Friday, March 22, 2024

Traces of Time . . . March 18-24, 2024

Traces of Time . . . . 

 {Last week: Scroll to end and click "Older Posts" at bottom right.}                "Time moves slowly, but passes quickly.                               The Color Purple” by Alice Walker, 1982

"The magical, supernatural force 
that is with us every second is time.
We can't even comprehend it.

 It's such an illusion, 

it's such a strange thing."

— Anthony Hopkins 

 Note from Eileen: You will notice I call                              my blog: "Traces of Time..."

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 at age 86.

Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 9 spouses married to our grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, 1 due in April and posterity to come.

So our posterity now numbers 66. Number 67 due in April.

THIS WEEK
       MARCH 18-24, 2024


March 24 - Brian - "51"
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024 
Family is Everything..                             Sunrise: 7:32 a.m. 

                       Sunset:  7:37 p.m.

...this Monday

Last Monday to compare to...

 Wearing black to tell this last day
of a long winter "Goodbye."
Jackson took a photo of
me with the snowmen who
will now be put in the
storage shed till next winter.


I am always interested in learning more about...
The Abrahamic Covenant.                                                                In summarizing the promises of the Abrahamic covenant, Pres. Russell M. Nelson said:                                                                 “The covenant … is of transcendent significance...

It contained several promises: “Abraham’s posterity would be numerous, entitled to eternal increase and to bear the priesthood; “He would become a father of many nations;     “Christ and kings would come through Abraham’s lineage; “Certain lands would be inherited; “All nations of the earth would be blessed by his seed;                                                     “That covenant would be everlasting—even through ‘a thousand generations’” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1995, 42;                     or Ensign, May 1995, 33).

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TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024

     Family is Everything...
Institute

Lori Lyn continues
the new course of Instruction:
"Women in the Scriptures"
























Institute

Institute

Institute

Institute
Institute
Institute
Today
Today
Today
Memories...
Jacee's 2 favorite songs...
See last Sunday's post
Today
Triple time...
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024

               Family is Everything...
 Lunch Bunch was at

China Isle

China Isle



China Isle
Carol, Linda B., Sue



China Isle
New paintings...


China Isle
Jennie, Shauna, Sharon


China Isle
Annette, Kathie, Jeanie, Faye

China Isle
MaryAnn, Annette, Kathie,
Jeanie, Faye


China Isle
Eileen SuzAnne, MaryAnn
China Isle
Egg Drop Soup
Everyone enjoyed the food...
from Cashew Chicken, to Sweet 'n Sour Chicken, to spicyer dishes,
LoMein, Rice, etc...
China Isle
13 came today... 

Clockwise from bottom left
Jennie, Shauna, Sharon,
Carol, Linda B, Sue,
Eileen, SuzAnne, MaryAnn,
Annette, Kathie, 
Jeanie, and Faye.
China Isle
We always miss those who can't come.
China Isle
Our waiter was very good,
except he didn't do
separate tickets.
China Isle
Photo out in the sunshine...
Kathie, Sue, Shauna,
Linda B, and Eileen

China Isle
Another photo out in the sunshine... 
Kathie, Sharon, Jeanie,
Faye, and Eileen.

China Isle
Kathie by her BYU blue car...
Thank you so much for the ride.

SuzAnne is so excited
that MaryAnn is going to 
drive a carload to Manti
for the Temple Open House.

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Movie Night with Gary....

Wed, March 20
 was from 1949...
In the Good Old Summertime
The film is a musical adaptation of the 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner, which was directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, and Frank Morgan, and written by Miklós László, based on his 1937 play Parfumerie. For In the Good Old Summertime, the locale has been changed from 1930s Budapest to turn-of-the-century Chicago, but the plot remains the same. The plot was also revived in the 1998 film You've Got Mail, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
Movie Night with Gary...

 from 1998
You've Got Mail is a 1998 romantic comedy featuring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in their third and final screen pairing (after Joe Versus the Volcano and Sleepless in Seattle). It was directed by Nora Ephron, who co-wrote the screenplay with her sister Delia. It's loosely based on Miklós Lászlo's theatrical play Parfumerie (which had previously been adapted into the 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner, the 1949 musical film In the Good Old Summertime, and the 1963 stage musical She Loves Me).



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THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2024

               Family is Everything…
 Today 

With God, however, even an empty storage unit reminds me that none of the stuff we have here is worth holding onto. Better is coming. The one who rose from the grave never to die again has prepared a home for us that needs no storage shed for our junk. That’s because everything of real value will already be there

FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2024               

Family is Everything…
Funeral today for a
Wendell High School friend,
Joyce Stephenson Cox
sister of our Senior Class 
president, David Stephenson.
Official Obituary of

Joyce (Stephenson) Cox

April 12, 1936 ~ March 15, 2024 (age 87)

Joyce Cox Funeral Service Broadcast

     Joyce S. Cox, of Wendell, Idaho, passed away on the 15th of March, 2024, from cardiac arrest.  She was 87 years old and the mother of ten children – five sons and five daughters.

     Joyce was born in Preston, Idaho, on April 12, 1936, to Loran and Virginia Stephenson.  The family moved to Wendell when she was 9 months old and she spent all of her growing up years learning how to care for things in the home, doing outside chores and working in the fields with her sisters.  Riding horses was one of her favorite pastimes during those years.

     She got an early start learning to play the piano when her sister brought home practice assignments from her piano lessons.  Joyce would listen to her practice and then sit at the piano and pick out the notes and play the music.  She was 6 years old at the time.  In high school she wanted to play in the band and after trying out on a few different instruments, she began playing the French horn.  She continued playing the French horn through her university years and played in the Brigham Young University Philharmonic orchestra during her time there.

     Joyce married Gary Cox on December 13, 1957.  When he graduated from BYU, they were on their way to his career in the United States Air Force which took her to Germany and many different stations in the United States.  She loved to travel and see and learn new things.

     She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  She served as a teacher and leader in various capacities including being a seminary, Relief Society, Young Women’s, and Primary teacher.  She served with her husband as a humanitarian service missionary in Mongolia from 1994 to 1995 and then returned to Mongolia as the “mission mom” to up to 60 young missionaries from 1996 to 1999.  They were then asked to serve in South Africa from 2003 to 2004, visiting 14 African countries as humanitarian service missionaries.  Shortly after returning home, they were called to return to Alaska where she served as the temple matron at the Anchorage Alaska Temple from 2004 to 2007.  She was actively serving as an ordinance worker in the Twin Falls Idaho Temple and being the ward music chairperson at the time of her passing.

     She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers; and two sisters.

(Loran, Garth, David, Lynn, OpalJean, Patricia).

     She is survived by her sister - Carol Dye; her husband - Gary Cox; and her ten children - Keri Lynn Huntsman (Doug), Jordan R. Cox (Amy), Gary R. Cox (Linda), Lisa Jan Nelson (Dean), Denise Smoot (Scott), Michelle Olsen (Brian), David B. Cox (Christianne), Stephen B. Cox (Rebecca), Paul C. Cox (Laurie), and Lori V. Marsh (Chris); 65 grandchildren and 110 great grandchildren.

     A viewing will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wendell.

     A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 22, 2024 at 11:00 am at the Wendell L.D.S. Church, with a viewing to be held from 9:30 am until 10:45 am.

     Burial will follow at the Wendell Cemetery.

     Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service - Wendell Chapel.

 I watched her funeral online. Her ten children spoke. Her oldest daughter,  Keri, gave the life sketch, which was about 20 minutes, then the other 9 children only took less than 3 minutes each, plus the children and their spouses sang "Homeward Bound," and the grandchildren and great-grandchildren sang "I Am a Child of God," ending with the Stake President and Bishop's remarks. 

The funeral ended at 12:10, so it was only   1 hour and ten minutes total, which is short these days for a funeral.

I was very impressed with each one of her children. Gary & Joyce have raised wonderful children. 

 I remember Joyce's Dad and Mom with fondness, and all her siblings were part of my growing up years in Wendell and in the Wendell Ward.





Loran Kye Stephenson 5Jan1900 - 25Sep1990 - Age 90

Dorthea Virginia Andersen - 13Dec1903 - 18Feb1990 - Age 86

Married 24Dec1924 Logan He 24, she 21.

Loran Dean - 1925-2014, age 89

Garth Anderson - 1927-2020, age 93

Opal Jean - 1928-1997 - age 69

Patricia - 1932-2019 - age 87

Carol - 1934-living, age 90 now

Joyce - 1936-2024 - age 87

David Lloyd - 1938-2020 - Age 81

Lynn Charles - 1943-2011 - Age 68

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Thank you, Natalie, for
cutting my hair today.





SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024
Family is Everything...
  64º today... but turned cold and rainy.
 Steve took me to the movie
"Ordinary Angels" based on a true story...
Movie...Cinemark
American Fork

Infomation from Wikipedia

"Ordinary Angels is a 2024 American faith-based drama film. ...based on true events that transpired during the 1994 North American cold wave. It stars Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, Nancy Travis, and Tamala Jones.

The film was released by Lionsgate on February 23, 2024. It received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $18 million.

Premise  Inspired by a true story, in 1994 Louisville, Kentucky, a hairdresser rallies the community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter after Louisville is hit by a major snowstorm from the 1994 North American cold wave."

My friend, Jeanie Larson said: "If
people don't cry during the ending of
this movie, they're not normal."
Steve and I both cried.
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Then we rendezvoused for
supper with 
Gary at Five Guys.
He was helping Isaac with his 
car earlier and couldn't go
to the movie.
Five Guys
Five Guys
Five Guys
Five Guys
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In reading my scriptures tonight,
these words jumped out at me:           
 Old Age- Jacob 7:26 “……the time passed away with us, and also
our lives passed away like as it were a dream…”        

SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2024

              Family is Everything…

 March 24 - 

Happy Birthday, Brian - 

"51"

MAY 1973 - Six weeks old

1975 - Family of 7 children...
1976 - 3 years old with
sister Jen, 2 years old
1978 - 5 years old
1980 - 7 years old
1980 - 7 years old with
11 year old brother, David
1980
1980
1980s
1980s
1981
1981
1982
1982
1982
1982
1983 - Flyin' "B" Ranch
1983
1983
1983
1983
1985
1988
1989
1989
1989
1989
1990
Senior Year at
Burley High School - Idaho 
1990
1990
1990
1990 - After a muddy football
game at Mtn. Home
1990 - The team physician--
his Dad--was always there
to support him.
1990 - Sewing up his Dad's finger.
March 1991 - State A1
- top schools -
[now changed to A5]
Basketball Champions
1991 - State of Idaho
High School Basketball Champions
Burley High School
Class of 1991
Senior Photo
1991-1992
BYU
Argentina Resistencia Mission
June 1992-June 1994
1998
 Nov 2005
Dec 2005
March 2008
 Feb 2010
July 2011
 Oct 2016
Apr 7, 2017
April 7,  2017
Aug 2017
Aug 2017
Oct 2017 - Yellowstone Park
 July 2018
Dec 2018
All ten together...
 July 2020
Oct 2020
July 2021
Jan 2022
Jan 2023
March 24, 2023
Happy 50th birthday...
Nov 2023
Dec 2023

Dec 2023
Dec 2023
2024
March 24, 2024 
Happy 51st Birthday
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Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward

10:30 a.m. for 2024...



Ethan Oramos Mission Report
Argentina Neoquen Mission


Relief Society...

Relief Society 
Madeleine Summers taught
Relief Society

Relief Society
Jen Cheney released
Laura Eles sustained
as 2nd Counselor
in Relief Society Presidency
Relief Society
Relief Society

Relief Society

Relief Society

Relief Society

Relief Society
Relief Society

Relief Society

Jacee made Lasagna soup for
dinner that was delicious.
Better than regular lasagna...




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Wrap your brain around this...

Temple Chronology

6 Restoration   •   189 Dedicated   •   52 Under Construction   •   
94 Announced

Temples of the Restoration

TempleDedicationDedicated By
Independence Temple*
Kirtland Temple**27 March 1836Joseph Smith, Jr.
Far West Temple*
Adam-ondi-Ahman Temple*
Nauvoo Temple***1–3 May 1846Orson Hyde
Endowment House****5 May 1855Heber C. Kimball
* Site dedicated but temple not constructed
** Historic Church building that ceased operation as a temple in the late 1830s
*** Destroyed by arson fire in 1848; rebuilt in 2002, see No. 113
**** Temporary structure used during the construction of the Salt Lake Temple; razed in 1889
Dedicated Temples in Operation

Show rededications
TempleDedicationDedicated By
1St. George Utah Temple6–8 April 1877Daniel H. Wells
2Logan Utah Temple17–19 May 1884John Taylor
3Manti Utah Temple17 May 1888Wilford Woodruff
4Salt Lake Temple6–24 April 1893Wilford Woodruff
5Laie Hawaii Temple27–30 November 1919Heber J. Grant
6Cardston Alberta Temple26–29 August 1923Heber J. Grant
7Mesa Arizona Temple23–26 October 1927Heber J. Grant
8Idaho Falls Idaho Temple23–25 September 1945George Albert Smith
9Bern Switzerland Temple11–15 September 1955David O. McKay
10Los Angeles California Temple11–14 March 1956David O. McKay
11Hamilton New Zealand Temple20–22 April 1958David O. McKay
12London England Temple7–9 September 1958David O. McKay
13Oakland California Temple17–19 November 1964David O. McKay
14Ogden Utah Temple18–20 January 1972Joseph Fielding Smith
15Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple9 February 1972Joseph Fielding Smith
16Washington D.C. Temple19–22 November 1974Spencer W. Kimball
17São Paulo Brazil Temple30 October–2 November 1978Spencer W. Kimball
18Tokyo Japan Temple27–29 October 1980Spencer W. Kimball
19Seattle Washington Temple17–21 November 1980Spencer W. Kimball
20Jordan River Utah Temple16–20 November 1981Marion G. Romney
21Atlanta Georgia Temple1–4 June 1983Gordon B. Hinckley
22Apia Samoa Temple5–7 August 1983Gordon B. Hinckley
23Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple9–11 August 1983Gordon B. Hinckley
24Santiago Chile Temple15–17 September 1983Gordon B. Hinckley
25Papeete Tahiti Temple27–29 October 1983Gordon B. Hinckley
26Mexico City Mexico Temple2–4 December 1983Gordon B. Hinckley
27Boise Idaho Temple25–30 May 1984Gordon B. Hinckley
28Sydney Australia Temple20–23 September 1984Gordon B. Hinckley
29Manila Philippines Temple25–27 September 1984Gordon B. Hinckley
30Dallas Texas Temple19–24 October 1984Gordon B. Hinckley
31Taipei Taiwan Temple17–18 November 1984Gordon B. Hinckley
32Guatemala City Guatemala Temple14–16 December 1984Gordon B. Hinckley
33Freiberg Germany Temple29–30 June 1985Gordon B. Hinckley
34Stockholm Sweden Temple2–4 July 1985Gordon B. Hinckley
35Chicago Illinois Temple9–13 August 1985Gordon B. Hinckley
36Johannesburg South Africa Temple24–25 August 1985Gordon B. Hinckley
37Seoul Korea Temple14–15 December 1985Gordon B. Hinckley
38Lima Peru Temple10–12 January 1986Gordon B. Hinckley
39Buenos Aires Argentina Temple17–19 January 1986Thomas S. Monson
40Denver Colorado Temple24–28 October 1986Ezra Taft Benson
41Frankfurt Germany Temple28–30 August 1987Ezra Taft Benson
42Portland Oregon Temple19–21 August 1989Gordon B. Hinckley
43Las Vegas Nevada Temple16–18 December 1989Gordon B. Hinckley
44Toronto Ontario Temple25–27 August 1990Gordon B. Hinckley
45San Diego California Temple25–30 April 1993Gordon B. Hinckley
46Orlando Florida Temple9–11 October 1994Howard W. Hunter
47Bountiful Utah Temple8–14 January 1995Howard W. Hunter
48Hong Kong China Temple26–27 May 1996Gordon B. Hinckley
49Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple13–19 October 1996Gordon B. Hinckley
50St. Louis Missouri Temple1–5 June 1997Gordon B. Hinckley
51Vernal Utah Temple2–4 November 1997Gordon B. Hinckley
52Preston England Temple7–10 June 1998Gordon B. Hinckley
53Monticello Utah Temple26–27 July 1998Gordon B. Hinckley
54Anchorage Alaska Temple9–10 January 1999Gordon B. Hinckley
55Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple6–7 March 1999Gordon B. Hinckley
56Madrid Spain Temple19–21 March 1999Gordon B. Hinckley
57Bogotá Colombia Temple24–26 April 1999Gordon B. Hinckley
58Guayaquil Ecuador Temple1–2 August 1999Gordon B. Hinckley
59Spokane Washington Temple21–23 August 1999Gordon B. Hinckley
60Columbus Ohio Temple4–5 September 1999Gordon B. Hinckley
61Bismarck North Dakota Temple19 September 1999Gordon B. Hinckley
62Columbia South Carolina Temple16–17 October 1999Gordon B. Hinckley
63Detroit Michigan Temple23–24 October 1999Gordon B. Hinckley
64Halifax Nova Scotia Temple14 November 1999Gordon B. Hinckley
65Regina Saskatchewan Temple14 November 1999Boyd K. Packer
66Billings Montana Temple20–21 November 1999Gordon B. Hinckley
67Edmonton Alberta Temple11–12 December 1999Gordon B. Hinckley
68Raleigh North Carolina Temple18–19 December 1999Gordon B. Hinckley
69St. Paul Minnesota Temple9 January 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
70Kona Hawaii Temple23–24 January 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
71Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple26–27 February 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
72Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple27 February 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
73Albuquerque New Mexico Temple5 March 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
74Oaxaca Mexico Temple11 March 2000James E. Faust
75Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple12 March 2000James E. Faust
76Louisville Kentucky Temple19 March 2000Thomas S. Monson
77Palmyra New York Temple6 April 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
78Fresno California Temple9 April 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
79Medford Oregon Temple16 April 2000James E. Faust
80Memphis Tennessee Temple23 April 2000James E. Faust
81Reno Nevada Temple23 April 2000Thomas S. Monson
82Cochabamba Bolivia Temple30 April 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
83Tampico Mexico Temple20 May 2000Thomas S. Monson
84Nashville Tennessee Temple21 May 2000James E. Faust
85Villahermosa Mexico Temple21 May 2000Thomas S. Monson
86Montreal Quebec Temple4 June 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
87San José Costa Rica Temple4 June 2000James E. Faust
88Fukuoka Japan Temple11 June 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
89Adelaide Australia Temple15 June 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
90Melbourne Australia Temple16 June 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
91Suva Fiji Temple18 June 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
92Mérida Mexico Temple8 July 2000Thomas S. Monson
93Veracruz Mexico Temple9 July 2000Thomas S. Monson
94Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple16 July 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
95Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple30 July 2000James E. Faust
96Caracas Venezuela Temple20 August 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
97Houston Texas Temple26–27 August 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
98Birmingham Alabama Temple3 September 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
99Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple17 September 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
100Boston Massachusetts Temple1 October 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
101Recife Brazil Temple15 December 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
102Porto Alegre Brazil Temple17 December 2000Gordon B. Hinckley
103Montevideo Uruguay Temple18 March 2001Gordon B. Hinckley
104Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple22 April 2001Gordon B. Hinckley
105Guadalajara Mexico Temple29 April 2001Gordon B. Hinckley
106Perth Australia Temple20 May 2001Gordon B. Hinckley
107Columbia River Washington Temple18 November 2001Gordon B. Hinckley
108Snowflake Arizona Temple3 March 2002Gordon B. Hinckley
109Lubbock Texas Temple21 April 2002Gordon B. Hinckley
110Monterrey Mexico Temple28 April 2002Gordon B. Hinckley
111Campinas Brazil Temple17 May 2002Gordon B. Hinckley
112Asunción Paraguay Temple19 May 2002Gordon B. Hinckley
113Nauvoo Illinois Temple27–30 June 2002Gordon B. Hinckley
114The Hague Netherlands Temple8 September 2002Gordon B. Hinckley
115Brisbane Australia Temple15 June 2003Gordon B. Hinckley
116Redlands California Temple14 September 2003Gordon B. Hinckley
117Accra Ghana Temple11 January 2004Gordon B. Hinckley
118Copenhagen Denmark Temple23 May 2004Gordon B. Hinckley
119Manhattan New York Temple13 June 2004Gordon B. Hinckley
120San Antonio Texas Temple22 May 2005Gordon B. Hinckley
121Aba Nigeria Temple7 August 2005Gordon B. Hinckley
122Newport Beach California Temple28 August 2005Gordon B. Hinckley
123Sacramento California Temple3 September 2006Gordon B. Hinckley
124Helsinki Finland Temple22 October 2006Gordon B. Hinckley
125Rexburg Idaho Temple10 February 2008Thomas S. Monson
126Curitiba Brazil Temple1 June 2008Thomas S. Monson
127Panama City Panama Temple10 August 2008Thomas S. Monson
128Twin Falls Idaho Temple24 August 2008Thomas S. Monson
129Draper Utah Temple20–22 March 2009Thomas S. Monson
130Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple21–23 August 2009Thomas S. Monson
131Vancouver British Columbia Temple2 May 2010Thomas S. Monson
132The Gila Valley Arizona Temple23 May 2010Thomas S. Monson
133Cebu City Philippines Temple13 June 2010Thomas S. Monson
134Kyiv Ukraine Temple29 August 2010Thomas S. Monson
135San Salvador El Salvador Temple21 August 2011Henry B. Eyring
136Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple11 December 2011Dieter F. Uchtdorf
137Kansas City Missouri Temple6 May 2012Thomas S. Monson
138Manaus Brazil Temple10 June 2012Dieter F. Uchtdorf
139Brigham City Utah Temple23 September 2012Boyd K. Packer
140Calgary Alberta Temple28 October 2012Thomas S. Monson
141Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple17 March 2013Dieter F. Uchtdorf
142Gilbert Arizona Temple2 March 2014Thomas S. Monson
143Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple4 May 2014Dieter F. Uchtdorf
144Phoenix Arizona Temple16 November 2014Thomas S. Monson
145Córdoba Argentina Temple17 May 2015Dieter F. Uchtdorf
146Payson Utah Temple7 June 2015Henry B. Eyring
147Trujillo Peru Temple21 June 2015Dieter F. Uchtdorf
148Indianapolis Indiana Temple23 August 2015Henry B. Eyring
149Tijuana Mexico Temple13 December 2015Dieter F. Uchtdorf
150Provo City Center Temple20 March 2016Dallin H. Oaks
151Sapporo Japan Temple21 August 2016Russell M. Nelson
152Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple18 September 2016Henry B. Eyring
153Fort Collins Colorado Temple16 October 2016Dieter F. Uchtdorf
154Star Valley Wyoming Temple30 October 2016David A. Bednar
155Hartford Connecticut Temple20 November 2016Henry B. Eyring
156Paris France Temple21 May 2017Henry B. Eyring
157Tucson Arizona Temple13 August 2017Dieter F. Uchtdorf
158Meridian Idaho Temple19 November 2017Dieter F. Uchtdorf
159Cedar City Utah Temple10 December 2017Henry B. Eyring
160Concepción Chile Temple28 October 2018Russell M. Nelson
161Barranquilla Colombia Temple9 December 2018Dallin H. Oaks
162Rome Italy Temple10–12 March 2019Russell M. Nelson
163Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple14 April 2019Dale G. Renlund
164Fortaleza Brazil Temple2 June 2019Ulisses Soares
165Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple1 September 2019David A. Bednar
166Lisbon Portugal Temple15 September 2019Neil L. Andersen
167Arequipa Peru Temple15 December 2019Ulisses Soares
168Durban South Africa Temple16 February 2020Ronald A. Rasband
169Winnipeg Manitoba Temple31 October 2021Gerrit W. Gong
170Pocatello Idaho Temple7 November 2021M. Russell Ballard
171Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple8 May 2022Gary E. Stevenson
172Yigo Guam Temple22 May 2022David A. Bednar
173Praia Cape Verde Temple19 June 2022Neil L. Andersen
174Belém Brazil Temple20 November 2022Dale G. Renlund
175Quito Ecuador Temple20 November 2022Quentin L. Cook
176San Juan Puerto Rico Temple15 January 2023D. Todd Christofferson
177Richmond Virginia Temple7 May 2023Dallin H. Oaks
178Helena Montana Temple18 June 2023Gary E. Stevenson
179Saratoga Springs Utah Temple13 August 2023Henry B. Eyring
180Brasília Brazil Temple17 September 2023Neil L. Andersen
181Bentonville Arkansas Temple17 September 2023David A. Bednar
182Moses Lake Washington Temple17 September 2023Quentin L. Cook
183McAllen Texas Temple8 October 2023Dieter F. Uchtdorf
184Feather River California Temple8 October 2023Ulisses Soares
185Bangkok Thailand Temple22 October 2023Ronald A. Rasband
186Okinawa Japan Temple12 November 2023Gary E. Stevenson
187Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple14 January 2024D. Todd Christofferson
188Orem Utah Temple21 January 2024D. Todd Christofferson
189Red Cliffs Utah Temple24 March 2024Henry B. Eyring

Temples Under Construction

TempleGroundbreakingPresided By
190Urdaneta Philippines Temple†16 January 2019Jeffrey R. Holland
191Puebla Mexico Temple†30 November 2019Arnulfo Valenzuela
192Taylorsville Utah Temple†31 October 2020Gerrit W. Gong
193Cobán Guatemala Temple†14 November 2020Brian K. Taylor
194Salta Argentina Temple†4 November 2020Benjamín De Hoyos
195Layton Utah Temple†23 May 2020Craig C. Christensen
196Casper Wyoming Temple†9 October 2021S. Gifford Nielsen
197Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple8 November 2018Neil L. Andersen
198Alabang Philippines Temple4 June 2020Evan A. Schmutz
199Auckland New Zealand Temple13 June 2020Ian S. Ardern
200San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple5 September 2020José Bernardo Hernandez Orellana
201Davao Philippines Temple14 November 2020Taniela B. Wakolo
202Antofagasta Chile Temple27 November 2020Juan Pablo Villar
203Bengaluru India Temple2 December 2020Robert K. William
204Harare Zimbabwe Temple12 December 2020Edward Dube
205Mendoza Argentina Temple17 December 2020Allen D. Haynie
206Deseret Peak Utah Temple15 May 2021Brook P. Hales
207Tallahassee Florida Temple5 June 2021James B. Martino
208Syracuse Utah Temple12 June 2021Kevin R. Duncan
209Salvador Brazil Temple7 August 2021Adilson de Paula Parrella
210Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple21 August 2021Randall K. Bennett
211Nairobi Kenya Temple11 September 2021Joseph W. Sitati
212Neiafu Tonga Temple11 September 2021‘Inoke F. Kupu
213Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple18 September 2021Veasna Kuonno Neang
214Pago Pago American Samoa Temple30 October 2021K. Brett Nattress
215Bacolod Philippines Temple11 December 2021Taniela B. Wakolo
216Freetown Sierra Leone Temple19 March 2022Hugo E. Martinez
217Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple9 April 2022Joaquin E. Costa
218Grand Junction Colorado Temple16 April 2022Chi Hong (Sam) Wong
219Lindon Utah Temple23 April 2022Kevin W. Pearson
220Farmington New Mexico Temple30 April 2022Anthony D. Perkins
221Elko Nevada Temple7 May 2022Paul B. Pieper
222Burley Idaho Temple4 June 2022Brent H. Nielson
223Smithfield Utah Temple18 June 2022Quentin L. Cook
224Yorba Linda California Temple18 June 2022Mark A. Bragg
225Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple20 August 2022Matthew L. Carpenter
226Ephraim Utah Temple27 August 2022Russell M. Nelson
227Heber Valley Utah Temple8 October 2022Russell M. Nelson
228Willamette Valley Oregon Temple29 October 2022Valeri V. Cordón
229Managua Nicaragua Temple26 November 2022Taylor G. Godoy
230Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple3 December 2022Patricio M. Giuffra
231Torreón Mexico Temple10 December 2022Hugo Montoya
232Querétaro Mexico Temple7 January 2023Adrián Ochoa
233Port Vila Vanuatu Temple8 April 2023K. Brett Nattress
234Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple22 April 2023Peter F. Meurs
235Montpelier Idaho Temple17 June 2023Ryan K. Olsen
236Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple17 June 2023Juan A. Uceda
237Modesto California Temple7 October 2023Gary B. Sabin
238Fort Worth Texas Temple28 October 2023Jose L. Alonso
239Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple25 November 2023Benjamin M.Z. Tai
240Knoxville Tennessee Temple27 January 2024Shayne M. Bowen
241San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple9 March 2024Sean Douglas
† Dedication announced

Announced Temples

TempleAnnouncementAnnounced By
242Teton River Idaho Temple‡3 October 2021First Presidency
243Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple1 April 2018First Presidency
244Russia Temple1 April 2018First Presidency
245Lagos Nigeria Temple7 October 2018First Presidency
246Budapest Hungary Temple†7 April 2019First Presidency
247Benin City Nigeria Temple5 April 2020First Presidency
248Shanghai People's Republic of China Temple5 April 2020First Presidency
249Dubai United Arab Emirates Temple5 April 2020First Presidency
250Tarawa Kiribati Temple†4 October 2020First Presidency
251São Paulo East Brazil Temple4 October 2020First Presidency
252Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple4 October 2020First Presidency
253Cali Colombia Temple†4 April 2021First Presidency
254Cape Town South Africa Temple†4 April 2021First Presidency
255Singapore Temple†4 April 2021First Presidency
256Oslo Norway Temple†4 April 2021First Presidency
257Kumasi Ghana Temple4 April 2021First Presidency
258Vienna Austria Temple4 April 2021First Presidency
259Brussels Belgium Temple4 April 2021First Presidency
260Beira Mozambique Temple4 April 2021First Presidency
261Santiago West Chile Temple3 October 2021First Presidency
262Vitória Brazil Temple3 October 2021First Presidency
263Cody Wyoming Temple†3 October 2021First Presidency
264La Paz Bolivia Temple†3 October 2021First Presidency
265Antananarivo Madagascar Temple3 October 2021First Presidency
266Tacloban City Philippines Temple3 October 2021First Presidency
267Monrovia Liberia Temple3 October 2021First Presidency
268Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple3 October 2021First Presidency
269Culiacán Mexico Temple3 October 2021First Presidency
270Mexico City Benemérito Mexico Temple3 April 2022First Presidency
271Tampa Florida Temple†3 April 2022First Presidency
272Wellington New Zealand Temple3 April 2022First Presidency
273Santos Brazil Temple3 April 2022First Presidency
274Cleveland Ohio Temple†3 April 2022First Presidency
275Austin Texas Temple†3 April 2022First Presidency
276Barcelona Spain Temple†3 April 2022First Presidency
277Maceió Brazil Temple3 April 2022First Presidency
278Wichita Kansas Temple3 April 2022First Presidency
279Birmingham England Temple†3 April 2022First Presidency
280Cusco Peru Temple3 April 2022First Presidency
281Brazzaville Republic of the Congo Temple3 April 2022First Presidency
282Missoula Montana Temple3 April 2022First Presidency
283Grand Rapids Michigan Temple†2 October 2022First Presidency
284Londrina Brazil Temple†2 October 2022First Presidency
285Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple†2 October 2022First Presidency
286Lone Mountain Nevada Temple†2 October 2022First Presidency
287Huehuetenango Guatemala Temple2 October 2022First Presidency
288Toluca Mexico Temple2 October 2022First Presidency
289McKinney Texas Temple†2 October 2022First Presidency
290Cuernavaca Mexico Temple2 October 2022First Presidency
291Jacksonville Florida Temple2 October 2022First Presidency
292Busan Korea Temple2 October 2022First Presidency
293Naga Philippines Temple2 October 2022First Presidency
294Santiago Philippines Temple2 October 2022First Presidency
295Eket Nigeria Temple2 October 2022First Presidency
296Chiclayo Peru Temple2 October 2022First Presidency
297Buenos Aires City Center Argentina Temple2 October 2022First Presidency
298Tacoma Washington Temple2 October 2022First Presidency
299Pachuca Mexico Temple2 October 2022First Presidency
300Tula Mexico Temple2 October 2022First Presidency
301Charlotte North Carolina Temple2 April 2023First Presidency
302Bakersfield California Temple†2 April 2023First Presidency
303Teresina Brazil Temple†2 April 2023First Presidency
304Natal Brazil Temple†2 April 2023First Presidency
305San Jose California Temple2 April 2023First Presidency
306Lethbridge Alberta Temple2 April 2023First Presidency
307Winchester Virginia Temple2 April 2023First Presidency
308Harrisburg Pennsylvania Temple2 April 2023First Presidency
309Iquitos Peru Temple2 April 2023First Presidency
310Jakarta Indonesia Temple2 April 2023First Presidency
311Retalhuleu Guatemala Temple2 April 2023First Presidency
312Tuguegarao City Philippines Temple2 April 2023First Presidency
313Iloilo Philippines Temple2 April 2023First Presidency
314Hamburg Germany Temple2 April 2023First Presidency
315Springfield Missouri Temple2 April 2023First Presidency
316Viña del Mar Chile Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
317João Pessoa Brazil Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
318Vancouver Washington Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
319Osaka Japan Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
320Savai'i Samoa Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
321Cancún Mexico Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
322Piura Peru Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
323Huancayo Peru Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
324Goiânia Brazil Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
325Calabar Nigeria Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
326Cape Coast Ghana Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
327Luanda Angola Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
328Mbuji-Mayi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
329Laoag Philippines Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
330Kahului Hawaii Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
331Fairbanks Alaska Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
332Colorado Springs Colorado Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
333Tulsa Oklahoma Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
334Roanoke Virginia Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
335Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Temple1 October 2023First Presidency
† Exterior rendering released
‡ Groundbreaking announced


*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 March 24th,

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. 
He knows what our potential is.
*** *** ***
Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all.
*** *** ***
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 Russell M. Nelson 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 Temple Ordinances families can be sealed for eternity.

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Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Eileen Petersen
March 24, 2024


Next week MARCH 25-31, 2024

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Traces of Time . . . . 

 {Last week: Scroll to end and click "Older Posts" at bottom right.}                "Time moves slowly, but passes quickly.                               The Color Purple” by Alice Walker, 1982

"The magical, supernatural force 
that is with us every second is time.
We can't even comprehend it.

 It's such an illusion, 

it's such a strange thing."

— Anthony Hopkins 

 Note from Eileen: You will notice I call                              my blog: "Traces of Time..."

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 at age 86.

Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 9 spouses married to our grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, 1 due in April and posterity to come.

So our posterity now numbers 66. Number 67 due in April.

THIS WEEK
       MARCH 25-31, 2024

March 24 - Brian - "51"
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024 
Family is Everything..                             Sunrise: 7:32 a.m. 

                       Sunset:  7:37 p.m.

...this Monday


Last Monday to compare to...

 





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TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024

     Family is Everything...
Happy 

Institute
Lori Lyn continues
the course of Instruction:
"Women in the Scriptures"

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2024

               Family is Everything...
 this 
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Lunch Bunch 

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   Lunch Bunch is going to be
at 


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Movie Night with Gary...

Wed, March 27
 was from 1998...

 
You've Got Mail is a 1998 romantic comedy featuring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in their third and final screen pairing (after Joe Versus the Volcano and Sleepless in Seattle). It was directed by Nora Ephron, who co-wrote the screenplay with her sister Delia. It's loosely based on Miklós Lászlo's theatrical play Parfumerie (which had previously been adapted into the 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner, the 1949 musical film In the Good Old Summertime, and the 1963 stage musical She Loves Me).

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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2024

               Family is Everything…
 Today 

With God, however, even an empty storage unit reminds me that none of the stuff we have here is worth holding onto. Better is coming. The one who rose from the grave never to die again has prepared a home for us that needs no storage shed for our junk. That’s because everything of real value will already be there






FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2024               
Family is Everything…
day



SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2024
Family is Everything...


                    

SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2024

              Family is Everything…

 Happy Easter










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Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward

10:30 a.m. for 2024...



Sunday School...

*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 March 31st,

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. 
He knows what our potential is.
*** *** ***
Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all.
*** *** ***
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 Russell M. Nelson 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 Temple Ordinances families can be sealed for eternity.

*** *** ***
Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Eileen Petersen
March 31, 2024


Next week APRIL 1-7, 2024

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