Clare Bernard Christensen (1905-1981) had served in the South African Mission (1928-1931). His name was mentioned hundreds of times in the American Fork newspaper – always in favorable ways. Clare was a responsible member of his family and cared for his sister who was afflicted with depressive illness. In his youth, he starred in dramatic productions. He was a BYU student. While on his mission, his reports on conditions in South Africa were published in the American Fork Citizen. Elders returning from South Africa reported in newspaper articles that “Clare B. Christensen was making a splendid record in missionary work.” His release from his mission was reported in favorable terms in the newspaper. (After his release “he completed a trip around the globe.”) An article published in a newspaper on 1 May 1931 reported at length on his labors. “From all reports [he] made a decided success of his work. In June 1931, he spoke in the general assembly of the stake priesthood meeting about his mission. He sang at funeral services in early 1932. In August 1932 he served as a scoutmaster. He offered an invocation in a stake conference in October 1933. In December 1933, he filed for divorce. (He had been married on 11 February 1931 in South Africa. His wife deserted him six days later. There were no children.) (The marriage is not reported on his Family Search page.) The divorce was granted on 16 December 1933. On 23 June 1934, he was married in the Salt Lake Temple and sired four (five children, George Lynn) children. All of his children were raised in the faith, were endowed at appropriate times, and were married in the temple. He bought a new Ford in 1935. According to the 1940 U.S. Census, he was a farmer in American Fork and served on the high council in the Alpine Stake for decades. In 1941 he also served as the director of the stake’s genealogy department. In 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, and on, he was a speaker and a soloist at funerals. He frequently attended the temple. He starred in pageants presented in the Tabernacle. He served as the ward historian. Later in his life he published a history – "Before and After Mt. Pisgah."]
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The People’s State Bank of American Fork was built in 1911. The Bank of American Fork operated out of the two story, classical revival building until the Great Depression, when the Consolidated Holding Company took over. The building still stands and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Afrikaans recognized as South Africa's official language.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
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