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Hermana Dayton and I want to wish a Happy Valentine's Day to our outstanding
missionaries in El Faro. We are so grateful for you valiant sisters and elders and love you in ways we
wouldn't have thought possible before the mission. Traditionally, this holiday is the holiday that
celebrates romantic and Christian love. The history of St. Valentine is not a lovely image at all as he was
sentenced to be executed by the Roman emperor, Claudius, for secretly performing Christian
marriages of young couples in opposition to Roman law. It is clear to all of us that Christ and Christianity
really introduced love and the higher law to the world. It started with our Heavenly Father who "so
loved the world that he sent his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish
but have everlasting life." (John 3:16) In the epistle of John we read that "God is love." (1 John 4:8). In
other words, the very essence of our Heavenly Father is love. Romans assures us that "nothing can
separate us from the love of God" (Romans 8:38) Finally, in one of the most beautiful scriptures on love,
we are promised that "we are encircled eternally in His love." (2 Nephi 1:15)
After being reassured that God's love for us is beyond our understanding, we are then
taught that, after our love for God, our love for our fellowman is the most important thing we can
do. Commandments such as "thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" (Matt 22:36-39), "as I have loved
you, love one another," (John 13:34-35) and "he who loveth God love his brother also" (1 John 4:21)
make it clear how much our mission as missionaries is to love the people we teach. One characteristic
of a consecrated missionary is that they truly love all people with whom they come in contact. What
an amazing difference one kind, loving, happy missionary makes in this complicated unhappy world.
There are so many ways we can show our love to the wonderful Spanish
people. Unplanned service for them, sharing their burdens, mourning with them when they have
sadness, being tireless in bringing them salvation, not judging them, listening to them, sympathizing with
them and being kind, loving and patient with them are all ways of showing them a Christ-like love. A
higher demand is placed on us when we are called upon to love those that are mean, insulting,
abrasive, abusive, unreceptive, and irritating. Truly we are loving like the Savior when we are able to
love those who are not very lovable. When our investigators reject us, lie to us, waste our time, fire on
appointments, insult us and decide not to be baptized--we still must love them in the same manner as
Christ would. On this Valentine's Day it is my prayer that we may truly "fill the world with love" and make
love the very center of everything we do. Please always remember how much we love you.
Con un amor eterno,
Presidente Merril T. Dayton
Message From Presidente Dayton
Love Ought to Be at the Center of Everything We Do
14 de Febrero de 2016El Clarín de El Faro
Punctuality vs. Tardiness
Message From Hermana Dayton
14 de Febrero de 2016El Clarín de El Faro
Punctuality is showing esteem for others by doing the right thing at the right time. Punctuality is based on two important factors (1) reverence for time and (2) a respect for other people. Punctuality is being present, prepared, and alert for appointments and it is living in harmony with the nature of God. Our Heavenly father designed the day for work and the night for rest. He wants us to make full
use of every day and finish one week´s work in six days. We are then to honor Him in keeping the Sabbath day holy.
An important part of punctuality is a respect for other people and the time God has entrusted to them. My five minute delay means that each person waiting loses 5 precious minutes of their day... it is irreplaceable time. Your punctuality affects how you keep your word, determines whether others
can depend on you, and demonstrates your respect for others. Time is one of our most precious assets. We are given a limited amount of it and are accountable to God for how we use it.Especially as we are serving in the mission field--18 months or 2 years is all we have to give to the Lord--it is His time and we have such a responsibility to make the best use of it in bringing souls to Him.
Time is very much like a coupon; it does nothing for us until we exchange it for something of value. We get the most value when we invest in what matters most... bringing souls to Christ.A great quote by Horace Mann is, "Lost yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two
golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever.”
Message From Hermana Dayton
14 de Febrero de 2016El Clarín de El Faro
We can apply punctuality to missionary work by:
-Praying and reading Scriptures each morning to show Heavenly father that He is most important in our lives.
-Arriving for church early, for dinner appointments with members on time, and meeting with investigators at the agreed upon time.
-Following through on referrals within the first 24 hours and reporting back to Elder Alleman.
-Sending baptismal forms the Day after confirmation (Monday).
-Sharing the Gospel as the Holy Ghost guides usto people on the streets.
-Arriving for District Meetings, Zone Conferences, Intercombios at the appointed time.
In Alma 12:24 we read "this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God" and we are further warned that "if we do not improve our time in this life, then cometh the day of darkness." Alma 34:33I have a desire to make punctuality a strength and feel grateful for the opportunity to study these
Christlike attributes. With each one, I see weak areas that I can improve. How grateful I am for the opportunity to learn and grow.
We love you very much and continue to learn so much from you as we serve together in the Spain Barcelona mission. We will continue to pray for you daily as you valiantly serve and represent the Savior.
Much love, gratitude and admiration--
Hermana Dayton
Christlike Attributes- Faith, Charity, Love, Virtue, Hope, and Humility, Knowledge & Wisdom, Patience, Diligence, Creativity, Enthusiasm, Generosity, Forgiveness, Dependability, Availability, Orderliness, Gratitude, Endurance, Persuasiveness, Compassion, Alerness, Character, Decisiveness, Determination, Truthfulness, Benevolence, Honor, Sincerity, Punctuality,
Percentage of Missionaries with Baptism
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1
Comps.
Remaini
ng
61
Comps.
w/
Baptism
31
31
61
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Baptizing
companionships
Up to this point of the year, 36% of
all companionships have seen a
baptism!!
Bautismos/Confirmaciones/Misioneros
14 de Febrero de 2016
“Eran contados … y se
inscribían sus nombres”
22
nov
29
nov
6
dic
13
dic
20
dic
27
dic
3
ene
10
ene
17
ene
24
ene
31
ene
7
feb
14
feb
Bautismos 8 9 12 5 8 12 7 7 3 5 10 3 6
Confirmaciones 9 9 12 5 7 10 10 7 3 5 10 3 5
Fechas bautismales 121 95 103 87 92 72 91 88 115 102 87 94 110
Inv reunion sacramental 164 211 166 215 162 173 170 192 204 197 191 190 213
Lecciones con un
miembro696 734 692 645 729 572 635 598 683 675 690 633 657
Lecciones con un m. p. 45% 45% 46% 44% 45% 50% 47% 43% 42% 40% 46% 41% 41%
Nuevos Investigadores 567 620 469 525 507 340 539 529 659 588 466 518 556
Bautismos/Confirmaciones esta semana 5
Bautismos/Confirmaciones este mes 8
Bautismos/Confirmaciones hasta la fecha
este año43
El Clarín de El Faro
Aurar Nahiely García Badalona 2B Hermanas Leija y Larsen
Rocio Rincon Morilla Mataró A Élderes Bronson y Averett
Leonidas Mario Fajardo Leon Las Arenas A Élderes Rogers y Hemeyer
Salvador Murcia Beltran Valencia 3A Élderes McArthur y Carter
Gonzalo Pino Bosett Inca Élderes Reddish y Jones
And the Spirit shall be given unto you by the prayer of faith.Doctrine & Covenants 42:14
CINCO: Élderes McArthur y Carter
CUATRO: Hermanas Leija y Larsen
Hermanas Vilariño y Jones
Hermanas Ratliff y Fernández
TRES: Hermanas O´Neill y Manotas
Élderes Carballo y Sedgwick
Hermanas Rica e Iregui
Élderes Gonzalez y Mallette
Élderes Lake y Thompson
Hermanas Ingram y Larsen
Élderes Watterson y Parker
Élderes Reddish y Jones
Roxana Barcelona 3B
Edward, Raquel, Vic B
Ainoa
Aurelio Zaragoza 1B
Jaune, Miriam Andorra
Pepe Bilbao B
José Bilbao C
Pedro Hospitalet 2B
Hammadú Martorell A
Jean Carlos Castellón A
Luis Gandía A
Jorge, Jorge Valencia 2A
Miguel Angel
Sarahy Valencia 2C
Ana Vitoria C
Fernando Palma 1A
Beatriz Palma 2B
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Compañerismos que lograron las pautas de excelencia:
Oremos por estos investigadores con fechas bautismales para esta semana:
El Clarín de El Faro
The Zone
Bilbao is in the Zone!-With an average of 8.1 new investigators per
companionship!
BAPTISM!!!!!! This last saturday
was amazing! me and my
companion had the
opportunity to baptize Anton,
and I have never felt the spirit
so strong in a baptismal
service! Being in the font with
him and being able to see his
eyes light up and the smile on
his face. That is what I love, not
only that I get to help another
one of Gods children find the
fold but that they can feel the
love and joy of being in the
fold! I love Anton and this work
so much!
This week was sweet!! We
had the baptism of Beatriz and
it was a good one! The service
was super good and the
members here really support so
that's great! I had the chance
to baptize her! It was a good
experience and the spirit was
strong like always! It was fun
having you there! Thanks for
coming! The next day she was
confirmed and also her
husband was ordained to be a
priest! So it is fun to see them
both progress in the gospel!
They really are great people!
Hey president this is Elder
______reporting from another
week in ______. So we´re super
awesome and ready for this
weekend for the baptism of
Gonzalo! He will for sure be
baptized but as for Helen she
has a few questions about the
law of chastity along with her
boyfriend. But theyll figure it
out soon I think. We're going to
try and teach the boyfriend to
help him out a little.
President it been another
great week in Logroño! Ioan got
baptized!!!!!!!
For a long time i thought he was
a member because he even
looks like one! He would
participate in gospel principles
and prayed and just looked
straight up MORMON! Haha so
last week here we decide to ask
him when we can meet with
him, he tells us to go wenesday.
We go and take a returned
missionary named Angie who is
amazing! We come to find out
that he's in 2 Nephi and loves
the book of mormon! PLUS he
prays every night.... (Mmmm
okay Ioan stop messing with me
seriously!?). We decide to read 3
Nephi 11 which talks about
when Christ comes to the
Americas and teaches about his
gospel; faith, repentence ,
BAPTISM, and the priesthood. we
invite him to be baptized the 6th
of Feb. and invite him to pray
about it, he then says that he
already knows the church is true
and that the book of mormon is
true and says YES! At this point
im sitting on the couch
practically singing " Glory to
God". His baptism service was so
beautiful and full of the spirit! His
family came and were able to
get a feel for the church!
Experiences like this bear record
to me that the Lord truly is
preparing all his children to
accept the gospel. What i
haven't mentioned is that Ioan
had actually been in a way
"investigating the church" for 4
years, but didn't agree with the
book of mormon or the
priesthood. Yeah those are two
very huge and VITAL things
necessary for knowing this is
Gods True church! He wasn't
ready four years ago but was
ready now.
13 de abril de 2014
The Miracle of Baptism
14 de Febrero de 2016El Clarín de El Faro
Sunday night, as we were in
Barcelona traveling to the
mission home, we received a
call from an investigator that
has been investigating for a
long time. He has always had
desires to be baptized since he
was found about a year ago,
but due to certain
commandments, he wasn´t
quite ready to be baptized. He
goes to church every week,
and helped us out on our visits
to less active members and
recent converts because he
had a strong testimony of the
church, but he just lacked the
ordinance. Well he (Salvador)
called us and said ¨Elders, I
have been thinking quite a bit,
and I have decided that I
need to be baptized.¨ At that
point my jaw hit the floor, he
had always been a great guy,
but I won´t lie, I wasn´t
expecting to hear about
baptism from him for about a
year or two. He continued to
tell me that he had talked to
our bishop and that bishop
told him to talk with us and get
the baptismal interview set up.
He wants to be baptized THIS
SATURDAY!!! I am so excited for
this week and to see him be
baptized! He and his girlfriend
are getting closer to becoming
sealed in the temple and
become members of the
church.
The Miracle of Baptism
14 de Febrero de 2016El Clarín de El Faro
El momento en que le
conocimos fue muy especial.
Pues íbamos andando y de
repente algo me dijo mira
atrás y estaba ella. Sentimos
que teníamos que hablar con
ella y lo hicimos. Mientras
hablamos su hijo salió y muy
alegremente gritó
"Elderes". Fue un sentimiento
tan bonito. Cuando alguien
nos conoce por las calles es
tan maravilloso. Y a partir de
ese moment nos comentaron
que eran bautizados pero
ella no. Ella permitió que los
niños se bautizaran con 8
años junto a su hermano
mayor y hemos quedado con
ella dos veces y esta muy
interesada.
So this week was a super
great!!! We have been seeing
alot of success- I dont know
why, but the área is just
progressing alot!!! We have
had some super great people
just put into our path!!! We
have alot of people
progressing towards their
baptismal dates, like, we
have 6 people that we have
that have a desire to be
baptized- super great, and
super humbling to have that
many people that are willing
to listen to the word of Christ
and follow His example. If yall
could, please pray for them :)
(Miriam y Jaume-mother and
son, Leila, Pilar, y Hilary-
Grandma, mom, and
daughter, y Luis- great man).
We dont have any scheduled
for this saturday, but the next
two saturdays we do. This
área has made me work
even harder, and I feel like
there are so many more
people here just waiting to
have the opportunity to hear
the góspel and to accept the
Savior into their lives!!!
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