Friends and Family,
¡Feliz Navidad! (¡Bon Nadal! if you happen to speak Valenciano!!) As always, an amazing week in Benidorm!! We had an awesome dinner last night with a Columbian family in our Branch! They're pictured below along with Toni, who is an awesome guy from Dénia! He hasn't been to church is decades, but he called us one day and said that he wanted to come to church. We were even more surprised that he wanted to come because he has no money and no mode of transportation. He has trouble walking, so he left his house at 5:45 AM on Sunday morning and it took him an hour to walk to the bus station. He then bussed to Calpe (over an hour) and then took a train to Benidorm (just under an hour). We then met him at the train station at 8:30 and walked with him over to the chapel. In total, this man travelled over 3 hours to attend church. The whole time we were with him he wouldn't stop talking about how happy he was to be there and how awesome his life was!! It definitely inspired me to always stay positive in the midst of afflictions! A prophet from the Book of Mormon described Christ's afflictions in this way: "And the world, because of their iniquity, shall judge him to be a thing of naught; wherefore they scourge him, and he suffereth it; and they smite him, and he suffereth it. Yea, they spit upon him, and he suffereth it, because of his loving kindness and his long-suffering towards the children of men." When times are hard, we can take comfort in the fact that Christ suffered for all who have ever lived. We can show our appreciation for this amazing gift by sharing His love with other. I hope everyone has an amazing Christmas!!
Elder Coleman
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