Effy Briseno - Having a Perfect Brightness of Hope

We are so happy to have Sister Effy Briseno from the East Los Angeles Stake come to our Conference and present a class in Spanish.  The title of her class is Having a Perfect Brightness of Hope - What is the perfect brightness of hope that Nephi describes in 2 Nephi 31:20.  How do we develop it and utilize it in our mortal journey?  Thank you Effy for being willing to join us - we are excited!!!Mi nombre is Effy O. Briseno, nací en Merida, Yucatán, México, la mayoría de mis antepasados son

Mayas y Españoles. Viví en Merida hasta los 12 años y de allí mis padres se mudaron a Los Angeles, fui a la escuela secundaria sin hablar Inglés. Estoy agradecida con ellos por haberme traído a este gran país.Tengo una Licenciatura en Servicios Humanos, trabajé para el Banco de America por 23 años y para la Iglesia por 21 años.Soy casada, tengo dos hijos, un varón y una mujer, y cada uno de ellos tienen una niña, la mayor de 15 años y la más pequeña de 11 años. He tenido muchos logros en mi vida, pero solamente mencionaré algunos: 1. Cree un programa de ventas de manualidades para mujeres solas, que aprendieran a ser auto-suficientes. 2. Aprendí el idioma de los sordos. 3. Entrené a Autoridades Generales a la Iniciativa de Autosuficiencia. 4. Y recientemente abrí mi tienda virtual de cerámicas en Etsy.Estoy agradecida con mis padres que me enseñaron el Evangelio, es la mejor herencia que me han podido dejar.

My name is Effy O. Briseno, I was born in Merida, Yucatán, Mexico, the majority of my ancestors come from Mayan and Spaniards.  I've lived in Merida until I finished elementary school. My parents moved to Los Angeles when I was 12, I went to Middle school not knowing one word of English, but I was grateful to be blessed by being in this country. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Human Services. I worked 23 years for Bank of America as a Mutual Fund Trader, then I worked for The Corporation of the President (the Church) for 21 years as an Employment Manager, and one year before retirement, the Church moved me to Utah to implement the Self Reliance Initiative to Area Seventies, Stake Presidents, Bishops and other leaders.  I’m married and had two children, a boy and a girl, they both have one girl. I love being a grandma to those beautiful girls, one is 15, and the youngest is 11.  I've had a lot of achievements in my life, but I will only share a few: 1. Created a saleable craft program for single moms. 2. Learned ASL 3. Trained General Authorities 4. Recently I opened my ceramics virtual store on Etsy. I’m grateful for my parents that taught me the Gospel, it has been the best inheritance they left me with.