Good Weekends

 I had to get a few pictures with Luke today because I forgot to on Friday. It was a bit emotional for me walking to the baptismal font on Friday knowing that this was my last child to be baptized. All the “lasts” are hard to process! My kids are growing up too fast! I’m grateful it is summer time now and I hope we are able to enjoy it together. Brad shared some of his thoughts from Luke’s baptism today in his testimony that he shared. He talked about how excited Luke was to be baptized. He had gotten in his suit and packed his clothes for the baptism hours before it was time to go. And when he and Brad were walking to the front, Luke was running to it! I need to be that excited about making and keeping my own covenants!  It was such a great weekend. We’re so grateful to our family for driving to be here. I’m so grateful for the perfect weather we had on Friday. It’s been rainy ever since! We were lucky that things worked out so well.

Luke’s Baptism

 Luke has been looking forward to this day for a while now! The first thing he said to me this morning was, “I get to be baptized today! He was so happy and so happy to have both grandparents here and Lesa, JT and Elly! It was a busy day getting some yard work done and food ready for our guests. Brad even put up our outdoor pergola lights with his dad’s help. Grandpa Hobson gave Luke an American pin and Grandma and Grandpa Woodruff gave him an American tie! He looked pretty sharp! 

The baptism service was so nice! Tenley played the piano and did such a great job! She practiced everyday and played all the music perfectly. She works hard! Ryder gave the opening prayer and it was sweet and perfect. Kade gave the baptism talk and taught Luke about Jesus is there to help us fix our mistakes and about how he’s now on Jesus’ team. Then Brad baptized Luke. We should have given the font more time to fill up but luckily it was deep enough for Luke to be fully immersed. His Grandma Woodruff and Grandma Judy were the witnesses. Then the kids sang “Families Can Be Together Forever” together. It was so sweet! Luke chose the song. After that my Dad, Grandpa Woodruff, gave the talk on the Holy Ghost. He taught Luke who the Holy Ghost is and the many ways he can help him. Then he shared some neat stories about my life and his. I loved it. Then Brad blessed him with the gift of the Holy Ghost. It was a special blessing and my friend sent these notes of what Brad said:

Luke Hobson confirmation 6/5/26 by his father:

Bless you to:

-Learn to recognize the language of the Holy Ghost and to follow promptings

-Live life in a way you are able to receive those promptings

-Be able to further your natural disposition to do good 

-be a disciple of Jesus by expressing love to all

-Grow strong in the gospel and be a good example to those around you 

-With the things you need to accomplish those goals

-To be a future worthy husband, father and son of god

It was really special. The whole meeting was done in 30 minutes! We got some pictures together and then came home to eat dinner that was thankfully catered by Smoked and enjoy our beautiful pergola! We had homemade ice cream and waffle bowls for dessert as well. It was so nice to sit and visit with everyone and enjoy such a beautiful evening after such a wonderful day. I’m so grateful for Luke and for my family!

Baptism Towel

 The primary presidency came over tonight to talk to Luke about his baptism. They showered him with gifts! They gave him a quiet book for sacrament meeting, a Kit Kat to help him remember the covenants he’s making, and a towel with a CTR shield on it. He was so excited! It’s going to be such a fun weekend for him!