Morgan's baptism

Elder O'Neal never could find previous records for Morgan (the father of the family that was baptized three weeks ago) so the Stake President asked that we just rebaptize him. Morgan was keen with that idea so on Sunday morning Elder O'Neal was able to baptize the father of our sweet family. We went to the previous place about an hour before our Church service and you can tell it's getting a little colder:

Morgan was shivering even before the ordinance was performed. Then here's a picture of most of the branch or at least all who attended to baptism:

The Branch president was gone for a family reunion so Kohia (in the red tie) was in charge but he had Elder O'Neal do all the officiating. He is the first counselor in the branch presidency but pretty shy and doesn't like to be in charge. Afterwards we drove over to the branch building and had our regular meetings where Morgan was confirmed.
I had made some stuff for a luncheon afterwards to celebrate the baptism and the other two sisters had also brought desserts. We assumed we'd have about 12-15 in attendance. Next time, I must remind myself that holiday weekends get crazy in resort towns. We ended up having 63 people there!! We had chairs set up on top of chairs and every spare space was full. So, by the time the meeting was over, we got out all the food we had and somehow, just like the story of the loaves and the fishes, it was enough for everyone. My own mini-miracle. It was a beautiful day and a wonderful way to commemorate Easter.