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Some of you may know that my husband and I are members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and my husband currently is a branch president, which is like a bishop or pastor leader of the Spanish congregation in our community.
And a few months ago, we had someone who was baptized that had come to the United States from El Salvador. And in El Salvador, he grew up fishing, just like a lot of the kids do in southern Honduras. And so the part where he's from is right next to the area that we work in. So very, very similar situation. And he was actually only ever ever able to go to first grade. And in first grade, he learned how to read and write. And then he spent the next um how many years until he was 18, working fishing. But because he had gone to school one year and he knew how to read and write, he had those skills that would be necessary for him to come to the United States and, you know, get a good paying job. And I think this really shows the importance of education and even if the students that were helping don't graduate high school, every year that they're in school is going to benefit them because being able to read and write makes a huge difference in anything that they do. It helps them socially. It helps them financially. So even if all of these kids don't graduate, there's still so much value in them going to school and we're grateful to be able to help these kids go to school with help from donations from generous people. Like you.
By Emily HemmertSome of you may know that my husband and I are members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and my husband currently is a branch president, which is like a bishop or pastor leader of the Spanish congregation in our community.
And a few months ago, we had someone who was baptized that had come to the United States from El Salvador. And in El Salvador, he grew up fishing, just like a lot of the kids do in southern Honduras. And so the part where he's from is right next to the area that we work in. So very, very similar situation. And he was actually only ever ever able to go to first grade. And in first grade, he learned how to read and write. And then he spent the next um how many years until he was 18, working fishing. But because he had gone to school one year and he knew how to read and write, he had those skills that would be necessary for him to come to the United States and, you know, get a good paying job. And I think this really shows the importance of education and even if the students that were helping don't graduate high school, every year that they're in school is going to benefit them because being able to read and write makes a huge difference in anything that they do. It helps them socially. It helps them financially. So even if all of these kids don't graduate, there's still so much value in them going to school and we're grateful to be able to help these kids go to school with help from donations from generous people. Like you.