What a sweet day! Kristen got baptized at our church. She has been very adamant about getting baptized since last summer. Unfortunately, we were out of town on vacation and missed the baptism classes. So she checked to make sure she didn't miss the next one. She was very clear on stage when she gave her testimony. I wrote it here for those of you who asked me for it.
"I am Kristen Davis and I am 7 years old. When I was 4 years old I asked Jesus to forgive me of my sins so that I can live with him forever in Heaven. I knew that I needed Jesus because I could not forgive my own sins.
My favorite Bible verse is John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
My life is different now because I want to tell people about Jesus. I want to serve others and forgive others when they sin against me.
I want to be baptized because I want people to know I have Jesus in my heart."
We always felt that the names we gave our children had meaning. We wanted their names to fit their personality. As Kristen gets older I see how her name fits her. Kristen means "Follower of Christ". So it is befitting that she would be the first sibling to get baptized even though she is younger. She has so much love and compassion for others. She always thinks of others first. One time her sister didn't have a piece of candy like everyone else and she gave her only piece to her sister and went without.
After church my mom and some of Kristen's friends and our neighbors came over to celebrate with us. We ate lunch and had ice cream cake. Kristen's cake said,"Kristen, Child of God."
Here are some pictures of her giving her testimony and of her after she was "dunked". I am also going to include the video of her testimony. It got cut off at the end, but you get the idea of what it was like.
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