How LDSJournal Came To Be
A personal journal is a record of your life, your experiences and lessons learned. The legacy that is left behind can have a profound impact that can be felt from generation to generation. As a convert to the LDS Church and only member of my family to be baptized, I spent many hours thinking of the legacy that I would leave behind and the stories I would share with my children one day. I also thought about my parents and my grandparents that I barely knew. I deeply wished that I knew them better and had an opportunity to learn of their life and grow from their wisdom and experiences. I couldn't help but think about what I was doing to leave a record for my posterity and how my baptism and membership in the LDS Church might inspire them one day.
As time went on, I thought about members of the LDS Church and wondered how many of them felt just like me. As I listened to individuals talk during home teaching or even in church, it seemed like I was often hearing the same thing over and over. I would hear how difficult, or inconvenient keeping a journal could be. I felt inspired to create a way to make journaling easier and something members would look forward to doing. I thought about all of the individuals that never truly embraced journal writing for what it could really be, a way to communicate and share their life experiences with those that wanted to learn more, but never had a chance. And while journal writing can more immediately impact our own lives as we look back on our own trials and reflect on the lessons we've learned, your journal can be so much more. LDSJournal was created out of necessity. It was created to help us all do the best we can to keep a record of our lives for our posterity. It's as simple as that.
Fortunately, I was blessed to have wonderful people that believed in this project and helped me build this service to give to you. After countless hours of programming, graphic design, and meetings, we were finally able to deliver on our promise to make journaling easier, more enjoyable, and more accessible than ever before.
We hope you enjoy LDSJournal for all that it is and all that it will be for years to come.
Sincerely,
Nick Jones, Founder LDSJournal.com
Our Mission
Like our values, our mission defines what we do—day to day, week to week, year to year. We are committed to delivering the best online journaling service designed specifically to meet the needs of Latter-day Saints.
To accomplish this, we are dedicated to asking our users what they want in a journal service and from LDSJournal. We are dedicated to listening to the feedback we receive, which will then be incorporated into our services to better serve our members' needs.