A Great Day for a Great Little Girl

As most of you know Stephen and Candice recently moved back to Utah from Pueblo, Colorado where they have lived for the last nearly five years.  It has been a good and growing experience for all of them and they have met many wonderful people who also have left lasting impressions upon their lives.  They have been anxiously engaged in the Good Cause and have blessed the lives of many during this time.  They have also missed home and their family here in Utah.  Stephen has been blessed to find work in scouting here in Utah and will be working with the Great Salt Lake Council.  We are excited to have them closer to us. For the time being they are staying in Lehi with Candice's sister Keri and her husband Toby and their family until they can sell their home in Pueblo.  We will all pray that this doesn't take a long time.

Sweet little Gabrielle had her birthday  just at the time they were leaving Pueblo.  She turned eight and of course was looking forward to being baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  They were not able to do this in Pueblo and expected to have wait a while after arriving in Utah for arrangements to be made.  However, they went to church in Lehi that first Sunday and were introduced to the Bishop in their new ward.  He was on the ball and upon learning of Gabrielle's desire to be baptized made arrangements for the baptism this past Saturday.  We had the opportunity to go down and be a part of this special occasion.  Stephen baptized her and I was asked to confirm her.  Following the confirmation Gabrielle, said to me:  "Grandpa, when you put your hands on my head I felt a warm feeling in my head and when you said receive the Holy Ghost it went right down into my heart and all over."  What a blessing and testimony that was to me.  We love our sweet Gabrielle.  The Lord loves her and she is a part of a very loving and supportive family.  We are all so blessed.

Gabrielle following her baptism and confirmation with her parents, Stephen and Candice.

The Stephen and Candice Eborn family.  Thanks for allowing us to be  part of your lives.