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Keep a Journal My Way

Family history is what happens to you every day. Making a record of your life will help you remember that God loves you—on both the good and the bad days.

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Possible Activities

• Start a journal in a way you enjoy, and try adding to it once a week. Ideas include:

  • A written journal where you write down stories, thoughts, or experiences.

  • A drawing journal where you draw pictures of what happens in your life.

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Go Digital

• Start a photo journal. Take a photo every week.

• Start an audio journal. Record yourself talking about things that happened that day or that week.

• Consider adding important photos or recordings from your journal to FamilySearch.org as Memories.