El Clarn de El Faro

20 de Noviembre de 2016

Message From Presidente Dayton

No Spirit of Fear
When the Prophet Joseph Smith sat in that little Peter Whitmer log cabin on April 6,
1830 and organized the Church on the earth again, I have often wondered if, in a
moment of reflection, he felt the heavy burden of taking this gospel to the world and
increasing it from 6 members to millions. Did he ever ask himself, "Can I really do this?-It looks so hard!" Did he feel some sense of fear that he might be rejected and that
he might fail? There were so many other large churches, so many different beliefs,
such wickedness in the world that he may have thought to himself in a moment of
weakness, "This is impossible--there is no way I can do this! We may never know, but
based on what we can tell from his writings, once tutored by the Lord, he was
absolutely fearless and moved forward with his prophetic destiny.
Elders and Hermanas, many of you may have felt some fear as you started in a
new area, went to a ward that had a reputation as "hard", went to an area that
hadn't baptized in some time, contacted a cold and aloof Spaniard for the first time,
called a couple to repentance who had been living in sin, spoke with an intellectual,
were opposed by someone that appeared to know the scriptures better than you,
and worked in a ward or branch which gave little support to the work of the Lord.
You may have thought, "There is no way I can be successful." If you have ever had
those feelings, you were experiencing FEAR--fear of failure, the fear of man, fear of
humiliation, fear of letting the Savior down.
Fear is an awful, paralyzing trait that renders us unable to meet our full potential as
emissaries of the Savior. I don't quote science fiction very often in my messages, but
there is a wonderful statement about fear and overcoming it from the movie, "Dune
taken from the book by Frank Herbert. It states, "I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer.
Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear, I will permit it to
pass over and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see
its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing . Only I will remain." Wouldn't
that be a nice anthem to say every morning that you go out to face something that
you fear in missionary work? More importantly, the scriptures give us powerful support
in helping us realize that fear is a state of mind that can be overcome by great faith

and courage. In 2 Timothy 1:7 we read, "For God hath not give us the spirit of fear; but
of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." Similarly, in Philippians 1:14, Paul spoke of
great missionaries when he said, "And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing
confident by my bond, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
Finally, let me remind you that the God of the Universe backs us up, the Holy Ghost is
our constant companion, the Savior is with us daily as we preach His gospel and He has
surrounded us with angels. We can call upon the powers of heaven in our calling. We
were blessed with power and authority from on high. There is NOTHING we need to
fear--nothing.

It is my hope and prayer that El Faro missionaries will be bold and fearless because
truly, because of our sacred and holy calling, WE NEED FEAR NO MAN. We are backed
with the greatest force in the Universe--a force that will help us as we prepare the earth
for the second coming of the Savior.
No temo a nadie,
Presidente Merril T Dayton

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20 de Noviembre de 2016

Message From Hermana Dayton

Meekness vs Anger
Meekness is yielding our personal rights and expectations with a desire to serve.
The Savior said, Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give
you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am MEEK and lowly in heart: And
ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light (Matthew 11:
28-30). Jesus Christ is the supreme example of meekness. In his final hour on the cross he
exclaimed, Father forgive them for they know not what they do! Even as he faced
excruciating physical and spiritual pain he demonstrated meekness in his behavior.
People who are meek are humble, God fearing, righteous, patient, loving people. Their
temperament is calm, tolerant and submissive. Very often when you speak with them,
you feel of the sweet spirit that they possess. They are usually eager to hear what you
have to say and they listen more than they talk. Very often when they are praised for
something they deflect it and give the credit to others.
Elder Ulisses Soares of the Presidency of the Seventy said, Meekness is vital for us to
become more Christlike. Without it we wont be able to develop other important virtues.
Being meek does not mean weakness, but it does mean behaving with goodness and
kindness, showing strength, serenity, healthy self-worth, and self-control.
In the Book of Mormon, Mosiah 3:19, we are admonished to become as a child,
submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the
Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.
As missionaries we must learn to be meek and to convey our thoughts and feelings
with patience and gentle persuasion. I love this story of our missionaries who
demonstrated meekness. I was trained in the Bar 1 piso and I remember that one of
my greatest mission heroes is Elder ___, who was a zone leader there. I remember he was
always an incredible example because he was exactly obedient. He was a disciple of

my greatest mission heroes is Elder ___, who was a zone leader there. I remember he was
always an incredible example because he was exactly obedient. He was a disciple of
Christ and you could feel it. Thats why he was here to represent the Savior. The
greatest thing I remember was from an intercambio. We went to visit an investigator and
there was a testigo de Jehovh there. Our member present started to Bible bash. Elder
___ and I said nothing. The testigo finally asked us why we were so quiet. Elder___ said,
We only teach when the Spirit of the Lord is present. The only spirit here is the spirit of
contention. And we left. The power of this incredible disciple has always impacted
me. By controlling their reactions, remaining calm and avoiding contention these two
missionaries demonstrated the quality of meekness.
Recently we had the opportunity to hear from President and Sister Nelson and Elder
and Sister Kearon. As they shared their messages I felt the sweetest spirit and observed
how meek they were in the way they presented. I was very touched by their humility
and ability to invite the spirit in their conversations and teachings.
In a general conference talk Elder Neil A. Maxwell said, Required, is meekness of
mind which recognizes Gods perfect love of us and His omniscience. By acknowledging
these reassuring realities and accepting that God desires our full development and true
happiness, we are readied even as the learning experiences come. Such meekness
requires genuine intellectual honesty, owning up to the learning experiences of the past,
and listening to the Holy Ghost as he preaches to us from the pulpit of memory.
The Savior said, Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. As the kingdom
of God continues to roll forth, I believe those who have joined the church, have learned
the truths of the gospel, and are meek, will be the ones who will be blessed. We love you
and pray for you as you further develop the Christlike character attribute of meekness.
Sincerely, 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, Initiative, Cautiousness, Loyalty, Meekness, Sensitivity, Obedience, Discernment, Boldness,
Discretion, Responsibility, Attentiveness, Hospitality, Thoroughness, Deference, Justice,
Contentment, Tolerance, Resourcefulness, Thriftiness, Security

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Bautismos/Confirmaciones/Misioneros

Lizza Kterina Suero Corvero

Terrassa C

Hermanas Spencer y Price

Cristobal de Jesus Hernandez

Tortosa

lderes Knadler y Paulsen

Geider Londoo Arias

Bilbao C

Hermanas Tamayo y Cummings

Luis Humberto Flores

Sabadell 1B

Hermanas Allen y Finch

Kingsley Nosakhare Ehanire Igharo

Valencia 3C

Hermanas Reidhead y Kletzli

Eran contados y se
inscriban sus nombres

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones esta semana

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones este mes

46

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones hasta la fecha este
ao

379

27
aug

4
sep

11
sep

18
sep

25
sep

2
oct

9
oct

16
oct

23
oct

30
oct

06
nov

13
nov

20
nov

Bautismos

11

10

10

20

21

Confirmaciones

10

10

24

21

Fechas bautismales

103

124

113

118

108

114

139

114

148

114

120

102

134

Inv reunion sacramental

213

161

195

201

194

159

188

159

197

159

204

218

166

Lecciones con un
miembro

645

752

748

622

719

615

677

615

580

615

652

546

615

Lecciones con un m. p.

34%

35%

36%

36%

39%

34%

33%

34%

34%

34%

36%

34%

33%

Nuevos Investigadores

665

820

717

592

614

565

686

565

589

565

588

517

589

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And the Spirit shall be given unto you by the prayer of faith.
Doctrine & Covenants 42:14

Compaerismos que lograron

las pautas de excelencia:

Oremos por estos investigadores con

fechas bautismales para esta semana:

CINCO:
CUATRO: lderes Thompson y Mayall

Barcelona 2
Sabadell 1A
Matar B
Santander A
Valencia 1C
Valencia 2A
Ganda B
Vitoria B
Pamplona A

Collins
Joel, Hilda
Fajimba
Leidy
Christian
Josep
Ioanna, Cristina
Elizabeth
Diana

The Zone
Vitoria is in the Zone!
-With an average of 3.33 investigators in church!

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de abril de 2014
20 de Noviembre de 132016

The Miracle of Baptism

Dear President, My purpose Me
gustara
escribirle
el
here as a missionary is to preach
milagro del bautismo de
the spirit was immensely strong
repentance and baptize worthy
Carmen.
Conocemos
during the first vision and after
converts. For the last 9 and a
Carmen mientras fuimos a
when they talked about the
half months of my mission, I
visitar outros dos investigadores
Book of Mormon. Later when
have
been
preaching
que vivan en su mismo piso.
we talked about the plan of
repentance unto the people of
Ellos no estaban , pero
salvation he said it just all
Spain. Finally, this past Saturday
Carmen contest la puerta
made sense in his heart. From
on the 12 of November, I was
cuando tocamos y se mostr
here it was reading and
able to see a worthy convert be
interes y nos escucho. All ya
coming to church that really
baptized. Jose was baptized!
empezamos con la leccin 1 y
helped him along his way to
He is glowing and is so happy to
en
los
dias
seguientes
baptism.
be a new member of the
continuamos enseandole. En
church. The whole day was
el da lunes, mientras nos Isabella was baptized! We
super stressful and I was very
acompaaba a una noche de
were a little worried that she
overwhelmed, but the baptism
hogar, Carmen nos dijo que
wasn't going to be this week.
was perfect. After the two talks
haba hecho lo que la
Because she's so shy, we
on baptism and the gift of the
invitamos, haba orado y tena
weren't sure if she had a
Holy Ghost that were given by
una respuesta. Ella nos dijo
testimony..... My companion
the members, which were
que quera ser bautizada. Ella
and I were praying to find out if
perfectly written especially for
estaba sper animada en el
we were supposed to go
Jose, us missionaries did a
domingo, que fue el da en
forward with the baptism or
musical number which brought
que escogi para su bautismo.
postpone it...... After a long
a sweet Spirit into the room.
Despus de ello, Carmen nos
time, we decided to look at
After, we all made our way into
dijo
que
nosotros
what we've seen from Isabella
where the font is and saw Jose
representamos La Luz que ella
for the last six weeks as we've
make this sacred covenant with
buscaba. Sabemos que el
been teaching her. First of all,
our Heavenly Father, through
evangelio es una luz en la vida
she kept meeting with us, and
baptism by immersion. My eyes
de las personas.
when we committed her to
teared up and my heart was full
baptism, she made time in her
as I saw a child of God come ......no tengo mucho tiempo
nearly impossible schedule to
unto Christ. And THIS is why I am
para expresar lo maravilloso
come to church, Institute, and
a missionary.
que fue los sentimientos del
meet with us twice a week.
bautismo. Me encant el ver
She only had a few questions,
What a fine week! As you know
cmo la gente cambia y esa
but they were good questions.
the baptism of Christian and his
familia me cambia la vida el
She just got it. Every time we
family and Aaron was a
ver cmo quieren cambiar su
spoke of baptism, she would
success. They are so great and
vida y seguir a Dios.
De
get this huge grin, which
ready to serve. Sunday after
verdad que quiero trabajar
coming from a very shy person
church we were able to give
arduamente da tras da para
was incredible. The biggest
Christian the priesthood as well. I
que siga pudiendo ayudar a
thing however was when we
want to thank you for taking the
muchas
persona
a
que
taught the Plan of Salvation.
time out of your busy schedule
vuelvan a Jesucristo.
You could tell that she was
and the birthday of Hermana
listening
very
intently
to
Chase to come and support the We had the baptism of Shane
everything, and at one point I
Rama of Menorca. Everyone
this week. We found him by
said "we aren't teaching you
loves you and have grand
showing videos of Jesus in the
this. You already know it; it's
respect for you, especially
Capilla and inviting people in.
part of the plan to forget.
President _________.
The keys moment in his
We're just reminding you." The
conversion was the first lesson. I
service was beautiful. This was
was not there but I heard that
the first baptism in the new

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The Miracle of Baptism

capilla........ It was incredible to

feel the Spirit that strongly. The
talks were perfect, and Antony
(the recent convert of the Elders
who was baptized three weeks
ago) was able to perform the
baptism.

I feel like we have been fighting

for these two baptisms. Paula's
baptism service was amazing.
I've never felt the spirit so strong!
We had her share her testimony
and it was so powerful. She said
she knows the Book of Mormon is
true, and she knows the church
is true. She was so ready to
accept the gospel I knew it the
first moment I talked to her. With
the help of all the members she
knows (and she knows a ton) she
is going to become such a
strong member of the church!
We are starting to work with her
husband little by little and we
are glad to see that he is very
supportive about Paula being a

member of the church now.

Marinas baptism went so good
also! The whole family came and
the father was crying when he
baptized his daughter!

baptism will be this Friday at 8:00

p.m. We are all really excited for
his decision. We are seeing
many miracles every day,
especially through the members.

Paloma got baptized this week This week Christian got baptized!
and it was such a blessing to be
It was incredible to see how
apart of this special day. She has
prepared he was and his desires
been so ready and I'm so
to be baptized. We never had to
excited for her to start this next
push him because he was
chapter in her life. Her baptism
always eager to accept and act
turned out so good and the Spirit
on this message. We found him
was so strong! She is so great!!
when he approached us and
told us he wanted to come to
Another great week out here in
church with us. The bishop also
________. Elder ________and I are
helped him alot. We took your
doing really well, and you were
advice and had him meet with
right about the members getting
the Bishop before and it worked
fired up about missionary work!
wonders! He felt so loved and
They have been giving us many
the bishop was really able to
references lately it is great.
help him feel confident in joining
Joaquin is doing very well. He
the church.
only lacks lesson 5 and he is
almost
over
keeping
his
commitments. He is showing that
he is hungry to learn the truth. His

hacemos todo lo que podemos a fin de que la obra avance;

pero sta es la obra del Seor, l la dirige y l est al mando. Nos
maravillamos al verlo abrir puertas que nosotros no podemos
abrir y efectuar milagros que apenas podemos imaginar
lder Neil A. Andersen

Calendar Reminders
21/11 Lleida Conference
22/11 Vitoria/Bilbao Conference
23/11 Hospitalet Conference
28/11 Palma Conference
29/11 Bar/Badalona Conference
02/12 Valencia Conference

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Noticias de la misin
Bautismos en la Misin

Lleida C

Zaragoza 1B

Badalona 1A

Matar A

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Noticias de la misin
Bautismos en la Misin

Tarragona B

Sabadell 1A

Terrassa C

Valencia 3C

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Noticias de la misin
Bautismos en la Misin

Tarragona B

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lder Mayall

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