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M's Baptism & Confirmation

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By Sarah

While M may have been the youngest child in her class at school, she is the oldest child in junior primary.  She made the tough choice to wait a few weeks and be baptized with the next oldest child in junior primary instead of traveling out of state so that cousins could attend.  It turned out well and the girls were baptized on E's birthday together in the building M was blessed in as a baby.  E's mom had the great idea to take some pictures at the building we go to church in the Sunday before and we loved the pictures.  Here are just two.  E's mom also made a collage for the 2 girls to keep and it is now hanging on M's bedroom wall.


I was truly inspired by the support and love given to M on her special day.  One of her prized possessions is a necklace one of the other Girl Scout leaders gave her.  She told M and I about the fond memories she had of her baptism day when she was 8 years old.  It absolutely delighted the two of us to receive such kindness from someone we didn't even know was a member of the same church as us.

My father baptized M in the same dress I wore as a child and K wore almost 3 years ago.  My father-in-law confirmed her and gave her the Gift of the Holy Ghost.  A special thank you to my in-laws for making the drive out to be with M on her special day!


The week of her baptism she attended a fairy garden class and I purchased a pioneer costume on a day N and I took her so know all 3 of us can dress up as pioneers together.  It is M's favorite costume.  Later we also heard the terrific news that the H. family also had a baptism in their family just 5 days after M's baptism.  I was blessed to meet this wonderful couple in Taiwan when Julia Chudleigh Salemme was my missionary companion. Julia and I got to be there when Anna was baptized.  Later, Max and Anna were sealed in the Hong Kong Temple.  Now, the blessings of the restored gospel are being passed on to the next generation.  M, please know that you are loved not only by your eternal family, but by a perfect and loving Father in Heaven and your Savior, Jesus Christ.  I am so proud of you for wanting to choose the right and follow the plan our God has set for us to be happy in this life and in the life to come.  Love you forever, my precious girl!



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