heidi's baptism

 On September 1, our beautiful Heidi was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints!  She was so excited and so ready for this special day.  She prepared herself with scripture study and we spent a lot of time talking to her about what this decision meant and how she would also be receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost.  She was so grateful that her dad would be the one performing these ordinances for her.  She was so cute leading up to her baptism and wanted to practice how to go under the water many times with Jeff.

We were so grateful to have family come from so far to support her in this big day in her life.  Jeff's parents and my parents both made the long trek to Tennessee and Eric and his family came down from Kentucky. 

Heidi was able to share her day with one of her best friends, Lincoln.  She was so excited to be baptized on the same day and they planned the program together.  They talked on the phone and both hid in their rooms discussing the details.

When Jeff baptized Heidi, the suit was so big, it acted like a flotation device, haha.  She was also a little nervous about doing it right.  She took a HUGE breath and then when Jeff tried to put her under, she floated to the top!  Jeff had to baptize her again and the second time, he stood on her feet to hold her under.  It was funny and something she will always remember.  The spirit was there and everything ran so smoothly.  It was a beautiful baptism and we are so proud of her.  She has such a desire to choose the right and to understand the gospel.  We are so proud of her and hope she will always remember the spirit she felt on this day.  We hope she will always remember that no mistake is ever bigger than our love or the love her Savior and that she can always repent and become as clean as she was the day she was baptized.