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BIRTH: Christiaan Albert EDDY or Chris Elwood EDDY
Birth Certificate found at Ogden, Weber, UT.
It was turned in late by the Dr. It lists him as being born 2 Feb. 1904. He
was born 16 January 1904.
BLESSING:
Blessing Certificate found at GS Ser #6429 F UT 02 pt. 16. 11 Book early to
1909 of Ogden 1st Ward. Name Christiaan Albert EDDY.
Ordinances:
Christiaan Albert EDDY & Mildred Fern VEST were sealed in the Ogden Temple on
30 April 1974. Their children that were Sealed to them on that day were, Max
Sherman, Gary Clifford, Ann Mildred & Chris Thomas. Elwood Vest was to ill to
come to the Temple that day. He was sealed 5 July 1974 in the Ogden Temple.
The other children Jack Wray & Mark Stephen yet to be done as of 9 December
1990.
Occupation:
Machanic and Farmer
Address:
2563 West 4000 South
Roy, UT 84067
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A letter written by Grandpa's sister Neta to her oldest sister Georgia about his
baptism. They had already joined the Church.
April 30, 1973
Dearest Sissy, (They called Georgia Sissy because she was the oldest.)
I have some news to tell you that I'm sure will make you very happy.
Maybe Chris has already called and told you about it. I know that he tried to
call you and was unable to get the call through. Anyway, Chris was baptized
Saturday night, April 28, 1973, by Elwood in Max's Stake House. Max confirmed
him and ordained him a priest. It was really quite an event and I'm sure you
will want to know all about it. (I, David G. Jenson, his grandson got to stand
in the circle when granddad was made a priest--I being a priest in the Aaronic
priesthood. It was quite a joyful experience for me. My grandfather pulled me
aside about a week earlier and told me the good news because he knew it would
make me happy.)
He told me about a year ago when we were discussing religion that he was
thinking about it a little bit, but he said to keep it on the QT
[confidential]. He said his family had been working on him and that he
probably would some time, but not to say a word to anyone about it. I told him
that this would have a great influence on all these little kids that are
growing up and that it would continue to have a great influence on his
posterity forever; and that it would make all of us so happy. He wanted to
know if they would baptize him alone without all the other little kids being
there. I told him that I was sure that a special baptism for him only could be
set up and I would check on it. I did check on it for him and found out that
it could be done. I told him at that time to be sure and let me know when it
would be done because I wanted to be there.
Of course ever since I have been wondering and hoping that he would decide
and that he would call and tell me that it was going to be done, but he never
said one word about it. So about three weeks ago, I was talking to him about
getting your property annexed to the city, and I said, "You know, a long time
ago you said something might happen one of these days, but it never does
happen." He said, "Yeah, Yeah, I know." So I didn't say any more.
Then on Friday he called me at work and he said, "You know that thing that
I told you might happen? Well, it's going to happen tomorrow night." Well, I
nearly fell off my chair. But he said, don't say anything to anyone because I
don't want a big thing made out of it. Of course, I was so thrilled that I
just was ready to pop. Later in the evening he called me and told me I could
call Vi.
When we got to the Chapel, there was just a small room and a few chairs.
Then Ann came in with some of her kids and some other of the Vests and the
fellow conducting told us to sit on the one side. Well, Ann said, "He has 35
grandchildren and most of them will be here". Then, the man told us to go into
the Relief Society Room. Before long the Relief Society Room was filled up and
they even had to bring chairs in. The man who was conducting said that with a
group like that we should have a song, and so I lead the song, "When There's
Love at Home" -- which is the one Mid said he liked the best because Mama used
to sing it. Ann's daughter (Lorie) played the piano. They had a nice talk and
then we went in to the small room where he was baptized. Oh, I forgot to tell
you when he walked into the room he looked so nice with his white clothes and
that pretty white hair. Then he said, "Oh, is this all that are coming? We
should have gone down to the Weber River." he said. I think there were about
70 people there. All his kids except Mark and Jack; several of the Vests, Vi,
Betty and Harry, Paul, and I, and Cheri, his bishop, Max Eddy's in-laws, and
several of the Vest family. I really hadn't told anyone except Vi, because I
knew that he kind of wanted it quiet.
Then after the baptism, they had a testimony meeting which was really
nice. All his kids got up, me, Paul, and Vi, some of his grandkids -- and
those grandkids were precious (I, David was one of them). At the end, Mildred
got up and told how sorry she was for holding a grudge against Mama because
Mama hadn't had Chris baptized when he was a little boy. She told what a
wonderful woman Mama was and what a love she had developed through the years
for Chris's Family and how she had learned to appreciate their even temperament
and how much she loved Chris and appreciated what he had done.
Anyway, it turned out very nice and we are so happy about it.
Chris seemed so pleased and they really told how good he is in the
testimonies, and what a wonderful following he will have always as was
evidenced by the crowd that had come. Nobody except two or three even knew
about it until the day before.
I hope you can make this out as I have been rushing to get this done on my
break time, and before work in the morning.
I called again about the annexing and they said they are working on it and
will present it to the Counsel in a week; Then if they approve it, it would be
put in the following week. The first meeting could be tonight and then the
next one the 8th or the 15th. So hopefully, it won't be much longer. We'll
keep checking.
Love you so much,
Neta
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A few years after grandpa died his youngest brother Joseph (Dud) said that if
the Church was good enough for Chris it was good enough for him and he too was
baptized.
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