Baptism by Water and Fire

Today was a great day for our granddaughter!  

Here she is before her Baptism:

And here she is AFTER her Baptism by immersion AND her Baptism by fire to receive the Holy Ghost:

The 3 Generation Family Photo:

Our family (minus one son and family):

And the 4 Generation Family Photo:

Our INSPIRATIONAL FAMILY FOCUS is by  Pres. Boyd K. Packer: 

 

“The Gift of the Holy Ghost: What Every Member Should Know” 

 

Pres. Packer quoted the Prophet Joseph Smith: 

“You might as well baptize a bag of sand as a man, if not done in view of the remission of sins and getting of the Holy Ghost. Baptism by water is but half a baptism, and is good for nothing without the other half—that is, the baptism of the Holy Ghost” (History of the Church, 5:499).”
Then Pres. Packer illustrated the point by saying: 
“To prepare people for baptism without teaching about the gift of the Holy Ghost is like a Sacrament Meeting where only the bread is blessed and passed. They would receive but half.
Remember the fourth article of faith: “The first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
When we think of baptism by immersion or baptism by water, we must also think of the gift of the Holy Ghost—baptism by fire. Think of it as one sentence. First comes the baptism of water and then the baptism of fire.
Joseph Smith said, “The baptism of water, without the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost attending it, is of no use; they are necessarily and inseparably connected” (History of the Church, 6:316).”


We also used a Primary Sharing Activity and made Scripture Cards for our granddaughter so that she can continue to learn more about the Gift of the Holy Ghost: