Baptism/Washed Clean Demonstration

I typically don't name the little girl in my drawing because I don't want to make anyone feel bad.

The demonstration goes something like this,

" This girl is getting ready to be baptized."

"She's done a few things wrong. She kicked her brother last week."

Then color the girls foot with the marker.
"She took a cookie without permission and lied to her mom about it."

Then color her hand and mouth...for the taking and the lying.

You can talk more in depth at this point to give information about how baptism cleanses us from our sins, how she needs to apologize to her brother and tell her mother the truth about the cookie.

"She has met with her Bishop and is ready to be baptized."

Because we believe Baptism by Immersion is the correct mode of baptism, this little girl gets dunked all the way under the water.

I do not try to demonstrate any of the Priesthood ordinance with words or having another figure to be in the water with her to baptize her. I feel that would be inappropriate.

This is only to demonstrate how the baptism cleanses her from her sins.

If you wanted to explain with words how someone is baptized with proper Priesthood authority that is up to you. But I have always felt that was best saved for another lesson.

When the girl comes dripping out of the water all those marks/sins are gone.