Nervous 8-year-old bearing testimony: I have never doubted that being baptized was a mistake.
Overheard by: Stacy
baptism
7-year-old talking to mother about baptism: How many minutes do you need to stay under water?
Mother: Just seconds
7-yar-old: I want to do that Mom! When I’m eight, BAM! It’s done!
Overheard by: Katie E
7-year-old boy in sunday school class: Going in the water is like your sins being taken away
Boy #2: So, I dont want to go in after him, or i get his sins?
Overheard by: Exxon Valdez
4-year-old: I know what baptism is! It’s where you give up all your old sins and they go away so you can get new ones.
Overheard by: Britney
Child to another child reaching into baptismal font: Don’t touch that! It’s full of sins.
Overheard by: Holly
Mom: When you turn 8 you get to be baptized by daddy, so he will dunk you in the water.
3 year old child: But Why?
Mom: Well when you are baptized it washes away all of the bad things that you have done.
3 year old: Mom, I’m gonna need a lot of soap!
Overheard by: Ivory
2-year-old kicking and screaming while held up to get a better view of his brother being baptized: I don’t want to go swimming!
Overheard by: Another LDS Mommy
