What is dedication?

Before you get baptized, you should privately dedicate yourself to Jehovah. How?

In a personal prayer, you tell Jehovah that you promise to serve him forever and that you will do what he wants no matter what situation arises and no matter what others choose to do.

Baptism is a public expression of that private dedication. It tells others that you have given up ownership of yourself and that you now belong to Jehovah.—Matthew 16:24.

To think about: Why does your life get better when you belong to Jehovah? See Isaiah 48:17, 18 and Hebrews 11:6.