We love this family. They are the Silvestre Family and the live in Huatusco which is 40 kilometers north of Córdoba, the nearest chapel. Their story is interesting but is kind of long. Here goes.

In an interview with Adrián Silvestre Marinero, the father, he told me about the day Victor his firstborn, came into the world. Hno. Adrián held Victor in his hands and lifted him to the heavens calling upon God and dedicating his son to the Lord. He told his Father that he did now know what the future held for the boy, but that he felt at that time that Victor would someday leave home and not return, perhaps for a long time. He dedicated his son to that.

Hno. Adrián has never had money, but the family is well-dressed, clean, tidy, and are all very intelligent. The daughters. Diana and Rubicela, have been to Xalapa to study at the university there. One day Adrián was working in a local factory, a laborer. He was on his hands and knees scrubbing a floor. Another man walked up, drunk and wearing new shiny shoes. Adrián asked, "Why is it that you, always drunk and living a life of filth, stands over me with new shoes? I work hard, live a clean life, am faithful to my family, and it is all I can do to buy my family food. They have no shoes."

That was years ago. Adrián and his wife, María, now have their own little business in the front part of their house. They make salsas of many varieties for people--mole, barbacoa, picosa, lots of good things. He still doesn't have much, but I testified to him that he is quite wealthy. His family is beautiful, whole, bright, and they will soon have the gospel.

Victor Silvestre Reyes, now 24, went away to attend university in Orizaba. One Friday night in April 2008, he had a dream. He saw three churches. He went to each one. The first was large and beautiful. It was filled with candles and images. He went in, did not feel comfortable and left. The second was dark inside and people were grimacing and making odd noises. He did not go in, but left. The third was humble. He went to the door. The chapel area was filled with benches, pews. There was a table in the front covered with white linens. There were no pictures or images in the chapel. There were people at the door smiling and greeting him, one man in particular. He awoke, determined to find the churches. He set out to do that.

On Saturday morning he found a large and beautiful church. It was filled with candles and images. He went in, did not feel comfortable and left. The second was dark inside. No one was there. He did not go in but left. The third was humble. He went to the door. It was the Ojo de Agua Ward LDS Chapel. The chapel area was filled with chairs, not pews. There was a table in the front but it was not set with linens. There was only one person there, a custodian, who paid no attention to him. Confused he went about his day.

Sunday he woke up still thinking about his dream. He left his apartment again in search of the church of his dreams. He returned to the large and beautiful church. It was filled with candle and images. There were people worshipping. He went in, did not feel comfortable and left. The second was dark inside and people were grimacing and making odd noises. Very uncomfortable, he did not go in but left. The third, the Escamela Ward LDS Chapel was humble. He went to the door. The chapel area was filled with benches, pews. There was a table in the front covered with white linens. There were no pictures or images in the chapel. There were people at the door smiling and greeting him, one man in particular. The man's name was Bishop Limón. He invited Victor to join them. Within a few weeks, Victor was baptized.(We know both of these chapels very well. Ojo de Agua does not have pews. They use stacking chairs. Escamela has old wooden pews. Clay has been in this chapel.)

Victor graduated from college as a mechanical engineer. He returned home to his town, Huatusco, waiting for his certifications. There he encouraged his family to meet with the missionaries. They did. His father, mother, and two sisters aged 23 and 20 all want to be baptized. I was blessed to interview the parents.