Markay's 1st primary Talk

I meant to post this last week (just like I've meant to post so many other things in the past few months), but some how never got around to it.

Markay gave her 1st primary talk last week. The subject was: The ordinance of baptism blesses my family. The 1st thing I thought of was how those of our ancestors that 1st accepted the gospel and were baptized truly blessed each of us who followed.

As you may or may not know, my wonderful mother-in-law is a convert. Since she is someone that Markay can relate to, we chose to center our talk around her and how her baptism has blessed us.

Kay and Del McCarthy (Daynen's parents)

This is the picture we printed out & held up while Markay was giving her talk.

Primary talk for Markay: May 24, 2009

How Baptism Blesses My Family

This is a picture of my Grammy and Grandpa. They are my daddy's mom & dad. When my Grammy was little, she didn't go to primary. She wasn't a member of our church. When she was a teenager, Grammy found out about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints. She liked what she heard and the way it made her feel, so she decided to get baptized with her mommy. Even though decided to stop going to church after a while, Grammy kept her baptismal covenants and kept going to church. I'm sure that must have been hard for her.

Because Grammy kept her promises that she made when she was baptized, she met Grandpa when he got home from his mission and they were able to be married in the Oakland Temple and start a forever family. Grammy and Grandpa had 8 children. My daddy is the oldest. Grammy taught her children about Jesus' love for them and to live so that we can return to live with him.

I am thankful that Grammy was baptized and that because of her example, I know that Jesus loves me. I am excited to be able to follow my Grammy's and Jesus' example and be baptized when I am 8.


We are so thankful to Grammy for her example of endurance and faith! We love her so much and all of our ancestors who chose to accept the gospel. What a blessing it is in our lives.