Making Baptisms Magical !!!

Michell Withrow Baptism Robinson IL.
This day was the greatest day of Michell's life. My companion and I knew that so we did all we could to make her have a magical Baptism. follow these steps when planning a baptism.

"Missionary service is not easy, but it is infinitely worth it." M. Russell Ballard - 2005, Apr. Gen. Conf.

Making Baptisms Magical!!!

Most of us don’t remember all the little details that went into making our own baptisms magical so we sometimes forget to take care of a few details for our investigators, so here are some simple steps on how to make everything go Swimmingly. ( Get it ? )



· Step 1. Go through and design the program with the investigator, so they feel like they understand what is going to be coming. ( Do this with your Ward Mission Leader)

· Step 2. Make sure to go through the movements of baptism, teach them to bend there knees, to plug there nose, and to grip the person baptizing right on the wrist, to make sure they go all the way under.

· Step 3. Be sure to express the importance both to the investigator and the members of how important and spiritual a baptismal service is and to show up early, be reverent, and quiet during the whole service. Encourage the members to reflect upon there own baptism.

· Step 4. Make sure the person being baptized has white underwear for the baptism, and make sure they bring EXTRA UNDERWEAR and a TOWEL!

· Step 5. Have the person being baptized sit in the front row right beside the person who will be baptizing! And try to get the guest to sit in the more front rows, not the far back. Have the conductor excuse those that are part of the baptism first.

· Step 6. Be sure the font is full and as comfortable temperature as possible, and the all doors to the font and to the dressing room are unlocked.

· Step 7. Have the doors to the font open during the whole time the guests are in the room. So that the guest can see both the baptizer and the person being baptized walk into the water.

· Step 8. Be sure on program to have Hymn numbers and speakers on it.



Let us be the ones that make this a MEMORABLE and MAGICAL experience for our baptisms! So they may feel as the people in Mosiah Chapter 18 vs.30 “ And now it came to pass that all this was done in Mormon, yea, by the waters of Mormon, in the forest that was near the waters of Mormon; yea, the place of Mormon, the waters of Mormon, the forest of Mormon, how beautiful are they to the eyes of them who there came to the knowledge of their Redeemer; yea, and how blessed are they, for they shall sing to his praise forever.”