Family History

I am posting this from my great-Uncle's Facebook page. I don't want to forget such a wonderfully powerful story.

My grandfather, Lee Pulsipher, is the oldest son to Clyde and Melba Pulsipher.

Charles Clyde Pulsipher is the grandson of David Pulsipher (Mormon Battalion). Melba Eilleen Ottley is the granddaughter of William Charles Mellor (Martin Handcart Co. -- age 5) and the great-granddaughter of Mary Ann Mellor (17 Miracles -- pie in the road). Notwithstanding their pioneer heritage they both were inactive in the Church when they met and married in Los Angeles in 1929. In Dad's own words "while we lived on North Avenue 67 we received our first real contact from the Church since our marriage [five year previous]. The two Robinson brothers visited us and asked me how I would like to be a ward teacher. I hesitated for a moment and asked when he wanted me to go -- and he said "tonight". This was quite a shock, but before we had time to think about it, Brother Hill said we should have a prayer and he was down on his knees by the couch. This was the beginning of our activity in the Church."
It has been nearly 80 years since that day in 1934 when Clyde and Melba Pulsipher began their journey back into activity. In 1935 together with their 4 small children, they received the sacred sealing ordinance in the Salt Lake Temple. They went on to have 6 more children, including triplets. they became faithful tithe payers and remained so their entire lives. Clyde Pulsipher never earned $10,000 in a year when he worked for Knudsen delivering dairy products. When he retired in 1969 he made less than $4/hour. He always paid his tithing first. His posterity has been blessed.

Total posterity: 349
Active in the Church: 325
93%
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