Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Traces of Time . . . Week of June 15-21, 2026

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Week of
JUNE 15-21, 2026





"Time moves slowly, but passes quickly...        

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-                            JUNE 15-21, 2026

MONDAY, 
JUNE 15, 2026

Family is 
Everything...                             
Sunrise: 5:57 a.m. 
Sunset:  8:59 p.m.
 One day above normal --
breaking records...




 Happy Birthday,
Scottie Marie
"4"
Katie's post...

Our Scottie Girl turned 4! Our spunky girl had a fun day with donuts and presents, pool, dancing, face paint and ice cream and ended the night with her gift from Taitum--which was a sister sleepover 💕

 















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Flowers are beautiful.


Our mailman came 
at 1:36 p.m.


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TUESDAY, 
JUNE 16, 2026
Family is Everything…

 To




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   Our Tuesday night movie was: 
...Sampson & Delilah
from 1949
Love movie night
with Gary...
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 17, 2026

Family is 

Everything
  

              Happy Birthday, 

              Seth and Sarah

                        "24"

2003 June 2002 - Detroit


2007 - Age 5


In San Salvador visiting us 

in March 2014...


 June 5, 2021 - 

Received Endowment at

St. Paul Temple before

serving missions

Seth - Brazil Sao Paulo

Sarah - Argentina Buenos

             Aires West

Interim 

Salt Lake Visitors Center


Sarah on mission...


Sarah has done humanitarian

work in Guatemala

and Mozambique


Sarah and her Mom at the

St. Paul Temple


Sarah's favorite painting

of the Savior


Sarah at the Rome

Visitors' Center




OCT 2023...Cousins' Pumpkin 

                     Carving Night


Study Abroad at the

BYU Jersusalem Center

Sep-Dec 2025


October 2025

Seth & Hailey engaged

in Greece




May 22, 2026

Seth & Hailey married in

Provo City Center Temple



Seth and Sarah, hope you

had a wonderful birthday.   


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Lunch Bunch was at  

Franco's Churros 'n Crepes

I could'nt go because I still

have a hacking cough...day 7.










21 came today...

Vickie, Kathie, Annette,

Linda H., Lydia, Linda C. ...


...Marcy, Sandi...


...Marcy, Sharon,

SuzAnne, Nadine...


...Andrew...


...Nadine...


...Kristene,

Abrie, Addi




...and Tammy came later...

here's her photo from last

week with Devon and Jennie.



...Kathie had the turkey-

bacon-avocado savory crepe.



...Vickie had the Berry French Toast...


...Sharon said the food was

delicious, and they even set 

tables with reserved signs

for them.



...She also said they missed

us who couldn't come today--

which included Carol, Faye, 

Jeanie, Jennie, Judy, LeAnn, 

Lori, Lyn, Shauna, Sue, and Eileen.

    
 ...Nadine texted this:


Sunset tonight was at 9:00.

THURSDAY, 


JUNE 18, 2026


                       Family is 

Everything…

                 
          Happy 



 FRIDAY, 

JUNE 19, 2026                 

Family is 

Everything…

 of


  G7 Member Countries and Other Attendees

The G7 member countries are the United States, the U.K., France, Japan, Germany, Italy, and Canada. The first six countries were the original members of the G6. Its first summit was held at Rambouillet, France, in 1975. Canada joined in 1976, making it the G7. In 1997, Russia joined, making it the G8. 

Note

In 2013, however, the G8 became the G7 once again, when Russia invaded Crimea. The other G8 members imposed sanctions against Russia, including exclusion from the G8.

Other important global leaders are invited, including representatives of the European Union, China, India, Mexico, and Brazil. Invitations are also extended to the leaders of important international organizations, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, and United Nations.

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SATURDAY, 

JUNE 20, 2026

  
                    Family is 

Everything…


  Rendezvousing with Steve

for supper and a movie...










SUNDAY,

JUNE 21, 2026 

                     
Family is 

Everything


 Happy Father's Day








FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025

                 
Family is Everything…
  

30-year Mission Reunion

Mexico Merida Mission

planned and hosted by

Thomas Rohrer.

Thank you so much!

 FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025

                 
Family is Everything…
  

30-year Mission Reunion

Mexico Merida Mission

planned and hosted by

Thomas Rohrer.

Thank you so much!


And thank you to all who

donated to help pay for

the tacos and other

food served Friday.



21 Missionaries were 

able to come...

three Elders drove

12 hours from Tijuana...

One Elder and his wife

drove 11 hours from Arizona...

Elder Sean Monroe flew

in from Dallas, Texas.

No matter how far or how

close, it was heavenly to

be with each one who

was able to come.


I know more wanted to come,

but we don't always get to

do what we most want to do.


Gathering to sing

 the mission song...










Eddie Ludema played

the piano...


 He and his wife and

children drove down

from Pocatello where

he is a music Professor

at Idaho State University.



Singing the Mission Song...


 I think everyone there

got a photo with me...


Thanks to Hillary Monroe

for taking photos on my phone

while each was getting a

photo on their phone.



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Juan Olguin and his wife

Oman Guzman, Jared Serrano, 
and Mario Franco



Eduardo Marquez










Sean and Hillary Monroe


Joseph and Betty Turk
Mario Franco
Elias Chi
Eddie Ludema, his wife Beth and their children

Hilarie Shoemaker Jacobberger and her children
Sheridan Ruvalcaba and his wife Karina

Bobby Hawkins and his wife Stacey



Oman Guzman
Matt Warner
Thomas Rohrer, his wife Bekah and their daughters


Angelica Tovar Chi
Miriam Lozano


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Lots of yummy tacos served
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Joseph Turk and 

his wife Betty


Noe Villanueva and 

his wife Sandra


Juan Olguin and his wife









Miguel Illescas, his wife Sue, 
and their daughters






























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Lots of yummy tacos served

and a delicious

Pastel tres leches...











A big thank you to

Rigo & Angeles for driving

me to and from all the

mission events.

Payson, where they live

is 37.7 miles from where

I live in

Saratoga Springs!



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Angeles Cortes-Salmeron post:

"What a blessing to be able to meet friends and colleagues from the best mission in the world Mexico-Merida with our Hna.Petersen! No longer with us our beloved President Petersen but his teachings and love will always remain with us. How nice it was to remember anecdotes and good times! Love you guys and Hna Petersen. ðŸ‡²ðŸ‡½Already 28 years ago ðŸ’•"






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SATURDAY,  JUNE 14, 2025

  
                    Family is Everything…

 Our 64th Wedding Anniversary Remembrance...  

                   




  xoxoxoxox



Walt & Eileen


64 years ago we were
married in the 


Salt Lake Temple on June 14, 1961.

It remains the happiest day

of my life -- actually, of 

my eternity!  

On my blog post for June 14, 2024 I have

a full hx of our courtship and married years

with lots of photos...

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30-Year Mission Reunion continues with temple session at Timpanogos Temple in American Fork.
8 Missionaries were able to attend
the 10:00 Session Saturday morning,
on this June 14.


Then some were able to
have lunch at Jim's...
This photo has the one who took
the previous photo...
I can't thank Angeles 
enough for driving me
to all these mission 
events Friday and Saturday.
You and your husband are
so kind and generous for
driving me...
coming the 38 miles from 
Payson to Saratoga Springs 
to do so.

Now a wonderful memory...
the
the
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SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2025

                     
Family is Everything…
H

Happy Father's Day


     






I've not seen this quote before,
but I understand why it is true:



Here's the Father's Day
blog post from 3 years ago.
I've added a few updated photos.

Family is Everything…
 H A P P Y   F A T H E R ' S   D A Y

to Walt and our sons and sons-in-law

who are great fathers. 

Walt, Gary, Steve, David, Brian,

Shawn, John, and Jerry.

Walt and Eileen with 

our seven children...

In age order from left to right:

Janie, Gary, Steve, David,

Julie, Brian, and Jen, July 2018.




 Walt and Eileen with 28 of
 
our 39 grandchildren.

And one great grandchild 

in our family. 

Janie and Shawn, and 
their 7 children in Nov. 2010
just after Aimee returned home
from her Oklahoma Tulsa Mission.
 April 17, 2022
at Umi's blessing.
Gary with his four children in Dec 2005
 Gary with his four children.
If the date on the camera was
correct it was 2007, but I think Isaac
looks older than 2....so it might be in
2009 when Isaac would have been 4.

Gary with two of his four children.

Steve and Natalie, 
their four children.
Steve and Natalie family in 2005
Steve  and Natalie wilh some of their
family in 2022

David and Julie,
and their four children.
David and Julie, and their four children
with Grampa Petersen in 2009

David and Julie, and their four children
visiting us in December 2021 just
after Anna got home from her
mission in Finland.
Julie and John 
and their four children 2018.
John's daughter, Mikayla
Julie and John  - Dec 2021 -
and their four children at Disneyland.
Brian and Jennifer
and their eight children.
Brian and Jennifer with some
of their family at family reunion in 2018.
Jen and Jerry
and their seven children.

{Can't believe your twins
turned 20 this month in 2022.}

xxx



We also pay tribute to our 

wonderful fathers...

Arnold G. Albertson


My Dad, Age 50


Dad, Mom, Janice, and me

in June 1962
and Walt's Dad,

Raymond O. Petersen 


 Ray, Age 50.

 Ray and Jane and family

...page from Grama Rie's

Book of Remembrance.

Ray with family 1940
Ray by their home in Wendell

June 1957 - Age 49. Walt just

home from his 2 1/2 year mission

to Uruguay/Paraguay.

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Walt with Gary

 From 2019:
 I had an appointment this morning
before our block, for my
temple recommend interview.



Gary and Walt


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Walt became a father in June 1963

two weeks after receiving

his M.D. degree.

Mary Jane "Janie"

 was born on the same

day Walt began his internship

at Minneapolis General Hospital.

The bassinet our friends gave us at

a baby shower in St. Louis.


Walt when he returned from

his duty as Chief Sr. Surgeon

on the Coast Guard Cutter

"The Chatauqua" in the

Pacific Ocean.

We rendezvoused with him

in Hawaii in Nov 1963.


Walt -- 1965 becomes

the father of two children.

Gary Alan, our second child,

joined us in Talihina, Oklahoma,

where Walt was doing his 

military duty in the

United States Public Health Service,

at an Indian Hospital.


Walt -- 1966 becomes
the father of three children,

when Steven Ray joined us

in December.


Walt when he was the

father of three children - 1967

Janie 4, Gary 2, Steve 6 mos.


Walt -- 1967 - becomes a pilot.


Walt with four children

David joined us in October 1969.

The blessing of David Byrum Petersen

November 1969
Walt with four children

David, Steve, Gary, Mary Jane


Walt with David


 
Is this Steve or David?


Walt became a father

of five children in 

February 1971

 when  Julie Beth was born.


Walt -- March 1973 becomes

the father of six children

when Brian Walter is born.


Walt -- 1974 becomes

the father of seven children

when Jennifer Eileen is born.

Seven is heaven and

we called it good.


Walt with Gary 1974



Raising his family...

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Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward









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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

 

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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 
June 21st, 2026

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
June 21, 2026   
  
  "Time moves slowly, but passes quickly...              

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