Our neighbors across the street were baptized today! I mentioned them once before, that they started going to church while I was visiting family in Virginia. Really amazing to me that it was just a month from first discussion with the missionaries to baptism. I am so happy for them. It was such a nice place to be this evening, sharing this experience with them. Doug gave the talk on baptism and it was fairly well-attended by ward members. Both M. and B. were baptized. I'd wondered if B. would be ready, but he was. It was wonderful to see a family start new like this!
I went to our local church bookstore to find a gift for them and was surprised at a moment I had where i felt totally emotional thinking about their baptism. It surprised me, really, because I'm not one to be super-emotional or cry easily. Just the blessings that will be available to them and the positive step this is makes me so happy for them. I ended up getting them the church's FHE handbook, Children's Hymnbook and a blue spiral bound hymnbook. I think it's nice to have those in your home.
It was Bode's first baptism and I wondered what he'd think about it. So when I asked him, "What did you think of the baptism?" on our way home, he responded with a very strong, "Good!" Appropriate. He said something about how they went in the tub and took a bath. He seemed pretty fascinated by the whole thing. It was probably such a "good" thing, too, because we let him not only eat a cookie at the reception following but a piece of cake too. That's a big deal for him...
So, yea for them!
3 comments:
Ashlee, that is such great news!! How wonderful for your neighbors and also for your family to have been part of their conversion and baptism. So neat...
WOW. That's incredible. I hope you all create a great friendship and that they have a neat experience in the ward.
Yay! It's great not only that they are getting baptized, but that you'll now have more member neighbors! That's always nice.
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