This month, my oldest son felt led to take the step of following through with getting baptized. He wasn't baptized as an infant because I do not believe in infant baptism. We did have him dedicated at our church in St. Marys, PA...we dedicated him to the Lord to be Godly parents & to bring him up in a home where Jesus is at the table as well as the rest of the family.
He was so excited about doing something that Jesus Himself did & encouraged His Followers to do. I tried to make sure he understood that while this would be a time everyone would be happy, it was not a "pool party"...that it was a ceremony that depicts his inward faith through an outward expression.
The ceremony went well. It was hard not to have my eyes wet especially when our friend (and Elder in my church) prayed over my son just before he baptized him.
Now, when it comes time should my youngest son be baptized, I want to make certain that it does not go down like this:
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