Treasure #3- Histories

 My mother is a wise and inspired woman!!  She has always taught me the importance of Family History.  She would actually take me to the family history center in Richfield when I was young.  She would be on the big microfiche machines and I would be busy hiding under a table eating animal crackers watching her, or the little tv/radio that we had.
  I have never been a journal keeper.  I would do it for a month or so and then I would stop- fall out of the habit.  I have, however, kept what I call a "spiritual" journal since before my mission.  It's where I keep notes from general conference, firesides, sacrament meetings, etc.
  So mom made all of us a happenings journal with our names on them for Christmas and challenged us to right down the events of the days that come and go.  I have kept that challenge and even went back to the beginning of the year and  got all the events written down.  It has been a wonderful record and I REALLY look forward to recoding our history in it daily.
  Our stake has really encouraged us to become active in seeking out ancestors and getting their work done.  I have felt an urgency to not only find those that have gone before, but to ensure that our record is kept.
  The scriptures are a fantastic history that I read and gain understanding of who we are and what the Lord has planned for us!  In 2 Nephi 25:26 we read: And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we proohesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.  That is the whole purpose of histories kept, scripturally or family.  It all has to do with coming back to Christ and bringing as many of your loved ones with you as possible!