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This weekend we had something very special happen. Our niece Abby got baptized. :) Her birthday was on Friday and she had a Harry Potter party and her mom surprised her with a magician. Abby was way excited and had a lot of fun. Then Saturday afternoon we got to go see her baptism. She looked so cute. Her mom gave a talk about following in the saviors footsteps and talked about how because the savior got baptized to "fulfill all righteousness" even though he was perfect, that we need to be baptized being in perfect. Nikki put paper footprints down on the floor as she talked about the different steps that we need to follow. Then all the kids got to walk on them. :) Then Nikki bore her testimony to Abby and all of us. Then we got to watch Justin (Abby's dad) baptize her.
As Abby and Justin were changing. Lisa and Heather did a musical number. Lisa sang "I am a child of God" while Heather played the flute. It was way pretty. After Abby came out in this way cute little white dress with a white crown of roses that Nona (grandma) made for her. Then Nona gave a talk about the gift of the Holy Ghost. She related the holy ghost to clear spring water and Abby to a white rose. She put the rose in the water an explained that when we have the Holy Ghost that we remain like that white rose. Even if we make a mistake we can repent and become again like that white rose. Then she showed us another white rose that didn't have "the Holy Ghost" or the water. It was dead and withered. She explained how much we need the Holy Ghost in our lives. She too bore her testimony to Abby.
The spirit that was there was so amazing. as soon as the baptism started to the very end we felt the spirit so strong. It was so great to see Abby make that choice. we're all so proud of her.