tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639945575730985562024-03-13T16:45:41.974-07:002008 Ragged and Snow Mountain Zone ConferenceOne of the major highlights of our year was the July Zone Conference. We had the opportunity to take one half of the mission at a time into the beautiful Colorado Mountains where we were able to learn and grow from one another. With the theme of this conference as "Altar Your Attitude" and with matching shirts these missionaries begin the hike at Ragged Mountain preparing for the Altar that awaits their sacrifices.christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-19953034915692457762008-12-27T17:35:00.000-08:002008-12-27T17:45:33.895-08:00<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvKbL3OprhuzxMw7dBpX7t2t05nZQueogTI2FxjB8cDnCVAiHSzlNbjaszc8D3vWvXGXXtFA3MHfu3vwUYZtttjRzO9zA0Xzvh3-KPeltsoiLDJlUHIx740Qovmj2SFFDoosCeGSltU9o/s1600-h/P7163039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284649041372429058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvKbL3OprhuzxMw7dBpX7t2t05nZQueogTI2FxjB8cDnCVAiHSzlNbjaszc8D3vWvXGXXtFA3MHfu3vwUYZtttjRzO9zA0Xzvh3-KPeltsoiLDJlUHIx740Qovmj2SFFDoosCeGSltU9o/s200/P7163039.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />
<br /><div></div></div>Along with this Zone Conference's Theme of "Altar your Attitude" we learned about sacrificing everything we have to the Lord. Along our hike each missionary picked up a rock to build an altar at the end of the trail. After returning from their personal study each rock portrayed a word or scripture representing their sacrifices as missionaries.christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-82619620912080189212008-12-27T17:01:00.000-08:002008-12-27T17:33:58.356-08:00<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vBrq8X8WvTu_fUmqmR-Auj686RlnaMAtbC1gLSY1HWmRbaeFYNRLgLZ-dLcGcMt9Nqdn1MtBz4FFQhYD88bFb_libRYpxhPm4gsO40wDdimT-L-FWgRuBc_F4riZHDz3xDOuVbzisVVB/s1600-h/DSC01036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284643256092335410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 157px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 104px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vBrq8X8WvTu_fUmqmR-Auj686RlnaMAtbC1gLSY1HWmRbaeFYNRLgLZ-dLcGcMt9Nqdn1MtBz4FFQhYD88bFb_libRYpxhPm4gsO40wDdimT-L-FWgRuBc_F4riZHDz3xDOuVbzisVVB/s200/DSC01036.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhof2pwGEQfozV6Y9lc1YmuaYlj9-Fj_UbY01Ba_hJ7Wj5gEOkY5R1pxVw4p2WIbBv7-a81IOhm3-RWmKyRrwQcD0JrvzcNXfXHBOuUDnsH44-M6AAkxEWU0o2UAL57NKhYaVZde-YzistB/s1600-h/DSC01124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284642608217652738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 143px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhof2pwGEQfozV6Y9lc1YmuaYlj9-Fj_UbY01Ba_hJ7Wj5gEOkY5R1pxVw4p2WIbBv7-a81IOhm3-RWmKyRrwQcD0JrvzcNXfXHBOuUDnsH44-M6AAkxEWU0o2UAL57NKhYaVZde-YzistB/s200/DSC01124.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxqAw7aw8NZ8S69iCmDvaacb5o3XOKQZEIefDTAgw25o73P0nAM7oTeZ1Ycm0mrIOAdqXJQuQSktFNFY2GMlMl2Ur_vLo_0EXTOYy_N4RrKAlCgL29AUSbJCCa4drw4Skx29G5g30JerB/s1600-h/DSC01046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284640996754092866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 164px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 186px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxqAw7aw8NZ8S69iCmDvaacb5o3XOKQZEIefDTAgw25o73P0nAM7oTeZ1Ycm0mrIOAdqXJQuQSktFNFY2GMlMl2Ur_vLo_0EXTOYy_N4RrKAlCgL29AUSbJCCa4drw4Skx29G5g30JerB/s320/DSC01046.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />
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<br /><div></div></div>There is beauty all around when there are SISTERS there!!!christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-91163632611025519282008-12-27T16:41:00.000-08:002008-12-27T17:32:14.229-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSsKv41gHgOV8XchDzlzjjh7E4OQ8n0FEsf-EFq1isbP5YXau7vPojKIgXBS03Ocq_-Jgq1mw66bKzoWOp1MfWB6JcWCn6We-GcxB7kxrhQNXVJ3VM5npOagcrvcGY2s2OXQKgligWW7X/s1600-h/CIMG0133.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284636064849624466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSsKv41gHgOV8XchDzlzjjh7E4OQ8n0FEsf-EFq1isbP5YXau7vPojKIgXBS03Ocq_-Jgq1mw66bKzoWOp1MfWB6JcWCn6We-GcxB7kxrhQNXVJ3VM5npOagcrvcGY2s2OXQKgligWW7X/s320/CIMG0133.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />A group shot of half of the mission. We sure do love these missionaries!christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-67462291818583127092008-12-27T16:36:00.000-08:002008-12-27T17:20:02.206-08:00<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6E-_VJFsSBt3y1JZm9oeTvR7whGHyae2dgei5EoceWdI4i28sciDOhWD_67OkZjaCbxDwUhROArvl31P6J4T7dtrR7LU9lNByHCgA4OgPVHRSizVraXP1Sd_pwZXn18UbK4lyZSjAbsF/s1600-h/DSC02611.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284634526469890242" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6E-_VJFsSBt3y1JZm9oeTvR7whGHyae2dgei5EoceWdI4i28sciDOhWD_67OkZjaCbxDwUhROArvl31P6J4T7dtrR7LU9lNByHCgA4OgPVHRSizVraXP1Sd_pwZXn18UbK4lyZSjAbsF/s320/DSC02611.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />
<br /><div></div></div>Events like this create life time buddies!christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-14782894717125981282008-12-27T16:26:00.000-08:002008-12-27T17:20:02.212-08:00<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV_e_DaqqbaILpUPUF_dJS6uveDjpe7rDaMWPxGGbUBQB9rBm3hyphenhyphen8wZBhS5VYpg6lPm_S3mdy51stfrF_myHRZFCVjUlOKgMiD0Vw-rtHj111shB0_sQJ-Ho6BIgAaeYGkyvVH_mYH9pa/s1600-h/100_1804.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284632495093315474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV_e_DaqqbaILpUPUF_dJS6uveDjpe7rDaMWPxGGbUBQB9rBm3hyphenhyphen8wZBhS5VYpg6lPm_S3mdy51stfrF_myHRZFCVjUlOKgMiD0Vw-rtHj111shB0_sQJ-Ho6BIgAaeYGkyvVH_mYH9pa/s320/100_1804.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />
<br /><div></div></div>With the help of our wonderful assitants we were well prepared for a transformational zone conference! (LtoR President Christison, Elder Garland, Elder Sillitoe, Elder George, and Sister Christison)christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-70588099782741550042008-12-27T16:19:00.000-08:002008-12-27T16:26:19.757-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqsPBgH56d4J9K-zvlqdjaklgveUtbZkGiznImGhaAylz5-EnFaNbKRrKaN2Cd7HgmlYskttbpZZx2YuWNXia06Wd7IU_lXXAmx6lPPJINnwUrhPM8W96qhWXyFFkhuqvyJn_EHhrZ2Rx/s1600-h/DSC01098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284630076768408370" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqsPBgH56d4J9K-zvlqdjaklgveUtbZkGiznImGhaAylz5-EnFaNbKRrKaN2Cd7HgmlYskttbpZZx2YuWNXia06Wd7IU_lXXAmx6lPPJINnwUrhPM8W96qhWXyFFkhuqvyJn_EHhrZ2Rx/s320/DSC01098.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />After time to themselves and a great hike, the missionaries were able to receive inspiring words from the President. He spoke about putting everything on the altar of sacrifice.christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-72791750815698527032008-12-27T16:10:00.000-08:002008-12-27T17:20:02.223-08:00<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEp64h96_MS6LW7mV3smTmQeiLi3GacbS5U3iTNYQhTnj6CFa-HOJy82X7QW_d-BBhRKQO-Jm3t0R7YxkVA3vrcC0Q6vziJhZuUxXLCYxN2tdEi8InrEb_Qtg5-4Whyphenhyphen4DWPbTzvI1rpaU/s1600-h/DSC01037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284627850590482194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEp64h96_MS6LW7mV3smTmQeiLi3GacbS5U3iTNYQhTnj6CFa-HOJy82X7QW_d-BBhRKQO-Jm3t0R7YxkVA3vrcC0Q6vziJhZuUxXLCYxN2tdEi8InrEb_Qtg5-4Whyphenhyphen4DWPbTzvI1rpaU/s320/DSC01037.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>
<br /><div>The missionaries had personal time to study and review their mission attitudes. </div>christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-89301029844858155282008-02-27T08:26:00.000-08:002008-02-27T08:39:00.197-08:00SURPRISE ! ! !<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLMqgG-sxpOzQbhL8gm0UlmEJdVamORRsSld9VBzGbWceIXq1AP25YOXWZgQTRIfsjxCYmRLC10Y99Or0IcvGX0GTs6-CxpGlLPcw0fBTS-7mY1Wic5I2xDI0YiTOXj-CB8FAXXvw1CzD/s1600-h/denver+%2B+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171697831986342466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLMqgG-sxpOzQbhL8gm0UlmEJdVamORRsSld9VBzGbWceIXq1AP25YOXWZgQTRIfsjxCYmRLC10Y99Or0IcvGX0GTs6-CxpGlLPcw0fBTS-7mY1Wic5I2xDI0YiTOXj-CB8FAXXvw1CzD/s400/denver+%2B+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"> We had a great surprise a week ago. 2 of our grandchildren came to visit with our daughter. I had no idea they were coming, but President did. I thought I was going to the airport to pick-up sister missionaries who had a lay-over in Denver, but to my surprise they walked off the plane. They stayed for a long weekend and we enjoyed every minute together.</span></div>christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-67176084267853050782008-02-27T08:23:00.000-08:002008-02-27T08:26:18.119-08:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkaiacgclFGpsLd-YGoNs2Xo5Qqu0JL1l0UUNxiGpTmilj4Axrl3BBQRiQiXwbsND2Gh1TbAK6t-a5VnJAlkxU3UFtJ7HVLU8sVuOafNv6UZ_rUPZd_Fs6GlV-zMwm6ZnS9c81VFzbviT/s1600-h/denver+%2B+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171696796899224114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkaiacgclFGpsLd-YGoNs2Xo5Qqu0JL1l0UUNxiGpTmilj4Axrl3BBQRiQiXwbsND2Gh1TbAK6t-a5VnJAlkxU3UFtJ7HVLU8sVuOafNv6UZ_rUPZd_Fs6GlV-zMwm6ZnS9c81VFzbviT/s320/denver+%2B+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"> Kaleb surprising grandma!<br /></span><br /></div>christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-46581294516860218662008-02-26T16:02:00.000-08:002008-02-26T16:11:25.631-08:00<div align="right"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwm8i0rew-EMCCcnf0ezXT052oAG2Fp6nWwPE6YWtZ7W7JKzUKitRTt55piVyjufaoS9otxTh9eWhz-PhrqzOOk3NHdtcyiodgiYPslfdJRXraSl1TgWm8gVy_uo1uFG6i6lnJW1qtxbj/s1600-h/denver+%2B+035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171443939289606690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwm8i0rew-EMCCcnf0ezXT052oAG2Fp6nWwPE6YWtZ7W7JKzUKitRTt55piVyjufaoS9otxTh9eWhz-PhrqzOOk3NHdtcyiodgiYPslfdJRXraSl1TgWm8gVy_uo1uFG6i6lnJW1qtxbj/s320/denver+%2B+035.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">President was able to take a little time off to spend with family.</div><div align="center">President and Kaleb went to Buffalo Bill's grave sight.</div>christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-14738774917064966882008-02-26T15:58:00.000-08:002008-02-26T16:02:03.717-08:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLXQwKlB88QtE0ElLhcUhVR3nBvINiyPMuXjfAIj314VXLKHrT9P80FtEnGboKGiy87h9ortyCZ0vA3bx5QkKLUFLq82eWsSRbTqn3Flw9bYT1p1aqYrvL50TDPkc2jqNxtqLWTDXCS5v/s1600-h/denver+%2B+053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171442895612553746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLXQwKlB88QtE0ElLhcUhVR3nBvINiyPMuXjfAIj314VXLKHrT9P80FtEnGboKGiy87h9ortyCZ0vA3bx5QkKLUFLq82eWsSRbTqn3Flw9bYT1p1aqYrvL50TDPkc2jqNxtqLWTDXCS5v/s320/denver+%2B+053.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#33ccff;"> <span style="color:#cc6600;">Abbey-Kate and Kaleb with Grandma and Grandpa. What a treat!!!</span></span><br /><br /></div>christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-69733894021199355332008-02-26T08:39:00.000-08:002008-02-27T08:45:11.865-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadeX4XbEOIPtWjfYn9dn7BF-p44-jZH77UCvPUP3p1CF3aXBWu88Z1tTMIUpMhQnLExaOBZcEu29h5a9JrHtVQN_rvUzQ4MLtqZq9Qjfv6eJqnLYmT6ny58vqqh4nyA3_-o_70vUczD3Q/s1600-h/denver+%2B+056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171700984492337746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadeX4XbEOIPtWjfYn9dn7BF-p44-jZH77UCvPUP3p1CF3aXBWu88Z1tTMIUpMhQnLExaOBZcEu29h5a9JrHtVQN_rvUzQ4MLtqZq9Qjfv6eJqnLYmT6ny58vqqh4nyA3_-o_70vUczD3Q/s320/denver+%2B+056.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here we are with our daughter Brooke.christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-20070555929479423472008-02-26T06:00:00.000-08:002008-02-27T08:51:26.744-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQSKzSMoZ1Bgf5O5-J8HZWvhwgBCb2KeGhhyphenhyphen78FGdTBMV6Ns6HKqsRUJYJjnrxZMusXpr2wGu8FTYpXtqbLFNY4rx3AmA-JUtW_Ebi1VpJJRiik9zZH0e13pXNfpsMinG-x-GQqs-BqOq/s1600-h/denver+%2B+064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171702685299386978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQSKzSMoZ1Bgf5O5-J8HZWvhwgBCb2KeGhhyphenhyphen78FGdTBMV6Ns6HKqsRUJYJjnrxZMusXpr2wGu8FTYpXtqbLFNY4rx3AmA-JUtW_Ebi1VpJJRiik9zZH0e13pXNfpsMinG-x-GQqs-BqOq/s320/denver+%2B+064.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />Even Mason was able to enjoy the company.christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-78912097320417372412008-01-06T12:21:00.000-08:002008-01-06T12:43:32.444-08:00Sister Christison JR<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEfx0fM6IxgZJ6b2C-u8Ilhfhi-xlqNVke5f8qj0ggzRWi54T0GJbm-p-Pj3GLSUXCWoQzV67_cwyY6pL59zx0CqVbpYu9rJDhx9BPH6zxoHSBrh7rxC_T70-AKJ2ts-d2WfHpEANFnQs/s1600-h/My+mini-mission+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152464571996609234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEfx0fM6IxgZJ6b2C-u8Ilhfhi-xlqNVke5f8qj0ggzRWi54T0GJbm-p-Pj3GLSUXCWoQzV67_cwyY6pL59zx0CqVbpYu9rJDhx9BPH6zxoHSBrh7rxC_T70-AKJ2ts-d2WfHpEANFnQs/s320/My+mini-mission+006.jpg" border="0" /></a> Searching high and low for anyone who will listen!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsdWVgom5pU4fxkYdUasMmwgH_NXJF09JAZbbrzis8OsF48RPqaTmvhre2Cy-ANJR2JZ3ZgwRpmLXNmVC95zwlJIzJL7HB_YrbhuoRi9C_NXQ7dUIKDBl_ueiDk2IHmQupz6cBH07A0Du/s1600-h/My+mini-mission+048.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152464584881511138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsdWVgom5pU4fxkYdUasMmwgH_NXJF09JAZbbrzis8OsF48RPqaTmvhre2Cy-ANJR2JZ3ZgwRpmLXNmVC95zwlJIzJL7HB_YrbhuoRi9C_NXQ7dUIKDBl_ueiDk2IHmQupz6cBH07A0Du/s320/My+mini-mission+048.jpg" border="0" /></a> still searching...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqTlPsXzLDQLYHZoCYMIDqL_LpWRsPMRn-Ny6Sl3Eoc8YIqBPa9SuQn-Epx1TboNzfA3f_ouU5cePLnVCtuH97_rRSkYW7103mLo2oo0tX2dqmHjsH6ob34UoJdzpvUzdynQjicV295DX/s1600-h/My+mini-mission+051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152464593471445746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqTlPsXzLDQLYHZoCYMIDqL_LpWRsPMRn-Ny6Sl3Eoc8YIqBPa9SuQn-Epx1TboNzfA3f_ouU5cePLnVCtuH97_rRSkYW7103mLo2oo0tX2dqmHjsH6ob34UoJdzpvUzdynQjicV295DX/s320/My+mini-mission+051.jpg" border="0" /></a> found one!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxhCY5f78XpwK0mvcq0Db0Trai_0xMr2nrxfK1_L6YrmTffLkX-33eICD1owvPkP95pPiLwzUzN4SDuW8OrtZUPKcnUDd-RVHeaJ1zK4aklAQUDJr9M4hCQF9klcuGaSAlFClI1kIHYvE/s1600-h/My+mini-mission+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152464602061380354" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxhCY5f78XpwK0mvcq0Db0Trai_0xMr2nrxfK1_L6YrmTffLkX-33eICD1owvPkP95pPiLwzUzN4SDuW8OrtZUPKcnUDd-RVHeaJ1zK4aklAQUDJr9M4hCQF9klcuGaSAlFClI1kIHYvE/s320/My+mini-mission+036.jpg" border="0" /></a> there may not be much in Grand Junction, but still searching...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEhRIu5PWNtsltUfPXHGfTkzTCyhcJ9XT1mulcBoKt8N6RK9ifLP-wFPDWNDMdtEkpcFgkxwrCmEmkxIM5Qfg39spUOeNbXMTaoOwUxLLszSsbguTehWUodVWblrilrlxVbV-YYxsOL9M/s1600-h/My+mini-mission+056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152464610651314962" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEhRIu5PWNtsltUfPXHGfTkzTCyhcJ9XT1mulcBoKt8N6RK9ifLP-wFPDWNDMdtEkpcFgkxwrCmEmkxIM5Qfg39spUOeNbXMTaoOwUxLLszSsbguTehWUodVWblrilrlxVbV-YYxsOL9M/s320/My+mini-mission+056.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The Christmas season came and went very quickly, but very enjoyable. We loved having Lance visit us and of course our time with the missionaries is always treasured. With thirteen new missionaries on New Years Day we can't wait to get this year started! </div><br /><div>Last October, President Christison called our daughter Randee to serve a mini-mission. With only a weeks notice she faithfully packed up and drove to Grand Junction to serve as a full time missionary. Loving every second of serving in Colorado she worked hard, served many, and had experiences she will never forget. We are very grateful to her and Mason for their participation in the mission. </div>christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-54959609010656683082007-12-21T07:22:00.000-08:002007-12-21T07:39:30.636-08:00Christmas 2007<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE MISSION FIELD</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">We blink our eyes and six months passed by. It's true, when your having fun time flies. We learn on a daily basis that there are no coincidences, they are just Gods way of remaining anonymous so our faith in Him can grow. We wanted to reflect with you the blessings of the birth of the Savior, Jesus Christ. As we look to the light of the world and strive to emulate His teachings we have found peace in troubled times. We know we must do the same as the wise men of old. They sought out Christ and found him. Those who are wise still seek him today.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">We are overwhelmed with love for the missionaries serving in Colorado Denver South mission. Each of them has a story to tell of their testimonies and experiences. We can't get enough of them! We were blessed to visit Israel before we came on this mission. While there we got gifts for each of the missionaries. As we shared these sacred things from Jerusalem in our Christmas Conference, our lives were changed forever. It is no sacrifice at all to be doing the Lords work at Christmas time...the best time to be on a mission. We hope Christ will be in each of your lives throughout the whole year. Merry Christmas! President and Sister Christison and Mason (the Assistants assistant) (If you will look again on this blog page in January we promise to update it. we might even tell you about our favorite Sister missionary, Randee)</span>christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-50419990401245153192007-08-30T09:06:00.001-07:002007-08-30T09:14:09.833-07:00<span style="font-family: lucida grande;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zS2vdpUAGDi8WbAkdar3K9JbHBnHNk79iDwBtwttWAimtCMXbUPA94gU-PnkyqFKESMsYoHst7AsxSQnFu9n0tzeKsr9A_Nkfi25RTZ2t2fz5UvP2ccP_Qin8LPGHmMmWkD1LyAsiZzl/s1600-h/Group.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zS2vdpUAGDi8WbAkdar3K9JbHBnHNk79iDwBtwttWAimtCMXbUPA94gU-PnkyqFKESMsYoHst7AsxSQnFu9n0tzeKsr9A_Nkfi25RTZ2t2fz5UvP2ccP_Qin8LPGHmMmWkD1LyAsiZzl/s200/Group.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104526234870043730" border="0" /></a><br /> NEW ELDERS<br /><br /> FROM THE<br /><br /> MTC!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Picture taken at the Denver Templechristisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-62223743258119312322007-08-29T07:30:00.000-07:002007-08-29T07:46:06.795-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbfchEFH95AcOLTkFYVxv9T0EQ9bU9vXrrEqXceVgmC-NzL4y_vvuHqjvGlJns1bkZJAkXe6OmhemUBDwB7C8mSrmT7o58SeRLGl6nUQo8Dlpi7QpKp0kuRoQQw18-jNH_aBf9xupR6H9/s1600-h/best_of_mom_and_dad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbfchEFH95AcOLTkFYVxv9T0EQ9bU9vXrrEqXceVgmC-NzL4y_vvuHqjvGlJns1bkZJAkXe6OmhemUBDwB7C8mSrmT7o58SeRLGl6nUQo8Dlpi7QpKp0kuRoQQw18-jNH_aBf9xupR6H9/s320/best_of_mom_and_dad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104130496583390274" border="0" /></a><br />President and Sister Christison are official now! Once you have been through a six week cycle, transfers and all then you can actually understand what it is you are doing. We have been here now seven weeks. We have spoken in ten sacrament meetings, four firesides, been to the airport three times, cooked what feels like five thanksgiving dinners, had 100 people for family home evening (that's alot of cookies) and passed out cell phones to all the missionaries. We absolutely love it and the missioniaries, but the best part is the spirit you feel on a daily base and the baptisms are a highlight every week. Mason is so helpful we think we will keep him here to serve. He teams up with missionaries, drives vehicles to places, does arts and crafts in the office, every errand you can imagine, lets his mom beat him in ping pong and studies, studies, studies. We hope your lives are wonderful, safe, happy, and full of missionary experiences.christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-84508197544830282432007-08-14T16:03:00.000-07:002007-08-16T19:00:03.647-07:00Christison Family<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierE17SInSaS0n5sSee6RRZReFw25-3cjXeiRcgp3s1m0U6rqcw-9mB31eu9sQ8ttQOQSNHTLRpVbf3EgS7OlSVU_cwg9dj6-wYanUXYkwSPHXcmIxIuK4M1FSf8teX3RvwcPMUq5iwXTC/s1600-h/best_of_family_squished.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098697404604720514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierE17SInSaS0n5sSee6RRZReFw25-3cjXeiRcgp3s1m0U6rqcw-9mB31eu9sQ8ttQOQSNHTLRpVbf3EgS7OlSVU_cwg9dj6-wYanUXYkwSPHXcmIxIuK4M1FSf8teX3RvwcPMUq5iwXTC/s320/best_of_family_squished.jpg" border="0" /></a>Family picture taken when we all dressed up to go to Elder L. Tom Perrys office to have Earl set apart as the Mission President...June 22, 2007christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063994557573098556.post-26345122241011404552007-08-14T10:31:00.001-07:002007-08-16T19:00:56.391-07:00colorado denver south mission 2007-2010<span style="font-family:arial;">Hello Family and Friends, They say that coming out into the missionfield is like drinking from a fire hydrant. While it is true we are having a great time. We've met every missionary and toured the area meeting with Stake and Branch Presidents, Bishops, and lots of investigators. We've held open houses for FHE for investigators and we've spoken in several firesides, lots of sacrament meetings, and we are counting the trips that we will make to the airport (an hour away) and the trips over the mountain (four to eight hours away). It has been an amazing experience so far with one transfer week under our belt we're ready for the next one. Our first zone conference was amazing. Mason has been adopted as one of the assistants to the President; they made him a name tag that says "Elder Wonnabe". He's gone team teaching, tracting, errands for the office, and even spent two days in the mountains being a companion to an Elder because his compoanion had to be brought into Denver from altitude sickness. To summarize our first six weeks (which is what our calendar is run by) physically exhausting, emotionally tender, spiritually high, and wonderful. We love the people here, they are so supportive of missionary work and the missionaries are the Lords best.<br /></span>christisons missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188455497412678315noreply@blogger.com