8 IS GREAT!

 This boy of mine somehow turned 8 and is now a baptized member of the church!  The day went well--lots of planning it seems and some stress.  Mandy Bullock is a friend of ours and her daughter got baptized with Stetson since they do stake baptisms, and I thought it'd be nice to have both our families have a simple dinner afterwards so we each made 2 kinds of soups and brought rolls and desserts and it went really well. I was glad we could feed our families before they left.

 There were 4 kids getting baptized that day.  The ward in charge of this month's baptism were in charge of talks and they were very nice.  It was a full house, kind of noisy but the most important thing was the ordinance that took place that day and I think it was a special day for Stetson.  He went last and from the looks on Michael and Stetson's faces, the water was a little chilly!  After the baptism, our group got to go into the RS room and have the confirmation, welcoming into the ward and Stetson and Kandace sang "I am a Child of God" for the closing song.

 Stetson got some sweet little gifts from family but he kept saying that the best gift he got that day was the Holy Ghost.  Stetson is progressing well in the gospel I think. He is thrilled about having his own scriptures and reads them to us during nighttime scripture study.  He has a testimony of prayer I know because he's always telling about the prayers he says in "crisis" situations like when there was a snake in our basement this week or when I was trying to plunge the toilet and it flooded our bathroom and pantry.  After the water stopped, he said he knew the reason it stopped was because he said a prayer.  Stetson always thinks of saying a prayer when he loses something or when he's afraid.  I hope and pray he always embraces this gospel and lives worthy of the Holy Ghost because it truly is the very best gift!

 We love our grandparents!  They sure made Stetson feel special on this day.