Congratulations to Dana and Jason and to Becky and Ray, and much thanks to Heavenly Father for the milestones reached in their lives, and the sense of excitement that they feel about their futures. These are happy times, and they are the ecstacy. I know we are all very happy for them. Now we all need to unite our faith and prayers for the other family members, those still experiencing some degree of uncertainty in their lives (the agony):
Leslie and Alex, that they will be reach success in obtaining their needed visas and in starting their new family;
Colin and Lori, that he will be matched soon with a desirable residency or job, that her pregnancy will go well and that the baby will develop properly;
Matt and Crystal, that he will soon find fulfilling and rewarding employment, that her pregnancy will go well and that the baby will be whole and healthy;
And, last but not least, Abby, that she will experience peace and fulfillment in her present as she seeks the Lord's will for her future.
Oh, and while you're at it, remember Mom and Dad that we will be able to maintain our health and get our retirement secured soon, so that we can serve missions productively.
Thank you to everyone for caring about one another, and about the true and right way,
Mom and Dad
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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1 comment:
Thanks for this, Mom and Dad. All of us are in my prayers every night. Things will work out...I'm sure of it. 10 years down the road when we have other problems, these years will probably seem like nothing. ;)
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