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20 de Septiembre de 2015

Message From Presidente Dayton

The Sacrifice of All Things

I am frequently approached by friends of other faiths who are
astounded that our young men and women sacrifice their education,
social life, recreation, girl/boy friend, money, and free time to leave on a
mission for 18-24 months. In essence they give up everything to serve their
Heavenly Father and Savior. As Hermana Dayton and I spend time with
each of you, we rejoice in your goodness, your devotion, your single
mindedness, your obedience, your hard work and your love of the
Master. Your sacrifice is very unique when compared with the youth of
the world who know very little of sacrifice. While your sacrifice is inspiring,
sometimes it is good to remind ourselves that sacrifice is important for our
salvation. It is essential. The Prophet Joseph Smith stated that, A religion
that does not require the sacrifice of all things never has power sufficient
to produce the faith necessary to lead unto life and salvation. Elder
Bruce R McConkie stated, Sacrifice is the crowning test of the gospel.
Men are tried and tested in this mortal probation to see if they will put first
in their lives the things of the kingdom of God (Matt. 6:33). To gain
eternal life, they must be willing, if called upon to sacrifice all things for the
gospel.
While we make sacrifices which are hard and require much, it is always
helpful to look back at our early Church leaders and appreciate how
much harder their sacrifice waswhat a heavy price they paid for their
faith in the Restoration. The story of Brigham Young and Heber C Kimball
leaving for their mission to England in 1839 is particularly illustrative.
Brigham Young left Montrose Iowa to meet Elder Kimball and was so sick
he had to be rowed across the Mississippi River. His wife Mary Ann was
desperately ill and had just given birth to a daughter 10 days ago.
Brigham was take to Heber C Kimballs home and collapsed after a short
horse ride. The Kimballs were equally ill. His wife Vilate had just given birth

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Message From Presidente Dayton Cont.

to a son and was very weak. Heber was desperately ill from swamp fever.
Both were completely bedriddenin fact only the 4 year old Heber Parley
Kimball could bring food and drink to them.
In spite of that, Brigham decided it was time to go! The journey they
anticipated was over 1,000 miles and they couldnt even walk, they were so
sick. As time for departure came, a look inside the cabin revealed crying
children and weeping wives who were flat in bed. Heber was on his knees
holding Vilates hand and weeping. Brigham had to be helped to the
wagon where they laid him on a bed they had prepared in the wagon.
Heber, after telling his 4 year old son to take care of the family, had to be
helped to the wagon. After traveling a few hundred yards, Heber asked
the driver of the wagon to stop. He looked pale and his face was twisted in
agony. Heber said to Brigham, This is pretty toughI feel as though my
heart is going to melt within me. Brighams tearful reply was, I dont know
if I can endure it. Heber declared, This is no way to leave our familiesus
stretched out on a wagon bedthem too sick to even bid us farewell. Let
us rise up and give them a cheer. Haltingly, they both got to their feet,
gasping for breath and yelled, Hurrah for Israel! Hurray! Hurray for Israel
as they swept their hats through the air in great circles. On more Hurrah
was shouted. Good bye and God bless you the wives called out weakly.
Both men then collapsed onto the wagon bed and said, Driver, you may
drive on.
This powerful story is a reminder to me that when I think that I have things
tough, when I am tried to the maximum, when I am discouraged in my
stewardship, when I think that I have made great sacrifices, when I have
been discouraged, disappointed or feel that my lot is too hard---I simply
remember Brigham and Heber. THEY understood sacrifice and because of
their sacrifice we have the inspiring and robust Church that we have today.
I am grateful for the sacrifices that you all make every day to serve your
Heavenly Father. My prayer is that you will be able to rejoice that you have
the PRIVILEGE of sacrificing in the name of Jesus Christ. After what He did
for us we can do no less.
Con reverencia para el sacrificio de El,
Presidente Merril T Dayton

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20 de Septiembre de 2015

Message From Hermana Dayton

Attributes of Jesus Christ Diligence

Diligence is steady consistent, earnest, and energetic effort in doing a task.

It is using all of your energy to do assignments quickly and skillfully.
Diligence in missionary work is an expression of your Love for the Lord and
His work.
A good example of Diligence was during the California Gold rush of 1949.
People living on the East Coast dropped everything and rushed to California
to dig for gold. They worked tirelessly without regard for personal sacrifice.
They were motivated to work because they visualized what they would do
with the gold that they discovered. If this same effort, energy and
motivation were invested in missionary work or any project we undertake,
we would be known as being diligent. In the scriptures the Lord promises
that the diligent will receive riches, leadership, an understanding of the
meaning of life and great honors. (Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs
22:29)
In the D&C 58:27, we are instructed that, "men should be anxiously engaged
in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to
pass much righteousness." True diligence requires an expenditure of
energy, thought and hopefully with the attitude of Love. In Colossians
3:23 we read, "Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto
men .Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the
inheritance; for ye serve the Lord Christ."

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Message From Hermana Dayton Cont.

Being a diligent missionary is one who--

Completes assignments and tasks quickly and enthusiastically.

Plans effectively with his/her companion to further the missionary work in
their area.
Works efficiently and effectively in carrying out daily plans.
Looks forward to each new day in furthering the work of the Lord in
his/her area.
Goes the extra mile to please the Lord.
Uses time wisely to find and teach investigators.
Focuses on the most important things to do and avoids wasting time.
President Dayton and I are so pleased with the diligent missionaries we see
each day in the mission. We see you energetically sharing the gospel,
finding and teaching choice sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father. We
feel so grateful for your diligence and faithfulness. We love each one of you
and will continue to pray for you as you faithfully serve the Lord in the Spain
Barcelona mission.
Lots of Love and Gratitude for each of you-Hermana Dayton

Christlike Attributes- Faith, Charity, Love, Virtue, Hope, and Humility,

Knowledge & Wisdom, Patience

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Bautismos/Confirmaciones/Misioneros
Manuel Galavan

Barcelona 1B

Hermanas Lee y Eyring

Maurizio Sebastian Palmieri

Palomares

Barcelona 3B

lderes House y Phillips

Juana Eliche Moral

Badalona 2B

Hermanas Lamoreaux y Ingram

Vic B

Hermanas Whittle y Salvador

Juan Pablo Kumar Ocaa

Csar Villacorta Medina

Santander B

Juliana Mawuena Ansah

Burgos A

Hermanas Rica y Schmidt

lderes Webber y Male

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones esta
semana

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones este mes

20

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones hasta la
fecha este ao

364

Eran contados y se
inscriban sus nombres

28
jun

05
jul

12
jul

19
jul

26
jul

02
ago

09
ago

16
ago

23
ago

30
ago

06
sep

13
sep

20
sep

Bautismos

14

17

10

11

10

14

11

10

Confirmaciones

13

15

11

11

10

14

11

10

Fechas bautismales

117

99

90

97

120

123

118

90

105

105

132

123

136

Inv reunion sacramental

184

192

182

193

187

202

221

222

211

213

213

174

195

Lecciones con un
miembro

688

719

706

774

799

789

735

742

698

722

762

731

738

Lecciones con un m. p.

49%

55%

49%

52%

52%

51%

50%

52%

50%

48%

52%

51%

51%

Nuevos Investigadores

407

340

385

480

477

554

532

480

440

515

474

444

487

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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:
CINCO:

Oremos por estos investigadores con

fechas bautismales para esta semana:

Hermanas Lamoreaux y Ingram

Hermanas Rica y Schmidt

Jessica, Olga,
Natalie
Javier
Seedy
CUATRO: lderes Dailey y Baumann
Austin
lderes Noovao y Islas
Chris
lderes Webber y Male
Marcelo
Carla, Esperanza
TRES:
Hermanas Lee y Eyring
Angel
Hermanas Wiseman y Fernndez Enrique, Jos, Beto
lderes Bennett Day y Wadsworth Blessing, Joy, Esperanza
lderes Gill Garca y Len
Montserrat, Ana, Lusia
Hermanas Vilario y Perkins
Fernanda, Jose Carlos
lderes McArthur y Simon
Raquel, Juliet,
Danielara
lderes Stapleton y Batis
Edinson
lderes Loaiza y Fairbanks
Mustafa
Hermanas Bastidas y Sebasti
Noelia, Maria, Milton
lderes Ipsen y Alleman
Trini
lderes Barron y Oliver
Cristian
Hermanas Storer y Larsen
Cristian
lderes Murley y Reddish
Francisco
lderes Cifuentes y Jones
Judith
lderes Sedwick y Turner
Joelma, Samir
Hermanas Walker y Moser
Rosa, Gabriel
lderes Carballo Kimball y
Sammy, Angelica,
Fuentes
Nassith
Gonzalo
Hermanas Burkett Mayes y

Arauco

Barcelona 3C
Sabadell 1A
Sabadell 1B
Badalona 2A
Gerona A
Granollers A
Zaragoza 2A
Zaragoza 1B
Lleida A
San Sebastian
Santander A
Santander B
Tortosa
Valencia 3A
Castelln B
Valencia 2B
Catarroja A
Vitoria B
Vitoria C
Burgos
Palma 1A
Menorca
Marratx

The Zone
Valencia is in The Zone!
-With 14.6 member present lessons per companionship!
Vitoria is in The Zone!
-With 2.9 fechas bautismals per companionship!

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de abril de 2014
20 de Septiembre de132015

The Miracle of Baptism

This week was filled with
so many spiritual
experiences but Pepe's
baptism was our highlight
as we had so many
miracles to help him
reach his goal. Our first
miracle arose Friday
afternoon right after one
of our investigators
cancelled our lesson. We
continued to contact
and found Pepe in the
streets who was extremely
nervous for his baptism
the next day as people
outside the church
continuously question his
decision to get baptized.
We walked to the church
and talked about how his
nervous feelings were
normal before big
decisions like baptism
and testified that the
criticism from those
around him was
influenced by the devil
further showing the
importance of his
decision. The spirit helped
Pepe down immensely.
He found a renewed
energy and excitement
for his baptism. I truly
believe that God placed
us in Pepe's path to help
him remember his faith
and love of the gospel
before his interview that
night.The next day Pepe

was baptized and my

companion did an amazing
job performing the
ordinance! Yes, Pepe was
nervous before but his
nerves were mixed with
excited anticipation. And
the moment he arose from
the water, you could see
the peace and happiness in
his eyes. The spirit at that
moment touched his soul
and testified that his
decision to get baptized
was one of his best. Pepe
was cleansed from his sins
and he felt it, probably
without even knowing it.
I admired in my
companion this week
how he prepared for
Gaye's baptism and how
well it all went. It was a
blessing and a miracle to
be able to be a part of
Gaye's journey. A month
ago we contacted him
on a rainy afternoon and
from that day till now the
change that has
appeared on the outside
and on the inside is
incredible. He has been
so very humble with a
desire to learn. Early on
he gained a testimony of
the Book of Mormon and
read from it daily, he reread all the pamphlets,

and wanted more material

to study. We showed him
the gospel library app and
so he started reading
preach my gospel on his
own to review lessons. His
connections with the
members has been a
blessing to watch, as he
walks around and shakes
everyone's hand when he
has to go. As he went into
the waters of baptism, I
stood as a witness and I
marveled not only at his
baptism but at the miracle I
had to be a witness to the
power of the atonement as
it has gone deeper and
deeper into his heart. He
was confirmed and given
the Holy Ghost yesterday.

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The Miracle of Baptism

Well a miracle I was
blessed to see this past
weekend was the baptism
of Manuel, he got
baptised!! It was amazing to
see him get baptised and
enter into this covenant with
the Lord and it's been
incredible to see his growth
from when I met him in my
first week here. I was able to
invite him to be baptised
then and got to see him
fulfil that commitment that
past week and it made me
so happy to see him
become a member! He's a
wonderful man with a lot of
faith and he will be a
wonderful asset to the
group here.
Bueno esta semana

pasada la verdad fue muy

buena ya que pudimos
tener el bautismo de
Sandra Gonzalez Shatalova
y fue todo muy bueno ella
estaba muy animada y
despues fuimos a la
conferencia de estaca y
usted alli la conoci y ella
aunque tenia dolor de
cabeza pudo venir y le
gust.

Saturday was the

baptism of Andrea.
Starting in the morning
around 10 was when we
where suppose to start to
fill the font, but our key
was not working for the
door!!! We quickly called
our bishop and he came
running. What he ended
up doing was breaking
off the lock and trying to
open the door that way
but IT STILL DIDNT WORK!!!!
After that he took off the
hinges and no joke pried
the door open. We
started to fill the font at
about 11:30 and the
baptism started at 12:30.
We put in as much hot
water as we could but
when the service was
about to start and it was
only half filled we turned
on the cold water to
have it fill faster. All said
and done it all worked
out and the service was
amazing people cried no
repeats of the baptisms.
All is well.

So as we went about we
went preparing 2
baptisms!!! It was really
nice the first one was
Raul. He is super good
and really wanted to
follow the savior. He was
baptized at 10 in the

morning! Got him baptized

and felt the spirit super
strong. Then in the evening
we had another one of a 9
year old boy. It was super
nice as well and a lot of the
members came and
supported. I'm grateful for
the opportunity to see
children of God enter the
waters of baptisms. It is
something sacred. I had a
wonderful experience during
the baptism of the child. His
name is Marc just so you
know. Well as his father was
baptizing him as we know
the prayer has to be said
exactly. Well, he did and
there was one word that
wasn't said. I didn't notice
that until after everyone left.
Well something told me to
have him do it again. I asked
my companion who was the
other witness and he said I
think we do. Well bad part
on both of us but it's ok we
aren't perfect. So we had
them baptized again in
secret. I know that the Lord
has established an order and
we have to do it that way.
Obedience is the first law in
heaven. Can't wait to
baptize again this week!!!

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The Miracle of Baptism

Nosotros estamos super
bien. Vemos un montn de
milagros constantemente y
esto me encanta . Uno de
los milagros mas grandes
que me encanta es que
hemos podido ver a otro
hijo de Dios Entrar a las
aguas del bautismo. Otro
hijo al que hemos podido
ayudar a Encontrar el
camino que debe seguir. En
el Bautismo se ha sentido el
Espritu super fuerte ,ha sido
increble y ha venido otra
persona que nos dijo que
quera una fecha
bautismal... es increble. Las
personas estn literalmente
preparadas....

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20 de Septiembre de 2015

Mission News
Los Dayton and other mission
presidents and their wives at the
Vienna Mission President
Conference.

A warm welcome to the newest

missionaries in el Faro. John David and
Sherrie Lee Maxfield

Baptism of Csar and

Carolina in Santander

Baptism of Juliana in
Burgos.