After she was baptized, outside the Stake Center.
Our beautiful girl in her white dress.
She is baptized!
My parents with our family.
Before she was baptized.
Joel's mom, Beverly, with our family.
Another family shot.
Joel and Julianna in their baptism jumpsuits.
Before we left she got some gifts from Grandma Shaw--a beautiful baptism keepsake book and a tithing bank.
Posing in her white dress from Grandma Maxwell.Julianna was baptized a few weeks ago at the Hemet, CA, stake center along with 3 other children in the stake. Her baptism will be something I will always remember. Because she is so afraid of water, we weren't sure what to expect. We just had faith in her decision to be baptized, and faith that we would receive divine help that day. We decided to have her go first so her anxiety wouldn't rise too high. As she walked down the steps into the water, she asked, "I thought Jesus was going to help me!" I looked up on the wall of the font and saw the carving in the marble of John baptizing Jesus and pointed to that and said, "He is here helping you!" She was really shaken up after she got out of the water, but once she calmed down, the very first thing she said was, "I got baptized, Mommy! Aren't you proud of me?" I know that she knows baptism is important and she wanted to do what is right. She then was confirmed shortly afterward and knew that she was receiving the Holy Ghost. She is really gaining a testimony of the gospel, loves her scriptures, and loves going to activity days. We're so glad Joel's mom, and my parents and sister Cindel and her husband, Ryan, and Olive could be there! We are also so grateful for all of the ward support at the baptism--the room was packed for her confirmation and she had many worthy men from our ward and family confirming her. What a wonderful experience for our family and for Julianna!