Journaling

I think one of the things that a lot of people don't understand the value of is journaling.
I love journaling, it's an amazing way to remember all of the wonderful memories and blessings that our Heavenly Father has given us. It also helps us to remember all of the hard things that He helped us through. When we feel that we don't have the strength to withstand it on our own.
Not only is it a wonderful resource for us, today, but for our children and grandchildren down the road. They can see what our lives were like, how we lived, how we think, and see that no matter the generation we all face similar problems and there are also new problems that each generation faces.
Journaling is also a great outlet for when you're upset or depressed. For some reason it feels good to unload all of your troubles and worries, even if it's on paper and not to a person.
I actually like to add pictures, cards or movie tickets or even certain candy wrappers from candy that someone special gave to me to my journals if there was something special I want to keep.
I also add the sticker name tags that I get at certain activities that I go to. I started journaling when I was probably about 12, I actually accumulated all of my old journals that were almost illegible and falling apart and rewrote them into the purple journal in the above picture ^^^ Also when I was younger I had some journals that were just not designed to last through the years, which involved a password journal, which if any of you have seen those the paper is only a flimsy little notepad, and a Harry Potter journal that screamed when it was open. Now that one was just plain annoying. lol
I also have all of the important milestones in my life written in them. Like my first crush, my first time driving, when I got my license, when I had my first date and first breakup and all that fun stuff. Also vacations and special time with my family and friends.
Journaling is also something that a lot of Prophets have counseled us to do.

"Get a notebook my young folks, a journal that will last through all time, and maybe the angels may quote from it for eternity," ~President Spencer W. Kimball There are some stories that we have, histories of early pioneers that we only have because they recorded it in journals. If you think about it, the whole Book of Mormon and the Bible are also journals and personal histories written by people long ago as a record for the generations to come.
So write your history, your legacy, leave something behind for your children, your grandchildren, tell them what you love, what you believe, give them a priceless gift, your testimony. Tell them how much you love and value what you have. You're writing history, I challenge everyone who reads this, that if you have not already, go buy yourself a journal or a notebook, whatever you prefer and write, write about you life, your hopes, your dreams, your fun times, your sad times. The things that make you special, the things that make you, you.