My beloved elders and hermanas, what an excellent month this has been! We were blessed with 53 baptisms in August, all a direct result of your diligence, obedience and dedication. This is an average of almost 11 baptisms per week and only a little less than our goal of 12/week. More importantly, this number represents 53 of our Father’s children who have had the gate opened to eternal life with the Father if they can endure to the end. We are proud of you and so grateful for your efforts. We truly have the best missionaries on the face of the earth in El Faro. Part of the reason we have been so blessed is because we have so many mature, dedicated missionaries who truly understand their missionary purpose. At the Seminar for New Mission Presidents a few years ago, Elder Christofferson gave a masterful presentation on “Our Missionary Purpose.” He said that, “My own purpose today is, with the Spirit’s help, to persuade you that you must do what it takes to internalize this missionary purpose so that you believe it in your mind, feel it in your heart, accept it in your soul, and act upon it as your commission. Further that you will do what it takes to cause the same to happen with each of your missionaries… ..otherwise you run the risk of having missionaries who are busy but with little to show for all their apparent effort…It will be a continuing challenge for you and for your missionaries to keep clear the distinction between the purpose, on the one hand, and the means used to achieve the purpose, on the other hand.” Elder Christofferson makes it clear that teaching lessons is important, talking to anyone and everyone that we can about the gospel is important, setting goals and planning is important—but if we don’t see them as a means to an end –bringing souls to Christ—we will concentrate on the activity as our purpose rather than conversion. He reminds us that when we are centered on our missionary purpose: Message From Presidente Dayton Internalizing Our Missionary Purpose 06 de Septiembre de 2015 El Clarín de El Faro
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My beloved elders and hermanas, what an excellent month this has been! We were blessed with 53 baptisms in August, all a direct result of your diligence, obedience and dedication. This is an average of almost 11 baptisms per week and only a little less than our goal of 12/week. More importantly, this number represents 53 of our Father’s children who have had the gate opened to eternal life with the Father if they can endure to the end. We are proud of you and so grateful for your efforts. We truly have the best missionaries on the face of the earth in El Faro. Part of the reason we have been so blessed is because we have so many mature, dedicated missionaries who truly understand their missionary purpose.
At the Seminar for New Mission Presidents a few years ago, Elder Christofferson gave a masterful presentation on “Our Missionary Purpose.” He said that, “My own purpose today is, with the Spirit’s help, to persuade you that you must do what it takes to internalize this missionary purpose so that you believe it in your mind, feel it in your heart, accept it in your soul, and act upon it as your commission. Further that you will do what it takes to cause the same to happen with each of your missionaries… ..otherwise you run the risk of having missionaries who are busy but with little to show for all their apparent effort…It will be a continuing challenge for you and for your missionaries to keep clear the distinction between the purpose, on the one hand, and the means used to achieve the purpose, on the other hand.” Elder Christofferson makes it clear that teaching lessons is important, talking to anyone and everyone that we can about the gospel is important, setting goals and planning is important—but if we don’t see them as a means to an end –bringing souls to Christ—we will concentrate on the activity as our purpose rather than conversion. He reminds us that when we are centered on our missionary purpose:
Message From Presidente Dayton
Internalizing Our
Missionary Purpose
06 de Septiembre de 2015El Clarín de El Faro
Message From Presidente Dayton Cont.
06 de Septiembre de 2015
1) We teach people in a way that helps them truly understand the gospel and why and how they should repent.
2) We look forward to our daily opportunity to feast upon the word of God because the study will have purpose.
3) We understand that participation in Church is essential for the investigator to develop a stronger desire for baptism and to establish a foundation for enduring to the end.
4) The daily planning becomes a tool for ensuring that the things that need to happen to produce an outcome , that is, to bring about conversion and baptism, are, in fact, identified, remembered, and made to happen with regard to each investigator.
5) As we teach we seek and listen to the Spirit to discern who is feeling the Spirit as we talk.
He concludes with this powerful statement: “When missionaries have internalized the purpose of bringing people to Christ through the principles and ordinances of the restored gospel, they will understand that missionary work is not a program, IT IS A CAUSE—the cause of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” My fellow missionaries, we are called and set apart by apostolic authority to be emissaries of the most high God and his Son. May we understand that sacred errand from the Lord and never take it for granted is my prayer.
Con gratitud profunda,
Presidente Dayton
El Clarín de El Faro
Attributes of Jesus Christ – Knowledge & Wisdom
Message From Hermana Dayton
06 de Septiembre de 2015El Clarín de El Faro
"Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise....But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom." --C. H. Spurgeon. The Lord commanded , "Seek learning even by study and by faith." (D&C 88:118)
Seeking spiritual knowledge is very important to the Lord. Through scripture
study, learning from our church leaders and praying we can find answers to challenges we face. When we study diligently with pure intent the Holy Ghost can enlighten our mind, teach us, and help us in our daily decisions. Then, as we apply Gospel principles to our lives we become wise.
William Cowper once said "Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; wisdom is humble that he knows no more." In Proverbs we read, "Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with
her hands." When we are wise we build up. When we are foolish we tear down.
In Proverbs we learn about the characteristics of a wise person. In The Power for True Success it points out that--
A wise person--
Loves one who rebukes him--Proverb 9:8Delights the heart of his father--Proverbs 10:1Loves the law of God--Proverbs 10:8Controls his tongue--Proverbs 10:19Wins others to Christ--Proverbs 11:30Listens to Counsel and Instruction--Proverbs 12:15, 13:1Makes friends with the wise--Proverbs 13:20
Knows how to use information in the right way--Proverbs 15:2Avoids conflicts with leaders--Proverbs 16:14Learns how to give precise answers--Proverbs 16:23Knows how to give good counsel--Proverbs 15:7
President Dayton and I love you very much. We pray daily for each one of you. We are grateful for all you are learning here in the Spain Barcelona mission and know that as we continue to pray, study the scriptures, keep the
commandments and are obedient to the counsel of our leaders we will become wise.
Much Love and gratitude for each of you--
Hermana Dayton
Message From Hermana Dayton Cont.
06 de Septiembre de 2015El Clarín de El Faro
Christlike Attributes- Faith, Charity, Love, Virtue, Hope, and Humility,