Time: A Precious Commodity!

I recently saw this video in the adult session of Stake Conference. What a great reminder to focus on "what matters most" in our lives. We don't know how long this short, temporal probation will last for each of us individually or those who surround us.

Let us not waste this precious TIME that we've been allocated. It's fleeting, it passes by us like a dream, and what we choose to do with our TIME will determine the legacy we leave behind for future generations.

O Remember, Remember

One of the young men in our ward taught the lesson today and did a great job. During his lesson, he showed this short clip of President Eyring. As I watched, I was prompted to do something that I've done before, but then subsequently stopped doing.  The times when I've done this have been very powerful, which is why I'm excited to start again.

Please watch the video and then I'll explain:

President Eyring kept a journal everyday, sometimes it only meant a line or two. During this video, what I specifically felt prompted to do was to keep a daily journal and record just one or two lines about something our children have done that day. In addition, I plan to record some way in which I've seen the Lord's hand in my life that day.

When we put pen to paper, something powerful happens. The Spirit can teach us in a unique and unforgettable way when we begin writing. It starts by picking up the pen.

To make this fun, I asked a couple of my children if they would like to join me and see if we could do this everyday for a month. Both of them jumped at the challenge....now we need to come up with a fun reward::)

I hope by putting this on the blog it has spurred in someone else the desire to record the memories of their children, lest they be forgotten. On the same note, as we record the ways in which we've seen the Lord's hand, we'll realize how involved he is in our lives (if we allow him in). There can be great value and power in doing this. How many times have we read something from our past that we forgot about?

I invite anyone who might read this to join our family in the "one month challenge".