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We woke up to a beautiful, sunshiney day and Maryanne was so so excited. I feel like she truly understands her promises and blessing of baptism. We had had many discussions and answered many questions this past month. What a prepared young lady! She even got to take a dip with Uncle Mike a few days before to get used to the idea of jumping in that river.
We told the bishop we would keep the numbers down and I guess we did compared to our normal Hale/Songer baptisms. We just had limited Huntsville family members and the families stayed separated. But it was still joyous to see their faces from afar.
Baptism of Maryanne Hale
May 2, 2020
Presiding and Conducting................................... Michael Malmborg
Opening Hymn......................................................... Come,
Follow Me
Invocation.................................................................. Grandma
Songer
Talk (Baptism)............................................................. Hannah
McKay
Musical Number............................................... I Will Walk with Jesus
Maryanne and Lucy Hale
Baptism performed by Joseph Hale
Witnesses: Grandpa Songer and Grandpa Hale
(Mike said that the cold must have invigorated them because it was the fastest he's ever seen anyone change after a baptism)
Family sing ….Grandma Hale (violin) Grandma Songer (chorister)
Talk (Holy Ghost).................................................. Eveline Malmborg
Confirmation by Joseph Hale
Welcome …………………………………..….Michael Malmborg
Closing Hymn.......................................... I’m Trying to Be Like Jesus
Benediction.................................................................... Grandma Hale
And that was it! A wonderful, wonderful day. I felt so incredibly happy. This is one of the biggest days of Maryanne's life. It's exciting to me as a mother to witness my children taking this step and think how it will bless them and help them through their lives. Maryanne said, "I'm nervous to make this promise mom. What if I can't keep it?" Oh the earnest heart of this girl! And I'm glad she's thinking so much about it but I also assured her she would make mistakes and get to repent over and and over again. And not to worry because God would always help her and love her no matter what. Oh boy, do I know that to be true. I love my Savior with all my heart. I look at my life and the bumps and bruises along the way and I feel a deep gratitude for God's unchanging love and the gift of repentance, the sacrament and the opportunity for change. That is what this gospel is all about! And Maryanne gets to experience it all.
Such a happy day for a happy girl.
1 comment:
So glad we could be there!!!
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