January 17, 2018

My highlight for this week has been our investigator Lucie. Watching her testimony grow has been a super rad experience for sure. She speaks barely any spanish, is due with twins next month, but she is there every single sunday and relief society lessons. We will be teaching her (with a translator), and someone will walk in start asking questions and she will just shut them down with the strongest testimony in a language i cant even understand, but the spirit is so strong. Our relief society threw a baby shower for her this weekend, and it was one of the most fun church activitys ive ever been to. My ward is super involved in with the missionaries and their investigators which is new to me because no offense, I dreaded whenever the missionaries came over for dinner.

I think a common trend with our investigators is that most of them feel as if they arent worthy enough to be baptized so they push their baptismal dates out super far. But I feel so different. I know that Godwants us in the messiest parts of our lives. He is always knocking at our door, and when we let Him in, we put Him in the cleanest part of our house. We dont want Him to see the kids toys scattered everywhere, or the pasta on the stov. Then we go to run errands, drop the kids off at soccer practice, etc. Then we come home late at night, worship at His feet for a few minutes and promise Him you will try harder tomorrow. But the thing is, Jesus Christ knows how to clean the pasta off the stove, can help you with your errands. He knows how because He has been through all of that. He has been lower than all of that. He is not waiting for us to be perfect. Perfect people dont need a Savior. He came to save people in their imperfections. He wants us in our brokenness, in our unhappiness, in our guilt and our grief. This world can be a really dark place and we need His light to give us strength. His light can heal wounds that we once thought could never again be healed. We need Him and He is ready to come to us, if we will open the door and let Him.

I dont have any funny stories from this week so enjoy this joke from one of our dear elders. "Whats brown and ryhmes with Snoop... Dr. Dre" I still dont really get it...

¡Feliz Compleaños Jesus!

Hey guys! I hope you all had a super great Christmas! Holidays on the mission are way different but Christmas in Chile has definitely been one for the books! On Saturday we had a Christmas party with everyone in our mission. We did a gift exchange and I didnt have anything to give so I taped a picture of Grandma Marilyn on a box of Macaroni and Cheese and put her email on it. (fake email of course, sorry grandma but you were a big hit). 

On Christmas Eve, we caroled to members houses all day with the elders and then had dinner with a Venezuelan family.I told them I liked Beyonce, so their little girls pulled up videos of her performances. It was the best Christmas gift I could have asked for. We ended the night with Kareoke with these two members who are working in Chile and sending money back to their family in Venezuela because the polotics are super bad there. Their stories are way sad, but we made sure to show them a good time by completely embaressing ourselves in a kareoke battle.

Learning this language has definitely been a trial of my faith and patience with the Lord. Its sort of heart wrenching to not be able to communicate with investigators just how important this message is. But everyday I see tender mercies from my Heavenly Father nudging me along, showing me that if i have faith in Him I will be able to all things which are expedient in Him. (Moroni 10:23) I know that the Lord has so much in store for me, more than I could ever imagine, if I just do the small and simple things that are asked of me, great things will come my way. (Alma 37:6-7) Trust in Him, have faith in Him, allign your will with Gods and you will always be happy. I can feel His smile upon me every day and I am so thankful for this opportunity to serve Him.

In the words of Elder Alteridge, "Keep truckin for Jesus."

#blessup -
​Hermana Pulsipher

WE OUT HERE

Made it to Chile! Im so happy! Being here feels so right, and my mish president is so excited to have a piece of san diego here. Sorry I couldnt call! Love you all so much. Got first class on the plane, fine dining and a comfy bed. Felt bad for the other missionaries I was praying for foregivness. Lol. Talk to you soon! I think Pday is wednesday

Hermana Pulsipher

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Sarah Pulsipher

BUENOS DIAS!

BUENOS DIAS!! Holy cow, this week felt like a month but the best way to descibe it is like EFY on steroids. Im in a trio with two amazing companions. Hermana Bever is super sporty, motivated, speaks spanish pretty well, and keeps me in check with the flirting. Hermana Murdock is the sweetest girl you'll ever meet. She is a peacemaker, and loves boy talk. The days are long and hard but we laugh all day and have a ton of fun. My district is the best. Literally everyone in our district fits a character from the office and I love it so much. Elder Cummins is an exact replica of Dwight Schrute and he makes me laugh everyday. Whenever I feel down I just ask to partner up with him in class and he just makes my day. Elder Wilky and I are always rapping Kendrick Lamar and Elder Gray does break dancing. Its seriosuly a party here. One of our elders chose to go home to work on some stuff and it was super sad cause it feels like a member of our family died. But I'm so insanely proud of him. That shows a ton of humility and I made him promise me he'd be right back. He gave me his sick swedish satchel because my Madewell tote isn't exactly holding up. But my outifts are on point and it doesnt go unnoticed.The CCM is absolutely beautiful. Its all outside with parrots flying around everywhere so we study outside and im getting more sun here than I ever did in Carlsbad. The mexican food in el comedor is super dank, especially the horchata, but when they make american food something just doesn't taste right. Exact Obedience is everything here and I'm still working on that but I can see the blessings everyday.  We had an elder climb the ccm wall the other night and ask a local latina to buy him street tacos. I thought it was pretty funny but he got majorly barred. No one flirts here but apperently when an elder asks for your email its like asking for your hand in marriage. Sooo apparently I send the wrong message... All of our teachers, cooks, and workers here speak only spanish, it can get frustrating but its so hard to be mad when they try to speak english it's just so cute. There is another Hermana Pulsipher here from Temecula! Shes super cool and I told her she always cramped my style when I went to the temple cause the workers only wanted to know if I was related to her. But I seriously love it here. I can't believe I wasn't going to serve because I feel like my personality fits this job to a T. I love you all so much and I can feel your prayers everyday. Especially when I'm able to get up at 6:30AM with no problem at all. If youre thinking about going on a mission, be ready to give it your all. I fall short on a lot of things here but I'm ready to make the change and have the faith to do it. This would be impossible without Christ on my side but through Him all things are possible. Please send me dear elders! It would literally make my day! My district is 14E

Give it your all this week!!

-- Hermana Pulsipher

MTC Group Photo

First picture from the Mexico CCM...Can you find Sarah?

Bueno

I made it! its already been so much fun. I love it already. I am so happy!! My p day is thursday but don't expect an email from me until next thursday. Love you all so much. Adios!

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Sarah Pulsipher

Airport send off....

And she's off...see you in 18 months Sarah. You are going to have such a wonderful adventure and lots of wonderful experiences getting to know your Heavenly Father, the power of prayer and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ and how it changes peoples lives!