Traces of Time . . . January 24-30, 2022

 Traces of Time . . .                       (To see last week's  blog post--scroll down to the end, then the Week of Jan 17-23, 2021 will be there. If it's not, hit "Older Posts." at the bottom right.) 

THIS WEEK- 

 JANUARY 24-JANUARY 30, 2022

MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2022 

Family is Everything…

  Today I had an appointment

with my podiatrist,

Dr. Scott Rogers...

His assistant Lauren, helped

trim my toenails.

Fun nurse...

 

Today was also my appointment

with my Retina Specialist--

Dr. Mitchell Goff--

for my #8 eye injection

for macular degeneration.

Thank you, Gary, for driving me.

 From there we go a block up 700 East

to Arctic Circle for a treat.

Today we got a hot dog and

a milkshake. Hard to find a

place, besides J-Dawgs, that

has a good hot dog!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2022 

Family is Everything…

  Today Institute was on the

Parable of The Two Sons

and The Parable of

the Marriage of the King's Son.

Institute

His Authority...

Divine Authority

Institute

Submit our will to God's will...

Institute

Institute

Institute

Institute

This afternoon

I watched an old movie

"This Happy Breed"

from the 1940s, I think.

Good ole' TCM -

Turner Classic Movies --

does show great classics

from the 1920s, '30s, '40s,

'50s, '60s and beyond!
 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2022

Family is Everything…

Lunch Bunch was in Lehi at

the Sabaidee Thai Restaurant.

  Pronounced "Saw-bi(short i) dee,

accent on the "Sa".

Many choices...Some got Pineapple Curry...

...some Sabaidee Trio.

I was adventurous like Sue

and got sweet 'n sour chicken.

Tammy, Carol, Jeannie, Kathie, Linda H

Ten came today: Clockwise from

bottom left--Linda H, Sharon, 

Jennie, Sue, Linda B, Eileen, 

Tammy, Carol, Jeannie, and Kathie.

In this photo: Jeannie, Sharon,

Eileen, Sue, Linda H, 

Carol, Kathie.

Here are: Carol, Jeannie, Kathie,

Eileen, Linda H, Jennie, Sharon.

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The movie for tonight with

Gary was:

"The Post"from 2017.

Gary’s comments on our Wed, Jan 26, 2022 movie: The Post

"...I just finished
It was so good!                    

I especially Iiked the ending tie to All the President's Men.                                                                                                                      I learned some new things about the Vietnam War.                                                               I was familiar with Robert McNamara losing confidence in the war                                               as the Secretary of Defense for JFK and LBJ, but I didn't realize the                                     extent of the studies on the war, and how far back the involvement went.

It makes me sad that wasn't discussed more openly in history classes."

Info from Wikipedia:

"The Post is a 2017 American historical political thriller film^[8][9] about The Washington Post and the publication of the Pentagon Papers. It was directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, and written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer. It stars Meryl Streep as Katharine Graham, the publisher of the Washington Post, and Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee, the longtime executive editor of The Washington Post, with Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Carrie Coon, Alison Brie, and Matthew Rhys in supporting roles.

Set in 1971, The Post depicts the true story of attempts by journalists at The Washington Post to publish the infamous Pentagon Papers, a set of classified documents regarding the 20-year involvement [and coverup] of the United States government in the Vietnam War and earlier in French Indochina back to the 1940s.

Principal photography began in New York City in May 2017. The film premiered at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on December 14, 2017, and went into limited release in the United States on December 22, 2017. It entered wide release on January 12, 2018, and grossed $179 million worldwide.

The film received positive reviews; critics praised the performances (particularly Streep, Hanks, and Odenkirk) and the film's references and allusions to the presidencies of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.  The Post was chosen by the National Board of Review as the best film of 2017 and was named as one of the top 10 films of the year by Time magazine and the American Film Institute. The Post was nominated for Best Picture and Best Actress (for Streep) at the 90th Academy Awards, and received six nominations at the 75th Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Actress – Drama (for Streep), Best Actor – Drama (for Hanks), Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score."

THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2022 

Family is Everything…

  Today I read about

Katharine Graham, the

owner and chairman of

The Washington Post after the

movie about her we saw last night.

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Sunset tonight was at 5:40.

I watched The Blacklist, but

it was just a repeat of the

first episode for Season 9,

which is currently on

NBC for this 2021-2022 season.

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I also worked on my blog.

I can't find any of my

clipart for the months

nor holidays. I'm so sad about that~!

In fact, rather devastated.

I've worked years gathering

all this clipart.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022 

Family is Everything…

 Happy Birthday to

Taitum "6"on Jan 28.

Taitum must like Unicorns!

Taitum is a darling

great-granddaughter!

Can you tell her Mom, Katie,

coaches the Rexburg 

Madison High School

Bobcat cheerleaders?

Is Taitum skiing already?

Taitum

I think Taitum

likes Yellowstone Park.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022 

Family is Everything…\

  I just saw Julie Black Petersen's 

father's obituary. It is so 

well written. Brent was

an outstanding person!

Orin Brent Black

1937-2022
Our much-loved father, grandfather, brother, and friend, Orin Brent Black, 84, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, surrounded by his children.

Brent was born on May 23, 1937, to Orin Porter and Vanice Beck Black. He spent happy boyhood years in Draper and Murray. In Murray, he grew up on the same street with, and eventually married, Sally Nielsen Black on July 22, 1960, in the Salt Lake Temple. Brent and Sally were inseparable and enjoyed 39 very happy years together prior to her passing in 1999. Brent's love for Sally was as constant following her death as it was while they were together. Their reunion, after an extended separation, is undoubtedly joyous!

Brent was first, last, and always a people person. He was drawn to people of all kinds and backgrounds, and they were drawn to him. With his trademark warmth and humor, he had a unique ability to make all who crossed his path sense that they were among his very best friends – because they were. He was a trusted confidante and listening ear to countless family members, friends, colleagues, and neighbors.

Brent's interests and talents were multiple and varied. Master chef. Avid sports fan. Theater aficionado. Expert horticulturist. Gifted interior designer. Agile pianist and organist (usually without sheet music). Part-time florist. Gospel scholar. He made it all look easy.

Brent graduated from the University of Utah, where he was a cheerleader and received a degree in French. He went on to receive his doctorate degree in dentistry from the University of Southern California. He practiced dentistry for over four decades – most of that in Holladay with his two brothers. He loved his patients and their families. In his dental chair, the treatment for Dr. Black's captive audience usually consisted of two parts joke-of-the-day, and one part filling or crown.

Brent's faith in Jesus Christ was deep and unwavering. He welcomed many opportunities to serve in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including as a full-time missionary in France, bishop, stake president, and Area Authority Seventy. But he was never happier serving than as a Sunday School teacher to the teenage youth in his ward well into his 80s.

Brent was a remarkable father, grandpa, and great-grandpa. Many of his friends and book club buddies sampled his culinary creations, but his finest was reserved for Sunday family dinners or Christmas breakfast at Grandpa's house. Whether at school musicals, piano recitals, or sporting events, Gramps always had the heartiest laugh, the loudest applause, or, occasionally, the most boisterous "suggestions" for referees. He was a fixture at Ute football and basketball games, and it was a family affair.

Brent is survived by his children, Kenneth Brent (Julie), Michelle Black Beard, and Julie Black Petersen (David); his grandchildren: Sarah Hill (Jordan), Katie, and Jeffrey Black; R.J., Nicholas (Whitney), and Alex Beard; and Joshua, Anna, Samuel, and William Petersen; two great-grandchildren, Andrew and Zachary Hill; siblings and siblings-in-law, Brent Horton, Lee and Marlene Rasmussen, David and Phyllis Sperry, Jan Black, Jerry and Debbie Black, Walt and Janet Brooks, Carl and Anne Erickson, Dale and Claranne Duke; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sally, as well as his parents, parents-in-law, siblings Randy Black and Mareid Horton, and sister-in-law, Jean Duke.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 5, at 1:00 p.m., at the Salt Lake Brighton Stake Center, 2895 East Creek Road, Sandy. A viewing will be held on Friday, February 4, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Brighton Stake Center and again on Saturday, February 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. prior to the services. Interment will be at Mountain View Memorial Estates. Services are also being streamed and can be accessed by using the following link at 12:50 p.m. the day of the service. https://youtu.be/fE0MV631pLY. Cannon Mortuary Funeral Directors.

The family expresses its gratitude for the compassionate care given to Brent by remarkable medical professionals, staff, and caregivers at Intermountain Medical Center and in Brent's home.

Published by The Salt Lake Tribune from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 2022.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2022

Family is Everything…

  Today in our 

Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward

we renewed our baptismal

covenants by partaking of

the Sacrament of the Symbols

of the Body and Blood of

Jesus Christ--

Bread in Remembrance

of His Body "bruised

and broken for us"...

and Water in Remembrance

of His Blood "shed for us."

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Stephanie Howell spoke on 

Brad Wilcox's General Conference

talk "Worthiness is Not Flawlessness."

She shared about her father's

problem with alcohol. Her family

used a lot of swear words, but when

she was little and said these words

her mouth got washed out with soap.

She can still tell you what

Irish Spring soap tastes like.

When she was in high school and 

her friends had her take the 

missionary lessons and she was

baptized, she worked hard at

having her mind hold her tongue

before the swear words came out.

It sounds easy to repent but it's not.

Satan wants you to feel like it is

hopeless and you should just 

give up...stop praying,

don't go to church. But there's

no better place to be on Sunday

than in church.

Don't judge others, show love.

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The intermediate hymn was perfect

for the topic of the day:

"More Holiness Give Me"

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Ted Mardesich, our Bishop from

2016 to May 2021, also spoke on

"Worthiness is Not Flawlessness."

He first said he loves our

Bishopric. And commenting on our

stake president who was visiting today

told about how Jordan Erickson and he

were together in this ward when 

President Beecher was our Bishop.

He feels Bishop Cheney has been

prepared for the calling to be

our Bishop at this time.

He said that Brother South

is so spiritual--he always talks

about something I need.

Brother Peterson goes about quietly

doing exactly what needs to be

done expertly, putting a 

cherry on top because he

goes above and beyond!

Interesting that John said he

felt we were meant to talk about

this topic.

My counselor, Doug [Graham] used

to say: "I am deeply flawed."

"I am, too, Doug."  I think of the word

"paradigm" which means pattern.

The Plan of Salvation is the perfect

plan or paradigm for 

imperfect people.

2Nephi 4:17 = 

The Psalm of Nephi...

"O wretched man that I am..."

[Eileen's note: I would quote this to Walt

when he would tell me how imperfect he was.

I told him he was my Nephi!]

Bishop Mardesich shared Christ's story of 

the Pharasee and the Publican. Then Ted said

he returned to the Church at age 29 after having left it at age 16.

He quoted Doctrine and Covenants 50:42...I guess I

wrote the reference wrong as well as his Isaiah one.

Next he said: "Repentance is not one and done."

[I have not heard this expression before.]

Cut ourselves some slack.  Increment steps in a 

life-long process. Our Advocate is the Lord.

Pray first. The Gospel = faith, hope, joy.

The temple is the place of forgiveness.

Our flaws are part of the plan.

                           

Thank you for your great talks,

Stephanie, and Bishop Mardesich.

Sunset today was 5:43 p.m.

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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 January 30th,

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

January 30, 2022😊