TRACES OF TIME . . .
{Last week: Scroll to end click "Older Posts" at bottom right.} Week ofSEPTEMBER 15-21, 2025
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
TIME...
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.
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 15-21, 2025
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.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2025
Family is Everything…. Sunrise: 7: a.m. Sunset 7: p.m. 
Family is Everything….
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025
Family is Everything…
Family is Everything
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025
Family is Everything…...and so are friends! Lunch Bunch was at Magleby's in Springville...
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2025Family is Everything…
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*** *** ***FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025
Family is Everything…
Happy
*** *** ***SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2025
Family is Everything…
and so are friends...
To IDAHO... WHS CLASS OF 195768TH CLASS REUNION
Ramona
J Farr
Tue,
Sep 9, 8:50 PM
DEAR
EILEEN
I
ENJOYED YOUR PICTURES OF THE PAST REUNIONS!
IT
WAS FUN THAT I COULD STILL REMEMBER WHO SOME WERE.
I
HAD THOUGHT I COULD STILL MAKE THE TRIP,THEN REALIZED THAT
I
HAVE A CHURCH COMMITMENT ON THAT DAY.
FUNNY
AT OUR AGE YOU WOULD THINK OUR TIME IS OUR OWN 
I
AM JUST GRATEFUL THAT I AM STILL CAPABLE OF TAKING CHARGE OF
CHURCH
RESPONSIBILITIES.
I
HOPE YOU WILL HAVE AN ENJOYABLE TURN OUT ON THE 20TH.
BE
SAFE IN YOUR TRAVELS AND ENJOY!
THANKS
FOR ALWAYS INCLUDING ME 
I
SEND MY LOVE
RAMONA 
***
Thanks, Ramona. I'm sorry you can't come.
I know you are still baking and taking goodies
to shut-in neighbors.
Love, Eileen
***
Lloyd Fisher answered the
3 questions I asked of those who could not come, plus tosend a photo.
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DEAR
EILEEN
I
ENJOYED YOUR PICTURES OF THE PAST REUNIONS!
IT
WAS FUN THAT I COULD STILL REMEMBER WHO SOME WERE.
I
HAD THOUGHT I COULD STILL MAKE THE TRIP,THEN REALIZED THAT
I
HAVE A CHURCH COMMITMENT ON THAT DAY.
FUNNY
AT OUR AGE YOU WOULD THINK OUR TIME IS OUR OWN
I
AM JUST GRATEFUL THAT I AM STILL CAPABLE OF TAKING CHARGE OF
CHURCH
RESPONSIBILITIES.
I
HOPE YOU WILL HAVE AN ENJOYABLE TURN OUT ON THE 20TH.
BE
SAFE IN YOUR TRAVELS AND ENJOY!
THANKS
FOR ALWAYS INCLUDING ME
I
SEND MY LOVE
RAMONA
Lloyd Fisher answered the
Hi Eileen. Here are some items you asked for me to respond to. I hope all is well for you. Let me know if this email and picture come through.
1
- Favorite things to do at age 87. Eat out and see a movie and travel, mostly
to Hawaii. Also like cruises. This July we had a Family Reunion here at our
home. We watched old movies outside and just had a special time.
2
– Got to go to several favorite places world wide. Many times to the Disney
Resorts which were some of my favorite.
3 We have 7 children, 26 grandchildren and 16
great grand children.
Our
5th child and oldest son, David, died suddenly at age 47 on 16
February of this year. He was an attorney in Utah and worked for the “Utah
Jazz”.
Lloyd
Fisher
*** *** ***Thank you Lloyd.You and Ramona have responded so far to the Sep 4 email I sent to 14 class members I have an email address for.
If any one has any moreaddresses, or knows a more current one, please let me know. Thanks.
to:
Helen Schiffler Metcalf
<gmetcalf@odessaoffice.com>,
Norm Keesler <nmkeesler1@gmail.com>,
Marilyn Petersen Royse <marilynroyse@gmail.com>,
Lloyd Fisher <lloydf2@juno.com>,
MaryAnn Kearley <makearley@gmail.com>,
roger dixon <dixonrd@xmission.com>,
Lucile Hunsaker Campbell <clcjd78@gmail.com>,
JOANN FABIE <joannfabie@aol.com>,
Mary Ann Newbrough Dodson <shirleyjsimmons@yahoo.com>,
Ramona J Farr <ramonajfarr@gmail.com>,
Eileen Petersen <wyepetersen@gmail.com>,
WILMA PHILIPS <philipswilma@yahoo.com>,
Jack Gisler <jjgisler@gmail.com>,
Marion Clarr <clarmj@sunvalley.net>,
jmwebb@centurytel.net,
Colleen Parr Otton <eotton@teleport.com>,
Howard Tennant <parman37@hotmail.com>,
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2 – Got to go to several favorite places world wide. Many times to the Disney Resorts which were some of my favorite.
Our
5th child and oldest son, David, died suddenly at age 47 on 16
February of this year. He was an attorney in Utah and worked for the “Utah
Jazz”.
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Helen Schiffler Metcalf
<gmetcalf@odessaoffice.com>, |