Christmas Baptism

Parker's best friend at school is Luis. They were in the same class in 2nd grade, kept in touch over the summer and, even though they are in different classes this year, they're still very close. At Primary a couple of weeks ago, the Primary President gave out pass-along cards to all of the kids and challenged them to give one to a friend in their neighborhood or at school. Parker immediately decided he wanted to give his to Luis. The very next day, we received an invitation to Luis's baptism on December 27th!! It was a little embarrassing that we didn't know that Luis and his family were already members, but Parker let us know that he really wanted to go to the Baptismal service. So this last Sunday evening, Ma, Pa and Parks went to the Stake Baptismal meeting. Luis and his family attend the Spanish speaking branch in our stake. There were 3 children being baptized from our Stake, but 3/4 of the people there were either Luis's family or members of their branch. They probably had close to 100 people there! It was so neat to see that many people turn out to support Luis. When it was his turn to be baptized, we could barely fit everyone into the Relief Society room where the font is. It was cute to see how excited Parker was for his best buddy. After the baptism, we went to the Primary room for the confirmation. It was different for us to hear all the prayers and songs in Spanish. It definitely brought a special spirit to the occasion. It makes you stop and think about things for sure...I mean here we are wrapping up the Christmas season with all of the special events and family gatherings and yet we found ourselves feeling the spirit stronger than we had all month while we trying to sing Teach Me To Walk In The Light in Spanish at this Baptism. I was sure glad that we made the decision to go. I think we all left with an appreciation for our Savior...not just His birth, but His life and His example. Not a bad way to finish the Christmas weekend. It also makes me proud of Parks for choosing good friends.