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APRIL 13-19, 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.
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.
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- APRIL 13-19, 2026
THIS WEEK- APRIL 13-19, 2026
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026
Family is Everything... Sunrise: 6:52 a.m. Sunset: 8:05 p.m. Days above normal --breaking records...
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Monday I caught UPon my blog.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026
MONDAY,
APRIL 13, 2026
Family is
Everything...
Sunrise: 6:52 a.m.
Sunset: 8:05 p.m.
Days above normal --
breaking records...
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Monday I caught UP
on my blog.
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TUESDAY,
APRIL 14, 2026
Family is Everything… To Institute...
Family is Everything…
To
Institute...
Isaiah 40-42*** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Our Tuesday night movie was the last part of:FIDDLER ON THE ROOF FROM 1971...
I love movie nightwith Gary.
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Isaiah 40-42
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Our Tuesday night movie was
the last part of:
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF FROM 1971...
with Gary.
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WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 15, 2026
Family is
Everything…
Lunch Bunch was at Jim's
18 were able to come...
We had 3 guests--Sharon's
daughter Meesa, visiting from
Seattle; Meesa's daughter,
Carley who goes to school
in Provo; and Sharon's
daughter-in-law, Stephanie.
Also, Lori Clites came. She and
her husband, Scott, live across
from the Witham's home where
Devon & Levi had lived. The
Family is
Everything…
Lunch Bunch was at Jim's
18 were able to come...
We had 3 guests--Sharon's
daughter Meesa, visiting from
Seattle; Meesa's daughter,
Carley who goes to school
in Provo; and Sharon's
daughter-in-law, Stephanie.
Also, Lori Clites came. She and
her husband, Scott, live across
from the Witham's home where
Devon & Levi had lived. The
THURSDAY,
APRIL 16, 2026
THURSDAY,
APRIL 16, 2026
Family is
Everything…
HOLINESS TO THE LORD Emily Belle Freeman Maybe at first glance these
four words seem simple, but the more I study them and the more time I spend in
the temple—the more they mean to me: “Holiness to the Lord.”
Holiness could be translated as dedicated or set apart:
-Dedicated to the Lord
-Set apart to the Lord
… and that is exactly what happens in the these holy houses.
The temple is a place where we go to dedicate our lives to the Lord.
It’s where we learn to live holy, to become more like our Savior, and to learn
how to live as lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ.
The new temple visitors’ center sits in the shadows of the Salt Lake City
Temple and will open May 18, 2026.
We are so excited for you to experience it! It truly is a visitors’ center
experience unlike any other.
When you come to visit, here is my hope:
-You will feel welcome.
-You will feel the reverence of the temple.
-You will come to learn that Jesus Christ is the center of our faith.
-You will discover how the temple is central to God’s plan.
-You will learn how the temple points to Jesus Christ and connects us with our
families for eternity.
-You will come to know who you are and Whose you are.
So mark your calendars for May 18, and while we wait in anticipation, you’ll
love getting to know more about the new visitors’ center with two new
resources:
Temple Square app—available for iPhones and Androids
TempleSquare.org
With love,
President Emily Belle Freeman
General Young Women President
FRIDAY,
APRIL 17, 2026
Family is
Everything…
HOLINESS TO THE LORD
Emily Belle Freeman
Maybe at first glance these
four words seem simple, but the more I study them and the more time I spend in
the temple—the more they mean to me:
“Holiness to the Lord.”
Holiness could be translated as dedicated or set apart:
-Dedicated to the Lord
-Set apart to the Lord
… and that is exactly what happens in the these holy houses.
The temple is a place where we go to dedicate our lives to the Lord.
It’s where we learn to live holy, to become more like our Savior, and to learn how to live as lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ.
The new temple visitors’ center sits in the shadows of the Salt Lake City Temple and will open May 18, 2026.
We are so excited for you to experience it! It truly is a visitors’ center experience unlike any other.
When you come to visit, here is my hope:
-You will feel welcome.
-You will feel the reverence of the temple.
-You will come to learn that Jesus Christ is the center of our faith.
-You will discover how the temple is central to God’s plan.
-You will learn how the temple points to Jesus Christ and connects us with our families for eternity.
-You will come to know who you are and Whose you are.
So mark your calendars for May 18, and while we wait in anticipation, you’ll love getting to know more about the new visitors’ center with two new resources:
Temple Square app—available for iPhones and Androids
TempleSquare.org
With love,
President Emily Belle Freeman
General Young Women President
APRIL 17, 2026
Family is
Everything…
Walt's Birthday...
BYU
SATURDAY,
APRIL 18, 2026
Family is
Everything…
Rendezvousing with
SUNDAY,
APRIL 19, 2026
Family is
Everything
Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward
*** *** ***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
Family is
Everything…
Walt's Birthday...
BYU
SATURDAY,
APRIL 18, 2026
Family is
Everything…
Rendezvousing with
SUNDAY,
APRIL 19, 2026
Family is
Everything
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
** *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 April 19th, 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.
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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 PetersenApril 19, 2026 "Time moves slowly, but passes quickly...
** *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
April 19th, 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.
*** *** ***
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."
*** *** *** *** ***
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
Aaronic and
Melchizedek
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Of these truths I testify in the
Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Eileen Petersen
April 19, 2026
"Time moves slowly, but passes quickly...