The biggest news of the week was that Tori was baptized!! Of course, things didn't go perfectly, but that's to be expected. The power went out during the opening song (luckily it flickered back on a few seconds later) but we kept singing through it! Then the font leaked.... It started to drain as we were doing the opening part of the service, so by the time she was baptized, she had to sit on the floor and just lean back. She was already nervous that she would have to do it twice, so we felt bad. :( But that doesn't change the sacred covenant that she made that day. She was so excited for Sunday when she could partake of the sacrament "for real." She related it to playing a game - every week you watch everyone else play, but now you finally get to join. There were so many members involved (that's the key!) and it made for a great baptism.
Jon wasn't able to be baptized this week; however, we have been able to see that that is all part of God's plan. He is moving to Provo, Utah tomorrow for work, so he won't be baptized here. But now his brother-in-law is going to fly out there and baptize him. His sister and her family are active members, so that support will be good for him. Also, we hope that the ward there will welcome him and fellowship him, and that he will make connections there as that is where he will be living.
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