Traces of Time . . . Dedication of the Burley Idaho Temple - January 11, 2026

 TRACES OF TIME . . . 

          special post for the 

burley idaho temple

DEDICAATION

JANUARY 11, 2026

AND 

open house    

November 3-22, 2025 

Week of

november 3-9 2025

SUNDAY,

 JANUARY 11, 2026

                     

Family is 

Everything…

 

 Rendezvousing with 

David and his Julie,

Jen and me to drive 

to the... ...

Dedication of the Burley Idaho Temple

"It was a special privilege for my wife Kristen and me to be in Burley, Idaho today as I officiated in the dedication of the Burley Idaho Temple.

We are living in a glorious season of temple building. This temple is our 212th dedicated temple worldwide. More than 150 other temples are in design or under construction.

Temples are essential to our Heavenly Father’s plan for His children. In these houses of the Lord, we are taught the most important things we can learn and do in mortality.

The scriptures speak of perilous times, when men’s hearts will fail them. They also speak of worthy disciples escaping these things, of their standing in holy places, and not being moved. Surely the times ahead will call for us to remember our temple covenants and to rely on the blessings promised to us.

I rejoice with you in the dedication of this Burley Temple.

The temple is the House of the Lord, a House built for the sacred work of the Lord God of Israel, our Savior and our Redeemer, to prepare us for exaltation in the celestial kingdom of God."

 

David and his Julie picked me up at

 5:50 a.m. and we headed to Burley--a 3-

hour drive.  We passed the "barn" at

7:30, which is exactly 100 miles from

 Burley.

more to be added

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Week of

JANUARY 5-11, 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.    

Our Walt & Eileen Family 

January Birthdays - Hope you have a wonderful, fantastic birthday!

07 - Maddie, Kimble's wife - "34"

10 - Abbey - "26" 

14 - Remembering Grama A "106" 

        Now 13 birthdays in heaven 

20 - Sam Fisher "27"

28 - Taitum "10" 

31 - Mikayla - "30"

31 - Parker - "34"

Happy 2026

May we all feel more KICKS

 in 2026...

         THIS WEEK- 

JANUARY 5-11, 2026

MONDAY, 

JANUARY 5, 2026

Family is 

Everything...                             

Sunrise: 7: a.m. 

Sunset:  5: p.m.

Thank you to our cleaning gals...

SONIA AND TINA

Podiatrist day...

Dr. Scott Rogers

Sharon drove me to Home Goods

to get a prize for Bunco

Kimble & Maddie are here

from Hawaii...

He has been in the

Coast Guard for 

7 years now.

Their baby girl is due

April 2.

Maddie's family is flying here

from New Jersey on

is the next day.

Tuesday, her birthday

When John told Riggy

Kimble was here,

he came rushing in... 

...to give his hero cousin

a big hug.

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TUESDAY, 

JANUARY 6, 2026

Family is Everything…

Day of the Three Kings

Also known as Epiphany

During the 9 1/2 years on our

four missions together in Mexico,

Central and South America,

we knew it as:

Walt first learned about it during his 

2 1/2 years serving in the

Uruguay-Paraguay Mission as a young

man Aug 1954 to Mar 1957.

Photo that same day -

August 17, 1954 when he received

his endowment at the 

Salt Lake Temple with his

two grandmothers who went

through the temple with him.

Left: Mary Carlson Petersen,

age 72 {Oct 1881- Sep 1972}

and Maria Smith Prescott

age 72 {Dec 1882- Sep 1970}

Walt's Dad & Mom also

went through the temple

with him.

Photo--Year before mission -  Walt a sophomore at Boise Jr. College by his home in Wendell with Grama Rie, age 71. Dale,  his brother, Dale, was  a freshman at Wendell High School.

Three Kings’ Day Celebration: 

History And Traditions Behind ‘El Día De Los Reyes’
By Carolina Moreno                                                                                            Santa Claus may have gone back to the North Pole to rest, but it doesn’t mean the gift-giving (and receiving) is over — at least not for the thousands of children in Latin America and Spain anxiously awaiting “El Día de los Reyes” Celebration on January 6th.

For many Christians, the holiday season doesn’t officially end until the 12th day of Christmas known as the
“Feast of the Epiphany” or
“Three Kings’ Day”

The holiday marks the biblical adoration of baby Jesus by the three Kings, also referred to as three Wise Men or Magi. According to the Gospel of Matthew, the men found the divine child by following a star across the desert for twelve days to Bethlehem. Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar — representing Europe, Arabia, and Africa respectively — travelled by horse, camel, and elephant in order to present baby Jesus with three symbolic gifts.

The gold offered by one of the wise men is a symbolic acknowledgment of Jesus’ royal standing as “King of the Jews,” while the frankincense manifests the divine nature of the baby’s existence, since he is not an earthly king but the Son of God. And finally the myrrh, often used to embalm the dead, was gifted to the newborn as a symbol of Jesus’ mortality — foreshadowing his death as a means to cleanse humanity of its sins.

Reyes festivities come in different shapes and sizes across the globe from community parades to three-day celebrations at Disneyland. In Mexico, thousands gather every year to taste a mile-long “Rosca de Reyes” (Kings’ Bread) while others simply make the holiday staple at home honoring the tradition to hide a tiny baby Jesus figurine within the bread — the person whose slice has the figurine must prepare tamales for everyone on the Day of the Candles on Feb. 2.

(End of this article, the following two paragraphs are more information.)

Rosca de Reyes or King's Cake

During Día de Los Reyes, Mexicans serve Rosca de Reyes, or King’s Cake. “Rosca” means wreath and “reyes” means kings. The Rosca de Reyes has an oval shape to symbolize a crown and has a small doll inside which represents baby Jesus. The doll figure symbolizes the hiding of the infant Jesus from King Herod’s troops. Traditionally roscas are adorned with dried and candied fruits to symbolize the many jewels that a crown would have. The person who gets the slice with the doll must host a party on Día de la Candelaria on February 2.

Children in Latin America and Spain receive the majority of their gifts from the Three Kings rather than from Santa Claus at Christmas. Before going to bed, the
children place their old shoes with a wish list on top for the Three Kings. In the morning, the shoes are filled with toys and gifts from the Three Kings.

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"Where and how should we begin this search for Jesus?The formula for finding Jesus has always been and ever will be the same—the earnest and sincere prayer of a humble and pure heart. The Lord told the prophet Jeremiah,

“Ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart” (Jer. 29:13).

And when we find Him, will we be prepared as were the wise men of old to provide gifts from our many treasures?

They presented gold, frankincense, and myrrh. These are not the gifts Jesus asks of us. From the treasure of our hearts Jesus asks that we give of ourselves:

 “Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind” (D&C 64:34)."--President Monson 

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   Our Tuesday night movie was: 

Moana 2 - from 2024

Released in November

Budget	$150 million
Box office	$1.059 billion

 I forgot to take a photo of us.

This is from the last movie 

night we had on Dec. 16.

 Thanks for coming, Gary.

I always enjoy our 

movie nights.

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WEDNESDAY, 

JANUARY 7, 2026

Family is 

Everything…

  

  Lunch Bunch was at 

Avenue Bakery

SORTING DUPLICATES

12 COULD COME...

  Lunch Bunch

Sheri, Diane's daughter

Natalie came to cut my hair today...

Thank you so much.

She told me it is Maddie's

birthday today.

 Bunco tonight at Diane's...

Still sorting the

duplicate photos.

 at 

 at 

 at 

 at 

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THURSDAY, 

JANUARY 8, 2026

                       Family is 

Everything…

                     

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"Jesus alone bore his responsibility as the Son of God—

the Only Begotten Son of the Father (see John 1:14, 18; 3:16).

 Jesus was literally “the Son of the Highest” (Luke 1:32, 35).

In more than a dozen verses of scripture, the solemn word of

God the Father bears testimony that Jesus was truly his Beloved Son.

That solemn testimony was often coupled with God’s pleading for

mankind to hear and obey the voice of his revered Son

(see Matthew 3:17; 17:5; Mark 1:11; 9:7; Luke 3:22; 9:35;

2 Peter 1:17; 2 Nephi 31:11; 3 Nephi 11:7; 21:20; D&C 93:15;

Moses 4:2; JS–H 1:17). Through the condescension of God,

that most unlikely prophecy of Isaiah had become reality."

President Nelson

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 FRIDAY, 

JANUARY 9, 2026

                 

Family is 

Everything…

  

The announcement we've

been waiting to see for a long time...

Church Newsroom...

Just announced: Jan 9, 2026: 

“Prophet and President 

       Dallin H. Oaks 

of The Church of Jesus Christ 

of Latter-day Saints will dedicate 

the Burley Idaho Temple on 

Sunday, January 11, 2026.

The dedication ceremony 

will take place at 10 a.m. MST 

and will be broadcast to all

 congregations [of the 8 Stakes]

 within the temple district.”

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Stakes

Burley

Burley West

Burley Central

Oakley

\
Declo

Rupert

 

Rupert West

Paul

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Condolences to our

Prescott cousin,

Linda Jensen Prescott 

on the passing of

her father.

Burke Jensen Obituary - Father of Linda Jensen Prescott

Richard Burke Jensen passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on January 2, 2026, at the age of 97... 

His full obituary lists many great

 things about him...he retired as a

 Colonel in the Air Force...

This part is also 

a record of Ed & Linda

 Prescott's posterity:

...Burke is survived by his loving daughter Linda Joyce

 (Ed) Prescott; six cherished grandchildren: Rachelle (Tyler) Price, Kristin (Chris) Gritton, Nathan (Alyssa) Prescott, Brian (Allie) Prescott, David (Jordan) Prescott and Chris Jensen, daughter-in-law Barbara Dalley (Buck). 21 adored Great- Grandchildren: Aubrey (Jackson) Clark, Andrew, Katelyn, Megan, and Matthew Price, Joshua, Samantha, Jacob and Michael Gritton, Bentley, Paxton, Sawyer, Indi, and Kai Prescott, Lincoln, Lilly, and Louie Prescott, Burke, Nora, Millie and Wells Prescott and one great-great-grandchild expected in March. He is now joyfully reunited with his beloved wife Joyce; his son David (Barbara); his infant children; his parents; and his siblings.

 Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026 at 11:00 am at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 350 E. 2950 N., Provo, Utah, where a Viewing will be held prior to the service from 10:15 to 10:45 am. Interment with Military Honors will follow at the American Fork City Cemetery.

 

The family has asked that in lieu of flowers you share a chocolate milk shake with a loved one in his honor.

 What a unique and fun "in lieu of

 flowers" that everyone can do with

a friend with gladness and not much

 expense!

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I was having a leisurely 

morning, looking at the

snow as I worked 

on my blog...

...then I looked in my

planner at 11:05 -- the day's

schedule showed:

"11:20 A.M.

DENTAL APPOINTMENT" 

...I was still in

                 my pajamas!

That's the fastest I've gotten

dressed in ages.

They let me come 19 minutes late.

Tiffany cleaned my teeth.

Dr. Brian Greenwood

checked my teeth.

She scheduled me for

next July 17, 12:10 noon.

 Kristi took the payment...

I'm so thankful they let me come.

The snow is lovely...

  and luckily not on the roads.

SATURDAY, 

JANUARY 10, 2026

  

                    Family is 

Everything… 

Sunrise - 7:50 a.m.

Sunset - 5:21 P.M. 

  

JAN 10 - 

Happy Birthday

Abbey - "26" 

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I love how gently this

portrays the choices of our

Heavenly Father's children,

as well as how inspiring it is

for those who choose to have

more courage, take risks,

be humble and fight for

an increase of freedom,

 and save God's children.”

 

My sister shared this AMAZING quote from Joseph Smith with me this morning about the SPIRIT WORLD!! — Why did we come to this earth, and not a different earth? What did we risk to come to the Earth that we did? Is the purpose of this earth to create Gods, devils, and the servants of both? 

 "We said to him [Joseph Smith]; 'what about the creation of the world; how was it inhabited?' Joseph answered and said; 'I will tell you how it was. You and I were in the spirit world at the grand council, and there we were spirits together. We saw and heard that council, and heard them talk of formation of the world and we were among those when the morning stars sang together and when the sons of God shouted for joy. We were among those who had more courage than others and therefore we came down here and took bodies. Some who did not have the courage said, 'Father, we have fought Satan face to face here in the spirit world and helped to cast him down there and now to go down and fight him again face to face, we are afraid we shall never return to thy presence and would prefer a less degree of glory and go some other of your creations where we are sure of -returning.' 'Yes, you and I had more courage and came down here of our own agency and choice.'" (Anson Call account, 'Reflections of John M. Whitaker B.Y.U. Lib. Call # Mar. M270.1 W58r)

#mormon #josephsmith #spiritworld #premortallife

 

SUNDAY,

 JANUARY 11, 2026

                     

Family is 

Everything…

 

 Rendezvousing with 

David and his Julie,

Jen and me to drive 

to the... ...

Dedication of the Burley Idaho Temple

"It was a special privilege for my wife Kristen and me to be in Burley, Idaho today as I officiated in the dedication of the Burley Idaho Temple.

We are living in a glorious season of temple building. This temple is our 212th dedicated temple worldwide. More than 150 other temples are in design or under construction.

Temples are essential to our Heavenly Father’s plan for His children. In these houses of the Lord, we are taught the most important things we can learn and do in mortality.

The scriptures speak of perilous times, when men’s hearts will fail them. They also speak of worthy disciples escaping these things, of their standing in holy places, and not being moved. Surely the times ahead will call for us to remember our temple covenants and to rely on the blessings promised to us.

I rejoice with you in the dedication of this Burley Temple.

The temple is the House of the Lord, a House built for the sacred work of the Lord God of Israel, our Savior and our Redeemer, to prepare us for exaltation in the celestial kingdom of God."

 

David and his Julie picked me up at

 5:50 a.m. and we headed to Burley--a 3-

hour drive.  We passed the "barn" at

7:30, which is exactly 100 miles from

 Burley.

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If you have not seen 

our mini-life-sketch,

it is at the end of 

my testimony below...

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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 

January 11th, 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.

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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. 

“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".

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

PRIESTHOOD

AARONIC AND MELCHIZEDEK

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Of these truths I testify in the 

Name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Eileen Petersen

January 11, 2026     

Our mini-life sketch:

 TRACES OF OUR 

TIME on this earth. . .                  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 moves slowly, but passes quickly...       ...                      

TIME...we belongto eternity...Neal A. Maxwell

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 

angel mother and father...

...but to my wonderful husband,

Walter Ray Petersen.

For the 59 years we lived 

together on this earth,

I pinched myself that

I was the lucky gal 

whom he chose to be

 his

eterna sweetheart.

I still can hardly

believe it.

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."He not only healed medically, but he healed spiritually as a bishop, stake president, mission president, temple president, patriarch, doctor, friend, husband, father, grandfather--an all around exceptional person. Our friend, Jeff Rasmussen, said: "There will never be another like Walt Petersen in our town."

 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--

 second only to being 

with me and our children--

was as a pilot flying...

Our first plane was a piper Cherokee...

Then in a six-seater Cessna high-wing, turbo-charged airplane. 4824 Foxtrot was the call number.  {He owned the plane with two partners).

We were blessed to serve 4 missions together--FIRST MISSIONJuly 1995-July 1998  3 YEARS 

               Mission President and wife of the                Mexico Merida Mission - YucatanCancun was in our Mission.We drove 3,000 miles each month to Zone conferences and to interview the missionaries.*** *** ***SECOND MISSION     Mar 2005-Feb 20072 YEARSArea Medical Advisor - Central America Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua,  Costa Rica, Panama.We lived in Guatemala City.we went to a differant country each month.12 missions -                     2,000 missionaries.*** *** ***THIRD MISSIONSep 2008-Mar 20101 1/2 YEARSArea Medical Advisor - South America So.Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay14 missions - -2300 missionaries*** *** ***

FOURTH MISSIONJuly 2011 -Nov 20143 YEARS 3 MONTHS
Temple President and Temple MatronSan Salvador El Salvador TempleDedicated Aug 21, 2011*** *** ***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?"

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Walt was also a carpenter at heart--like his carpenter father, Ray Petersen.

Family... From 1963 to 1974 we hadseven and called that heaven...

This blog is...Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen...

 

...their spouses--Julie, John, Jennifer, Jerry--our 39 grandchildren--10 spouses of G-C, and with a new gg-son 8-28-'25 = 9 great-grandchildren--for a posterity of 73...2 gg-c due in 2026.

Next week during my turn on earth...

FORMAT FOR THE WEEK OF 

JANUARY 5-11, 2026

Next Week...

Next week during my turn on earth..

 January 11 Burley Temple Dedication

January 12-18, 2026

January 19-25, 2026

January 26-February 1, 2026

February 2-8, 2026

February 9-15, 2026

February 16-22, 2026

February 23-March 1, 2026

March , 2026

 JANUARY 

FEBrUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

October

NovembER

DECEMBER           

Next Week...

Next week during my turn on earth...

January 12-18, 2026

January 19-25, 2026

January 26-February 1, 2026

February 2-8, 2026

February 9-15, 2026

February 16-22, 2026

February 23-March 1, 2026

March , 2026

   

xXXXYYYZZZ

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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, 6 great-grandchildren, and posterity to come.         

         THIS WEEK- 

JANUARY 12-18, 2026

MONDAY, 

JANUARY 12, 2026

Family is 

Everything...                             

Sunrise: 7: a.m. 

Sunset:  5: p.m.

Thank you to 

TUESDAY, 

JANUARY 13, 2026

Family is Everything…

Day 

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   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. 

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.

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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.

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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

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Back to today.......

Tuesday, January 14, 2026

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THURSDAY, 

JANUARY 15, 2026

                       Family is 

Everything…

                   

                                                           Happy Family time...

 FRIDAY, 

JANUARY 16, 2026

                 

Family is 

Everything…

  

time..

SATURDAY, 

JANUARY 17, 2026

  

                    Family is 

Everything…

  

 Rendezvousing with 

SUNDAY,

 JANUARY 18, 2026

                     

Family is 

Everything…

  

 Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward...

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If you have not seen 

our mini-life-sketch,

it is at the end of 

my testimony below...

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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 

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.

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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. 

“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".

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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."

***  *** *** *** ***

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. 

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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.

*** *** ***

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 Priesthood Temple Ordinances families can be sealed for eternity.

PRIESTHOOD

AARONIC AND MELCHIZEDEK

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Of these truths I testify in the 

Name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Eileen Petersen

January 11, 2026         

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