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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.
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Week of
February 9-15, 2026
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- February 9-15, 2026
THIS WEEK- February 9-15, 2026
Family is Everything...
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2026 Sunrise: 7:36 a.m. Sunset: 5:48 p.m.2 Days above normal --breaking records...
Sweet Thelda Gifford, 101, passed away today.
*** *** ***OurWendell High SchoolClass of 1957 Ten-year Reunion~~~~~~~We're having our 69th YearClass Reunionon Sat, Sep 19 this year.
*** *** ***
**** *** *** *** *** *** ***If you're lucky enoughto have stew...
...'n sconeson a winter night...You're lucky enough!
*** *** ***TUESDAY,
Family is
Everything...
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 9, 2026
Sunrise: 7:36 a.m.
Sunset: 5:48 p.m.
2 Days above normal --
breaking records...
Sweet Thelda Gifford, 101,
passed away today.
*** *** ***
Our
Wendell High School
Class of 1957
Ten-year Reunion
~~~~~~~
We're having our
69th Year
Class Reunion
on Sat, Sep 19 this year.
*** *** ***
**** *** *** *** *** *** ***
If you're lucky enough
to have stew...
...'n scones
on a winter night...
You're lucky enough!
*** *** ***
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 10, 20
FEBRUARY 10, 20
InstituteIsaiah 11-12
I had to leave earlyfor a doctor's appointment...Next week isIsaiah 13-16*** *** ***
Semi-annual dermatologycheck with Dr. Harris
Dr. Harris froze offseveral pre-cancer spotson my left hand, arms, scalp, and right cheek.
Dr. Harris, Everest
Luckily, no biopsies hadto be done and he said I'm good for six more months.
Leesa made me an appointment for Monday, August 10at 11:20 a.m.
Leesa
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** Going to do movies that areup for Oscars.Our Tuesday night movie wasabout William Shakespere,his wife Agnes, and their three children--Susana, Hamnet, and Judith, and why Shakespere wrote Hamlet."HAMNET"
Love our movie nights.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2026
Institute
Isaiah 11-12
for a doctor's appointment...
Next week is
Isaiah 13-16
*** *** ***
Semi-annual dermatology
Semi-annual dermatology
check with Dr. Harris
several pre-cancer spots
on my left hand, arms,
scalp, and right cheek.
Dr. Harris, Everest
Luckily, no biopsies had
to be done and he said
I'm good for six more months.
appointment for
Monday, August 10
at 11:20 a.m.
Leesa
*** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Going to do movies
that are
up for Oscars.
Our Tuesday night movie was
about William Shakespere,
his wife Agnes, and their three children--
Susana, Hamnet, and Judith, and why
Shakespere wrote Hamlet.
"HAMNET"
Love our movie nights.
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 11, 2026
Friends are essential...
Lunch Bunch was at
Black Bear Diner
15 came
Eileen, Kay, Sharon,
Faye, Jeanie,
MaryAnn, Shauna,
Jennie, Vickie,
Sue, Linda,
Andrew, Kristene,
Nadine, Judy.
We always miss those who can't come...
Kaye tried to get some
of Nadine's strawberry waffle...
Judy's hot turkey
sandwich looked delicious...
...and she said it was.
Kaye and Sharon shared a
cob salad. Neither could finish
even a half, and they said it
was really good.
These photos loaded
backwards...and I can't
get them reversed...
Vickie gave us a
black bear goodbye...
Vickie, Sue
Loved Jennie's heart earrings...
Sharon brought Hershey
heart Kisses in fancy
red sachels...
Thank you for the
sweet treats!
Fun to drive by
Lehi Roller Mills...
A cool, rainy day...
Friends are essential...
Lunch Bunch was at
Black Bear Diner
15 came
Eileen, Kay, Sharon,
Faye, Jeanie,
MaryAnn, Shauna,
Jennie, Vickie,
Sue, Linda,
Andrew, Kristene,
Nadine, Judy.
We always miss those who can't come...
Kaye tried to get some
of Nadine's strawberry waffle...
Judy's hot turkey
sandwich looked delicious...
...and she said it was.
Kaye and Sharon shared a
cob salad. Neither could finish
even a half, and they said it
was really good.
These photos loaded
backwards...and I can't
get them reversed...
Vickie gave us a
black bear goodbye...
Vickie, Sue
Loved Jennie's heart earrings...
heart Kisses in fancy
red sachels...
Thank you for the
sweet treats!
Fun to drive by
Lehi Roller Mills...
A cool, rainy day...
*** *** *** *** ***
*** *** *** *** ***
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 12, 2026
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 12, 2026
Family is
Everything...
...and so are friends!
As we were ready
to begin the
Relief Society
activity tonight,
Sue said she had
seen a couple hours
ago that the new
Apostle had been called.
She couldn't remember who,
so MaryLu looked it
up on her phone:
LDS Church President Dallin Oaks makes a controversial pick
for new apostle: Clark Gilbert
Story
by Peggy Fletcher Stack, Tamarra Kemsley, David Noyce -- Salt Lake Tribune
Four months into his
tenure as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dallin
H. Oaks has made one of his most consequential and, frankly, controversial
moves as leader of the global faith.
He picked Clark G.
Gilbert as the newest apostle, a lifetime appointment in the church announced Thursday.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
(I had a photo of President Oaks standing beside
Clark Gilbert at the podium, but now I can't find it.)
President
Dallin H. Oaks, then-first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, left, and Elder Clark G. Gilbert, a General
Authority Seventy and Church commissioner of education, speak at an Ensign
College devotional in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City on
Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
--Scott
G Winterton, Deseret News MAY 17, 2022
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
+Happy Sisterhood time...
The 13
GALENTINE GALS –
BINGO
Front row: Diane, Eileen, Sharon
Second row: Laura, Melanie,
Heidi, Jen, MaryLu
Back row: Sue, Tris,
Cynthia, Camie.
Rebakah not in photo
Sue won the grand
prize for the black-out
Bingo round.
It was a fun water
bottle with red hearts
on it.
Other Bingo winners
were Diane, MaryLu, Eileen...
...I didn't hear the others.
The fun prizes were
Bath & Body Works
foam soap.
Thanks for the savory
and sweet treats everyone.
...
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 13, 2026
Family is
Everything...
...and so are friends!
As we were ready
to begin the
Relief Society
activity tonight,
Sue said she had
seen a couple hours
ago that the new
Apostle had been called.
She couldn't remember who,
so MaryLu looked it
up on her phone:
LDS Church President Dallin Oaks makes a controversial pick for new apostle: Clark Gilbert
Story by Peggy Fletcher Stack, Tamarra Kemsley, David Noyce -- Salt Lake Tribune
Four months into his tenure as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dallin H. Oaks has made one of his most consequential and, frankly, controversial moves as leader of the global faith.
He picked Clark G.
Gilbert as the newest apostle, a lifetime appointment in the church announced Thursday.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
(I had a photo of President Oaks standing beside
Clark Gilbert at the podium, but now I can't find it.)
President Dallin H. Oaks, then-first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, left, and Elder Clark G. Gilbert, a General Authority Seventy and Church commissioner of education, speak at an Ensign College devotional in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
--Scott G Winterton, Deseret News MAY 17, 2022
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
+Happy Sisterhood time...
The 13
GALENTINE GALS –
BINGO
Front row: Diane, Eileen, Sharon
Second row: Laura, Melanie,
Heidi, Jen, MaryLu
Back row: Sue, Tris,
Cynthia, Camie.
Rebakah not in photo
Sue won the grand
prize for the black-out
Bingo round.
It was a fun water
bottle with red hearts
on it.
Other Bingo winners
were Diane, MaryLu, Eileen...
...I didn't hear the others.
The fun prizes were
Bath & Body Works
foam soap.
Thanks for the savory
and sweet treats everyone.
...
FEBRUARY 13, 2026
Family is
Everything…
John with
Hamlet Homes...
actually almost
11 years.
John made this
fantastic medievil
castle for...
Riggy's
Valentine box
John, Jackson, and
Riggy gave me these
beautiful flowers
for Valentine's day.
Jackson was not
home when they
brought them.
How kind!
John thought I
would like the
lavender ones.
I do!
They are beautiful!!
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 14, 2026
Family is
Everything…
Gary, thank you
for the hand
picked box of
See's chocolates
with my favorites...
especially the
butterscotch, plus
the cream centers
with no nuts!
Rendezvousing with
Steve for dinner
and a movie.
Grama A said
"Once in a while you
just have to have
a hot dog."
JDawgs
Movie...an audible
"Nuremberg"
Nuremberg is a 2025 American psychological thriller historical drama film... Based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai, ...the film follows U.S. Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek) seeking to carry out an assignment to investigate the personalities and monitor the mental status of Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) and other high-ranking Nazis in preparation for and during the Nuremberg trials. ...The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for Crowe's performance.
...it was a
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY, 15, 2026
Family is
Everything…
Happy Birthday
Remembrance...
Jane Lavon Petersen
Smith Degler
"Bonnie"
Walt's sister...
1938...
Bonnie - 8
Phyllis - 6
Walt - 4
Peggy - their beloved dog
Ray & Jane Petersen
Family is
Everything…
John with
Hamlet Homes...
actually almost
11 years.
John made this
fantastic medievil
castle for...
Riggy's
Valentine box
John, Jackson, and
Riggy gave me these
beautiful flowers
for Valentine's day.
Jackson was not
home when they
brought them.
How kind!
John thought I
would like the
lavender ones.
I do!
They are beautiful!!
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 14, 2026
Family is
Everything…
Gary, thank you
for the hand
picked box of
See's chocolates
with my favorites...
especially the
butterscotch, plus
the cream centers
with no nuts!
Rendezvousing with
Steve for dinner
and a movie.
Grama A said
"Once in a while you
just have to have
a hot dog."
JDawgs
Movie...an audible
"Nuremberg"
Nuremberg is a 2025 American psychological thriller historical drama film... Based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai, ...the film follows U.S. Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek) seeking to carry out an assignment to investigate the personalities and monitor the mental status of Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) and other high-ranking Nazis in preparation for and during the Nuremberg trials.
...The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for Crowe's performance.
...it was a
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY, 15, 2026
Family is
Everything…
Happy Birthday
Remembrance...
Jane Lavon Petersen
Smith Degler
"Bonnie"
Walt's sister...
1938...
Bonnie - 8
Phyllis - 6
Walt - 4
Peggy - their beloved dog
Family - 1940
Bonnie 10
Phyllis 8
Walt 6
Dale 1
Bonnie married
Maurice "Mutt" C. Smith
May 18, 1947
He was age 24
She was age 17
Had 4 children--BonnieAnn, Larry, Brent, Jeff.
Divorced 1955 or 1956. Mutt went a little crazy, was in mental hospital at Blackfoot for a while.
Bonnie married Chuck Degler in May 1957.
She was 27, he was 21.
They had 4 children--Mark, Kevin, Christopher,
Andrea "Andy."
They divorced about 1988 after she was diagnosed with colon cancer.
*** *** ***
1957 - Walt 23, just back from his mission,
went to BYU one quarter, then
returned to U of Idaho, switching
from civil engineering to pre-med.
Dale 18, senior at Wendell High School,
entered U of Idaho, major civil engineer.
Bonnie 27 in photo, had 4 children,
divorced from Mutt Smith for a year,
married Chuck Degler, then had
4 more children.
Phyllis 25 in this photo had married Dale
Bunn when she 18, and he was age on July 31,
1950.
They had 4 sons--Don, Matthew, Mitchell,
Clifford, then adopted twin girls
Brenda Gay and Beverly Mae.
Good photo of Ray & Jane
in 1957
Ray 50,
Jane 47, by their
home in Wendell
Bonnie's Dad & Mom
and siblings...1962.
Age 35
in
1965...
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Feb 1973
Bonnie with Chuck at...
...Jane & Laurence Hashman
wedding Feb 1973.
Jane had been a widow 3 years.
With me in 1979 at
Ray & Jane Family Reunion
Summer 1979
I was 40 y-o
Bonnie was 49
Early 1980's
Bonnie being thrown into river
at family reunion...
The next summer
in old-fashioned swim suit
Aunt Thelma made for her to be thrown into river
at family reunion...
Bonnie is 5th from R in front row...
...in red 'n white striped shirt.
Bonnie died of colon cancer March 14, 1990
having just turned 60 a month earlier...
She was buried in the Wendell, Idaho
Cemetery on March 17, 1990.
Bonnie
*** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Family - 1940
Bonnie 10
Phyllis 8
Walt 6
Dale 1
Bonnie married
Maurice "Mutt" C. Smith
May 18, 1947
He was age 24
She was age 17
Had 4 children--BonnieAnn, Larry, Brent, Jeff.
Divorced 1955 or 1956. Mutt went a little crazy, was in mental hospital at Blackfoot for a while.
Bonnie married Chuck Degler in May 1957.
She was 27, he was 21.
They had 4 children--Mark, Kevin, Christopher,
Andrea "Andy."
They divorced about 1988 after she was diagnosed with colon cancer.
*** *** ***
1957 - Walt 23, just back from his mission,
went to BYU one quarter, then
returned to U of Idaho, switching
from civil engineering to pre-med.
Dale 18, senior at Wendell High School,
entered U of Idaho, major civil engineer.
Bonnie 27 in photo, had 4 children,
divorced from Mutt Smith for a year,
married Chuck Degler, then had
4 more children.
Phyllis 25 in this photo had married Dale
Bunn when she 18, and he was age on July 31,
1950.
They had 4 sons--Don, Matthew, Mitchell,
Clifford, then adopted twin girls
Brenda Gay and Beverly Mae.
Good photo of Ray & Jane
in 1957
Ray 50,
Jane 47, by their
home in Wendell
Bonnie's Dad & Mom
and siblings...1962.
Age 35
in
1965...
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Feb 1973
Bonnie with Chuck at...
...Jane & Laurence Hashman
wedding Feb 1973.
Jane had been a widow 3 years.
Ray & Jane Family Reunion
Summer 1979
I was 40 y-o
Bonnie was 49
Early 1980's
Bonnie being thrown into river
at family reunion...
The next summer
in old-fashioned swim suit
Aunt Thelma made for her to be thrown into river
at family reunion...
Bonnie is 5th from R in front row...
Bonnie died of colon cancer March 14, 1990
having just turned 60 a month earlier...
She was buried in the Wendell, Idaho
Cemetery on March 17, 1990.
 |
Bonnie
*** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward...
Curtis Allen - conducting
Speakers on stand: L-R
Erik Ek
Ryan Williamson - High Councilor
--for an announcement
Craig Allen
Brielle Williamson...
The Lord will always help us.
Erik Ek...we all progress at different
rates... Gd's love is always there for
us.
Craig Allen
Recognizing God's love...
First, get a testimony of
the Book of Mormon.
Learn the
1. Character
2. Attributes
3. Compassion
of the Savior.
Gospel Doctrine Class
Camie Williams - teacher
💕What is love?💕
Why do they put all
these names of
posterity in the
Old Testament?
The line of Cain
coveted with
Satan and
became wicked.
The line of Seth
coveted with
God and
became righteous.
God became so weary of
all the wickedness
he caused a flood to
cleanse the Earth...
saving righteous
Noah and his wife,
and his three sons
and his three
daughters-in-law.
God was sad and
gave the rainbow
as a sign that
He would not do
that again.
The pure love of
Christ...
MOSES 6:33
MOSES 5:52
Camie always directs
us through these
scriptures to see
why and how
Christ is the only
way to be happy
and successful in
fulfilling the measure
of our creation.
Thank you to Bill Miller
for taking my Sunday
photos.
Thank you, Julie,
for driving me to
and from church.
Natalie is just back
from a two-week trip
to Australia with her
sisters, Cortney, and
two nieces to visit
her sister Quinette.
Sunday Dinner...
...is a special
family time...
*** *** ***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
Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward...
Curtis Allen - conducting
Speakers on stand: L-R
Erik Ek
Ryan Williamson - High Councilor
--for an announcement
Craig Allen
Brielle Williamson...
The Lord will always help us.
Erik Ek...we all progress at different
rates... Gd's love is always there for
us.
Craig Allen
Recognizing God's love...
First, get a testimony of
the Book of Mormon.
Learn the
1. Character
2. Attributes
3. Compassion
of the Savior.
Gospel Doctrine Class
Camie Williams - teacher
💕What is love?💕
Why do they put all
these names of
posterity in the
Old Testament?
The line of Cain
coveted with
Satan and
became wicked.
The line of Seth
coveted with
God and
became righteous.
God became so weary of
all the wickedness
he caused a flood to
cleanse the Earth...
saving righteous
Noah and his wife,
and his three sons
and his three
daughters-in-law.
God was sad and
gave the rainbow
as a sign that
He would not do
that again.
The pure love of
Christ...
MOSES 6:33
MOSES 5:52
Camie always directs
us through these
scriptures to see
why and how
Christ is the only
way to be happy
and successful in
fulfilling the measure
of our creation.
Thank you to Bill Miller
for taking my Sunday
photos.
Thank you, Julie,
for driving me to
and from church.
Natalie is just back
from a two-week trip
to Australia with her
sisters, Cortney, and
two nieces to visit
her sister Quinette.
Sunday Dinner...
...is a special
family time...
*** *** ***
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 February 15th, 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.
*** *** ***
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."
*** *** *** *** ***
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.
PRIESTHOODAARONIC AND MELCHIZEDEK
*** *** *** *** ***
*** *** ***Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.Eileen PetersenFebruary 15, 2026
** *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
February 15th, 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".
*** *** ***
*** *** ***
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
*** *** *** *** ***
*** *** ***
Of these truths I testify in the
Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Eileen Petersen
February 15, 2026