23. After being baptized, what should a person always remember?

²³ Keep always in mind Jehovah’s triumphant kingdom and its glorious King, Christ Jesus, who blazed the way as our Leader and Commander. Have the same mental attitude he had toward Jehovah, as described in Psalm 40:8 (AS): “I delight to do thy will, O my God; yea, thy law is within my heart.” Ah, yes! remember Jehovah’s law, his infallible written Word the Bible! Study it carefully, walk according to its guidance and direction, for it is a light to your path. Remember Jehovah’s spirit! Allow it to govern your every activity, for it is far stronger than the spirit of the Devil. Remember Jehovah’s organization! Stay close to it at all times, for it is like a mother to you, to nourish, feed, discipline and protect you.

24, 25. What course will bring dedicated and baptized Christians their greatest happiness, together with peace of mind and contentment?

²⁴ You will want to remember this day of your water baptism; so make a permanent record of it for future reference. This day, which has a relationship to your ordination and commissioning by God, is certainly a great day and a happy occasion in the life of each of you, for today you are announcing before many witnesses that you have abandoned your former ways of false religion and have chosen forever to worship Jehovah with his true witnesses. And in turning to the pure worship and service of your Creator you have received many wonderful things at His bountiful hands. All of this has made you very happy, but since there is still more happiness in giving than in receiving, you will not be content just to have and enjoy these good things by yourselves. You will therefore be very zealous in urging others in this world of many false religions likewise to take sides with Jehovah and join with you in singing his praises. Following such a godly course you are bound to have great gladness of heart with peace of mind and contentment even now before the battle of the great day of God Almighty at Armageddon and to have, in the ages to come, overflowing joy and happiness without measure, all to the honor, glory, praise and vindication of the Word and name of the living God, Jehovah! The minister then would say: “Let us all bow our heads in prayer to Jehovah.”

²⁵ With these thoughts in mind and their hearts turned toward God now the candidates should go to the baptism place and be immersed in water. Forever thereafter each one so dedicated and baptized should preach Jehovah’s kingdom and live according to the written Word of God, for he must continue to prove himself one of Jehovah’s witnesses.

Necessary Arrangements for a Baptismal Service

AT ASSEMBLIES baptismal programs must be handled in an orderly manner because of the very serious nature of the occasion. Therefore the first day of an assembly the one in charge should check with the brother handling the music and arrange for a song, say number 57 of the book Songs to Jehovah’s Praise, “Take Sides with Jehovah!” to be used at the conclusion of the talk, a song that will nicely tie in with the closing remarks. Before the talk song number 74, “Dedication,” may well be used.

Also, the one in charge should check ahead of time with the attendant department and those arranging for transportation