Remember that Elder Coffman ALWAYS writes his emails in Espanol; pretty impressive! We had a wonderful Mother's Day phone call with him but it had to end just as he was going to bear his testimony, so here it is:
¡Hola Familia!
I liked talking with you guys a lot yesterday. It was really
powerful. It’s weird that we’re not going to talk until Christmas.
My companion told me that when you wait from May to December, it’s really
long. But I know that you will always pray for me and I’m thankful for
that. I love you all very, very much! Yesterday I didn’t have the
opportunity to tell you my testimony. Sorry about that. It’s just
that my companion’s family was about to call him, so I had to end the
call. But I want you to know that I have a firm testimony of this
Church. First off, I love Jesus Christ. I know He is our
Savior. His Atonement is real. It is the most important event in
the entire world. He suffered for our sins, pains, sufferings,
everything. He died for us on the cross. But, more than anything,
He lives. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, lives. Through Him, we can be
cleansed from sin, and conquer physical death. I know this with all my
heart. He loves us more than we can understand. Also, I have a
testimony of our Heavenly Father. He is the All Powerful God. He has
a body flesh and bones. He wants us to be happy. He loves us very,
very much like Jesus Christ. He has a plan so we can live in a state of
happiness together with our families forever, if we do His will. I know
that he knows us and that we are His children. Every person in this world
is my brother or sister. We are all in this world trying to return to the
presence of our Heavenly Father. The fact of the matter is that we have
the truth, and we should say it with love, not with pride. Because through
these restored truths, we can return to our Heavenly Father. Many people
don’t have what we have, and it’s necessary we share it. This has helped
me a lot to have love for others. I know Joseph Smith saw our Heavenly
Father and Jesus Christ. I know that Joseph Smith received his answer to
his question. I know that Jesus Christ restored His Church through Joseph
Smith and we now have the same Church that Jesus Christ established when He was
on the earth. I know we have the Priesthood. I know it is the power
of God. We can do miracles with it if we use it with charity and humility
and if it is God’s will. I know Joseph Smith translated the Book of
Mormon by the power of God. I know the Book of Mormon is the evidence of
our Church. I know it is a strong testament that Jesus is the Christ, our
Savior. I know when someone reads it, prays to our Heavenly Father about
it, he or she can receive a testimony of the truthfulness of this book by the
Holy Ghost. I know that prayer is real. I know God hears us when we
pray. I know we have a living prophet. I know his name is Thomas S.
Monson. He speaks with Jesus Christ. I know all these things are
true. I say these things In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
I hope you all have a
good week! I know I will! I love this work. It is the work of
God and I feel so blessed for the opportunity I have to help Him with it.
You all have the opportunity also. Do it! You will find a lot of
joy as you share it with our brothers and sisters. Make sure you’re
active in the Gospel and the Church. I love you a lot! Hasta luego
beloved familia xoxo
1 comment:
It was such a wonderful Mother's Day to be able to talk to our Elder Coffman! Time did run out, we talked for over a hour! But it was so neat to have David write his testimony down and send to us the next day. We love you David!
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