FIRST SANTA CRUZ FHE

We had our first Family Home Evening in Santa Cruz on Saturday evening.  We were pleased that 12 of us were there at least part of the time (including the Hermanas and 2 investigators).  One came late and one left early but we were pleased with the evening, since the week before, when we sat in, only 3 young adults attended.  We have a 4 F'S  philosophy for FHE,  Food, Fun, Friends, Faith and Service.  If you can do a good job on the food, fun and friends part the faith will follow and they will be willing to do service. We had taco soup and made The Best Chocolate Cake  They were impressed.  No one bakes much here and this is a fantastic cake, especially with the Valor Cocoa.  I plan on bringing a suitcase full of it home.  I always hand out American measuring cups when I do cooking classes.

Tatiana is the newly called Branch Rep. with her boyfriend and Alejandro on the right is our JAS president and has a mission call to Mexico, leaving in December.

Eating Taco Soup

Kimberely was a JAS from Los Cristianos who recently moved with her mother to La Laguna so they would be close to the University, where she is attending.  She is showing her CTR ring (HLJ in Spanish)  Mike brought a bunch of rings from home and they all seem proud to have them.

 

 

Making frosting for the cake.