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There are countless reasons why you should keep a journal; to record your perspective on special events, every-day life, or to leave something behind as a legacy. LDSJournal helps you record your life and keep those moments in a safe and private place. See why so many people are keeping an online journal with LDSJournal and why they feel Life is Worth Recording™.

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Keep the Lord in remembrance in our daily lives
We have been counseled by Prophets and church leaders on
the importance of journal keeping. Writing in our journal
is not just about major events, but also about our deeper thoughts, our achievements and failures, our personal triumphs, our hopes, our families, and our testimonies. President Spencer W. Kimball, 12th President of the LDS Church, has counseled us that those who keep a personal journal are more likely to keep the Lord in remembrance
in their daily lives.

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Spiritual moments often come at unexpected times and recording such experiences can have a positive and lasting effect on you and your loved ones. LDSJournal lets you quickly and easily record Spiritual moments and keep your memories in tact.
  • Record feelings of the Spirit and its presence in your life.
  • Express your love and appreciation for missionary work.
  • Write your personal testimony of Gospel truths.
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Life's challenges allow individuals to make a choice to overcome the struggles and adversity that are part of personal growth. With LDSJournal you can identify recurring temptations and make the right choices that allow you to meet those challenges head on.
  • Acknowledge struggles and overcome challenges.
  • Gain inner strength to overcome temptations.
  • Find peace and fulfillment with personal successes.
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Create your personal road map and establish a clear view of where you want to go in life. Recording your hopes and dreams helps you stay on track. LDSJournal serves as positive reinforcement when your personal goals begin to take shape.
  • Positively reinforce your spiritual goals.
  • Identify educational and professional goals.
  • Acknowledge personal milestones and achievements.

Positively impact your physical well-being
There is growing evidence that journaling can improve personal health. As a way to handle stress and overcome anxiety, journaling has been used as therapy for enhancing psychological healing and growth. LDSJournal is an ideal solution to help you counter anger or frustration, and reduce the stress in today’s busy world and lifestyle.

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Writing can help us remove hurtful and damaging feelings that lie deep within our own psyche. For years, people have testified about the benefits of journaling, and now a growing body of scientific evidence argues that journal writing has the potential to heal.
  • Identify self-defeating patterns through daily journaling.
  • Discover experiences and events that bring you happiness.
  • Reduce the impact of stressors on your physical health.
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Life is good. There is so much to be grateful for, but blessings can be easily overlooked. LDSJournal helps you record the blessings, big and small, that you do receive to help you build a positive foundation for daily living.
  • Cherish the simple things in life.
  • Be thankful for what you do have.
  • Realize and embrace your own uniqueness.
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Keeping a journal allows you to record your feelings and more clearly recall events and experiences. When current circumstances appear insurmountable, you can look back on previous challenges and gain personal for today from those experiences.
  • Solve problems more effectively.
  • Resolve disagreements with others.
  • Get you in touch with your internal world.

Keeping a journal helps us learn who we are
Recording our life history is not only a benefit to ourselves, but also an act of service to future generations. The opportunity to record our beliefs, our thoughts, and our perspectives on events taking place during our lifetime will serve as a blessing in the lives of many — our families and others — now and in the years to come.

Today, when writing our life history we have an opportunity to look at the past and broaden our views to see ourselves and our lives more clearly and meaningfully. We then can come to appreciate otherwise overlooked opportunities and challenges and build upon those experiences.

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Ever wish you knew more about your ancestors? Or that you could read about their personal trials and triumphs? LDSJournal can be a source of great inspiration to your families, your children, grandchildren, and others through the generations.
  • Enable future generations to know who you are.
  • Record personal experiences to share your life.
  • Be a source of strength for loved ones in need.
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Journals can reflect an increased respect and love for family members. LDSJournal makes it easy to record the special moments that take place on a daily basis that help you grow in love and appreciation for those closest to you.
  • Increase respect and love for family members.
  • Look back on fond memories shared with loved ones.
  • Give thanks for family, friends, and blessings received.

Journal keeping is one of the most important traditions we have in the Church. Throughout history and throughout the scriptures we have examples of record keeping that have proven to be the foundation of what we believe today. From the restored Gospel, to the Pioneers, to the counsel of living Prophets, we have been given countless examples of how these writings and testimonies serve as building blocks for all of us.


Spencer W. Kimball
"People often use the excuse that their lives are uneventful..."
Link:  New Era, Dec 1980, 26


Wilford Woodruff
"I have kept a journal of almost every day of my life..."
Link:  Woodruff diary, 12 Feb. 1862


Henry B. Eyring
"The years have gone by. My boys are grown men. And now and then one of them..."
Link:  Henry B. Eyring, "O Remember, Remember," Ensign, Nov 2007, 66–69


The Joseph Smith Journals
"The Prophet Joseph’s seven journals are among the most important records that help us understand him..."
Link:  Liahona, December 2007


Lessons from the Church
Church lessons on journaling for young women and lessons on helping young men appreciate the value of journal keeping.

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