Week 88

This was a great week, first off on tuesday we got to hear from an Apostle of the Lord, Elder Anderson!!! he came and we got to hear from him live! i got lucky enough to sit in the 3rd row from the front, so i was super close up to him! The coolest thing i think i heard while he spoke was that he has a perfect knowledge that the savior lives!!! the spirit was sooooo strong as he spoke! super amazing!

 

then we had our own zone conference, i gave a topic about the love of and for the Savior, did the demonstration where everyone eats some cookies and treats, and then i picked one missionary to do pushups for all those that ate, Elder Syrie (whom i live with) did 70 pushups straight, and it was powerful to see the response of the missionaries as we watched him shake and struggle, he is a stud and busted them out, but it was a battle, we then discussed the similarities to the atonement, and i expressed the love i felt for Elder Syrie as he paid for our actions, and how the savior has paid for ALL our actions and pains, and sorrows, and sicknesses. it was a good conference.

 

also, we had our first Maquiteria ward choir performance, we sang "cuan grande tu gozo serà" or how great shall be your joy, i played the piano, and my comp and 6 other members sang, but now i imagine we will be having more wanting to join the choir, it turned out really well! made me trunky! hahaha

 

then we had our baptismal service for marlenny and luckson, and let me tell you, they are amazing! they both are reading tons in the Book of Mormon, they are in mosiah right now, and have about 2 weeks with the book! incredible! the service went well, i sang "I know when i am baptized" in spanish and english and played the guitar at the same time, good stuff, its always a great experience when someone decides to get baptized!

 

today we did something i have been itching to do my whole mission! we played tennis!!! the four of us in our house played, doubles, the others learned pretty well, and although my serve was a little rusty, i was able to bust out a couple aces ;) hahaha

 

tomorrow Elder Marte is going to the MTC in Provo, he has been waiting for his visa to go to Italy and he finally got it, so i will be working in a trio with Elder Syrie and Garcia, whom we live with, we will cover maquiteria, and Villa Duarte, same building, areas next to eachother, should work out until transfers, or when they can get me a new companion.

 

the mission is great, i realize now how fast it has gone by, i hope i can take advantage of these last 12 weeks, im hoping to help more come unto Christ, and prepare more people for the future! i love this work :)

 

quick shout out to my cousin Conner Sabin, called to serve in the jamaica Mission!!! funny story, i dont know if you know Gavin Slack, he was the kicker at riverton, i went on an exchange and he said he knew you! i will send a pic of us ;)

 

LOVE YOU ALL!

 

ELDER AUGER

To the Pioneer Ward Young Men:

thanks for the email Chris! if you could read this to the boys, i would appreciate it!

If you have any question about serving a mission, whether you are qualified, or whether its worth your time,i give you my promise that YES YOU ARE and YES IT IS!

a mission is one of the hardest things i have ever done. 

however, it is the thing i am most grateful to have done. 

Some words from the apostle Elder Anderson... "a mission is such a unique experience, and an easy one in some sense. you dont have to work, you dont have to go to school, you dont have to worry about girls or dating, you just get to feel the spirit 24/7 and share the gospel with everyone!" 

i have loved not having to worry about anything but preaching the gospel, in fact i am more nervous for coming home and having to live in the real world! 

i have learned so much more about the Savior and his love for us, the Eternal plan of hapiness, the whys of life, the way to recieve blessings straight the heaven, and how importance it is to have faith and repent.

if you do decide to go, make sure you are as worthy as possible, if you have even a slight feeling of doubt, whether or not you should talk with the bishop about something from the past, do it. he will listen to you and respond with love! Bishop Cook is one of the most loving and kind people I know! be honest and open with him about anything you feel might keep you from being completely clean. if it takes a little more time, don´t worry, you will be filled with happiness as you feel the Savior`s atonement work within you, and as you feel forgiveness becoming a part of your life.

high school is fun,

a mission is Funner (i know funner is not a real word, i just want to prove a point)

its a brother hood. being a missionary makes you part of a new family, you meet people that will be your friends forever! you have experiences that you will be able to tell your wife and kids down the road. and when you have a son or daughter that is wondering whether or not to serve a mission, you can give them your own personal testimony that they should and that they can!

i hope you all know how much I love you, i feel like you are all little brothers of mine, and as a big brother of yours, i invite you to pray to Heavenly Father and ask him for help as you prepare to serve a mission. read the Book of Mormon. leave with the missionaries. you will feel the Spirit of the missionary work and will know that it is the right thing to do!

I love you all! 

con mucho amor desde la Republica Dominicana,

ELDER AUGER!

thanks for the email Chris! 

 

if you could read this to the boys, i would appreciate it!

 

If you have any question about serving a mission, whether you are qualified, or whether its worth your time,i give you my promise that YES YOU ARE and YES IT IS!

 

a mission is one of the hardest things i have ever done. 

however, it is the thing i am most grateful to have done. 

 

Some words from the apostle Elder Anderson... "a mission is such a unique experience, and an easy one in some sense. you dont have to work, you dont have to go to school, you dont have to worry about girls or dating, you just get to feel the spirit 24/7 and share the gospel with everyone!" 

 

i have loved not having to worry about anything but preaching the gospel, in fact i am more nervous for coming home and having to live in the real world! 

 

i have learned so much more about the Savior and his love for us, the Eternal plan of hapiness, the whys of life, the way to recieve blessings straight the heaven, and how importance it is to have faith and repent.

 

if you do decide to go, make sure you are as worthy as possible, if you have even a slight feeling of doubt, whether or not you should talk with the bishop about something from the past, do it. he will listen to you and respond with love! Bishop Cook is one of the most loving and kind people I know! be honest and open with him about anything you feel might keep you from being completely clean. if it takes a little more time, don´t worry, you will be filled with happiness as you feel the Savior`s atonement work within you, and as you feel forgiveness becoming a part of your life.

 

high school is fun,

 

a mission is Funner (i know funner is not a real word, i just want to prove a point)

 

its a brother hood. being a missionary makes you part of a new family, you meet people that will be your friends forever! you have experiences that you will be able to tell your wife and kids down the road. and when you have a son or daughter that is wondering whether or not to serve a mission, you can give them your own personal testimony that they should and that they can!

 

i hope you all know how much I love you, i feel like you are all little brothers of mine, and as a big brother of yours, i invite you to pray to Heavenly Father and ask him for help as you prepare to serve a mission. read the Book of Mormon. leave with the missionaries. you will feel the Spirit of the missionary work and will know that it is the right thing to do!

 

I love you all! 

 

con mucho amor desde la Republica Dominicana,

 

ELDER AUGER!

Here is the pick of those that were baptized, Marlennys next to me, and Luckson next to her, then our ward mission leader, then my comp elder marte. Luckson is from Haiti, and Elder Marte basically taught him all in french, i pitched in using english because he understands a little as well, really cool to see them progress. 

Elder slack and I finishing an intercambio, he is my district leader and a huge stud, we have plans to spend a p day kicking the football around, making ourselves a little trunky for high school football!!! ;)