To my friends and family,
What a week. Sorry this email is a little late, we have been busy the
past two days, and this is the first second we had to do anything, so here it
is! Anyway some culture for the week is the 배웅. It is basically like the send
off. I’ve already talked about this before I’m sure, but we had a funny
experience with it this week. We went to a far off area to help a man farm and
when we were finished he took us back to the main bus terminal (like 30 minutes
both ways) just to make sure we got on the right bus and then went home. So
pretty powerful send off. I love it haha.
I had a really cool experience this week that I won't go into too much
because of time, but one thing I learned this week was to have confidence in
the gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul said,
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of
God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to
the Greek.”
When we teach the gospel, we say that it will not only bring eternal
life, but also that it will bring happiness and joy to everyone in this life if
we live it. When I face trials and adversity, I try to stop and think to myself
"Do you really believe this? Do you really believe that this gospel and
its principles and the teachings of Jesus Christ can really help anyone,
regardless of their situation, to find peace, satisfaction, and true joy?" Sometimes, to be honest I think that a lot of
us feel "yea the gospel works, but not in this thing. Not in this
problem."
I testify to you that the gospel works in any situation, problem, and
for any person. It will never be easy, and the answer may not be readily
available, but I am confident in the power of the gospel. I know that through
prayer, scripture study, keeping the commandments, repenting, keeping covenants
with God, and developing Christ-like attributes and other principles of the
gospel, no matter how difficult the problem, how far from the path, or how you feel
right now, that the gospel can and will help you if you put it to the test. I am
confident in the gospel, and I am not ashamed of the words of Christ. I hope
that I will be given the strength to continue living the gospel and that I can
be an instrument in helping others feel the same joy and receive the same help
that I have. It is my sincere prayer that it may be the same for all of you.
With love,
Elder Coleman
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