Blog Writing

I have appreciated the exercise of writing frequently in this activity of writing a blog five times a week. It has helped keep my skills sharp for the writing assignments. I have especially enjoyed the opportunity to blog about the topics of my choice. Similar to writing for feature stories or articles, it is easier to write about topics I am passionate about. I have also enjoyed writing about topics that have a spiritual element. It is nice to be able to use the blog as a journal and write down things I don't want to forget. I started a blog a few years ago and wrote about a temple experience I had. I am glad I wrote it down. I likely wouldn't have remembered the details otherwise. 

Prophets have instructed us to keep journals for our posterity. My mom was really good at that when she was still alive. Before she passed away, she gave me and my siblings books of her history. A significant portion of the history was from her weekly journals. It was fun to read them and reminisce about things that happened in my childhood. Again, I had forgotten many of the details of these things and it was nice to be able to experience them again. I hope to have the self-discipline to continue to do this in the future, not just when a course calls for it.