PSA, remind the bishopric before the meeting if you have to bless a baby in sacrament meeting
Had the baby blessing for my daughter yesterday. Had asked bishop 2 months ago if we could do it this week and got approval (via text). Both sets of grandparents flew in for the event.
At the beginning of the meeting the counselors announced Bishop was out of town for the holiday. My wife and I immediately had a suspicion that the counselors may not know/have forgotten about the baby blessing.
I text both of them frantically to remind them. However I can see neither one looks at their phone.
After the hymn they move on to ward business and sure enough they don't announce the baby blessing and move on to the sacrament.
that point I decide to call the first counselor to see if I can get him to check my text message. Fortunately that works and he takes out his phone to silence my call at which point he notices my message.
No harm done, we do the baby blessing between sacrament and testimonies but a PSA for all parents, make sure your bishopric is reminded about a baby blessing before the meeting starts.
Posted Jul 6, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC