Krystal answered...

One of the Lord's commandments to His children here on earth is to be baptized. By doing so, we make a covenant or promise with Him to serve him and keep His commandments. Baptism must be performed by a member of His church holding His authority or priesthood. Christ has also revealed that baptism must be performed by immersion, that is one must be completely buried in the water and come forth out of the water. Baptism by immersion is symbolic of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. It also symbolizes the death and burial of our old life as we come forth out of the water and promise to begin a new life as a disciple of Christ. By doing so we take upon us Christ's name and partake of his atonement or sacrifice. In doing so we are made clean and forgiven of our sins and we repent and follow Him.
In addition to baptism by water, we must also be baptized by fire or by the Holy Ghost. We receive the Holy Ghost through the laying on of hands by one who holds God's authority following our baptism by water.
In order to be baptized one must be old enough to be accountable and able to understand the covenant that is being made. In our day, the Lord has revealed that we are not to be baptized until we are at least eight years of age.
I am very grateful for the opportunity I have had to be baptized and to be come a member of Jesus Christ's church. I know that I can become clean as I keep the promise I made at baptism by following his commandments.