with one united voice resolved to trust the law for a remedy of such a high-handed assassination, and when that failed, to call upon God to avenge us of our wrongs! Oh widows and orphans! Oh Americans, weep, for the glory of freedom has departed!”

A piece printed in the Daily Evening Transcript in Boston, Massachusetts, seemed to reinforce a prophecy given to Joseph Smith by the angel Moroni that his name would be shared for good or for evil around the world:

“Joe Smith is dead and gone. He was one of the most remarkable men of the age. The time for writing his history has not arrived. Men who have known him long and well, differ in their estimate of his character; the future historian alone can reconcile the contradictory statements of his friends and enemies, and place him in his true position. The personal manners of every man make him friends or enemies, regardless of his principles and of his conduct. This remark is clearly illustrated in the case of Smith. He was a man of rough exterior and course manners, thousands who approached him were so completely disgusted at once by his manners, that they refused to look at the good he claimed to have done. But notwithstanding this he was a remarkable man, and has left the impress of his genius upon the age in which he lived; he has carved out for himself a title to a page in the history of his country, and his name will be remembered, for good or for evil, when the names of half the ephemeral Statesmen of the age will be forgotten. . . “He was a man of genuine courage, and would have fought to the last moment of his life. He was pursued by a band of three hundred infuriated demons, and cruelly shot down like a wild beast, while confined in a small room where he could not escape. It was a glorious exit for him. Whatever there was of evil in his heart will be forgotten in the recollection of his death. He will be eulogized by his disciples, and worshiped as a God. Time and distance will embellish his life with new and rare virtues, and more than earthly power; his doctrines will flourish, his influence will extend to ages yet unborn, and future generations will celebrate his birth and death by public festivals, public prayers, and an unlimited devotion [signed] H. J.” (pg. 668-671, emphasis added).

The news even spread in Europe. The Portland Transcript in Maine shared part of a story printed in the Liverpool Mercury: “The scenes which have taken place in Pennsylvania and Illinois would have disgraced a nation of savages. We question whether. . . any record can be found more sanguinary than the riots at Philadelphia, or the massacre of the Mormon leader and his brother, in the prison at Carthage” (pg. 661).

On the other extreme, some papers, such as the Jonesborough Whig, thoroughly supported the actions of the mob, praising the murders as a victory: "Some of the public Journals of the country, we are sorry to see, regret the death of that blasphemous wretch Joe Smith, the Mormon Prophet. Our deliberate judgement is, that he ought to have been dead ten years ago, and that those who at length have deprived him of his life, have done the cause of God, and of the country, good service."

Reverend Brownlow did not hide his enthusiasm when he concluded, "Smith was killed, as he should have been. THREE CHEERS to the brave company who shot him to pieces!"

The New York Herald even went so far as to say that "The death of the modern mahomet will seal the fate of Mormonism. They cannot get another Joe Smith. The holy city must tumble into ruins, and the 'latter-day saints' have indeed come to the latter day." Others also spoke out against Joseph, calling his death the end of the “great deceiver, who has no doubt, seduced and ensnared numbers to their ruin” and claiming he would be remembered for his “deeds of darkness.”

Still others took a middle ground, denying Joseph’s standing as a prophet, but speaking out against his death in defense of a fair trial: “It will probably never be known who shot Joseph and Hyrum Smith—but their murder was a cold-blooded cowardly act, which will consign the perpetrators if discovered to merited infamy and disgrace. They have broken the pledges to the Government—disgraced themselves and the State to which they belong. They have crimsoned their perfidy with blood. . . It will long be regretted that things have taken the turn they have in relation to the Mormons” (Quincy Herald).

The Lee County Democrat in Fort Madison, Iowa, added, "The murder of Jo Smith and his Brother has caused feelings of deep regret in the breasts of every peaceable and law-abiding people; they look upon it as a high-handed outrage, and as a cruel, cold-blooded, cowardly and contemptible murder. That Jo and his brother were guilty of acts which required the interposition of the law, we are well aware, but after he and his brother had voluntarily surrendered themselves up to justice, under the full assurance that they would receive the protection of Governor Ford from all violence; they were entitled to all protection against all danger and all enemies" (pg. 659).

Though these are just a few of dozens of comments made about the death of the Prophet and his brother Hyrum, they show the wide range of influence the gospel of Jesus Christ, as restored by Joseph Smith, had and continues to have in the world. Despite the Church's small numbers and the fact that most people did not believe that Joseph Smith was a prophet, many people knew who the Latter-day Saints were, and believed that the deaths of Joseph and Hyrum Smith were unjust.

Ultimately, the description Latter-day Saints will remember best is now recorded in our scriptures, penned by Elder John Taylor in D&C section 135 verse 3:

"Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it. In the short space of twenty years, he has brought forth the Book of Mormon, which he translated by the gift and power of God, and has been the means of publishing it on two continents; has sent the fulness of the everlasting gospel, which it contained, to the four quarters of the earth; has brought forth the revelations and commandments which compose this book of Doctrine and Covenants, and many other wise documents and instructions for the benefit of the children of men; gathered many thousands of the Latter-day Saints, founded a great city, and left a fame and name that cannot be slain. He lived great, and he died great in the eyes of God and his people; and like most of the Lord’s anointed in ancient times, has sealed his mission and his works with his own blood; and so has his brother Hyrum."


Traces of Time . . .

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2021 

 ********************************* Tonight was the Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival...and costume contest...

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Such festive fall harvest and hallowe'en decorations...
Stephanie Howell, Chairman, and her committee (I only know that Steve and Jeanie Larsen were on her committee...does anyone else know who were on the committee, also?)
did an excellent job of planning and executing those fun plans.
The jam-packed cultural hall of everyone were having such a good time, no one wanted to go home.
It was scheduled to go till 8:30. Finally, at 8:40, one of the cute committee gals had to say: "This is the last balloon blow-up contest."


Fun decorations on the walls...
...helped create a spooky, eerie feeling!
Wish I'd gotten a photo of Parry from the front
in that black suit covered with pumpkins...
Clyde & Julia
Judy and Linda
Jim & Linda, Eileen 
Jim & Linda and their g-dau
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Lots of families came...
A few were in costume...
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival
This is the little girl that got so sick
last winter...
Brin, Natalia, Samantha...
Ward Chili Cook-Off and Carnival...
they ran out of desserts...

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2021 
Family is Everything…
Ladies' Lunch was at  Chuck-A-Rama today.
Nine were able to come today: Clockwise--
Sue, Judy, Kathie, Sharon, Sandi, Linda,
Carol...
...Jeanie, and Eileen is taking the photo.
The nice waitress took this of everyone.
Then a nice fellow took this of everyone outside.
Front: Sandi, Sharon, Judy, Linda H., Carol,
Jeanie, Eileen. Back: Kathie, Sue.
We were sad that Linda B. and her g-dau Sarah
didn't get to come.
We had a beautiful blue sky today.
Guess this is "2nd Fall" after the chilly winds
and rains of the last several days.
Some call it "Indian summer."
And now this charming sunset tonight at 6:32.
Just ten more days on daylight savings time.
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For our Wednesday night movie, we
have chosen "The Blob" 1951 Steve McQueen's debut

The Blob is a 1958 American science fiction horror film directed by Irvin Yeaworth, and written by Kay Linaker and Theodore Simonson. It stars Steve McQueen (in his feature film debut) and Aneta Corsaut and co-stars Earl Rowe and Olin Howland. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures as a double feature with I Married a Monster from Outer Space.

The film concerns a growing, corrosive, alien amoeboidal entity that crashes to Earth from outer space inside a meteorite. It envelops everything in its path in the small communities of Phoenixville and Downingtown, Pennsylvania, growing larger, redder, and more aggressive, eventually becoming larger than a building.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2021 
 Family is Everything…
For the

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2021 
Family is Everything…
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Julie's post tonight:
Our cousin pumpkin party didn’t have cousins but we did have some uncles and a boyfriend. Our group has shrunk over the years but we’re still going strong with traditions-especially the chocolate fountain! And we’ve added a new tradition-a family tok tok!
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Julie finished the last pumpkin...

...with an eek!
Great pumpkin carving night!
Gary went off to his Single's Adult costume party
and carved pumpkin contest -- well, actually 2--
one in Lehi, then one in South Salt Lake.
I think the rest watched a scary movie next.
I heard some screams.
I enjoyed being the spectator, except for
doing the Tik!Tok! with them.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2021 
Family is Everything…
 Happy Trick or Treating today. 

 Happy Trick or Treating day. 

Happy Trick or Treating day.
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Happy Trick or Treating day.
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Happy Trick or Treating day.
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Happy Trick or Treating day.
Happy Trick or Treating day.
Happy Trick or Treating day.
Happy Trick or Treating day.
Happy Trick or Treating day.
Steve and Carter came to watch the football
game with me.
Happy Trick or Treating day.

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BYU Cougars vs Virginia Cavaliers
BYU Cougars vs Virginia Cavaliers

Shootouts aren’t Kalani Sitake’s style, but 66-49 win over Bronco Mendenhall and Virginia was satisfying just the same

By Jay Drew  Oct 31, 2021, 2:06am MDT

Cougars took down the high-flying Cavaliers in the so-called Bronco by racking up 734 yards and 66 points at LaVell Edwards Stadium

Before his much-publicized and ballyhooed return to BYU, Virginia football coach Bronco Mendenhall said Monday that he would prefer a score in the teens to something in the 40s.

Mendenhall could never quite get what he wanted in Provo — which is partly why he left after going 99-48 in 11 seasons — but Saturday’s result in the so-called Bronco Bowl hammered home that point to almost ridiculous lengths in front of 57,685 fans at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

In a game pitting two of the best defensive coaches ever produced by the Beehive State — Mendenhall and his successor at BYU, Kalani Sitake — Edwards’ style of offense naturally won the day.

It was the 600th win in BYU history, and few have been as memorable, what with Mendenhall returning and both teams entering with 6-2 records and on upward trajectories.

After 1,322 yards were gained and 115 points scored, Sitake’s Cougars were left standing with a 66-49 win that almost certainly will vault AP No. 25 BYU into the College Football Playoff rankings when they are released for the first time in 2021 on Tuesday, Nov 2.


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Halloween

Celebration

Description

Halloween or Hallowe'en, less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. Wikipedia

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2021 
Family is Everything…
Last day of October... 




Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.-- Squire Bill Widener



This line was made famous by President Theodore Roosevelt, but he was actually quoting a Virginian soldier and community leader named Squire Bill Widener. Published in Roosevelt’s 1913 autobiography, this succinct quote summarizes the former President’s philosophy on life: that devotion to the pursuit of mere pleasure and success is hollow in comparison to a life lived dutifully for the people right in front of you. “Why, the greatest happiness,” Roosevelt wrote, “is the happiness that comes as a by-product of striving to do what must be done.”
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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 October 31st,
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.
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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.
October 31, 2021

Next week November 1-7, 2021

Traces of Time . . .                                                     (To see last week's blog post--scroll down to the end of this week, then October 18-October 24, 2021 will be there. If it's not, hit "Older Posts" at the bottom right.

THIS WEEK...

October 25-October 31, 2021

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2021 
Family is Everything…
Today was Brent Peterson's funeral in Declo, Idaho at the 
Springdale Chapel 
Gary is
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2021 
Family is Everything…
 to 

Institute 10:00-11:15 every Tuesday now                                                         Today was Chapter 46 in
Saints, Vol 1.
Camie Williams is our outstanding teacher.    


 
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2021 
Family is Everything…
Ladies' Lunch is at       
 

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For our Wednesday night movie, we
have chosen "Hotel Transylvania"

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2021 
 Family is Everything…
For the


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2021 
Family is Everything…
Happy 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2021 
Family is Everything…
 Happy Trick or Treating today. 



SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 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 November 7th,
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. 
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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 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.
November 7, 2021




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