What an incredible weekend we just had in Oklahoma for the baptism of my niece, Aubrey. Here she is with her parents. Her baptism was a big event attended by many relatives who traveled from several states to be there. It was so nice to have all four of my siblings and my parents there, plus several other friends and family members. Aubrey just turned 29 last month and she's been meeting with the LDS missionaries for the last couple of months and decided she wanted to join our church and I've been so excited for her. She asked me to speak at her baptism, on the topic of baptism, and I did. It went well and my little sister, Julie, spoke too, her topic was the Gift of the Holy Ghost. We had a big celebration afterwards at Aubrey's parents' house and it was a very special weekend. I'm so proud of Aubrey! Woohoo!
Hopefully this title, Book of Mormon Stories Pool Party , does not sound irreverent, because as an Activity Days leader, I felt compelled to come up with a fun end-of-the-summer event that is also uplifting, and after all, who doesn't love a splash in the pool on a hot day in August? My current church calling, or official role that I volunteer for, allows me to plan two activities each month for girls ages 8 to 11, that will encourage them to learn and live the gospel, serve others, and use the talents Heavenly Father has given them, to learn to do many good things. This year's seminary course of study for high school students is The Book of Mormon, and since I am a huge fan of this inspired book of scripture, I came up with this idea to have each girl show up to my house with a written summary of one of her favorite stories from within its many pages, and share it with the rest of the girls, while outside in our swimsuits near our backyard swimming pool! As each girl shares
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Madison, you did an excellent job playing the piano. I was impressed. I'm glad your trip to China got delayed just so you could join everyone in Oklahoma.