Scott Carrier was baptized recently, and because the baptism was scheduled for 7:00 pm on a Sunday, Betsy and I decided that I would take Porter only to watch it. He's six, will be getting baptized soon, and handles missing sleep better than his siblings at this point in time. While we were there, I told him about what was happening, why Scott Carrier was in white, why Kerry Morgan was in white, and how happy his family was. There was a point in the program when we were singing I am a Child of God and I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit. About that time, Porter turned to me and said, "I just love you, dad. I'm full of love."
It is difficult to describe the joy that brings to me: for one thing, I love it when my children express love, and for another, I had been wondering how I could help him know that the spirit was present. I lovingly told him that he felt that way because the Spirit was there. That his feeling of love was the way the Spirit tells him that Heavenly Father is happy that Scott Carrier was getting baptized, and that baptism is important. I told him that I also feel full of love when I feel the spirit and that is one of the ways I feel him telling me that Heavenly Father loves me.
When Samuel heard the voice of the Lord, he ran to Eli three times to ask him what he wanted before Eli realized what Samuel was experiencing. It's a challenge to invite the spirit into your home and daily activities so that your children can feel it, and harder still to know when they are feeling it to identify it. I am extremely grateful that I had the opportunity to have that moment with Porter at Scott's baptism.
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