“What could you do better for your children and your children’s children than to record the story of your life, your triumphs over adversity, your recovery after a fall, your progress when all seemed black, your rejoicing when you had achieved? some of what you write may be humdrum dates and places, but there will also be rich passages that will be quoted by your posterity.” -Spencer W. Kimball

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“I urge all of the people of this church to give serious attention to their family histories, to encourage their parents and grandparents to write their journals, and let no family go into eternity without having left their memoirs for their children, their grandchildren, and their posterity. This is a duty and a responsibility, and I urge every person to start the children out writing a personal history and journal” (Spencer W. Kimball, in Conference Report, Apr. 1978, 4; or Ensign, May 1978, 4).

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Start a journal if you haven’t done it, your children will be so glad! I have mentioned in other posts, my darlin’s dad has Alzheimers and he can’t tell us any stories of his life, because he can’t remember. I am glad we have the stories and memories that we do have of him. But a journal would be awesome!

Happy Family History Friday! Love, Joy