Thanks Matt for letting us fast with you. My prayers were also ascending heavenward. I definitely felt that Heavenly Father was involved in this one. It was a great opportunity for me.
This week I have been thinking about how blessed we are as members of the church. We have available at our fingertips an almost unlimited resource of spiritual material. The Ensign and other church magazines, scriptures, millions (probably) of books on just about any gospel topic we need, broadcasts (like last night) meant to strengthen and lift us, and show us where we can improve, lessons every week to strengthen us spiritually, temples close by, uplifting music, a church channel that we could watch 24/7 if we choose. There is no reason for anyone to not be spiritually fed. I was thinking today about Moses and the children of Israel. You will remember that they were bitten by poisonous serpents, and in order to be healed, all they had to do was look. A simple task. What were they thinking? Are we like them? Do we get so busy with the details of our lives that we can't find time for what really matters? We don't even need to leave our homes to find the words of the prophet--either written or audible. We can actually hear the Prophet's voice! Do we not look because of the easiness of the way? I hope not. I feel we are the most blessed of any people who have ever lived on the earth. I know Heavenly Father loves us all and wants us back with Him in heaven. I hope we will study, pray, attend the temple and do whatever the Spirit tells us we need to do to strengthen our testimonies of the truth. We need to all make it to the celestial kingdom together. I love all of you. xoxoxo mom/debby/grandma
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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