Our dear friend, Deb was baptized on November 7, 2009...What an incredible journey we have traveled together for the past few weeks...

This has been such an incredible journey we have traveled together. Deb has been visiting with me for over a year about religion. During my prep it was not unusually for us to be visiting in the office about various religious topics...One day we were visiting and I asked Deb if she would be willing to visit with the sister missionaries. I told her they had 6 or so lessons and they would be able to help her answer all her questions if she would be willing to listen. She told me she would like that.

The discussions began on Sunday, Oct. 11 and were held in our home. What a wonderful blessing this has been for our family. We have totally loved being a part of this with Deb...Thank you for blessing our family and our lives...

Deb, Annette and Steve on Deb's baptism evening...
Deb asked Steve to baptize her...

and to confirm the next day, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 at the Ventana Ward Chapel...

Sisters Waters, Lamb and Brown and Deb...These sisters are the missionaries that taught Deb her discussions...

The sisters, Jonny, Deb's son and Deb
Eva, Deb, Jonny
David, Jon, Cathy and Linda....
Deb's son and her brother, his wife and son and her two sisters...

Jonny and Deb

Deb with her daughter, Shelby and Shelby's friend, Mark...
Melissa played the harp for prelude and for Deb's favorite hymn at the baptism...


There were 101 people that attended Deb's baptism. The pictures that follow are people that were so excited to be apart of this great evening...
Sharon Lovin, Deb's Relief Society Pres. came to all the missionary discussions with Deb in our home. She is a great strength for Deb. Her daughters were also there to celebrate this great adventure...they also sang with the other activity girls as part of the program...

The Moody's ...Christine Moody has worked at our school on and off for several years...she was so thrilled to be able to come and enjoy this evening...

Bishop Fuller and his family...This is Deb's bishop in the Ventana Ward...

This sister lead the music for the baptism...

Caron is one of Deb's visiting teachers...Megan and Aliece are in my class at school...These kids were so excited to be there...

Deb asked Avalie Sego to give a talk on Baptism at her baptism. They are good friends. Avi is in the office area several times a day visiting the nurse's office checking her blood. Avi is diabetic and so she and Ms. Debra are very close. Avi did a fabulous job...

More of the kids and families at the baptism...

Evan and Nancy Farrow...Nancy has been in and out of our school doing IEP's...she also taught Deb tolle painting several years ago in Utah...Very small world...

Evelyn is one of my students from school. She was so happy to be at Ms. Deb's baptism. All the Activity Day Girls sang at the baptism. They were so excited to do this...

Sarah is in our Chorus Club and so happy the Ms. Deb would be attending her ward...

Todd McCrackin is the Ventana Ward Mission Leader and has been so wonderful to work with and get everything ready for Deb.