This is Margaret Noelia Gonzales Pinedo. She is 19 and has recently been baptized. The Elders taught a new member lesson to her in our home on June 24th. Our apartment is a central, quiet location and the missionaries like to come here.We invited her to have Family Home Evening with us the next week. She wanted to learn about it. We had a great time. She is very outgoing and fun. We showed her some of the apps that the church has for young people, watched some videos on those apps and had a rock, paper, scissors tournament.  :o)  This last Monday, she called and said “Can I come for Home Evening again at your house?” Of course! She showed up with these Peruvian chocolates that she made herself. She calls them Chocotejas. They are strawberries with manjar blanco (caramel sauce) covered in chocolate. She was really proud of them! They were super sweet. We looked up her family history information on Family Search and she already has her ancestry recorded back four generations and is preparing to do some baptisms in the temple. We also played the card game, SkipBo. She liked it. Margaret is a smart girl. She’s a college student majoring in marketing. She has been to the United States on a 3 month scholarship and knows some English. She is like I am with Spanish. She understands a lot, but has a hard time getting the words out of her mouth. She will be bringing a game to play for next week. It’s fun to have her over. She takes great selfies. She’s a little sponge and loves learning about the church. Our Monday nights will be a lot more fun with this cute little thing around.

Written by Faye