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El Faro Gold
Medal Week!

21 Baptisms!

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Message From Presidente Dayton

Every Companionship Can Baptize!

The Spain Barcelona Mission has had an extraordinary couple of weeks. This week
we were blessed with even more baptisms than last week when we had the amazing
number of 20. Because of your hard work, your dedication, your faith, your
obedience and your missionary skills, the Lord blessed us with---- 21 baptisms this
week!! We have never seen back-to-back weeks with this many baptisms since we
have been serving in this calling. Over the last 3 weeks 50 people have been
baptized in El Faro, enough to form a medium-sized branch. We express our gratitude
to our Heavenly Father for His goodness in blessing us with the privilege of bringing so
many of His children into the waters of baptism and thus giving them a chance to
return to His presence. The recent visits of Elder Dykes, Elder Zwick, Elder Kearon and
President Nelson have inspired, lifted, motivated and fanned the flames of missionary
fire in every one of us. In addition, the increased use of Family History in this mission
surely has resulted in those who have crossed the veil helping us find those of their
descendants who will do their work so that their ordinances can be done for them. I
commend all missionaries in El Faro for lengthening their stride and working diligently
to hasten the work. I am so proud of you and deeply grateful for the privilege of
serving with you. Now, Elders and Hermanas, it is our responsibility to be ESCALATOR
missionaries instead of ELEVATOR missionaries. We must sustain our efforts and look to
the day when every single companionship in El Faro knows and has the faith to find
those whom the Lord has prepared for us to find.
It is likely that there are a few small number of companionships who claim they are
in a hard area, or are having challenges with their companion, or have self-doubts
about their ability to be productive as baptizing missionaries in the Spain Barcelona
Mission. Let me dispel that mythevery single companionship in this mission has the
capacity to find and baptizeevery one! I know every single one of you and know of
your spiritual strength, your testimony, and your faith. I learned wonderful things about
you during the interviews and completed them having greater trust, greater love, and
greater expectations than ever before because of the incredible spiritual power and
ability of our missionaries. I also understand the power from on high to which you
have accessliterally being worthy to call upon the powers of heaven to help. To be
able to find prepared souls to whom we can teach repentance and baptize

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Message From Presidente Dayton, cont.

converts, we must truly believe that we can be successful. That is called having the
FAITH TO FIND. Self-doubt, discouragement, poor self- image, insecurity, fear and
laziness can all threaten this faith. Those are all tools of the adversary. Nothing
frightens the adversary more than a disciplined, obedient, righteous missionary who
truly understands his/her missionary purpose. Such missionaries cant be discouraged
long term and are ultimately successful in virtually every area in which they serve. The
secret is a powerful belief that you CAN find and WILL find. Another secret is sustained
effective effort every single day.
Let me conclude by sharing a simple poem by Edwin Vance Cook. It is one of the
secrets of productive, successful missionaries:
O, one might reach heroic heights
By one strong burst of power.
He might endure the whitest lights
Of Heaven for an hour.
But harder is the daily drag,
To smile at trials which fret and fag.
And not to murmurnor to lag.
The test of greatness is the way
One meets the eternal Everyday
My prayer is that through this kind of powerful faith and the sustained effort of
every day, every companionship can and will see themselves as successful, powerful
instruments in the hand of the Lord to accomplish this great task. Congratulations
Elders and Hermanas in other spectacular week.
Todo mi amor,
Presidente Merril T Dayton

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Message From Hermana Dayton

Compassion vs Indifference

Compassion is investing whatever is necessary to heal the hurts of others. It is a genuine concern for
someone besides yourself.
Certainly, the Savior is the perfect example of one who exemplifies the character trait of Compassion. He
continually went about doing good--healing the sick, helping the sinner, lifting and strengthening all he came
in contact with. In Mosiah 15:9 Isaiah speaks of Christ saying, "Having ascended into heaven, having the
bowels of mercy; being filled with compassion towards the children of men." Christ continually showed love
and compassion to all.
People who are compassionate build strong relationships with others. They invest time by loving, caring and
listening with an open mind and heart. They seek to understand another's struggles from his or her viewpoint.
We have many examples of missionaries who show compassion:
"One of the hardest nights of my mission was the night one of our amazing investigators named Maria (an
African Refugee with the Red Cross) was forced to drop us. She had a baptismal date too, along with two
other African women she was living with, who both were equally amazing also. The reason they had to drop us
was because the Red Cross shelter they were living at forced them to get rid of the Book of Mormon since it
was a Catholic facility. Elder_______ showed true compassion, and a little gentleness too, by lovingly talking
with her (my Spanish wasnt that good yet) and testifying of the gospel and blessings of the Book of Mormon.
When we found that there was nothing else we could do for her, we gave her a priesthood blessing of health
(tears were shed) on that lonely park bench that night, and we said goodbye to her with their three Book of
Mormons in hand. Where most would have been put off or disappointed, Elder _______showed true
compassion, showing love to this daughter of God, even if she was choosing something we didnt want for
her.
"One day in Catarroja we were teaching a woman named Tania. We found Tania searching through the
trash to find things to sell. Tania is from Romania, she lives here with her husband and are homeless. It was a
very difficult situation to teach her because she didnt speak or understand Spanish. We taught Tania through
Google translate even though it was almost impossible. The love and patience that Elder___showed her really
changed her life. She gained hope and faith to push forward because she knew that someone cared about
her. Tania was never baptized because of the difficulties of her situation, but there is a notable difference in her
countenance for the compassion Elder____demonstrated.
"Hermana _______is one of the people I most admire. I was going through a rough time when I had my first
intercambio with her. She devoted her attention to me and listened while I talked about my worries. She knew
exactly what to say to make me feel better, but they werent just empty words. She showed me the rest of the
intercambio that she meant every compliment sincerely, that she loved me and cared about me. Being with

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Message From Hermana Dayton

her lifted my heart enough to get through a hard time and not feel so alone. She is an expert at making people
feel important."
"I was having a hard time with the language and the mission was feeling overwhelming and I wasnt sure
how to go about learning and understanding more of what the people were saying. Elder______ took some
time to stop and ask me how everything was going and if I needed anything. He gave me some advice and
explained what I should do and how to deal with feeling overwhelmed and inspired me to keep trying. I cant
explain it but he just said the things that I needed to hear in that moment.
"One day we were visiting a less active/ part member family. The family had been coming back to church
recently and we were asking to baptize the father. He already knew everything. He had met with missionaries
before, but had never accepted the invitations to be baptized. We had explained having the authority
restored and we were planning to explain the importance of baptism. In the lesson we explained how baptism
is how we access the Atonement. Elder ____picked up on how the investigator was feeling. He shared a
personal experience and a powerful testimony of the peace, love, and forgiveness that we can get from our
Savior. He really put himself out there sharing the story, and it worked. They both started to cry. That was the first
time we felt a strong connection with him. The first time we knew he had a deep profound spiritual
experience.
"I remember seeing her with every single missionary in our piso, at one point or another, helping console or
comfort them. She has a gift for being able to tell who needs her help and when, and she is unafraid and
selfless enough to make sure they know that SHE will always be there to help them, and wise and spiritual
enough to let them know that the SAVIOR is always there to help them. She is just always full of love and charity
and pure, non-judgmental compassion for everyone. She is a truly great, consecrated, disciple of Christ, in the
mission.
"We have been working with our progressing investigator, Vivian. Vivian is incredibly kind and sweet-spirited,
but her progression has been slow, because she is also very shy. But this week, she has finally told us that she
wants to be baptized! I know that one of the reasons that Vivians rate of conversion increased is because of
how loved Hermana______ made her feel. I have been able to watch her come unto the Savior, and realize
and feel his perfect love, after realizing that Hermana_____ cared more about her conversion and progression
than she understood. More than anything I have learned from Hermana ___the importance of loving the
people, and sincerely seeing them as children of God. She cares about every single member, investigator, less
active, and street contact, and it is evident that she has a sincere and genuine desire to help them come unto
Christ. Her compassion for the people she works with has been a great example to me.
President Dayton and I are continually inspired by your love and compassion for the people in Spain. We
feel grateful for the good you are doing as you share the gospel, lift and inspire others. We will continue to pray
for you as you continue to bring others to the Savior.
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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Bautismos/Confirmaciones/Misioneros

Christian Lotan Nas Eitam

Valencia 1C

Hermanas Crofts e Iregui

Joaquin Batista Tarr

Granollers

lderes Byington y Bromley

Nuvia Zulay Rivas Mora

Barcelona 1B

lderes Stepp y McCreary

Paloma Fernandez Lopez

Zaragoza 2C

Hermanas Whittle y Burkinshaw

Maria Francisca Miranda Medina

Eixample

lderes Sedgwick y Pemberton

Christian Posso Guzman

Menorca

lderes Stuart y Bowman

Eumelia del Carmen Velez Salazar

Menorca

lderes Stuart y Bowman

Marlot Catalina Posso Belez

Menorca

lderes Stuart y Bowman

Mayerlin Posso Belez

Menorca

lderes Stuart y Bowman

Cesar Aaron Jimenez Crespo

Menorca

lderes Stuart y Bowman

Carmen Elizabeth Tellez Pealba

Zaragoza 1B

lderes Robles y Tobias

Jose Simon Pareja Vergel

Lleida C

Hermanas Pratt y Stosich

Shane Joseph Burke

Andorra

lderes Cullimore y Graham

Fabricio Xavier Osorio Oviedo

San Sebastin A

lderes Day y Salazar

Isabella Beatriz Nuo Saenz

Logroo B

Hermanas Stanley y Martens

Paula Cristina Dias Silva

Tarragona B

Hermanas Laine y Doezie

Marina Martinez Martinez

Tarragona B

Hermanas Laine y Doezie

Tarik Yassin Bau

Badalona 1A

lderes Fairbanks y Orantes

Ana Rosa Braes Hipolito

Sabadell 1B

Hermanas Allen y Meredith

Angeles Lara Silva

Valencia 1B

lderes Greenwood y Johnson

Javier Francisco Juda Coll

Valencia 2C

Hermanas Francisco y Errigo

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Bautismos/Confirmaciones/Misioneros

Eran contados y se
inscriban sus nombres

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones esta semana

21

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones este mes

41

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones hasta la fecha este
ao

353

14
aug

21
aug

27
aug

4
sep

11
sep

18
sep

25
sep

2
oct

9
oct

16
oct

23
oct

06
nov

13
nov

Bautismos

11

10

10

20

21

Confirmaciones

10

10

24

21

Fechas bautismales

103

103

124

113

118

108

114

139

114

148

114

120

102

Inv reunion sacramental

191

213

161

195

201

194

159

188

159

197

159

204

218

Lecciones con un
miembro

694

645

752

748

622

719

615

677

615

580

615

652

546

Now
I say unto38%
you34%
that35%ye must
Lecciones con un m. p.
36%
36%
repent, and be born again

39%

34%

33%

34%

34%

34%

36%

34%

614

565

686

565

589

565

588

517

Nuevos Investigadores

568

820
717
-Alma
7:14592

665

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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 Crofts e Iregui

CUATRO: Hermanas Allen y Meredith

lderes Kreutz y Gmez
Hermanas Romero y Gonzalez

Sabadell 2B
Terrassa C
Matar A
Gerona B
Bilbao C
Tarragona A
Tortosa
Valencia 3C
Valencia 1C
Vitoria

The Zone
Menorca is in the Zone!
-With 5 baptisms!

Humberto
Lizza
Juana
Ismael
Geider
Abrian
Cristobal
Toni, Kinglsey
Concha
Elizabeth

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The Miracle of Baptism

To begin, this week I had my first
before, but finally progressed
baptism.
We
baptized
Maria
towards baptism. Their conversion
Carmen Perez Ortega. She is an
happened slowly, but steadily as it
until finally he decided to come to
amazing miracle. We found her late
should. Members were key in
church! He then sent us his
in the streets one night, and one
fellowshipping them into the
information so we could teach him.
month later she has entered the
Gospel and making them feel
As we've taught him over this
waters of baptism. It was a beautiful
comfortable. I am excited for their
month he has been so open to
experience getting to see her
future in the Church!
listening, studying, and applying
progress from nothing about The
the truths of the restored gospel in
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day So this week we were able to have
his life. That's why he's been able to
Saints to gaining a very strong
yet another baptism! The story
recognize the Spirit very clearly.
testimony of the gospel. She cried
went like this. We had a member
During his baptismal service there
as she bore her testimony during
who served a mini mission, came
was so much peace and calm. He
the service, and she couldn't stop
back and testified to her best
seemed to feel a reassurance of his
smiling as she thanked us for finding
friend and she was baptized.
decision. Then on Sunday, he was
her. I am so blessed to be a part of
Would love to say we helped in
moved as he received the gift of
her journey!
the progress but we learnt from
the Holy Ghost. His testimony is
this ex missionary and just how
beautiful and he trusts the Spirit to
We had a wonderful baptism! Daisy
much impact our testimonies have
guide him!
who has been investigating the
on other people. This branch is
church for over 8 months finally got
growing slowly but surely! Me and We had a baptism this week. Her
baptized!...... The entire week
my companion have been finding
name is Paula Tomas Montma. She
leading up to her baptism she was
hard! We accidentally found a
is an 18 year old Catalan girl, who
so nervous. But then she would tell
family of four by passing by an old
was looking for a church, talked to
us that she knew baptism was the
investigator who had long since
a friend who is currently serving a
right thing for herthen came the
moved out. Turns out the dad of
mission in London, England, and just
baptismal
service
which
was
the father is a member and the
showed up at the church. That's
Saturday night . She became so
youngest daughter
went to
where we found her. We were on
nervous
that
she
became
church loads in Colombia so we're
the way to the church to do
emotional before the baptism..
very excited to try and meet with
something, I have no idea what,
but she took that step of faith and
them. We were able to go on
and she was standing outside the
walked on into the water and was
member splits Sunday morning to
door with her mom and a member.
baptized. It was amazing. Then after
take our investigators to church
They were all waiting for someone
the baptism she was all smiles..
which made our ward mission
to show up with the keys, because
She knew that baptism was the right
leader very pleased!
the member thought that she had
step for her at that point and she
a meeting that she had to go to
was beaming after the baptism! The Hola
presidente!
Pues
esta
and Paula and her mom wanted to
service was very spiritual! It bore
semana fue muy buena tambin
see what the church was about. So
testimony to me that baptism is the
porque tuvimos el bautismo de
we let them all in and gave Paula
right step and when we take a step
Diego.
El area de _____est
and her mom a tour around. That
of faith we are blessed.
creciendo montn a veces la
was about two weeks ago, and as
capilla se queda muy pequea y
of last Saturday she is a member of
My miracle this week was the
no hay ms sillas.
Espero que
the church, her mom is completely
baptism of Jenifer and Matias. What
construyan la capilla nueva muy
supportive and seems to be at least
a miracle! There were a few
pronto y lo dems.
Bien
a tiny bit interested. I preformed
obstacles, but they were baptized
trabajando siempre, espero seguir
the ordinance and Elder ______ did
and confirmed as members of this
ayudando siempre en la obra del
the confirmation yesterday during
Church. It was a lovely service, and
seor gracias por todo su amor y
sacrament meeting.
there was a lot of support from the
apoyo.
other missionaries in my district, as
Our beloved friends William and
well as our ward here. I know that What a great miracle this week.
Nely have finally taken the steps of
the Lord's hand was in their
Just as many people stopped
baptism and confirmation. It was
conversion, and in helping us have
progressing in our area the Lord
an incredible process to see this
a service that day. What a journey it
gave us Marcos. He has been
change of heart. When I first
has been with these two siblings.
investigating the church for about
arrived, they were super Catholic,
They were introduced into the
16 years by himself. He has felt the
like actually had "testimonies" in
Church by their cousin who was
Spirit draw him closer and closer to
Saints and the virgin Maria and all
here. They had a few fechas
the restored church over the years
that. Then little by little, by efforts of

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The Miracle of Baptism

both us as missionaries, them as
investigators and most importantly
the Holy Ghost, they had that
mighty change of heart. It has
been incredible to see how the
Spirit soften hearts and how
receptive they have become. We
are ecstatic as now as a family
they will be able to go to the
temple 1 year from now and seal
themselves with their two kids who
were just recently baptized too!
This week my companion and I
were blessed to see Renaldo get
baptized! After a couple hard
weeks for my companion and I, it
was such a miracle to be able to
find him, teach him, and see him
baptized and confirmed. When
asked why he wanted to be
baptized he said, "Because I think
it will bring me closer to my Father
in Heaven." He couldn't have
been more right. On Sunday he
informed us he would be
attending the temple with the
ward next month and is really
excited. His nonmember parents
were able to come to the baptism
and all three hours of church the
next day. We are excited to teach
them as well and help them
become an eternal family!

It's been an unbelievable week!

The highlight was, of course, the
visit he was a bit nervous and shy
baptism of Regina, Dreams, and
about being baptized but that
Mia. It was pretty crazy, they gave
day he made a decision and he is
us a scare showing late to the
following up faithfully on that
interview and the baptism started
decision.
late as well, but in the end it was a
beautiful service and a family has
covenanted to serve God for the This past week has made a big
impact on my mission but as well
rest of their lives. Regina bore a
for the rest of my life My
beautiful testimony the next day in
mission is not for these 2 years but
fast and testimony meeting, and
for the rest of my life. Because I
the ward was SO supportive. So
was able to see a family baptized
many stood up to welcome them
this week I love my Heavenly
into the family, I'm not worried
Father so much more. As I stood
about them lacking support.
behind the font and watched
They're amazing, and had multiple
them be baptized the greatest joy
non member friends at the
came over me. Elder ____
baptism as well.
baptized the mom, dad, and one
of their daughters; as for me I was
The baptism of Ivan is now set in
privileged to baptize one of their
stone! We are excited to see him
daughters and sons. Incredible
enter the waters of baptism this
experience I will never forget. To
Tuesday at 11 o clock in the
not only see 1 person but 5 and
morning. He passed the interview
especially a whole family be
easily, being a 9 year-old boy that
baptized fills me with the greatest
has gone to primary his whole life.
happiness
I
have
ever
The service is planned, the
experienced.
program being made, tomorrow

we will wake up extra early to fill

he font and prepare the chapel.
He is a great young boy, our first

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
21/11 Lleida Conference
22/11 Vitoria/Bilbao Conference
23/11 Hospitalet Conference
28/11 Palma Conference
29/11 Bar/Badalona Conference 02/12 Valencia Conference

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Noticias de la misin
Bautismos en la Misin

Zaragoza 2C

Barcelona 1B

Granollers

Logroo B

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Noticias de la misin
Bautismos en la Misin

Logroo B

Eixample

Valencia 1C

Valencia 2C

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El Confidencial Mormones en Espaa

lderes y Hermanas,

Esta semana pasada nos ha escrito un artculo el las noticias de

msn. Trata de el crecimiento de la iglesia aqu en Espaa, de
qu hacemos como misioneros, y mucho ms. Aqu estn
algunas citas de ello.
Nuestro objetivo es encontrar familias
completas. No siempre es fcil.
Pensamos que el objetivo de la
religin es unir, y sabemos que
muchas veces la religin produce
fricciones. Nos gusta la armona

La Capilla que se construye en Valencia

Son esos jvenes que llaman a la puerta a la

hora de la siesta con camisa blanca, traje y una
chapita en la solapa.
El bautismo de los muertos o
bautismo vicario es otro de los
elementos controvertidos de los
mormones. Pero en realidad, es un
bautismo representativo. No se
bautiza a los muertos fsicamente,
sino que los jvenes fieles vuelven a
bautizarse
por
inmersin
en
representacin de los espritus de sus
antepasados. Los espritus no tienen
la libertad de bautizarse porque no
tienen cuerpo. Lo hacen los jvenes
en representacin y luego ellos ya
decidirn si aceptan o no el
Evangelio en el mundo de los
espritus.

Los lderes de Valencia 3 se renen con el Presidente Vilar

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Mission News

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Hermana Whittle