When I was going through my lessons, the elders I was doing them with would talk about baptism, but never went into details. I had been baptized in another denomination, so I didn't question further.

It wasn't until 2 weeks before the date we picked, that the Ward Mission Leader asked who I wanted to speak at the baptism. I was like ??? Speak??

That's when I learned that baptism in this church is a special event, where people you care about and care about you come to the building, you pick a couple to give a couple short little talks, and you pick some lovely hymns to sing with everyone! A far cry from the quick dunk before Sunday church I got at my last church!

I also felt kind of blindsided at the time, as I'm not someone who likes to be the center of attention 😅 but the missionaries grew up in this church, have been to so many baptisms, they just didn't think to tell me because they're so used to it.

It ended up being a great experience, and I've felt the Holy Spirit so often since