Sister Allen gave the talk on Baptism. She is always so well prepared and brings such an amazing spirit with her.
Elder Olson gave the talk on the Holy Ghost. At first he related a story about an 86 woman that he had baptized while serving as a young Elder. The water was very cold and because her toe had come up he had to baptize her again. Because the water was so cold and he did not want to have to do it 3 times, he pushed her under and looked first to the right and then to the left as he held her under. The witnesses said, "Let her up, let her up!" She came up with a great big smile.
Elder Olson related this story because Chloe had also had to been baptized more than once. The Bishop apologized to the family. He said he had been very concerned about the warmth of the water and didn't give as much thought to the level of the water, which was very low. The second baptism took place later tonight and you can be sure that the water level in the font was much higher.
Elder Olson talked about Tristan and how well he played basketball. He said that Tristan was as good as he was because he listened and obeyed his coach. He told Chloe that Tristan learned how to listen and how to obey and that he might not have always liked what his coach told him to do, but he did it. He likened what Tristan did in listening to his coach to what Chloe would be doing as she listened to the Holy Ghost. She would get better and recognize the promptings of the Holy Ghost more and more as she obeyed. Even though I am slightly prejudice, I thought he did a great job.
I forgot my phone, so I did not get a picture, but Sister Simpson did, so I asked that she email me a copy of the one she took. I will try and get that posted.
The second baptism was for Ladria Manygoats. Her brother, Rue, was baptized a few months ago. She had braided her beautiful long hair and she looked so beautiful.
