On Lydia’s baptism day we slept in and were very harried right before. We forgot to bring a change of underwear for Lydia and Abe, so I hurried home to get those things and by the time I was back her baptism was supposed to be starting. We hadn’t done pictures, and it was just really stressful taking those while everyone was reverently sitting waiting for the program to start. This was my least favorite part of the day:
Here is Lydia’s Baptismal Program.
The actual baptism was very beautiful, and we all felt the Spirit strongly. I have a lot of concerns, but those went away as I felt the peaceful feeling of the Spirit as my mom and Suzanne gave talks, our neighbor sang, and friends showed up to support Lydia.
Lydia was very happy all day and felt very good about this choice. She is such a beautiful soul and it is a joy to celebrate her spiritual growth. I can see her thinking a lot these days, especially with all that has happened in our family recently. I feel confident that she made as active a choice as any 8 year old can make, and I admire her desire to follow Jesus in the best way she can tell how.
Afterward Morgan, Jessi, Henry, Vika, Tom, Suzanne, Andrea, and our family all went to Maria Bonita for molcajetes. I had not planned ahead and made the decision on the spot. Our house was a mess, I hadn’t cooked a thing, and molcajetes saved the day. (And we ate them for the rest of the week, because we ordered…five.)