No, I am not starting a blog on dinnerware. ;) In the Book of Mormon, Nephi speaks of having two sets of plates upon which he records his people's history: a large set and a small set. On the large set, he made a record of the secular history of his people, and on the small plates he kept the spiritual record. Our family blog acts as our "large plates," and for a few years I've kept a journal that I've used as my "small plates." I got it out tonight to write and came to a couple of realizations. First, I've had this journal for five years, and there are only a handful of entries. I'm not great at journals usually anyway, but this is a record low. Second, this isn't because nothing of spiritual significance has happened in the last five years. In fact, the last four years have probably contained more spiritual growth than any other time in my life. The reason there are so few entries is because even though I love to write, I no longer like to write. Typing is so much faster for me, and it's easier to copy and paste sections from the scriptures and conference talks with the click of a mouse than it is to copy them by hand. Third, I would really like my kids to be able to have a copy of my thoughts some day. If I wrote my journal by hand, this would only be possible if someone spent a lot of time typing the journal, or copying pages. Not so much fun, especially when I can just start it like this, and eventually backdate any entries from my old journal that I'd like to include here. So why keep a spiritual record?
Knowledge carefully recorded is knowledge available in time of need. Spiritually sensitive information should be kept in a sacred place that communicates to the Lord how you treasure it. This practice enhances the likelihood of receiving further light. - Elder Richard G. Scott
Inspiration carefully recorded shows God that His communications are sacred to us. - Elder Richard G. Scott
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 finally achieved?
Those who keep a book of remembrance are more likely to keep the Lord in remembrance in their daily lives. Journals are a way of counting our blessings and of leaving an inventory of these blessings for our posterity. - President Spencer W. Kimball
There are so many more, and I could keep going, but then this would turn into a blog on quotes and defeat my original purpose. :)
