December 22nd

Familia

Wow, I am very excited for Karen`s employee.. I think that is wonderful!! What a great time to share this time of the year. 

So, this is my last family letter.. I feel like it would be a lot better in person and not written. I am not very good at writing, but it is such a blessing that ya'll have been able to read the "blogs" to let others know the life of a missionary. 

This week we were able to go to the temple as a group of us missionaries that are leaving. Maybe you don't know, but I had asked Grandma and Grandpa Paredes  to send me names to be able to do in the temple. I was able to go through for my aunt Juana de Dios Sepulveda Sotomayor. It was a blessing to be able to go through for one of my own family names and to do it in "her" temple. The temple has such a special place in my heart and I am excited to come back home to go through the Phoenix temple.

We also had our baptism yesterday!! M____ M____. A little difficult through it all. The Bishop who was supposed to baptize her got there a little late. but such a wonderful experience through it all.- there it is. A baptism :)

 

I want to leave it all with my testimony knowing that this time is a time to think about our Savior Jesus Christ. He is the reason that we celebrate this time of the year. A scripture that our President mentioned is in 1Nephi 11:16. To think that Christ came down to be born of humble circumstances in His reign is unimaginable. There is no way we will ever understand or know what He had to experience to be born and live as man would live. He did it willingly and we must also do the will of God with a willing heart just as Christ did. I am so blessed to have been among the people of Chile for a time. I will never forget all of the small experience that made up all of my 18 months. What a blessing to come as a representante de Jesucristo. I know that Christ Lives and that His Atonemente and Resurrection is the reason we celebrate His birth. 

 

 

I cant wait to talk to Alex and to see the rest of you real soon. Love you and thank you for it all

FELIZ NAVIDAD!

Sister Jasmine Berthelson

Chile Santiago East Mission

November 10th

time gets shorter and shorter lunes. We were able to have a conference with Elder Nelson this Morning. It was phenomenal! He shared with us a lot of what we need to share as missionaries focusing on the Doctrine. His wife also gave a powerful message. 

As far as the rest of the week went, we had a few issues come up in the ward. Let me just say that it is difficult when not everyone does their part. Comparing it to a beehive- There are thousands of worker bees. If none of the bees collect pollen, there is no honey. Maybe I`m not the best at analogies, but our investigators certainly know when the bees don't work together. That is why I am sending you a photo as my blessing of the week. M____ G____. She is the best missionary I have ever known. there are a thousand more blessings that I

see from week to week. they outweigh the negatives. Thank you for all of the birthday wishes. It was a great day. Love you and Looks like the dolphin fountain ones-up the frog. haha. Love you all.

August 4th

Disculpe por lo poco. Nos juntemos hoy con hermana Salazar en su sector y volvimos con poco tiempo para escribir- Elder B! I am super excited for you to begin. I know you will be an exceptional leader with your example of a dedicated and hard working missionary. 

So a couple of weeks ago, the Stake President came up to us and told us that one of the boys that was a familiar face at mutual wasn´t a member. We had thought that he was in the barrio of the other ward, but it turns out that he lives in our limits and his mom is a less active member. His name is J____ and he is 10 years old. He is so full of energy. Talk about a child with the wiggles!!! but he is so excited to listen. we are working hard with him to reactivate his mom. he wants to be baptized, we just have to work with the whole family on this one
Recibí algunos paquetes esta semana. Uno de papí y el otro de karen. Gracias por los dos!!! Por fín 

 

 

sé de los resultados del campeonato de los Spurs y Heat. Gracias papi por las pantuflas!! no voy a pasar nada de frio de mis pies. de hecho se ven como los sacos de dormir para mis pies. jaja.. Me alegro ver que todos esten bien esta semana. Les prometo que voy a escribir mas la proxima. 

from when we wnt to the museo last week....

April 7th

Hola Family

I don't have a lot of time to write this week. I LOVED conference. It is that much more special as a missionary and listening to the talks and thinking of how some pertain to the people we are teaching. It was a blessing to hear our Prophent speak to us. An ongoing topic from what I heard was the theme of the love of Jesus Christ. There is never an end of learning or knowing more about our Savior and our Relationship to Him. There is not an end to knowing what the Atonement is and how to apply it. And I am taking on the challenge of studying it and applying it more. I am so grateful to know that I am a daughter of Heavenly Father. And that as a missionary, I can testify of this truth. 

This might be the shortest of all of my emails, but I hope you continue on this week and ponder on the truths we´ve heard from the servants of the Lord. I love you all and am grateful for your examples of faith. Faith is an incredible divine attribute. 

pics- A___, P____, V_____ (holding her cousin____) F____, her friend and C______

baby shower for A____

pic with my comp after conference

Please keep in prayers also the people in Northern Chile. very terrible earthquake. Don't worry about us here. We are safe. We do get some cool temblores though :)