The Baptism of Christ

The baptism of Christ is an important event that occurred, for everyone on this Earth.  Not only did Christ get baptized to humble Himself before the Father, and be obedient in keeping His commandments, but also to be an example to all those who would come after Him, and to show men the straightness and narrowness of the way back to Heavenly Father.  John, though, was hesitant to baptize Jesus Christ.  The reason why John was so hesitant was because he understood that Christ was greater than he was, and John didn’t see any real reason why Christ would need to be baptized, so he was hesitant.  But Christ knew the importance of getting baptized, and had John do it.  After Christ was baptized, the Holy Ghost descended upon Him like a dove.  There are many things that we can learn about the Holy Ghost.  Those things include the fact that the Holy Ghost is a personage, and is in the form of a personage.  The “descending like a dove” signified the truth of the matter, and the validity of the Holy Ghost to John.  That baptism of Christ helped to show and prove, in a way, that the three members of the Godhead are really separate beings.  The Father spoke from Heaven, Christ was baptized by John, and the Holy Ghost descended from Heaven AFTER Christ was baptized.  This baptism helped to create a precedence of how we should be getting baptized.  And not because someone here on Earth tells us to get baptized, but because it is a commandment from Heavenly Father.  I am grateful for Christ's example, and the love He showed to us by making sure to follow all God's commandments.