Flickering Lights
Along with various shenanigans, witticisms, inanities, and other words I can't define, we got to have 3 new members join our ward these past few weeks. 3 kids of the family we have been teaching were happily baptized. I got to baptize the two boys and my companion the little girl. The rest of the family we are hoping will be baptized with them with a bit more time. They were a bit of a rowdy bunch just itching for a chance to get into the water. The girl had been singing to us for a week about how she was ready to be baptized and showed us somewhat of a backward swan dive to mimic how she thought the baptism would be. When the time finally came for me to baptize the two boys, the first boy attempted to race me into the font. After a bit of explanation, I got to go in and have him there with me. I looked up at everyone once we were ready and felt a brief surge of confirmation as I looked into the faces of other missionaries, friends, and members. I felt and still feel a warm candle ...