Yesterday was an amazingly spiritual day. I can't even begin to explain how amazing it was to watch my first born enter the waters of baptism and take upon herself the name of Christ and be baptized a member of the church. Wow! That about sums up my feelings. Getting her dressed in her pretty little white dress to head over to the church was so emotional. I reflected on the day 8 years ago that I dressed her in her little white dress and booties to be blessed....it seems like that was just a couple months ago and yet here we are. I got misty eyed as I told her how proud of her I was and I said Do you know what you'll be doing many years from now when your child turns 8? (fully expecting her to say preparing for their baptism) and she says "I don't know, being frustrated?!" LOL!! It made me laugh. It also made me realize that I need to take a step back and simplify.
As we got to the church she had to change into the baptismal clothes. Again, I got misty eyed realizing that in a few short minutes my daughter would be baptized. Jeremiah and Ashlynne did a few "practice runs" as he showed her what she should expect during the baptism and then the baptism program began. It was lovely and so very spiritual. The best part for me was when Ashlynne got up and sang "Teach Me to Walk in the Light" in her beautiful sweet little voice. She was not even nervous standing there in front of everyone. And then as an added bonus she sang the last part in Spanish, which everyone thought was so neat. The baptism was so beautiful and afterwards the confirmation was amazing. All day I kept saying WOW YOU REALLY GOT BAPTIZED. I asked her how she felt and she said "Even though my hair is all wet I feel so warm!" How amazing! It was an incredible day for our family!!! We bought her a beautiful little baptismal scrapbook to record her thoughts and feelings and she has spent most of today doing so. She even got up in fast and testimony meeting and bore her testimony all by herself. I still can't believe we've come this far!! I still feel like she was just born! Wow!
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It was such a beautiful day!!! I still can't believe how great she did at the song. Especially since she was claiming that she had forgotten the words on the way to the church! LOL
I am so glad that I was able to come and felt horrible for leaving so quick. I'm just not as brave as you are when it comes to going places with my kids alone. I wouldn't have made it through church wrestling with Talan. Regardless though it was a great day and the pics are fantastic!!!
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