Eight is Great

After cancelling her baptism originally scheduled for 3/6 due to a 24-hr stomach bug in our house, Emma was baptised on 4/17. When the first service was cancelled in March, she was disappointed; in true drama queen fashion, she felt like her baptism was going to be postponed indefinitely and we would never get around to it. We explained patiently that that was not at all the case and that she would get baptized and the time would go pretty quickly since it was only a six week delay.

On the day of her baptism, she spent some time on her "Baptism Quiz" as I called it--a packet of activities from the primary presidency with questions about preparing for baptism, a crossword puzzle, fill in the blanks, etc. She enjoyed the challenge of seeing what she had learned in primary, in our family home evenings talking about it, and mini lessons with Daddy using the missionary discussions.

After she was baptised, I asked Emma how she felt and her reply was "COLD!" She was shivering from the water that wasn't heated in the baptismal font. When she received the gift of the Holy Ghost, I asked her how that felt, and she said, "Happy All Over!" I thought that was a perfect description of what the spirit feels like in that special moment.

After the baptismal service, we enjoyed dinner back at our house for family and friends that had attended the service. I love attending baptisms and it was all the more special to see Emma getting baptised. There is such a sweet spirit that accompanies the performance of baptisms and I am so grateful for the witness of the spirit as it teachs and affirms truth.