This letter will be short
because I am pressed for time this week. Some notable news is that one
of our sisters went home with celiac complications today. We will miss
her so much and she has been and will be in our prayers everyday. Other
notable news; it is December 10th and we will be playing beach volleyball
outside today. So that's good news.
So Korean..
Last night we were basically taught sentence formation technique by
our instructor. He said that you can change any verb to a noun if
you add a gerund marker on it and just put it in the object space. So
that probably doesn't make any sense to anyone, but it was super cool
for all of us. In other words, Korean makes so much more sense than
English.
So today I want to talk about the
parable of the vine found in John 15. Christ compared himself to the vine, which basically amounts to the stem
of a tree or vine. He then tells all of us that we are branches or
leaves on the vine. Christ reminds us that we have no strength
without him and we can receive no nourishment but through him; however,
we can have unlimited strength through him. I know that Christ's
atonement and suffering allows us to repent and can give us strength
when we don't have any left. He will carry us and he will nurture and
nourish us throughout our lives.
So my
testimony about the restoration of the gospel revolves around the Book
of Mormon. I struggle with many principles of the gospel, but I know
with absolute conviction that the Book of Mormon is true and that anyone
can receive peace and become closer to God through diligent study of
the book. Start anywhere. Read anything. Then pray to God and ask if it
is true. He will answer you. It will be in his time and in his own way,
but it will come.
I love you all,
Elder Coleman
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