Recently I had the privilege of baptizing my oldest daughter as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It was a special day for our family, with many family members making quite a trip to be here with us. I couldn't have been more proud of my daughter for her decision to follow the example of our Savior Jesus Christ by being baptized.
After the ceremony was over, one of the presiding members of our congregation was making a few remarks. At this point my two year old boy began to get restless, and started to make some noise. So in an attempt to keep him quiet, I started making conversation with him.
I said "Did you see Taylor get baptized?" To this he nonchalantly replies "Yeah, she was in the water with Jesus." To which I replied "Did you see Jesus?!" Again he says "He was in the water with you and Taylor, but he's not there now."
Now, I didn't see Jesus in the water with us, and I don't know if he was there. But I do believe that he is my older brother, and that he loves our family, and was especially pleased with the decision my daughter made that day. I also believe that if it was possible for him to be there that day, and he didn't have more pressing matters to attend to that there is probably no place he would have rather been than at the baptism of a beautiful young lady making a good decision.
Taylor I love you, and the decision that you've made. I hope and pray that now you have entered in by the gate, that you will stay on the straight and narrow path that leads to life eternal, by always staying close to your Savior Jesus Christ. He loves you very much just as I do, and according to your little brother he was at your baptism standing in the water with you.
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