Traces of Time . . . April 11-17, 2022

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

THIS WEEK

 APRIL 11-17, 2022

  MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2022                         Family is Everything…                                           Sunrise:  6:53 a.m. Sunset: 8:03 p.m.

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Every 90 days my podiatrist

checks my feet because

of diabetes.

Dr. Scott Rogers office

is now on the third 

 floor in the new

medical building

on the east side

of Redwood Road

at Pioneer Crossing.

I take a selfie to

let my kids know

where I am.

Dr. Rogers was behind this

morning, so Elli, his nurse 

practitoner,

checked my feet after the

gal trimmed my toe nails.

She was excellent~! 

Next to the Foot and Ankle Institute

an Orthodontist's office just

had it's grand opening.

The new furniture in this

open area was just 

brought in. 

It is a great blessing to have

my doctor's office so close.

My dermatologist, 

Dr. Jordan Harris,

has his office on the

second floor.

I got my hearing aids cleaned

at Costco after this, and

got some things I needed.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2021                                  Family is Everything...                                      

               

Today Sunrise: 6:51 a.m. Sunset: 8:04 p.m

Dear Utah, due to supply chain delays,

your February snow has just been delivered.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

Here is Saratoga Springs 

at sunrise this morning.

 Institute: The Parable of the

                  Lost Sheep

"Rejoice...I have found...

that which was lost." 

Like 15:1-10

If a sheep ends up on its

back, it cannot get up by itself.

Many miss the mark...

Camie had Steve try to

hit the mark.

The first time he was

too far right, the

second one fell under

the target, but the

third one hit dead center!

"Is it possible that Jesus's

purpose...was to teach

about the work of

the Good Shepherd.

"The sheep is worthy of

divine rescue simply

because it is loved

by the

GOOD SHEPHERD."

Elder Uchtdorf

Getting ready to take a

photo of Steve by the

target he hit dead center.

Steve is the one who

didn't look past the mark,

showing us to not miss

the mark of the 

true Savior.

Bob and Hiroko

with Camie.

It's nice to talk to each

other after class.

Marlene and Eileen

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2022

Family is Everything... 

     Ladies' Lunch was at

K-88 today. 

 

Sharon, Kathie, Eileen

Jennie, Sara, Judy

Six came today:

Sara, Judy, Sharon,

Kathie, Eileen, Jennie.

We always miss those 

who can't come.

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Our Wednesday night

movie tonight is

"April Morning"

April Morning - 1988  Tommy Lee Jones

April in Paris - 1952  Doris Day, Ray Bolger

Others:

Enchanted April - 1935  Ann Harding

Easter Parade - 1948 Judy Garland, Fred Astaire

*** *** *** *** *** *** ***                                           Janie posted this tonight: 

 

Here is a post from Josh’s father.

A good explanation for you

who have asked about his current

condition. I’m here in California with Ash

for a few days to support her as she

supports Josh. I was able to visit with

him for awhile this afternoon. Ashley

spends all day with him in the ICU. She is

being trained as an LVAD care giver to

help with his post operative care when

he is able to return home.

Janie is in Santa Clara,

California with Ashley.

Ashley is with Josh

 Face book post from 

Kalake Fonua, the father of

 JOSHUA TEIKO FONUA

April 10, 2022

Dear family and friends, on behalf of our son 

Joshua Teiko Fonua and our entire family, 

we want to thank you for your love,

support, and prayers. Thus far, he is 

somewhat stable overall,

but his heart continues to function at 

a level that is far below the healthy average. 

He is scheduled for surgery this Friday.

[April 15].

A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) 

is a pump that is used for patients who 

have reached end-stage heart failure. 

Doctors will surgically implant the LVAD, 

a battery-operated, mechanical pump, 

which then helps the left ventricle

(main pumping chamber of the heart) 

pump blood to the rest of the body. 

At the end of this procedure, doctors will

monitor his heart condition and progress 

for a while before determining what the 

next step will be. We visited with Josh

this afternoon and he continues to be 

positive and confident of the outcomes 

which lie ahead.  

Josh is in our prayers.

Ashley with Josh

a week ago.

Ashley with Josh 

a while ago.

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President Russell M. Nelson smiles at his office in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City on April 13, 2022.

 President Russell M. Nelson is now the oldest President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Russell Marion Nelson was born September 9, 1924, in Salt Lake City, the son of Marion C. and Edna Anderson Nelson. On Thursday, April 14, 2022, President Nelson is 97 years, seven months and six days old — surpassing President Gordon B. Hinckley, who died on January 27, 2008, at the age of 97 years, seven months and five days.

President Nelson was set apart as the 17th President of the Church on January 14, 2018, after serving 34 years in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In addition to his service as an Apostle, President Nelson is known for his long and esteemed medical career.

President Nelson is only the second prophet — the first being Joseph Fielding Smith — to be called as President of the Church while over the age of 90.

Sustained and ordained an Apostle in April 1984, President Nelson visited 133 countries — dedicating 31 of those countries — during his 34 years as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was president of that quorum from July 2015 until becoming Church President, and he served as chairman of each of the Church’s three governing committees — the Missionary Executive Council, the Temple and Family History Executive Council and the Priesthood and Family Executive Council.

He married Dantzel White in 1945; they are the parents of 10 children. She passed away in 2005, just shy of their 60th wedding anniversary. In 2006, he married Wendy L. Watson, who has been at his side since in his ministries as Apostle and then Church President.

Graduating first in his class from medical school at age 22, he received doctoral degrees from the University of Utah and University of Minnesota. A cardiothoracic surgeon, he helped pioneer the development of the artificial heart-lung machine, a means of supporting a patient’s circulation during open-heart surgery.

During a 2019 event marking President Nelson’s 95^th birthday, he shared his testimony of Jesus Christ and his restored Church.

“If I have learned anything certain in [my life], it’s that Jesus the Christ is the Son of God. His Church has been restored in these latter-days to prepare the world for His Second Coming.” —President Russell M. Nelson

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“If I have learned anything certain in [my life], it’s that Jesus the Christ is the Son of God. His Church has been restored in these latter-days to prepare the world for His Second Coming,” President Nelson said. “He is the light and life of the world. Only through Him can we reach our divine destiny and eventual exaltation.”

Also during the event, others shared insights into his life, ministry and service.

“One of the things that I admire about President Nelson is the way he unifies people of different points of view and different levels of experience and maturity,” said President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency. “He just brings differing points of view and different individuals into harmony and does so in a gentle and loving and effective manner.”

“He has more love for people, I think, than almost anybody I’ve ever been around in my life,” reflected President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency. “He not only loves us; he sees the best in us. … He sees good in people to a degree that’s really quite remarkable.”

“He loves people. He likes little people, and he likes old people, and that makes it possible for him to be a prophet to all the people,” said President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

“As I lock arms with President Nelson, not as black and white, not as Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or Baptist, but as children of God who are about loving everybody whom we have the occasion to minister to,” said Rev. Amos Brown, a Baptist pastor and NAACP leader.

“The word ‘father,’ to my dad … is his highest calling. He oftentimes has said ‘there are 12 apostles, but you only have one daddy,’ and he takes that responsibility very seriously. He has never made us feel like he was too busy to be our father,” said President Nelson’s daughter, Rosalie Ringwood.

“One of my favorite things about being President Nelson’s grandson is that I get to see him in constant motion, he is always moving, he has endless energy, but he always has time to pull us aside individually and see how we are doing,” said Matthew Maxfield.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022                              Family is Everything...   

                                                            

Holy Week... 

Daily Scripture: For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. - Job 19:25

Daily Quote: Through tears and trials, through fears and sorrows, through the heartache and loneliness of losing loved ones, there is assurance that life is everlasting. Our Lord and Savior is the living witness that such is so. - Thomas S. Monson

FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2022                      

Family is Everything... 

Some in our

 family are going through

some Abrahamic tests

right now.

Makes us even more

thankful for our

Savior and Redeemer,

Jesus Christ, and

what He went through.

Good Friday

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Daily Scripture: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? - Matthew 27:46

Daily Quote: This was the cross, the instrument of his torture, the terrible device designed to destroy the Man of Peace, the evil recompense for his miraculous work of healing the sick, of causing the blind to see, of raising the dead. This was the cross on which he hung and died on Golgotha’s lonely summit. We cannot forget that. We must never forget it, for here our Savior, our Redeemer, the Son of God, gave himself a vicarious sacrifice for each of us. - Gordon B. Hinckley

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Today leaving at 1:30

for Burley, Idaho 

for Viewing for our dear

friend and neighbor

Ruth Melling.

Ruth Olsen Melling 1937-2022

Ruth Olsen Melling

May 13, 1937 - Mar. 16, 2022

Date of Service: Apr. 16, 2022

Watch the Webcast

Ruth Olsen Melling

BURLEY – “Oh, crumb!” We lost a good one. But our loss is heaven’s gain. Ruth Olsen Melling, passed peacefully at the age of 84, on March 16, 2022, with her daughters at her side.

Born in Preston, Idaho, on May 13, 1937, Ruth was the eighth of nine children born to Dewey and Louise Olsen. Her parents were loving and kind and taught her the gospel of Jesus Christ by word and example. Being from a musical family, she enjoyed singing in school musicals and plays and forever loved and appreciated music.

Ruth worked at the library and telephone company to help put herself through college, where she studied hard, participated in the Sponsor Corp, and was chosen as the Delta Phi Dream Girl. There she also met Don Ray Melling. They were married August 5, 1960, in the Logan Utah Temple. Ruth graduated from Utah State University after studying early child development in preparation to teach elementary school. Don and Ruth moved to Boulder City, Nevada where they both taught school. Ruth taught various grades, later helping to put Don through Dental School in Iowa and supporting the family in the early years of building Don’s dental practice when they moved to Burley, Idaho in 1972.

In Burley, Ruth was involved in the community and her kids’ activities. An avid supporter of her six children, Ruth spent countless hours encouraging their musical efforts, supporting dance and cheerleading, and rooting from the bleachers, as well as giving her legendary lectures about life lessons and gospel principles. She was a great cook and ardent canner, producing beautiful jars of peaches, raspberries, pears, and more (blue ribbon winners at the Cassia County Fair)! Ruth tirelessly and generously prepared homemade meals for her family and anyone in need.

As a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ruth served valiantly and cheerfully in many capacities. Her favorite was serving the women in the Relief Society and teaching the importance of family and following the Savior. She was known as a devoted visiting teacher and spent thousands of hours ministering to and serving others.

Ruth and Don served an 18-month proselyting and temple mission to Birmingham, England. They also enjoyed serving together in the Twin Falls Temple. Ruth continued to serve in the temple for years after Don passed away. Ruth devoted her life to the Lord and her family. She was a spiritual giant and has left a legacy of faith in Christ.

Ruth is survived by her six children, Kaye (Brady) Benham of St. George, Utah, David (Kim) Melling of Spanish Fork, Utah, Scott (Kristen) Melling of Columbus, Georgia, Kirt (Lezlie) Melling of Lehi, Utah, JaNaé (Steve) Black of Hockwold, England, and John (Marielle) Melling of Roseburg, Oregon; 31 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; siblings, James Olsen, Beth Olson, Barbara Vaterlaus, and John (Suzie) Olsen; and brother-in-law, Ferrol Simpson.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Don Ray [August 3, 2015]; siblings, Lynn (Beth) Olsen, Mary (Wendell) Stander, Kathryn Simpson, and Richard (Diane) Olsen; sister-in-law, Phyllis Olsen; brothers-in-law, Kirt Olson and Dean Vaterlaus; and great-grandson, Lennox Allen.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, at the Burley LDS 3rd and 7th Ward Church, 2200 Oakley Ave. in Burley, with Bishop Cade Jones officiating.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 18, at the Cedar City Cemetery in Cedar City, Utah.

Friends may call from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday, April 15, at the Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St. in Burley, and from 10 until 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the church.

The family wishes to express appreciation to the Zions Way hospice workers and Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home for their compassionate care. Additionally, they convey heartfelt gratitude to the many neighbors and friends who have shown love and compassion. In lieu of flowers, please anonymously do something kind for a stranger (pay for the car behind you in the drive in), donate to your favorite charity, or give to the next young man or young woman who asks you to help with their fundraiser. When you do, think of our Mother and her life of selfless service, kindness, and love.

A live webcast of the Funeral Service will be available and maintained at the following link:

 https://youtu.be/W2LR-AjE6O4.

This is the home

of Don and Ruth

at the corner

of 2400 and

Burton Avenue.

Tom and Irene Blayney

are south of them.

Then it was our home.

There family as we remember them when Mugs was born.

...a few years later.

Table of remembrance...

There were many

beautiful flowers.

After the viewing we

ate at El Caporal.

A lot of the Mellings 

ate there, too.

They were very busy,

but we had great 

service and food.

This is a fun Mexican

restaurant and

very popular. 

I am so thankful

to Gary, Steve and Natalie

who drove me to

Burley, Idaho for

the viewing and

funeral of our

dear neighbor and

friend Ruth Olsen Melling.

We stayed over night

at the new Holiday Inn

Express that our friends

have just built. It's

where the Ponderosa

Inn used to be -- just

off Exit 208.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2022                      

Family is E9ything... 

Today is the funeral for

our long-time

neighbor and friend

Ruth Melling.

Watch the Webcast

 https://youtu.be/W2LR-AjE6O4.

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The Holiday Inn Express

in Burley serves

a super hot breakfast.

We had never seen

a pancake machine.

Then we drove by our

home of 47 years during

our 52 years in

Burley. It did my

heart good to see

various size bikes

in the driveway,

along with a

basketball hoop.

A wonderful family

with four children

live there now.

We loved our

Burley home!

Steve said they used

to leap frog these

trees when they

were planted by

Ross and Karen Taylor.

I always love to

see Connie.

JaNaé has come from England,

where Steve has been transferred

in the Air Force for three years.

Then he told me his time as

a dentist with them will be

finished.

We were invited by the

the family to stay for

the luncheon.

We sat by our Burton Avenue

neighbors Ken and Bonnie Fronk,

and Dave and Marilyn Gibbons.

Scott is here from Georgia.

Thank you friends for

inviting us to your luncheon.

From there we drove to Wendell                                                      to see our headstone that                                                                 was just installed in March. 

                                                               I am so thankful for our                                                  granddaughter, Aimee, designing                                                     it for us.  

I am so happy to have                                                                         it in place to honor my eternal                                             sweetheart--my husband,                                                         Walter Ray Petersen.

Here's the back.

Interwoven in the vine scroll on the back

are ten things we loved in this life--

in addition to our family and friends--

that depicted our life:

Clockwise from upper right side...

  1. Small airplane – Walt was a super pilot.

  2. Typewriter – graduate of business college.                      I graduated from Henager's Business College            before working a year as an

executive secretary at First Security Bank in 

Salt Lake City, then majored in business

for two years at BYU in Provo.

3. Stethoscope – Walt family physician and 

                               surgeon 40 years.   

4. My homemade apple pie  (Our kids all said it                                                                        was better than any other apple pie.)

  5. Salt Lake Temple, married there June 14, 1961

Then going up from bottom left side:                                      6. Palm tree (We served 9 1/2 years together on missions                                                                            in countries that had palm trees.)

7. Camera - I may have taken a few photos in my life.

8. Snow skis – Walt loved both snow and water skiing.     

9. Basketball – Walt played till he was 70, his favorite sport

10. Scriptures – “Search the scriptures; for in them                                          ye think ye have eternal life: and                                            they are they which testify of me."                                                                              --John 5: 39

From Wendell we drove to

Tremonton where we 

rendezvoused with Heidi.

We had supper at the

Tremonton Bowling Alley

Restaurant.

Gary and Steve may have

mocked Natalie when she

told them it had great food.

She was right~!

Heidi drove me to

Rexburg for her

baby's blessing

the next day.

A big thank you to

Gary, Steve, and

Natalie for driving 

me to these'

important events.

My family is truly

taking care of me.

I know Walt is very

grateful and proud

of them.

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I am so thankful

to Gary, Steve and Natalie

who drove me to

Burley, Idaho for

the viewing and

funeral of our

dear neighbor and

friend

Ruth Olsen Melling

SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2022                      

Family is Everything...

Family is Everything…   

 

Easter  

"He is risen as He said."

 

APRIL 17 IS WALT'S

BIRTHDAY

Here's Julie's post:

Dad, you were larger than life

but you were also just my dad.

I know I’m one of the lucky ones

to have had such a great influence

right in my home.

I’m so grateful

my children were able to live

with you two different times

in their lives.

I love and miss you very much.

Wishing you a

Happy Heavenly Birthday!

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The Blessing  Day of

Umi Kanoea

Started with a

Strawberry-Whipped Cream

Sunday Breakfast

Easter

Easter

Easter

Pono gave his son a

marvelous Father's Blessing

and name...

 ‘Umialīloa Robin Hemelelōkahi

 Kaneao

ʻUmialīloa -  nick name will be Umi. “                 Oume a leelow a “

He-mele-lo-kahi “ hay maylay low kaw he”       song of unity 

Umi is an ancestral name. Second born and illegitimate son of High Chief Līloa. Chief over the island of Hawaii. As second born, ʻUmi was second in line to the throne. But unlike the high chiefs first born, ʻUmi was kind and just. Following the death of Līloa and the oppressive and unjust rule of the first born, ‘Umi led a rebellion against his half brother. After overthrowing his brother, ‘Umi united the island of Hawaii and ruled justly until his death.

Pono's full name is:    Kūpono Andrew Naohueleelua Makeau Kaneao 

Easter

Heidi and Umi with Grama

Easter

Back home the Easter Bunny

had come and hidden

Easter eggs while we

were at Church.

Getting the Easter dinner ready.

Family photos before dinner...

Great-Grama Eileen A. Petersen

Easter

Umi is the third great

grandbaby in our family.

Easter

Easter

Easter

Easter

Easter

Easter

Easter

Easter

Janie drove me to Malad

where David rendezvoused

with us to drive me to Utah.

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Easter in Utah

at David and Julie's home

Easter

Easter

Easter

Easter

 Sam made

chocolate mousse

Easter

Easter

Easter

Thank you all for a wonderful Easter Sunday

with precious family milestones.

Gospel Doctrine lesson given in

Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward today

by Clyde Witham about

The Savior

Gospel Doctrine

 

The Messiah of the Old Testament

Jesus Christ of the New Testament     

April 17, 2022

·         During Easter, we celebrate the life and death of the Savior: What has He done for you?

·         Under the Father’s direction, he created the earth

·         Jesus was resurrected, and by doing so, we will all be resurrected also.  What blessings does this give you in this life?

·         Through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we may be forgiven of all our sins and return to our Father in Heaven

·         Jesus Christ taught us the Gospel: the creation, the purpose of life, agency and opposition, covenants and commandments, plan of happiness, etc.

·         Because Jesus “suffered pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind” he can take upon himself our pains and afflictions

·         The Old Testament Prophesies of Christ

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·         The Old Testament is a scriptural work that reveals the Lord as the Savior and Redeemer;  Jehovah is the pre-mortal Jesus Christ 

·         When Jesus Christ commanded, “Search the scriptures; … they are they which testify of me” (John 5:39), He was referring to the Old Testament; the Old Testament was his scripture

·         Forgiveness is a constant theme in the Old Testament, both in doctrinal and prophetic writings, and in the lives of the people portrayed in the various stories   e.g.  Micah 7:18-19

·         As we have seen so far in our study, the Old Testament is loaded with symbols and types of Jesus Christ

·         Jehovah himself gave the Law of Moses to teach of his coming as a Savior and Redeemer,   e.g.  Alma 34:14

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·         George Fredrich Handel--The Messiah

·         Music is a special form of worship

·           

·          Wrote The Messiah in 24 days

·         Presented in Dublin as a charity concert, not London to make money; It was to be simple, a representation of the Lord’s simple birth

·         This simple masterpiece has endured for 281 years (written in 1741)

·         Mozart thought it too simple; he re-wrote it; his is almost never performed

·         All the words are from the Old and New Testaments, most from Isaiah

·         Tells of the prophecies, birth, atonement, resurrection, and that he will reign as king

·         Prophecies of His Coming

 

• Isaiah 40:1-3, 4, 5  “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.    Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:     And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it”.
• Isaiah 40:9  “O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain. O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, behold your God!”
• Isaiah 60:1  “Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee”.   

** *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 April 17th,

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

April 17, 2022...