Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Traces of Time . . . March 31 - April 6, 2025

 TRACES OF TIME . . .     

                      {Last week: Scroll to end and click "Older Posts" at bottom right.} 
March 31-April 6, 2025 

 "Time moves slowly, but passes quickly.                               Time – Past – Present - Future -- Top 15 Past, Present, & Future Quotes of all time by Matshona Dhliwayo:

 3   13.  " Life is temporal. Time is fleeting. God is permanent. Eternity is enduring."

 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.Walt called himself "The last of the old-time country doctors."He delivered about 4,000 babies, among fixing broken hips, other surgeries, and even made house calls.As Janie said in his obituary:"He healed many hearts, heads, hands, and everything in-between."

 In the 1950s you had to be 20 to serve a mission. This is Walt in August 1954, on the day he was set apart in Salt Lake City 
to be a missionary.

Walt was also a carpenter at heart--like his carpenter father, Ray Petersen.

Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen...

  ...their spouses--Julie, John, Jennifer, Jerry--our 39 grandchildren--8 spouses of G-C, and 8 great-grandchildren, including Ingrid Ray born December 4, 2024--for a posterity of 71.

Week of

       MARCH 31-April 6, 2025


MONDAY,MARCH 31, 2025

Family is Everything….
 Sunrise: 7: a.m.                                   Sunset:  7: p.m.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025
Family is Everything…
AND WELCOME,,,

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My e-mail post to my kids and grandkids this morning...

"Our Posterity of  71... ...                               Hope you're all having a good week.

I checked my Social Security monthly payment and it said for those 85 and over this was our last full payment and we would be getting just half from now on.

For spouses who didn't have a full-time salaried career, we did get half of our husband's benefits.

And to think Walt paid into his Social Security for over 50 years!

 At first I thought DOGE sounded like a good thing. I guess you have to be affected personally to have it hit home.

As Gary said, it's like a bait, switch, and hook. Trump's not looking so good to me now.

 http://waltandeileen.blogspot.com/

TRACES OF TIME . . .       

Thank you for being my true-blue posterity.

Love always,   Your 86-y-o                      Mom / Grama Petersen                                 …and  Dad/Grampa Petersen             from heaven"                                                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I fooled some of my family with this April Fool's joke~~~~~~~~~~~

 
              Today
Preston, the head Physical Therapist,     came because Jayden is on a week's vacation.
It rained off and on today.

Our Walt & Eileen Family 

April - 💕💕

April - Hope you all have a wonderful, fantastic birthday!
17 - Walt - "91" Remembrance - 5th in heaven
24 - Gary - "60"
24 - John - "51"
24 - Kimble - "26"
25 - Jerry - "51"

LAST YEAR...
APRIL 1, 2024 ...

Family is Everything..                             Sunrise: 7:10 a.m. 

                       Sunset:  7:53 p.m.

...this Monday


Last Monday to compare to...


 


Last year - - Family Book Club

April Choice by Gary

Book released 2021

Gary’s choice for April...LAST YEAR - 2024


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TUESDAY, APRIL 22024

     No Institute - Spring Break

Lori Lyn and Betsy  will continue
the course of Instruction:
"Women in the Scriptures"
next Tuesday

Copied from last April's blog:
Now about Intelligence...
I hadn't heard of these other three.
"According to Psychologists, 
there are four types of Intelligence:

1) Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

2) Emotional Quotient (EQ)

3) Social Quotient (SQ)

4) Adversity Quotient (AQ)

1. Intelligence Quotient (IQ): this is the measure of your level of comprehension. You need IQ to solve maths, memorize things, and recall lessons.

2. Emotional Quotient (EQ): this is the measure of your ability to maintain peace with others, keep to time, be responsible, be honest, respect boundaries, be humble, genuine and considerate.

3. Social Quotient (SQ): this is the measure of your ability to build a network of friends and maintain it over a long period of time.

People that have higher EQ and SQ tend to go further in life than those with a high IQ but low EQ and SQ. Most schools capitalize on improving IQ levels while EQ and SQ are played down.

A man of high IQ can end up being employed by a man of high EQ and SQ even though he has an average IQ.

Your EQ represents your Character, while your SQ represents your Charisma. Give in to habits that will improve these three Qs, especially your EQ and SQ.

Now there is a 4th one, a new paradigm:

4. The Adversity Quotient (AQ): The measure of your ability to go through a rough patch in life, and come out of it without losing your mind.

When faced with troubles, AQ determines who will give up, who will abandon their family, and who will consider suicide.

Parents please expose your children to other areas of life than just Academics. They should adore manual labor (never use work as a form of punishment), Sports and Arts.

Develop their IQ, as well as their EQ, SQ and AQ. They should become multifaceted human beings able to do things independently of their parents.

Finally, do not prepare the road for your children. Prepare your children for the road."

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Easter flowers from Stever...

How kind and thoughtful.

Thank you, Steve.

The orchid that David & Julie

gave me for Valentine's Day 2023...

...has just bloomed again.

Last year...
WEDNESDAY,  APRIL 3, 2024

               Family is Everything...
and so are friends!

Lunch Bunch was at
One-Man Band
Max is waiting with
me for my ride.
Lunch Bunch
Buchanan's apricot tree
is popping like
popcorn, for sure.


Lunch Bunch
Thanks, Nadine for
giving me a ride.


Lunch Bunch
We're happy Faye is two
months out from her
back surgery.

Lunch Bunch
Nadine and Faye
Lunch Bunch
So many choices...
Several got the
Navajo taco,
some the Philly 
Cheese Steak sandwich.
I saw one had a Taco salad.
I was the only one who
got a breakfast--
the All American one.
Lunch Bunch
Kathie, Carol,
Nadine.
Lunch Bunch
MaryAnn, Jennie.
We're always happy when
Jennie can come from her
counseling work.

Lunch Bunch
Eileen, Sue, Sharon
Lunch Bunch 
Annette, Jeanie, Faye
Lunch Bunch
Jennie, Linda B, MaryAnn

Lunch Bunch
Jennie, Annette
Lunch Bunch - 12 who came:
Eileen, Sue, Sharon,
Annette, Jeanie, Faye,
Linda B, MaryAnn, 
Kathie, Carol, Nadine.
Lunch Bunch
Jennie had just gone 
back to work.
We always miss those who
couldn't come...
Francine, Kaye, LeAnn,
Linda H, Rosane, Shauna, 
SuzAnne,Tammy, 
Tori, and Vickie. 
Lunch Bunch
Carol and Nadine by the
old-fashioned jukebox

I googled jukeboxes...they were invented two years before my Grampa 'n Grama Huffaker were born in 1891.

"In 1889, Louis Glass and William S. Arnold invented the nickel-in-the-slot phonograph, in San Francisco. This was an Edison Class M Electric Phonograph retrofitted with a device patented under the name of 'Coin Actuated Attachment for Phonograph'. The music was heard via one of four listening tubes."
Lunch Bunch                                                       
Carol, MaryAnn, Annette, Nadine                     were ready to dance if music had                      been playing.

Lunch Bunch 
Thanks, Nadine for driving
me home.

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Flashback...3 years ago

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2022
        Ladies' Lunch was at 
Avenue Bakery in
American Fork today.
We were happy Jeanie
brought her sister for the
first time.
Faye, Jeanie, Carol,
Sue, Kathie.
Tammy, Sharon, Sandi,
Barbara, Eileen.
You can tell Faye and
Jeanie are sisters.
Twelve were able to
come today
Clockwise: MaryAnn,
Sharon, Sandi, Barbara,
Eileen, Tammy, Jennie, 
(Faye, not showing on corner), 
Jeanie, Carol, Sue, Kathie.
The twelve who could come
today are: L-R Kathie, Eileen,
Sue, MaryAnn, Sharon, Sandi, 
Carol, Jeanie, Jennie, 
Tammy, Faye, Barbara.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2025

Family is Everything…
 Lunch Bunch was at Chili's...


Bunco at Tammy's home...































14 were able to come...
Front: Jennie, Eileen, Diane.
Second row: Brianna, Brianne, Sharon, MaryAnn, SuzAnne, Jeanie.
Third row: Tammy, Kathie, Linda, Faye.
And added in next photo - Dana Lee standing where Brianna was.
Dana Lee on second row.


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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025
Family is Everything…

               Day 

Happy     











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\A wise person once said, "Every society will be judged by how it treats the least fortunate."

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FRIDAY, APRIL 4
, 2025


                 
Family is Everything…
  

Happy 



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SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025

  
                    Family is Everything…

 General Conference

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SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2025

                     
Family is Everything…


Saratoga Springs 

General Conference


This afternoon...








** *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 6th,

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. 

"Jesus Christ, He, the Son of God, who by His matchless and eternal power overcame death. He is the Redeemer of the world. He gave His life for each of us. He took it up again and became the firstfruits of them that slept. He, as King of Kings, stands triumphant above all other kings. He, as the Omnipotent One, stands above all rulers. He is our comfort, our only true comfort, when the dark shroud of earthly night closes about us as the spirit departs the human form. He is our King, our Lord, our Master, the living Christ, who stands on the right hand of His Father. He lives! He lives, resplendent and wonderful, the living Son of the living God."                                                President Hinckley -- 1 Timothy 6:15:  "Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords".                                                                                                                              Revelation 17:14"These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful".                                                                                                                                   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 Russell M. Nelson is the Living Prophet today for all the world. 

“Keep on the covenant path,” “Gather Israel,” “Let God prevail,” “Build bridges of understanding,” “Give thanks,” “Increase your faith in Jesus Christ,” “Take charge of your testimony,” and “Become a peacemaker.”

Russell M. Nelson

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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.
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Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Eileen Petersen
March 30, 2025
Next week 
April 7-13, 2025
April 14-20, 2025 Holy Week - Easter
April 21-27, 2025
April 28-May 4, 2025
MAY 5-11, 2025

mar 17 11.   The past only dies so the future can live.

mar 24

mar 31 13.   Life is temporal. Time is fleeting. God is permanent. Eternity is enduring.

apr 7  14.   A coward may have the legs of a cheetah, but time has the legs of lightning.

apr 14  15.  Death is a great tyrant; none can overthrow him. Life is a priceless ruby; none can afford it. Eternity is a noble mistress; none can woo her.

apr 21  The sun does not hurry, yet is always on time. Stars do not hurry, yet are never late. God may not hurry, but never delays. ~Matshona Dhliwayo

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