1971

After spending a good deal of the year flirting, ha ha, Chris took me home from school on my 16th birthday and that began our life together.  We saw the sunrise on the butte together and he took me fishing in June.

New beginnings - a Fishing trip to Moore ID

Few people have heard of Moore Idaho yet we both had family there!  This was such fun :)  I stayed with Lewis and Rayola and Chris stayed with his Grandpa King.  They live right next to each other!

Chris took pictures and surprised me a couple weeks later with this newspaper article!

I first met Chris in the fall of 1970.  His family had just moved to Idaho from Hawaii, sadly due to Chris's father passing away from asthma.  His mother was getting married to John L. Clarke, president of Rick's College.  I wasn't enamored by Chris when first he introduced himself in our seminary class that fall.  I didn't think he was attractive - he was growing out a butch, and I thought he was full of himself when he said:

"My name is W. Christopher King.  I originated from Hawaii and my interests are mathematics and science."

Yet...there was something familiar about him.  I was sure I must have know him from somewhere.  I thought of Moore! I had been camping with my cousins and LeAnn and I had flirted with a kid across the river.  That must have been him!  I got up the courage, and it took quite awhile. Finally I asked him if he'd ever been to Moore Idaho.  What shock it was to discover this commonality between us!  (and no, he hadn't been camping in Moore that summer)

August

BSA 13th World Jamboree
Royuzu Falls Japan

In the Beginning

Debbie

Hello's and goodbyes

Born in Oakridge Tenn where my Dad was a student on a full scholarship to the Oakridge School of Reactor Technology in Tennessee. Working with Richard G. Scott, who later became an apostle, Dad became part of a team called “The Critical Assembly”, which was the beginnings of this new school.  After Dad graduated his first job took us to Pittsburg PA, then Shelly ID where I went to Kindergarten.

I was sad to leave Shelly and my friends and ballet curtains in my bedroom.  I was happy meeting CA.  I loved it and I loved the heat and even though I was only a 1st grader, I was intrigued by the idea of CA.  

While in 7th grade we moved to Rexburg ID.  I was so very sad to leave CA. I was happy to meet ID and spend time with grandparents!  It was a difficult adjustment for me at that age and getting to know cold winter etc but as a 12 year old kid "it is what it is" and you just go with it. 

At age 20 I married Chris and our first apt was in a basement which filled all the way up with water 4 months later from the Teton dam break.  It was a terrible disaster but many miracles occurred. (see 1976)  Rick's College opened their doors to house and feed people.   A couple months later we moved to Provo for school.