To my friends and family,
I hope that title makes a couple more of you open up the
email; I don't actually have any bad news but if I hypothetically did then I hope
this would help all of you deal with that news. So this week was super sick
[this means good]. We are meeting a ton of people on the road, in buses, at
their homes, and from various activities like basketball and even playing
guitar. There are so many good people in this world, so whenever I hear some
story about North Korea or elsewhere around the world, I just go talk to a nice
guy on the street and it kinda takes away my worries.
So some culture for this week… I think this is probably similar
in many parts of the world, but it is dying because people are lazy. One thing
that older Korean men love for us to do is to stand up when they walk into the
room and shake their hand with both hands. It shows a ton of respect and it
makes them feel really valued and respected.
Anyway so the letter for this week: I talked to a lot of
people about bad news recently. Whatever the story, it was always the same
reaction: what do I do? How can me and my family be safe? Why would God let
this happen? Of course we don't usually have the answer to the last question,
but to the previous two we do. In the second to last chapter of the book of Mormon
(Mormon 8), a father writes a letter to his son (both are fighting in a large
war) and tells of the terrible things that are happening on both sides.
However, even though they faced terrible things, they found faith in Christ and
the love of God.
25 My son, be faithful in Christ; and may not the things
which I have written grieve thee, to weigh thee down unto death; but may Christ
lift thee up, and may his sufferings and death, and the showing his body unto
our fathers, and his mercy and long-suffering, and the hope of his glory and of
eternal life, rest in your mind forever.
26 And may the grace
of God the Father, whose throne is high in the heavens, and our Lord Jesus
Christ, who sitteth on the right hand of his power, until all things shall
become subject unto him, be, and abide with you forever.
My letter was very long last time so I will be brief this
time. I know that as we align our will with God’s and as we trust in His plan
for us and His promises to us, we can find peace and joy in the hardest times.
I love you all.
Elder Coleman
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