(watch here: https://youtu.be/xhVeggaXuZ4)

And this week we celebrated the confirmations of the other 5 of the 10 students from the class of 2019. I asked them to read their faith statements in lieu of the sermon. Enjoy!

Raegan Stone

1. What were the highlights of your confirmation experience?
Some of my favorite experiences in confirmation were going to class and seeing friends and family. I also enjoyed going to church camp. At church camp we went canoeing and did lots of fun activities. I also really enjoyed the classed every Wednesday and learning about God.

2. How did you faith in God grow over the 2-year program?
After two years of going to confirmation I learned lots about God and the experiences He had. I also learned to be thankful for what I have and to not take it for granted. Being in confirmation has taught me so many things. I am so glad to have learned everything I did.

3. How do you plan on participating in the life of Our Savior’s Lutheran after confirmation?
I plan on going to church and telling friends about my confirmation experience. In conclusion, I have really enjoyed going to the confirmation classes.

Rylie Stone

1. What were the highlights of your confirmation experience?
Some of my favorite experiences in confirmation were the summer camp. I had lots of fun there and met lots of new people. I also met a lot of new people within the class and I’m very grateful for that.

2. How did you faith in God grow over the 2-year program?
I learned a lot more about God and I am proud that I chose to spend my time to learn about God. Doing this taught me so many things.

3. How do you plan on participating in the life of Our Savior’s Lutheran after confirmation?
I plan to go to church on Sundays. And I plan to encourage more to try confirmation and Sunday church gatherings because I learned a lot from it. And I want others to know and understand about God.

Taylor Thursby

1. What were the highlights of your confirmation experience?
I had many highlights throughout my experience during confirmation. One big one was the winter retreat in February. It was one of many things that I enjoyed very much. I also enjoyed working in the nursery and acolyting on Sundays. Being able to help out during church services and learning about God and being able to get closer to him is something I enjoyed very much.

2. How did you faith in God grow over the 2-year program?
Throughout my two years of being in confirmation I have become closer to God and my faith has grown in many ways. God has taught me so many things throughout my life, like how to love myself and about trust. My faith has grown with him because He teaches me all I need to know in life, and how to get through it even at the toughest of times.

3. How do you plan on participating in the life of Our Savior’s Lutheran after confirmation?
After being confirmed my relationship with God will neither change nor end, but thrive. I hope to come to a service at least once a month, and helping out with anything that I can. I will try to pray every night and to worship God.

Abby Winberg

1. What were the highlights of your confirmation experience?
Throughout the two years of confirmation, I have had many highlights like the winter church retreat. Another thing that I really enjoyed was being able to acolyte and working the nursery. Another thing I liked to do was being able to meet every Wednesday and learn more about him. I really enjoyed these things because they were a lot of fun and I was able to learn more about Jesus and was able to build a better relationship with him.

2. How did you faith in God grow over the 2-year program?
My faith has grown through the years in confirmation because I have been able to get closer to God. Our relationship getting closer made me realize to appreciate the small things in life and be a more caring, kind person. It also made me realize that there are more things in life to enjoy. Over the years my love for God became stronger because I started to understand him more and what He does for this world and the people in it.

3. How do you plan on participating in the life of Our Savior’s Lutheran after confirmation?
After getting confirmed I plan on keeping my relationship with God and not changing who I am because of other people in the world. I plan on participating by helping people if they need it. I also plan on being able to come to church. If they need it I could also help with acolyte or working the nursery.

Emma Winberg

1. What were the highlights of your confirmation experience?
The highlights of my experience were meeting new friends and the retreat to Camp Amnicon. The retreat was fun because we got to bond with the people in the group. I also felt I became closer to God while in confirmation.

2. How did you faith in God grow over the 2-year program?
As I learned more about him it became easier to understand the faith that I have in him. It made me believe in him more because of all the stuff I learned I believed.

3. How do you plan on participating in the life of Our Savior’s Lutheran after confirmation?
I plan to go to church on the Sundays I can and help out when they need me. I also plan to stay close to God and take the lessons I learned in church with me through life.