Hey everyone!
I hope everyone's week went well! This past week was probably the last
time I will get a new companion on my mission. So, that was a fun last
experience, but the highlight of the week was definitely when we had a chance
to help a refugee from Egypt. So, I will summarize the story. The other Elders
are meeting with this man who moved to Korea on a temporary visa not too long
ago, but he is out of money and also he doesn't really have a ton of friends
who can help him. So anyway, after transfers I started working with him because
he doesn't speak Korean and the other two elders are both Korean. So, we had to
take him to a place that is pretty far away from where we live to see if he
could get some financial aid, but it turns out because of some random rules we
can't really do much to help him. So, we kept trying to pull strings and stuff
but nothing ended up working and at the end we basically had to just tell him
there is nothing we can really do to help you. After we said that instead of
being disappointed he was incredibly happy that we had done so much to try to
help him. In the end, he was able to find the help he needed for at least a
while. But what I learned from this experience is that even if we can do
nothing but try to help people, they will be grateful for the effort.
34 Then shall the King say unto
them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me
meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison,
and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when
saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When
saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or
when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee 40 And the King shall
answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it
unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
I know that as we do our best to help the people around us, the person
who we are really helping is God. And I know that we will be rewarded for the
service that we do with peace and joy in this life and eternal life in the
next. I love you all and hope that you have a wonderful week!
Elder Coleman
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