To my friends and family,
This week has been a good one. We
had a lot of meetings, which is, of course, good and bad. You get to hear great
things, but you also don't get to go outside and just talk to people on the
street. But, fortunately, we had some chances to do that as well. Some culture
I learned this past week is something my companion taught me. A lot of Koreans
like to speak in a little bit of a round-about way, kind of like suggesting
things that would be good to do instead of asking directly if someone will do
it (my mom likes to do this a lot). Anyway it has been a fun week trying to
learn to speak more indirectly and more naturally.
Today I want to talk about goals.
Setting goals is a principle of faith; we set goals that we believe that in the
future we can achieve. When we set an ordinary goal, we have an expectation, or
faith, that in the future if we prepare in a certain way and work hard, we can
achieve a desired outcome. In my life I have learned that without goals, we are
kind of like ship without a rudder, just kind of going where the wind or the
waves of life take us. When we set goals, it may be hard to reach them and
there are, of course, still challenges, but we have a direction where we want
to go and we can head that way.
One way that we can have more
successes in accomplishing our goals is by asking the Lord to become involved
in our goals. When we seek divine help for our practical trials, I know that we
can find additional strength and additional wisdom from heaven. If it is a
righteous or good goal, I also know that God will provide a way to accomplish
that goal.
I love you all and hope you have a
great week! Sorry for no pictures again, I can't figure out my camera
again.
Elder Coleman
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