Yes, I am writing from Pamplona again. So crazy. We are only here for Preparation day and I´m dropping off Hna Maxwell here when I head into Barcelona for leadership training tomorrow. Train ride again with Elder Dalton--WAHOO!!!! Maybe we can teach again. I really love this city and it´s feel. It kind of has this unexplainable Tucson feel for me, no sé. But unfortunately, that means no pictures again because these...sketchy locutorio computers don´t like my camera. SORRY! Next week we should be in SanSebastian.
Miracle story: One of our miracles this week was through the help of the members. I am trying to find out how to have members help us with each visit and I am making a lot of mistakes, but Heavenly Father knows that we are doing everything we can, at least everything that we know how to do and He is blessing us for it. We had one member literally rearrange her schedule to help us after she already told us that she couldn´t and we were preparing to just go alone. She felt like she just needed to go and her help and testimony were crucial in helping the Spirit touch our investigator´s heart. A few days later we had a cita set up and a member in the ward ready to help…but we got fired (cancelled on by our investigator) 20 minutes before the cita. So we called to tell the member and she told us to just come over to her piso and teach her. We felt like this was the right thing to do and we ended up teaching 7 people! 3 of them were no tmembers and it was a very spiritual lesson. The 4 members present are willing to help us anytime that we need now. We have seen even more miracles of the Lord preparing ways for us to reach out to the people in San Sebastián and to reach our goals in ways that we have not expected. I have felt my Savior´s love for me so strong this week and am learning once again that it is not the "how" that is important in the Lord´s work, it is the "why."
I feel like I repeat the same things every week. Maybe I should learn faster and not be lame. I´ll add that to the to-do list.haha Well, training. It has been a week. I can´t remember working so hard, consistently for so long. There are no breaks until I faint into bed. But that will pass because I can feel myself slowly adjusting. We are really focusing on getting members to EVERY lesson with us, which is stressful for me because it means lots of phone time and using saldo-our phone $ allotment. Hopefully we don´t run out. But I like the responsibility and the pace. I just feel better. And Hna Maxwell is great with helping and already taking on responsibilities. I put her in charge of our english class and organizing member availability hours. 2 companions working as hard as they can really makes the difference.
We are also taking our trash out daily. Weird you say? I shall explain. We are obedient missionaries in el faro. But more than that, we are striving to be exactly obedient. We have been challenged by Pte Hinckley to do all the big things right...and then do all the little things right, too. We talked specifically about taking the trash out daily in our last training. We have been taking it out regularly, obviously we are clean ladies, but we decided to strive to take it out daily. So we do. We were also promised incredible blessings if we keep our piso clean daily. I can testify to you that we are seeing these blessings and miracles. It is NOT crazy! The Lord´s promises are sure and Pte Hinckley is his mouthpiece for this mission. And I will do whatever they ask us to do because I know WITHOUT A DOUBT that it is from the Lord and He is just providing opportunities to bless us. So bring on the miracles!
We helped 3 people decide to be baptized this week! They are preparing for the 7th--Fabi--and the 14th--Alfonso and Ximena. We met Alfonso and Ximena from english class and they are some of the nicest people I have ever met. We decided to invite investigators every lesson this week to be baptized and we are about to start experiencing the benefits of this. Well, I gotta run,as always,but I love being a missionary! Even if I am sick and so tired every day!haha This time is short and sacred and consecrated. My Heavenly Father sustains me. I just love teaching and seeing people understand how important this gospel is.
Spring break didn´t sound very springy energy-wise, haha, but sometimes that is good, too. I am SO pumped for General Conference. We talk about it and invite everyone. Bring questions, receive answers. Ya, it´s just that simple. Get it? Got it. Good. SO much to say, no time. Well, just feel all the love I am sending. Hugs and kisses all around!
Love, Hermana Clarissa Dalton
Thanks, Sis DeWitt, for your wonderful emails. They always uplift me and say what I need to hear. You are so sweet and I am praying for Bro. DeWitt as well.