So... Sunday was the day we gave Eli his blessing.

All in all it worked out well. The only negative thing about the whole day was that bees were very interested in the food we had outside at my parents' after the blessing.

It's been almost three years since I gave Lucy her infant blessing. I wanted to make sure I knew what I was doing, but all my church books are in storage until we move into our house. I decided to look online for the form of a infant blessing.

I found what I was looking for on a site harshly critical of the LDS faith and beliefs. I looked around on their site for a moment and familiarized myself with their beliefs. I don't know what religion they hail to, but it seemed to be a fairly typical christian religion that believes you can be saved by faith alone.

This really bothered me because I felt these people just didn't get it. They were critical of the LDS gospel because they think it involves some kind of quota of work to be saved. In fact, LDS belief is that you don't need to do anything to be saved. You don't even need to say, “I believe!” Unless you've commit a serious sin against God, you're saved. That's what Christ's atonement was all about - saving you.

What the LDS gospel offers is an opportunity to do more than be saved. The work church members are encouraged to do is not a requirement for salvation — it's an opportunity to be all you can be. That's what life is all about - learning and striving to be better.

Anyway- I'm not a church buff. I usually don't like going to church or participating in church activities, but I do appreciate this unique perspective our religion has on life's purpose.