TRACES OF TIME . . . {Last week: Scroll to end click "Older Posts" at bottom right.} JULY 28-AUGUST 3, 2025
Stay on the Covenant Pathto reach theTree of Life
A wise person once said, "Every society will be judged byhow it treats the least fortunate.""Time moves slowly, but passes quickly...
TIME...
On this blog I share with family and friends my thoughts, doings, what interests me, and--at times--tributes to my eternal sweetheart, Walt, who graduated to heaven on 8-21-2020.*All that I am or ever hope to be,I not only owe to my
TRACES OF TIME . . .
{Last week: Scroll to end click "Older Posts" at bottom right.}
JULY 28-AUGUST 3, 2025
Stay on the Covenant Path
to reach the
Tree of Life
A wise person once said,
"Every society will be judged by
how it treats the least fortunate."
TIME...
*All that I am or ever hope to be,
I not only owe to my
angel mother and father,
...but to my wonderful husband,Walter Ray Petersen.
angel mother and father,
...but to my wonderful husband,
Walter Ray Petersen.
Walt called himself...
"The last of the old-time country doctors."
Walt called himself...
"The last of the old-time country doctors."
He delivered about 4,000 babies, among fixing broken hips, other surgeries, and even made house calls.As Janie said in his obituary:"He healed many hearts, heads, hands, and everything in-between."
In the 1950s you had to be 20 to serve a mission. This is Walt in August 1954, on the day he was set apart in Salt Lake City to be a missionary.
In the 1950s you had to be 20 to serve a mission. This is Walt in August 1954, on the day he was set apart in Salt Lake City
to be a missionary.
One of Walt's happiest of happy places was as the pilot flying...Our first plane was a piper Cherokee...
Then in a six-seater Cessna high-wing, turbo-charged airplane. Foxtrot 48--something was the call number {he owned with two partners).
We were blessed to serve 4 missions together--First:July 1995-July 1998
Mission President and wife of the Mexico Merida Mission - Yucatan*** *** *** Mar 2005-Feb 2007Area Medical Advisor - Central America Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama12 missions - 2,000 missionaries.*** *** ***Sep 2008-Mar 2010Area Medical Advisor - South America So.Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay14 missions - 2300 missionaries*** *** ***
July 2014-Nov 2018Temple President and Temple MatronSan Salvador El Salvador Temple*** *** ***This totaled 9 1/2 years out of theUnited States.Grampa Petersen told our grandchildren that the Prophet said: "If you love your grandchildrfen, serve a mission,"To which g-dau Ashley asked:"How many?"
*** *** ***Walt was also a carpenter at heart--like his carpenter father, Ray Petersen.
This blog is...Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen...
...their spouses--Julie, John, Jennifer, Jerry--our 39 grandchildren--8 spouses of G-C, and 8 great-grandchildren--for a posterity of 71.
Week of JULY 28-AUGUST 3, 2025
One of Walt's happiest of happy places was as the pilot flying...
Our first plane was a piper Cherokee...
Then in a six-seater Cessna high-wing, turbo-charged airplane. Foxtrot 48--something was the call number {he owned with two partners).
...their spouses--Julie, John, Jennifer, Jerry--our 39 grandchildren--8 spouses of G-C, and 8 great-grandchildren--for a posterity of 71.
Week of
JULY 28-AUGUST 3, 2025
MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025Family is Everything…Sunrise: 6:21 a.m. Sunset: 8:45 p.m. 
I read the life story of Alma & Phyllis Robertson.Alma “Alma Alexander Robertson was born on 4 July
1910, in Oakley, Cassia County, Idaho. His father was Lester Alexander
Robertson and mother was Lydia Adeline (Adams) Robertson. His family lived
about one half mile from the town of Oakley, Idaho. His mother says that he was
born while the town was celebrating the Fourth of July and the band was playing
"Dixie". Dr. Nielson*, the doctor who delivered him said, "This
is the first time I have delivered a baby to music with the town
celebrating." * Dr. Nielson was the father of six sons,who all became attorneys.One of the sons, Norman Nielson wasour Bishop when we moved to Burleyin July 1966.Walt followed him as Bishopof Burley 7th Ward in May 1970.One of Norman's 3 sons,Brent was a Seventy from2___-August 2023.
TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2025
MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025
Family is Everything…
Sunrise: 6:21 a.m. Sunset: 8:45 p.m.
I read the life story of
Alma & Phyllis Robertson.
Alma
“Alma Alexander Robertson was born on 4 July
1910, in Oakley, Cassia County, Idaho. His father was Lester Alexander
Robertson and mother was Lydia Adeline (Adams) Robertson. His family lived
about one half mile from the town of Oakley, Idaho. His mother says that he was
born while the town was celebrating the Fourth of July and the band was playing
"Dixie". Dr. Nielson*, the doctor who delivered him said,
"This
is the first time I have delivered a baby to music with the town
celebrating."
* Dr. Nielson was the father of six sons,
who all became attorneys.
One of the sons, Norman Nielson was
our Bishop when we moved to Burley
in July 1966.
Walt followed him as Bishop
of Burley 7th Ward in May 1970.
One of Norman's 3 sons,
Brent was a Seventy from
2___-August 2023.
Family is Everything…
Family is Everything…
Today
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MOVIE NIGHT
The Classics... {16}TREASURE ISLAND - 1990 version
Gary
Today
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MOVIE NIGHT
The Classics... {16}
TREASURE ISLAND - 1990 version
