♫♪I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints♪♫ I can hardly believe that my princess Emily was baptized this past weekend!Its been an amazing experience, we have had many heart to heart talks in the past few months. I didn't want her to be baptized just because she was 8 and all her friends were doing it. I wanted her to do it for the right reasons, but at the same time, I didn't want to push her. The faith that this child has is infinite and has left me in awe. She knows. She truly knows.
I have also had the opportunity to share with her and the rest of the family bits and pieces of my conversion, and how I struggled and came to know the truth. While I did gloss over somethings(like treatment) I only did it because I knew it wasn't time for me to tell my 8 year old these kinds of things about myself.
She was almost bouncing off the ceiling on the big day. It was a hectic rush to get everyone and everything ready in time, but once we got to the church, it became a calm, reverent atmosphere.
She practically RAN to the font, she just couldn't wait! And when she came up out of the water she was all smiles. As I was helping her change, she cried and told me just how happy she felt, and that she wanted to stay this clean forever. I cried as well. There were some tender moments that day for sure.
