Scripture Sunday 3 Nephi 18:11

Baptism  is many things, and this passage is a reminder of what they are. While it's true, baptism is a public showing of what you believe, I think that we often forget that baptism is a form or repentance. In some ways, it's asking for forgiveness from our previous lifestyle and wanting to change our ways. It is, of course, also a public witness of Jesus Christ-that's why baptism is in the open and not hidden somewhere where no one else can see it.