Me and my Peeps

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Matt's Family farm

On Sunday Matt showed us his Dad's farm. Matt's dad has 23 new calves and one of them was about an hour old when we got there. So cute to see it teetering around and small. We had hot dogs, marshmallows, and ran around the woods. We played pig sticks, Matt and the kids knocked over a dead tree, and just got plain old dirty. It was so fun. Thanks Matt and Bill!

first day

Our first day in Indiana... we were already so tired that we took the day off... Marg was sick as well so we cleaned for the baptism, slept, played with cousins, and Joe especially was excited to play Killer Bunnies... We told him that we would after we were done cleaning. He kept trying to speed things up by saying things like, "Wow! Look at how clean it is in here." and "If you think this is clean enough, raise your hand." But my favorite thing that he said was when we were driving out with Jim and Judy, Marg and Matt didn't tell their kids... and when we got their and Joe saw Jer he said, "That's just what we needed."

The only thing that I regret is that we drove through Kansas after a big ice storm and it was amazing! But I didn't take any pictures.

Joseph's Baptism

What a neat experience! We were invited to go to our cousin Joseph's baptism in Indiana. We thought, "Heck, we've never visited Matt and Marg's house and we just got our tax returns..." So we went. It was so neat to see Joe's priesthood holding dad take his son down into the water and perform this saving ordinance. It was neat to hear how clearly his Grandma and Mom explained God's plan for us and how we can become like God. It was neat to see Joe's Methodist Grandpa and Catholic Grandma give the opening and closing prayers. And it is always neat for me to see my kids and their reactions to the situation. Sam sang the baptism song like a pro and Ada had a little tear on her cheek. I asked her if she was okay and she just said that she was happy. The Spirit can touch the heart of a five year old or a seventy year old. It was a great time to be reminded of that.

It was also really neat to see how well prepared Marg and Matt were. It's always a little nerve wracking to plan, prepare for and perform programs. I just hope that I can be as prepared in two years when it's Ada's turn. I loved the insert that Marg put into the program, it explained what Joseph was Covenanting with his baptism.

WHAT I PROMISE:

1. I will follow Jesus and always remember Him

2. I will keep His commandments and repent of my sins

3. I will stand as a witness for Him at all times and love and help others

WHAT HEAVENLY FATHER PROMISES:

1. He will forgive my sins

2. He will give me the gift of the Holy Ghost

3. He will give me eternal life with Him in the Celestial Kingdom

I will always remember my baptism day. My dad smiling at me as he helped me into the font, my mom helping me dress into dry clothes afterwards, the warm Spirit testifying in my heart of the covenants I was making with my Eternal Father.

Well done Joe!