Wes' Baptism

Wes was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Saturday, January, 25, 2020 in Dublin, Ohio by his father, Brian Monsen.

Sweet Wes had this huge smile on his face all morning! We are all so blessed we got to feel his sweet spirit that morning.

These five people surrounding that sweet boy were so proud to be by his side as he made this decision to follow the Savior.

Mae was the cutest audience member there-

Wes was so excited to finally get started, but waited patiently as we went through the program-

Thad gave such a wonderful talk on baptism and his grandmas were lucky enough to witness this wonderful event.
 I gave a short talk on the Holy Ghost using the song “Let the Holy Spirit Guide” as my outline and encouraged Wes to allow the spirit to take on these roles in his life: guide, teach, testify. I reminded him that the spirit is much more often a feeling than a voice and if he will listen to that feeling, he won’t be led astray. He looked straight at me the whole time and it was just the sweetest!

Afterwards, a group of wonderful men from our ward circled around him as Brian confirmed him and gave him the sweetest blessing. The thing I remember from that is Brian blessing him to use his unique talents to bless his life and the lives of others. Listen to the Spirit, Wes, he will guide you as strive to be a tool in the Lord’s hands.

 Chris Wernli - Derek Von Cannon - Denton Whitney - Mark Slavens

Dad - Bishop Johnson - Eric Robertson

We enjoyed a wonderful brunch at our home following the baptism that I didn’t get nearly enough pictures of —We were too busy celebrating that wonderful boy!

We had so many ward members join us and are so grateful for the wonderful people that surround us here in Dublin, Ohio.

I am so thankful for this boy and his love and willingness to follow the Savior. He is a curious soul and I know it's going to serve him well in his mortal journey.

 This is such an exciting first step on your path to eternal life, Mr. Wes. I hope you exercise the faith and humility you did on this wonderful day throughout your life, it will take you places you could never imagine.

And last, but certainly not least, we are SO THANKFUL for these Grandmas and their undying love and support-

Their visit was short, but so so sweet.

Lots of love and thank yous to these wonderful women in our lives.