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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Friday, April 20, 2007

My Responsibility

As I read the story about Cho (it makes a difference when I know his name) I did not want to feel compassion, but I did. It kind of makes this a double tragedy. Wasn't there one person on that whole campus who could have befriended him? I am not accusing any student of negligence or responsibility, but we all do have a responsibility to help those in need. So many times I have thought or been taught that even giving someone a smile may be just what they need. We truly are our brother's keepers. I hope that we can all keep our eyes open to those around us. We don't have to become best friends with everyone, but we do need to share some of the blessings we have in our lives with others. Maybe that sharing is only kindness, or holding a door open, or letting a car in front of us, but we do have an obligation to share with others some of the great Plan of Happiness that we have. I love all of you so much, and am so grateful to Heavenly Father for the multitude of blessings He gives to each of us. We were all praying to find Grace, and our prayers were answered, we prayed that Ray would feel and accept the truthfulness of the gospel, and he did, we prayed for Crystal's dress to come, and it did, Dad and I have been praying for a long time that Heavenly Father would lead Leslie and Matt to their eternal companions, and He has. He pours out his blessings on each of us. We are all healthy, we all have bright futures, and more important than those things, we know who we are and what awaits us after this life. Everyone please be careful out there. Love, Mom
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