El Clarn de El Faro

01 de Enero de 2017

Message From Presidente Dayton

New Year New Start

An enthusiastic Happy New Year and Prospero Ao Nuevo to our beloved missionaries
in the Spain Barcelona Mission!! What a wonderful year 2016 wasso full of incredible
conversions, baptisms, temple sealings, growing wards and branches, new chapels
being built, and tremendous contributions to the building of the Kingdom of God by
consecrated missionaries. What magnificent memories were made as you went out
into the streets of Spain and raised a voice of warning and gave our Heavenly
Fathers children a chance to hear the Restored Gospel. I want to extend my
deepest gratitude to all of you for the support that we felt and received from you, for
living Christ-like lives and being exemplary, for working to the limits of your physical
ability, for using time wisely, and for raising obedience to its high level in El Faro. Thank
you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
I hope you had a chance to celebrate the coming of the New Year by eating the
traditional 12 grapes as the gong sounded for each of the twelve months just past.
Hermana Dayton and I did so and we were both successful except that we made the
mistake of buying grapes with seeds in them. That was a little challenging chewing
and swallowing. What a fun and unusual tradition; it is one we will likely celebrate
even when the time for our missions is over. There is so much we love about this
beautiful land and its people. What a blessing to have been assigned to this mission!
I had the privilege of attending the dedication of the new Logroo Chapel on
December 17, 2016. It is a beautiful 2-story chapel with extensive windows, a huge
chapel, beautiful baptismal font, ample classrooms on both levels, and a location in a
very nice part of town. Talk about a new start! There is no question in my mind that
the missionary work will increase and flourish in Logroo with the completion of this
beautiful new chapel. Currently the new chapel in Santander is almost completed,
the new chapel in San Sebastien is half completed, the huge new stake center in
Valencia has its roof on, the new chapel in Vilafranca has its roof on, both Tarragona
and Terrassa Wards have purchased the land for their new chapels and are about to
begin construction, and the spectacular site for the new Bilbao chapel and stake
center has been prepared and construction will start this year (the site is only a few
blocks from the Guggenheim museum) . In addition, the Ibiza Branch is getting a new

local which triples its current space, and the group in Teruel has its own local for the first
time. The Pamplona Ward was just divided and the units in Barcelona and Tarragona
are preparing for division. The Church is entering a whole new advanced phase of its
existence here in Spain and that should certainly be seen as a new start.
Our initiative What Gift Will You Give the Savior at Christmas Time spills over into
January and we know that your hard work, increased dedication, extra effort, inspired
finding and consecrated effort will pay big dividends. For sure we want to start out the
New Year in an outstanding fashion. The year 2016 was a good year for our mission with
403 baptisms and we were blessed to lead the Europe area in baptisms. The down side
of that statistic is that we baptized fewer of our Heavenly Fathers children in this mission
than we did the year before and are still below our goal of having 12 baptisms per
week (we are currently at about 8 baptisms per week). You will all recall that our
eventual goal is to baptize 600 people in one year in our mission. To reach that goal,
we have felt that it would be good to break it down into a 2 year process. Thus our new
baptismal goal for 2017 is to baptize 500 worthy converts in 2017 and 600 in 2018!!
Without any question, both of these goals are reasonable goals for this amazing mission
but it will require the best efforts of every single missionary in this mission. Thus it is
important that every single companionship understands that we will need them to
contribute to our successfully obtaining this goal.
It is our prayer that every
companionship can baptize every single month. It is doable with faith, obedience,
hard work, and perfect use of our time.
Since the New Year is a great time to set new goals, we hope that all of you will
embrace this goal and work tirelessly to achieve it. I am absolutely certain that with the
help of the Lord and us doing our part, this goal will be achieved. Know that we love
you, are honored to serve with you, are lifted and inspired by the great work you are
doing, and share your love of the Saviors Restored Gospel. May 2017 be the best year
ever for every single one of you is my prayer.
Con deseos para un Prospero Ao Nuevo,
Presidente Merril T. Dayton

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01 de Enero de 2017

Message From Hermana Dayton

Decisiveness vs Procrastination
Decisiveness is choosing to do what is right based on accurate facts, wise counsel,
and clearly defined goals. It is the ability to recognize key factors and then finalize
difficult decisions.
President David O. McKay counseled: The greatest battle of life is fought within the
silent chambers of your own soul. It is a good thing to sit down and commune with
yourself, to come to an understanding with yourself and in that silent moment what
your duty is to your family, to your Church, to your country, and to your fellowman.
As missionaries, we have decided what our duty is to the Church of God, and our
fellowmen at this time of our life. Weve chosen to serve the Savior to bless the lives
of the people in Spain to bring their happiness through the gospel.
Many years ago I took a leadership class. The instructor told each of us to write down
what would be spoken at our funeral if we passed away that day. He said we were to
think about what our parents would speak, our brothers and sisters, our Friends. He
asked, Would they all say similar things? He asked if our behavior was consistent at
home, at school, or on a sports team, or at our work. He then gave us 30 minutes to
write the talks. At the end of class he asked that we go home and portray what we
wrote. The next he asked us to write another talk for our funeral. It was a talk reflecting
what we wanted to be at our funeral. I can assure you, that my friends and I realized
that essay #2 was the one we wanted read at our funerals. At the end of this exercise
my instructor asked us to write what we could do beginning that day to make sure we
became the person in essay #2. We listed each item we desired to be spoken and
then listed specific things we could do to become the person in essay2. This
experience impacted me greatly it inspired me to focus my time and energy on the
character strengths in my actions and behaviors.
With the beginning of this New Year, it is the perfect time for us to make decisions on
what we desire to accomplish and who we desire to become in 2017. The Little
decisions we make today determine the direction of our lives.
It is the daily, consistent things you do that will strengthen you to be a leader and an
example-daily prayer, daily scripture study, daily obedience, daily service to others.
As you do these things, you will grow closer to the Savior and become more and more
like Him.
As missionaries we can decide today to be 100% strictly obedient to the White
Handbook, Preach My Gospel, and the scriptures. We can make decisions now to
testify powerfully and invite investigators to be baptized. We can decide to use every
minute of time wisely and to not procrastinate.

In one of President Monsons talks he shared a simple, yet far reaching formula to
guide us in the choices of life:
Fill your minds with truth.
Fill your hearts with love.
Fill your lives with service.
He further goes on to say,
By doing so, may we one day hear the plaudit from our Lord and Savior, Well done,
good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee
ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of the lord.
President Dayton and I hope and pray we will all be wise in the decisions we make
each day. We hope we will all choose to trust in the Lord and to serve him with all of
our heart, might, mind, and strength. We love you and feel grateful for the big
decision each of you made to serve a mission. We pray that the New Year will bring
you much joy as you faithfully serve the Master.
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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01 de Enero de 2017

Bautismos/Confirmaciones/Misioneros

Eran contados y se
inscriban sus nombres

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones esta semana

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones este mes

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones hasta la fecha este
ao

9
oct

16
oct

23
oct

30
oct

06
nov

13
nov

20
nov

27
nov

4
dec

11
dec

18
dec

27
dec

1
dec

Bautismos

10

10

20

21

11

Confirmaciones

24

21

11

Fechas bautismales

139

114

148

114

120

102

134

146

134

107

80

74

93

Inv reunion sacramental

188

159

197

159

204

218

166

186

164

190

152

125

86

Lecciones con un
miembro

677

615

580

615

652

546

615

512

511

564

525

431

472

Lecciones con un m. p.

33%

34%

34%

34%

36%

34%

33%

30%

30%

35%

36%

33%

29%

Nuevos Investigadores

686

565

589

565

588

517

589

671

581

512

488

552

562

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01 de Enero de 2017

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

Compaerismos que lograron

las pautas de excelencia:
SEIS:
CINCO:
CUATRO:

Oremos por estos investigadores con

fechas bautismales para esta semana:
Barcelona 1A
Sabadell 1B
Badalona 1A
Matar A
Gerona B
Valencia 1C
Ganda A

Roel
Boubacar
Richard
Juana
Daniel
Daniel
Daniela

The Zone
LHospitalet is in the Zone!
-With an average of 7.46 new investigators per companionship!

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01 de Enero de 2017

Our Gift to the Savior

100
96
92
88
84
80
76
72
68
64
60
56
52
48
44
40
36
32
28
24
20
16
12
8
4

18 of 97 Companionships have baptized this month!

El Clarn de El Faro

de abril de 2014
01 de Enero de 132017

The Miracle of Baptism

Our miracle this week was Iigo tell but I can see how much he
changed. We had so many
:) He got baptized on the 22nd
amazing experiences with him The miracle of the week was of
of December!! Can you believe
course the baptism of Michael.
that just showed that God
it!? We are so so soooo excited
We buckled down on Monday
cared
for
a
penniless
man
from
for him :) We are excited to
and got through the rest of the
Ghana
who
doesn't
speak
the
continue to work with him and
commandments and lesson 5.
language
in
Spain,
that
he
sent
help
him
strengthen
his
We did a mock interview and I
the
missionaries
to
him.
testimony.. he is my first
know there's not a right or
friend who has been baptized
wrong answer to the questions

The
baptism
and
confirmation
on the mission, and .... I just
but he definitely answered all
with
Lidia-Dayana
was
great.
In
wanted to make sure that he
of them right. As he came out
her
testimony
she
said
she
was
understood everything perfectly
of the water he stood there for
very
grateful
to
feel
"new".
She
before he was actually baptized
a few seconds with his eyes
also
said
her
door
would
and confirmed but I have to
closed and you could feel the
always
be
open
to
the
remember that they can't be
spirit just settle in through the
missionaries
and
members.
It
perfect. . But his baptismal
whole room. We asked him
was
very
comforting
to
hear
service was amazing!! We got
how
he
felt
after
his
that
as
I
was
to
leave
the
area.
home from the conference and
confirmation
on
Sunday
and
I
had
the
opportunity
to
literally ran more than a mile to
he said he was the "happiest
confirm her on Christmas Day. It
get to the chapel on time for his
man in the world!"
was
a
very
powerful
feeling.
I
baptism. Although my ankle is
could
describe
it
as
a
great
still swollen from before the
warmth and also as a sense of Cinthya was baptized on
mission as we were running
fullness. I felt that I had
Friday, (Thank you for playing
there, I didn't feel a thing :)
completed
part
of
what
I
was
the piano,) and she had a
Miracle! We arrived all sweaty
meant
to
do.
I
hope
I
can
special experience. She has
and hot, but we were on time :)
continue
to
do
so.
The
miracle
been kind of an interesting
The service was amazing and
of
the
past
week
would
be
investigator. She gave us
I'm so grateful for all of the
probably
Lidia's
baptism.
The
challenges that I hadn't had
members who came as well.
whole process with her was just
before and we learned a lot
amazing,
and
I
will
be
forever
from it. Her decision to be
.. We had a baptism Christmas
grateful
for
it.
baptized
when
she
did
Eve!!!!! DANIEL KUASI COLLINS
honestly
came
as
a
surprise
to
DUAH.. he is from Ghana and

Great
last
week
in
my
area
and
me.
She
just
didnt
seem
really
so his English was a little bit
excited for a new one. I loved
prepared until the day she
different and we were a little
that
I
ended
my
area
with
the
came to a lesson and just told
worried that he didnt really
baptism
of
Paul.
Thank
you
so
us yes. I see that she will be a
understand a lot because when
much
for
the
permission
to
good faithful member. She
we gave him his first fecha he
have
it.
It
was
a
very
spiritual
sees the Lords hand in her
just said Si Si Si. Before I even
experience
and
his
family
was
conversion and she is excited
said who he was following the
able
to
come.
From
it
we
have
for what the church has to
example of. But teaching Collins
two of his family members who
offer. Shes a fire cracker as
has been such a blessing in my
want to get baptized next
well. She is sharing the gospel
life. He has such a different
week but we need to work with
with everyone.
culture than us but he loves
them on a few more things.
everybody. And when we told
We had an incredible white
him about the plan of salvation
Gracias, por dar permiso para
Christmas as we saw our dear
and said he could see both of
que Pedro fuera bautizado.
friend Reinaldo be baptized
his parents again. I just felt so
Ahora espero que l y su
this past Thursday! It was such
happy, he said "I just cant
familia sigan a progresar an
a beautiful service! Reinaldo is
believe it!" His conversion wasn't
ms. Con fe este joven sera un
truly such an incredible person,
drastic, it was little by little that
gran misionero un da si
I honestly feel like I've learned
you wouldn't really be able to
persevera.

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de abril de 2014
01 de Enero de 132017

The Miracle of Baptism

more from him in these past
weeks of teaching him then he
has from me. He was so
receptive in every lesson and
the reason he agreed and
knew everything was true is not
just because he sat there and
listened to us but because he
also acted for himself when we
were not together. He would
read from the Book of Mormon,
pray to know, and come to
church, he was and is
INCREDIBLE!!! I have been so
blessed to be part of this step
in his life. To end the baptismal
service he was asked to bear
his testimony and it was one of
the most powerful testimonies I
have ever heard, he said that
he knew without a doubt that
the Book of Mormon was true,
that Joseph Smith was a
prophet
and
that
the
priesthood was on the earth

again. It was beautiful! I guess

you can just know that I cried!
The most beautiful part is that
his son Rey David was baptized
about a month and a half ago
and soon we hope will be his
wife and then they will be able
to go to them temple and be
an eternal family!

This week we saw the baptism

of
Mabel
and
Antonio.
Everything turned out so well.
We could see a difference in
both of them. We had over 10
investigators at that baptism
and they loved it! We will be
teaching
Mabels
family
tomorrow evening so were
really excited. The area here in
______ is just sky rocketing. We
should be having another
baptism this week or the next.
Were seeing the fruits of so
much faith that previous Elders

have invested in this area.

What a joy it is to carry the
name of the Savior and
declare
repentance
and
baptism!
The Zone had a
great
week
having
3
baptisms..

We passed Christmas really

well in _______ finishing the
week with a baptism! Jose Luis
was baptized and confirmed a
member of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is
going to be a great convert.
His testimony is so strong, and
yet, he knows that he still has a
lot of learning to go. I am so
grateful that I got to serve in
_______. It was one of my
favorite areas. There was never
a down point, and I can't wait
to bring that excitement to this
new area!!!

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
04/01 Enfoque de Zona
05&06/01 Badalona Interviews
09&10/01 Valencia Interviews
16/01 Palma Interviews
18/01 Interviews Vitoria
19&20/01 Interviews Bilbao

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de abril de 2014
01 de Enero de 132017

Noticias de la misin
Bautismos en la Misin

San Sebastin B

Badalona 2B

Valencia 1A

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de abril de 2014
01 de Enero de 132017

Mission News

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lder Bown

lder Lattin

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