****Walt & Eileen Petersen**

Monday, January 13, 2025

Traces of Time . . . January 13-19, 2025

TRACES OF TIME . . . {Last week: Scroll to end and click "Older Posts" at bottom right.}

"Time moves slowly, but passes quickly. Time – Past – Present - Future -- Top 15 Past, Present, & Future Quotes of all time (by Matshona Dhliwayo)
Matshona T Dhliwayo
2. "The past is filled with pain, the present with opportunity, and the future with uncertainty..."
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-- Shawn, Julie, John, Jennifer, Jerry--our 39 grandchildren--9 spouses of G-C, and 8 great-grandchildren, including Ingrid Ray born December 4, 2024--for a posterity of 71.
Week of

JANUARY 13-19, 2025

MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025

Family is Everything…
Sunrise: 7:49 a.m. Sunset: 5:44 p.m.

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Our universe...
"How many planets are there in the universe with people on them? We don’t know, but we are not alone in the universe! God is not the God of only one planet!

I testify that Jesus is truly the Lord of the universe, “that by [Christ], and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God." D&C 76:24 -- Neal A. Maxwell

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025
Family is Everything…**

         Today


January Birthday - Hope you have a

wonderful, fantastic birthday!

14 - Remembering Grama A "105"

Now 12 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:
104th 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.
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
Janie, Gary, Steve, David,
Julie, Brian, Jen, Scott,
Vicki, Sarah, Michael.
Great-Grandmother of 54
Aimee, Daniel...
Great-great Grandmother of 11
Taitum, Diesel, Scottie Marie,
Maeve, Umi, J, Owen,
Elle, Liam, Luke, Elena.
with 2 more due in 2024.
We look forward to being with
you again on Resurrection Day.
We honor your life and memory on
your 105th Birthday Remembrance
this January 14, 2025
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, 2025
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Adam & Eve

Foreoredained and

Consecrated...

Institute

"The Great Plan

of Salvation"

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Jacee's BYU Ballroom

Performance at

Taylorsville

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2025
Family is Everything…
Lunch Bunch was at China Isle - Am. Fork

13 were able to come...Clockwise
from bottom left: Jeanie, Jennie,
Sharon, Nadine, MaryAnn,
Sue, Linda, Eileen,
Barbara, Kaye, Judy, Kathie, Andrew.
We always miss those who can't come.

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Wednesday night
movie with Gary...
Wednesday JANUARY 15, 2025
movie night will
be The Classics...
Of Human Bondage
Version 2 - 1946 We could
not find this version so
we watched the
1964 one:
as The Classics... {18}
Of Human Bondage - 1
Version 3 - 1964
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Next week Jan. 22 will
be Classics {19}
"That's Entertainment" #1
MGM
January 29 will be
Classics {20}
"That's Entertainment" #2
MGM
February 5 will be
"That's Entertainment" #3
MGM
February 12 will be
"The Yearling" with
Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman

The Yearling is a 1946 American Family Western film...was adapted from Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's 1938 novel of the same name. The film stars: Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman Jr., Chill Wills and Forrest Tucker...
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Viewers across the world can now see the planet parade of 2025! Here's how

As the twilight fades to darkness, look toward the southwestern horizon. There, you’ll spot Venus and Saturn appearing close together. Venus, the brighter of the two, will be unmissable.

Higher in the sky, you’ll find Jupiter, the second brightest speck of light in the night sky after Venus. Jupiter recently passed its opposition, making this one of the best times of the year to observe the gas giant with the naked eye.

Near the eastern horizon, Mars will shine brightly with its signature red hue, making it a captivating sight in the night sky. January is the best month of the year to observe the Red Planet, as it will steadily grow brighter leading up to its closest approach to Earth in over two years. On January 15, Mars will be at opposition. This means the planet will lie opposite the Sun and shine brightly throughout the night.

Uranus will be positioned near Jupiter, and Neptune will be close to Venus and Saturn. You will need optical aid to see both these ice giants as their magnitude is beyond the naked eye limit.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2025
Family is Everything…
Idaho - Shoshone Falls today...

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63 days until Spring

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“Logic and reason would certainly suggest that if we have a Father in Heaven, we have a Mother in Heaven. That doctrine rests well with me.” - Gordon B. Hinckley, First Counselor, First Presidency

“Daughters of God,” October 1991 General Conference

"God is your Father. He loves you. He and your Mother in Heaven value you beyond any measure."

President Spencer w Kimball
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Seven years ago in
Burley 3rd Ward...Jan 16, 2018
Burley 3^rd Ward – Jan 16, 2018

We had a great Night Relief Society. Eight Sisters presented 5-min presentations on a variety of helpful things to know.

1. Lori Barrett - How to prevent cavities and gum disease.'

2. Donna Westergard - How to eliminate low back pain.

3. LaRae Crane - The joy of painting with warm and cool

    colors.

4. Chris Kemp - Eat Mindfully Live Vibrantly - Diet

    Sleep Exercise

5. Shelley Higgins - Eating Healthy

6. Jacque Gorton - Many ways to tie scarves

    with help of Diane Fluckiger

7. Alice Hansen - Stress Relievers with help of Diane

    Fluckiger

8. Sherry Ormond - Easy, Fast, and Delicious Appetizers

Healthy refreshments were served at the end.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2025

Family is Everything…

Today

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2025

  Family is Everything…

  I just saw

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2025


Family is Everything…

Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward

12:00 Noon-2:00 p.m...

This afternoon...

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2025


Family is Everything…

PUNN #9

Dinner at Steve's apartment

Jen is in town

and able to come...

**** 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 19th,
I pray you have had a restful , peaceful, and spiritual Sabbath Day...
Article of Faith - 1
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.
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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
January 19, 2025

Next week
January 20-26, 2025

January Birthday - Hope you have a wonderful, fantastic birthday!
20 - Sam Fisher "26"
28 - Taitum "9"
31 - Mikayla - "29"
31 - Parker - "33"

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