hola claudia!

Recinos family with my family (that's Claudia in the red) in their house in El Salvador

I first met Claudia Recinos in El Salvador while serving as a missionary.  She was in a little ward in Santa Tecla and was one of the strongest young women I'd ever met.  She would tract with the missionaries whenever she could and always helped welcome investigators to church - seriously, a missionary's dream.  She was only 14 years old when I met her.  We've kept in touch since I left El Salvador and a few years ago she facebooked me asking about UVU and BYU.  Remembering the poor little town she came from I never imagined she'd be able to leave and come to Provo, Utah, but to make a long story short - she DID! She stayed with us a few days before she found an apartment and then started attending UVU.  This year she graduated with an Associates degree from LDS Business College.  She is working for Wells Fargo Bank and just got a job doing Accounting for the LDS Church.  She plans to work for a year then get a Bachelor's degree from BYU.

This girl is so inspiring to me.  Her little house in El Salvador could fit in my kitchen, yet here she is in the United States speaking English and succeeding in everything she tries.  Knowing where she's come from, makes where she's at and where she's going that much more impressive.

Claudia lives in Salt Lake City now, but was down in Provo yesterday and stopped by to catch up. Seriously, I feel blessed to know her.

Sigue adelante Claudia!