My sweet Kalaya turned 8 this year!
She is really amazing! She is a 'home- body' and I am so thankful to have her around. She is really interested in crafts and the LDS Church right now. She is so excited about joining and becoming a member; which is a special privilege that one must be 8 and older to do.
She has wanted to know all about it and how to look 'pleasing'. She was fully prepared after having a few talks with her father and I about it.
She turned 8 last month and has anxiously waited for the special Saturday. 11/15/2014
It was a beautiful day getting everyone dressed, the house ready and food prepared. We made it to the church and enjoyed seeing mostly family and a few friends.
She was a little nervous so we sent her early with daddy. We had panties, which was more than what I had on that special day. However, Nana Jarman came to the rescue with a towel after she 'got dunked'.
The ceremony started by "I am a child of God" song and an opening prayer. Then there were two talks, one about baptism and the second about the Holy Ghost. They then, shuffle the Kiddo's to and from the baptism room.
Aurora and I waited by the door and secretly watched the formal baptism prayer, said by daddy and the 'dunk' to symbolize the washing of sins. Thankfully, Grandpa Nelson noticed that Reed missed a word in the prayer and quickly guided him to restart. Kalaya was then quickly dunked and went 'completely' under the water.
We then went to gather in a large room to say the prayer with the Priesthood holders standing in a circle. Reed then said the formal blessing that gives the gift of the 'Holy Spirit'.
We then went to our home and had our families follow. We enjoyed a 'celebratory feast' there! Pork roast, beans, chips, salad, strawberries and punch; per her request.
What a glorious day it was! She was so excited to become a 'member ' of this growing church. I am so thankful for her strength and determination. She really is a wonderful daughter of God and I know that the Lord would agree!;)
I am so thankful for Reed's and My Mother's courage, when deciding to join the church in their early college years. Because let's be honest; 'sometimes it's hard to be a Mormon when your family is not'!
I am so thankful for my sweet Kalaya bug; I will forever remember when she came into our home and her older brother couldn't keep his hands off of her! She is my bud; or as daddy likes to put it 'my future shopping companion' and a great 'future homemaker'!
We love you! Xox
