Sarah's Blessing

Our little Sarah got blessed today. She wore the same dress Kaitlyn wore when she was blessed. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to button the first button (do to the cute chubby-ness), but the dress fit her perfectly! As I was dressing her into her little white dress, tears came, as the first part of the poem My Three White Dresses (written by Elder. L Tom Perry's daughter) kept re-running in my head. Dress number #1 down, 2 more to go.

Overall, the blessing was wonderful. It was very sweet. I thought I wouldn't cry, but of course I did. I feel so blessed to have two sweet little girls.

My Three White Dresses

Written By: Elder L. Tom Perry's daughter, which she read at his granddaughter's baptism.

My mom bought me a white dress,

Not red or pink or blue.

She said it was a special dress

Like very other few,

There has been just one before,

A dress now put away,

That I wore some time ago

Upon my blessing day.

As a little baby clothed In my first white dress,

My dad held me in his arms,

There to name and bless.

So pure and clean was I just then,

With time to grow and learn

About the Father's plan for me.

My glory I must earn.

Now I've reached the age to judge

The wrong road from the right,

And I am here to be baptized

In this dress of white.

So once again I'm free from sin.

The path is clear to me.

I'll grasp the rod and hold on tight,

I vow with certainty.

Just as mud would stain my dress,

Sin would stain my soul.

The key is to repent or bleach,

For whiteness is my goal.

And if I try my very best,

Then richly blessed I'll be,

Wearing inside God's holy house

White dress number three,

So today I make this pledge:

I'll strive to choose the right,

Through this sacred baptism ordinance

In my second dress of white.