Down to the river

Sunday, July 12 was an eventful day for two of the Smith girls. They got baptized.

Since our church is portable right now (we meet in a local high school) we don't have a regular baptistry, so when the weather is warm we head up Provo Canyon and do the baptisms in its icy waters.

Both Emily and Jenna wanted to make this public statement of their faith in Christ, and we all decided that doing it on the Sunday when G'pa, Aunt Sharis and cousin Kennedy were here was a great time to make it happen. So after church, we threw on some swimwear, loaded up the van and made a dash for the canyon. Our good friends, the Grimes, had two of their kids getting baptized as well, so it was a lovely gathering.

The outside temp was around 95 that day. The water temp was much closer to, oh, 60? It was, at the very least, shocking just stepping into it. But those brave girls did more than wade in; they were immersed in it. Let no one say their commitment is half-hearted.

First Emily...
Then Jenna...Our happy familyPlus Gpa, Aunt Sharis, Kennedy and Brooke, our adopted college girl for the summer.
A fabulous day!!