Traces of Time . . . January 29-February 4, 2024

 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

"The magical, supernatural force 

that is with us every second is time.

We can't even comprehend it.

 It's such an illusion, 

it's such a strange thing."

— Anthony Hopkins 

 Note from Eileen: You will notice I call                              my blog: "Traces of Time..."

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 at age 86.

Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 9 spouses married to our grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, 1 due in April and posterity to come.

So our posterity now numbers 66. Number 67 due in April.

THIS WEEK- 

 JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 4, 2024

MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2024

Family is Everything..                             Sunrise: 7:39 a.m. 

                       Sunset:  5:42 p.m.

I woke wondering about the words to...

Bei Mir Bist Du Schön - The Andrews Sisters w/Lyrics - YouTube

YouTube · beyoncetyratina

383.7K+ views · 13 years ago

♪♫♪♪♫

“Bei Mir Bist du Schön"

Of all the boys I've known, and I've known some

Until I first met you, I was lonesome
And when you came in sight, dear, my heart grew light
And this old world seemed new to me

You're really swell, I have to admit you
Deserve expressions that really fit you
And so I've racked my brain, hoping to explain
All the things that you do to me

Bei mir bist do schön, please let me explain
Bei mir bist do schön means you're grand
Bei mir bist do schön, again I'll explain
It means you're the fairest in the land

I could say "Bella, bella", even "sehr wünderbar"
Each language only helps me tell you how grand you are

I've tried to explain, bei mir bist do schön
So kiss me and say you understand

Bei mir bist do schön, you've heard it all before
But let me try to explain
Bei mir bist do schön means that you're grand
Bei mir bist do schön, it's such an old refrain
And yet I should explain
It means I am begging for your hand

 I could say "Bella, bella", even "sehr wünderbar"

Each language only helps me tell you how grand you are

------ instrumental break ------
I could say "Bella, bella", even "sehr wünderbar"
Each language only helps me tell you how grand you are

I've tried to explain, bei mir bist do schön
So kiss me and say that you will understand

♪♫♪♪♫

“Bei Mir Bist du Schön"

"How Sholom Secunda (1894–1974) gave away the rights to his popular classic...for a song

There is a popular myth that when the Andrews Sisters released their hugely successful recording of Sholom Secunda's "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" in 1938, the composer's mother was so distraught, she fasted for a week to expiate her sins.

The reason for her distress? Only two months earlier, her son had sold the rights to the song for a mere thirty dollars!

While the extreme reaction of Secunda's mother, perpetrated by a sensational article in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, is most likely an exaggeration, the amazingly low amount of the sale is true.

Of course, the composer had no idea the song would become such a hit. Written in 1932, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" (translation: "To Me You Are Beautiful") was part of a Yiddish operetta called I Would If I Could, written in 1932 by Abraham Bloom, with music by Secunda and lyrics by his writing partner, Jacob Jacobs.

The trio had attempted to sell the show to Hollywood, with no success. Even Eddie Cantor, who years later would feature the song and its composer on his radio show, originally turned the show down. With no greater prospects in sight for their song, Secunda and Jacobs decided they might as well sell the rights to a publisher.

“At the time, it was considered good publicity in Yiddish theater circles to have your songs published," said Secunda in a 1961 interview with The New York Times. "Most of the time we would publish our songs at our own expense. If you could sell it to a publisher later on, you were that much richer. I had sold hundreds of songs for thirty dollars and was happy to get the money for this one. Jacobs and I split 50–50.”

An Enormous Success

Within two months of the sale, a then-little-known musical trio called the Andrews Sisters recorded a newly adapted English-language version of the song, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin. The only Yiddish that remained was the title, repeated throughout the song.

Released by Decca Records, it became the Andrews Sisters' first major hit record.

Even Americans unfamiliar with Yiddish bought the song in droves. Undaunted by the title, they requested the recording or sheet music using such approximations as "Buy Me a Beer, Mr. Shane" or "My Mere Bits of Shame." However it was pronounced, the song was an enormous success.

“Bei Mir Bist Du Schön” quickly became a worldwide phenomenon. The Russians loved it so much that they claimed it as their own, recording a Russian-language version with the State Jazz Orchestra of the Soviet Union and crediting composers O. Kandat and Fidrovsky with authorship.

It was even a hit in Germany under the Nazi regime—that is, until it was discovered that the composer and lyricist were Jewish, whereupon the song was promptly banned.

During the 28 years that the copyright of “Bei Mir Bist Du Schön” was owned by Kammen and other entities, it is estimated that the song grossed $3,000,000. Many illustrious musical stars shared in its success, including Ella Fitzgerald, Guy Lombardo, Nelson Eddy, Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, Judy Garland, Rudy Vallee, and Bette Midler. Lyricist Sammy Cahn bought his mother a house from the money he earned from the song. It seemed as if everyone was reaping the rewards of "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön."

Everyone, that is, but the composer."

 And now I know a lot about... 

♪♫“Bei Mir Bist du Schön"♪♫♪

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2024

            Family is Everything...

 Institute

Russ Jones taught...

 About the 

RESURRECTION

Witnesses to the 

Ressurection

Separation of Spirit and Body...

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2024               Family is Everything...

   Sunrise: 7:38 a.m. 

                       Sunset:  5:44 p.m.

Happy Birthday, Mikayla...

Hope you're weathering that storm in San Frasncisco, okay.

Happy Birthday, Parker...

Hope you're having a great day in Texas.

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Lunch Bunch was at

Gourmandise the Bakery

215 E State St., American Fork....

Many choices...

 SuzAnne, Rosane, Kathie

 Eileen, Nadine, Jennie

 MaryAnn, Shauna

Vickie and Sharon 

like the look... 

...of MaryAnn's 

French pastries.

...then they got

passed around for

everyone to see.

Jeanie, Faye, Annette.

Linda H, Jeanie

Faye, Annette

SuzAnne got the "Hearty

Chicken Cobb Salad" as

did several others.

Nadine got the Greek Salad...

Annette got the Brisket sandwich...

MaryAnn got the Mediterranean

Nicose's Salad...

14 could come today...

Counter clock-wise from

bottom left:

Eileen, Nadine, Jennie,

Linda H, Jennie, 

 Faye, Annette,

MaryAnn, Shauna, Vickie,

Sharon, SuzAnne, 

Rosane, Kathie.

We always miss those 

who can't come.

We were interested to learn

that Rosane and her husband,

Eduardo, go to a Portugese Ward,

even though they live next to Kaye.

They are the parents of

Vivian Böhme and bought 

her home.

Kathie and I got the

French Country Stew that

had tender chunks of beef, 

chestnut squash, and leeks

served over garlic mashed potatoes.

It wasn't very pretty, but was

very tasty and warm.

I got the lemon custard

tartlette for dessert.

SuzAnne said  that her 

Grandmother had beautiful blue

dishes like these and wished

she had been able to get 

some of them.

Others also got some of these

fancy French desserts.

 Jennie always has to 

rush back to work.

I was able to catch a few of

the gals outside for a photo...

Shauna got in this one.

Several of us took home

treats for our family.

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The snow pile is about

all melted.

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Movie Night with Gary... 

"Love Affair" from 1939

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An Affair to Remember is a 1957 American romance film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. Filmed in CinemaScope, it was distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is considered among the most romantic films of all time according to the American Film Institute.^[4] 

The film was a remake of McCarey's 1939 film Love Affair, starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer.

It's wonderful to have Gary 

close enough to come over

from Pleasant Grove on

Wednesday nights to watch

these old 1930s, '40s. and '50s

treasured movies.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024

               Family is Everything…

Our Walt & Eileen Family 

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

03 - Katie - "30"

05 - Emma - "24"

15 - Bonnie - 1930-1990 "60" in life, 94 now

16 - Carter - "23"

17 - Julie - "53"

17 - Kayden - "12"

17- Jordan - "12"

19 - McKell Rae - "27"

20 - Aimee - "36"

21 - Ben - Elder Brewer - "19"

25 - Taylor - "21"

25 - Phyllis - 1932-2014 "82" in life, 92 now 

26 - Sam P. - "18"

27 - Umi - "2"

          12 family birthdays

                     and 2 remembrances...

💕💕💕💕

 The Gospel --

Its truthfulness in one photo.

Come To Zion  

Book of Mormon

“For 179 years this book has been examined and attacked, denied and deconstructed, targeted and torn apart like perhaps no other book in modern religious history—perhaps like no other book in any religious history. And still it stands. Failed theories about its origins have been born and parroted and have died—from Ethan Smith to Solomon Spaulding to deranged paranoid to cunning genius. None of these frankly pathetic answers for this book has ever withstood examination because there is no other answer than the one Joseph gave as its young unlearned translator. In this I stand with my own great-grandfather, who said simply enough, “No wicked man could write such a book as this; and no good man would write it, unless it were true and he were commanded of God to do so.”

- Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

"Safety for the Soul," October 2009

February 1, 2024-Thursday

Family Book Club...

for February 2024

My first choice...

Insights from a Prophet's Life: Russell M. Nelson Audio CD – April 8, 2019

by Sheri Dew (Author)

4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars    1,526 ratings

• What kind of life preparation does the Lord give the men He will one day call to be prophet? And what are the lessons to be learned from such a life? From being raised in a home without the foundation of the gospel to the early days of his marriage and the stress of medical school to his last open-heart surgery in China, President Russell M. Nelson took advantage of every opportunity to learn and become more. In Insights from a Prophet's Life, Sheri Dew takes us through the life of President Nelson from childhood to the current day. This unique collection of life experiences is told in short episodes from the purpose of helping readers gain their own personal insights. For if we have much to learn from what a prophet says, surely we have much to learn from how a prophet lives.

 

...but it's not on audible.

My second choice...

I can't find it on audible either...

So now I'm scrambling for a third choice...

Is the pile of snow gone?

It's always fun to happen to 

look at the clock when

it has triple numbers.

Steve took me to supper...

...at Five Guys, then we...

...went to the Cinemax...

...to see Argyle--

a Spy movie.

It was far fetched...

but we liked it!

Thanks for a fun evening, Stever.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2024

     Family is Everything…

 Maybe winter fun 

is about done...

...since the Groundhog

did not see his shadow today.

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Phil’s handlers said that the groundhog has forecast an early spring. (Barry Reeger/AP)

They say: "Early Spring."

I say: "Yea...Winter is Over!"

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Elder Nelson in an article written for the Ensign in 2003, said,

"While divine love can be called perfect, infinite, enduring, and universal, it cannot correctly be characterized as unconditional. The word does not appear in the scriptures. On the other hand, many verses affirm that the higher levels of love the Father and the Son feel for each of us—and certain divine blessings stemming from that love—are conditional. Before citing examples, it is well to recognize various forms of conditional expression in the scriptures." (See the article for the examples.)

CHURCHOFJESUSCHRIST.ORG Divine Love

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Family is Everything..                             

Happy Birthday, Katie... 

Photo posted today by Parker...

Looking back...

Katie - 4 months old in photo

with Parents, Siblings,

GG Petersen, Uncles and

Aunts before GG left for Merida,

Mexico to serve 3 years as 

Mission President & wife...

Katie...2001 - Memorial Day at

Great-Grama Albertson's home

in Gooding, Idaho

Katie...2001 - age 7

Katie...2000s with cousins

               Cortney and Mikayla  

                           

Katie...2010

Katie...2010

Katie...2010

Katie...2010

Katie...2012 June - Madison High School

Katie...2014 - Engaged

Katie...2014 - Married Parker Anderson

Katie...2024 - 3 darling children

Hope you are having a 

wonderful day in Texas....

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2024

              Family is Everything…

Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward

10:30 a.m. for 2024...

David South presided

and conducted.

11 shared testimonies --

Joanne Lyon,    

 Brooke Branchflower,

Eileen Petersen, 

Melanie Williams,

Kylee Ballantyne

Ken Culmone

Harper Burton

Lisa Miller

Serena Smith

MaryLu Funk

Jeanie Larsen

Doug & Jodi Graham

gave the prayers.

Clyde Witham taught our

Gospel Doctrine class

1 Nephi 16-22,

2 Nephi 1-2

Guided by the 

Liahona to building a ship

to crossing an ocean

and arriving in the

Promised Land to

Lehi blessing his

posterity.

Directions, Transportation,

Opposition, The Fall,

Atonement.

Thank you, Brother Witham,

for teaching us by the

spirit how to glean the

gems from the

Book of Mormon...about

Directions, Transportation...

Opposition, The Fall... 

and the Atonement.

I'm thankful... 

 ...that I'm able... 

to go to church. 

Vicki came over... 

...Nicole said we were

wearing twin colors. 

I liked this quote that 

Boyd Mattheson shared on

Sunday Edition.

 Thanks, John...

...for another delicious

Sunday dinner.

The Grammy Awards were 

a trip to Babylon!

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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 February 4th,

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

February 4, 2024

Next week FEBRUARY 5-11, 2024

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