Ryan's baptism

Ryan turned 8 in March and was all set to be baptized when COVID came and shut everything down. He could have been baptized still on his original baptism date, but was only allowed to bring 10 people, including 2 people from the stake, so we would not have been able to have even both sets of grandparents there. We decided to postpone. Stake baptisms were canceled in April and May, so Ryan was excited to hear that they were back on in June. And we could have up to 20 people come, including one member of the bishopric, so 19 people. The Knight clan numbers 18, so adding in Grandma and Grandpa Campbell would put us at 20. Marie, however, only had 6-8 hours to sleep between shifts at the nursing home she works at, so she sat out (or slept, actually) and all the rest of the family was able to attend. 

 Tucson's mayor issued a city-wide mandate that started Saturday morning requiring a mask for everyone in public areas where social distancing was not possible (because Arizona is the COVID hotspot of the country right now), so we had to bring our face masks along.

Ryan with his grandparents:

 Jacob and Ryan came already dressed in their whites to make it easier since we were supposed to limit as much as possible what we touched in the church so the stake leaders (who waited outside while we were inside for the baptism) would have less to clean between baptisms.

 COVID definitely made Ryan's baptism one to remember.

 Because of the restrictions on who could come, they allowed other family to join us via technology as long as we weren't recording or taking pictures. So Ryan's aunts and uncle in Utah were able to join us remotely.

 We got everyone together for a big family photo with everyone who came, but it unfortunately did not turn out. :(

We did get a family photo both with and without masks.

 (Look how tall Rachel is. She's almost caught up to me (especially with her platform shoes on).

As we were leaving Rachel's friend, Chelsea showed up for her brother's baptism. They were both wearing green striped dresses. We had to snap a social-distance masked photo.

 Ryan was very happy to have finally gotten baptized. Afterwards we went to Grandma and Grandpa Knight's house for Eegees and lunch and swimming.

Ryan and Jacob got matching ties for his baptism since he doesn't get a baptism dress like the girls. He also got a CTR tie clip. Those are two handsome men. 

Our neighbor, Shannon, has come to Rachel and Annie's baptisms and comes to the kids' primary program almost every year. She loves the kids, and was sad to have to miss Ryan's baptism, so she got him a necklace that says "Try God" and a bracelet that says "I love Jesus." You can see the bracelet in the above picture. She's the best neighbor.

We're so proud of Ryan for choosing to follow Jesus Christ by being baptized.