Sophie's Baptism

We have waited so long for Sophie to be baptized! She wanted to be baptized as SOON as she was eight, but the schedule didn't allow it. So finally this Saturday, Nov. 3, at 11:00, she was baptized.

Nana, Bapa, and Chelsea drove up from California on Friday to be with her, and she was surrounded by family and friends of many faiths who love her and wanted to support her in her decision to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. David baptized her and she asked my dad to confirm her. (David's dad confirmed Josh.) We are so proud of our Sophie girl. Being baptized was her own choice, and she has a sweet feeling about Christ and his teachings. She has a tender heart and cares about those who need help. Sophie and her friend-from-birth Tess. I hope that Sophie (and all of the rest of us) will always be surrounded by such supportive people in her path in life. We can make it through almost anything when we have such love given to us freely, without judgment or expectations. This is the kind of love I hope she can always feel from me, from the rest of her family, and from Heavenly Father.