Remember, Remember

You might not think of my experience in writing these letters as exactly the same thing as keeping a journal in the classical sense. But it is a way of keeping a record that is my own. It is a way for me to remember spiritual things, as President Henry B. Eyring, First Counselor in the First Presidency, has suggested. He described how, after keeping a daily journal of how the Lord was blessing him and his family, that "trying to remember had allowed God to show me what He had done" ("O Remember, Remember," Ensign, Nov. 2007, 67).

I've learned that when you try to remember your blessings, you let your Father in Heaven show you how He has blessed you. You also show gratitude for your blessings when you take the time to remember and record them—whether it's in a journal or in letters, whether it's handwritten or keyboarded into a computer—and that it's important to preserve your records for yourself and for those who may benefit from your experience later on (such as, someday, your children).