Our epic summer part 6 - Lydia's Baptism

We are so proud of this girl. On August 9th, just after her 8th birthday, Lydia was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She made a covenant to be an example of Jesus Christ, to remember Him, keep His commandments, and be worthy of the Holy Spirit. For this special occasion my mom made her baptism/confirmation dress. And the best part about it - she made it from my wedding dress. She also used lace from her own wedding dress. This dress will be used for all 4 of my girls when they are of age. I love it.

Lydia was baptized by her dad, who has the Melchizedek priesthood. She even got to be baptized twice because Josh missed one of the words in prayer, and our church is very particular about the exact wording! Lydia didn't mind, but Josh felt bad. He was so worried about mixing up the wording with that of temple baptisms, that he missed something simple.

 Shortly after her baptism she was confirmed and given the gift of the Holy Ghost. My dad and Grandpa Rumsey and members of our bishopric participated in that blessing. She was blessed to heed the promptings of the Spirit, to grow into a strong daughter of God and to be an example to those around her, especially her sisters.

 It was a wonderful event, and actually very crowded with all the family and friends that came to support Lydia. There were 4 other baptisms that evening, and we happened to have a visiting Apostle (Elder Nelson), so the baptisms were moved to the small Avenue D Chapel near downtown Billings. Nobody seemed to mind. We were thrilled with the support of our ward - the Echo Canyon Ward - who filled up the chapel.

 

The week was full of fun and family and friends - all for Lydia.

This happened to be her "Golden Birthday" as well - she turned 8 on 8-8

 We had a golden family birthday party, and we also had a party with friends after her baptism.

During the week, with my family in town, we were busy playing in Montana. We went to the zoo, went fishing in Red Lodge, and hit the lake.  

We all had so much fun, we're not ready for this gorgeous summer to end!