Bio of Maria Luisa Quesada Torres

Married to David Jaime Torres. Children: Margarita Torres 27 - served in Madrid, Spain Mission - May 1997. Raul Elias Torres 25 - served in Comayaguela, Honduras Mission -May 1997. Ammon Luis Torres 24 - served in Monterrey North Mexico Mission – Jan 1999. Xochitl Maria Torres 20 - hoping to leave on a mission in January of 2004.

Our mission is still a large part of our lives since my husband David and I served in the very same mission. We like to tease about the fact that He left the mission on the very same "cambio" that I arrived, so we never met in the mission field, but met at a mission reunion soon after my mission. We went to pick up our son in Honduras and right after Hurricane Mitch whipped through there. It was a wonderful experience to see the old Mish, and know that our son walked and served in the same area that I had twenty-five years earlier.

David my husband is currently the Bishop of the Murray 2nd ward that is a Latino ward of about 510 members with 80% activity rate. We are soon to divide due to the limitations of the building and parking. Each week in a new and spiritually satisfying experience that truly begun in the mission field. I teach Sunday school (family relations class) and enjoy that calling very much.

My husband David has a Masters Degree in Education from USU, BA from UofU. He is on the Board of Directors of the Teachers Union for the state of Utah. I studied Public Health at UCLA. David is an educator with the Jordon Education Dist in Utah. I work for 3M Health Information Systems. I enjoy cooking (comida Mexicana the most) and gardening. I also enjoy reading. I currently work with the Utah Republican Hispanic Assembly as an executive Board Member. My husband and I lobby our state representatives and are active in pursuing political interest of benefit to the Hispanic community.

Companions: Susan Bliss, Sandra Birch, Perla Alonzo, Beth Halle, Margie Moulton, Alicia Castañeda, Venus Millet, Sister Giffin. Areas Served: Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Comayaguela, Honduras, San Jose, Costa Rica, Hatillo, David, Chiriqui, Panama, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Barrio Mexico, Costa Rica, Heredia, Costa Rica

Funny words: Costa Rica: Chichi = child, chunche = everything, pulperia = small store, macho = blonde, güia = child. Honduras: Zipote = child, Tierno = new born, Zipotón = teenager, chelé = blonde, chuco = messed up –adj. Panama: quaitando = spying –verb, chicha = non carbonated drink, fulo = blonde, quiosco = small drink stand or snack bar, flojo = scared, mangongo = spoiled child, cholo = indian

When I served in San Pedro Sula I met Roberto Ocampo a new member of the church. What a blessing to have him called twenty-five years later to serve as the first Mission President of the Comayaguela, Mission, and a double treat to have him as our son's mission president.