Hola queridos!

"One of the many miracles that we saw this week was in alesson with a less active family in the Ward. My first week here the ward council suggested that we visit them and we did with the Elder´s Quorum President. The Mother is active and serving as the Primary President.  The Father hadn´t come to church in years and the son is 9 and comes, but is not baptized. I felt a really strong connection to them, especially the Father. We invited him to come to church and he did the next day! But he hasn´t since then and we haven´t been able to visit. We visited them again this Sunday and invited the son to be baptized.They have been waiting for 2 years so that the Father can baptize him, but they don´t want to wait anymore. I felt impressed to invite him to come back and change and repent so he can baptize his only son. I was more fuerte (forceful) than I´d normally feel comfortable with, but it was what he needed to hear. The son is choosing a date and the Father said he would think and pray about it. I feel like this family is key in the Ward and really want to focus on helping them.The miracle was the direction of the Spirit during the lesson and what to say. Heavenly Father is preparing people to return to the Church and it is exciting to be a part of it and feel like an instrument in the Lord´s hands.
I would be lying if I said I wasn´t very nervous about training this time around because my new companion is a native and because I can´t play the “I don´t know what´s going on” card, even though  I still feel like that. But if I know one thing about my Heavenly Father, it is that He loves me enough to kick me out of my comfort zones to mold me into what I want to become, but don´t know how to by myself. So here we go again!
Our investigator, Jefferson, wants to be baptized, but lives in Cornella, so I think the Elders will teach him. But Cinthya still wants to be baptized on the28th and each visit she is more open and comfortable with us. She is halfway through 1 Nefi and always has questions for us. It is a miracle to see the change in her right before my eyes. Fátima´s husband, Jesús, spoke in church and got emotional and Fátima was crying afterward when I talked to her because she´s never seen him like that. She is so close to just deciding to be baptized sooner than December and I can see the Spirit working with her, poco a poco. I am so blessed to be in this area! Marco, a contact from the metro, wants to be baptized on the 20th and is coming to the Singing of the Angels tonight."

We had a training meeting this morning at 9 and we have to go back by 3 to have another meeting with the trainees and then they set us loose.ha...ha *gulp* SO yeah, I am really nervous about training a native. All I know is that she grew up in México, but has been living in León here in Spain. No idea if she speaks english. But if not, we will be studying english and spanish together!haha Yup, I am feeling super inadequate, especially when I think about trying to explain things all the time in spanish, especially to someone who speaks it perfectly...Oh well, I gotta get through this wall sometime, might as well grab a sledgehammer and get to work.

Mom, I am SO excited about the primary thing!!!! Especially because I have been thinking about and looking for a way to help the primary here and the President Hna Deisy (the Mom of the family above) This is a tender mercy and an answer to my prayer!!! Way to go Sister Hales!

I love being here in Barcy and so close to the Paces. They came to an dinner visit that we had with 2 recent converts. I already feel so close to them. They have really helped me and touched my heart.

Summer sounds so fun! Awww such good memories. It all feels so close :-) soon enough. I am at that point in the mission where I just love it. Ok, that´s been most of the time for me, but I really do love it and can´t imagine not being here. I have so much to do and learn and so many people to find and time just keeps marching on. Time, my dear frenemy.haha Happy Birthday to all you July´s!!! Mom! Kindle Fire?! Is that what I think it is?! The newest kindle or something? WOOOOOW SUPER jealous. Sounds like it was a great birthday.

We think we found a new piso, it has been rough because nothing here has 2 bathrooms and it is a necessity for 4 sisters. But our contract is up in August, so we don´t have options or time. It´s been stressful. Hopefully this goes through.

Well, I love you all and thanks for the emails and prayers--you will never know the full extent of the support they give me every day. I love you with all my heart,

Hna Clarissa Dalton