****Walt & Eileen Petersen**: Traces of Time . . . October 9-15, 2023

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Traces of Time . . . October 9-15, 2023

Traces of Time . . . {Last week: Scroll to end and click "Older Posts" at bottom right.}

"Time moves slowly,
but passes quickly."
“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker, 1982
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-
OCTOBER 9-OCTOBER 15, 2023

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2023

Family is Everything.. Sunrise: 7:32 a.m.
Sunset: 6:57 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2023

Family is Everything…
INSTITUTE

LESSON 3 HIS BIRTH

HOLY-CONSECRATED

Speaking of the condescension of

Jesus Christ, President Tad R.
Callister, former Sunday School
General President, taught:
“GOD THE SON TRADED HIS
HEAVENLY HOME WITH ALL ITS
CELESTIAL ADORNMENTS FOR A MORTAL
ABODE WITH ALL ITS PRIMITIVE
TRAPPINGS. … HE EXCHANGED THE
DOMINION OF A GOD FOR THE
DEPENDENCE OF A BABE. … IT WAS
A TRADE OF UNPARALLELED DIMENSION.
… THE GREAT JEHOVAH, CREATOR OF
WORLDS WITHOUT NUMBER, INFINITE IN
VIRTUE AND POWER, MADE HIS ENTRY
INTO THIS WORLD IN SWADDLING
CLOTHES AND A MANGER.

(THE INFINITE ATONEMENT [2000], 64)

Bishop Richard C. Edgley, who served in the Presiding
Bishopric, explained:

Our understanding of Christ’s CONDESCENSION should
take us beyond our feelings of awe and deep gratitude. As
members of His Church, being called to represent Him
and testify of Him, our great opportunity is to try to
EMULATE Him. …

(“The Condescension of God,” Ensign, Dec. 2001, 20, 21)

Something that is made sacred;
dedicated and devoted to a religious or
divine purpose.

To declare or set apart as sacred

CONSECRATE

Set apart or
declared holy

Free from sin

Purified

“THIRTY YEARS’ EXPERIENCE HAS
TAUGHT ME THAT EVERY MOMENT OF MY
LIFE MUST BE HOLINESS TO THE LORD,
RESULTING FROM EQUITY, JUSTICE, MERCY,
AND UPRIGHTNESS IN ALL MY ACTIONS,
WHICH IS THE ONLY COURSE BY WHICH I
CAN PRESERVE THE SPIRIT OF THE
ALMIGHTY TO MYSELF.”

BRIGHAM YOUNG

“THOSE WHO ENTER THE TEMPLE ARE
ALSO TO BEAR THE ATTRIBUTE OF
HOLINESS. IT MAY BE EASIER TO
ASCRIBE HOLINESS TO A BUILDING THAN
IT IS TO A PEOPLE. WE CAN ACQUIRE
HOLINESS ONLY BY ENDURING AND
PERSISTENT PERSONAL EFFORT. THROUGH
THE AGES, SERVANTS OF THE LORD
HAVE WARNED AGAINST UNHOLINESS.
JACOB, BROTHER OF NEPHI, WROTE: “I
WOULD SPEAK UNTO YOU OF HOLINESS;
BUT AS YE ARE NOT HOLY, AND YE LOOK
UPON ME AS A TEACHER, MUST …
TEACH YOU THE CONSEQUENCES OF
SIN.” …

RUSSELL M. NELSON

GREATER HOLINESS WILL
NOT COME SIMPLY BY
ASKING FOR IT. IT WILL
COME BY DOING WHAT IS
NEEDED FOR GOD TO
CHANGE US”

HENRY B. EYRING

DAILY REPENTANCE

OBSERVE OUR COVENANTS

SUBMIT OURSELVES

TAKE THE HOLY GHOST AS
YOUR GUIDE

SACRIFICE

HOW DO WE BECOME?

I SEE THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS IN
SISTERS WHOSE HEARTS ARE CENTERED ON
ALL THAT IS GOOD, WHO WANT TO BECOME
MORE LIKE THE SAVIOR. THEY OFFER THEIR
WHOLE SOUL, HEART, MIGHT, MIND, AND
STRENGTH TO THE LORD IN THE WAY THAT
THEY LIVE EVERY DAY. HOLINESS IS IN THE
STRIVING AND THE STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE
COMMANDMENTS AND TO HONOR THE
COVENANTS WE HAVE MADE WITH GOD.
HOLINESS IS MAKING THE CHOICES THAT
WILL KEEP THE HOLY GHOST AS OUR
GUIDE. HOLINESS IS SETTING ASIDE OUR
NATURAL TENDENCIES AND BECOMING “A
SAINT THROUGH THE ATONEMENT OF CHRIST
THE LORD.”

“EVERY MOMENT OF [OUR LIVES] MUST
BE HOLINESS TO THE LORD.”

CAROL MCCONKIE ,

“THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS, APRIL 2017

“IF WE WOULD BE HOLY, WE
MUST LEARN TO SIT AT THE FEET
OF THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL
AND GIVE TIME TO HOLINESS.
DO WE SET ASIDE THE PHONE,
THE NEVER-ENDING TO-DO LIST,
AND THE CARES OF
WORLDLINESS? PRAYER, STUDY,
AND HEEDING THE WORD OF
GOD INVITE HIS CLEANSING
AND HEALING LOVE INTO OUR
SOULS.

LET US TAKE TIME TO BE
HOLY, THAT WE MAY BE FILLED
WITH HIS SACRED AND
SANCTIFYING SPIRIT. WITH THE
HOLY GHOST AS OUR GUIDE, WE
WILL BE PREPARED TO RECEIVE
THE SAVIOR IN THE BEAUTY OF
HOLINESS.

CAROL MCCONKIE ,

“THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS, APRIL 2017

“MORE HOLINESS GIVE ME,

MORE STRIVINGS WITHIN,

MORE PATIENCE IN
SUFF’RING,

MORE SORROW FOR SIN,

MORE SAITH IN MY SAVIOR,

MORE SENSE OF HIS CARE,

MORE JOY IN HIS SERVICE,

MORE PURPOSE IN PRAYER.

MORE GRATITUDE GIVE ME,

MORE TRUST IN THE LORD,

MORE PRIDE IN HIS GLORY,

MORE HOPE IN HIS WORD,

MORE TEARS FOR HIS

SORROWS,

MORE PAIN AT HIS GRIEF,

MORE MEEKNESS IN TRIAL,

MORE PRAISE FOR RELIEF.

MORE PURITY GIVE ME,

MORE STRENGTH TO O’ER COME,

MORE FREEDOM FROM EARTH
STAINS,

MORE LONGING FOR HOME.

MORE FIT FOR THE KINGDOM,

MORE USED WOULD I BE,

MORE BLESSED AND

HOLY

MORE, SAVIOR, LIKE THEE.

CLASS PREPARATION

WEEK 4 OCTOBER 17

ATTRIBUTES:

TEMPERATE, SCHOLARLY, WISE, INTENTIONAL

LUKE 2:52

D&C 93:12

[JESUS CHRIST’S] MISSION WAS THE ATONEMENT. THAT MISSION WAS UNIQUELY HIS. BORN OF A MORTAL MOTHER AND AN IMMORTAL FATHER, HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD VOLUNTARILY LAY DOWN HIS LIFE AND TAKE IT UP AGAIN (SEE JOHN10:14–18).
THE GLORIOUS CONSEQUENCES OF HIS ATONEMENT
WERE INFINITE AND ETERNAL.
HE TOOK THE STING OUT OF DEATH AND MADE TEMPORARY THE GRIEF OF THE GRAVE.
(“THE MISSION AND MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST,” ENSIGN, APR. 2013, 34)
RUSSELL M. NELSON

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Two new class members:

Krista and Kristy

A wonderful lesson...

Betsy, thank you for

helping us gain a deeper

reverence for the

Savior's birth and...

...a deeper understanding

of

"Holiness to the Lord"

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I learn so much from

Institute each week.

It is the best kept secret, which we

don't want kept secret.

I don't understand if people

want to stay on the

Covenant Path, why

there isn't standing room only!?!

Watching these trees

change with the season.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2023

Family is Everything…

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Lunch Bunch was at

One Man Band

Sharon, Nadine, Tori

Kaye, Sharon

Eileen, MaryAnn,

SuzAnne

Tammy, Kathie, Jeanie

The photos of Shauna, Carol,

Sue, and Linda H just recorded

on "video" mode and won't

download as a photo.

Sorry, my cell phone camera

seems to have a mind

of its own -- like AI.

14 were able to come today...

Linda, you are a better counter

than I am. I counted 15.

I thought there

were 3 on your side, but

there were only 2.

Clockwise from bottom left:

Eileen, MaryAnn, SuzAnne,

Linda H, Sue, Tammy,

Kathie, Jeanie, Shauna,

Carol, Kaye, Sharon.

Nadine, Tori.

We always miss those

who can't come.

We talk to each other...

...as long a possible.

Then we each pay for our lunch.

Some more talking...

A picture by the old-time

juke box.

Eileen, Nadine, Carol,

MaryAnn.

Kaye joined us.

Tammy, Linda H.

I thought this was a good

description for most of us...

However, some are still

young as well as beautiful!

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Our Wednesday night movie

was about the

start of McDonald's

fast food in 1948...to

franchises from 1950's...

Info from Wikipedia
"The Founder is a 2016 American biographical drama film... Starring Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc, the film depicts the story of his creation of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain, which eventually involved forcing out the company's original founders to take control with conniving ruthlessness. Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch co-star as McDonald's founders Richard 'Dick' and Maurice 'Mac' McDonald...^]
It grossed $24 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Keaton's performance."

Gary and I thought

it was fascinating.

Ray bought the McDonald

brothers out in 1961.

"The McDonald brothers' restaurant was a success, and with the goal of making $1 million before they turned 50, the McDonald brothers began franchising their system in 1953, beginning with a restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona, operated by Neil Fox..."

Eileen's notes:
,,,but these were not a success until Ray Kroc built
more McD's and maintained the quality control.

The brothers made 'their million' each in 1961 when
Ray Kroc, age 52, bought them out.
Mac was age 59, and Dick age 52.

The rest of the story...

from Wikipedia

Richard James McDonald (February 16, 1909 – July 14, 1998) and Maurice James McDonald (November 26, 1902 – December 11, 1971), together known as the McDonald Brothers, were American entrepreneurs who founded the fast food company McDonald's. They opened the original McDonald's restaurant in 1940 in San Bernardino, California, where they created the Speedee Service System [in 1948] to produce their meals, a method that became the standard for fast food. After hiring Ray Kroc as their franchise agent in 1954, they continued to run the company until they were bought out by Kroc in 1961.

Early life

The McDonald brothers were born in Manchester, New Hampshire, to Irish immigrants Patrick James and Margarete Anna Curran McDonald, who came to the United States as children. Maurice was born in 1902, and Richard was born in 1909. In the 1920s, the family moved to California, where Patrick opened a food stand in Monrovia in 1937.

Careers

In 1948, the brothers fully redesigned and rebuilt their restaurant in San Bernardino to focus on a reduced menu consisting of nine items: In addition to their 15 cent hamburger, the menu would include a cheeseburger, soft drinks, milk, coffee, potato chips, and a slice of pie. Their restaurant was about a mile from route 66 at 1398 North E Street at West 14th Street in San Bernardino. The site is now a museum.

The McDonald brothers' restaurant was a success, and with the goal of making $1 million before they turned 50, the McDonald brothers began franchising their system in 1953, beginning with a restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona, operated by Neil Fox.

The brothers drew the attention of Ray Kroc, a milkshake mixer salesman for Prince Castle. After they purchased eight of his Multi-Mixers for their San Bernardino, California restaurant, Kroc visited that restaurant in 1954. That year the McDonald brothers hired Kroc as their franchise agent. Kroc took 1.9 percent of the gross sales, of which the McDonald brothers got 0.5 percent.

Kroc became frustrated with the McDonald brothers' desire to maintain a small number of restaurants. The brothers also consistently told Kroc he could not make changes to things such as the original blueprint. Kroc became increasingly frustrated, and deciding he wanted control of the company entirely, Kroc bought the company in 1961 for $2.7 million, calculated so as to ensure each brother received $1 million after taxes.

At the closing, Kroc became annoyed that the brothers would not transfer to him the real estate and rights to the original San Bernardino location. The brothers had told Kroc they were giving the operation, property and all, to the founding employees. In his anger, Kroc later opened a new McDonald's restaurant near the original McDonald's, which had been renamed "The Big M" because the brothers had neglected to retain rights to the name. "The Big M" closed six years later. Speaking to someone about the buyout, Richard McDonald reportedly said that he had no regrets.

On November 30, 1984, Richard McDonald, the first cook behind the grill of a McDonald's, was served the ceremonial 50 billionth McDonald's hamburger by Ed Rensi, then-president of McDonald's USA, at the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York City.

Death and legacy

Maurice McDonald died from heart failure at his home in Palm Springs, California, on December 11, 1971, at the age of 69.

Richard McDonald also died from heart failure in a nursing home in Manchester, New Hampshire, on July 14, 1998, at the age of 89. He was buried at the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Manchester.
The 2016 film The Founder, is a biopic about Ray Kroc and his business relationship with the McDonald brothers, Richard (Dick) McDonald and Maurice (Mac) McDonald.

The first McDonald's is owned by Albert Okura and is a museum.

I am so happy when Gary
can come over for our movie night.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2023

Family is Everything…

Happy Birthday, David

"54"

David came to help Walt

finish the fence and do the

fall yard work on Labor Day

weekend 2015.

Hope you're having a great day!

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My ministering sisters

came to visit me today.

Kathie and Jeanie are superb!

Snow today at the ski resorts...

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2023

Family is Everything…

Ut-o -- It's

Friday the 13th...

in October.**

Dave South came over

to give me a new calling.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2023

Family is Everything…

Obituary for Ross Taylor
Ross P. Taylor -- 1928-2023
Ross Pratt Taylor passed peacefully from this life on the morning of September 29, 2023 at age 95. He was born on July 1, 1928, in Perry, Utah to Henry Warren Taylor and Myrtle Johnson Taylor.

He was the youngest of six children and his sisters, Venice, Mildred and Mardean and brothers, Willis and Preston adored their youngest brother. Ross attended Stewart School on the campus of the University of Utah for his elementary and junior high years. This began a lifelong love of the Utes and he attended every athletic event possible.

He went on to graduate from East High School. The circle was completed when he returned for his college years at the University of Utah. He married Jacine Romney and together they had three sons, Michael, Mark, and Greg. Ross was employed at International Harvester in Salt Lake City.

He was later transferred to Denver, Colorado, and there met Karen Wamsley. They were married in Garden City, Utah, the day after Christmas in the middle of a Bear Lake blizzard. They had two more children, Leslie, and Aaron.

After years spent living in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Des Moines, Iowa, Ross left the company and became an independent dealer in Burley, Idaho in the beautiful Magic Valley. There he made life-long friends, many of whom he helped with their farming and trucking needs.

Ross was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He held many positions, none he loved more than being the Ward and Stake Mission Leader. Ross was honored to receive the Silver Beaver Scouting Award.

Ross is survived by his loving wife Karen, his five children and their spouses, nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at the Summerhill Stake Center, 12120 South 1300 West, Riverton, Utah. Visitation will be at this location from 9:30 - 10:30 with services following at 11:00.

Interment will be in the Garden City Utah Cemetery, overlooking beautiful Bear Lake. In lieu of flowers, please honor Ross by donating to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Missionary or Humanitarian funds or charity of your choice. Online Condolences & Webcast of Services at www.jenkins-soffe.com

Garden City Cemetery
Address 449 West Logan Road Garden City, Utah, 84028 Phone 435-946-8825
Viewing Summerhill Stake Center, 12120 South 1300 West
Riverton, Utah 84065 Sat, October 14th, 2023 9:30 - 10:30am
Funeral - Summerhill Stake Center, 12120 South 1300 West
Riverton , Utah 84065 Sat, Oct 14th, 2023 11:00 - 12:00pm
Interment - Garden City Utah Cemetery by Bear Lake

449 West Logan Road Garden City, Utah, 84028 435-946-8825

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2023

Family is Everything…

Obituary for Ross Taylor
ROSS P. TAYLOR -- 1928-2023
ROSS PRATT TAYLOR PASSED PEACEFULLY FROM

We send deep, heart-felt condolences to Karen, Leslie & Joe, Aaron & Heidi, and all the family. We were neighbors in Burley, Idaho, for 37 years and have remained close friends. A memorable event was when Ross and Walt played a rousing trumpet duet together. Love always from the Petersen family—Eileen, Janie & Shawn, Gary, Steve, David & Julie, Julie & John, Brian & Jennifer, Jen & Jerry…and Walt from heaven.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2023


Family is Everything…

and so are friends!
Burley friends at
Ross Taylor's funeral
Eric, Gary, Steve, Janie,
Chris, Marilyn, Bonnie,
David, Ken, Eileen.
Jenny Gibbons took the photo.
She lives in Herriman now.
Harry & Cindy Chesley Shaw
were also there.
Marsha Lambert, Leslie's close
friend was also there.
And Guy Arnell
came to the burial at
Garden City.
Eileen with Karen Taylor

Steve with Ross Taylor's son. Aaron
and his wife Heidi. They live in North Carolina.
Aarob has been a radiologist in the Navy.
He's within 2 years of his 30.

Ross Taylor's burial was at the
Garden City Cemetery
near Bear Lake.

Our drive there...

Sardine Canyon was beautiful!

It's between Brigham City and Logan.

First view of Bear Lake

at the end of...

the 24-mile Logan Canyon...

Garden City Cemetery

  Karen's brother,

Alan Wamsley, dedicated

the grave.

Beautiful casket and flowers.

Eileen with Karen...

She is going to spend a week in

North Carolina with Aaron and Heidi.

Steve had us take our

sunglasses off...

That's Bear Lake...

Steve with Aaron & Heidi...

Going back up Logan Canyon...

4:30...

Going back up

Logan Canyon...

Pulled in to

Maddox at 6:00.

During the 45-minute wait time,

we went over to a fruit stand where

Steve hoped they'd have some

cold-pressed apple cider.

They had one gallon left.

The waiting area was still full

when we got seated at 6:40.

Steve likes a little soup

with his pepper.

The rolls are always so fresh and hot.

We both got "the taste of Maddox"

which has chicken, turkey steak and

chicken fried steak.

We left at 7:55 and got home

to Saratoga at 9:10.

Thank you for driving me, Steve.
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Prediction: BYU pulls off the upset on the road. Eileen's note: BYU LOST BIG TIME!

BYU 11 | TCU 44
According to TCU's website, The Horned Frog was the name of the university's 1886 yearbook. It seems the name stuck after that.
Allegedly, the football field was infested with horned lizards in the team's early years.

Game time in Fort Worth Texas.
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023
Some Utahns got a chance to see the phenomenon known as the "ring of fire" Saturday. The ring was visible because of the way the sun's edges surrounded the moon perfectly during the annular eclipse.


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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2023

Family is Everything…

Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward

I was sustained for a

new calling today:

Eileen Petersen
History Specialist
R.S. Lesson Review Specialist

Sacrament Meeting speakers:

The youth speaker,

Landon Sorenson, spoke on

Happiness from Elder Gary

Sabin's Conference talk.

After Landon said his topic

was on "happiness" he added

that he was not happy to

be giving a talk.

At the end he concluded

by saying:

"I am very happy

this talk is over."

That got a big laugh.

Bill Miller was the

concluding speaker.

He also spoke on happiness,

or the lack thereof.

He said that his teenagers

won't do what he tells

them will make them happy.

He said he is a yeller

at home.

[That made me sad for

his wife and children.]

He concluded by challenging

us to not focus on the

faults of others and

to focus on the positive.

Gospel Doctrine was on the

Epistles of

Paul, the Apostle

taught by Julia Witham.

We covered these 11.

Only four more lessons

for this 2023 year.

Many interesting comments were

shared about General Conference...

focus on Jesus Christ, be kind to

and love everyone,

Think Celestial.

Just as the Epistles focus on

"Come unto Christ,"

so did General Conference.

Julia had us divide into

3 groups and write down

our thoughts from selected

verses from the Epistles.

The one that made an

impression on me was:

2 Corinthians 4:8

"...troubled on every side,

yet not distressed. We are

perplexed, but not in despair."

Paul teaches how to

Come Unto Christ.

"When we

COME UNTO CHRIST,

we must become something,

as well as know the Gospel is true."

Julia did a great job

covering so many Epistles.

Two faithful class members

by Julia are LeAnn and Linda.

Thank you, Julia, for all your

preparation and insight.

Thank you, Cynthia, for

taking my Sunday photo.

Wilshire Estates...

5 houses from this home is...

...Jordan & Jessica's new home.

They hope to be in soon.

We will miss them in

our ward.

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We feel a closeness to

President Eyring. We were in

his office for 30 minutes on

April 19, 2011 when he called

us to be the temple president

and temple matron of

the new San Salvador

El Salvador Temple for

July 2011 to Nov. 2014.

He dedicated that temple on

August 21, 2011.

I just saw this:

Kathleen Johnson Eyring Passes Away

She is the wife of President Henry B. Eyring

Kathleen Johnson Eyring, wife of President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 15, 2023, surrounded by her family in Bountiful, Utah. She was 82.

Sister Kathleen Eyring and her husband President Henry B. Eyring, arrive Saturday morning
for the second day of the dedication of the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple, August 22, 2009,
in South Jordan, Utah.2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Kathleen was born in San Francisco, California, on May 11, 1941, to J. Cyril and LaPrele Lindsay Johnson. She is remembered by family and friends as an outgoing and fun-loving young woman who excelled in sports and academics, serving as captain of her high school tennis team, the student body president and valedictorian. After high school, Kathleen continued her education at the University of California at Berkeley, where her testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and commitment to her beliefs deepened.

In 1961, while attending summer school in Boston, she attended a devotional where she was noticed by a young Harvard student, Henry Bennion Eyring. He later said he was immediately impressed by her goodness and recalls thinking, “If I could only be with her, I could be every good thing I ever wanted to be.” They met the following week, began dating and were later married on July 19, 1962, in the Logan Utah Temple. [He was 29, she was 21.]
The young couple’s married life started in Palo Alto, where Henry was on the faculty at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. During their early years of marriage, Kathleen’s faith and understanding of spiritual matters grew as she regularly worshipped and sought peace in the Oakland California Temple. Kathleen and Henry spent nine years in Palo Alto, and their family expanded with sons Henry, Stuart and Matthew.

In 1970, as her husband was serving as a bishop and enjoying tenure at Stanford, Kathleen encouraged him to prayerfully consider the direction of his career. While initially ruffled at the suggestion, he heeded her counsel and received the impression to carefully consider new job opportunities with an open mind. Less than a week later, Henry was offered the position to be president of Ricks College, now BYU–Idaho, in Rexburg, Idaho, which he accepted.
The family grew closer together during their time in rural Idaho, and Kathleen and Henry enjoyed skiing, golfing and playing tennis—even winning the Ricks College doubles tennis tournament together in 1975.

The Eyrings moved to Utah in 1977 when Henry was named deputy commissioner of Church Education for the Church. The family grew to eight with the addition of another son, John, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Mary. [Total 4 sons, 2 daughters.]

Kathleen’s primary efforts continued to be supporting and offering counsel to her husband and focusing on motherhood, a role her family says she was completely devoted to and viewed as her most important responsibility.

“Mother is extraordinarily talented and ambitious,” said her son Henry J. Eyring. “But her overriding concern has always been to serve our Heavenly Father and His children.”

Kathleen’s daughter Elizabeth Eyring Peters remembers praying with her mother every day before she left home. “Daily prayer was a clear evidence of her desire for us to be connected to heaven; because we are so spread in age it meant a separate prayer for each child.”

Kathleen served faithfully in many formal Church responsibilities, teaching lessons at church, serving as a visiting teacher and producing a newsletter for her congregation for many years. But she is also remembered for powerfully ministering to others in quiet, less formal ways.
Her son Matthew J. Eyring reflected, “Her most important service was quiet compassion for those who had experienced difficulty and sadness in their lives. She would always seek out ‘the one’ without fanfare and help that person feel her love and the love of the Savior.”

Kathleen was a gifted writer and offered editorial counsel to Henry throughout his career and Church service, later taking formal minutes for the monthly meetings with other wives of General Authorities. Kathleen also recorded family memories, wrote scripts for family events and helped co-publish a monthly family newsletter. She wrote a young adult novel and won a statewide prize for young adult literature in 1979.

Henry B. Eyring was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1995, and Kathleen provided support and companionship during his long recovery from cancer surgery in 2005 and when he was called to the First Presidency in 2007.
During this time, Kathleen began suffering from memory lapses, which her father had experienced as he grew older. As her memory continued to fade, President Eyring cared for Kathleen, often bringing her to his office to read and rest on a reclining chair while he was in meetings.
While the disease was a challenge for the family, they recall Kathleen’s loving spirit grew sweeter, and a greater connection with the divine became apparent as she grew older and the memory loss progressed. President Eyring has said, “Kathleen has always been a person that made me want to be the very best that I can be.”

A woman who believed in the importance of education and faith, Kathleen often taught in public addresses and in private teaching moments with her children that the most important thing to be learned in this life is how to return to the loving arms of our Heavenly Father. Kathleen will be remembered as a bright, faithful and modest woman who valued her role as a mother and enjoyed a true partnership with her husband and eternal companion.

Funeral arrangements are pending.
More about President Eyring -- Personal Life Henry B. Eyring
Born in Princeton, New Jersey, 31 May 1933, he has served the Church as a regional representative, a member of the general Sunday School board and a bishop.
President Eyring is married to the former Kathleen Johnson, and they are the parents of four sons and two daughters.
Days of '47 Pioneer Day Parade Grand Marshall
Professional Life
President Henry B. Eyring was sustained and set apart as second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, January 14, 2018. Prior to this, he served as a counselor to President Thomas S. Monson from 2008 to 2018 and to President Gordon B. Hinckley from 2007 to 2008. He was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on April 1, 1995. He has served as a General Authority since April 1985.
President Eyring previously served as first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric from April 1985 to September 1992 and as Church commissioner of education from September 1980 to April 1985 and also September 1992 to January 2005.
President Eyring was president of Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, from 1971 to 1977. He was on the faculty at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University from 1962 to 1971.
He holds a B.S. degree in physics from the University of Utah and master of business administration and doctor of business administration degrees from Harvard University.
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ISRAEL

October 2023
THE GOSPEL & SPIRITUAL WARFARE  ·
Edward Levite  ·   ·
The land of Israel has been populated by the
Jewish people since 2000 BC. Here's the timeline,
in case you didn't realize that it is their homeland,
as designated by Lord Jesus Christ.
1900 BC: Abraham chosen by God as the Father
                 of the Jewish Nation.
1900 BC: Isaac, Abraham's son, rules over Israel.
1850 BC: Jacob, son of Issac, rules over Israel.
1400 BC: Moses leads the people out of Egypt and back to Israel.
1010 BC: King David unites the 12 tribes into one nation.
970 BC: King Solomon, son of David, builds the first temple structure in Jerusalem
930 BC: Israel is divided into two kingdoms, the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah.
800s BC: The rise of the prophets, God's messengers.
722 BC: Kingdom of Israel is conquered by Assyrians.
605 BC: Kingdom Judah is conquered by the Babylonians.
586 BC: Solomon's Temple is destroyed by the Babylonians.
539 BC: Persians conquer the Babylonians and take control of Israel.
538 BC: The Jews return to Israel from exile.
520 BC: The Temple is rebuilt.
450 BC: Reforms made by Ezra and Nehemiah.
433 BC: Malachi is the end of the prophetic age.
432 BC: The last group of Jews return from exile.
333 BC: The Greeks conquer the Persian empire.
323 BC: The Egyptian and Syrian empire take over Israel.
167 BC: Hasmonean's recapture Israel, and the Jews are ruled independently.
70 BC: Romans conquer Israel.
20 BC: King Herod builds the "second" temple
6 BC: Jesus Christ is born in Bethlehem
70 AD: Romans destroy the temple
After that, the people were captives to the Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, and Crusaders. Through all of these events, the Jewish people continued to live in Israel. There were more or less of them, depending on the centuries, but there was never a time when the Jews didn't live in the land. They stayed, they built their communities, they raised their families, practiced their faith and they suffered at the hands of many outside rulers, but they always kept their faith. It is what sustains them, even now.
In 1948, the UN established the State of Israel, the nation of Jews. Don't buy the Palestinian lies that they are entitled to the land. It simply is not true. God will also provide a way for his chosen people to live in Israel, as He has for thousands of years. Pray for the people of Israel.

Here's what I posted back in May 2011
about the calling we had received on
April 19, 2011:
"Lest we forget...we have started recording mission miracles from April 19, 2011...the day we entered President Eyring's office and received a call from the Prophet, thus the Lord, to go to the San Salvador El Salvador Temple for three years.
We can only speak in general generic terms here, but we know these mission miracles will continue on from the youngest grandchild in our family up the the eldest--my mother, Verna Huffaker Albertson, age 91."

**** *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 October 15th,
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.

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Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Eileen Petersen
October 15, 2023

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