This little girl chose to be baptized a member of the LDS Church.
For us as parents we understand 8 is young and many may think is a socially forced "choice." But we teach our kids baptism is the first step and a lifetime of learning follows.
Getting baptized is the step to say "yes" I am committed to learn about God and live my life as He would want. We encourage them to question, we take them to visit other churches, we discuss "what if this all wasn't true?"
Long and short, baptism into our faith is not a blind choice. Questioning is encouraged and we are o.k. if her faith or the other faith of our children wavers at times. They ultimately have the choice to continue in the faith of their parents. Either way we will always love them.
But for now, it is very sweet and tender as our last child was baptized.
December cold called out for the warmth and novelty of a hot chocolate bar and
accompanying sweet treats.
