Dressed in White

Yesterday was a very exciting day for Jenna.  She was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  As I was doing her hair she exclaimed, "I've been waiting for this day my whole life!!"  

 Both sets of Grandparents were there to support Jenna on her big day.

We participated in a stake baptism program and there was one other girl from our ward being baptized.  When we got to the font for our ward's baptisms we were informed that the heater in the font wasn't working and that the water was cold. We soon realized that it wasn't just a little bit cold, but a LOT cold. They actually had to clear away a little bit of ice from the top of the water when they arrived that morning.  Jenna was very happy that she went completely under the first time and didn't have to be baptized a second time.  Both she and Adam were out of that water in record time.  As I helped her get her wet clothes off and dry off we talked about how she was just like the pioneers because many of them had to be baptized in freezing cold water, too.  She had a great attitude, "This will make my baptism so easy to remember!"  While waiting to be confirmed both Jenna and the other girl who was baptized from our ward were literally shivering and had blankets wrapped around them.  Jenna still loved her experience and had a great day.  Adam had 2 sisters and their families travel to be with us and I had 2 sisters from my side that were able to come.  It was a lot of fun to see them and spend a few hours with cousins.

Congrats, Jenna!