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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Thursday, September 30, 2010

A Sweet Reading Treat.

This link goes to a really funny blog. The particular one this leads to is a riot but there are others that are funny too.

9 comments:

rebeccaV said...

That blog is so funny! Too bad he is no longer writing on it, but there is lots to go back and read.

Jason and Dana said...
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Jason and Dana said...

this ward sounds like the bizarro ward where you're uncomfortable being there on fast sunday.

Crystal said...

I like the one saying we should watch Glee for FHE if it came on on Mondays.

is my favorite for lots of reasons. Sure, let's watch it for FHE.

It is a satire and I have laughed at many (but not all) of them. He is a funny guy.

rebeccaV said...

Dana, it's not a real ward :)

Jason and Dana said...

haha, i know becky, but thats what it reminds me of.

David and Debby said...

remember dana being in ann and peter's ward when they blessed one of their babies? "he took off like a bad out of..."

abbynormal said...

i remember that!!!

Crystal said...

I am so confused by that comment, David, BUT I am sure it is an excellent story. I have to say, I have never really been in an uncomfortable ward, but I can definitely recall some uncomfortable "testimonies." My favorite was the schpeel on imminent domain... Right up there with the homeless/delusional guy who decided to follow us in from the parking lot. He bore his testimony too and I am still confused.