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El Clarín de 6 de marzo del 2016
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Beloved Soldados de Israel (missionaries of El Faro) I sit down to write this message
having just learned that our Heavenly Father blessed us with another incredible week.
This week we were blessed as a mission to have---13 BAPTISMS!!!. That makes 2 weeks
in a row that we have been blessed to reach our mission goal of 12 baptisms per
week. I am so grateful to the Lord for this special blessing and I feel an overwhelming
sense of appreciation to all of you for the extraordinary effort I see from you. You are
wonderful missionaries and emissaries of the Master. How he loves all of you as you
work hard, obey the mission rules and thus qualify for the presence of the Spirit. Most
importantly, this means that 13 more of our spirit brothers and sisters have entered the
gate that leads to eternal life. I am proud of you and love you.
I was musing over the nature of this work as I spoke to some of you last week.
Missionary work is truly a joy but it is also very hard. We work so hard to see our friends
enter the waters of baptism and begin their path back to their Father in Heaven. You
as missionaries see rejection, insult, lies, disappointment, deception, falsehood, bad
weather, sore feet and legs, various viruses and illnesses, heart ache, threats, pain,
and cold miserable weather or blazing hot sunshine. Well, guess what, that is the way
that missionary work has always been as Christ’s true commissioned emissaries serve
him and take His gospel to the world. In Alma 14:15-24, we read, “….the chief judge
of the land came and stood before Alma and Amulek, as they were bound; and he
smote them with his hand upon their cheeks……and the judge smote them again
upon their cheeks…..and delivered them to the officers to be cast into prison. When
they had been cast into prison three days, there came many lawyers, and judges,
and priests, and teachers ….and they questioned them. And many such things did
they say unto them, gnashing their teeth upon them and spitting upon them …..And
thus they did mock them for many days. And they did withhold food from them that
they might hunger, and water that they might thirst; and they also did take from them
their clothes…and thus they were bound with strong cords.”
Message From Presidente Dayton
The Nature of Missionary Work Hasn’t Changed Much Since Paul
06 de Marzo de 2016El Clarín de El Faro
The Apostle Paul suffered terribly as a missionary and emissary of Christ. In 2
Corinthians 11:24-28 Paul states that, "Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes
save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered
shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep……in perils of waters, in perils
of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the
city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren…….in
weariness and painfulness….in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and
nakedness.” You see, the nature of this work hasn’t changed much in over 2,000
years. The Lord has placed us in a fallen world and does not make the work easy for
us and Satan makes it even harder as he tries in vain to derail the great Plan of
Salvation. Take solace in the words of Peter as you contemplate the trials and
challenges you face as you sacrifice and do hard things for your Savior: “Beloved,
think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some
strange thing happened unto you. But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of
Christ’s sufferings……..if ye be reproached for the names of Christ, happy are
ye…..Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify
God on this behalf.” It is indeed a privilege to suffer even a little for our Savior.
Perhaps in some small way we can experience what he went through. Yes, missionary
work is hard—and it always will be. As we accept that and cheerfully get on with our
Father’s business, nothing can stop the work of the Lord. God bless you great latter
day missionaries with His indomitable spirit as you go forth to preach his everlasting
gospel.
Con entendimiento de pruebas y tribulaciones,
Presidente Merril T Dayton
Message From Presidente Dayton
06 de Marzo de 2016El Clarín de El Faro
Self Control vs. Self-Indulgence
Message From Hermana Dayton
6 de Marzo de 2016El Clarín de El Faro
Self control is the inward power to reject wrong desires and then do what is
right. The Biblical term for self control is temperance. It is the virtue of one who masters
his desires and passions. It is the inward strength to bring all physical appetites under the
control of the spirit.
In Mosiah 3:19 we are told that, "the natural man is an enemy to God...and
will be forever unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy spirit and becometh a saint
through the atonement of Christ."
There are many examples in the scriptures of people who exercised self
control. Joseph exercised self control when Potiphar's wife came after him. It states
that HE FLED. Daniel also exercised self control when he determined he would not eat the food the king commanded.
In the scriptures we learn how to access the power that produces self
control. In 1Peter 1:4-6 we read, "Having escaped the corruption that is in the world
through lust....giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge,: And
to knowledge temperance." When a person exercises faith and believes in the Savior he
is filled with the Holy Ghost. Self Control comes by instant obedience to the guidance of
the Holy Ghost. When we have the Holy Ghost, we are filled with love, compassion,
strength, and the ability to make good decisions. As we make decisions that are for our
best good we exercise self control.
Message From Hermana Dayton
6 de Marzo de 2016El Clarín de El Faro
The daily practicing of positive habits and discipline gives a person freedom
from bad habits and addictions. As we give more time to spiritual pursuits than to worldly pursuits we are exercising self control.
We can apply Self Control to missionary work by:
--living with the spirit in order to make good decisions
--resolving conflicts peaceably--never giving in to anger
--speaking words of kindness and encouragement, never tearing another person down,
even when we are irritated.
--taking good care of our bodies by eating nutritiously, exercising vigorously, and
following our missionary daily schedule
--turning our heads when there are improper pictures in store windows, on billboards,magazine stands, etc.
--Resisting the temptation to retaliate when someone offends us.
President Dayton and I are so grateful for the way you exercise self
control. We see you working hard to live with the spirit, following the missionary schedule
and being obedient. We feel grateful and inspired by your examples of goodness and
feel blessed by all you do . We love you, pray for you daily and feel thankful to serve
with you in bringing others to Christ.
Much love 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, Alertness, Character, Decisiveness, Determination, Truthfulness, Benevolence, Honor, Sincerity, Punctuality, Joyfulness, Gentleness, Self Control
Bautismos/Confirmaciones/Misioneros
6 de Marzo de 2016El Clarín de El Faro
“Now I say unto you that ye mustrepent, and be born again…”
-Alma 7:14
Francisco Martínez Fuentes Barcelona 1B Élderes Ganowsky y Weight
Gloria Elena Arango Gomez Badalona 1A Élderes Carballo y Sedgwick
Christian David Galiano Arango Badalona 1A Élderes Carballo y Sedgwick
Andres Imanolo Negreiros Rodriguez Vic B Hermanas Rathfon y Arauco
Angel Oswaldo Uchuari Sarango Vitoria Hermanas Burkett y Roggiero
Wilber Roland Quiñonez Trejo Badalona 2B Hermanas Leija y Larsen
Lydia Dominguez Tuno Las Arenas A Élderes Rogers y Hemeyer
Melanie Katherine Ponce Morfn Gerona B Hermanas Rica e Iregui
Ellan Valoy Navas Almendares Gerona B Hermanas Rica e Iregui
Alex Moller Chambi Bilbao CHermanas Steinfeldt y
Fernandez
Gladys Inés Maluquis Melgarejo Castellón B Hermanas Ratliff y Fernández
Luis Ricardo Bustamante Maluquis Castellón B Hermanas Ratliff y Fernández
Luis Alberto Bustamante Vásquez Castellón B Hermanas Ratliff y Fernández
Bautismos/Confirmaciones/Misioneros
6 de Marzo de 2016El Clarín de El Faro
“Eran contados … y se
inscribían sus nombres”
13
dic
20
dic
27
dic
3
ene
10
ene
17
ene
24
ene
31
ene
7
feb
14
feb
21
feb
28
feb
6
mar
Bautismos 5 8 12 7 7 3 5 10 3 6 6 19 12
Confirmaciones 5 7 10 10 7 3 5 10 3 5 6 19 13
Fechas bautismales 87 92 72 91 88 115 102 87 94 110 125 97 104
Inv reunion sacramental 215 162 173 170 192 204 197 191 190 213 199 192 185
Lecciones con un
miembro645 729 572 635 598 683 675 690 633 657 687 709 693
Lecciones con un m. p. 44% 45% 50% 47% 43% 42% 40% 46% 41% 41% 44% 45% 43%
Nuevos Investigadores 525 507 340 539 529 659 588 466 518 556 534 567 544
Bautismos/Confirmaciones esta semana 13
Bautismos/Confirmaciones este mes 13
Bautismos/Confirmaciones hasta la fecha
este año81
And the Spirit shall be given unto you by the prayer of faith.Doctrine & Covenants 42:14
CINCO:
CUATRO: Hermanas Rica e Iregui
Élderes Jones e Ipsen
Élderes Johnson y Jacobson
TRES: Élderes Batis y Brog
Élderes Prat y Jensen
Élderes Gonzalez y Mallette
Élderes Greenwood y Stuart
Élderes Skousen y Murley
Élderes Lake y Thompson
Hermanas Steinfeldty Fernandez
Élderes Rogers y Hemeyer
Hermanas Mayes y Romero
Élderes McArthur y Carter
Élderes Montalbo y Martin
Hermanas Wiseman y Cragun
Élderes Knadler y Blake
Facundo, Alex Barcelona 2C
Alejandro Gerona A
Fernando, Janet Zaragoza 1A
Delmis, Ana San Sebastian A
Victor Hospitalet 2B
Eddy Cornellá A
Alfonso Cornellá C
Vered Valencia 3B
Seferino Catarroja A
6 de Marzo de 2016
Compañerismos que lograron las pautas de excelencia:
Oremos por estos investigadores con fechas bautismales para esta semana:
El Clarín de El Faro
The Zone
Badalona is in the Zone!-With 9.33 nuevos per copanionship this week!
Hospitalet is in the Zone!-With 5 Baptisms!
What a great week we had! I was so glad to see Ali getting baptized and confirmed. The bishop's son was confirming him and afterwards he said that he could feel so strongly the love that Heavenly Father has for him. I'm more than honored to be a representative of Jesus Christ and help other people to come closer to him.
Bueno la verdad es que esta última semana ha sido una semana fantástica, sobre todo por qué hemos tenido la gran bendición de poder tener un bautismo! Y la verdad es que estoy muy emocionado y agradecido al Señor por este bautismo, por qué la verdad Presidente hacía mucho tiempo que no conseguí bautizar, Amadouha sido mi primer bautismo desde que entró usted en la misión, y por supuesto no va a ser el ultimo por qué estamos trabajando arduamente para bautizar a una familia que está progresando poco a poco pero progresan y vinieron al bautismo y a la confirmación de Amadou y dijeron que les encanto.
Baptism!!! We did it president!! Cielo was baptized!!! I was so hard to meet with her this past week though. It really seemed that Satan was throwing everything he had at her and at us. But she came, saw Fernandos baptism, and then was baptized! It was so great!
Este sábado tuvimos un
bautismo, de Víctor!!!! El servicio fue precioso, mi compañera y yo estuvimos desde la mañana preparando todo, vinieron muchos miembros, y se pudo sentir el espíritu. Especialmente cuando Víctor compartió su testimonio de la iglesia, de la restauración, de todo! Después, repartimos brownies con helado, y él se fue con los JAS del barrio a la noche de hogar de un miembro.
This week was just filled to the TEE! We had some incredible baptisms! Raquel, Ainoa, Claudia, Andres, Angelica and Gabi entered the waters and it was just so incredible. Patricia, the mother of the four young kids was crying while they were being baptized and during the musical number one of Raquel's daughter sang with us and I've honestly never felt the spirit so strongly at a baptism before! Towards the end, Ainoa, who is 16 came up to us and said: all the girls are baptized, so now we need to make dad be baptized so we can be a family for eternity.
I am so happy
President!! Three baptisms!!
White week! ….Aveces no sé
cómo es posible tener tanto
amor en mi corazón por estas
personas, Brayan fue
bautizado!!!! Un joven que
llegará a ser un gran
13 de abril de 2014
The Miracle of Baptism
6 de Marzo de 2016El Clarín de El Faro
instrumento en las manos delseñor. Cuando le conocimos,él no tenía fe, no creía enDios ni en Jesucristo perotenía un deseo de sentir en sucorazón y planto esa semillade fe y con ese sencillo pasoahora tiene la oportunidadde tener la vida eterna!Óscar y su familia ahora seestán preparando parasellarse por la eternidad y serfamilia para siempre!! Y Juanva a ser un gran ejemplopara todos a su alrededor,ahora va a crecer en elevangelio y mejorar su vida.
Esta semana que paso fue increible...Roxana se bautizo! Y fue algo tan maravilloso y sobre todo tan espiritual...ella estaba nerviosa pero al verla entrar en el agua...sabia que su vida iba a cambiar completamente y que ella estaria mas lista aun para poder seguir...ella dio su testimonio al final y deciaque estaba tan agradecida al Padre Celestial por haberla ayudado a encontrar su camino! Y en su corazonsentia algo tanto lindo que no podia describirlo....fue un momento unico y especial que nunca voy a olvidar! Ella estaba muy feliz y se que nuestro Padre Celestial lo estaba aun mas!
The Miracle of Baptism
6 de Marzo de 2016El Clarín de El Faro
This weekend we had three
baptisms for all three ramas
out here in _______. So
amazing! On Friday, Hermana
_______ and I had the baptism
of Melanie, a sweet 12-year-
old girl. It was a miracle
because she was the only
one out of her family to get
baptized. She is setting the
example for her parents and
her sister, and she is and will
be incredibly blessed
because of it. Her mom,
Sandra, would get baptized
RIGHT NOW if she could, but
she lives with the father of her
daughters and they´ve been
living together for 25 years
and he refuses to marry her.
She loves him, but she is
seriously considering moving
out because she has had to
wait 15 years to be baptized.
We hope his heart softens.
Esta fue una muy buena
semana.... Trabajamos para
ver el milagro y el milagro
llegó. Un hombre llamado
Fernando que lo habíamos
casi dejado , no lo veíamos
hace 1 semana o mas .....
poco a poco mejoro mucho
pero no tenía el deseo de
bautizarse todavía ,entonces
no le pusimos fechas ni nada
ni lo presionamos y por su
cuenta ,solo, el nos llamó el
martes diciéndonos, " que
tengo que hacer para ser
bautizado"? Después de
trabajar tan duramente por
tanto tiempo vimos el
bautismo!
Hola Presidente!! Edgar after
almost 25 years of
investigating the church, he
got BAPTIZED!!! I hope every
missionary that has served
here in __________understands
this miracle that just finally
happened! It was amazing to
see him, fighting through all of
the struggles in his life, work,
cancer, and finally taking this
step after waiting years to get
married! The ordinance was
the most quiet and reverent I
have ever seen this chapel
be, and after the baptism he
bore his testimony, and it was
sooo powerful to hear him
speak of how his relation with
God has grown over the
years!!! The chapel was
packed with all of the
members supporting him!
Well this week as well was a
fantastic week. We were
able to have the baptisms
of Jorge Maurico and his
son Jorge Luis. They were
truly prepared people.
When they got out of the
water all they could say
was wow that was a feeling
I have never felt before
and it was indescribable!
6 de Marzo de 2016El Clarín de El FaroMission News
El Faro Welcomes 20 New Missionaries
Hermana Allen
Staffordshire, England
Hermana Batten
Youngsville, NC
Élder Cvijanovich
Oxnard, CA
Hermana Aguilar
Rio Bueno, Chile
Élder Bromley
Tooele, UT
Hermana Dupré
Aliso Viejo, CA
Hermana Francisco
Mapleton, UT
Hermana Howell
Salt Lake City, UT
Élder Kreutz
Highlands Ranch, CO
Élder Leavitt
Wheat Ridge, CO
Élder Moon
Henderson, NV
Hermana Lasson
Teyran, France
Élder Mendoza
Orem, UT
Élder Morley
South Jordan, UT
6 de Marzo de 2016El Clarín de El FaroMission News
El Faro Welcomes 20 New Missionaries
Hermana Pratt
Nixa, MO
Hermana C. Spencer
Mesa, AZ
Hermana Stanley
Farmington, UT
Hermana Reidhead
Oakley, UT
Hermana K. Spencer
Riverton, UT
Élder Tietjen
Layton, UT
6 de Marzo de 2016El Clarín de El FaroMission News
Area Coordination Council with President Dayton, Area Seventy Elder Reina, and Stake Presidents from the Barcelona Mission.
Recent baptism of Cielo, the first baptism in the Marratxí area!
The Ayudantes taking a well deserved break after numerous Specialized Trainings.
Waiting in the train station
after a Specialized
Training in Lleida.
Mission News
El Clarín de El Faro
Baptism of Jaime in Palma 2
21 de Enero de 2016
Baptism of Silvia in Barri Gótic
Baptisms from this month.
29 de Noviembre de 2015El Clarín de El FaroMission News
El Faro Gives Thanks for the Serivce of 11 Wonderful Missionaries
Elder Winsor
Payette
Hermana Laine
Varsinais-Suomi, Finland
Elder Saunders
Mill Creek, WA
Message From Presidente Dayton Cont.
13 de Diciembre de 2015
In Daniel 12:10, we read, ”Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried.” Revelation 3:4 declares, “and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.” Alma tells us that if we are diligent and faithful, we will harvest the fruit which is most precious, which is “whiteabove all that is white, yea and pure above all that is pure:” The term “white” referring to that which is honorable, pure, innocent and virtuous is found in 175 scriptures in the standard works.
I often reflect on the winter time on the ranch in Wyoming where I grew up. Our
family lived on a ranch 2 miles north of the small town of Cokeville, Wyoming. Wyoming winters were long and often very cold. But, some of the most beautiful images of whiteness occurred in southwest Wyoming after a large snowfall with some wind. When you stepped out of the house, the spectacular whiteness literally took your breath away. When the sun came out, everything glistened and it was so bright you had to close your eyes to walk in it. I often wondered as a small boy if this was what it looked like in Heaven because it was indescribably beautiful and incredibly clean and pure. I suspect that I’m not too far off of the mark.
Our dear missionaries, it is my fondest hope that as we prepare for this very special holiday season with our unique calling as emissaries of our King, we may try to honor him by exerting the special effort that will result in our having the best kind of White Christmas—a baptizing white Christmas. We love all of you and ask the Lord’s choicest blessings to be over all of you.
Con la esperanza de una Navidad Blanca,
Presidente Dayton
El Clarín de El Faro
Mission News
20 de Septiembre de 2015El Clarín de El Faro
A warm welcome to the newestmissionaries in el Faro. John David and Sherrie Lee Maxfield
Baptism of César and Carolina in Santander
Los Dayton and other missionpresidents and their wives at theVienna Mission President Conference.
Baptism of Juliana in Burgos.
Mission NewsOn August 18 El Faro Welcomed 11 New Missionaries
20 de Septiembre de 2015El Clarín de El Faro
Elder Ball
Palo Alto, CA
Elder Barton
Richfield, UT
Elder Bronson
North Salt Lake, UT
Elder Parker
Buckinghamshire, UK
Elder Reddish
Murrieta, CA
Elder Tyson
Eagle Mountain, UT
Elder Busath
Aurora, OH
Elder Cushing
South Jordan, UT
Elder Hamren
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Elder Wardle
South Jordan, UT
Hermana Plant
Salem, OR
“Eran contados … y se
inscribían
sus nombres”
31
ma
y
07
jun
14
jun
21
jun
28
jun
05
jul
12
jul
19
jul
26
jul
02
ago
09
ago
16
ago
23
ago
Bautismos 8 6 7 10 14 17 4 7 10 11 10 14 7
Confirmaciones 8 5 8 11 13 15 6 6 11 11 10 14 7
Fechas bautismales 90 90 87 97 117 99 90 97 120 123 118 90 105
Inv reunion
sacramental195 184 204 202 184 192 182 193 187 202 221 222 211
Lecciones con un
miembro710 720 713 738 688 719 706 774 799 789 735 742 698
Lecciones con un m.
p.50% 52% 52% 53% 49% 55% 49% 52% 52% 51% 50% 52% 50%
Nuevos Investigadores 417 431 404 407 407 340 385 480 477 554 532 480 440
We are now thenumber twobaptizing mission in Europe. Africa, Cape Verde just ahead of us. We recentlyovertook Portugual in baptisms.
¨The Zone¨ is back! Many of you will remember
seeing ¨The Zone¨ in past
Noticias. Every week we will be
recognizing an outstanding
accomplishment by at least
one zone.
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Mission NewsOn August 18 El Faro Welcomed 11 New Missionaries
27 de Septiembre de 2015El Clarín de El Faro
Elder Dailey
Hermana Dorgia
Elder Richins
Elder Dixon
Elder Lower
Elder Roberts
Elder Webber Elder Wheat
El Faro honors our veteran missionaries, who are returning to their homes. May the Lord bless you, and may you always remember the wonderful spirit of El Faro. Thank you for all that you have done to bless the lives in the Barcelona Spain Mission.
Vision of the Spain Barcelona Mission
1. CHRIST CENTERED2. STRICT OBEDIENCE3. HARD WORK4. TEACH BY THE SPIRIT5. BOOK OF MORMON GREATEST TOOL6. OUTSTANDING TEACHERS7. “PREACH MY GOSPEL” FOCUSED8. LANGUAGE PROFICIENT9. FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE10.FIND JOY IN THE WORK