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El Clarín de 04 de octubre del 2015
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The members of the Church in this dispensation have been a conference-
attending people. From the very early history of the Church, the Saints met often in
conferences to listen to the Prophet Joseph Smith and early Church leaders. In
Doctrine and Covenants 20:61 we read,
“The several elders composing this church of Christ are to meet in
conference…….from time to time as said conferences shall direct or appoint; and
said conferences are to do whatever church business is necessary to be done at the
time.”
Thus, we understand that it is a commandment from our Heavenly Father to
meet in conference on a regular basis. Why does the Lord ask us to do this? One
obvious reason mentioned in the revelation is to take care of the business of the
Church. While that is important, much more important is the spiritual re-charging that
all feel who take it seriously and listen with real intent. The Conference also creates a
spirit of unity in the Savior’s Church throughout the world. Another reason is that
Conference maintains the doctrinal purity required in our Church that values eternal
truths. It provides an opportunity for us to learn of and sustain changes in leadership
such as the calling of 3 new apostles at one time (the first time that has happened in
109 years in the Church). The Conference also directly addresses new moral issues
and problems with which the Saints are being confronted and gives us very specific
direction. When we become lax in obeying other commandments, the Conference is
an opportunity for the apostles and prophets to direct a course correction. The
Conference plays a major role in helping us be better parents and children; it helps
strengthen the family. Clearly, Conference is a wonderful missionary tool and many
have been touched while listening to its messages.
When I served as a bishop, we had the name of a young 17 year old boy on our
Church rolls; his name was on the rolls only because his father had listed him as a
“child of record” as a baby. No one had ever seen him at Church, he had refused
multiple invitations to learn about the Church, and we were prepared to take his
name off of the rolls when he turned 18. However, unbeknownst to us, an active
member of the Church who was his friend invited him to simply sit down and watch
conference and observe what he felt. As the young man tells the story, he took the
challenge more in a spirit to prove his friend wrong. He went down in the basement
of his home, closed the door and turned on conference. The young man then
described what happened next. He stated that as he was watching, a warm,
Message From Presidente Dayton
The Heavens are Open—Listening to Apostles and Prophets
4 de Octubre de 2015El Clarín de El Faro
Message From Presidente Dayton Cont.
4 de Octubre de 2015
wonderful powerful feeling came over him and he began to cry. He had never felt
anything like it in his life. He was especially touched when the Prophet Gordon B.
Hinckley began speaking. After Conference was over, he just sat in his room and
pondered what had just happened. He explained the story to his friend the next day
who wisely described that the Holy Ghost had touched his heart and that he should be
baptized if he knew it was true. The young man was baptized and within a year left to
serve a mission. Conference can be and often is a powerful missionary tool.
It is interesting that the apostles and prophets of the Lord’s Church rarely talk about
deep doctrines or mysteries or controversial topics. They usually focus on the doctrine of
Christ, the divinity of the Savior, living a Christ-like life, keeping the commandments,
family history, missionary work and other straight-forward gospel topics. We need to
remember that when we are listening to Conference, we are listening to living prophets
who receive revelation directly from God. Because the heavens are not sealed, we
never have to wonder what the will of our Heavenly Father is. If we listen carefully we
KNOW what the Lord’s will is because we know that revelation is ongoing in 2015 just like
it was at the time of Amos who said, “Surely the Lord God will do nothing save he
revealeth His secrets unto His servants the prophets.”
As Hermana Dayton and I listened to Conference this weekend, we relished the
opportunity to learn about keeping the gospel simple, living a Christ-centered life,
responding to the promptings of the Spirit, understanding the broad range of ways in
which the Atonement blesses us, blessing and honoring mothers, the importance of
missionary work, how to find an eternal companion, how women can fulfill their divine
potential, etc. Now, the key is to study and ponder the talks, reflect and ponder them
and then internalize them—that is, to use them to make us more Christ-like. This is
especially true for those of us who represent the Savior every day as we go out into the
street. May all of us manifest our deep gratitude for the privilege of hearing God’s word
spoken by apostles and prophets by truly becoming more Christ-like and showing that
we HEARD what they had to say, is my prayer.
Cariñosamente,
President Dayton
El Clarín de El Faro
Attributes of Jesus Christ – Enthusiasm
Message From Hermana Dayton
4 de Octubre de 2015El Clarín de El Faro
Enthusiasm is a lively word suggesting energy, optimism, faith and joy. The Webster´s Dictionary defines enthusiasm as a "passion or excitement of the mind, in pursuit of some object, inspiring confidence of success." Another definition is "God's energy in one´s spirit expressing itself through one´s mind, will and emotions". Another Biblical term for enthusiasm is zeal, from the Greek word zelos meaning "excitement of mind or fervor of spirit". In Galatians we read "But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing. "Galatians 4:18
Genuine enthusiasm is not something we activate by our own energy. It is the harmonious interaction with the Holy Ghost that produces enthusiasm. The Apostle Paul is known for his enthusiasm. His love and zeal for God caused him to pour out his life on the altar of sacrifice for believers. Elder L. Tom Perry is the one I think of when I hear the word enthusiasm. His love and excitement for the Gospel was evident each time he spoke with such enthusiasm. Elder Perry, in his book "Living with Enthusiasm" tells of his childhood search for a talent and his discovery of what he calls "his only real talent"--enthusiasm. He believes that living the Gospel with enthusiasm is a talent we can all cultivate.
As missionaries, we can follow the example of Paul and Elder Perry as we share the Gospel with the good people here in Spain by--
--Enthusiastically greeting people on the street
--Enthusiastically sharing principles of the Gospel that will bless their lives
--Giving energy to all around us by our enthusiasm
--Giving all a warm and friendly, enthusiastic smile
--Teaching and testifying with enthusiasm
--Enthusiastically preparing people for baptism
--Enthusiastically helping converts feel comfortable with ward members, new callings, and living the Gospel
Enthusiasm is passionate devotion to the work of God. There is no better cause to be enthusiastic than the cause of bringing others to Christ. We LOVE this work that we are involved with, we love you and look forward to continuing to share the Gospel enthusiastically with those around us.
Much Love, Gratitude, and Admiration for all you do--
Hermana Dayton
Message From Hermana Dayton Cont.
4 de Octubre de 2015El Clarín de El Faro
Christlike Attributes- Faith, Charity, Love, Virtue, Hope, and Humility,
Knowledge & Wisdom, Patience
Bautismos/Confirmaciones/Misioneros
4 de Octubre de 2015
“Eran contados … y se
inscribían sus nombres”
12
jul
19
jul
26
jul
02
ago
09
ago
16
ago
23
ago
30
ago
06
sep
13
sep
20
sep
27
sep
04
sep
Bautismos 4 7 10 11 10 14 7 11 4 10 8 8 0
Confirmaciones 6 6 11 11 10 14 7 11 4 10 6 10 0
Fechas bautismales 90 97 120 123 118 90 105 105 132 123 136 95 77
Inv reunion sacramental 182 193 187 202 221 222 211 213 213 174 195 212 166
Lecciones con un
miembro706 774 799 789 735 742 698 722 762 731 738 681 562
Lecciones con un m. p. 49% 52% 52% 51% 50% 52% 50% 48% 52% 51% 51% 51% 44%
Nuevos Investigadores 385 480 477 554 532 480 440 515 474 444 487 455 441
Bautismos/Confirmaciones esta
semana 0
Bautismos/Confirmaciones este mes 0
Bautismos/Confirmaciones hasta la
fecha este año374
El Clarín de El Faro
And the Spirit shall be given unto you by the prayer of faith.Doctrine & Covenants 42:14
CINCO:
CUATRO: Hermanas Bastidas y Fernández
Élderes Ponce y Ipsen
Élderes Dunn y Baumann
TRES: Hermanas Hollenbaugh y Cragun
Élderes Stapleton y Batis
Élderes Vickery y Alleman
Élderes Cifuentes y Christopherson
Élderes Oliver y Turner
Élderes Carballo y Kimball
Hermanas Mayes y Johnson
Gabriel Barcelona 1A
Maria, Yahaira Barcelona 1C
Natali, Olga Barcelona 3A
Raquel Terrassa A
Xiomara Badalona 1A
Marcos Badalona 1A
Mariuxi Badalona 2B
Martin Gerona A
Roland Zaragoza 2B
Lucky Zaragoza 2C
Edson, José Lleida A
Joshi, Durga, Arturo Bilbao A
Rosa Vitoria A
Jorge Logroño B
Juan, Ariana Palma 1A
Magdelena, Deivy Palma 2A
Miguel Palma 2B
Toni Ibiza
4 de Octubre de 2015
Compañerismos que lograron las pautas de excelencia:
Oremos por estos investigadores con fechas bautismales para esta semana:
El Clarín de El Faro
The Zone
Los Baleares is in The Zone!-With an average of 6.7 new investigators per
companionship!Valencia is in The Zone!
-With an average of 8.86 member present lessons per companionship!
Hey we saw another
baptism!!!! Raquel was
baptized!!!! That makes 4
baptism for the district this
transfer, ah so great to
know that even through our
trials the Lord still blesses.
The baptism was wonderful!!
Her uncle from Hospitalet
came up and baptized and
confirmed her, it was
amazing to see and feel the
Spirit work in and through
us. Throughout the musical
number she had tears
running down her cheeks
and after coming up out of
the water she had the
biggest smile and gave a
huge hug to her uncle
Johnny. This is what the
mission is all about. We are
going to keep working with
her mom, and her sister and
her brother to help them
come unto Christ through
baptism. Jo, being a
missionary is the best ever!!
I don't think it is quite
possible to describe that
feeling of watching
someone you found and
taught enter the waters of
baptism. When Ángel first
changed into his white
baptismal clothes he was
smiling in a way I had never
seen before. He just looked
so happy and full of a new
kind of joy. The baptism
went so smoothly and
beautifully. The baptism was
a miracle in itself, but we
witnessed so many others as
well. One of our
investigators who will never
come to church came and
one of the menos activos
that we started teaching
when I came here gave the
talk on baptism. And of
course Danny, who was
baptized in February
performed his very first
baptism without a single
flaw. It truly was a day I will
never forget. As Ángel
came out of the water I
couldn't remember a single
bad thing that had
happened. I can't
remember the faces of the
people who have yelled at
us or have made me feel
terrible. All I can remember
is the face of Ángel and
Danny after the baptism.
That is what is important.
A baptism is made up of
1000 tiny little miracles and I
want to remember every
single one.
Also this week we had the
awesome opportunity to be
part of the baptism of
Cristian! He was baptized
on Saturday and it was
great! Baptism really is a
miracle, he has progressed
not by our hands but by the
hands of the Lord. He was
so happy after he was
baptized and confirmed it
was incredible. Just the look
on his face after made all
the hardowrk pay off. So
glad im able to help bring
these blessings into the lives
of others. The hardships and
struggles are definitely
worth it.
ya pasaron 3 meses
desdeque llegue a la mision
y es increible que rapido ha
pasado todo
estoy muy contenta de
estar aqui y sobretodo ver
lo milagros que suceden
aqui en la mision. El sabado
26 tubimos el bautismo de
Judith y fue muy hermoso,
se sentia un grande espiritu.
FUE INCREIBLE.
13 de abril de 2014
The Miracle of Baptism
4 de Octubre de 2015El Clarín de El Faro
needed to talk to, he's a
God fearing man as the
scriptures say and he's
baptism was a beautiful
promise which he has now
enter! I'm excited for
Blessing
His head still wouldn't go all
the way under! The Elders as
witnesses both just said,"Put
him under!" and I shoved
him under and wrenched
him back up hoping he
wouldn't be mad I pushed
him. He was fine, and he
was Baptized!! It was a
miracle.
A grand miricale we saw
with the baptism of Blessing!
He's a great man who
moved here from Nigeria.
He's been living in Madrid
until about a month ago, he
came and found the
church one a Sunday and
asked us where is our big
white build? We laughed a
little and explained that
there's only one in Madrid
and then began talking
with him! After getting to
know him for a little bit we
saw that he was a man of
great faith and was excited
to be learning about Jesus
Christ. He said he felt
something special about
the big white building and
wants to enter inside, and
as we were preparing to ask
him if he would be baptized
he did the same! He asked
us when can I be baptized!!
What an amazing miricale!
The Lord guided Blessing to
the church and later he
found just the people he
The Miracle of Baptism
4 de Octubre de 2015El Clarín de El Faro
Saturday we experienced
quite a few miracles. We
had an appointment
Thursday and Friday to
meet with Austin to prepare
him for baptism. We were
not able to meet with him,
however, until Saturday two
hours before his baptism.
We taught him a lesson,
went over the questions, he
had his interview and then
he was baptized. Austin was
so willing to obey God's
commandments and seek
His will, he is truly an
amazing man. He just
soaked up our lessons and
committed to do all that we
asked of him. Perhaps the
greatest miracle with Austin
was literally getting him
under the water. We
practiced several times
before going into the font
but when we were actually
there he did not seem to
want to be baptized. He
was fighting it. I'm glad he
didn't get upset, because I
had to baptize him six times!
He really didn't want to be
pushed but he wasn't going
back at all. One time when I
tried to get him under he
got Elder Christopherson
soaked splashing around
trying to find his feet. The
last time I let him go all by
himself just helping him
lower himself to his knees...
Mission NewsThe Spain Barcelona Mission is excited to welcome
25 new missionaries and 1 returning missionary.
El Faro welcomes you to the, “Greatest Mission on
the Earth´s Great Face!”
4 de Octubre de 2015El Clarín de El Faro
Elder Tuthill
Monument, CO
Elder Allen
Far West, UT
Elder Averett
Springville, UT
Elder Bledsoe
Mtn. Green, UT
Elder Castro
Puyallup, WA
Elder Cook
Riverton, UT
Elder Jones
Highland, UT
Elder Cullimore
West Point, UT
Elder Dunn
Orem, UT
Elder Garr
Erda, UT
Hermana Jones
Beaver, UT
Hermana Jorgensen
Roosevelt, UT
Elder Moulton
Maple Valley, WA
Elder Pixton
Raleigh, NC
Hermana Roggiero
Richland, WA
Elder Peay
Pleasant Grove, UT
Elder Robles
Madrid, Spain
Hermana Stapley
Mesa, AZ
4 de Octubre de 2015El Clarín de El FaroMission News
El Faro Welcomes New Missionaries
Elder Hemeyer
Heber City, UT
Hermana Crofts
Evanston, WY
Elder Martin
Sandy, UT
Elder Knadler
South Jordan, UT
Hermana Johnson
Salem, UT
Hermana Martinez
Salem, OR
Elder Stuart
El Paso, TX
Elder Stepp
Lake Dallas, TX
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