Wow, how am I so blessed? It must be all the prayers from family and friends at home because it´s not me. Miracles:

"There have been too many miracles to count this week. I try to write them down and remember, but I feel like I miss so many! (What a great problem to have, right?) I am so blessed by the Lord. Ok, two simple yet profound examples of my Heavenly Father´s love for me and how he knows me personally. Mom sent me some of my missionary pictures while I was in the MTC to give to people during my mission. I had 6 left yesterday. I cut 3 out to give to 2 recent converts and 1 investigator. I put one in Ruby´s triple combination that we gave her after her baptism and another in Maria Rosa´s Bible that we dedicated for her. Her son Julian wanted one for the back of my superman keychain that I gave to him, but I really wanted our investigator, Xavi, to have the last one for the triple combination that I wrote in for him and marked my favorite scriptures. I said a quick prayer and decided to give the last one that I had to Julian. I felt like it was the right thing to do. Xavi came to the baptism that night and I was writing in his triple and decided to check the empty envelope one more time, even though I knew there was nothing in there…but there was another picture!!! When I got back to the piso I checked and still had 3 pictures left. I don´t know how, but I had enough and Heavenly Father knew how much it meant to me and answered my prayers.

I love and live through my music. I prepared my ipod very carefully and meticulously before the mission with only uplifting, edifying songs, all the scriptures in Spanish and English, and the last 4 years of conference talks. I was adding some more music to my ipod in the locutorio from cd's I found in the piso left by other missionaries. But when I got back to the piso, my ipod was empty. All 14GB of music and talks were gone. Nothing. I had a minor panic attack. I sat on my bed and thought for a long time and realized that I had the chance to choose how I was going to react. I could get mad, cry, freak out…or I could let it go, have some faith and know that God is in control and would take care of me. This is how much my music means to me. But I decided to let it go and moved on. Hna Stephenson and I talked and decided it was my test of faith--if I could live and serve normally without my music. I actually forgot all about it during the week--something I NEVER thought was possible for me to do, but hey, life goes on and is SO much more than music. This morning I decided to put a few cd's on my ipod, just so I have something for when I leave to Valencia. I plugged my ipod in…and ALL my music was there. EVERYTHING! I have NO idea how, there is no way logically--I checked the ipod multiple times during the week and it was empty--zero GB used. There is no explanation other than a miracle. Heavenly Father knows me, so well, so perfectly.

I kind of feel like these are selfish miracles because they are just for me, but they are very specific and personal 'divine signatures' that Heavenly Father has written in my life and I will never forget them."

Those miracles are real, I promise. I couldn´t even make them up if I tried. There are so many more that I don´t have time to write, but I WILL write them in my journal. Haven´t missed a day yet and I am filling up journal #3. haha My future self will thank me...maybe.

So transfers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are crazy! Are you ready? Firsties, I went in and talked to Pte this week. There is a lot going on in the mission, especially with the Hnas and I needed counsel, advice and help. Such a sweet experience. We talked about some transfer possibilities and I have been waiting to see what would happen....are you ready?...some changes I was prepared for and some I was not...are you sure?...haha I´m heading to Valencia tomorrow!!!!!!! With...Hna Oslund!!!!!ahahahaha But really! We are going to whitewash and open an area down there. And my daughter, Hna Maxwell, will be a pisomate! As well as Hna Goodman--who is a hero and really good friend of mine. I still can´t believe it. Hna Pazuengo is taking it really hard...but I´m kind of the "rip the bandaid off and roll with it" kind of person...and she´s not. haha Gotta cut the cord sometime, right? She´ll be fine. And my first comp, Hna Farrell, is coming down from SanSe to take my place here! I´m excited and a wee bit nervous and kind of dazed. We have done lots of running around and visiting CRs (recent converts) and trying to say goodbye to everyone. Singing of the Angels should be good for that tonight. I´ll be thinking of Connor the whole time :-)

I´m just...happy. Tired beyond belief and my body is aging and falling apart right before my eyes, but I am so happy that is doesn´t matter. haha And it´s Conference this week. INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!! Superbowl for the missionaries. We are inviting everyone to bring specific questions to the conference to get specific answers. DO IT! I am for sure. I am so excited. Test the Lord and He ALWAYS comes through. So the real question is...what do you want to know? 90% of the challenge is always asking the right questions. I can´t wait to hear about your questions and answers!

Thank you all so much for the emails this week--there were so many! haha I love it and they will all be read and reread during the week. Love General Conference. I can´t wait to go in April. I´ve already decided :-) Isn´t it about...time?ahahaha I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Hna Clarissa Dalton

Hey Mom, thanks for the package. The office is on the lookout for it and will send it on to Valencia when it arrives. I´m excited about the blue tape...but you will be shocked to know that I have a sudden love for bright hot pink. Europe has really worked me over, I know. ahahahaha The 2nd Coming should be any day now--Clare Dalton likes pink!!!!