Melanie's Baptism

On Saturday we had Melanie's Baptism. The week was crazy preparing. First our toilet flooded and we had to pull up carpet. I then decided while the carpet was pulled up that we should paint. So on top of working everyday, T-Ball, and Bart being gone to Guard and work, I had to pick up paint, prep and paint, and pick up flooring. Well I got as done as I was going to and then on Friday Bart laid the flooring which looks so much nicer and cleaner than the carpet. So Friday night I stayed up making desserts and salads for Sat. We got up Saturday and it was nice out and we were all very excited for the day. We arrived at the church and discovered that there were four kids being baptized. They had a nice program arranged to start off and I have to admit that I got choked up everytime that we started singing. Our ward was the second group to do baptisms and Melanie got to be first. It was so fun to see her and how excited she was. After the confirmation the primary presidency had a little something for the children and talked about them a little. Sister Christensen told about the wonderful person Melanie is and how she just takes to a little girl in our ward that has some special needs without even being asked and how amazing they think that she is. It was so touching to hear.Even though I have seen it with my own eyes it is so great to hear about it from other people that notice. Melanie is such a sweet spirit. She is always taking care of everyone and is always concerned about how people feel. She is such a good example in our home to her brother and her parents and we thank her dearly for always keeping us in line. Melanie is such an inspiration and she touches the hearts of all those around her. I want Melanie to know that we are very, very proud of her and the decision that she made to be baptized. I know that Heavenly Father is also very proud of her and loves her.