Today in Sunday school the teacher asked if anyone in the class knew what a blog is or is someone who blogs. I raised my hand. Then he asked me why and I said, mostly to remember what I learn and make it searchable. This blog was started to encourage myself to make time and energy for being outgoing and getting to know other singles. Also, to cheer myself and you on in not giving up faith and hope as we live the gospel and avoid entitlement, bitterness, and the other emotions I sometimes find in our ranks.

I read recently that 71 percent of Latter-day Saints aged 18 and up are married. Plus we tend to marry within our faith - 83 percent of members who are married, marry within the church. So if you’re single in this church, you’re in the minority. So we need to stick together.

The teacher then talked about Nephi recording double the information in 2 Nephi 25 as is in Isaiah, which the chapter covers. Obviously blogging is a lot easier than etching words into metal. However, remembering was part of it to. He didn’t want us to forget God. We promise not to every week. But we still do. And reading scriptures is a reminder.

One thing I’ve noticed about blogging - sometimes my posts are higher quality than other posts. Contrast that with Nephi’s writing that took more time and effort which means he would only write the most important things, ideas with the most worth (didn’t he tell us that he was only writing what would benefit us?).

Anyway, it’s not every day I hear about blogging in a lesson at church. Not only did it inspire this post, but it has me thinking what would Nephi write if he blogged?