Traces of Time . . . May 16-22, 2022

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THIS WEEK

 MAY 16-22, 2022

MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022                            Family is Everythi ng                               Sunrise: 6:11 a.m. Sunset:  8:38 p.m.

I had an "a-ha" moment yesterday.

When our teacher was talking about

the brazen serpent that Moses

had for them to look at so

they could be healed from

the poisonous snake bites,

Nelson said "and that's why

the medical symbol is the

single snake wrapped

around a stick."

I had never put that together.

I'm trying to find the glorious brazen

serpent graphic that Clyde Witham had

in his power point yesterday.

I need to ask Brother Witham to send

me the power point from May 15.

I only took this one photo because

I thought it would be on line in

our SS 3 Ward newsletter, but

it's not there yet.

Daily Scripture: And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. - Numbers 21:9

Daily Quote: How much energy does it take to look at something? All who looked accessed the powers of heaven and were healed. Other Israelites who were bitten failed to look at the brazen serpent and died. Perhaps they lacked the faith to look. Perhaps they did not believe that such a simple action could trigger the promised healing. Or perhaps they willfully hardened their hearts and rejected the counsel of God’s prophet. - Dale G. Renlund

Weather forecast for the week...

 Gary drove me to the University of

Utah Hospital this morning so

my Rheumatology physician

could check my hands.

I may be having a flare up

of the

RS3PE that I was dx'd with

in March 2018.

It's been in remission since I

finished the 5 months on

prednisone in Aug 2018.

(Fri, May 20, they called to

tell me the blood tests are

normal and it has not

come back.)

RS3PE =

Thanks, Gary, for getting

me to these medical appointments.

I know Dad is smiling down  from

heaven at how well our children

are taking care of their

widowed mother.

TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2021

Family is Everything…

                          Tuesday is trash day.

The little kid in me still

gets excited about

the trash truck...

  INSTITUTE -- 

Camie covered two parables:

"The Parable of the Pharisee

and the Publican"

and

"The Parable of the 

Good Shepherd."

Luke 18:9-14

 In the blog,

click on slide to read narrative.

  Aseop's Fable

Pharisee = the Tortoise

Publican = the Hare

  Institute

 They were in the temple.

The Pharisee was:

Arrogant, felt superior,

outward, consumed,

self centered,

all about "me, me. me."

The Publican was:

Humble, felt inferior,, 

inward, cried to God,

a far off.

  The scripture says:

If you exalt yourself, you will be abased.

If you humble yourself, you will be exalted.

In seeing ourselves, Heather said she

learned it can be described in "three C's"

1. Compare 2. Criticize 3. Categorize

Do we follow the letter of the law, 

or the Higher Law?

Sometimes we get stuck in a paradigm.

Christ is the Good Shepherd.

We all need the Savior!

And to remember my brother

in mercy.

Give our will to Him daily.

Hear His Voice and Follow Him

Obedience is the path.

Faith is the way.

In a shepherd's fold, there is only one way in

and one way out. And the sheep follow their

shepherd's voice in and out. And while in

they are protected.

 

 The Savior is always at the door 

for us to open it.       

I think there were about

20 in class today.

Eileen, Camie, Heather, Julie, Hiroko

 Each person adds their

unique and valuable

comments.

Julia and Clyde

 Institute

Next Tuesday, May 24

Camie would like us to come to

class prepared to answer:

"How I see Christ differently

in my life after studying

His Parables."

It is on the 

"Parable of the 
Vine and the Branches."

It is the end of the Semester.

Class will resume in September. 

We are thankful for Camie, for the                        time she takes in preparing these lessons,       and for the Spirit she teaches with in        guiding us to a deeper understanding of      these scriptures.                                                Our testimonies grow stronger during           each lesson. We go away better than we came!  Thank you...

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The rest of the day I

worked on my blog and

did some family history to

update the Posterity of

Ray & Jane Petersen

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Ray and Jane Prescott Petersen

             Posterity – MAY 2022        

For May 2022 we count…

Children – 4

Grandchildren – 27

Great-Grandchildren – 81

Great-Great-Grandchildren – 28 with 2 more due in 2022 (Jun, Jul)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022

Family is Everything…

  

     Ladies' Lunch was at 

Culver's in Lehi

Eleven were able to come:

Clockwise from bottom left:

Katy (Tammy's cousin),

Tammy, Jennie, Sharon,

Carol, Kaye, Linda H,

Kathie, Sue, 

MaryAnn, and Eileen. 

Katy, and Tammy.

Jennie is having

cataract surgery tomorrow.

We will pray for her.

 I took a photo of these 7

who could stay for the

photo in the sunshine.

Kaye suggested everyone

hold your hand like this.

Then a sweet gal dashed

out and said she'd take

a photo of us all together.

So here's 8 of us:

L-R: Eileen, Sue, Kaye,

Carol, Sharon, MaryAnn,

Linda H, and Kathie.

Oh, Kathie got her hand

up in this one.

Sharon said that gal may

have thought we just got

together once a year or so.

We always miss those

who can't come.

Culver's is a fun place.

So many choices...

Several got the halibut...

I did.

Several got their

famous custard...

I did.

Thank you, Sharon, for

choosing such fun places

for us to have lunch

together each Wednesday!

Culver’s is a casual fast food restaurant chain and it was founded in 1984. With its own efforts, continuous innovation and high-quality food, Culver’s restaurants are becoming more and more popular. At the same time, in order to facilitate more people to taste the food, Culver’s restaurants are gradually expanding its scale and quantity. Of course, the food at Culver’s restaurants is very attractive. They offer a variety of foods, including fish, cheese curds, chicken, and salads. And their signature dishes are “ButterBurger” and frozen custard that most people are familiar with. Culver’s choose the best ingredients and will ensure that the food they eat is fresh and delicious, which can make people keep healthy. In addition, they use family farm-fresh dairy to make delicious frozen custard.

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Idaho (3)

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Indiana (55)

Kansas (7)

Kentucky (16)

Michigan (79)

Minnesota (59)

Missouri (34)

North Carolina (10)

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Nebraska (11)

Ohio (17)

South Carolina (5)

South Dakota (14)

Tennessee (9)

Texas (13)

Utah (12)

Wisconsin (142)

Wyoming (1)

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Brian and Jennifer, the wind

chimes sound so beautiful

today. I think about John's

Dad, Brent, for whom you

sent them in memory of

when he "graduated to

heaven" last October.

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 For our Wednesday night

movie, Gary and I are

watching the 1941

"Road to Zanzibar"

...

 

THURSDAY, MAY 19,2022                         Family is Everything…

                        

                                                            

I had a real serendipity today! 

Susan Toner had come to Utah yesterday and had texted me to see if I'd like to go back with her to Burley today for the closing luncheon for our Serendipity Book Club. So I did.

Julie drove me out to Susan's son's home in Bluffdale his morning, 

and we headed to Idaho.

The luncheon was at Bonnie Fronk's home--which is just four homes south of where we lived for 47 years (all but our first 5 years in Burley).

It was a fun surprise!

Bonnie prepared 13 Cornish game hens.

I asked her how many special luncheons and dinners she has served for special groups and extended family over the years.

She said  "Probably 200 or more.

I love to entertain~!

Susan brought her famous home-made rolls. Each dish that everyone brought

was delicious!!

 

Bonnie always sets a beautiful table~!

Colorful and nutricious salads,

plus colorful and yummy desserts.

Fourteen were able to gather...

FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2022                      

Family is Everything…

  

Today Susan, Kenna, and I had lunch together at Shon Hing.

We used to have lunch together

twice a year--in May for Kenna's

birthday, then in December for

both Susan and my birthdays,

which are just 3 days apart...

but she's way younger than I am.

Today

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022  

                    Family is Everything…

  

Today is Maddie's birthday...

Happy "15" 

Maddie is a ballroom dancer

with the BYU Youth Ballroom program.

Today Susan's son, Jeremy,

met us at Perkins for breakfast.

Jeremy has lived several years

in Ohio but about a year ago

he and his wife Cheyenne, who is

from Oakley, have moved back to Oakley.

 Idaho is blessed to

have them back.

They had just been here a

couple of months when his

Dad unexpectedly passed away.

He is helping his Mom in many ways.

 Susan drove me back to Utah

that afternoon. She is such a

gracious hostess. It has been a

joy to be with her in her beautiful home

in the country, to deepen our friendship,

and to also be with other dear friends.

Not only are families forever...

so are friends~! 

SUNDAY, May 22, 2022                      

Family is Everything…

  

Sacrament Meeting

Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward

Speakers were Joan Gifford

and Brett Sterrett.

Monica Buchanan gave the lesson in

Relief Society on Susan Porter's

 

** *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 May 22nd,

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

May 22, 2022...