Bekah's Baptism

I'm not sure exactly what I thought pre-baptism activities were...cleaning, cooking, dressing, etc...and we did do all those things on Saturday morning. But we also did this:
We hung a fan in Cutesy's room. We call it "Cutesy's" because the bed is from her, and she was the first one to stay in it. She called me Saturday morning and asked if she could by a fan for her room. I said sure, I'd been meaning to get a small oscillating fan for it. She said no, a ceiling fan. Only my parents... So they brought home the fan and then the men installed it. How many men does it take to install a fan? Four, apparently.

 Emilee spend a good fifteen minutes trying to get Marianne to make "The Face." And she was successful! Emilee looks like Perry the Platypus here. Don't know who he is? Catch up on your Phineaus and Ferb.

Chip spent some time being heroically jumped on, tickled and pretty much personal-space-violated by my children. He's a trooper.

 Jake picked his nose. There was nothing else to do, so...

 I curled my hair.

 Then the baptism!
Here they are, my amazing husband and daughter.

 Nana bought Bekah a very nice set of scriptures. We used them later to have our guests mark their favorite scripture.

 Me in the picture; I was and am so proud of Bekah and the choice she has made!

 

 The whole family...

 I have to say that this was a really special experience for me. It was my daughter walking down into the font with her dad, me that was holding out the towel to her when she came out of the font, me that dried her off and asked her how she felt. And she was just so beautiful and shiny. She kept saying, "This is a really big deal! This is a special day!" After she and Rus had changed we walked into the room where everyone was waiting. They were watching our slideshow that we had made. Afterwards, Bekah's Sunday school teacher Sister Semanek talked to her about the Holy Ghost. It was perfect for Bekah - a story about a young girl who learned how the Holy Ghost was like a comforter - someone who could make you feel safe and warm. Then Bishop Lines talked about how heaven would be a little like Bekah's special day - a place full of the people she loves. She was confirmed a member of the church and given the gift of the Holy Ghost by her dad with her grandparents and uncles in the circle. Our friend's daughter Kielee played the piano for the closing song, "When I am baptized." I love that song, it says,
I like to look for rainbows whenever there is rain,
And ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again.
I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain,
I want to be the best I can, and live with God again.

It was a wonderful experience, and I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for Bekah's faith and her choice to be baptized, for my husband who was worthy to baptize her, and for all our family and friends and their love and support.