In Moses 6:5 we learn that the seed of Adam kept a BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE..."and by them their children were taught to read and write, having a language which was pure and undefiled..."
My "Books of Remembrance" will never be scripture, will probably never be used to teach my kids to read and write(though my kids do enjoy looking at and reading the blog), and will probably never be remembered by anyone but my family. But they are for MY FAMILY. And the Lord has commanded us all to make a RECORD of our life. Even from the time of our first parents it was important to keep record.
By no means am I comparing my own journals and books of remembrance to that of the scriptures. But it is my hope that I can leave something of worth for my children. That they will be able to find, through record that I have left, that I too, struggled as they do, questioned as they might, and found answers in the Lord as I hope they will.
I certainly agree - it's so important! For a FHE once the girls made their own journals and have thoroughly enjoyed writing in them or drawing etc. I'm so happy to see them adding to their books of remembrance! Also, several years ago I typed out my own personal history and continue to add to it as well as to those of the kids, besides their scrapbooks. It's amazing as I read back through it the things that I think I would have forgotten had I not written them down!!
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