Traces of Time . . . September 4-10, 2023

 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- 

 SEPTEMBER 4-10, 2023

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Family is Everything...                             Sunrise: 6:57 a.m. Sunset:  7:54 p.m.

  TUESDAY,  SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

                    Family is Everything…

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY

05 September - Josh Taylor "32"

Josh & Kelsey's wedding day...

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 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

  

                    Family is Everything…

and so are friends!

Lunch Bunch was 

at Sabaidee Thai Village

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 Our Wednesday night movie

was going to be from 1998 --

the remake of "The Parent Trap."

but Gary couldn't come. 

We'll watch it next week.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

                     

Family is Everything…

  

   I just found out a dear friend

in Burley 'graduated to heaven"

 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

I wanted to see what our day 

was like the last September 8

Walt was alive...

here is the blog from three

days back September 6-8, 2019...four

years ago, Walt's last September on earth.

                 

Family is Everything…

  

 Rendezvousing with FAMILY

  FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 

Family is Everything…

Julie and Maddie have been school shopping.
Maddie's new Lake Mountain Middle School
is not finished enough for the kids to go there
yet, so the 7th, 8th, and 9th graders are doing
their classes on line from Aug. 20 to when it
was to be ready on Sept. 10 (but they just 
found out that the school did not pass the
fire marshall's inspection, so the date is
pushed back to Sept. 17. 

Maddie got a darling hair cut today.

Walt is reading scriptures.

We drove over to the
club house...

...where we bicycled 30 minutes.

Then we decided to...

...drive over to the temple site.

95th Birthday Celebration for
President Russell M. Nelson...
at the Conference Center
with the Tabernacle Choir
and Orchestra...

President and Sister
Nelson with Donny Osmond.

Donny Osmond sang
"You Raise Me Up."

SATURDAY, SEPTEMER 7, 2019 

Family is Everything…

5pm today
vs
The Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee at
Knoxville'

 BYU Sports Nation on

Monday called this a 

"Rocky Top win,"

Trevor Matich compared it to

"the flocks coming in 

to eat the crickets."

Jarom or Spencer called it

the "Micah Miracle."

BYU wins in double overtime

29-26. They never led

during regulation, tied

it 16-16 with 4 seconds left.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2019 

Family is Everything…

 Sister Lisa Miller and 

Brother Rodabaugh spoke

on "true happiness."

We were invited to Steve and

Natalie's home to be part

of Carter being ordained an

Elder in the

Melchizedek Priesthood

by his father, Steve.

Craig Remund, High Councilor,

presided.

Everyone who was able to come:

Steve and Natalie,

Cortney, Carter, in front

of photos showing

Kelsey and Josh, and

Kimble, who is in the 

U.S. Coast Guard at May Harbor

New Jersey.

 

Julie and John and family.

Natalie and Steve then served

a delicious Sunday dinner.

Thank you for a wonderful

Sunday afternoon.

Carter, we are so proud of

you as you prepare to

serve a mission to

share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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BACK TO THE PRESENT...

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

  

                    Family is Everything…

  

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKSON

Sep 9 - Jackson John Peterson - "19"

2009 - Age 5

Jackson 2012 - 8

Jackson - Baptism Oct 14, 2012

Jackson -

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Jackson - Sep 2016

Jackson - 2020 Jan - Not quite as tall as his Dad

Jackson -

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09 - Russell M. Nelson - "99"

Last year...

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

                     

Family is Everything…

   Happy Birthday to 

Joshua Fonua today...

"24"

Joshua Teiko Fonua and

Ashley Jane Fisher

married on Dec 30, 2022...

...in the Rexburg Temple.

Ashley's husband

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Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward

Mission "Farewell" for

Elder Tommy Ross

West Virginia Charleston Mission 

MISSION INFORMATION - LDS Church site

The West Virginia Charleston Mission was established as the 188th mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 1 July 1980. LDS Church membership in West Virginia is 0.7%, or one in 147. West Virginia's total population is 1,807,000. It is located in the North America East Area of the Church. Total membership in West Virginia in 1974 was 9,149, increasing to 9,734 in 1980, 10,000 in 1990 and 12,290 in 1999. In 2005 there were 12,900 members.**

There are five Stakes in the Mission: Charleston and Clarksburg West Virginia and Buena Vista, Pembroke, and Roanoke Virginia. There are Wards and Branches located in the states of West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio and Maryland.

Elder Tommy Ross

West Virginia Charleston Mission 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in West Virginia
Area	NA Northeast
Members	17,294 (2022)[1]
Stakes	4
Wards	23
Branches	11
Total Congregations	34
Missions	1
Family History Centers	14[2]

History - LDS Church site

Membership in West Virginia

Year	Membership
1930	2,285
1983	8,304
1989*	10,000
1999	12,290
2009	16,711
2019	17,143
*Membership was published as a rounded number. Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac State Information: West Virginia[1]

Joseph Smith visited West Virginia in 1832 and that same year, two missionaries for the Church baptized 40 converts in the state.^[6]

In 1884, a congregation of 26 people was organized in the area.^[6]

On August 23, 1970, the first stake in West Virginia was organized in Charleston.^[7] Ezra Taft Benson, then an apostle of the church, presided at the organization of the stake.^[

Friends came to support Elder Ross

Relief Society Lesson

"Followers of the Prince of Peace"

Elder Ulisses Soares

Teacher: Francine Johnson

(photo from a previous

R.S. lesson day)

Thank you, Bob, for taking

my Sunday Church photo.

Julie cooks crepes for brunch 

after Church for the 9:00-11:00 schedule. 

 

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My Ministers came

this afternoon.

Jason Rodabaugh, 

Elders' Quorum President.

and

Michael Burton

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

                     

Family is Everything…

Vicki brought Jackson

and Riggy their birthday cards

and presents.

Vicki is also Riggy and Jackson's  

Grandmother Peterson, but with

an "son" on her Peterson.

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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 September 10th,

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.

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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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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."

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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.  Because of the restored Temple Ordinances families can be sealed for eternity.

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

Eileen Petersen

September 10, 2023

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