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Voicing/Instrumentation: Primary Children/Primary Solo
We also have other 5 arrangements of "The Holy Ghost".
We also have other 20 arrangements of "When I Am Baptized".
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Aaronic Priesthood
Baptism
Chastity/Purity
Children
Children's Songs
Earth/Nature
Heavenly Father
Holy Ghost/Holy Spirit
Preparedness
Repentance
Righteousness/Spirituality
Self-Improvement
Worthiness
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More about Claire Chell:
I have always loved music, sacred music especially, even from a young age. I taught myself to play the piano using showtunes and the LDS Hymnbook and Children's Songbook. Janice Kapp Perry is my hero! Despite my love of music, I've always been terrified to perform and a few horrifying experiences in my early youth caused me to set aside playing the piano; I'd lost my love for it. Fast forward many years and I am now, with my husband, raising 3 gorgeous girlies, who like mama, also love music. We were fortunate enough to save a lot of money during the COVID19 pandemic due to not buying fuel for the cars, that we were able to afford a digital piano. I returned to teaching myself to play and I've been studying music theory alongside it. I then discovered music writing software! Now I thought maybe, just maybe, I could write a song. My second daughter's baptism was approaching and this seemed the perfect opportunity to try. God evidently thought so too because words and melody came to me as I was enjoying a swim one day soon after. My daughter and I even performed it at her baptism which was a huge deal for us, both being very shy performers. I have discovered an absolute love for writing music, and sharing it has been a way for me to share my testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and connect with other people across the world. I have Instagram account if you’d like to follow my musical journey: clairechell_music
*UPDATE* I have updated the lyrics in line with direction from Church leadership and the new version released in the 2026 January Friend magazine.
I know when I am baptized I choose the Savior’s way,
And I will be forgiven as I turn to Him each day.
These changes were made to help the song teach the doctrine of Jesus Christ more clearly, said Primary General President Susan H. Porter.
“We know when children choose to be baptized they are choosing to make a covenant with our Heavenly Father,” President Porter said.
While the previous words referred to the water washing away their wrongs, President Porter hopes that parents will teach their children is that water does not wash away sin — “It is a symbol.”
Alma 7:14 reads, “Therefore come and be baptized unto repentance, that ye may be washed from your sins, that ye may have faith on the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, who is mighty to save and to cleanse from all unrighteousness.”
This composition is a simple arrangement of When I Am Baptised and the the second verse of The Holy Ghost. It is written to the tune of When I Am Baptised with little flavours of The Holy Ghost melody at the end and in the introduction. When I Am Baptised is one of my favourite primary songs, but I wanted a song that spoke to both the baptism and the confirmation parts of this sacred ordinance. The second verse of the Holy Ghost is a perfect fit so I combined them and made the piano accompaniment a little fancier with a bit of a flourish at the end.
