TRACES OF TIME . . .
{Last week: Scroll to end and click "Older Posts" at bottom right.} On this blog I share with family and friends my daily thoughts, doings, what interests me, and--at times--tributes to my eternal sweetheart, Walt, who graduated to heaven on 8-21-2020.
Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and posterity to come.
THIS WEEK- April 17-23, 2023
Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and posterity to come.
THIS WEEK- April 17-23, 2023
MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2023
Family is Everything… Sunrise: 6:46 a.m.
Sunset: 8:08 p.m.
APRIL 17 IS WALT'S
BIRTHDAY
Truly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.— Malcolm Gladwell, author
Walt made a lot of decisions
in his life. Many affecting
other people's lives for good.
He not only went by the Gladwell
quote but by prayer and inspiration.
Whenever he was confronted with
a situation, he never acted until
he knew both sides.
Here's my face book post:Happy Heavenly Birthday to
Walt Petersen
--my Eternal Sweetheart--
today April 17, 2023 - 89th
B-day
Remembrance. It's his third one in heaven.
Walt died from Lewy Body
Dementia
n August 21, 2020.
He was born in Wendell,
Idaho, April 17, 1934.
We had moved to Burley,
Idaho, in 1966 after
medical school at Washington
University
in St. Louis, internship in
Minneapolis,
and military service at an
Indian Hospital
in Talihina, Oklahoma which
included
some time on the Coast Guard
Cutter Chatauqua in the
Pacific Ocean.
(The U.S. Public Health Service
furnishes the medical needs
of the Coast Guard--
anyway it did in the 1960s).
We lived in Burley, Idaho
for 52 years -
1966-2018 before moving to
Saratoga Springs, Utah,
when our kids determined
our health wasn't good
enough for us to live alone.
We are thankful for their
watchful care of us.
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Julie's post from last year:
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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Remembering Walt on his
— Malcolm Gladwell, author
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Walt Petersen
--my Eternal Sweetheart--
today April 17, 2023 - 89th B-day
Remembrance. It's his third one in heaven.
Walt died from Lewy Body Dementia
n August 21, 2020.
He was born in Wendell, Idaho, April 17, 1934.
We had moved to Burley, Idaho, in 1966 after
medical school at Washington University
in St. Louis, internship in Minneapolis,
and military service at an Indian Hospital
in Talihina, Oklahoma which included
some time on the Coast Guard
Cutter Chatauqua in the
Pacific Ocean.
(The U.S. Public Health Service
furnishes the medical needs
of the Coast Guard--
anyway it did in the 1960s).
We lived in Burley, Idaho
for 52 years -
1966-2018 before moving to
Saratoga Springs, Utah,
when our kids determined
our health wasn't good
enough for us to live alone.
We are thankful for their
watchful care of us.
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89th Birthday...
This painting by Norman Rockwell
could have been Walt going off
to college...
his Dad was a hard-working carpenter
of very modest means.
Walt took a train to the state university -
University of Idaho --
265 miles from Wendell, Idaho
to Moscow, Idaho.
(Pronounced Mos-co, in
Russia theirs is Mos-cow.)
And when I got engaged
to Walt, his Mom said to me:
"Eileen, you know Walt has
always had a dog."
Norman Rockwell painting
for the
Saturday Evening Post.
Details show the father, a hard-working man
of modest means, was going to flag
the train to pick up his son.
The wistful dog is a priceless inclusion.
Before he grew up and
went off to college...
here are some growing
up years . . .
Walt - 1937 - Age 3
with his dog Peggy.
Summer 1940
Walt - age 6
Ray 32, Jane 29, Bonnie 10,
Phyllis 8, Dale almost 1.
Walt - Age 6 
Walt - First Grade
Walt - Freshman - 1948-1949
Walt 14, Freshman - Dale 9, 4th grade
Big Winter '48-'49
Living in basement
Wendell, Idaho
Walt - Winter 1950
Sophomore - age 15, Dale 10.
Dad had just finished their home
above the basement where
they had lived for 3 years.
Walt - Sophomore 1949-50
Played on Varsity team
Walt wouldn't smile
in photos because of
the gap between his
front teeth.
Walt Senior year - Wendell High School
Walt - 1952-53 was on the U of Idaho
freshman basketball team.
He was also in the ROTC.
Walt - 1953-54 The coach at Boise Jr College
recruited him to play basketball
his second year in Boise.
Walt - Sophomore at
Boise Jr. College
1953-1954
{It became Boise State}
Walt - Age 19
with his sister Phyllis
and brother Dale
Walt - Aug 1954 to Mar 1957
A young man had to be 20 to
serve a mission and a
foreign mission was an extra
6 months to learn the language
in the country because there
was no MTC.
August 17, 1954 received
his endowment in the Salt Lake Temple.
Walt - Aug 18-21, 1954,
Wednesday to Saturday
he had 4 days of instruction
on being a missionary.
On August 19, the group
of 127 missionaries did
a session in the
Salt Lake Temple.
These four days also
included being set apart by
a General Authority. Walt was
set apart by Elder Sterling W. Sill
on August 20 at the Church
Administration Building.
He boarded the train at 5:30 p.m.
on August 21 with 12 other
missionaries--4 going to Brazil, 5 to Argentina, and
4 (including Walt)
going to Uruguay/Paraguay.
They were 48 hours in
New York City getting
their visas, and boarded
Ship S.S. Argentina in the
afternoon of Thursday,
August 26.
It took 20 days to
arrive at
Montevideo, Uruguay on
Tuesday, September 14, 1954.
Walt's first assignment that
evening was to go to the
the Mission Basketball
Team practice.
"Deseret" was the name
of the team.
One of the highlights of
his 30-month mission--
during the 9 months he was
an Assistant to the President--
was to travel for 2 weeks with
the Apostle Henry D. Moyle
and be his translator.
This included a meeting with
the dictator of Paraguay,
President Stroessner.
Alfredo Stroessner
(Spanish: [alˈfɾeðo estɾozˈneɾ];
3 November 1912 – 16 August 2006)
was a Paraguayan army officer and dictator
who served as President of Paraguay
from 15 August 1954 to 3 February 1989.
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Walt returned home from his
mission in March 1957 and
turned 23 in April.
He enrolled that spring
quarter at BYU,
but since he could finish his
engineering major a year
sooner at University of Idaho,
he went back there for the
Fall Semester of 1957.
At the end of three weeks
back at the U of I, he was
thinking about medicine vs
engineering. He went to talk
to the pre-med advisor and
within an hour he had switched
out of his engineering courses
to pre-med classes.
His Dad & Mom, sister Phyllis,
and brother Dale came to his
college graduation in May 1959.
(Actually, Dale had also been at
the U of I with his brother those two
years 1957-1959, and Dale stayed
with his engineering major.)
Walt's U of Idaho graduation photo.
Was it the right decision for
Walt to change to medicine?
...he said to me on his graduation day from
medical school:
"I could have been happy as an engineer,
but not now that I've graduated
in medicine."
Walt - June 1963
Graduates from
Washington University
School of Medicine
"Dr. Petersen"
Did I miss something?
Oh...just that Walt found his
eternal sweetheart in Idaho
in the summer of 1960 and...
...they got married on
June 14, 1961 in the
Salt Lake Temple
Our reception was in Gooding, Idaho
June 17, 1961
...one of my favorite photos
from the reception.
...Walt was all smiles at
the end of the reception.
Walt did his one-year
family physician internship
at the Minneapolis General Hospital
June 1963-June 1964
Walt became a father on the
very day he began his internship--
two weeks after he graduated
from medical school...
He was age 29.
Grama A and my sister, Janice, came
on the train from Gooding, Idaho
to help us.
My mother had become a
grandmother at age 43.
My Dad was age 50.
For Walt's parents,
Janie was their 12th grandchild.
Ray was age 41 and Jane 38
when they had become
grandparents in 1948.
Mary Jane "Janie" Petersen
born in June 1963
Walt - U.S. Public Health Service
June 1964 - June 1966
We had 7 children in 11 years...
When we had seven we
said that was heaven
and called it good.
Janie, Gary, Steve, David,
Julie, Brian, Jen.
Walt - Family Physician
and Surgeon in
Burley Idaho - July 1, 1966
to January 14, 2005
...with three yeas out when
serving June 1995 to
July 1998 as a
Mission President for the
Mexico Merida Mission.
Going back 25 years
before he was a
mission president...
Walt - 1970-1976
Bishop
Burley 7th Ward
We started skiing in
January 1976.
The photo below was
about 1977--Walt age 42.
Guess which number
Walt is at this
Ski lesson at Sun Valley...
"7" our family #. 
Walt also served on the high council,
as a counselor in a stake presidency,
as a stake president of the new
Burley Idaho West Stake when
it was divided from the
Burley Idaho Stake in
May 1973. He served 9 1/2 years
until November 1992.
He was called as a patriarch
in February 1993 to give
blessings in Spanish
throughout all 14 stakes
in the Magic Valley.
1994 he was called by
President Hunter
to be a
mission president,
serving 3 years--
June 1995-July 1998--
which photos have been
posted above.
Walt worked 7 more years
after we returned, then
retired on January 14, 2005.
Here's Walt three weeks before
he retired having just delivered
his last baby of about 3500.
I enlarged photo to see Walt better.
Recording in the chart...
Here's a photo of our
home that January of 2005.
He then served three more
missions with his wife:
Area Medical Advisor for
the 12 missions in Central America
for 23 months.
March 2005 to February 2007.
Area Medical Advisor for
15 missions in the
South America South Area of
Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay,
for 18 months --
September 2008 to March 2010.
The final mission he served was
as Temple President of the new
San Salvador El Salvador Temple
July 2011 to November 2014.
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Walt - Children grew up...
All seven graduated from BYU.
Most served a mission...
and all got married...
some have divorced.
Walt became a grandfather at age 53
in 1988 when our first grandchild
was born--Aimee.
By age 80 in 2014 he was
the grandfather of 39 grandchildren.
Aimee, Daniel, Katie, Heidi, Sam, Ashley,
Michael, McKell, Abbey, Jacob, Isaac,
Kelsey, Cortney, Kimble, Carter, Joshua,
Anna, Sam, William, Mikayla, Jacee,
Jackson, Maddie, Rigdon, Emma, Taylor,
Avery, Elliott, Slate, Olivia, Kayden,
Jordan, Seth, Sarah, Ben, Josh, Lizzie,
Adam, and Anna.
For the great-grandchildren in our family...
Walt became a great-grandfather in
2016 when he was 81 years old,
when Taitum was born.
When Walt died at age 86 in August 2020
he had two great-grandchildren.
Taitum and Diesel.
Since his death, four more
great-grandchildren have been born--
Umi; a boy; Scottie Marie;
and Maeve.
We have joy in our posterity.
Family photo for our
50th Wedding Anniversary
June 2011
Last family photo at
our home in Burley
for our Family Reunion
-- WEPR--
in July 2018
before we moved
from Idaho to Utah.
WEPR - 2020
The last family reunion Walt
was with us in July 2020
Walt's favorite poem
And here's other callings, awards, and
honors I've left out:
WALTER R.
PETERSEN, M.D.
Boise Jr. College (Valedictorian) Graduated: May 1954
Boise, Idaho Major: Civil Engineering
Wendell High School Graduated: May 1952
Wendell,
Idaho
Student
Body President
American Legion
Outstanding Senior Award
Babe Ruth
and Beryl Passmore Awards for Athletics, Leadership
Quarterback/captain football; All-State
Basketball/captain
WHS Band – Trumpet
Team
Physician, (gratis)
Years: 1967-1995 1998-1999
Burley
High School (29 years)
Honors:
Businessman
of the Year
Year: 1991
Burley - Mini-Cassia m-Chamber of Commerce
Idaho Family Physician
of the Year
Year: 1994
Idaho
Academy of Family Physicians
Wyeth-Ayerst "Physician's Award
for Community Service - Idaho"
Idaho Medical Association Year: 1995
Magic Valley
President’s Award Year: 2000
“In recognition of your many years
of service to our youth and community”
Fourth District Coaches Association –Lifetime
pass to all events
Community:
Burley
City Councilman
Years:
1977-83
President, Mtn. View School P.T.O. Year:1977-78
Temple Twin Falls Idaho Temple Sealer Years:
Sep 2010-Jun 2011; Active till Apr 2015
Worker Twin Falls Idaho Temple Worker Years: Mar
2010–Sep 2010
Twin Falls Temple
Building/Dedication Committee Years:
Jun 2007-Aug 2008
Boise
Idaho Temple Worker Years: Mar 2007-Mar 2008
Church
High Priest Group Leader –
Burley 3rd Ward Years: Sep 2003-Mar 2005
Positions: Bishop,
12th Ward - Young Single Adults Years: Jan 2000-Sep 2003 (Burley and Rupert Areas--7 Stakes)
Presiding
Elder Choctaw Dep.Br,Talihina, Oklahoma Years: 1965-1966
Sports
Director, Minneapolis, Minnesota Years: 1963-1964
Young
Men Presidency, St. Louis Stake Years: 1962-1963
Home
Teacher - 70 years Years: 1963-2018
Mission
Leader University of Idaho Years: 1957-1959
Superintendency of
Sunday School, Wendell
Years: 1951-1952
Speeches:
For medical, civic, school, and Years: 1961-2018
(in many cities) church groups on various subjects: stress,
marriage, morality,
physical health, stroke and heart attacks, nutrition, leadership, sportsmanship
Funerals - As a Church leader,
family, friend
Graduation speaker Burley High School Years: 1972 and 1986
Counseling done for all ages in both Years: 1965 - 2020
medical practice, church callings, family
Pilot:
Flying lessons in Burley 1967 - pilot - 48 years Years: 1967-2015
This is the post from April 16, 2022
when I saw our headstone for
the first time.
It had been installed in March.From Ruth Melling's funeral in Burley,
we drove to Wendell
to see our headstone for the first time 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 backare 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 businessfor 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 Heidi rendezvoused
with us to drive me to Rexburg
for Umi's blessing the next day
Easter Sunday--April 17, 2022,
which was also the remembrance
of Walt's 88th birthday.
♪♪I’ll be seeing you in all the old familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces
all day through♫♪
— “I’ll Be Seeing You,” Bing Crosby, 1944
Walt, we hope you have had a
happy, heavenly birthday.
We wondered if we will
remember our birthdays
in heaven.
Maybe there it will be the
day we returned to heaven.
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2023 Family is Everything… Institute - Lesson 24
The Lord's Power
of Deliverance
Betsy was pointing out how beautiful
the vase was there on the table as
she wrapped it in a red cloth. Then
she took a hammer and smashed it.
I don't know if anyone else gasped
as I did.
Betsy then explained that sometimes
our life gets "hammered!"
When she taught kindergarten
she would bring eggs to let'the children follow their 20-day
incubation process...
Her first batch when the first
chick was taking so long to
peck its way out of the shell,
she broke away some of the
shell to help it.
To her dismay, the chick died.
She didn't know the chick
had to go through all that
hard work and adversity
to live.
John Taylor said
"...blessings in disguise."
Robert D. Hales said...
Joseph Smith was told...
Neal A. Maxwell said...
Why does God let
people suffer?
David A. Bednar said...
Institute
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said...
KINTSUKUROI
Betsy showed that the broken vase is even
more beautiful when it is glued back
together with gold....
Institute - Next week
Lesson 25
Prayer - Personal Revelation
There were 20 at
Institute today...most of
whom had left before
I got a couple of photos
of some class members.
Institute
Institute
Institute not only brightens
up Tuesdays... I learn
eternal truths that
brighten up my life.
I'm so thankful for our
two wonderful teachers --
Camie and Betsy.
Class members also
add great insights. 
Just came from the SS temple tour. It’s all shades of purple and blue. It looks like Gma was in charge of interior design. 
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2023
Walt - 1952-53 was on the U of Idaho
Walt - 1953-54
It took 20 days to
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The last family reunion Walt
WALTER R.
PETERSEN, M.D.
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Boise Jr. College (Valedictorian) Graduated: May 1954 |
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Boise, Idaho Major: Civil Engineering |
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Wendell High School Graduated: May 1952 |
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Wendell,
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Student
Body President
American Legion
Outstanding Senior Award
Babe Ruth
and Beryl Passmore Awards for Athletics, Leadership
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Quarterback/captain football; All-State Basketball/captain
WHS Band – Trumpet |
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Team
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Years: 1967-1995 1998-1999 |
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Burley
High School (29 years) |
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Honors:
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Businessman
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Burley - Mini-Cassia m-Chamber of Commerce |
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Idaho Family Physician |
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of the Year |
Year: 1994
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Idaho
Academy of Family Physicians |
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Wyeth-Ayerst "Physician's Award |
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for Community Service - Idaho" |
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Idaho Medical Association Year: 1995 |
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Magic Valley
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of service to our youth and community” |
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Fourth District Coaches Association –Lifetime pass to all events | ||
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Burley
City Councilman |
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1977-83 |
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President, Mtn. View School P.T.O. Year:1977-78 |
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Temple Twin Falls Idaho Temple Sealer Years: Sep 2010-Jun 2011; Active till Apr 2015
Worker Twin Falls Idaho Temple Worker Years: Mar
2010–Sep 2010
Twin Falls Temple
Building/Dedication Committee Years:
Jun 2007-Aug 2008
Boise
Idaho Temple Worker Years: Mar 2007-Mar 2008
Church
High Priest Group Leader –
Burley 3rd Ward Years: Sep 2003-Mar 2005
Positions: Bishop,
12th Ward - Young Single Adults Years: Jan 2000-Sep 2003 (Burley and Rupert Areas--7 Stakes)
Presiding
Elder Choctaw Dep.Br,Talihina, Oklahoma Years: 1965-1966
Sports
Director, Minneapolis, Minnesota Years: 1963-1964
Young
Men Presidency, St. Louis Stake Years: 1962-1963
Home
Teacher - 70 years Years: 1963-2018
Mission
Leader University of Idaho Years: 1957-1959
Superintendency of
Sunday School, Wendell
Years: 1951-1952
Speeches: For medical, civic, school, and Years: 1961-2018
(in many cities) church groups on various subjects: stress,
marriage, morality, physical health, stroke and heart attacks, nutrition, leadership, sportsmanship
Funerals - As a Church leader,
family, friend
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Graduation speaker Burley High School Years: 1972 and 1986 |
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Counseling done for all ages in both Years: 1965 - 2020 |
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medical practice, church callings, family |
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Flying lessons in Burley 1967 - pilot - 48 years Years: 1967-2015 |
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From Ruth Melling's funeral in Burley,
we drove to Wendell
to see our headstone for the first time 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.
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Here's 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
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
♪♪I’ll be seeing you in all the old familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces
all day through♫♪
— “I’ll Be Seeing You,” Bing Crosby, 1944
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2023
Family is Everything… Lunch Bunch was at
Chuck-A-Rama
14 could come today...
Clockwise from bottom left:
Eileen, Nadine, Linda B,
Tammy, LeAnn, Sharon,
Jennie, Kathie, Shauna,
Kaye, MaryAnn, Carol,
Linda H, and Sue.
Lunch Bunch
MaryAnn, Carol, Linda H.
Lunch Bunch - Kathie, Shauna, Kaye
Lunch Bunch - LeAnn, Sharon, Jennie
Lunch Bunch
Eileen, Nadine,
Linda B, Tammy
Lunch Bunch
We always miss those
who can't come.
Lunch Bunch
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Our Wednesday night movie was:
The first half of
"The Ten Commandments"
from 1956
The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American epic religious drama film produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille,[5] shot in VistaVision (color by Technicolor), and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the 1949 novel Prince of Egypt by Dorothy Clarke Wilson,[6] the 1859 novel Pillar of Fire by J. H. Ingraham,[7] the 1937 novel On Eagle's Wings by A. E. Southon,[8] and the Book of Exodus, found in the Bible. The Ten Commandments dramatizes the biblical story of the life of Moses, an adopted Egyptian prince who becomes the deliverer of his real brethren, the enslaved Hebrews, and thereafter leads the Exodus to Mount Sinai, where he receives, from God, the Ten Commandments. The film stars Charlton Heston in the lead role, Yul Brynner as Rameses, Anne Baxter as Nefretiri, Edward G. Robinson as Dathan, Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora, Debra Paget as Lilia, and John Derek as Joshua; and features Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Seti I, Nina Foch as Bithiah, Martha Scott as Yochabel, Judith Anderson as Memnet, and Vincent Price as Baka, among others.[5]Filmed on location in Egypt, Mount Sinai, and the Sinai Peninsula, The Ten Commandments was DeMille's most successful work, his first widescreen film, his fourth biblical production, and his final directorial effort before his death in 1959.[9] It is a remake of the prologue of his 1923 silent film of the same title, and features one of the largest exterior sets ever created for a motion picture.[9] Four screenwriters, three art directors, and five costume designers worked on the film. The interior sets were constructed on Paramount's Hollywood soundstages. The original roadshow version included an onscreen introduction by DeMille and was released to cinemas in the United States on November 8, 1956, and, at the time of its release, was the most expensive film ever made.[9] $13 million. $122.7 million box office in initial release.
Gary had some reports due
tomorrow morning, so he didn't
get to come over.
Filmed on location in Egypt, Mount Sinai, and the Sinai Peninsula, The Ten Commandments was DeMille's most successful work, his first widescreen film, his fourth biblical production, and his final directorial effort before his death in 1959.[9] It is a remake of the prologue of his 1923 silent film of the same title, and features one of the largest exterior sets ever created for a motion picture.[9] Four screenwriters, three art directors, and five costume designers worked on the film. The interior sets were constructed on Paramount's Hollywood soundstages. The original roadshow version included an onscreen introduction by DeMille and was released to cinemas in the United States on November 8, 1956, and, at the time of its release, was the most expensive film ever made.[9] $13 million. $122.7 million box office in initial release.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 Family is Everything…
It was our Thursday
lunch day...at a favorite
of mine and Julie's...
Los Hermanos in Lindon.
Los Hermanos
Los Hermanos
Los Hermanos
Los Hermanos
FRIDAY, APRIL 21 2023
Family is Everything…
Buchanan's apricot tree
is in full bloom.
Young men, leaders, fathers
headed to camp out.
I'm dismantling my
"Grandfather - Grandmother"
wall hangings to make room
for the Widow's Mite painting
our kids gave me for Christmas.
This is wrapped up for
David & Julie.
Cloudy and cold today.
SATURDAY,APRIL 22, 2023 Family is Everything…
Gary, Steve, David and I are
rendezvousing with Janie
at Maddox in Brigham City
for our new tradition
of eating their twice a year,
which started in April 2022
when Gary and Steve
drove me to Maddox
for lunch.
April and October
Maddox - 1949
Maddox
David, Gary, Eileen
Maddox
Steve, Janie
Maddox
Our daughters have
crazy camera faces...
Maddox
David said his steak
was cooked just right...
We will rendezvous again
October 7 at Maddox.
Maddox -- as someone said:
"The best restaurant in
Utah, hands down!"
I add" "...best in the world!"
Steve, thanks for driving.
SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023
Family is Everything… Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward Conference
John conducted...
Doug Graham read the sustainings
Bishop Roger Cheney spoke about
the importance reading has been
in his life...
especially the Book of Mormon.
He also mentioned that it
almost two years since he
he was called as Bishop.
His message: For a better life,
read the
Book of Mormon daily.
President Jordan Erickson,
our stake president greeted
ward members by sharing that
he had lived on Amber Road for
ten years...Aug 2000 to Jun 2010.
So he feels very close to this ward.
His message: Taught us what it
means to be righteous with
7 stepping stones.
Be righteous.
*** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Relief Society was
from President Eyring's
talk April 2023:
Maddox -- as someone said:
Finding Personal Peace
Kirsten Novilla taught
a spiritual lesson.
Our Stake Relief Society
Presidency --
Leslie, Rachel, Vicki
bring a sweet spirit.
They gave everyone this
charming handout...
Our Ward Conference
was inspirational.
Julie, John, Maddie,
and Riggy went on a
bike ride.
** *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 23rd,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. He knows what our potential is.*** *** ***Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all.*** *** ***I am thankful for the guidance of the Holy Ghost as the third member of the Godhead. Walt said to me once: "I look forward to thanking the Holy Ghost in person when I get to Heaven. I don't think we give Him enough credit for all He does."
*** *** *** *** ***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. Because of the restored Temple Ordinances families can be sealed for eternity.
*** *** ***Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.Eileen PetersenApril 23, 2023
Next week...April 24-30, 2023...
I pray you have had a
restful , peaceful, and spiritual
Sabbath Day...
I share these truths as my testimony to you...
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