The first baptism

As you may be able to tell, I'm running about a week behind on the blog. So for those of you that this isn't old news please read on.

The first Saturday this month Zachary was able to be baptised and confirmed. Scott was a little nervous since he hadn't baptised anyone since his mission (a long time ago in a far away land). I was nervous too thinking for sure that I'd forgotten something important (like extra underwear) or that something was going to go horribly wrong.

Well all our worry was for nothing. Everything went perfectly. There was not a baptism directly after ours, which in our stake is not the norm, so we were able to have both the opening and closing portion in the chapel. We got to share the day with another family in the ward. We were in charge of the opening portion of the program. Zac picked "Teach me to Walk in the Light" for the opening song. Grandpa Stone to give the opening prayer and Grandpa Hall to give the talk about Baptism. It was beautiful. Then we went down to the font for the baptisms. Zac was up first. Scott teared up but managed to pull through. Zac's little toe came up but didn't break the surface of the water until he was all the way under. Yeah no redo's necessary. After the baptisms we headed back to the chapel and waited for everyone to change.

The other family was in charge of the closing portion. The talk about the Holy Ghost was wonderful. The lady giving the talk wrapped both of the boys in a warm quilt and explained that was how the Holy Ghost could make you feel. It was a great object lesson for both of the boys. Then both were confirmed. Zac was first again, Scott teared up again. I'm thankful that my husband is close with the spirit and has this ailment. He spoke of Zac's strength and how he would be a leader someday.

Then the Bishop and a member of the Primary Presidency spoke. They both spoke of Zac enthusiasm and what a great addition to the ward he would make. The closing song was "Baptism." The song is extremely difficult to play on the piano. Zac had wanted it as the opening song, but I talked him out of it. But the other little boy wanted it too. I talked to my friend who was playing the piano and asked her to just play the melody, because I knew the song was very difficult. She was so sweet and wanted the boys to have the songs they wanted. She tried to learn the song, she tried to find someone to help her play, and in the end her mother came to the entire baptism just to play this song for the kids. Thanks to a great music leader all 4 of my kids know two verses of the song and love it. They all sang every word so loud. The spirit was really strong.

We then returned to our house for a light lunch. I had been ill, so we had lots of help. We had little pizzas, salad, oranges, donuts, and Grandma Hall made some red jello Z's for a great meal. It was really fun to visit with family and friends. (Natalie you and Allysa were missed). It was a perfect day and I hope one that Zac remembers for a long time.