My Baptism

I was Baptized on January 2nd, in the Wylie 2nd ward. I wanted to get baptized with my friend and 2nd cousin Lille. She's like my sister. Aunt Barbara and Uncle Bill were there. Matt and aunt Katy Morphis were there too. Grace was also there.

The dress that I got baptized in, is a nightgown that my mom made for me. The other white dress that I wore before and after I got baptized, had a stripe of colors. My grandma got that dress for me.

For the service, we were in the chapel. Great grandma Helen, grandma Ashurst, and Uncle Bill Benac talked at the microphone (actually not Liz, she directed the music). They talked about what we were going to do after we got baptized. That we should be nice, and help others. We should be nice to our enemies, and help them do things like; if they don't know math, we can help them with it, and how to do it. Aunt Barbara played the piano.

All my cousins that were there went up on the stage, to sing a song. "When Jesus Christ was baptized". That's what we all sang. Some other people talked (the bishop), and then I got baptized.

I got baptized in a tub of water. Dad said the prayer, and then he pushed my hand, and I bent my legs. Then he dunked me under and pulled me back up. I had to dunk under water 3 times, because my dad messed up on the prayer. Then I said to my mom: "But now I am a member of Lille's church!!

After I got baptized, it was Lille's turn to get baptized. She slid unto the floor, and stayed straight as a board. Then she got out, and we went back into the chapel. We sang some songs. Some men put their hands on my head, and I was confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus (what is our church called????) ...

My favorite part was when he dunked me under, because the water was warm, and it felt good. Now that I am baptized, I can return to Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father when I grow old.

My Testimony:

I know this Church is true. Joseph Smith was a true prophet. Gordon B Hinckley was also a prophet. Everybody can be baptized when they're 8, or older. We can all return to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, if we obey His commandments. We should all read our scriptures every morning and night that we can.

In the name of Jesus Christ Amen

Turning 8

I was waiting a long time to turn 8. Finally I got there. I was happy, because I got lots of presents. A lot of people were there to look at my presents. One of my uncles, Josh, missed my birthday party. He had to go home, and take care of his dog Jack. He is a fun dog. Jack left 2 days before I was 8. I had the best birthday party.

I had my birthday party at my grandma's house. I got a purse made out of a little pair of pants from mom. I also got a pearl necklace, bracelet, and earrings from Kelly. Sterling gave me some littlest pet shops. I like them. My grandma gave me a build-a-bear card that had $50 on it.

I went to the mall with my grandma. She was holding my card for me. We were having a little bit of trouble finding the store, but we found it. I made a dog. It was white and brown. I picked out a big bed for her, and pink clothes. The skirt had a bow. The shirt had "Texas" on it, out of sparkles. They also gave me free bows for her ears and tail. They were red, green, and 2 light pink bows. I named my dog Sparkler.

Grandma and I looked around the mall, because there were lots of other stores in the mall. We got to go on escalators. That was fun. I took my dog for a walk around the mall. My grandma took lots of pictures of me. Grandma put me over a fence that was closed , and told me to stand by the Christmas tree. There we presents under the tree, but they were not real. There were big BIG ornaments on the tree. I also got to see the chair that Santa sat in. Then we went outside, it wasn't very cold outside. We got in the car, and my grandma almost forgot to go to the store to get a cake, but I reminded her.

We got a cake that had rings on the sides that were shaped like flowers. There were 8 candles on the top. The frosting was really frosty! It even said on the top: "Happy Birthday Winter". I opened the presents before we ate cake. I ate the cake after my presents, because I wanted to open my presents first. I love presents. I love the cake too. There was lots of frosting! And you know, I like frosting.

We stayed at my grandma's house for a long time. I almost forgot about my own house. As soon as we were on the road, I remembered my house. When we got home, we played a new Wii game, that I got for my birthday. But it was a little to hard, so we started playing Super Mario Brothers. There were lots of games, but they were really hard. My mom and dad were the best at them. They played more than us. But that was okay, because I like watching.

It was a great Birthday because I had the best day of my life!

The Soap

Once there was a bar of soap just lying in the sink. Five seconds after somebody washed their hands the soap bar came to life. He climbed up and out of the sink. He jumped off the counter and hit the floor. When he did, a corner of the soap broke off, but he did not mind it. He just got up, and went into the living room. It was very dark. He started to get sleepy, so he went into a big bedroom. He saw a small bed. He ran and ran until he got there. He got into the little bed, and he slept all night. In the morning, he heard footsteps, so he got out of bed and went to the front door. Just then somebody opened the door. As the person went outside, the soap went out. He walked around the city. He was having a great time, when he slipped and broke another piece off. He didn't mind it though. He just got up, and kept on going. Then he got tired of the city, so he went to Plano and went into an office. It was dark and spooky. He was very scared, but he kept on going. Just then, the lights turned on, and the soap went and hid. The person just got some papers and left. But she forgot to turn the light off and shut the door, so the pack of soap was not scared at all. He kept on walking. Then he went into another room, and the lights were on. In that place there was a desk and a lamp, and it also had candy. Here were the types: gum, gummy bears, hershey bars and snickers. He got on the desk, and took a piece of gum. He ate it, and jumped off the desk. Just then, he saw a little chair. So he ran to it, and climed on and took a nap. When he woke up, he got out of the chair, and went into a crazy room. It had crazy stuff. The room was upside down, and it was filled with candy that was alive. There was a candy cane sleeping on the roof. There were dancing blocks. The soap was amazed. He started to dance with them. Pretty soon it was night time, but he was having too much fun to even sleep. So he danced the night away. The End.

~Second Grade Creative Writing Story 5

The Turkey and the Feast

It was Thanksgiving day, and turkey was getting ready. On his morning walk, he saw racoon. He asked her this: "Can I invite you to my feast?" "OK" said the racoon, so on they walked in cold air. They they saw a big bird, and the racoon asked him if he wanted to come to turkey's feast. "OK".

So they went back home and started to cook. They carefully followed turkey into his kitchen. They blindfolded the turkey because they secretly wanted him to be the dinner. They made him walk up the stairs, to go into the oven. He went in and they slammed the door shut. Fifteen hours later they go check on the turkey. When they open the oven door the turkey is inside. He is laying peacefully. The racoon touches him gently to see if he is dead or alive. The turkey's eye pops open and he says: "You forgot to preheat!" Happy Thanksgiving!
~Second Grade Creative Writing Story 4

Illustrated by Annie Poon

Leafs

Once upon a time there were some leafs that were falling. Two of them came alive. When they did, they grew legs and arms. One leaf said: "When we get on the ground, lets walk around in the city." "OK", said the other leaf. So when they hit the ground, they started to walk to the city. When they were in the city, they looked around and they saw people. One of the leafs said, "come on, lets go to a big building". "OK", said the little leaf, and so they went to a big building. When they did, someone stepped on them, and that was the end of them.

~Second Grade Creative Writing Story 3

The Spider

Once there was a huge spider. He was walking around the woods, and he saw a huge tree. He wondered if there were even more spiders in the tree. So he thought for a few minutes, and then he got so curious that he started to climb the tree. When he got to the top of the tree, all he saw was a little owl. The owl started to scare the huge spider, so the spider started to climb down the tree. As he was going down the tree, he saw a fluffy caterpillar. He said: "Why are you rushing?" "Because there is an owl that was scaring me. Why... because my uncle Fern got killed by an owl. And... I do not want to die". He started to walk down the tree some more, and then he was safe. The End.

~Second Grade Creative Writing Story 2

The Cat and the Bubbles

Once there was a cat named Pinky. She had some bubbles. One time Pinky was playing with her bubbles and the bubbles came to life. They jumped out of the cat's hands and they tripped over a rock. The bubbles went inside and messed up my megaroom. By the time I got there, he was in the megabathroom. And when I got there, the pack of bubbles was up on the megaroof. Then he left, and the next day he came back. This time he came with a big machine and it was called the Zipacarda. It had 5067 arms and it almost drove over the cat, but she got out of the way. The pack of bubbles cleaned everything he had made a mess of. The cat said: "Thank you for cleaning this big mess". The pack of bubbles was never heard of ever again. The End.

~Second Grade Creative Writing Story 1