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Matthew 3:16-17
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Mark 1:9-11
9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Luke 3:21-22
21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Discuss
Have members of your family seen someone be baptized or confirmed a member of the Church?
What did family members feel when they were baptized or when they witnessed a baptism?
How is being baptized and confirmed like a new birth?
When we are baptized, all of our sins and wrong doings are washed away, so we are as clean as we were the day that we were born.
When we are born into this world, we have parents to guide us and help us along the way. After being confirmed we receive a spiritual guide to help us. This spiritual guide is the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost will be your constant companion and help you to know and understand what Heavenly Father and Jesus would like you to know. He will also be there to give you warnings and help you choose the right.
Why are we fully immersed in water when we are baptized?
We are baptized by immersion. This means that we go fully under the water, before being brought back up. “Baptism symbolizes death, burial, and resurrection and can only be done by immersion (“Baptism,” Bible dictionary).
Think about when we physically die, we are buried completely in the ground, and when Jesus returns to the earth, we will be resurrected and come out of the grave. The same with baptism. To be spiritually reborn, we must bury the natural man (our sins) completely under water, and then we are spiritually reborn, as we rise from the water.
Why do we wear white when we are baptized?
When we are baptized, we wear white to symbolize that we are clean and pure from all of our sins.
Why is the gift of the Holy Ghost described as a “baptism of fire”?
The Holy Ghost acts as a cleansing agent to purify them and sanctify them from all sin. Thus it is often spoken of as “fire”. (Bible Dictionary, “Holy Ghost”)
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