Jaiden’s Thoughts on her Baptism
It all
started when we were on our way to go to Grandma Westra’s. When we were 15 minutes into the ride, our
van stopped working. We all said a
prayer and we tried to find a car repair place.
We couldn’t find one, so my dad had a friend, so we went over to his
house. His name is Voy. He’s my cousin. We tried to wait and get it fixed, but we
couldn’t so we drove back home to our house in Voy’s car with only Jared, me,
Janelle, Josh, Jenna, and my mom. So the
rest of the kids had to go in a tow truck.
When we got home we started watching a movie and we ate lunch. Then good news came. We could borrow the Phillip’s car. And we also used another car we have. So it had to be a night drive. I was super scared because I thought we would
have to cancel my baptism! I felt really
relieved when we got there.
Finally we got to Grandma Westra’s and went to sleep. Then I woke up and started getting ready for
my baptism. Off we went to the
church. I forgot to bring a towel, so my
aunt offered me one. My sister, Janika,
wanted me to have a good hairstyle when I came out of the font. So we had Jamie come in and do my hair super
fast. After my baptism I got confirmed
and I bore my testimony.
I like to bear my testimony and I know this church is
true. I know the scriptures are true
because my family reads them every morning and I feel all peaceful inside and I
know there is a true prophet on the earth today because whenever I hear his
words I feel all comfortable inside. In
the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
When I got in my baptism thing, clothes, it was all fluffy
and had ruffles at the top. It was a
really cute one. I felt a little
nervous. I was feeling a little worried
that something would go wrong when I stepped into the water. It was kind of warm water. But nothing bad happened. Gerilyn and Grandpa Westra gave the talks. From Grandma and Grandpa Westra I got a
really special coin and the New Era little posters. I loved the talks. Janika sang a really pretty song called “I
Like to Look for Rainbows”.
After I got baptized I felt like I was all clean, my whole
entire body, even my spirit was clean.
It felt really warm to get the Holy Ghost. It felt really warm inside my heart. I shook everybody’s hand and gave my dad a
hug.
I got a special lunch that are my favorite foods after the
baptism was over. I had éclairs, fruit,
dilly beans, pumpkin cookies, chips, rolls, and soups, and vegetables. I ate practically everything because I was
starving and because they are my favorite foods.
My grandmas and grandpas, aunts and uncles, and cousins all
came to my baptism. Now that it’s over,
I am glad I did it. Baptism means that
you get the Holy Ghost and you wash away your sins.
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