Baptism and the Gift of the Holy Ghost

Sisters,

This week is Lesson #2 in the Lorenzo Snow manual. It talks about the first covenant we make with our Heavenly Father that is the gateway to the Celestial Kingdom. All of us in Relief Society have had the opportunity to be baptized by immersion and have been confirmed, by the laying on of hands for the Gift of the Holy Ghost. As you read the lesson this week, think about your own baptism. Were you an 8 year old child of record, or maybe a 35 year old convert? Did you understand all that was happening to you? Did you feel the Spirit of the Holy Ghost as soon as you were confirmed? Or did it take some time to understand how to feel the Spirit? Was your earthly family surrounding you, and happy for you? Or were they confused that you were joining the Church, and that they might lose you? Perhaps you have witnessed someone else's baptism, and felt a special Spirit. Please come prepared to share thoughts you have had regarding your baptism, perhaps one of your children's baptisms, or the baptism of a friend you brought into the Gospel.

Please also take the time to read Matthew 3:16-17 and John 3:23 which tells of the baptism of Jesus Christ who came and was baptized to show us the way.

Sister Karen Bateman