DENVER, Colo. -- Virgilio and Rosa Linda Aguirre of the Denver 1st (Spanish) Ward, Lakewood Colorado Stake, invite the local community every year to join them in a free Thanksgiving meal at their family restaurant. Their service stems from a desire to give thanks to the Lord and to keep a promise to him they made many years ago.

"I love the Lord; he is my Savior," Rosa Aguirre said. "I know how to cook. That is what I can give."

Twenty-five years ago the Aguirre family was able to obtain a loan, and with the help of extended family, they opened their restaurant. The terms of their loan were risky; Virgilio and his family were required to make a balloon payment within the first year.



In light of this, the Mormon restaurateurs promised the Lord that if he would bless them with the business necessary to make the payment, they would provide food for the needy.

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