Traces of Time . . . January 2-8, 2023

 Traces of Time . . .

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THIS WEEK

January 2-8, 2023

Our Walt & Eileen Family 

January - Hope you all have a wonderful, fantastic birthday!

10 - Abbey 

14 - Remembering Grama A "103" Now 10           birthdays in heaven 

20 - Sam Fisher

28 - Taitum "7" 

31 - Mikayla

31 - Parker

MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2023 

Family is Everything…

A winter day...

 Riggy sledding....

xxx

Rose Parade started 1920 or 1923

Rose Bowl started 1923

Rough game

Sad loss for the 

Utes vs the Nitanny Lions:

Utah 21 - Penn State 35

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2023 

Family is Everything… 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2023 

Family is Everything…

 Lunch Bunch was at

The Harvest at 

Thanksgiving Point

The Harvest is

Tammy's favorite

restaurant.

It lives up to it's name

of fine dining!

Served first is hot, homemade

bread and butter.

One of the sweet gals 

ordered some fruit, cheese,

and bread plates to be 

served right off.

Thank you! 

One of the favorites 

is Chicken Pot Pie...

Vanilla Crème Brûlée...

.

...a one-of-a-kind dessert!

Mark surprised Tammy and had

us all come to The Harvest

where he paid for everyone's

lunch for her birthday...

which is tomorrow, Jan.5.

Thank you, Mark.

We 14 Lunch Bunch gals

who could come today enjoyed

a delicious lunch, including

yummy desserts you wanted

us to order.

Here is a wonderful photo

of a wonderful couple.

Tammy & Mark...

true eternal sweethearts.

Tammy--the birthday girl.

Here are the 14 who 

could come to this fun

birthday lunch for Tammy.

Clockwise from bottom left:

Linda B, MaryAnn, Kaye,

Tammy, Jeanie, Jennie,

Sue, Carol, Katy,

Vickie, LeAnn, Sharon,

Shauna, Eileen.

Eileen, LeAnn, Linda B, MaryAnn

L-R: Jennie, Sue, Carol,

Katy, Vickie, Sharon,

Shauna.

 MaryAnn, Kaye, Tammy, Jeanie.

 Almost everyone...

They brought Tammy a

lighted birthday gizmo and... 

...and we all sang

"Happy Birthday" to her.

Jennie leaving to get

back to her counseling job.

Vickie gave us a

"Sound of Music" farewell wave.

They were taking Christmas

decorations down outside,

but still had this beautiful

tree up inside...

...where we gathered for

a parting photo with the

birthday girl of honor.

Tammy, I'm leaving the three photos

for you to choose the one 

you want to keep.

Tammy from all of us...

those who could come and 

those who couldn't...

Faye, Kathie, Linda H,  

Nadine, and Sandi.

Thanksgiving Point...

a fabulous place to celebrate

special events...

Sharon posted:

"This is Mark getting 

his sixteen kisses."

Again, Mark, thank you

for lunch, and letting us

be in on the

birthday surprise for

Tammy.

January 5:

Love from your lunch bunch friends...

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Jen sent her book choice today.

FBC -  Family Book Club

January 2023

Jen’s choice

Published Jan 2003

Real Love: The Truth about Finding Unconditional Love and Fulfilling Relationships

by Greg Baer

Customer Reviews

Dr. Greg Baer provides a practical blueprint for successful relationships by illuminating the path to finding and keeping love. Real Love shows how to heal the wounds of the past and create rewarding and fulfilling relationships in every area of life.

Edition Details Professional Review Awards

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

Release Date:January 2003

Publisher:Gotham Books

Length:268 Pagesove

Narrated by Greg Baer: Greg Baer

• Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins

 4.8 out of 5 stars4.8 (316 ratings)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2023 

Family is Everything… 

 Here's some New Year info:

Favorite Merriam-Webster Dictionary Additions for 2022

These 9 new words prove that English is an ever-evolving language, full of wonderful new ways to combine letters and make meaning. It’s interesting to note how many of these definitions reflect our societal move toward a more digital communication landscape. 

Because (conjunction)

The new definition of “because” is “by reason of.” It’s often used comedically to explain complicated things vaguely. As in, “the sky is blue because science,” or “I don’t like her because reasons.”

TBH (abbreviation)

This abbreviation stands for “to be honest.” It’s often used in text conversations, as in “I don’t feel like going out tonight, TBH.”

Fluffernutter (n)

This word describes a sandwich that entails spreading peanut butter and marshmallow topping on white bread. Yum?

Amirite (interjection)

This is a combination of three words “am I right.” It’s used conversationally, often humorously. As in, “Writers and their love of words, amirite?”

Copypasta (n)

This refers to any type of data (including text) that has been copied and spread online. It can range from lighthearted memes to serious political messages. 

Deplatform (v)

Use this word to refer to taking any sort of speaking platform away from somebody. Specifically, it can refer to kicking someone off of a large communication platform, like social media.

Whataboutism (n)

This word refers to the act of responding to an accusation by saying that somebody else committed an offense that was the same or worse. As in “sure, I was late to work but whatabout that guy who didn’t even show up today?”

FTW (abbreviation)

These three letters stand for “for the win.” This abbreviation is often used in social media commentary or when stating approval for something. As in “Fridays off FTW.”

What’s Next for the English Language?

Stay Tuned. Who knows what new words will be added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in the future. That’s all part of the fun of the English language *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2023 

Family is Everything… 

More New Year Info:                 Words Banished for 2023 (NEXSTAR) –  Here are the 10 words and terms that have been banished for 2023:

1.     GOAT

2.     Inflection point

3.     Quiet quitting

4.     Gaslighting

5.     Moving forward

6.     Amazing

7.     Does that make sense?

8.     Irregardless

9.     Absolutely

10.   It is what it is

Moving forward, irregardless of how you may feel about it, the judges of a Michigan University’s annual list would like you to quietly quit using some words and phrases, including “GOAT” and “amazing,” among others. Does that make sense?

Annually, since 1976, Lake Superior State University has released a list of words and phrases to be banished for the new year. More than 1,000 everyday terms have been banished – some more than once.

School officials explained the process to Nexstar’s WJMN last year. Anyone can submit a word or term they’d like to see banned. Then, the school’s English department decides which words will be banished.

Words and terms banned in 2022 included “no worries,” “you’re on mute,” and, topping out the list, “wait, what?”

After reviewing more than 1,500 submissions, the judges at Lake Superior State University found their GOAT to ban – GOAT, an acronym for ‘Greatest of All Time.’

“The many nominators didn’t have to be physicists or grammarians to determine the literal impossibility and technical vagueness of this wannabe superlative. Yet it’s bestowed on everyone from Olympic gold medalists to ‘Jeopardy!’ champions, as one muckraker playfully deplored.

Meanwhile, other naysayers remarked on social media posts that brandish a photo of, for instance, multiple cricket players or soccer stars with a caption about several GOATs in one frame,” the school explained in a press release. Judges went on to call it “an indiscriminate flaunt.”

After GOAT was “inflection point,” which received its banishment for losing its original meaning as a mathematical term. “Moving forward,” landing at No. 5 on the list, was also banished because, as one person noted, “Where else would we go?”

Three of this year’s entries – “absolutely,” “amazing,” and “it is what it is” – have been banned before but were repeated this year for their reported overuse.

“Quiet quitting” and “gaslighting” were selected for their inaccuracy and overuse and misuse, respectively.

Quiet quitting, used to describe someone who does the minimum amount of work at their job, even has the potential to be banished again in 2024 for “ongoing misuse and overuse,” Lake Superior State University writes. Instead, judges recommend “normal job performance.”

“Does that make sense?” was listed because, as judges explain, you should make sense.” Those that submitted the term referred to it as “filler, insecurity, and passive aggression.”

Coming in at No. 8 was “irregardless.” Why? It isn’t even a word.

You can now submit a word to be banished in 2024 on Lake Superior State University’s website. *** *** *** *** *** *** ***  John worked on this 750-piece puzzle during parts of three days. 

I told him it's so beautiful it should be framed. "The Nativity"

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2023 

Family is Everything… 

Day of the Three Kings

Also known as Epiphany

During the 9 1/2 years on our

four missions together in Mexico,

Central and South America,

we knew it as:

Walt first learned about it during his 

2 1/2 years serving in the

Uruguay-Paraguay Mission as a young

man Aug 1954 to Mar 1957.

Photo that same day -

August 17, 1954 when he received

his endowment at the 

Salt Lake Temple with his

two grandmothers who went

through the temple with him.

Left: Mary Carlson Petersen,

age 72 {Oct 1881- Sep 1972}

and Maria Smith Prescott

age 72 {Dec 1882- Sep 1970}

Walt's Dad & Mom also

went through the temple

with him.

Photo--Year before mission -  Walt a sophomore at Boise Jr. College by his home in Wendell with Grama Rie, age 71. Dale,  his brother, Dale, was  a freshman at Wendell High School.

Here's the interesting time line                                on age of serving a mission:

 27 September 1950 – Male missionaries should be 20 years of age, unless they have two years of college or military service, in which event the age requirement is waived.

20 October 1950 – Male missionaries should be 19 years of age, unless they have two years of college or military service, in which event the age requirement is waived.

14 March 1952 – Age for missionary service should be 20 for men and 23 for women. 

28 June 1960 – A man may be called as a missionary at 19 if he has completed two years of college or one year of college with six months’ military service. Women may be 21 years of age (for office duty). 

21 July and 26 August 1960 – Men may serve when they are 19, regardless of their previous educational or military experience.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2023 

Family is Everything…

Riggy got a kit to make a volcano

for Christmas.

It took a few days to mix the

plaster, pour it in the mold...

...let it dry, take it out of the mold,

paint it, and set up the village

around it.

But today was the day of its eruption!

SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2023 

Family is Everything… 

Elder Teage* Graham spoke in Sacrament Meeting before he enters the MTC for his

Thailand Bangkok Mission - 

Jan 2023-Jan 2025.

*This Teage has no "u" in his name.

Samantha Warner taught 

Relief Society...

January Calendar

Jan 8 Overcome the World and Find

Rest/Focus on the Temple - by Pres. Nelson

Teacher: Samantha Warner

...from President Russell M. Nelson's

talk

Great visual of

The Plan of Salvation

Fun Analogy of how we learn

to use our bodies vs how Spider Man

learned to use his special powers.

How do we overcome the world?

We will live eternally

where our lives take us.

Samantha gave a great lesson

with one-day's notice after

Francine got the flu.

January Calendar

Jan 8 Overcome the World and Find

Rest/Focus on the Temple - by Pres. Nelson

Teacher: Samantha Warner

It was a mild winter day.

♪♪♫♪  

Here is a message from our Prophet this morning.

*** *** And now these testimonies are recorded in heaven as it tells us in Doctrine and Covenants 62:3...                                            “…ye are blessed, for the testimony which ye have borne is recorded in heaven for the angels to look upon, and they rejoice over you…”

*** *** ***

Looking back...

A  YEAR  AGO -- SUNDAY IN  JANUARY 

(I wanted to read about again.)

We had the best lesson on The Creation

that I have ever heard. 

Brother Clyde Witham is amazing!

Three of the reasons he came up with

for why we need to study and learn 

about The Creation are...

1. To understand the glory and 

majesty of God.

2. To teach us to be as humble as a child.

3. Recognize that we are Royalty; 

all was created to help us return 

and partake of His glory.

Here are the power points he shared:

First he had us scan this Q-bar to see how many

were interested in reading and learning about

 The Old Testament this year.

He was surprised that 35% said they were...and 35% were somewhat favorable.

...our class schedule. 

If you click on the power point,

it will enlarge to read it better.

Moses 1-3; Abraham 1, 4-5,

Genesis 1-2

Divine Worth, the influence of Satan,

and the Creation.

...for third Sunday;

and first Sunday in February.

In the discussion that wasn't on a

power point:

How many stars are in our galaxy--

the Milky Way: 1/2 Trillion
How long would it take to count

all the stars we can detect in the universe,

if we counted 1 per second?

It would take 300 billion years.

How many stars can be now detect

in our universe?

1 with 23 zeros.

[I can hardly wrap my mind

around these astronomical numbers!

I said to Brother Witham after class:

"Another reason I can think of for 

learning about the Creation is that

when we reach our goal of the

upper third of the Celestial Kingdom,

we will be creating a world with our

eternal sweetheart." I never took

chemistry nor calculus, so I had told

Walt that he got to do all that part.]

...back to Brother Witham's power points.

The Creation... 

...this must be something

we should study.

Moses vision of the

Glory of God...

Moses discovers

man is nothing...

but to God we are His

"work and glory..."

Moses encounters Satan.

Takes him 4 tries to have

Satan leave him.

The above painting of Satan is by

Carl Bloch from painting entitled:

 "Temptation of Jesus."

(C. Bloch 1834-1890)

God created this magnificent

earth and universe

for us!

How did the Creation unfold?

"...there is no true religion

without true science."

Rhodes and Moody's summary

of the 6 Creative Periods:

First Creative Period...

Second Creative Period...

Third Creative Period...

Fourth Creative Period...

Fifth Creative Period...

Sixth Creative Period...

Summary...

You are Royalty...all was created

to help you return and partake of

HIS GLORY!

*** *** ***

Added later: A friend from our

Lunch Bunch, Linda B, just

sent this:

"And God said:

"...and there was light~"

This is priceless~!

Yes, this universe and our earth,

were created by The Creator who is

all-powerful, all-knowing, and eternal!

*** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022

It has been a great Sabbath Day to

be uplifted by the testimonies shared

and to learn about 

The Creation of this beautiful earth

that God has directed as a dwelling

place for our time of mortal probation,

and where we have the hope of being on

when it is sanctified as the

Celestial Kingdom.

*** *** ***

John and Julie prepared another

delicious Roast Beef dinner...

I am so blessed to live here!

I ended this Sabbath Day by...                    working on my blog.

Daily Scripture: And all they who suffer persecution for my name, and endure in faith, though they are called to lay down their lives for my sake yet shall they partake of all this glory. - Doctrine and Covenants 101:35

Daily Quote: Patient endurance is to be distinguished from merely being “acted upon.” Endurance is more than pacing up and down within the cell of our circumstance; it is not only acceptance of the things allotted to us, it is to “act for ourselves” by magnifying what is allotted to us. - Neal A. Maxwell

*** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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 8th, 2023

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. 

Daily Scripture: O, remember, my son, and learn wisdom in thy youth; yea, learn in thy youth to keep the commandments of God. - Alma 37:35

Daily Quote: I believe the Savior Jesus Christ would want you to see, feel, and know that He is your strength. That with His help, there are no limits to what you can accomplish. That your potential is limitless. He would want you to see yourself the way He sees you. And that is very different from the way the world sees you. - Dieter F. Uchtdorf

*** *** ***

Joseph Smith was foreordained to be the Prophet of the Restoration.  He is the Restorer of all things.

*** *** ***

President Russell M. Nelson is the Living Prophet today for all the world. 

*** *** ***
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.  

*** *** ***

Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Eileen Petersen

Saratoga Springs, Utah, U.S.A.

January 8, 2023

    Last year - Jan 2022

With Anna who will report her mission next  Sunday... as of Jan 2023 she is in her third year at BYU majoring in Math.