Legacy Tale: Leave a legacy of faith through personal history
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Transcript of Legacy Tale: Leave a legacy of faith through personal history
Leave a legacy of faith through personal history.Hilarie H. Robison, M.A.
Don’t leave your tale untold…
• Why“What could you do more for your children and your children’s children than to record the story of your life?”
-Spencer W. Kimball
Tell your tale: capture your own story
• WhenHoly Ghost is key to recognize and remember
“The Holy Ghost will often preach sermons to us from the pulpit of memory.”
Neal A. Maxwell
Tell your tale: capture your own story
• When– HABIT is critical– Use holidays and milestones as prompts– Any time of change will facilitate recognition
of the Lord’s hand– RECORD while fresh– Bring journal when traveling
Tell your tale: capture your own story
• How– Traditional– Digital– Blog/online– Audio– Video– Scrapbook/photo album
Tell your tale: capture your own story
What- Nephi:“The things which are pleasing unto the world I do not write, but the things which are pleasing unto God and unto those who are not of the world.”
Tell your tale: capture your own story
What- Spencer W. Kimball:• Goings and comings, deepest thoughts,
achievements and failures, associations and triumphs, impressions and testimonies
• Your triumphs over adversity, your recovery after a fall, your progress when all seemed black, your rejoicing when you had finally achieved
• The truth should be told, but do not emphasize the negative
• The story of your life
Tell your tale: capture your own story
What- Spencer W. Kimball:“Some of what you write may be humdrum dates and places, but there will also be rich passages that will be quoted by your posterity.”
Tell your tale: capture your own story
What- Henry B. Eyring:• Find ways to recognize and remember God’s
kindness• Did I see God’s hand in my life or the lives of
my children?• Did God send a message that was just for me?
Tell your tale: capture your own story
What- Benjamin Franklin:“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
Tell your tale: capture your own story
What:• Available writing prompts/resources• Consider what will be of worth to your
posterity
Tell your tale: capture your own story
• Interview questions• Interview technique• Transcription• Organization of manuscript
Tell another’s tale: interviewing others
• Selection• Scanning• Documents too• Take additional pictures• Search online for specific historic photos• Captions
Legacy photos
• Plan ahead!• Editing options (organization, content, flow,
photos, copyediting)• Special features• Layout and design• Printing considerations
Preparing for publication
Leave a legacy of faith that will have eternal value.
Hilarie H. Robison, M.A.
Don’t leave your tale untold…