OBJECTIVE - Each young woman will learn how to make her
journal an interesting and valuable record of her life.

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HANDOUT IDEAS:

 An edible journal...
Choose a favorite quote or two from President Spencer W. Kimball's article, "The Angels May Quote from It," to share with your class. You may demonstrate ways to take an inexpensive notebook and art supplies to make personalized journals. Encourage everyone to make a personal journal entry. [Check out this website....this would be an awesome handout (even without the binder)]
 Everyone should keep a journal by Erika Miller 
How do you make journaling more exciting? - Ideas from you!  Print off on pretty paper, roll up and attach to a nice pen that they can use to journal with.
 Keeping a personal journal by Shanna Vineyard
 Latter-Day Chatter
 LDS Handouts
Quote from Spencer W. Kimball
 Remember this.... by Daisie Dance
When I taught this before, I gave each girl a little journal from the dollar store, in the front cover I put a list of things to include. They loved it. It was small enough for them to pack in their suitcase for girls camp. (Sheli)

LESSON HELPS:

Keeping a Journal : Things to do and not to do from Christy's Clipart
Lesson Helps from Debanae's
 Lesson Helps from LDS Living
Lesson Helps from Mormon Share
Lesson Helps from Young Women Connection
When I gave this lesson, I brought different types/styles of journals like the lesson suggested - all of which were mine. Also, my laurels had been bugging me to tell them how my husband proposed to me, so I read the event from my journal. They loved hearing it from the journal, it was very descriptive and different than if I just tried to remember what he did/said. He proposed with a ring pop, so I brought ring pops for everyone! I also played a CD with a funny little skit from BYU about a husband and wife reading their journals from when they were dating, seeing the difference between male/female. They really enjoyed it! (Idea by Skippy Natali / ga04302007)

MORMONADS:

  
Write Here, Write Now, Feb. 1999        Save Your Life, Oct. 1996               Simply Keep a Journal, Jan. 1992

MUSIC:

Write Here, Write Now (mp3 song) - This song is from Joan Soward's collection. 

ONLINE VIDEO CLIPS:

 O Remember, Remember by Henry B. Erying

PERSONAL PROGRESS HELPS:

 Personal Progress Handouts for Manual 2 by Whit Larson

RESOURCE GUIDE: (Click here to access Manual 2 Resource Guide)

 Discussion Questions -

- What would I want my posterity to know about my life that I could write in a journal?
- Why is it important to include inspirational thoughts and sacred experiences in my journal?

 Additional Resources -

- Thomas S. Monson, "Abundantly Blessed," Ensign and Liahona, May 2008, 111–12. Consider using the experience about the journal of President Monson’s grandfather.
- Henry B. Eyring, "O Remember, Remember," Ensign and Liahona, Nov. 2007, 66–69

 Experiences-

- Consider having each young woman take to Mutual an excerpt from a journal (her mother’s, her grandmother’s, another relative’s, or her own) and share lessons learned. (Note: Be sensitive to privacy issues.)

TALKS:

Boyd K. Packer, "Your Family History: Getting Started," Liahona and Ensign, Aug. 2003, 12. After the quiz, use the article to show how to begin family history.
James E. Faust, "The Phenomenon That Is You," Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2003, 53. Use with the section "Records of Progenitors Can Bring Joy and Strength."
Pamela J. Reid, "Pink and White Pages," Ensign, Aug. 2001, 59. Include the story after the question about keeping a personal record.
The Angels May Quote From It by President Spencer W. Kimball