Your Rocky start
Your Beautiful Beginning...
You were baptized this week as well. You had family come in and visit and your other relatives wanted so badly to share your special day with you, but their grandpa was sick. You had a beautiful baptism. It is always beautiful when all of your loved ones can surround you and participate in your special day.
Your Eternal Family
Both of your sisters gave talks, Beauty spoke on Baptism. She is truly gifted. She did a wonderful job and Sweetheart spoke on the Holy Ghost. She accepted the challenge and she did so well. She was so nervous but I am proud of them both. Warrior baptized you. He was nervous as well but pulled it off without a hitch. What flashed before my eyes was a glimpse of eternity. Each of my children have entered into the waters of baptism and have made their first covenants with the Lord. In both talks the girls mentioned that they were so glad that we could be an eternal family and how proud they were of you that you too, made the choice to be baptized.
No stronger bonds than the ties of family
Dash, there is no doubt that you can evoke and incite my deepest emotions from pure exhilaration to pure frustration. I believe that is what makes me love you so much. After Warrior performed the baptismal prayer and ordinance. He put you under the water and you came up and you looked like a brand new baby. Your eyes were so wide and alert. It was almost funny. I realized you did not plug your nose either. After they drew the curtains. WE could hear some splashing going on.
Our Bishop's wife laughed and said, "It sounds like he is swimming".
I thought, "surely not, that is just Warrior getting out. He is big so it is all the water sloshing around."
Power in the Priesthood
Warrior said as he was pulling the plug to drain the water. You had turned around to walk out and decided to DUNK yourself one more time. I can just visualize you walking out and then squatting underwater again. BUT, did it stop there?? OH NO!!! No, my dear Dash. You made it to the other side of the stairs and as Warrior turned around you dove out into the water. You went swimming. The look on Warrior's face had to be priceless. You said Warrior, grabbed your arm underwater and pulled you out. Warrior said, he was gritting through his teeth, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" But, secretly, he was laughing inside. Warrior, Beauty and Sweetheart both said they wished they had savored the water moment just a little longer. It's that pure innocense and light heartedness that you have. You said the water felt so good and you felt good that you just wanted to be dunked again. I can not keep up with the you. I truly just stand back in awe and shake my head.
True love...
Sister Sherwood from the primary presidency welcomed you as a new member and she shared a story. Every Sunday the presidency always asks if there are any visitors? and every Sunday Dash raises his hand. She told him that he is a true and official member of the church. I had no idea he was doing these things in primary! Again, I just have to shake my head and smile. You are so different from your siblings. You dance to your own beat.
Another funny that Warrior shared with us. He shared that while he was dunking you, YOU never closed your eyes! This makes me laugh so hard. He said, he put you under, you didn't plug your nose and then you popped your eyes open and was just staring at him! All the way up until you were out. Dash, I look forward with great anticipation the many wonderful memories you bring into our lives. WE love you so very much and are so proud of you. We are so thankful for all of our family that made the trip down for your special day.
Eight things about Dash.
1. He loves oreos.
2. He loves baseball and the Yankees
3. He is brilliant.
4. He is a fierce competitor. He hates to lose.
5. He is sensitive
6. He will probably be voted class clown and class genius.
7. He is quick tempered
8. He is so loving.
