El Clarn de El Faro

6 de Diciembre de 2015

Message From Presidente Dayton

A Special Kind of White Christmas

At our recent Mission Leadership Council (Concilio) our Assistants, Elder Skousen
and Elder Dunn, introduced our very special goal for the Mission for December 2015. They ran
into the room with a white bag full of white presents dressed completely in white and handed
a beautifully wrapped gift to everyone in the room. Inside of the box was a white bulb with
the symbol for baptism on the bulb. The goal which they introduced caused great
excitement in the roomTHAT EVERY SINGLE COMPANIONSHIP IN THE MISSION BAPTIZES IN
DECEMBER!!! They testified that the greatest gift that we could give the Savior this time of year
would be to find and baptize one of His spirit brothers and sisters while dressed in WHITE. Thus,
our goal has been setfor every companionship in the mission to baptize this month dressed
in whitethus creating a White Christmas. While some may say that this is an impossible or
unrealistic goal, I believe that nothing is too hard for the Lord (Philippians 4:13I can do all
things through Christ which strengtheneth me.) This is realistic a challenging goal which will
stretch us and cause us to work harder and smarter than we ever have before. It will require
that we are more obedient, closer to the Spirit, more responsive to promptings, more loving
and more Christ-like. It would require that we baptize 96 soulssomething we have never
done before (if thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth Mark 9:23). It
will require that 100% of our companionships baptize whereas under usual circumstances, 1520% of our companionships baptize in a month. Hermana Dayton and I have also applied the
challenge to ourselves. Truly this will be a Christmas to rememberthe best Christmas ever.
It is interesting to note the imagery that a White Christmas conjures. It seems as
though the most beautiful, most sacred things that ever happen in our lives are associated
with whiteness. Imagine a baby blessing in white, your own baptism in white, your
endowment in white, temple sessions all in white, your eventual sealing to a companion in
white, and even being dressed in white at your burial. White has always been associated with
purity, goodness and innocence. In Isaiah 1:18, we read, ..though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow, referring to the purity that comes after complete repentance.
The description of the Savior in the vision experienced by the Prophet Joseph Smith states
that, the hair of his head was white like the pure snow; his countenance shone above the
brightness of the sun. (D&C 110:3) Even missionary work is likened to this imagery in the
scripture in D&C 4:4 which declares, For behold the field is white already to harvest.

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6 de Diciembre de 2015

Message From Presidente Dayton Cont.

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 white
above 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 Im 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 Christmasa
baptizing white Christmas. We love all of you and ask the Lords choicest blessings to be over all
of you.
Con la esperanza de una Navidad Blanca,

Presidente Dayton

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6 de Diciembre de 2015

Message From Hermana Dayton

Persuasiveness vs. Contentiousness

Persuasiveness is convincing others to follow Gods ways because of how His ways are working in
our lives. It is communicating truth to a persons spirit through sound reasoning and convincing
others to follow the ways of God. Paul was the perfect example of persuasion, he was a master
at persuading many to come to Christ. He persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
(Acts 13:43). He persuaded the Jews and the Greeks (Acts 18:4). He went into the synagogue,
disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God (Acts 19:8). He
expounded and testified, persuading them concerning Jesus (Acts 28:23). Persuasiveness is
also guiding vital truths around anothers mental roadblock. It is helping people find out what
they need and then showing them the best way to get it.
Many years ago I took a character class and the presenter was talking about being persuasive.
He told us of a father and a son who did not agree on a particular issue. Years later this father
wrote this letter.
Son, I remember some of the discussions we would have about a particular issue where I was
impressed with the way you presented your thoughts and arguments and to why a specific
perspective would be the best to solve a problem. I remember understanding very clearly after
listening to your words why that perspective made sense. This has helped me as I have tried to
think more about how I can as a government leader be more persuasive in guiding those I work
with, both friends and foes, to correct principles to solve the problems we encounter. I admire
this gift you have developed throughout your life. I hope you will find many ways to benefit more
people through your work. I love you and enjoy our conversations, Dad.
As missionaries we can develop the ability to be persuasive as we guide others to understand
the principles and truths of the Gospel. The more persuasive we are in talking to people about
the ways of God, the more effective we will be as witnesses and the greater number of people
we will be able to bring to the truthfulness of the Gospel.

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Message From Hermana Dayton Cont.

There are 5 secrets to Persuasiveness in missionary work:
1.
A clear conscience- it is important that we have a clear conscience, know we have
repented of our sins, and can be examples to those we teach. We are then able to convince
others to repent and come unto Christ. When it comes to convincing others, our lives are more
persuasive than our words. We are all missionariesWherever we go,
we either bring people nearer to Christ, or we repel them from Christ.Eric Lidell
2.
The authority of Scripture- we must learn the scriptures so we can teach by them and
persuade our investigators to use them to draw nearer to Heavenly Father.
3.
Personal testimony- You cannot convert people beyond your own conversion. PMG We
must be able to persuasively testify. Convincing people requires a confidence in our voices that
matches the truth and love in our hearts.

4.
Appealing to the conscience- in order to appeal to the conscience we must ask inspired
questions to understand our investigators and analyze what they truly need. People usually have
two questions in their minds (1) Why is this important for me to hear? (2) How can I apply it to my
life? Our first words should be able to answer these questions
to persuade them that our message will benefit them.
5.
The effectiveness of using gracious words- Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned
with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every manColossians 4:6 As we use kind,
persuasive words, and avoid contention, we are able to bring others to Christ.
We can apply persuasiveness to missionary work by:
-Persuading others to get friends and family involved in missionary work.
-Persuading our companions to be strictly obedient.
-Persuading family and friends to stay focused on living the principles of the gospel.
-Writing and speaking our testimonies, persuading others of the truthfulness of the gospel.
President Dayton and I are very grateful to each of you for the Christ-like lives you have chosen to
live. We love to hear you teach and testifypersuading others to come unto Christ. We love you
very much and feel grateful and honored to be working with you as we faithfully serve our
Heavenly Father.
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

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6 de Diciembre de 2015

Message From Registrador

With the new missionary portal, it is now easier to find and
track referrals.
Every Preparation Day, log on to the Missionary Portal and
check the right side of your screen for new referrals. Make
sure you are contacting and following up on your referrals.
Remember,
These teaching opportunities should be viewed by
missionaries as a sacred responsibility. PMG ch. 9 in
referrence to referrals.

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6 de Diciembre de 2015

Bautismos/Confirmaciones/Misioneros
Dileyla Zepeda Ochoa

Gerona A

lderes Farley y Knadler

Irma Elena Reyes Coello

Gerona B

Hermanas Gregory y Rica

Manuela Guillermina Cevallos Vera

Bilbao C

Hermanas Lamoreaux y Randall

Augustina Omo Irabor

San Sebastian B

Hermanas Wiseman y Roggiero

Alba Gutirrez Fernndez

Santander B

Hermanas Schmidt y Jorgensen

Nilda Adela Lopez Gimenez

Las Arenas A

lderes Weight y Rogers

Silvestre Lopez Lopez

Hospitalet 1B

Hermanas Shake y Romero

Pintsil Igbinidu

Tarragona B

Hermanas McWhorter y Eyring

John Okafor Onuoha

Tarragona B

Hermanas McWhorter y Eyring

Jancia Ciubotariu

Castelln A

lderes Sadler y Farnsworth

Francisco Dagoberto Fermin Castillo

Vitoria B

lderes Oliver y Ibarra

Julio Hernndez Leal

Palma 2B

Hermanas Ratliff y Stilson

Eran contados y se
inscriban sus nombres
Bautismos

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones esta semana

12

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones este mes

12

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones hasta la
fecha este ao

448

13
sep

20
sep

27
sep

04
oct

11
oct

18
oct

25
oct

1
nov

8
nov

15
nov

22
nov

29
nov

6
dic

10

11

10

12

Confirmaciones

10

10

11

12

Fechas bautismales

123

136

95

77

129

133

114

86

103

113

121

95

103

Inv reunion sacramental

174

195

212

166

184

205

220

170

188

222

164

211

166

Lecciones con un
miembro

731

738

681

562

684

802

748

713

757

653

696

734

692

Lecciones con un m. p.

51%

51%

51%

44%

44%

50%

48%

47%

51%

42%

45%

45%

46%

Nuevos Investigadores

444

487

455

441

572

566

522

502

478

533

567

620

469

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6 de Diciembre de 2015

White Christmas: Our Gift to the Savior

BAPTIZING
COMPANIONSHIPS
100%
90%

Of the 92 companionships in
El Faro, 11 have been blessed
with baptism!

80%
70%
60%

81

50%
40%
30%
20%
10%

11
0%

Week 1

Total
Comps.

92

Comps.
w/
Baptism

11

Only 81 companionships left

before we reach our goal that
each companionship
baptizes!

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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 Gill y Batis

Hermanas Shake y Romero
lderes Dunn y McArthur
TRES:

lderes Jones y Winsor

lderes Carballo e Ipsen
Hermanas Lamoreaux y Randall
Hermanas Schmidt y Jorgensen
lderes Turner y Moulton
Hermanas Storer y Cragun
lderes Watterson y House
Hermanas Mayes y Johnson
lderes Sedgwick y Blake
Hermanas Ratliff y Stilson

Maria
Lizeth
Natanael
Isabela
Antonio
Antonio
Claudia
Eva
Ericka
Sandra
Juan
Jorge
Isaac, Leo
Marley
Julio
Ali

The Zone
Bilbao is in the Zone!
-With 4 Baptisms!!!
Hospitalet is in the Zone!
-With 3 Baptisms!!!

Eixample
Matar B
Zaragoza 1A
Bilbao B
Hospitalet 1A
Hospitalet 1B
Valencia 3C
Valencia 1A
Valencia 2C
Vitoria C
Pamplona B
Logroo A
Palma 1B
Menorca
Palma 2B
Ibiza A

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de abril de 2014
6 de Diciembre de132015

The Miracle of Baptism

A miracle we saw this week

was an amazing baptism of

an 11 year old boy named
Jordi. You see, the smile on
his face before he was
baptized was beautiful but
the power that came from
when the smile on his face
grew some much from the
time he was baptized and
the rest of the day was so
powerful to everyone there.
The service was beautiful
and I know for a fact that
Jordi and his family gained
a true testimony of what
they were doing was right.
He received the gift of the
Holy Ghost on Sunday and
the spirit in that sacrament
room and the support of the
ward that day brought a
great joy to Jordi and his
family.

Well, as you know we had

the baptism of Maria Elena!
Thank you for coming to the
baptism! She just seems so
much happier! Her family
are so grateful and happy
she got baptized too! It
made me realize just how
important every single soul is
for the Lord and every single
baptism there is he is so
pleased with each person!
The service went really well
and there was a great spirit
there and she will be a
wonderful part of our group
and she even gave us the
references of her children
because she wants them to
be baptized!

Kiara was baptized this past

Friday! It was so amazing! I
have had the blessing of
working with her since I got
to Logroo and it has been
so amazing to see her grow
and learn! Its just so
incredible to me! Her
parents were not very
supportive of her decision,
so my companion and I had
been praying with all our
heart that the Lord would
bless us with a miracle. The
Lord heard our prayers, like
always, and Kiara's father
came to her baptism! Her
mother didn't come
but I know that someday
she will come to accept
and understand. Her
baptism service was
beautiful! Most importantly,
Kiara was so very happy, it
was such a blessing to see
her dressed in white!
Everything's going great!
We just saw Mairu have the
opportunity to be baptized
by her fianc and they are
doing awesome. Awesome
miracle. They have plans to
get married and are
already looking forward to
getting sealed in the
temple. They are awesome.
It was also a great
experience to see Hugo
exercise his newly received
Priesthood.

It has been one of the

most rewarding weeks of
my life. Almost 3 months
after Elders Islas and
Noovao found her on the
street, DINA GOT
BAPTIZED!!! It was such a
beautiful service. I may
be a little biased, but I'd
say it was just about
perfect. She called us the
day before saying she
needed us to come see
her right away, which
scared us pretty good.
We got over fast mad
she told us her
preoccupation: she
didn't know what to
wear. Pretty relieved, we
let her know how it
usually goes. She also let
us know that she'd been
experiencing pretty
extreme pain all over but
she knew it was just the
adversary trying to get to
her. It didn't faze her, the
decision was made. She
KNOWS it's true. After
Elder Islas baptized her
she bore an emotional
testimony of the truth of
this church, the strength
of the spirit was
indescribable. The next
day I had the opportunity
to confirm her a member
of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
I was worried I wouldn't
be able to find the words,
but it all flowed (as far as
I could tell). The words
were put in my mouth.

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6 de Diciembre de 2015

The Miracle of Baptism

Tuvimos un bautismo el
ltimo Sbado. Fue un
milagro que vi el cambio en
el rostro de Gladis la cual
rebos con ms esperanza
y paz aunque ha
enfrentado mucho
recientemente y a pesar de
continuar a enfrentar
muchos problemas. Ella ya
tiene una herramienta para
enmendar sus caminos
poco a poco ms
maravillosa que jams ha
tenido. Espero que capte
en su mente siempre los
pasos que la enseamos
para quedar fuerte en la va
del Seor. Ella dos das
antes del bautismo se mud
en el rea de las hermanas.
Por eso estoy agradecido y
ojal que ellas puedan
ayudar a ella en este
tiempo mejor que yo y mi
compaero. Ella recibir el
apoyo en ese barrio. Estoy
seguro :)
This weekend we had a
great week! We saw the
amazing baptism of Josep
and that is our miracle. He is
absolutely amazing. We
originally started by only
teaching him and now we
are teaching his whole
family. We are helping them
unite themselves even more
and come unto Christ. We
have seen such amazing
miracles lately President. I
am so grateful for the time I
have spent here in _____. My
mission has been the refiners
fire and I can say that I

have come out the other side

as a molded tool that can be
used in the hands of the
Master. love my mission.
I have a problem, I can't
seem to stop smiling! There is
nothing else in the world
that has made me happier
than what we experienced
this past weekend. Nestor
was baptized and
confirmed a member of this
true church this past
weekend. It was a beautiful
service. He kept saying
before how content and
happy he was. His favorite
song is Mas Cerca Dios de Ti
(Nearer my God to thee)
and so we sang that as
missionaries for the musical
number. As he entered the
font he even started
humming the song. After he
was immersed under water
he smiled at us all and gave
us a thumbs up! As we were
talking to him after the
service he just keep saying
How happy he was that he
was becoming "Mas cerca
Dios de Ti".

On the 20th we were finally

able to meet with him and
he was so prepared. He
said he had a dream
where he was standing in
the middle of a great and
immense stone. He said
that was his answer that he
was standing firm in the
truth and wouldn't fall if he
stood firm in this doctrine
and church. He accepted
to live the word of wisdom
without hesitation along
with the law of chastity
and accepted to be
baptized on the 28th. The
next day he came to a
baptism with his calendar
and started introducing
himself and telling people
that he was going to be
baptized the following
week. He was asking me
about the last few points
on the back he didn't quite
understand. He came to
church the next day and
was just fantastic. We
continued working with
him throughout the week
and at the end he was
baptized. It was such a
beautiful service and he
was so happy. He told us
on Sunday before his
confirmation that things
were already moving to
where he may be able to
see his children and he
knows it is because he is
doing what the Lord
wants.

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6 de Diciembre de 2015

Mission News
El Faro Gives Thanks for the Serivce of 11 Wonderful Missionaries!

lder Christopherson

Hermana Reid

lder Farley

Hermana Shake

lder Farnsworth

lder Smith

lder Gill

lder Stapleton

Hermana Graham

Hermana Stout

lder LeSueur