Missionary moments: One of those people
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Blanca Huitron had just suffered a divorce and was caring for herself and three young daughters in the Mexico North Mission. She struggled to make a living and raise her three daughters. She was a member of another faith but rarely attended. She yearned for something more and was searching everywhere to find answers to life. One day, she mentioned this feeling to a colleague and friend who was a member of the Church.
Every once in a while, the Lord places people in the path of the missionaries who are ready for baptism. Blanca was one of these. She and her daughters were the type of investigators missionaries long to find.
My companion and I met Blanca and her daughters — Nishim, Ameyali and Iyolotzin — the day they attended their first Church meeting in early March 2006. They were accompanied by her friend. Blanca was touched by what she had heard and felt. Three hours of worship passed quickly. She was eager to learn more and invited us to her home to teach the first missionary lesson that night. We were equally eager and set an appointment.
That night, Blanca and her 9-year-old twins, Ameyali and Iyolotzin, accepted the challenge to be baptized on March 25, 2006. They had felt the truthfulness of the gospel and were determined that nothing would stop them from joining.
Nishim, on the other hand, struggled with her testimony, particularly with Joseph Smith. She was 16 years old at the time and under pressure from teenage peers to accept the ways of the world.
Nishim was willing to meet with us and seemed to progress in her testimony. But when she met with her father and other family members, they challenged her fledgling faith, causing her to doubt.
After many nights of struggling to discover the truth for herself, she came to know and was baptized a few weeks later on April 8.
Since their baptism, the Huitron family has been an anchor of faith and dedication in the Tula Ward, Tula Mexico Stake. Blanca has served in various capacities in the Relief Society and has helped various investigators join the Church. She is now preparing to attend the temple. The gospel fire has gone deep into their hearts.
— David Bowen
