Why a Blog?

President Spencer W. Kimball said:

"Any Latter-day Saint family that has searched genealogical and historical records has fervently wished its ancestors had kept better and more complete records. On the other hand, some families possess some spiritual treasures because ancestors have recorded the events surrounding their conversion to the gospel and other happenings of interest, including many miraculous blessings and spiritual experiences. People often use the excuse that their lives are uneventful and nobody would be interested in what they have done. But I promise you that if you will keep your journals and records, they will indeed be a source of great inspiration to your families, to your children, your grandchildren, and others, on through the generations. Each of us is important to those who are near and dear to us—and as our posterity read of our life’s experiences, they, too, will come to know and love us. And in that glorious day when our families are together in the eternities, we will already be acquainted."

We have each struggled to keep a journal for a long time. Through the gospel, we know of the importance of keeping a record of our lives. Recently, we began learning more about family history work and how beneficial it is for ourselves and for future generations to record our adventures, challenges, testimonies, and more.

As a result, one of our New Years resolutions was to create this blog and make regular entries (probably about once a month). It will be a lot of fun to write our experiences together and perhaps learn more about ourselves and one another through it. And in ten years, we're sure to get a laugh about what we were struggling with in the first months of marriage!

We hope that this blog will help others to keep in touch with our lives, and maybe even inspire them to keep a journal of their own :)