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. she has a degree in computer science from utah valley university. she worked in the language industry for more than 25 years and owns a translation company with her husband.