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Rachel, our oldest, turned 8 this year and chose to be baptized and become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We held the baptism in the afternoon on September 26. Rachel invited many family and friends. We wish others from our families could have been here to share this special event, but understand the distance factor.
Our bishop conducted the meeting. Rachel's Grandma Johansen (Heather's mom) came to Utah from South Carolina because Rachel asked if she could play the piano for the meeting. We started off with an opening song and a prayer, then Rachel's aunt Kirsta spoke about baptism. Her cousins Audrey, Lauren, and Ryan Johansen then performed a song. I then had the privilege to take Rachel into the water and baptize her. Following the baptism, Granny Silvey (my mom) spoke about the gift of the Holy Ghost. We then confirmed Rachel a member of the church and gave her the gift of the Holy Ghost in prayer. After a few words from the primary leaders and the bishop, we ended the meeting.
Here are a couple of pictures we took before the meeting:
Rachel, our oldest, turned 8 this year and chose to be baptized and become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We held the baptism in the afternoon on September 26. Rachel invited many family and friends. We wish others from our families could have been here to share this special event, but understand the distance factor.
Our bishop conducted the meeting. Rachel's Grandma Johansen (Heather's mom) came to Utah from South Carolina because Rachel asked if she could play the piano for the meeting. We started off with an opening song and a prayer, then Rachel's aunt Kirsta spoke about baptism. Her cousins Audrey, Lauren, and Ryan Johansen then performed a song. I then had the privilege to take Rachel into the water and baptize her. Following the baptism, Granny Silvey (my mom) spoke about the gift of the Holy Ghost. We then confirmed Rachel a member of the church and gave her the gift of the Holy Ghost in prayer. After a few words from the primary leaders and the bishop, we ended the meeting.
Here are a couple of pictures we took before the meeting:
It was a very special day for Rachel. She received a few small gifts - Nate and Kirsta got her some flowers which was a big hit as you can tell from the pictures below. We didn't get as many pictures with family as we would have liked, but we know that they were there.
Granny Silvey made Rachel's white dress, as well as another blue dress. Heather took some pictures of Rachel and placed them on scrapbook pages. While we were changing after the baptism, everyone was invited to write a special thought or sign their name. We hope that this will help her to remember her baptism and the special feelings she felt that day.
8 comments:
So cute. She looks way too grown up! I still remember my baptism day, and the dress I wore. We wish we could have been there for the first baptism of this next generation! Congratulations Rachel, we love you very much and we are so proud of you!
I'm on my way back from San Francisco and see this update. This was a great moment for all of us, Rachel being the first of our 3rd generation of Silvey family joining the Church.
Very humbling for me to reflect over the years it has taken us to get to this point in time. A wonderful life filled with so much to be thankful for. We could not have gotten here without the help from so many. Thanks to everyone. Thanks Caleb for posting this. dad, just outside of Reno, homeward bound in the backseat!
It was a special day for a special girl! I'm so grateful for all the good choices our children have made and the privilege of seeing that continue! You are a beautiful girl Rachel. I love you!
Yay for Rachel! Thanks for inviting us and letting us be a part of your baptism. We all enjoyed watching you be baptized and confirmed a member of the Church. We love you!
Congratulations Rachel! We are so proud of you and of the choices you have made to become a member of the church! We wish we could have been there to share the special day with you. You have grown up so much! I still can't believe that my first little niece is 8 years old! Looking at the pictures made me cry and miss you and the family a lot. We will see you in less than 2 weeks! You will have to model your pretty white baptism dress for me as well as your pretty blue princess dress. Thanks for posting pictures!
Lenna, Scott, Mason, and Addi
P.S. I just noticed your fancy danly ear rings, bracelet, and necklace. SO pretty!
Rachel, what a special day. You were beautiful. So glad I could come & share it with you.
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