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It is in very tiny font: Older Posts} Week of SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2026Stay on the Covenant Pathto reach theTree of Life"Time moves slowly, but passes quickly...
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.
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.
Dedicated to our Posterity of 78: Seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and posterity to come.
Dedicated to our Posterity of 78: Seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and posterity to come.
MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
Family is Everything...
Sunrise: 7:08 a.m. Sunset: 7:38 p.m.
Saw this on fb today...
Purple Turtle in Pleasant Grove...
Who else has memories at the
Purple Turtle?
This classic local Icon in
Utah County has been serving old-fashioned comfort food from the same purple
building in Pleasant Grove (just a few minutes from American Fork) since 1968.
Homemade onion rings made fresh every morning, thick milkshakes, hand-battered
halibut fish 'n chips, crispy gems, and burgers cooked to order — pure local
nostalgia.
What’s your all-time favorite order from the Turtle? *** *** ***Janie's facebook postabout Friday and Saturday,
September 4-5...
"When you’re invited to spend
a weekend with your oldest and youngest and it includes both Disney and Dance,
it’s a YES!!"
California Embassy
Ballroom Championship
leaves daytime
for Disneyland...
BYU Ballroom
La Classique
took first place...
as they did at
Blackpool in May.
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TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
Family is Everything..
Who else has memories at the
Purple Turtle?
This classic local Icon in
Utah County has been serving old-fashioned comfort food from the same purple
building in Pleasant Grove (just a few minutes from American Fork) since 1968.
Homemade onion rings made fresh every morning, thick milkshakes, hand-battered
halibut fish 'n chips, crispy gems, and burgers cooked to order — pure local
nostalgia.
about Friday and Saturday,
September 4-5...
"When you’re invited to spend
a weekend with your oldest and youngest and it includes both Disney and Dance,
it’s a YES!!"
California Embassy
Ballroom Championship
leaves daytime
for Disneyland...
BYU Ballroom
La Classique
took first place...
as they did at
Blackpool in May.
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TUESDAY,
Institute 
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Our Tuesday night movie wasgoing to be...the first half of...
"Nuremburg " from November 2025
Budget $40 million[3] Box office $70.5 million[4][5]
Information from Wikipedia
Nuremberg…
“ …is a 2025 American psychological thriller historical drama film written and directed by James Vanderbilt.
Overview & Plot
- Core Premise: The film focuses on a psychological cat-and-mouse showdown rather than just the courtroom proceedings.
- The Psychiatrist & The Prisoner: It follows U.S. Army psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Kelley, who is tasked with monitoring the mental health of imprisoned Nazi leaders. He engages in intense psychological interviews with high-ranking Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring before the trials.
- Source Material: The movie is an adaptation of Jack El-Hai's 2013 non-fiction book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist.
- Key Cast & Crew
- Director/Writer: James Vanderbilt
- Russell Crowe as Hermann Göring
- Rami Malek as Dr. Douglas Kelley “
...but Gary had to work late.We will watch it next Tuesday.*** *** ***
| Budget | $40 million[3] |
|---|---|
| Box office | $70.5 million[4][5] |
Information from Wikipedia
Nuremberg…
“ …is a 2025 American psychological thriller historical drama film written and directed by James Vanderbilt.
Overview & Plot
- Core Premise: The film focuses on a psychological cat-and-mouse showdown rather than just the courtroom proceedings.
- The Psychiatrist & The Prisoner: It follows U.S. Army psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Kelley, who is tasked with monitoring the mental health of imprisoned Nazi leaders. He engages in intense psychological interviews with high-ranking Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring before the trials.
- Source Material: The movie is an adaptation of Jack El-Hai's 2013 non-fiction book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist.
- Key Cast & Crew
- Director/Writer: James Vanderbilt
- Russell Crowe as Hermann Göring
- Rami Malek as Dr. Douglas Kelley “
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WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER 16, 2026 Family is
Everything...
My appointment
with Dr. Goff,
Retinologist
So I didn't get
to go to
Lunch Bunch...
Lunch Bunch was
at ...
came...
...
President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will deliver a keynote address at the Washington National Cathedral on Sept. 16.
The event, titled "Faith, Freedom and the Common Good," explores the relationship between religious faith and American democracy, according to a Church of Jesus Christ newsroom release. Oaks will speak on faith, religious liberty and the U.S. Constitution on the eve of Constitution Day.
Oaks served as a justice on the Utah Supreme Court before his call as an apostle in 1984 and previously taught law at the University of Chicago.
The free event begins at 6 p.m. EDT in the cathedral's nave and will stream online. In-person passes have reached capacity. It's presented by the Washington National Cathedral in partnership with the Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University.
President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will deliver a keynote address at the Washington National Cathedral on Sept. 16.
The event, titled "Faith, Freedom and the Common Good," explores the relationship between religious faith and American democracy, according to a Church of Jesus Christ newsroom release. Oaks will speak on faith, religious liberty and the U.S. Constitution on the eve of Constitution Day.
Oaks served as a justice on the Utah Supreme Court before his call as an apostle in 1984 and previously taught law at the University of Chicago.
The free event begins at 6 p.m. EDT in the cathedral's nave and will stream online. In-person passes have reached capacity. It's presented by the Washington National Cathedral in partnership with the Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University.
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 17, 2026
Family is
Everything…
Happy
“The Priesthood is an
everlasting principle, and existed with God from eternity, and will to
eternity… The keys of the kingdom… consist in the key of knowledge.”
— Joseph Smith, History of
the Church 3:386
This is one of Joseph’s
clearest teachings: priesthood is eternal, it is God’s own authority, and it is
the channel through which His knowledge, ordinances, and covenants flow to His
children.
When we talk about the
Restoration, we often think of Joseph Smith’s visions, the coming forth of the
Book of Mormon, and the miracles that marked the beginning of a new gospel era.
But there is one truth that stands above all others in defining what makes The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints different from every other
denomination:
The priesthood — and the authority of that priesthood.
Joseph Smith saw Heavenly
Father and Jesus Christ.
He translated ancient records
by the gift and power of God.
He restored doctrines long
lost to the world.
But the power that makes all
of this meaningful — the power that binds families, performs saving ordinances,
and governs Christ’s Church — is the holy priesthood.
Joseph taught:
“The Priesthood is an
everlasting principle… and the keys of the kingdom consist in the key of
knowledge.”
Through Joseph Smith, that
eternal priesthood authority was restored to the earth. It is the same
authority held by ancient prophets, the same power Christ gave His Apostles,
and the same keys that direct His Church today.
Because of the priesthood:
We are baptized with God’s authority.
We receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
We make covenants that bind us to Christ.
Families are sealed for eternity.
The Church is guided by revelation, not opinion.
This is why the Restoration
matters.
This is why Joseph Smith’s
calling matters.
This is why the priesthood
matters.
The priesthood is the living
link between heaven and earth — restored so every child of God can receive His
power, His ordinances, and His blessings again.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
Family is
“The Priesthood is an
everlasting principle, and existed with God from eternity, and will to
eternity… The keys of the kingdom… consist in the key of knowledge.”
— Joseph Smith, History of
the Church 3:386
This is one of Joseph’s
clearest teachings: priesthood is eternal, it is God’s own authority, and it is
the channel through which His knowledge, ordinances, and covenants flow to His
children.
When we talk about the
Restoration, we often think of Joseph Smith’s visions, the coming forth of the
Book of Mormon, and the miracles that marked the beginning of a new gospel era.
But there is one truth that stands above all others in defining what makes The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints different from every other
denomination:
The priesthood — and the authority of that priesthood.
Joseph Smith saw Heavenly
Father and Jesus Christ.
He translated ancient records
by the gift and power of God.
He restored doctrines long
lost to the world.
But the power that makes all
of this meaningful — the power that binds families, performs saving ordinances,
and governs Christ’s Church — is the holy priesthood.
Joseph taught:
“The Priesthood is an
everlasting principle… and the keys of the kingdom consist in the key of
knowledge.”
Through Joseph Smith, that
eternal priesthood authority was restored to the earth. It is the same
authority held by ancient prophets, the same power Christ gave His Apostles,
and the same keys that direct His Church today.
Because of the priesthood:
We are baptized with God’s authority.
We receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
We make covenants that bind us to Christ.
Families are sealed for eternity.
The Church is guided by revelation, not opinion.
This is why the Restoration
matters.
This is why Joseph Smith’s
calling matters.
This is why the priesthood
matters.
The priesthood is the living
link between heaven and earth — restored so every child of God can receive His
power, His ordinances, and His blessings again.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
Family is
Everything…
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
Family is
Everything…and
so are friends...
Rendezvousing with
Wendell High School
Classmates from the
Class of 1957
for our
69th Class Reunion
SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 20, 2026
Family is
Everything
Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward
Presiding:
Bishop Justin Thompson
Conducting:
Organist
Dean Fletcher
Chorister
Cynthia Vaillancourt
Opening Hymn
Invocation:
Sacrament Hymn
#
Administration of the
Sacrament
Speakers:
Closing Hymn
#
Benediction:
New Schedule...2nd week...
10:05 - 10:30
Gospel Doctrine
25 minutes...
10:35 - 11:00
Relief Society / Priesthood
25 minutes...
*** *** ***If you have not seen our mini-life-sketch,it is at the end of my testimony below...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
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
Family is
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
** *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 September 20th, 2026I 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.
*** *** ****** *** ***Heavenly Mother...
♪♫♪♪♫ "...Truth is reason;
truth eternal tells me I've a
Mother there..." ♪♫♪♪♫
--Eliza R. Snow"O, My Father"
President Dallin H.Oaks said...
"For as we have a Father in heaven, so also we have a Mother there, a glorified, exalted, ennobled Mother. That is a startling doctrine, I recognize, to some folk, and yet we ought to be governed by reason in giving consideration to this doctrine which is a revelation from God" (Sermons and Mission Services of Melvin Joseph Ballard, 205).
"For reasons the Lord has not revealed, we do not know much about a Heavenly Mother. But we have been told that the purpose of life on earth is to give us the opportunity to grow toward being like our Heavenly Father. And we know that we are children of Heavenly Parents. So we know that we have a Heavenly Mother or Mothers. But for reasons the Lord has not revealed, we do not know much about our Heavenly Mother. But we know we must have one because both men and women are working for exaltation . . ." - President Oaks
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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".
*** *** ****** *** ***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.*** *** ***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.
PriesthoodAaronic andMelchizedek
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*** *** ***Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.Eileen PetersenSeptember 20, 2026 "Time moves slowly, but passes quickly...
I pray you have had a restful, peaceful, and spiritual Sabbath Day...
I share these truths as my testimony to you...
♪♫♪♪♫ "...Truth is reason;
truth eternal tells me I've a
Mother there..." ♪♫♪♪♫
President Dallin H.Oaks said...
"For as we have a Father in heaven, so also we have a Mother there, a glorified, exalted, ennobled Mother. That is a startling doctrine, I recognize, to some folk, and yet we ought to be governed by reason in giving consideration to this doctrine which is a revelation from God" (Sermons and Mission Services of Melvin Joseph Ballard, 205).
"For reasons the Lord has not revealed, we do not know much about a Heavenly Mother. But we have been told that the purpose of life on earth is to give us the opportunity to grow toward being like our Heavenly Father. And we know that we are children of Heavenly Parents. So we know that we have a Heavenly Mother or Mothers. But for reasons the Lord has not revealed, we do not know much about our Heavenly Mother. But we know we must have one because both men and women are working for exaltation . . ." - President Oaks
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Neal A Maxwell
How Choice a Seer!
