TRACES OF TIME . . .
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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
{Last week: Scroll to end click "Older Posts" at bottom right.}
Week of
SEPTEMBER 8-14, 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 MISSIONJuly 1995-July 1998
Mission President and wife of the Mexico Merida Mission - Yucatan*** *** ***SECOND MISSION Mar 2005-Feb 2007Area Medical Advisor - Central America Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama12 missions - 2,000 missionaries.*** *** ***THIRD MISSIONSep 2008-Mar 2010Area Medical Advisor - South America So.Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay14 missions - 2300 missionaries*** *** ***
FOURTH MISSIONJuly 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 with a new gg-son 8-28-'25 = 9 great-grandchildren--for a posterity of 72.
Week ofSEPTEMBER 8-14, 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).
FOURTH MISSIONJuly 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?"
...their spouses--Julie, John, Jennifer, Jerry--our 39 grandchildren--8 spouses of G-C, and with a new gg-son 8-28-'25 = 9 great-grandchildren--for a posterity of 72.
Week of
SEPTEMBER 8-14, 2025
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2025
Family is Everything…. Sunrise: 7:03 a.m. Sunset 7:46 p.m. 
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2025
Family is Everything….
Sunrise: 7:03 a.m. Sunset 7:46 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
Family is Everything…
Family is Everything…
Family is Everything
Happy Birthday, Jackson
in Saratoga Springs...
Julie's post on face book...
I
seriously can’t keep my kids
from growing up! I was lucky to
get to spend the
day with
Jackson. I sure love this kid.
I guess he was destined to
love
Superman from birth!
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Institute resumed today...
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MOVIE NIGHT
The Classics... {16}MOBY DICK- versionGary
Family is Everything
Happy Birthday, Jackson
in Saratoga Springs...
Julie's post on face book...
I
seriously can’t keep my kids
from growing up! I was lucky to
get to spend the
day with
Jackson. I sure love this kid.
I guess he was destined to
love
Superman from birth!
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Institute resumed today...
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MOVIE NIGHT
The Classics... {16}
MOBY DICK- version
Gary