****Walt & Eileen Petersen**: Traces of Time . . . January 12-18, 2026

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Traces of Time . . . January 12-18, 2026

Traces of Time . . .

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Week of
JANUARY 12-18, 2026

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, 10 great-grandchildren, and posterity to come.
Our Walt & Eileen Family

January - Hope you all have a wonderful, fantastic birthday!
07 - Maddie P. - "34"
10 - Abbey - "24"
14 - Remembering Grama A "103"
Now 11 birthdays in heaven
20 - Sam Fisher - "27"
28 - Taitum "10"
31 - Mikayla - "30"
31 - Parker - "34"
THIS WEEK-

JANUARY 12-18, 2026

MONDAY,
JANUARY 12, 2026

Family is
Everything...
Sunrise: 7:49 a.m.
Sunset: 5:22 p.m.

Thank you to

TUESDAY,
JANUARY 13, 2026

Family is Everything…
Day
* * * * * * *
Our Tuesday night movie was:

WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 14, 2026**

Family is

Everything…

Grama A's 106th

Birthday Remembrance

The last 13 in heaven...

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025
Family is Everything…

         Today


January Birthday - Hope you have a

wonderful, fantastic birthday!

14 - Remembering Grama A "106"

Now 13 birthdays in heaven

Birthday Remembrance
for my Mom,
Verna Beth Huffaker Albertson
January 14, 1920
- July 26, 2013
1923 - Age 3
with her two older
brothers,
Morris and David,
riding on Old Nig.
1925 - Age 5
In orchard with new baby
sister, Lorraine, and her
Mom, Ella Huffaker, age 34.
Close up from above photo...
1927 - Age 7 - 2nd grade
Waiting for the school bus
with Morris and David
Close up from above...

Verna - 1934 - Age 14
Eighth Grade Graduation

Here are Verna's Father and Mother....
a photo that Connie, my cousin Lucy's daughter sent me:
1944 when they were both age 44.
They were both born in 1891.
Ella is standing two steps above Dave.
She was just barely 5' and he was 6'3" or taller.
Here they are in the 1960s at age 70-something:
106th Year Remembrance of
my Mother - continued
Verna Beth Huffaker Albertson
Lived: January 14, 1920 to
July 26, 2013

Verna - age 16 in 1936
Photo she gave her boyfriend,
Arnold Albertson, whom she
later married.
Verna - age 17 in 1937
with Arnold Albertson at
the Jerome County Fair...
September
They eloped on
September 29, 1937 and
married in Hailey, Idaho.

Verna - age 23 in 1943
in Long Beach, California
with Arnold and Eileen, age 4.

Verna's brother, David Huffaker, would get to
come stay with them on weekends when
when he was stationed close
to them in Long Beach, California
during his training as a pilot
during World War II.
Verna with her Dad, Mother, and siblings
in Sept 1945 at end of World War II,
gathered at Dave and Ella's farm home
in Wendell, Idaho.
Front L-R: Eleanor 15, Lorraine 20,
Ella 54, Verna 25.
Back: Morris 29, David 27,
Dave 54, Don, 17.

My Mom's Siblings

in birth order:

Morris 1916-20

Davis 1918-1997

Verna 1910-2013

Lorraine 1925-2013

Don 1928 - Age 97

Eleanor 1930-2024

* * *
Verna - age 26 in 1946
just after World War II
Verna - age 37 in 1957
taking Eileen to business college
in Salt Lake City

Verna - age 37 in 1957 in front of
her home in Wendell, Idaho
with Arnold, Eileen, Janice
Verna - age 40s in 1960s
Verna - age 41 in 1961
Verna and Arnold sealed in
the Salt Lake Temple
June 14, 1961
Janice and I were
sealed to our
Mom and Dad.
Verna - age 41 in June 1961
Verna - age 41 in June 1961
at our wedding reception in
Gooding, Idaho
Verna - age 42 in June 1962
with Arnold, Eileen, Janice
Verna - age 42 in September 1962
25th Wedding Anniversary
Verna - age 46 in July 1966 at
the funeral of Arnold's mother,
Blanche Ilene Hartwell Albertson,
in Hagerman, Idaho.
Blanche is buried in Hagerman,
Idaho where she raised her family.
Verna - age 46 in 1966
Verna - age 47 in Jan 1967
Blessing day for Steven, our third child,
first one born in Burley, Idaho.
Grampa Ray and Grama Jane
on left, Gary, almost 2;
Mary Jane "Janie" 3 1/2.
Walt must have taken the photo,
and Grampa A parking the car.
Verna - age 50-something in 1970s
at Eileen's home in Burley, Idaho
Verna - age 53 in May 1973 at
60th Wedding Celebration in
Wendell, Idaho, for her
Dad and Mother,
Dave and Ella Huffaker and
their six children, 26 grandchildren,
and many great-grandchildren.
Verna is second from right in front.

Verna - age 60 in 1980
with Eileen at Shoshone Falls, Idaho
Verna - age 66 in 1986 at our
25th Wedding Anniversary
Celebration - with Grama A,
her two daughters, and their families:
On left: Janice and Don, Scott, Vickie,
Sarah, and Michael.
On right: Eileen and Walt, Janie, Gary,
Steve, David, Julie, Brian, and Jen.
This is the only photo I know of with
Verna and all her posterity together.
Larger view of above photo, to
show Verna better.
At Grama A's home Gooding, Idaho, 1987
on a cold Memorial Day planting petunias.
(Steve was on his mission in Boston.)
Verna - age 70 in 1990
(Janice, do you have any photo
of Mom in the 1990s?)
Verna - age 80 in 2000
Verna - 2007
Age 87 - Baking cookies
for Walt & Eileen on a
Saturday afternoon when
they stopped on the way
home from their Boise Temple shift
Verna - Age 90 in 2010
with her sisters Lorraine and Eleanor
Verna - age 90 with siblings
Lorraine, Don, and Eleanor
(Her brothers Morris and David had
passed away.)
Here is a photo of her brother,
Morris Huffaker, and his wife Hazel
in 1987.
Verna - age 91 in June 2011
Our whole family
for our 50th Wedding Anniversary.
Grama A is on my right.
Verna - age 92 - in 2012
with her two daughters, Eileen and Janice
Verna - 93rd birthday - January 14, 2013
She passed away on July 26, 2013
My sister, Janice, took great care of
Mom when we were out of the country
for our first three missions -
for 6 1/2 years.
During our fourth mission,
Julie volunteered to
have Grama A live with
her and John and their
family. They took such
great care of her
from June 2011 to
July 2013 while we were
in San Salvador El Salvador
serving in the temple there.
* * *
Here are
Julie and John,
Jacee, Jackson, and Maddie
by her casket at the
Wendell Idaho Cemetery,
July 31, 2013.
Thank you for taking such
good care of Grama A.
Verna is buried beside her
eternal sweetheart--husband,
Arnold G. Albertson at the
Wendell Idaho Cemetery.
Verna Beth Huffaker Albertson...
Spiritual Daughter of God,
Mortal daughter of
Dave and Ella Huffaker,
Wife of Arnold Albertson,
Mother of
Eileen Marie Albertson Petersen
and
Janice Lynn Albertson Robertson
Grandmother of 11
Amazing Grandchildren...
Janie, Gary, Steve, David,
Julie, Brian, Jen, Scott,
Vicki, Sarah, Michael.
Great-Grandmother of 54
Wonderful Grandchildren...
(from Eileen & Walt)
Aimee, Daniel, Katie, Heidi,
Sam, Ashley, Michael,
McKell, Abbey, Jacob.
Isaac, Kelsey, Cortney,
Kimble, Carter,
Josh, Anna, Sam,
Will, Mikayla, Jacee,
Jackson, Maddie, Rigdon.
Emma, Taylor, Avery,
Elliott, Slade, Olivia,
Kayden, Jordan,
Seth, Sarah, Ben,
Josh, Liz, Adam,
Anna...
and
(from Janice & Don)
Matthew, Tyler, Brittany,
Elise, Andrew, Jasmine,
Hailey, Hunter, Emily,
Ashley, Tyler, Justin,
Ryan, Kate, Grant.
  Great-great Grandmother of 16
Precious Great-grandchildren...
Taitum, Diesel, Scottie Marie,
Maeve, Ingrid, Umi, Ohi'a,
Lively Daniel.
J, Owen, Liam,
Elle, Liam, Luke, Elena.
with 2 more due in 2026.
* * *
We look forward to being with
you again on Resurrection Day.
We honor your life and memory on
your 106th Birthday Remembrance
this January 14, 2026
You are truly an
Elect Lady.
We love you!
Love from your posterity.
* * * * *
P.S. A few more...
1980s...
She wanted to do a painting
of this old barn just out of
Garland, but never did.

     Verna & Arnold

Verna - 1940's 20-something

Headstone - Albertson
* * ***

Back to today.......
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

12 could come today...

* * * * *

THURSDAY,

JANUARY 15, 2026**

                Family is

Everything…



Appointment with Dr. Jeppsen

at Rocky Mountain Eye Care...

Morgan did my

preliminary work...

David came in

with Dr. Jeppsen...

Dr. Jeppsen confirmed

that I need cataract surgery

in my left eye.

Sarah took all Dr. Jeppsen's

dictation about his

exam of my eye...

FRIDAY,
JANUARY 16, 2026

Family is

Everything…


time..

No photos taken today...

SATURDAY,

JANUARY 17, 2026


  Family is

Everything…


A winter day in January...

Rendezvousing with Steve

for dinner at Denney's...

...then a movie at

Jordan's Landing...

I Was a Stranger (formerly known as The Stranger's Case) is a 2024 drama film directed, written, and produced by Brandt Andersen, in his feature directorial debut. The film follows five people who are pulled together, coming together on a single night where survival is uncertain.
The film premiered at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 23, 2024, and was released in the United States in limited release on December 31, 2025, before expanding wide on January 9, 2026.

...It was a sad movie.

People should not treat

people this way.

SUNDAY,

JANUARY 18, 2026

Family is

Everything…

Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward...

Gospel Doctrine

The Old Testament

Camie Williams - Teacher

This is the best lesson on

the creation I have ever had.

Camie is the most inspiring

teacher I have ever had.

I looked up the population of Burley:

Burley, Idaho's population is around 12,211 as of July 2024 estimates, a slight increase from its 2020 Census count of 11,704, with a growth rate suggesting continued expansion. The city, located in Cassia County, serves as a key regional hub, featuring significant economic activity in energy and food production.

* * ***
Redemption is equal because Christ is infinite...
-- Alma 34:14.
Glory is different because agency is real...
-- Doctrine and Covenants 93:31.

--The Bronze Serpent

* * *

If you have not seen
our mini-life-sketch,
it is at the end of
my testimony below...
* * *

**** 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
January 18th, 2025
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.

* *

Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all.

“An omnicompetent God leaves all mortals free to choose, but how grateful we should be that God chose long, long ago to rescue and to resurrect all His children through the Atonement of His Son. Nevertheless, some reject and many are indifferent to these and other divine beckonings, mostly because they are too caught up in the cares of the world. They are strangers to the Savior, who is far from the thoughts and intents of their hearts.”
Neal A Maxwell
How Choice a Seer!

    Revelation 19:16: -- "And he hath on his vesture and on
his thigh a name written,
KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS".

* * *
* * *
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 Dallin H. Oaks 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 Priesthood Temple Ordinances families can be sealed for eternity.

PRIESTHOOD
AARONIC AND MELCHIZEDEK
* * * * *

* * *
Of these truths I testify in the
Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Eileen Petersen
January 18, 2026
Next Week...

Next week during my turn on earth...

January 19-25, 2026
January 26-February 1, 2026

xxxyyyzzz

Traces of Time . . .

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Week of
JANUARY 19-25, 2026

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- JANUARY 19-25, 2026

MONDAY,
JANUARY 19, 2026

Family is
Everything...
Sunrise: 7:45 a.m.
Sunset: 5:30 p.m.

* * *
Thank you to John
and Jason for the powerful
Melchizedek Priesthood
blessing I received
from them tonight.**

Sheri Linn Dew---Age 72-- (born November 21, 1953) is an American author, publisher, the executive vice president of Deseret Management Corporation, and chief executive officer of the Deseret Book Company, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dew has also been a religious leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and an inspirational speaker. In 2003, she was described as "the most prominent single [unmarried] LDS woman right now."^[¹^]

Deseret Book Company owns two retail chains (Deseret Book and Seagull), two publishing companies (Deseret Book and Covenant), an events division (Time Out for Women), a digital division, a magazine (LDS Living) and a film

Personal life

Dew was born November 21, 1953, in Ulysses, Kansas, to Charles and JoAnn Peterson Dew. The oldest of five children, she grew up on a "sprawling grain farm" and attended local schools.^[²^]^[³^]^[⁴^] Of this time, she has said:

I drove a tractor almost as soon as I could reach the pedals. I know how to set an irrigation tube, and I helped with the harvest. . . . On the farm you learn early that you reap what you sow. . . . I am innately very shy, and I have struggled with that challenge for years. My work has helped because I've had to interview people from all walks of life.^[²^]

Dew told interviewers in 2002 and 2004 that as a teenager she was 5 feet, 10 inches tall and was a standout in high school basketball, averaging 23 points and 17 rebounds a game.^[²^]^[³^] A Bloomberg Businessweek reporter wrote in 2012 that Dew had the "friendly, no-nonsense manner" of a high school basketball coach."^[⁴^]^[⁵^] Another writer noted in 2010 that Dew's "confident and collected demeanor always kept her on task."^[⁶^]

TUESDAY,
JANUARY 20, 2026

Family is Everything…
January - Hope you all have a wonderful, fantastic birthday!
20 - Sam Fisher - 27

* * *
Cataract Surgery at
Physicians Surgery Center**
Thanks, Gary for driving me.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Family is Everything…
Today I had cataract surgery.
David picked me up at 5:45 and we
were at the Physicians Surgery Center
at 6:30.
Dr. Paul Jeppsen, Lisa, Laura, Cristelle were the surgery team at the Physicians Surgery Center. I was surprised how fast the surgery was--under 30 min.

I was also surprised that there was no pain nor discomfort ever.

David took me to breakfast at Denny's when we got to Saratoga Springs.

My Mom's Siblings

R-L in birth order 1996

Morris 1916-2

Davis 1918-1997

Verna 1910-2013

Lorraine 1925-2013

Don 1928 - Age 93

Eleanor 1930 Age 92

As Clyde Witham said in
Sunday School class:
The testimonies shared today
have strengthened my testimony.

Today's Gospel Doctrine class

was on Isaiah.
Great are the words of ISAIAH!
Isaiah
Isaiah
Isaiah
Isaiah
Isaiah
Isaiah
Isaiah
Isaiah
Isaiah
Isaiah
Isaiah
Isaiah

Isaiah
Isaiah
Isaiah
Julie now parks by the
back door of the Church...

* * * * * * * *

* * * * * * *
Our Tuesday night movie was:

WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 21, 2026**

Family is

Everything…

Post-Op Surgery

APPOINTMENT 1:25 p.m.

January Birthday - Hope you have a

wonderful, fantastic birthday!

* * * * ***

THURSDAY,

JANUARY 22, 2026

                Family is

Everything…


                                                          Happy Family time...

FRIDAY,
JANUARY 23, 2026

Family is

Everything…


BYU Ballroom Performance..

Jacee, Michael,

and Darby Jo.

Richards Building

SATURDAY,

JANUARY 24, 2026


  Family is

Everything…


Rendezvousing with

SUNDAY,

JANUARY 25, 2026


Family is

Everything…

Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward...

* * ***
Redemption is equal because Christ is infinite...
-- Alma 34:14.
Glory is different because agency is real...
-- Doctrine and Covenants 93:31.

--The Bronze Serpent

* * *

If you have not seen
our mini-life-sketch,
it is at the end of
my testimony below...
* * *

**** 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
January 18th, 2025
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.

* *

Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all.

“An omnicompetent God leaves all mortals free to choose, but how grateful we should be that God chose long, long ago to rescue and to resurrect all His children through the Atonement of His Son. Nevertheless, some reject and many are indifferent to these and other divine beckonings, mostly because they are too caught up in the cares of the world. They are strangers to the Savior, who is far from the thoughts and intents of their hearts.”
Neal A Maxwell
How Choice a Seer!

    Revelation 19:16: -- "And he hath on his vesture and on
his thigh a name written,
KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS".

* * *
* * *
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 Dallin H. Oaks 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 Priesthood Temple Ordinances families can be sealed for eternity.

PRIESTHOOD
AARONIC AND MELCHIZEDEK
* * * * *

* * *
Of these truths I testify in the
Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Eileen Petersen
January 25, 2026

Next Week...
Next week during my turn on earth...

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