Traces of Time... October 27-November 2, 2025

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

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Week of

OctobeR 27-november 2, 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 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.

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.

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.

Week of

October 27-

NOVEMBER 2, 2025

                   Week of

October 27-

NOVEMBER 2, 2025

MONDAY, 

OCTOBER 27, 2025

with 

Family is Everything….

 Sunrise:  7: a.m.                                           Sunset 7:  p.m.-

TUESDAY,  

OCTOBER 28, 2025

Family is Everything…

       Family is Everything...

Las 

WEDNESDAY,

OCTOBER 29, 2025

Family is Everything…

...and so are friends!

......

 Lunch Bunch was at 

THURSDAY, 

OCTOBER 3O, 2025

Family is Everything…

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FRIDAY, 

OCTOBER 31, 2025

                 

Family is Everything…

  

Happy Halloween

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SATURDAY,  

NOVEMBER 1, 2025

                    Family is Everything…

 To 

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SUNDAY, 

 NOVEMBER 2, 2025

                   

Family is Everything…

 Sunday

Saratoga Springs 3RD WARD

This afternoon...

** *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 

November 2nd, 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".

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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.

*** *** ***

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.

 

*** *** ***

Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Eileen Petersen

November 2, 2025 

                                      

Next week ...

                            November 3-9, 2025

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

It is in very tiny font: Older Posts} 

Week of

november 3-9 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 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.

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.

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?"

*** *** ***

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.

Week of

NOVEMBER 3-9, 2025

                 MONDAY, 

 NOVEMBER 3, 2025

Family is Everything….

 Sunrise:  7: a.m.                                           Sunset 7:  p.m.-

TUESDAY,  

NOVEMBER 4, 2025

Family is Everything…

       Family is Everything...

WEDNESDAY,

NOVEMBER 5, 2025

Family is Everything…

...and so are friends!

 Lunch Bunch was at 

2025 is ending with a bang — and two giant Moons.

NOV 5 – DEC 4

#fblifestyle

Snoopy’s Moonlight Moment —

The Final Supermoons of 2025 

Snoopy’s getting his blanket ready and climbing to the rooftop — the sky’s about to put on its final show of the year. 

First comes November’s Beaver Moon, glowing warm and golden before winter truly settles in. 

Then arrives December’s Cold Moon, shining big and bright — a soft, glowing farewell to 2025. 

take a moment like Snoopy…

Look up.

Breathe.

And let the moonlight remind you how far you’ve come this year. 

#2025#Snoopy#Supermoon#BeaverMoon#ColdMoon#CozyNights#Gratitude

THURSDAY, 

NOVEMBER 6, 2025

Family is Everything…

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FRIDAY,  

NOVEMBER 7, 2025

             Family is Everything…

  Happy 

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SATURDAY,  

NOVEMBER 8, 2025

                    Family is Everything…

 To 

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SUNDAY, 

 NOVEMBER 9, 2025

                   

Family is Everything…

 Sunday

Saratoga Springs 3RD WARD

This afternoon...

** *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 

November 9th, 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

 

*** *** ***

Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Eileen Petersen

November 9, 2025 

                                      

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