Baptism

I'm not sure how coherent this post will be since it is currently10:55pm on a Wednesday; not exactly the most spiritual of times. This past Sunday I was really focusing on theming my Sunday. I picked a "theme" before going to church and made a goal to learn as much as I could about my theme and find ways the lesson related to it. I chose baptism. I think mostly because I was really looking for a way to focus myself during sacrament. I am really happy I chose baptism as my theme because I was able to find some great scriptures that reminded me of how special my baptism was and how special baptisms are for everyone.

I'm trying to remember as much as I can about my own baptism but it was such a long time ago and to be completely honest, I don't think I fully understood what was going on. I just knew it was something I was supposed to do and something that was good. I was kind of spiritually oblivious for much of my adolescence. However, I am so very grateful to my parents who wanted the best for me and helped me feel as ready as I could've been at age eight for that big commitment. I remember being baptized by my father and I remember the feelings of being nervous at first and then peaceful after. I remember being confirmed by my uncle and feeling that peace again afterward. I don't remember much else. I don't even know if I have a picture from that day.

I love the verses in Moroni 6

I love this because it can be a great reminded of what I should strive for. I can read this and remember that at baptism I made a promise to have a broken heart, contrite spirit, be a witness unto God, to truly repent of my sins, take upon the name of Christ, and serve Christ unto the end. In just two scriptures there's so much about how I can work on fulfilling the promise I made a baptism. 

So I guess the TL;DR of it all is this: I learned a lot about how I can fulfill my baptismal promise and I know that as I try to do those things as best I can, I know that I'll be a great example to others and that I'll receive some cool blessings in return. 

#woahthatgotreallyspiritual #thanksforreading #sometimesisuprisemyself

<3 Samantha