well said

Last week we attended the baptism of a man in our ward, Albert. Well, now he's in our ward officially, but he's been coming for quite a while with his member wife. He's a great guy with a strong testimony. He's the kind of guy who greeted every single person who came to his baptism with a handshake and a thank you--and there were a lot of people there!

When it came time for the baptism our kids joined all the other young ones up near the font so they could see what was happening. When it was over there was a quiet moment--everyone was smiling and looking at Albert's happy face. Just at that moment Anson jumped up from the floor and as he was running back to us said (or rather, yelled), "MOM, that was AWESOME!!!"

Of course, there was a lot of laughing, but the woman behind us said to him, "You're right--that was awesome!" With no inhibitions or social know-how, a small child expressed what he felt watching a sacred ordinance. I'm sure the whole dunking-a-grown-man-under-water aspect of the baptism made an impression on him, but I also think he felt the Spirit, and the only way he knew how to express it was with a shout!

Thank heaven for our kids!