Dare's Eight

On Dare's birthday...

We had T-ball first, some outdoor games with friends, and then we decided to stop by this diner (the term 'diner' is used loosely - Indo version) on the way home for lunch.  You can get American breakfast-type food all day.  So along with burgers and fries, we had omelets, and pancakes, etc.  It was a great birthday meal.  Since we spent a certain amount, we were able to spin their 'Wheel of Fortune'.  We all let Dare spin it because it was her birthday.  A lot of those spaces are for free fries, or free shakes, but if you look at the space right behind her left shoulder, it says 'Jackpot'.  Yep, that's the one she landed on! So we won 500,000 rupiah to spend there again!  It was crazy.  That's like a whole other meal for all of us.  It was pretty funny.  I felt kind of guilty taking a gift certificate for that much money, but the employees seemed even more excited than we were.

Then we went swimming, cleaned up, and this was next...

Dare's baptism was really wonderful.  The PGs were nice enough to let us have it at their home.  Mads gave an amazing opening prayer, and Nate gave the talk on baptism.  The spirit was very strong.  We worried a bit because it was in a pool, but everyone was reverent, and it was perfect.  While Dare was getting changed, everyone there wrote a little message to her.  Sister Abbe gave a awesome talk about the Holy Ghost, and then she was confirmed.  Rhon gave the closing prayer.

Afterwards, all the kids there lined up to give Dare a hug.  They were so happy for her!  None of our family was able to come, but she was surrounded by great friends and a super supportive ward.  It was a very special day.

I am so proud of Dare.  She doesn't show it a lot of the time, because she's all about fun, but she is very spiritual.  She wants to do what's right and there was no question about whether she would get baptized or not.  I know it was a big deal to her.  You could tell she thought about what it meant for months before it happened.  She is such an awesome person, and I'm glad we had a whole day that was all about her.