Scripture Journals

In the past few weeks I have come across two blogs that I {LOVE} and want to share with you. 

(Image from theredheadedhostess.com)

The first one is redheadedhostess.com.  I love how she shares so many great insights on the scriptures and gosple related topics.  She blogs about things that have {depth} and {substance} to them.  I guess I’m getting a little burned out on craft blogs (including mine).  They’re great and all, but sometimes they just seem a little . . .  shallow.  There’s soo much more to life and I feel like the more the kids wear me down the more spiritualness I need.   My favorite post of hers is on how she sets up her scripture journals.  If you scroll all the way to the bottom she has a handout that you can print.  Look close, I almost missed it.

(image from redheadedhostess.com)

Ack! Her handwriting is so perfect.  I am having jealousy issues!

(image from womeninthescriptures.blogspot.com)

(image from womeninthescriptures.blogspot.com)

The second one I found and love is womeninthescriptures.blogspot.com.  Heather does in depth studies on (you’ll never guess), women in the scriptures.  Awesome, right?  She really is soo super smart.  I feel like such an idiot just reading her posts.  She knows soo much!  She also has a post on how she sets up her scripture journals. 

So here is my scripture journal.  I had one before but I didn’t really like it and therefore, never really used it.  Ever since I read Rebecca’s post on her scripture journals I have been looking around for a new one.  I just happened to be at Barnes and Noble last week and came across these moleskine notebooks.  It’s exactly what I had in mind. 

I love that it is lined really small and has good quality paper so I can write in it with a Micron pen and it won’t bleed through.  I went through and numbered the pages and set up the table of contents on the first two pages.  More info on how to do that here.  The first thing that I put in my journal is my patriarchal blessing, since it’s my personal scripture.  There are soo many things I want to study, learn and write about in my new journal.  Crafting is good and all, and it does fill a need to create, but sometimes you just need something more.  This doesn’t mean that I won’t be posting my crafty projects or anything.  I just wanted to share with you my latest love.  Maybe it will inspire you to start a scripture journal too.

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