Yesterday we joined with members from our branch and another on a bus trip to the temple.  Mary and I went primarily to do what we could to ensure these three brethren and a young mother with her newly baptized 11-year-old son had the best experience they could.

It was the first baptism trip for all three The brother on the left was baptized just over a year ago and the two on the right were baptized several weeks ago.

They all three have mobility challenges and two have communication challenges. Combine that with an experience and place that were totally new to them and you'll understand why we had some challenges. Even with that, they all had a good experience. We dropped the two on the right off at their house after midnight to waiting, non-member family members and both commented on the good experience they had.

We try to get all new converts to the temple to be baptized for a family member within three weeks of their confirmation. That is the main thrust of our retention effort.