This last weekend, my cousins Hannah and Gary got baptized! I'm so happy for them and so proud of them!
Kennedy and I had youth camp the whole week before and we were exhausted! We woke up at 5am to drive up to their baptism at 9. I'm so glad that I live closer to them(and my other cousins) now that I'm in Arizona!!
After the baptism at the church, we went to their house where we had brunch and went swimming and had a little program.
My grandparents talked about baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost. They played a video clip of my great-grandpa Jensen speaking about his baptism and the importance of the Holy Ghost in his life. That video was taken at my sisters baptism, just a few months before he passed away in 2013. It was a special video to watch, and I'm grateful that someone had the idea to record and keep it.
Later that night we went to Pinnacle Peak. It's a cute little park that has rides, and shows and a restaurant. It's cowboy/western themed, and Gary LOVES everything having to do with cowboys and rodeos and the wild west(John Wayne is his icon, haha). The food wasn't that great, BUT the gun show was super cute.
I'm so glad I made the move to Arizona! I love being closer to my family!! It's sad to think that I only have one summer left at home before i move out and go on my own, so I'm grateful for the time I have to be with them now.
"Oh, brothers and sisters, families can be forever! Do not let the lures of the moment draw you away from them! Divinity, eternity, and family - they go together, hand in hand, and so must we!" -Spencer W. Kimball