https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/17?lang=eng
Here is the link to Alma 17:1-2 from The Book of Mormon Elder Olguin referred to in his September 29, 2013 email.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
September 29, 2013
Two emails this week!
Dear Mom,
We have had such an incredible week!!!! It has been full of hard work and
miracles!!
But today has been and will continue to be full of
service so we have permission to have our PDAY tomorrow as well as let you know
that we won't be emailing until tomorrow!!!
Elder Lott is the best!! 1 quick thing though!!! SOme of the members suggested that I send a
request to President to have an additional 30 minutes of study to learn sign
language so after he came to church last week and he commented on how impressed
he was with me interpreting throughout church I asked him, and he gave me
permission!!! as well as the permission
to use the websites that interpreters in the ward have referred me to!!
ANyways,
Love you all can't wait to email tomorrow!!!
Love,
ELder Olguin,
Ps. Mom,
president thomas encourages us to go to churches and to become friends with the
people there, it's been a great service opportunity as well as a testimonry
builder for myself. We have prayed and
fasted to know how to become more involved in the communities and builkd
relationships and this is where we have been lead. I'll Email tomorrow
Dear Mom,
the comouter ièm using is making these weird és
instead of letting me add punctuation.... besides periods i guess... and
commas...,
Anyways Ièm happy that I was able to get 2 emails
from you this week : )
Yeah ASL is going so well. I canèt believe how quickly ièm learning...
on Sunday we had a Fireside and it was titled come unto christ and be
healed. We invited Brother Petty and I
had to interpret the whole fireside for him.
the incredible thing is that he is such a testimony of how the spirit
doesnèt come with words. He can feel
the spirit just as powerfully as anyone else even with me missing half of what
is being said. It is incredible.
This past week has been incredible. We have tracted for hours and hours and
hours... and weève walked miles and miles and miles... and we have not found
anyone to teach.. but we have been diligent, we have worked hard and we have
seen miracles... the first miracle has been my asl and How iève been able to
actually interpret for the most part.... but besides that we have seen so many
other miracles... One thing that
happened last week was that we went to the Family history center on wednesday
and we were able to do some indexing and we were able to do some family history
work.. I donèt really know where to begin so I mostly just indexed, then
afterwards we went and tracted and talked with everyone we saw for hours and
hours all the way till dinner.. then we went and talked to people in the park,
made some friends who taught us how to slackline walk : P then we went to our
lesson, we started talking to
him about the gift of the Holy ghost and how it can help, and then he stopped us. He told us:Èhey guys... You havenèt brought
it up today,.. but usually you always talk to me about baptism and such... well
you didnèt talk about it today but I want to be baptised. I had an answer to my prayers this week and I
triple checked... but the answer remained the same. the spirit told me that this is the right
thing to do. I have been asking so many
questions but now I need to trust in the lord because I know Ièll find the
answers as I take the steps towards him.È
It was such a surpris to Elder Lott and I... We are so happy for Allan, heès incredible, he came to church on sunday
and heès just been such an example to me.
Anyways,
other than that we just spent tons of time tracting and street
contacting : P we went and saw Brother
and Sister Petty Twice last week and it was wonderful : ) I really could spend the rest of my mission
in this area..
I have to head out soon, but I want you to know that
i love you. This past week while I was
reading Alma i came across Alma 17:1-2 and I thought of all of the friends I
have in the mission field with me right now. I wrote them all down on the
page. (All the friends that I prepared
to serve a mission with) ELDER. J.
Evans, Elder M.Johnson, Elder C. Winkler, Elder Z. Belanger, Elder B. Mcmullen,
Elder S. Velazquez, Elder. D. Raju, Elder K. Reed, Elder A. Jules, Elder S.
Lethaby. So many of the young men I grew
up with are out here right now, the lisit goes on, itès incredible...
Love,
Elder Olguin
Doctrine and Covenants Section 31
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/31?lang=eng
Here is a link to Doctrine and Coventants Section 31. If anyone is interested in reading the first 5 verses Elder Olguin referred to in his September 22, 2013 email.
September 22, 2013
Here is the email from this week! Elder Olguin can be reached by email or snail
mail. The day which he usually sends
emails is Monday, and you can read his profile or past emails and see photos on
his blogspot.
Email: colguin@myldsmail.net
Snail Mail: Elder
Cuauhtemoc Olguin Jr.
Canada
Winnipeg Mission
845
Shaftesbury Blvd
Winnipeg,
MB R3P 0M5
CANADA
Dear Mom,
Elder Evans and I were talking about how it's crazy
that we've already been out for 5 months...
I Definitely took seminary for granted till
highschool. I loved it my last year :
P but I definitely wish I'd really paid
attention now..
I wish I could show you how good I'm getting at
ASL... Mom, it truly is a blessing... there's no way that I could be
learning it this quickly if the Lord wasn't helping me. I'll talk more about it
when I get into my weekly letter : P Elder B. Lyons was the greatest example to
me back home and now he continues to be.
I'm able to talk with him often.. I cna't believe he's Going home at the
end of October.. This is his last
transfer... I'll have just hit 6 months..
I'm glad, I'm so happy that I was able to teach
Llewellyn, we've been able to keep touch with her, and we're going to continue
meeting with her. I'm very excited for
who or what the Lord has prepared for me next as I work hard and serve with all
my heart might mind and strength.
This week has been wonderful. We had transfers on Thursday and I met
Elder Lott, who I am so excited to be serving with, he came out a transfer
after me, he is the biggest goofball
I've ever met, he is hilarious. He's
definitely the most supportive, loving, and innocent person I've met : ) I could serve the rest of my mission with
him. After he got unpacked at the
appartment and such I took him straight to go teach a Lesson with the pettys :
P I was planning on surprising him and not telling him that they were deaf, but
I was nice and let him know on the way over : P it was a wonderful lesson. Pam is only hard of hearing, so she's able to
interpret if I need, but I've been relying less and less on her interpreting. We had a wonderful lesson and Elder Lott was
kind of overwhelmed but afterwards he expressed his excitement and asked if I
would start teaching him, so we will be
learning together now : ) Sunday was wonderful, They came to church and I spent
a huge part of it interpreting for the pettys, It was the first time that most
of the members saw me signing proficiently, and after church we were invited
over for dinner with one of the interpreters in the ward (we have 2) I love it,
the 2 interpreters in the ward suggested that I submit a request to president
to have an extra half an hour of study for ASL each day, who knows if he'll
approve of it but after elder's quorum where I played piano(yeah somehow I'm
able to sight read most of the hymns now...) and I interpreted for Brother
Petty, I was told by many that they hoped I don't transferred anytime soon :
) I love this ward so much, I am
definitely hoping to be here for a long time, at least a year... : )
Elder Lott is fantastic, we have had so much fun
already and we've still been out working hard. I feel so good everyday, I feel like I'm exactly where I should
be. Elder Lott and I have a really
good week ahead of us, tonight we've been asked to come over for dinner at a
member's home and then have FHE with them, they asked us to give the lesson and
they have 3 kids so they told us to be creative... so we thought up of
something preeett wild... I'll report back to it next week... if it goes
well... ; P
I feel like this is a very short email... Not much
to talk about... I just feel really content, happy, and at peace. Elder Lott and I are going to be doing our
best to find people to teach and hopefully we find even more opportunities to
use ASL, we will be seeing the pettys on
tuesday and thursday agian this week and meeting with one of our investigators
on Wednesday and Friday. I've really
come to love being out here on a mission and I feel it a pleasure to
serve and love the people here.
Oh yeah that's what else I forget... Last week we
were able to go and visit the Church of The rock which was a wonderful
experience. We went and talked with the volunteer coordinator
asking about volunteer opportunities within the community and within their
church. At first she was a bit apprehensive, but as she talked with
us more she became a lot more comfortable and we were able to explain
how we strive to represent Jesus Christ and that we look for service
anywhere. It was a wonderful conversation and she told us that she
will be calling us to help her out.
and she gave us many other places to volunteer so it was great : )
The atonement
is real. I've felt my pain, guilt, and
sorrows melt away as I've turned to my savior.
I know that it is for all. I've
seen it change the lives of those around me.
I will never forget how it changed mine.
It is not possible for me to live without the atonement.
I showed brother petty pictures of my family
yesterday and his eyes filled with tears,
maybe because he knows they mean the world to me, yet I'm out here for
him.. You are why I'm here. I know that all will be well.
Take the time to read D and C section 31 the first 5
verses mean a lot to me as the Lord promises Thomas B. Marsh that his family
will be blessed as he's on a misison.
Love,
Elder Olguin
September 15, 2013
Dear
Mom,
Hahaha
I haven't changed?? Hmmm, that's good... I love myself... ; P (Responding to a comment from his sister)
WE GOT TRANSFER CALLS ON FRIDAY!!! I WILL BE
MOVING TO KINDERSLEY ALBERTA!!!!!!
Just kidding, I'm staying in the PEG. I love it
here, I love the ward, I love the people I've come to know, I love that our
appartment has free laundry, I love that I will be able to continue working
with the Pettys and continue improving and refining my ASL (Mom, I Love the
language so much. I interpreted for Brother Petty all through church
yesterday, it was so hard... but I managed : P president Thomas (President of the mission) was in our
ward yesterday and he said he was very impressed and to keep it up.), I love
that I won't have to wait for 6 weeks for letters(when/if I ever get
transferred out of the city it would be nice if you put the dates on the
outside of letters too so I can open them in order : P) and I love that we
won't be crowded anymore : P Elder Crake has been called to
serve in Yorkton Saskatchewan and Elder Barton is going to Regina, I will
miss them, I love them dearly and we have had some unbelievably good times, but
I'm excited to be taking on Elder Lott who is just coming out of
training. I've never Met him but I look forward to Loving and serving
with him!
Hahahaha
Who DOESN'T KNOW AL : P hahaha my jaw dropped when I realized how
beautiful Calgary is too, definitely took Calgary's Beauty or granted : P
I'm glad Elder Chronis is excited to be there : ) Brother and
Sister Baronins had us over or supper last night and she is EXACTLY like you :
P She was talking about how she would send cookies and such to her
son in africa until she found out that they took months to get there....
Anyways, sister baronin's son just got married and headed off to
universtiy and she was telling us about how she sent him a bunch of texts the
first day, each becoming a bit more frantic than the last as she failed to get
a reply.... And I just thought of my first day goin to highschool.... I got a
text 5 minutes after leaving the house... and then more as the day went
on.... we've had pretty hectic Pdays lately with the 3 of us needing to
get things done so I haven't have a chance to sit down and write letters to
you it sounds like it's exciting to be back in school : P Tell
kamila that I'm jealous that she's able to enjoy the cross country season with
hills.... I miss hills... seriouslyy... I feel like I'm top of the
world when we're goin over a speed bump... tell her that she needs to stop
slacking off and start running to seminary ; P
It was so good to hear about the ward and the goals and
focus that have been set. Bishop sent me a letter last week, and I've
studied it and I've been trying my best to apply the counsel.
This
past week has been hard. I'm not a perfect missionary, or person and I
make mistakes. But the mistakes I make help me as a missionary I've
found. Because as I encounter pain, guilt, shame, and sorrow I apply the
atonement of Jesus Christ. And as I have that pain, guilt, shame, and sorrow
taken away, I am reminded of why I'm here. As much as this mission
is a blessing to me, I'm here for others. I'm here because I want others
to be able to have their own pain, guilt, shame, and sorrow be taken away from
them. Anyone who truly experiences the atonement of Jesus Christ
comes to know that it is not a painless experience. We were able to talk
to one sister this past week an see how she has been. Her
baptism was not an easy choice, she experienced so much pain that day as
her mother threatened to kick her out and accused her of choosing the church
over her family. Yet she experienced the sweetness that was
as exquisite as her pain that day. She is doin wonderfully, she
said that school is going really well, she said that she's been goin to early
morning seminary and she loves it(starts at 6:15am...) and she said that she
has been able to spend lots of time with her family this week. She
knew she was making he right choice, and now after the trial of her faith she
is able to see and experience the blessings and miracles. I'm
so proud of her. Yesterday was absolutely wonderful, Brother
Petty came to church and I interpreted all through church. It
was soo hard but it was so worth it. He didn't even need to sign for me
to feel and know of his testimony. But when he did it was so
touching. I interpreted a question for him, it
was;"who are some great leaders and examples you've seen in your
life?' he didn't sign anything for a while then he told me that I was
one. I cried in Elder's Quorum. He invited us over for
Tuesday and thursday, I feel like my learning of ASL has accelerated
greatly because of my love for this man and his family.
We have been teaching quite a bit lately it's been good, I
feel a lot more confident just talking to people. I love talking to
people, no matter who you talk to, you can ALWAYS learn something new. I
promise.
I need a hair cut so badly...
Anyways,
I have one of the best tie collections in the mission now.. just made another
really good trade this past weekend.. 81 ties... something's wrong with
me... have 20 really really nice ties, 20 really nice ties, 20 nice ties,
and then 21 ties that I'll probably start giving as ELDER O complimentary ties
that i'lll give to people who trade with me...
DOn't really need to trade anymore though...
anyways, I'm forgetting myself in the work, and I'm
lovin it.
Love,
Elder Olguin
Elder Olguin
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