My Family Booklet

The "My Family: Stories That Bring Us Together" booklet is an engaging way to capture and preserve your family story. We'll help you record family information, including photos, names, dates, and precious family stories. 

To learn more: My Family Booklet

My Family: Stories That Bring Us Together

The My Family: Stories That Bring Us Together booklet is an engaging way to capture and preserve your family story. We'll help you record family information, including adding photos, names, dates, and precious family stories.

Journal Prompts

Journal is a great way to express emotions, brainstorm, record memories, doodle, problem solve, and get your thoughts down on paper. Are you stumped on what to write? Try one of these Journal Prompts.

1. 25 qualities about yourself
2. 15 things you love to do
3. Your most prized moments
4. 5 things you want to know or learn
5. What do you wish for the most
6. A letter to yourself, past, present, or future
7. I love it when....
8. 10 personal daily affirmations
9. 10 things you would like to accomplish
10. Lists of favorites - shows, songs, food, etc.

What to Include in a Personal Journal

In 1 Nephi 6:3-6 we are told what things should be included in a personal journal.

3 And it mattereth not to me that I am particular to give a full account of all the things of my father, for they cannot be written upon these plates, for I desire the room that I may write of the things of God.

 4 For the fulness of mine intent is that I may persuade men to come unto the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and be saved.

 5 Wherefore, the things which are pleasing unto the world I do not write, but the things which are pleasing unto God and unto those who are not of the world.

 6 Wherefore, I shall give commandment unto my seed, that they shall not occupy these plates with things which are not of worth unto the children of men.

Will keeping a personal journal bless me and my family?

The Lord and His prophets have emphasized the importance of keeping records. Writing in a personal journal gives us an opportunity to reflect on our lives and recognize the many blessings God has given to us. Our journals can also be a source of inspiration and strength to future generations of our families.

Examples of record keeping in the scriptures:

• 1 Nephi 1:1-3
• Alma 37:8-9
• Moses 6:5, 45-46

Just a Friendly Reminder

Topics for January and February

The Provident Living topics for January and February 2015 are Family History and Journaling. Blog posts during these months will alternate between the two topics. Please consider these two topics as you consider goals and resolutions for the new year.

Happy New Year!