Journaling in the Scriptures.
Nephi refers to journaling as?
Nephi 1:1-3
"A record if my proceedings in my days."
What did Nephi journal about?
Nephi 6:3-6
"The things of God...Things pleasing unto God..."
What did Henry B. Eyring say in O Remember, Remember about the why he was impressed to write things down?
O Remember, Remember
I heard in my mind—not in my own voice—these words: “I’m not giving you these experiences for yourself. Write them down.”
What is a blessing Henry B. Eyring says you'll receive from journaling?
O Remember, Remember
Recognize and Remember God's kindness. Remembering in general.
Alma 37:8-9
Convinced thousands to repent and brought knowledge of Christ.
Why did Omni keep a record?
Omni 1:1
To preserve geneaology
What did President Spencer W. Kimball say about Joseph Smith's History?
The Angels May Quote from it
"And then we must not forget or minimize the great efforts of our modern prophet, Joseph Smith, to write the history of the Restoration of the gospel and also his own personal experiences in great detail. What a mass of confusion we would have without those authentic, personal, carefully written records!"
What blessing did Janelle Carter of Sydney Australia say she gained?
A Journal Called Lucy
Learning about herself.
I’ve read over my words and find it interesting to discover how much I have changed."
Adam's Seed keeps what?
Moses 6:5
"A book of remembrance"
What was Jacob commanded to write?
Jacob 1:2-3
Most precious things/history of his people
What did Tamsyn Smith of Minneapolis, Minnesota say was her reason for journaling?
A Journal called Lucy
“Nothing feels completely done now until I write it down. There’s always a hanging feeling until I get it recorded.”
In Why Write It what blessing does Helen Keller allude to?
Chance to discover new things
Why was Helaman commanded to keep a record?
Alma 37:2-6
Preserve genealogy, spread to every nation, retain their brightness.
What happened to the people of Zarahemla because they did not keep records?
Omni 1:15-17
"...their language had become corrupted; and they had brought no records with them; and they denied the being of their Creator; and Mosiah, nor the people of Mosiah, could understand them."
Why Write It
“The process we went through writing our journals can never be burned. Every hour we spent on those books helped to make us the people we have become.”
What is a blessing Nephi gains from keeping a record?
1 Nephi 1:2
Learning of the Jews and Language o f the Egyptians.
Knowledge of new things.
What was the Lord's promise for the records and why did Nephi write?
2 Nephi 25:21-22
"...that these things which I write shall be kept and preserved, and handed down unto my seed, from generation to generation, that the promise may be fulfilled unto Joseph, that his seed should never perish as long as the earth should stand....... For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do."
Why is what you journal about important?
D&C 128:8
"...whatsoever you record on earth shall be recorded in heaven, and whatsoever you do not record on earth shall not be recorded in heaven; for out of the books shall your dead be judged, according to their own works..."
What did Henry B. Eyring begin to see as he journaled?
O Remember, Remember
"I would see evidence of what God had done for one of us that I had not recognized in the busy moments of the day."
Alma 37:3
Genealogy of our forefathers.