tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757705433187574833.post2279407182407288410..comments2023-10-30T05:17:42.975-06:00Comments on Becoming LDS: What Does Your Baptism Mean To You?Pokemonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16880788926930516661noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757705433187574833.post-25688483875344344192010-11-18T13:07:37.136-07:002010-11-18T13:07:37.136-07:00My baptism was also when I was eight (about 13 yea...My baptism was also when I was eight (about 13 years ago) in that time my understanding of what my baptism means has evolved quite a bit. Lately I've started to think of baptism as an action that shows my heavenly Father that I recognized that I can't get back to Him on my own, and that my faults are too great. By being baptized I show him that I'm willing to do all I can to accept His help.<br />It's really amazing what he offers us in return. With the guidance of the Holy Ghost, we really have an boost that guides and transforms us to be strong through Jesus Christ.<br />"And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them." --Ether 12:27Elder Victor Moxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992451141014271506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757705433187574833.post-40210831003331086082010-10-23T22:24:45.684-06:002010-10-23T22:24:45.684-06:00I was also baptized when I was 8 and I remember di...I was also baptized when I was 8 and I remember distinctly that I felt really clean afterwards. <br /><br />I also remember that my parents and grandparents all told me that Heavenly Father was proud of me for getting baptized and I couldn't understand what was so great about it because to me getting baptized was just what you do as part of choosing the right. I had never considered it an option to not get baptized. <br /><br />Now that I am older, I take comfort from knowing that I have been baptized into the true church and that it makes me a citizen of the kingdom of God.Michaela Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163084369311708249noreply@blogger.com