Wyatt's Baptism

 On October 13th Wyatt was baptized! I made a program that day while Emmett was at preschool and Kayden was napping. We had a few other things going on that day and by the time it was dinner time I ran to pick up Freddy's for everyone to eat dinner before we left for the church. Things got really chaotic right before we left for the baptism. Thankfully, we made it only a few minutes late and the program began. Wyatt asked Gigi and Grandma Murri to give a little talk and Papa and Grandpa to be witnesses. Wyatt had been so excited to get baptized. As soon as he turned 8 he kept saying that he couldn't wait till he got baptized. 

It took Wyatt a while to get into the font. Brandon had turned on just the hot water in anticipation of it cooling of enough to be nice by the time they got in. Well that was not the case. Wyatt said it was too hot! Everyone thought that was funny because usually kid complain that the water is too cold. Brandon kept telling him its like a hot tub and that he would get used to it. I think it caught Wyatt off guard so he started acting goofing to cover his real emotions with how hot it was. He finally made it into the water and could get baptized. He did not want to get in the water that is for sure. We all had to tell him that he would be fine and he would get used to it and not be in the water for very long. So we are glad that even though he didn't want to get in the hot water he eventually did and was able to get baptized. haha 

Love that smiley face!! 

I am so glad that Wyatt decided to get baptized. I know it may not seem like a big decision to him because he is young but, we did explain all of his covenants that he made when he got baptized and the promised blessings he receives when he keeps those covenants. The thing that I loved the most about Wyatt's excitement about getting baptized is that he would say, "I can't wait to take that first big step back to Heavenly Father!" So I am truly hoping that he feels that way for years to come. I hope he knows how much his Heavenly Father loves him and how happy he is that Wyatt did take that first big step back to him. After Wyatt was baptized I asked him how he felt. I asked if he felt any different or warm after he got baptized. He said he didn't. So we made a point to have a lesson on how the spirit works in different ways. I wanted him to know that just because he didn't feel some fantastical that that didn't mean that getting baptized wasn't the right thing to do. Or that he didn't have the holy ghost with him now. Sometimes we get stuck on the thought that we have to have an overwhelming feeling when we partake in ordinances but that is not always the case. I didn't want him to feel less happy about being baptized because he didn't have an overwhelmingly warm feeling after getting baptized like Ethan said he did. So we made sure to tell Wyatt that just because he didn't feel anything crazy for his baptism doesn't mean that Heavenly Father wasn't proud of him or that it wasn't a big deal. It also didn't help that Wyatt was pretty goofy the whole evening. He was making silly comments during the talks and then the water was too hot so he was not taking everything seriously. He was enjoying it, but not really taking things seriously. Which I told him that sometimes when we don't act reverently it is harder for the spirit to touch our hearts. Plus he has told him of times that he has prayed and had prayers answered right away. He told him that when he and his brothers were out at the pond fishing he put down one of Dad's tools that he brought with him. When it was time to go home he couldn't find it. So he said he knelt down right there and prayed and asked Heavenly Father to help him find it. He said that after he prayed he got up and looked down and found it. I told him that even though he didn't feel something that maybe he thought he should feel when he got baptized that the he needs to remember those other experiences that he has had. We sure do love Wyatt and hope that he always knows how much we love him and that we are proud of him for taking this first big step back to our Heavenly Father. I hope he never forgets those other times that he is guided by the spirit so that he can stay strong in choosing the right and stay on the correct path back to Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ so we can all be together forever!!! 

It was a great day and I am so glad that both grandparents were able to be there and Ashley and Matt were able to be there! Ashley gave Wyatt a journal after we got back home so that he can right his spiritual experiences in it. So it was a great day and a great end to the day. We are so proud of our little Wyatt and can't believe he is old enough to be baptized! Time is flying to fast!