Traces of Time . . . January 31 - February 6, 2022

 TRACES OF TIME . . .                               {To see last week: Scroll to end and click "Older Posts" at bottom right.} 

THIS WEEK

jANUARY 31- 

FEBRUARY 6, 2022 

We have 11 living family birthdays in February:

Katie, Emma, Carter, Julie, Kayden,

Jordan, McKell, Aimee, Ben, Taylor, and Sam.

And two birthday remembrances 

of family members in heaven.

Walt's two sisters: Bonnie, Phyllis.

MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2022   

                        Family is Everything...                                                                         Today I went to Dr. Kimball's office

(my regular family physician)

to get a fasting AIC    ` 

Then I had my six-month dermatology

check up at Utah Valley Dermatology

with Dr. Harris.

These outstanding nurses assisted

with this check up.

 Jarlan (Not sure I heard her name right,

and Kelley.

Today is the first day in their beautiful new office

on the east side of Redwood and Pioneer Crossing.

This new medical building only has about 3

offices completed of the three stories:

Rogers Foot and Ankle Clinic the first.

Next was a Physical and Speech Therapy Center.

And now Utah Valley Dermatology.

There's still a lot of construction

going on in the inside.

It got really windy and was a cold 32 degrees

when I came out from Costco.

My fingers were about frozen getting to the car!

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022                      

Family is Everything...

The start of a new month.                                                                     

                               Not real sunny, but we can see the mountains.                                    Sunrise: 7:37 a.m.         Sunset: 5:46 p.m.                                               Days are getting longer...                                                                                Spring is only 47 days away.

Now--"A blast from the past"

This is from last Feb 1 of 2021:

                   My sister Janice texted me two

photos to identify...

When I called her, she told me

that Jasmine and Jonathan's

second child, first son was born today

in Greensborough, North Carolina.

Vickie and Carl have flown their to help Jasmine.

This is Janice's 3rd g-grandchild.

It is the 5th gg-grandchild for

Arnold and Verna.

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Regarding the photographs:

This would be in Talihina, Oklahoma.

Janice, my sister age 15, had driven

there with us from Gooding, Idaho,

when we had finished Walt's one-year

medical internship in Minneapolis, MN.

For Walt's military duty, he was assigned

for two years

to an Indian Hospital for the U.S.

Public Health Service. The U.S.P.H.S.

furnishes the physicans for the

U.S. Coast Guard Cutters.

We had just been in Oklahoma for

one month at the Indian Hospital

in Talihina when Walt was asked to

be the physician on the Coast Guard 

Cutter "USCGC Chautauqua" as their 

Sr. Surgeon

from the 26 of August to the 

17 of November.

We drove from Oklahoma to

San Francisco for Walt to fly

from there to Hawaii to

board the ship.

 

Here's the letter of thank you

Walt received from the 

Coast Guard Chief Medical

Officer, Rear Admiral Fishburn

The Rear Admiral said in the letter

that sometimes these assignments

"...are not always professionally

stimulating" but Walt had two

great adventures--in addition to

treating the men  on board. He was

asked to help a sailor on a little

Japanese fishing ship to see

if he needed to have an appendectomy.

And a cruise liner had a passenger

who had a really contagious disease,

which I'm trying to remember what

it was when a spinal tap is milky... 

is that mononucleosis?

They asked Dr. Petersen

to help them get the medicine

they needed for him.

Walt's cutter was at a weather 

station in the Pacific Ocean

half-way between Hawaii

and Japan.

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This photo is at the Albion Cemetery

(10 miles or so southeast

of Burley, Idaho)

at the grave of our

Great-grandfather 

Charles Albertson 1845-1911.

The headstone is for him,

his daughter 

Mary Jane 1872-1949,

and his son 

Thomas 1879-1885.

I think the photo is about 1988...but not sure.

Here is Charles when he

was in the Civil War at age 17:

I've walked with my walker

all the time now for over a year...

...even in the house.

Max still keeps us all safe.

After a mostly sunny day

with 50 degrees...2021

Today a year later it didn't

get out of the 20s~!

A fun, fun, fun movie

for anytime!

Also saw this on fb:

News - then and now...

Back to today:

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Institute today was on the

Parable of the Fig Tree...

Matthew JST Matthew 1:38

"Now learn a parable of the fig tree--

When its branches are yet tender and 

it begins to put forth leaves, you

know that summer is nigh at hand;

"So likewise, mine elect, when they

shall see all these things, they shall

know that he is near, even at the doors;

"But of that day, and hour, no one

knoweth; no, not the angels of 

God in heaven, but

my Father only."

Don't panic...

"Watch ye therefore for ye know not

when the master of the house cometh..."

"Those who treasure up His word

will not be deceived..."

"...watch ye therefore and pray always..."

Who was this parable given to?

Where was it given?

What: Disciples asked: "Tell us

when the destruction of the 

temple will be."

Summary notes:

Fig Tree =

John 15:1 "I am the true vine..."

Vine = Christ

Branch = Us

Covenant Relationship

Tender branch = Spring

Summer = hot, fire will burn wicked

Mark 11:22

"...faith in God." = FIG

[Abrahamic Covenant]

Fig tree = Posterity,

Peace, Property.

Therefore -- What?

What do I do?

Pray to see what the Lord

wants you to do.

WATCH AND PRAY

Full covering of the ATONEMENT

The Atonement of Jesus Christ

covers us~!

Another great lesson!

Hiroko brings a sweet spirit

to our class!

Everyone helps put up chairs...

except me. I can't physically do

that, so I take photos.

We had 17 in class today.

Two new couples are:

Gary and Abbey

Ryan and Jane

Heather, Roberta, Camie, Carol.

Eileen, Carol.

We always learn so much. 
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I worked on my blog

the rest  of the day.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2021                      

Family is Everything... 

TODAY IS

2-2-22

THE "TWO'S DAY"

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I ordered flowers for

Brent Black's viewing

and funeral from

Hillside Floral

801-943-8427

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We had no Lunch Bunch today

because we are going to celebrate

the Chinese New Year at the

Won Won Wok Restaurant

on Saturday, Feb. 5.

I'm not able to go because I

will be at Brent Black's funeral.

Brent is David's wife,

Julie's father. I have his 

obituary on the Jan. 29 post.

He was such a great person...

well, still is in heaven!

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For movie night with Gary, we have

chosen classical musicals for this

month, starting with the 1956

version of "The King and I"

Info from Wikipedia: Budget was $4.56 million

Box Office: $21.3 million

"The King and I is a 1956 American musical film made by 20th Century-Fox, directed by Walter Lang and produced by Charles Brackett and Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay by Ernest Lehman is based on the 1951 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical The King and I, based in turn on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. That novel in turn was based on memoirs written by Anna Leonowens, who became school teacher to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. Leonowens' stories were autobiographical, although various elements of them have been called into question.^[4] The film stars Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner.

The film was a critical and commercial success, and was nominated for 9 Oscars, winning 5, including Best Actor for Brynner.

An animated film adaptation of the same musical was released in 1999. In February 12, 2021 announced that Paramount Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment another live-action film version was in development."

There is also a 1946 movie "Anna and the King of Siam" starring Rex Harrison and Irene Dunn. However, it is not a musical. And I think it's black and white. Saw it about 3 years ago. I didn't even know about it till it came on TCM.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2021                      

Family is Everything... 

Spring is in 45 days

I worked on my blog today.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021                      

Family is Everything... 

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021                      

Family is Everything... 

Today Happy Birthday to Emma 

We went to her high school graduation

in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, June 2018.

(The good ol' days when we didn't

have to wear masks nor social distance.)

 Today is Brent Black's funeral

His obituary is on the Jan 29 post.

May 23, 1937 ~ January 26, 2022

Funeral - February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m.

Salt Laker Brtighton Stake Center

2895 E. Creek Road,

Sandy, Utah.

Brent's funeral was tender, spiritual,

and powerful!

His daughter, Julie, gave a great

talk. She is married to our son,

David.  

The funeral also had just the

right amount of humor to

show that side of 

Brent's personality.

Elder James Bekker, of

the Seventy, a family friend,

presided and was

 the final speaker.

I'll try to scan in the

printed program.

The interment was at 

Mountain View Memorial Estates

at 4226 E Bengal Boulevard,

Cottonwood Heights, Utah.

It was only about 5 minuutes

from the stake center. It is a

beautiful, peaceful place to

be resurrected.

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 Utah Dancesport last year 2021

 at American Fork High School,

 
Beautiful setting for...

U T A H

D A N C E S P O R T

Last year-2021- Ashley and Michael competed in

Latin dance category of

Rumba, Samba, and Cha-cha.

Ashley is in the pink.

Latin dance dress.

They are great dancers.

Maddie has a beautful blue gown...I love watching her dance.

Maddie and Ethan...they are great dancers!

Smooth dance moves...Maddie and Ethan...

Maddie and Ethan...

Utah Dancesport...2021

Utah Dancesport...

Jacee and Christian take the floor...

Jacee's long black gloves were very

sophisticated, and her touch of the red 

bracelet on the right added a nice touch.

Jacee and Christian looked awesome!

Jacee and Christian...

Her black sparkly gown was stunning!

That's Jacee on the far left.

They even look great when 

they walk off the floor.

See what I mean...

Jacee and Christian

Maddie and Jacee enjoy a

sweet sister moment.

Julie with her ballroom team.

They love her as their coach.

Sometimes they're a little crazy!

  

Julie's ballroom team in

other costumes.

Julie and John have a few minutes together

to watch the dancers...

Ashley and Michael always look great!

Ashley and Michael...

Love watching my grandchildren dance~!

Ashley and Michael are fun partners.  Each one is a very talented dancer!

Ashley and Michael made it to the final six that

started with 24 couples in the Rumba, Samba, and ChaCha. Way to go!

Heidi and Pono dancing in

the adult smoothie category.

I also love watching them dance.

Heidi and Pono drove 14 hours from

Las Cruces, New Mexico where they are

enrolled at the University there.

Heidi has a beautiful new blue velvet

ball gown. She plans to add some more 

sparkle to it.

I always love being with them...

Thanks, Janie, for taking me to join you all at the Utah Danceport today.

We had a fun serendipity to see Mary Ann Roskelley there with her daughter, Jennifer Kennedy, to 

watch Jennifer's son, Conner, dance.

 A year later Conner is on a mission in South Carolina,, and Mary Ann is

in Cozumel on vacation with her thee daughters Jennifer, Lori, and Alyson.

This is in the Yucatan by the Caribbean Sea where

Walt and I served as Mission President and wife

from Jul 1995 to Jul 1998 in the

Mexico Merida Mission.

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Julie and her girls had a sixteen-hour day.

They left about six o'clock that morning, 

and were there until ten o'clock or later that night.

I don't know what time they got home 

after putting all the costumes away.

These balloons were dropped after 

the final awards were given out.

I know Michael and his partner Natasha

danced in the final event at 9:45.

I only lasted from 9:00 that morning to

5:30 early evening. But it was marvelous!

The ballroom world is a magical place~~!!

Especially when we've had daughters--Janie,

Julie--and sons-in-laws--Shawn, John--and 

grandchildren--Aimee, Daniel, Kelly, Katie,

Heidi, Pono, Sam, Ashley, Michael, Jacee, 

Maddie--to watch through the years--

from 1983 to now!

They are poetry in

 motion on the dance floor. 

*See caviat...

...*Caviat: That's just 2 of our 7 children, 2 of  our

sons-in-law, and and 9 of our 39 grandchildren, 

and 2 of the 6 spouses of our grandchildren. 

In future blogs I need to share about McKell's, Isaac's, and Anna's 

theatrical singing, acting, and dancing; Kelsey's beautiful

singing voice; Cortney's great designing; Kimble on the verge 

of being an official Coast Guard rescue swimmer;  Carter's soccer feats; 

Josh's and Emma's writing skills; Sam's basketball and cooking

talents; Jackson's trombone expertise in band; how Taylor saves her 

LaCross team in a clutch; Seth, Sarah, Ben, Josh, Liz, Adam, Anna, 

and Jerry's string instrument ensemble, and Jen who enabled 

the first seven of those to happen.  I know Michael Meacham, and

Sam's Sara are also ballroom dancers--I've just never seen them

dance. Sam is great at many things, including photography;

Parker was a college football player and great at whatever he

does, plus the others are all talented, too.

 Steve and Jen have authored several books. Carter and Anna are outstanding

full-time missionaries. Gary is a master CPA, plus organizer for older 

Single Adult events; Natalie is a champion at Cross-Fit and super 

organizer; David is a superior eye surgeon and speaker; he and

his Julie B are outstanding at whatever they do--leading, helping 

others, very quick witted. Steve and John are master construction

leaders; Jerry is one of the best Mohs surgeons in the world. Shawn

and Janie are a major force in keeping ballroom dancing alive in Idaho,

and elsewhere as their hundreds of dance students go out into the world. 

Julie is also helping keep the ballroom legacy alive after she and her

partner, Richard from Iowa, placed third in the nation when they were

on the BYU Ballroom Tour Team; she currently teaches a youth ballroom

team. Brian is a fantastic orthopedic surgeon in Tennessee and his wife,

Jennifer is not only a caring nurse, but wonderful in all ways.

Our daughter Jen and her husband Jerry have gone several times to

Guatemala where he does surgery gratis and she teaches the people

in the rural mountainous area how to raise successful gardens, plus 

other skills.  And the two great grandchildren in our family--Taitum

and Diesel--are darling and we know will accomplish great things as

they grow up.

Plus, we look forward to our posterity growing as the years go by.

[Eileen's update note: Now a year later, Feb 5, 2022--We have four

granddaughters who are expecting a baby: Heidi in March; Kelsey in April, Katie in June, and Kelly in July. So by Aug 2022 we will have 4 more great-grandchildren.

Most of all each of our posterity--including Abbey, Jacob, William, Rigdon, Avery, Elle, Slate, Olivia, Kayden, Jordan, and Josh--are becoming honest, upright 

citizens--kind, compassionate, and helpful to those around them.

Walt and I are blessed beyond measure and love our posterity! 

We thank them all for coming to our family or choosing to join our family.

     We have plenty of weaknesses, too, but because of the

Savior's Atonement we can overcome them and they will be

remembered no more!

Our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren are

precious - just as each father and mother know theirs are.

That's how our Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother desire

us to feel about these Spirits we bring from Heaven to this Earth!

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2022                      

Family is Everything... 

This is still from 2021:

Steve e-mailed to tell me

how much he is enjoying

Grama A's life story.

He's to where she was 

7-8 years old and was

sometimes asked to bring in

the 8 cows from the far pasture

to the barn to be milked.

This painting by

Robert Duncan reminds me

of my Mom doing that:

^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^

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Here was the Saratoga Springs Temple a year ago - 2021:

Steve and Natalie had me come to

dinner with them. When they picked me

up, we drove around the temple.

The trim has mountains etched in the stone.

A closer view...

[Update from Eileen: Feb 5, 2022 here is a photo of the temple from yesterday posted on our Saratoga Springs group face book page.

If you look closely at the left side at bottom of the mountain, you can see the Mount Timpanogos Temple across the Utah Lake in

Pleasant Grove.

Another photo from Feb 4, 2022 of

this new temple.

Still no announcement for a date of an

Open House or Dedication...

Maybe May or June?

Feb 4...

From an airplane...Jan 23, looking from

east to west.

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Natalie is a wonderful cook...

Roast beef with au jus, potatoes, carrots, green beans,

tossed salad, pineapple, and hot homemade rolls.

After dinner we played a fun new card

game they just got--The Crown.

Then we watched some Super Bowl commercials.

I didn't know you could just Google "2021 Super

Bowl commercials" to watch any time...or for any year.

The commercials cost the sponsors a little less this year it said--

only $5.5 million for 30 seconds!!

Thanks, Steve and Natalie, for delicious food and

a delightful time with you.

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Back to today:

Sunday, February 6, 2022 

Today marks 40 years

since my Dad--

Arnold Albertson--

died of colon cancer at

the age of 69 in 1982.

Here he is at age 24 in

September 1937 just

before he and Verna eloped.

Here he is at age 49 in 1962

in Gooding, Idaho with

his wife--Verna--and two daughters,

Eileen and Janice.

Love you, Daddy, and I look forward

to seeing you in heaven when my

"turn on earth" is over.

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At our Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward

Fast and Testimony we were

buoyed up by the testimonies

from these 6:

Bishop Cheney, Roberta Sherman Jones,

Ken Mallett, Melanie Williamson,

Hiroko Turner, and Chase Miller.

Thank you.

*** *** ***

Clyde Witham taught another

outstanding Gospel Doctrine class!

It was on 

The Abrahamic Covenant

The

Our church is from 12:00 noon to 2:00.

Another delicious Sunday roast beef dinner

cooked by John. Thanks, John.

The sunset today was at 5:52 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 February 6th,

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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Daily Scripture: And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him. - Luke 19:47-48

Daily Quote: The temple lies at the center of strengthening our faith and spiritual fortitude because the Savior and His doctrine are the very heart of the temple. - Russell M. Nelson

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

February 6, 2022

Daily Scripture: And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. - Genesis 17:7

Daily Quote: Through his covenant with Abraham, the Lord has promised to bless all the faithful with truth, priesthood ordinances, exaltation, and eternal increase. - S. Michael Wilcox