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Message From Presidente Dayton

Follow the Prophet

According to Preach My Gospel, Those who listen to and follow the counsel of living prophets
and apostles will not go astray. The teachings of living prophets provide an anchor of eternal
truth in a world of shifting values and help us avoid, misery and sorrow. That statement is
about as clear and unambiguous as any statement I have read on the subject. Again, as
stated in Preach My Gospel, truth doesnt change with conditions or time. Truth is the same in
every age and culture. God will only ever teach truth and we grow to completely trust Him
because of that. Because he wants His children to know the truth so that they can govern
their lives in a correct fashion, he reveals His truths to us through the apostles and prophets, the
scriptures and personal revelation. The successors to the Prophet Joseph Smith who lead the
Church today are apostles and prophets and we are commanded to have faith in Gods
chosen prophet and follow his teachings. It is a wonderful thing to not wonder what Gods
will for us really iswe know what it is because of His living apostles and prophets. When the
prophet has spoken, the debate is over and it is our responsibility to gain a testimony of his
divine calling and follow him and his counsel.

I rejoice that the heavens are open and that the long night of darkness is over. Truth is
restored once more in the same way that it has always been given to men on earththrough
living apostles and prophets. This coming weekend, we will once again have the privilege of
listening to living apostles and prophets as well as other inspired General Authorities. The
revelations, impressions, thoughts, and ideas that came to their minds as they prepared their
General Conference talks came from our Heavenly Father through the power of the Holy
Ghost. They are for OUR time, meeting OUR needs, helping us know how to conduct OUR lives
during these times. This is the scripture for OUR generation on the earth. We would be wise to
listen carefully, pay heed, and study thoroughly the words which we will hear over the 2 days
of General Conference. President Eyring has stated, We also arm ourselves with
righteousness and power as we treasure up in our minds continually the words of life (D&C
84:85) We treasure up those words by immersing ourselves in the holy scriptures and in the
words of the Lords chosen servants, who will share His will, mind, and voice (D&C 68:4) during
the (upcoming) General Conference.

Obviously, the full impact of these inspired addresses cant be comprehended in a single
casual listening. These talks should be studied thoroughly, pondered, prayed about and
discussed. You would be wise to take notes of the talk when it is presented, read it again and
take notes again and then write down any thoughts or strong impressions that you have as
you read it. Clearly, the best way to get revelation is to read revelation. Look up any
scriptures presented and cross reference them. Discuss them in piso in the evening or during
companionship study. Your companion will have insights and impressions that you didnt have. The
Lord gives us a gentle reminder of the source of the words spoken by His servants in General
Conference in D&C 1:38 which reads, and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my
word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my
servants, it is the same. In other words, what is spoken in General Conference by inspired apostles
and prophets of God is as if the Lord himself were saying those things. Again, in D&C 18:34-35, the
Savior confirms that, These words are not of men nor of man, but of me..For it is my voice which
speaketh them unto your; for they are given by my Spirit unto you and by my power. Finally,
referring to the Prophet Joseph Smith (and all true prophets) D&C 21:5 says, For his word ye shall
receive, as if from mine own mouth, in all patience and faith.

I am deeply grateful for ongoing revelation and the knowledge that knowing Godly truths is not a
guessing game when there is a living prophet on the earth. We are the most blessed people on the
face of the earth because of the clarity and sure manner in which we can understand Gods will for
us in these latter days. This is Christs Church, he directs its affairs from on high through His chosen
representatives. That sure knowledge gives me tremendous hope and peace. More than ever, as
the hymn says, we should, Come listen to a prophets voice and hear the words of God. May we
be wise enough to do so is my prayer.

Con intencin de seguir al profeta,

Presidente Merril T Dayton

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Message From Hermana Dayton

HONOR VS DISRESPECT

Honor is respecting others because of their worth as human beings. It is showing consideration to
others and treating them with dignity, courtesy, and kindness. It is also respecting others because
of the higher authority they represent.

As I studied honor this week in the scriptures, I could clearly see how important it is that we honor
God, honor our parents, honor church leaders, honor those we associate with and that we also
honor ourselves. In 1 Peter 2:17 we read, "Honor all men. Love the brotherhood, Fear God." All
throughout the scriptures we are admonished to "fear God"--which means to respect God. We do
this by serving him faithfully and by keeping his commandments. We honor Him by being exactly
obedient to all he asks, by accepting callings to build His kingdom and by keeping the covenants
we make with Him each Sunday as we partake of the sacrament. We also honor God by keeping
our temple covenants.

In the Ten Commandments we read, "Honor thy father and thy mother" In 1 Nephi 17:55 Nephi
expresses these thoughts when Laman and Lemuel were about to honor him, he says"...they fell
down before me and were about to worship me, but I would not suffer them, saying I am thy
younger brother, yea, even thy younger brother; wherefore, worship the Lord thy God, and honor
thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God shall
give thee." As a young girl I often thought about my parents as I made decisions, asking myself if
they would be pleased with the decision I was just about to make. I always wanted to honor our
family name and do what I could to bring honor to my parents. A good way to honor your parents
is to remember their birthdays, their anniversary, Mother's Day and Father's Day. I know the most
meaningful gifts my children gave me were thoughtful letters written where they expressed
gratitude for what I taught them and did for them. As missionaries we have the opportunity each
week to send emails to our parents. This is the perfect time to share our feelings of gratitude for the
way our parents have blessed our life.

The scriptures make it very clear that we should honor our leaders, even if our leaders have flaws.
In Hebrews 13:17 we read, "Obey them that rule over you, and submit yourselves: for
they watch for your souls, as they that must give an account, that they may do it with joy and not with
grief for that is unprofitable for you." We can honor our church leaders in many ways. We can accept
callings and assignments humbly and then do all we can to fulfill our assignments with a good attitude.
We can learn from our leaders and humbly accept suggestions and receive correction. It has been said
that when we honor a leader we actually honor ourselves, because the leader represents us. As
missionaries we can honor the General Authorities and the counsel we receive in Preach My Gospel.

With General Conference this weekend, we can listen intently and then do what we are asked to do to
be good members of the church. We can honor President Dayton by following his guidance, our Stake
Presidents and bishops when they admonish us to do something, our Zone Leaders and District Leaders
as they make suggestions on ways we can further missionary work. We can show esteem to our leaders
by asking for their advice and asking for direction when things are not clear. Most importantly, we honor
our leaders when we speak positively about them and look for the good in them.

In the scriptures we learn the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." There
are many ways we can honor others and treat them as we would want to be treated. We can always
remember that each person is a son/daughter of God and we can treat them with respect. It is
important that as missionaries we not let difference in age, gender, race or opinion keep us from seeing
the value of others. We can care for others by listening intently and genuinely asking if there is anything
we can do to help them. We can be honest and apologize if we do something wrong and we can
always be reliable and be our word. If we make an agreement with an investigator, member,
companion, ward member or anyone, we should remember that our word is our bond. Being your word
is so important in building trusting relationships. We can also be positive and look for the good in others
and speaking it to them. Being polite is one of the best things we can do to honor another person. We
can open the door for others, stand when someone enters the room, offer your chair or seat on a metro
or train to someone who needs it, and use respectful, dignified and refined language. We can greet
people by standing tall, making eye contact, addressing them with correct titles and introducing
people to each other. Proper table manners is another way we can honor others. Buddha is known for
saying, "You should respect each other and refrain from disputes: you should not, like water and oil,
repel each other, like milk and water, mingle together."

Showing respect and honor to oneself is one of the most important things we can do in life. When we
respect ourselves, it is easy for us to respect others. In the scriptures we are told to "love thy neighbor as
thyself." We can look for the good in ourselves and express gratitude to Heavenly father for all we are
because of Him. We can repent and forgive ourselves when we fall short. We can eat healthy, exercise
vigorously and honor our bodies as temples of God. We can view good and positive media and read
uplifting material. We can be virtuous in every way and strive to become all our Heavenly Father desires
us to become.

President and I feel very honored for the opportunity we have to serve with you. You are the finest young
maen and women of the church. We speak daily of our gratitude to our Heavenly Father for your
goodness, for your diligence and hard work in bringing others to Christ. Thank you for ALL you do to
Honor your Heavenly Father and the Savior by being faithful and valiant missionaries.

We love you dearly--

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, Contentment, Truthfulness. Virtue,
Forgiveness, Honor
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Message From Elders Merrill and Barton

General Conference

Elders and Hermanas,

Doctrine and Covenants 1:38 says What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse
not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away,
but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is
the same.

When God speaks we listen, but it is hard to listen unless we know He is talking to us; and so it is
our job to make sure that everyone knows that our Heavenly Father will be addressing us this
coming week. To prepare them and ourselves, here are some things to keep in mind.
Pass-along cards. Remember the template we sent to you? Today or tomorrow every
companionship should have those cards printed and ready to hand out. Invite everyone you
know! (and everyone you dont know, too!)

Questions. Its a great idea to arrive to general conference prepared with a few questions
that you need answered and an even better idea to make sure that members, less-actives,
and all friends you are teaching do the same! Invite all of your friends to come to conference
prepared with a few questions in mind.

Food. We think that King Benjamin said it best when he taught in Mosiah 2:9 My brethren, all
ye that have assembled yourselves together, you that can hear my words which I shall speak
unto you this day; for I have not commanded you to come up hither to trifle with the words
which I shall speak, but that you should hearken unto me, and open your ears that ye may
hear, and your hearts that ye may understand, and your minds that the mysteries of God may
be unfolded to your view. We dont think that the Nephites were having a picnic while King
Benjamin spoke, and we should follow their example. With our Heavenly Father speaking to
us, we should not bring bags of candy, large soda pops, bags of chips, and, yes, even the
mate should be left in piso. Giving all the attention to the Lord will allow not only us but also
those that are watching conference with us to feel the spirit more as we are an example
unto the believers. If we do this, we can say even as the Nephites said, And it is the faith
which we have had on the things which our king has spoken unto us that has brought us to this
great knowledge, whereby we do rejoice with such exceedingly great joy. (Mosiah 5:4)
We are excited for the opportunity that we will have to hear the words of living prophets and
apostles. We know that our hearts as well as the hearts of our friends we are teaching will be
touched and filled by the messages we receive this weekend.

Elders: We love you!

Hermanas: Youre great!

Elders Merrill and Barton

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Bautismos/Confirmaciones/Misioneros

Federico David Zarate Martinez Vitoria A lderes Cook y Martin

Maria Fidencia Franco Benitez Vitoria A lderes Cook y Martin

Marcia Iris Ramirez Feliz Vitoria B lderes Harris y Duersch

Mike Gonzalez Ibarra Palma 1A lderes Stuart y Perri

Maimuna Embalo Hospitalet 2B Hermanas K. Spencer y Chas

Blessing Ugochukwo Hospitalet 2A lderes Cullimore y Hamren

Francisco Espinosa Castello Catarroja A lderes Jensen y Hayes

Bautismos/
Confirmaciones esta semana 7
Bautismos/
Confirmaciones este mes 38
Bautismos/
Confirmaciones hasta la fecha este 101
ao

Eran contados y se 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 5 12 19 26
inscriban sus nombres Jan jan Jan Jan Jan Feb Feb Fen Feb Mar Mar Mar Mar

Bautismos 0 4 9 7 7 13 4 10 9 11 9 11 7

Confirmaciones 0 4 8 7 7 14 4 9 9 11 9 11 7

Fechas bautismales 93 136 149 149 119 112 109 143 152 140 119 119 121

Inv reunion
86 192 199 198 203 210 192 193 202 215 187 206 175
sacramental

Nuevos Investigadores 562 655 684 615 585 428 567 628 633 608 569 517 600
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And the Spirit shall be given unto you by the prayer of faith.
Doctrine & Covenants 42:14

Compaerismos que lograron Oremos por estos investigadores con

las pautas de excelencia: fechas bautismales para esta semana:
Zaragoza 2C Frederic
CINCO:
Bilbao A Marta
San Sebastian A Dayana
Las Arenas A Liliana
CUATRO: lderes Cullimore y Hamren Hospitalet 1B Yarenni
lderes Bronson y Compton Castelln B Mona
lderes Ball y Thompson Palma 1B Alex
Hermanas Brudnicki y Doezie

The Zone
Bilbao is in the Zone!
-With 2.89 Investigators in Church!
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The Miracle of Baptism
Not only do I love the obra
misional but I have much to say
about this great work. It really is they could now be confirmed
true that God turns our
weakness into strengths as we
rely on him. So this past I hit my
2nd month on the mission and
had my first baptism! Well more
like "beachtism", thank you so
much for your support and
guidance as we prepared for
Yiling's baptism. I am so happy
that she followed through with
this grand decision to follow our
Heavenly Father's will. I am so President we had a wonderful
grateful for the opportunity to
be here in _________ to serve
and teach people like her.
What a week of miracles! The
two women from the Dominican
Republic, Isi and Eli were
baptized! Just about everything
that could go wrong did, but
nothing could stop these two
women from making this we stepped into the font and I
decision and entering the
waters of baptism. After the
baptism they both bore their
testimonies and the spirit was so
strong, Eli could barely even
talk; she was just at a loss of
words. We had to teach
them lessons 2, 4 and 5 this
week before their baptism on
Friday but they were patient
and so eager to learn more that
it made it a joy. We had a very
spiritual experience on Thursday
when all things were going
crazy and the baptism was up in
the air because of some family
and work problems, but we
were able to just bear testimony Esta semana quiero decirle
of the power of Satan and the
importance of being
baptized... After the spirit
testified to them, they both were
so set to be baptized the next
day. A soon as they made that
decision everything just fell into
order, their family was able to
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get work off, they didn't have
to travel to Madrid anymore,
on Sunday and so many other obra. Los miembros son todo,
beautiful things. It really y esta vez hablo de (Mama
strengthened my testimony Africa) la mama de todos. Su
that when we make that leap trabajo fue increble desde el
of faith God will provide a way. principio y ha sido esencial
The service was beautiful, their durante estos cuatro meses.
family member was able to Preparamos el bautismo con
baptize them and be a part of mucha ilusin; con gran cario
that special day. Truly hicimos fufu (comida africana)
amazing! para todos como una gran
familia el da sbado por la
maana y por la tarde
week here in Valencia. We llegamos y la pila bautismal
had a baptism; it was amazing. estaba ya lista. As lo quera
So this was the first baptism nuestro Padre. Despus ellos
where I had the opportunity to fueron bautizados por Akeem
perform the baptism. It was (nuestro lder misional ), otro
an experience I will never miembro fuertsimo. Los bautizo
forget . But we had an con mucha energa y los
amazing baptism. Giovanny levanto. De verdad sent que
was nervous but very excited. I enterr todo lo que eran antes
had similar feelings. But when y volvieron a empezar de cero
,ellos ya estaban felices de
put my hand to the square, I estar bautizados y queran
just felt the spirit of the baptism. compartir sus
I felt such peace. And then sentimientos.para nuestra
when he went under the water sorpresa ellos salieron a
and I watched him come out, I testificar de lo que haba
knew he was a 100 percent sucedido, de lo que estaban
clean. He was starting a new sintiendo, agradecieron a
life. He had accepted the todas las personas que
gospel and let it change him. I estaban all presente,
love this gospel and I love this testificaron de Jesucristo y de
opportunity we have to su poder expiatorio. Tenia un
preach to these people and to nudo en mi garganta y
help them change their life. lagrimas se derramaron dentro
That is why we are here. And I de mi, al ver el cambio que
had the opportunity to watch haban hecho.
this change in Giovanny.
Last Saturday, I got to be a
part of yet another miracle
que fue la mejor de mi vida. Lo taking place here in ______.
mas relevante de esta semana Honestly, I don't know why I
fue el bautismo y la was even nervous at all
confirmacin de Joseph y because the baptism of
Charles; le quiero contar como Martha went absolutely
fue todo. Tenemos el privilegio perfectly. I think the most
de trabajar con grandes inspiring part of it all was
miembros que aman esta watching Salvador, a recent
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The Miracle of Baptism
convert of only about a year,
do the honors of actually
baptizing her! Seeing that type
of growth that comes from the
blessings of the church really
brought tears to my eyes.
Martha also got a little choked
up when she stood to bear her
testimony and as I watched her,
it seemed as if she has been a
member of the _______ Ward
her whole life! I love this ward for
all they've done to welcome her
into the family
As you know, David got
baptized this weekend!!!!!! I am
so proud of him and just really
happy that he was able to
know for himself that these
things are true. It's amazing
what happens when people
read and pray with real intent.
David knows with such a surety
that this is the true church and
that it was restored by the
prophet Joseph Smith. I had the
opportunity to teach him the
first lesson. I have seen him grow
so much and he is just soooo
much happier than he was
before. It was such a blessing to
see him take this step and know
it is true. I can see him doing
great things in the church. He
truly has embraced Christ in his
life and I can see the difference.
Our wonderful friend Juan
Carlos was baptized this last
week! What an incredible
young man. Full of humility and
faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. We
were extremely blessed to have
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
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the opportunity of teaching him
and preparing to enter the
waters of baptism. We believe
the service was extremely
successful. There were a good
amount of people and other
investigators that were able to
attend. Juan Carlos was a little
nervous through it all, but we
know that he could feel the
Spirit and is excited for this
change in is life. Our last visit we
talked about missions and at first
he seemed pretty
apprehensive, but seems more
open to the idea now. He's
going to go places, President!
I want to start of this email
saying that we baptized Artzai! I
know I've talked a little bit
about him in my other emails,
but he really is something
special. Not many kids his age
have the same maturity level
that he has. He has a huge
heart and a kind smile; he
honestly is what I imagined
myself as a kid. It's been fun to
watch his testimony grow and
see how truly accepting he is of
the gospel!
Well I would say we had a
pretty good week here in
Bilbao, considering we had
a.....BAPTISM!!! The start of the
week was a little bit loco
meeting with Ramses practically
every day and getting the
program and everything in
order, but honestly every little bit
of it feel right perfectly into
place. As we went over some of
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the last lessons with him I
honestly felt so much peace in
my heart and he willingly and
excitedly accepted what we
were teaching him. Ramses
was honestly so so prepared,
which obviously has a lot to do
from all of the support he has
from his friends back in
Honduras. He shared a
message with us of his best
friend who served a mission in
the Dominican Republic and
she talked about how proud
and happy she was for him
and how long she has been
waiting for this day. And the
baptism itself was INCREDIBLE.
The meeting started off and
there weren't too many people
there, but the spirit was still so
powerful. We were one verse
into the first hymn and Ramses
had already begun crying. He
was listening intently during the
different talks, and then we
had a musical number by one
of our members and Hermana
Howell singing "Soy un Hijo De
Dios" with the ukelele. Ramses
started recording it, but about
30 seconds in he had to stop
because again the spirit was
strong and he was full of tears.
But the rest of the baptism
went SO well and honestly I
don't think I could have asked
for anything better and he lord
definitely had his hand in
everything going so smoothly
and perfect for Ramses.
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Calendario
Marzo

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Viejo Transfers Transfers
Interviews

Viejo Dinner

27 28 29 30 31 1 2
Palma Vitoria BIlbao Hospitalet Bar/ General General
Interviews Interviews Interviews Interviews Badalona Conference Conference
Interviews
FHE

3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Concilio Valencia Valencia Bar/ Bar/
Interviews Interviews Badalona Badalona
Interviews Interviews

10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Zaragoza Zaragoza Hospitalet
Interviews Conference Stake Conf
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Noticias de la misin
Bautismos en la Misin

Palma 1A Catarroja A

Pamplona A
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Noticias de la misin
Bautismos en la Misin

Vitoria A