Reyna I. Aburto

{{Short description|American religious leader}}

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| name = Reyna I. Aburto

| image = File:Sister Reyna I. Aburto (42092859821).jpg

| caption = Reyna I. Aburto in 2018

| birth_name = Reyna Blanco

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1963|10}}

| birth_place = Managua, Nicaragua

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| spouse = Carlos Aburto

| children = 3

| parents = Noel Blanco and Delbi Cardoza

| alma_mater = Utah Valley University

| portals = LDS

| position_or_quorum1 = Second Counselor in the general presidency of the Relief Society

| called_by1 = Jean B. Bingham

| predecessor1 = Linda S. Reeves

| successor1 = Kristin M. Yee

| start_date1 = {{start date|2017|04|01}}

| end_date1 = August 1, 2022

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Reyna Isabel Aburto{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Reyna I. Aburto |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/reyna-i-aburto?lang=eng |access-date=February 14, 2022 |publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints}} (born October 1963){{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Valerie |title=Sister Reyna I. Aburto: New Relief Society leader says the gospel was something she didn't know she needed |url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/archives/2017-07-12/sister-reyna-i-aburto-new-relief-society-leader-says-the-gospel-was-something-she-didnt-know-she-needed-17970 |website=Church news |access-date=13 April 2022 |date=20 July 2017}} is a Nicaraguan-born American religious leader, language translation specialist, and public speaker. She served as the second counselor to Jean B. Bingham in the Relief Society General Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from April 2017 to August 2022.{{cite web |title=Sister Reyna I. Aburto |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/leader/reyna-i-aburto?lang=eng |website=churchofjesuschrist.org |publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |access-date=12 July 2019}}{{cite web |title=Sister Reyna I. Aburto Says Gospel Was Something She Didn't Know She Needed |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/sister-reyna-i-aburto-says-gospel-was-something-she-didnt-know-she-needed?lang=eng |website=churchofjesuschrist.org |publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |access-date=12 July 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Passey |first1=Brian |title=LDS Church announces new female leaders |url=https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2017/04/01/lds-church-announces-new-women-leaders/99915322/ |access-date=12 July 2019 |work=The Spectrum}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/2022/4/7/23218884/new-relief-society-primary-general-presidencies-sustained-during-april-2022-general-conference |title=Meet the New Relief Society and Primary general presidencies sustained during the April 2022 General Conference |website=Church News |date=7 April 2022 |access-date=1 August 2022}}

Aburto was born in Managua, Nicaragua, to Noel Blanco and his wife, Delbi Cardoza. She moved to California in 1984 as civil violence increased in Nicaragua. She joined the LDS Church in California in 1989 and moved to Utah shortly afterward. In 1993, she married Carlos Aburto, a native of Mexico, in the Jordan River Temple, and they are the parents of three children.{{cite news |date=Apr 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111190025/https://www.deseret.com/2017/4/1/20609557/new-lds-general-relief-society-presidency-is-unique#the-new-relief-society-general-presidency-jean-b-bingham-president-center-sharon-eubank-first-counselor-left-and-reyna-i-aburto-second-counselor-right-take-their-seats-on-the-stand-in-the-afternoon-session-at-the-conference-center-in-salt-lake-city-saturday-during-the-lds-churchs-187th-annual-general-conference-on-saturday-april-1-2017 |archive-date=2020-11-11 |last1=Toone |first1=Trent |title=New LDS general Relief Society presidency is unique |url=https://www.deseret.com/2017/4/1/20609557/new-lds-general-relief-society-presidency-is-unique/ |url-status=live |work=Deseret News}}{{cite news |last= |work=St. George News |title=Mormon church announces new Relief Society and 'Primary' program leadership |url=https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2017/04/02/prc-mormon-church-announces-new-relief-society-and-primaryprogram-leadership/#.XSjee-hKi71 |access-date=12 July 2019 |date=April 2, 2017}} She has a degree in computer science from Utah Valley University.{{cite news |last1=Scholl |first1=Jacob |title=LDS Church announces new leadership for the Relief Society |url=https://www.standard.net/lifestyle/faith/lds-church-announces-new-leadership-for-the-relief-society/article_3fec3cf6-fc10-5f73-9d46-adca6623a92e.html |access-date=12 July 2019 |work=Ogden Standard-Examiner}} She worked in the language industry for more than 25 years and owns a translation company with her husband.{{cite news |date=April 7, 2017 |last1=Stack |first1=Peggy Fletcher |title=New Mormon women's leaders bring a global bent |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=5128361&itype=CMSID |work=Salt Lake Tribune}}

Aburto's family attended Spanish-speaking congregations until 2013, when they began attending their neighborhood English-speaking ward. From 2012 to 2016, Aburto was a member of the LDS Church's Primary General Board. She has traveled widely as a counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency. In August 2018, she visited residents of a shelter in Guatemala built by LDS Humanitarian Services.{{cite news |last= |date=2018-08-31 |title=LDS Church Relief Society, Primary leaders visit victims of volcano eruption in Guatemala |url=https://fox13now.com/2018/08/31/lds-church-relief-society-primary-leaders-visit-victims-of-volcano-eruption-in-guatemala/ |access-date=12 July 2019 |work=KSTU-TV}}{{cite news |last1=Pugmire |first1=Genelle |title=LDS Church sees growth coming from women, leaders say |url=https://www.heraldextra.com/special-section/lds/fall2018/lds-church-sees-growth-coming-from-women-leaders-say/article_0a51c996-c93b-527e-8641-06862ee92049.html |access-date=12 July 2019 |work=Daily Herald}}

At the church's October 2019 general conference, Aburto spoke about issues of mental illness, including her father's death from suicide.{{Cite web|url=http://kutv.com/news/local/the-brain-is-subject-to-illness-latter-day-saint-church-leaders-talk-mental-health|title=Latter-day Saint leaders offer message of hope for those with mental health issues|last=Roe|first=Ginna|date=2019-10-07|website=KUTV|access-date=2019-10-08}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/general-conference/2019/10/media/6092619366001?lang=eng|title=Talk by Reyna I. Aburto|website=www.churchofjesuschrist.org|access-date=2019-10-08}} In March 2020, Aburto was the keynote speaker at the International Women-in-Diplomacy Day Luncheon.[https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2020-03-10/sister-aburto-international-womens-day-celebration-la-176556 Deseret News report on luncheon speech]