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20 de Marzo de 2016

Message From Presidente Dayton

The Good News in the Gospel and in the Mission

All four of the gospels contain a reference to the most important thing Christ wanted us to do now that His
ministry was over and He was preparing to be taken up into the heavens. The fact that our Savior said
something in the last chapter of each of the gospels is illustrative and tells us something about His priorities-what he wanted Peter, the Apostles and us to do now that he was leaving. Matthew 28:19 says, "Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost." Mark 16:15 affirms, "Go ye into all the world and preach the GOSPEL to every creature." Luke 24:47
agrees with, "...that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations...".
Finally, the Savior in the final chapter of John told Peter, "..Feed my sheep." The common thread among all
of the farewell admonitions was to preach the everlasting gospel to all nations. What is the gospel? It is the
wonderful news that Christ paid the price for our sins, thus allowing us to be forgiven and cleansed so that we
can return to live with our Father in Heaven. Without his Atonement we were consigned to live forever in our
sins, never to return to the glorious portals of our dear Father. Because of what He did, we have hope that
physical and spiritual death are conquered and man is free! Talk about good news!!
The word gospel, literally means "good news." The word gospel comes from the Greek "euangelion" and
reminds us that there is nothing sweeter, nothing more beautiful and nothing more important that the fact
that death is vanquished because of the love of our dear Savior. In every dispensation of the gospel, our
Heavenly Father and his Son have called upon emissaries to preach this good news to all of the world. The
Old Testament is full of prophets who taught the good news of the coming Messiah. The New Testament
contains the record of those chosen by the Savior to teach the good news to the people in that part of the
world including Peter, Paul, Stephen, Barnabas, Timothy, and the Twelve. In the New World, Nephi and the
twelve disciples chosen there, were to spread his good news. In the early 1830's, it was Samuel Smith, Dan
Jones, Heber C Kimball, John Taylor, Brigham Young and others were chose to preach the gospel. And, in
2016, YOU are the ones He has chosen to preach the good news to the people of the world. You are part of
an incredible heritage of great missionaries sharing the good news of the Atonement and Resurrection of
Jesus Christ. You have been given power and authority from on high to fulfill your commission along with the
guidance of the Holy Ghost who will lead you to those whom the Lord has prepared.
I am so grateful for the privilege of being called to preach this good news to my brothers and sisters. As
we approach Easter week it is fitting that we do something as a mission to work even a little harder to
acknowledge our gratitude for this priceless gift. Accordingly, we are asking EVERY companionship in the
mission during this coming week (March 21-March 28, 2016) to meet our pauta of finding ---- 8 "news" with
whom we can share the gospel. I submit to you that by doing this, we are demonstrating to the Savior with
our faith, hard work and obedience that we are also capable of creating some "good news"-- 8 to be exact.
I pray that as you find 8 new investigators together as a companionship, you may feel the confirming spirit
of the Lord. I can't think of a single thing that we as missionaries could do that would honor Him more. The
Lord bless each of you as we strive as a mission to meet this exciting one week goal.
Agradecido por las "buenas nuevas",
Presidente Merril T Dayton

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20 de Marzo de 2016

Message From Hermana Dayton

Cautiousness

Cautiousness is knowing how important right timing is in accomplishing right actions. Jesus taught
that His followers should count the cost of following Him, just as a man should count the cost cost of
building a home ensuring that it is on good foundation. In the church we are encouraged to counsel
with others before making final decisions. I have often reflected on the value of the ward council
meeting and the missionary coordination meeting where leaders come together to make
decisions. As names are presented, all members focus on how to best meet the needs of that
particular person, many wonderful suggestions are brought forth and then wise
decisions are made. The Lord sends missionaries out two by two, knowing they will work together and
counsel with each other to move His work forward. As a child I often heard my parents and teachers
say, "two heads are better than one."
Cautiousness is planning for the the success of a venture by following the ways of God rather than
our own inclinations. It is important for us to recognize that we very often have natural inclinations
that are opposite to our Heavenly Father's ways. "The natural man is an enemy to God and has
been..." If we act according to our natural tendencies we often act foolishly and pay a heavy price.
For example, if a person
lifts their finger up against us in the streets, our natural tendency is to get angry. The opposite
response which is actually doing good to them--smiling at them, saying "God bless you " is consistent
with the teachings of the Savior, "...Love your enemies and and bless them that curse you....that ye
may be the children of your Father in Heaven." A cautious person will seek to do as the Savior did and
as He taught.
Cautious people are those who have conquered the urge to speak before they get all the
facts. In James 1:19 we read, "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to HEAR, slow
to speak, slow to wrath." In our last zone enfoques we discussed the importance of Christ-Like
Listening. A cautious person will, "Seek first to understand then to be understood."
A cautious person will learn from the mistakes of others and seek out counsel from others who have
experience. Get experience from others who have paid a heavy price for it. A caution sign on a
highway often means that others have not exercised caution in that spot. A cautious driver will slow
down and proceed with caution.

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Message From Hermana Dayton

We can apply cautiousness in missionary work by:
--Seeking counsel from your companion on what you should teach your current investigator.
--Judging an activity by whether or not the Spirit would be present.
--Asking your companion their permission before using their belongings.
--Asking for counsel from your ward mission leader, bishop, companion, your parents and other wise
and experienced people who you can trust.
--Thinking before speaking and speaking with the spirit.
-Thinking about how your actions will affect your companion, investigators, ward members and your
family back home.
--Seeking God's will for every situation you are confronted with.
--Avoiding potentially dangerous situations when the Spirit whispers concerns.
President Dayton and I have so enjoyed being with you during our Zone Conferences. We love and
admire you and feel grateful for your comments, ideas and suggestions as we have learned
together. We feel privileged for the opportunity to know each of you, pray for you daily pleading with
the Lord to pour out His choicest blessings upon you.

Much love,
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

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20 de Marzo de 2016

Bautismos/Confirmaciones/Misioneros
Lu Meyki Diaz Murillo

Barcelona 3C

Hermanas Walker y Zavala

Amalia Lopez Ferreira

Las Arenas A

lderes Hemeyer y Morley

Hilda Maria Flores Salinas

Matar A

lderes Bronson y Averett

Sarah Rodas Apana

Vilafranca A lderes Ball y Cvijanovich

Dina Apana De Rodas

Vilafranca A lderes Ball y Cvijanovich

Leonardo Franco Molina Vargas

Menorca

lderes Campbell, Ibarra y

Mallette

Diego Alejandro Gamoneda Urbina

Gerona A

lderes Simon y Cutrer

Yanely Perez Perez

Burgos B

lderes Putt y Garr

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones esta semana

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones este mes

27

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones hasta la fecha
este ao

95

Eran contados y se
inscriban sus nombres

27
dic

3
ene

10
ene

17
ene

24
ene

31
ene

7
feb

14
feb

21
feb

28
feb

6
mar

13
mar

20
Mar

Bautismos

12

10

19

12

Confirmaciones

10

10

10

19

13

87

94

110

125

97

104

99

107

191

190

213

199

192

185

185

185

690

633

657

687

709

693

681

682

Fechas bautismales
115
102
Now
I say unto 72you 91that88ye must
Inv reunion sacramental
192
204
197
repent,
and be 173
born170again

-Alma
7:14675
598
683

Lecciones con un
miembro

572

635

Lecciones con un m. p.

50%

47%

43%

42%

40%

46%

41%

41%

44%

45%

43%

36%

37%

Nuevos Investigadores

340

539

529

659

588

466

518

556

534

567

544

685

681

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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 Simon y Cutrer

Hermanas Romero e Iregui

lderes Skousen y Murley

lderes Hemeyer y Morley
TRES:

lderes Day y Sedgwick

lderes Gonzalez y Bromley
lderes Lake y Thompson
Hermanas Steinfeldt y Aguilar
lderes Bennett y Pemberton
Hermanas Vilario y Johnson
Hermanas Jorgensen y Larsen
lderes Carballo y Carter
lderes Johnson y Peay
lderes Montalbo y Leavitt
Hermanas Rica y Roggiero
lderes Knadler y Stepp

Chari
Herson, Roxana
Jackaline
Erika, Eric
Justice
Pedro
Manuel
Baba
Roger
Yorken
Toni
Rudy
Bianca
Marlon
Andrea
Daniel
Jos
Mari
Bianca, Jess
Samuel

Sabadell 1B
Badalona 1A
Badalona 2A
Gerona B
Vic A
Zaragoza 2A
Zaragoza 2C
Lleida C
Bilbao A
Bilbao B
Bilbao C
Santander A
Hospitalet 2A
Hospitaler 2B
Valencia 3A
Castelln B
Ganda A
Vitoria A
Burgos A
Palma 2A

The Zone
Los Baleares are in the Zone!
-With an average of 10.1 nuevos per
companionship this week!
Bilbao is in the Zone!
-With an average of 9.6 lessons with a member present per
companionship this week!

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de abril de 2014
20 de Marzo de 132016

The Miracle of Baptism

So this week was a really

wonderful one! We had the
baptism of Ceferino and
nothing could have been
better! He had been
investigating for about 9
months and has always had
some very in depth questions
for us. He is the perfect
example of real intent, and
once he made his decision,
he followed through with the
baptism and the
confirmation. One thing that I
think is incredible about this is
that he was found by
contacting, a testimony to
me that when you have the
spiritual impression to talk with
someone, follow it. Because it
will lead them further on the
path that the Savior has laid
out for them. The Service was
wonderful and Hermana
Stout (now Jennifer) was able
to talk on the Holy Ghost at
the baptism! The one thing
that I thought was going to
be difficult about these whole
process of the baptism was
the Confirmation because he
asked me if I could do it. And
going up to the confirmation,
my stomach was all knots, but
right before the confirmation,
the choir that was there for
ward conference sang a
beautiful rendition of "Be Still
my Soul" in Spanish and all
those little butterflies went
away, it was just a wonderful
way to end the week.

Dear President, this week

was just great because we
had Pamela's baptism!! She is
just an amazing person that

was so prepared! We first met

Pamela when we went over to Delmy took the step to be
a members house. The
baptized this week!! It has been
member invited her friend,
very interesting teaching her.
Pamela, over and we talked
She and her husband are both
with her a bit. We met with
very quiet people and don't
Pamela about every other day
talk very much. So, it was kind
and we formed a great
of hard getting her to speak
relationship with her. When we
and seeing exactly where she
invited her to be baptized she
was with progress. But, the last
told us that she couldn't say no.
visit we had with her before her
She said something was
baptism confirmed to us both,
pushing her to accept our
and her, that she was ready.
invitation. She had such a firm
The night of her baptism she
knowledge of the gospel even
was there early and ready.
before we taught her
When she got in the font, I
everything. We brought her to
could tell she was nervous. I
church and she absolutely
could tell she knew what this
loved it there! Not to mention
step meant and that it was
her kids were so excited to go
frightening, but she showed
every week. We came by one
immense faith! She was
day and to our surprise she
breathing really hard and just
asked us if she could be
anxious. But when she came
baptized earlier than what her
out of the water, it was all gone.
fecha was! So of course we
She was completely calm. The
told her yes as long as she met
spirit didn't stop there. With your
all the requirements. So we
permission, we were able to
prepared her that whole week
confirm her that night. It was so
so she could get baptized this
incredible. I can tell she knows
weekend. She always told us
she made the right decision.
that nothing was going to stop
Now we need to help her grow
her from following God. We
her testimony! She has such a
had the service and we saw
strength at her side, her
Pamela make the wonderful
husband. They are such a great
step of baptism in her life. She
couple!
just seemed to light up as she
came out of the water. She

Pues, esta semana fue todo

truly saw God's hand in her life
un xito! Bueno, usted pudo
at that moment.
presenciar el bautismo de
Facundo con sus obstculos,
This last week Vered was
pero pudimos ver que
baptized. It was a great
finalmente las cosas que son de
experience to be a part of.
Dios, ocurren, esta es su obra.
There was a good turnout. A lot
Facundo ya est compartiendo
of members came and
el evangelio con amigos y
investigators. Vered is doing
familiares. Gracias por su apoyo
good. She is super happy to be
y por venir al bautismo de
baptized. She has been
Facundo.
waiting a long time. Her family
Por otro lado, el bautismo de
is super happy too.
Alex, fue muy bien. Me estaba

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de abril de 2014
20 de Marzo de 132016

The Miracle of Baptism

sper feliz y tambin su
familia. El quera ser
bautizado desde que tena
ocho aos, y ha tenido que
esperar dos aos para
hacerlo. Estoy muy feliz de ser
testigo de estos milagros que
ocurren en las vidas de las
personas. Son hijos e hijas de
Dios.

Well, this week was just

loaded with miracles. Got
here to ________ on Tuesday
and went out and worked
with an Elder fresh out the
MTC And we were
contacting and we found this
lady from Romania and
wow.. She was very humble
and kind, we got a follow up
visit. We go to visit her, Elder
__________ and I, the next day
and it was great. We met her
niece and her niece said that
she hadn't been baptized in
any church. And that she
had been wanting to get

baptized for years but shes

just never either had the
opportunity or fear has held
her back. I'd say that the Lord, The Lord has prepared his
people and knows his sheep
and I know, that the Lord has
for sure because this week we
prepared her for this special
meet with a lady called
time. She says that as she
Mercedes. She found the
reads the Book of Mormon
church through the videos of
and as she meets with us, her
the life of Jesus Christ on line,
and her aunt, actually both
she was interested and found
feel the spirit. And she has a
the church her in Mallorca.
stronger desire to be
Yesterday we talked and every
baptized. She'll be baptized
question or answer she gave
the 26 of March, it's a huge
was amazingly guided and
miracle. Her and her aunt
inspired, I felt like I did nothing
came to church. Great
but sit there while the spirit and
people.
she interacted and worked
This last week Vered was

baptized. It was a great

experience to be a part of.
There was a good turnout. A
lot of members came and
investigators. Vered is doing
good. She has been waiting
a long time. Her family is
super happy too.

Now I say unto you that ye must

repent, and be born again

-Alma 7:14

together. During the lesson she

stopped us and asked us
about baptism!! I was amazed
and was super excited! She is
someone who has been
amazingly prepared by the
Lord and we are extremely
excited to continue teaching
her. She has a baptismal date
for the 26 and we hope all
goes well!

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20 de Marzo de 2016

Mission News: ITS NEWS WEEK!

This week we will all find EIGHT new investigators and
bring them closer to Christ!

Help our bretheren get on the strEIGHT and narrow

path!!!