Friday, July 26, 2024

Traces of Time .. . July 22-28, 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.

Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 10 spouses of g-c, 7 great-grandchildren, for a posterity of 67.

THIS WEEK
 JULY 22-28,  2024

MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024                           
Family is Everything...
Sunrise: 6:16 a.m. Sunset:  8:51 p.m. 
Monday... 
Last week to compare...
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  John, Jacee, Jackson, 
Maddie, and Riggy getting
ready to go to the
"Bricki" =
Brent & Vicki Peterson
Family Reunion
 Jackson gets to see lots of cousins.... 
 Pickup pulling the boat... 
 ...to camp site out of Heber. 
They'll be back Thursday.

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TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2024 


Family is Everything...
               
                   Today while the electricity was

scheduled to be off from 8:00-2:00,

Julie and I ran errands.

These fire trucks were

by the entrance of our HOA.


I didn't get a photo of

the 6 power company

trucks lined up just before 

we got to these fire trucks. 



After a stop at Costco we went

to Blossom for Lunch


Blossom for Lunch



Julie got Cashew Chicken...



...I got Sweet 'n Sour Chicken.


I found out from Julie that

you can get a salad instead 

of the Egg Drop or 

Hot 'n Sour Soup.


News today of an explosion

at Yellowstone Park.

 


WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2024  

      Family is Everything...  
Pioneer Day...


                                         Lunch Bunch was at
Chuck-A-Rama 
...in Lehi 
6 could come














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Movie Night with Gary
for the Olympics
"Chariots of Fire"

Chariots of Fire is a 1981 British historical sports drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Colin Welland and produced by David Puttnam. It is based on the true story of two British athletes in the 1924 OlympicsEric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice. Ben Cross and Ian Charleson star as Abrahams and Liddell, alongside Nigel HaversIan HolmJohn GielgudLindsay AndersonCheryl CampbellAlice KrigeBrad Davis and Dennis Christopher in supporting roles. Kenneth Branagh makes his debut in a minor role.

Chariots of Fire was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four, including Best PictureBest Original Screenplay and Best Original Score for Vangeliselectronic theme tune. At the 35th British Academy Film Awards, the film was nominated in 11 categories and won in three, including Best Film. It is ranked 19th in the British Film Institute's list of Top 100 British films.

The film's title was inspired by the line "Bring me my Chariot of fire!" from the William Blake poem adapted into the British hymn and unofficial English anthem "Jerusalem"; the hymn is heard at the end of the film.[4] The original phrase "chariot(s) of fire" is from 2 Kings 2:11 and 6:17 in the Bible.

I always love to have my son come over.
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Wendell Ward Primary leaders...1950s
L-R: ?, Adelaide Taylor, Delores Dixon,
Rosanna Prince, ____McBride,



URSDAY, JULY 25, 2024 

Family is Everything...
         Codi checked me in at the
Willow Creek Medical Center
in Lehi...
Dr, David Kimball and his
assistant checked 
my medical needs.
My A1C is 7.6 today.
In January it was 8.1,
in April it was 7.1.
Dr. Kimball said now the
guideline is that it can
be up to your age--so
I could be 8.5.
But he likes it to be in the 7's.
Then I had a follow-up appointment
for my new hearing aids.
Jennifer is really great at
what she does.
She said the computer check showed
that I have worn them 14 hours per day 
since I got them. She said that is 
excellent. Very few of her clients do that.
It showed the percentage of loud
noise, music, conversation,
and quiet time.
I had a lot of quiet time.
This was someone I know from 
face book who said he
couldn't come to something
because he had a guest
show up in Montana.
FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2024
                            Family is Everything...
                       

  Another nice summer day...  
  Thank you, Jacee, for bringing 
me supper of chicken nuggets
from McDonalds.

Watched the new movie 
on Netflix
"Find Me Falling"
with Harry Connick, Jr.
SATURDAY,  JULY 27, 2024
Family is Everything....
Nadine drove Andrew, Linda H, and me to the Open House for newlyweds...

Nelson & Shirlene - Mr. & Mrs. Spencer

Sevell, Andrew, Nadine...
It was at the North Club House...
Everything was lovely...
There was a steady flow of friends...
Nadine took a photo of me at the bridge...
Then she took a selfie of her, 
Linda H, and me...
They sent these favors home filled with Hershey Kisses that said: "Love is sweet."
Julie just came across this photo...
My Mom had written on the back:
"Eileen 5 1/2 - June 1944 -
Long Beach, California.
This could have been taken
on D-Day. Historical!
SUNDAY,  JULY 28, 2024
Family is Everything....
             Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward













Relief Society...
Madeleine Summers taught
from Elder Shayne Bowen's
 General Conference talk
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SUNDAY,  APRIL 28, 2024 was
Steve's PUNN* Dinner #6
* Petersen Uncle Nephew-Niece Dinner
Sunday, July 28, 2024
Steve's PUNN Dinner #7

The question for today is:

1. If you could go back and talk to your younger self, what age would you go back to and what would you say?

Or 2. If your future self came to visit you now, what do you think your future self would say to your current self.

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 At the end of this July 28th,

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.
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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.
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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 Russell M. Nelson 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.
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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 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
July 28, 2024
 
Next week  July 29-August 4, 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.

Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 10 spouses of g-c, 7 great-grandchildren, for a posterity of 67.

THIS WEEK
 JULY 29-August 4,  2024

MONDAY, JULY 29, 2024                           
Family is Everything...
Sunrise 6:23  Sunset 8:44
Monday... 


Last week to compare... 
 
Empty Nesters' FHE at
Paul & Kathy Skousen's home...
72 E Wildflower Court
Empty Nesters' FHE 


I saw this on face book today...

Mother in Heaven

The doctrine of a Heavenly Mother is a cherished and distinctive belief among Latter-day Saints. As Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has said, “Our theology begins with heavenly parents. Our highest aspiration is to be like them.” While there is no record of a formal revelation to Joseph Smith on this doctrine, some early Latter-day Saint women recalled that he personally taught them about a Mother in Heaven. The earliest published references to the doctrine appeared shortly after Joseph Smith’s death in 1844, in documents written by his close associates. The most notable expression of the idea is found in a poem by Eliza R. Snow entitled “My Father in Heaven” and now known as the hymn “O My Father.” This text declares: “In the heav’ns are parents single? / No, the thought makes reason stare; / Truth is reason—truth eternal / Tells me I’ve a mother there.”

Subsequent Church leaders have affirmed the existence of a Mother in Heaven. In 1909, the First Presidency taught that “all men and women are in the similitude of the universal Father and Mother, and are literally the sons and daughters of Deity.” Susa Young Gates, a prominent leader in the Church, wrote in 1920 that Joseph Smith’s visions and teachings revealed the truth that “the divine Mother, [is] side by side with the divine Father.” And in “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” issued in 1995, the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles declared, “Each [person] is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny.”

Mother in Heaven

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/.../mother-in-heaven...


I also saw this on face book today...

"Some Christians condemn Eve for her act, concluding that she and her daughters are somehow flawed by it. Not the Latter-day Saints! Informed by revelation, we celebrate Eve’s act and honor her wisdom and courage"

Dallin H. Oaks - GC: Oct. 1993



Empty Nesters gathered at the
home of Paul & Kathy Skousen...





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TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2024 


Family is Everything...
               

                        today.




WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2024  

      Family is Everything...  
Happy Birthday to 
Josh Brewer
"17"


to 
                                         Lunch Bunch was at 


...in 

__ could come



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THURSDAY,  August 1, 2024


                    Family is Everything…


Never thought of this before...

 

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Steve texted me a photo

of the petunias and

begonias he hung on

his patio today.

THURSDAY, August 1, 2024 
Family is Everything...
         First 







FRIDAY, August 2, 2024
                            Family is Everything...
                         Our  



SATURDAY,  August 3, 2024
Family is Everything....
Our

SUNDAY,  August 4, 2024
Family is Everything....
             Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward 
Fast & Testimony Meeting

Gospel Doctrine Class

At the end of this  August 4th,

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
August 4, 2024
 
Next week  August 5-11, 2024



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Between May 5 and 6 posts...
 Jen's 50th Birthday

      August 26, 2024

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