HISTORY

A Little History:
Our story begins in Pocatello, Idaho, circa 1972, when the lovely Debby Christensen agreed to a first, though fateful date with admirer, David Croshaw. Long story-short, he bade her follow him, and they went arm-in-arm to the Logan, Utah temple for establishment of an eternal family unit, Generation 1, on May 23 1973.

From their first blissful summer in Salt Lake City, educational pursuits took them to Provo/Orem, Utah, birthplace of Leslie and Rebecca, and to San Francisco/Oakland California, birthplace of Colin and Matt. Then, for establishment of livelihood, expansion of the tribe with Abby and Dana, and for raising/unifying of Generation 2, it was back to the roots in Pocatello for a rewarding sojourn.

In time, driven by a raging, but commonly shared sense of adventure and independence, one-by-one, Generation 2 escaped the homeland to distant regions of the country and the world, each ultimately developing their own tribal expansions by pairing with worthy mates and initiating Generation 3.

Now sensing fulfillment of their purpose in Pocatello, Generation 1 has also left those roots and transplanted to Cascade Idaho, from which base, they anticipate more abundant contact with The Posterity, Generations 2 and 3, in the future. That contact however, awaits fulfillment of a call to LDS missionary service in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, wherein they hope to help the state of the world by sharing the love of Jesus Christ.

So now, including Generation 0 (Grandma and Grandpa Christensen) home base includes Yuma, Arizona, Pocatello, Idaho, Cascade, Idaho, Vancouver, BC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Spokane, Washington, Boise, Idaho, Los Angeles, California, back to Boise, Idaho, and on and on (Generation 3+) to infinity.

Our Mission Statement:
This is the blog of our eternal family unit. Initiated years ago, it served well as a journal, but even more so, as an archive of our personal interaction. It was a gathering place, a confabulation instrument, a unifying force for four generations of widely dispersed and progressively prolific posterity, and their valued associates. Though it served these purposes well for many years, it eventually took a back seat to new-kids-on-the-block, Facebook, and Instagram, and was sadly forgotten.

We now move to resurrect this blog with an added functional purpose of archiving the missionary experiences of Generation 1, of their movements and activities as they participate with The Gathering of Israel in the land northward. In so doing, we hope that via their own comments and posts, this blog will again serve to gather and unify the posterity and their friends.

As in the past, that the young and vibrant may know the old and tired, that enduring bonds may be fostered and maintained, that experience and encouragement may be openly shared, that posterity may embrace truth, and that hearts may be knit together, we must resist detachment despite our geographic divergence. We shall do so here.
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Saturday, April 21, 2007

Thai Church


It's Sunday afternoon in Bangkok and I just got back from church. I LOVE going to church when I'm here. In sacrament meeting a Philippino family spoke: father, mother and 4 teenage kids. They all converted to the church a couple of years ago. One of the boys, while he was bearing his testimony talked about how joining the church has changed his life, and he cited part of the 23rd Psalm..."though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me...Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life." That teenage boy is on the "safe" path now, as are all of us, and surely goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our life.


In Sunday school we talked about miracles (Matthew 15-17)...I think you'll all probably have the same lesson tomorrow. The Thailand mission president was in the class. He said that as a faith building experience, his wife challenged the missionaries to write 3 miracles they see/experience each day in their journal. The British sunday school teacher then challenged us to to do the same. And now...the challenge is yours. Love all of you!

Les

2 comments:

David and Debby said...

Leslie! You have some of the most amazing pictures. You are never going to be in need of art decorations in your house!! What a life you and Abby lead. Love you,
Dana
PS The hair color turned out great!! I love it!

Leslie said...

Sorry to disappoint you, Dana, but I took the photo from the Internet. It is of Thailand, but I didn't take it...just wanted to you all to get the feel for it. ;)