Life History Jar

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Life History Jar

Combine a generous slice of your life history, a dash of plain nostalgia, several cups of facts and feelings and deliciously interesting questions. Print each on one small slip of paper. Take a few minutes to enjoy the memories. Don't worry about your handwriting or spelling just tell your story. This product was prepared to preserve your life as a plain message. Enjoy the scrumptious, homemade memories that celebrate something very important -YOU! Place the folder slips in a jar and give to a loved one. Sample Life History questions to jog your memory:

1. Tell something about each of your children, their personalities, their talents, traits, that make them different and special.
2. Describe a favorite vacation of your married years.
3. Tell about home cures or old wives tales, hiccups, toothaches, earaches, plain arthritis.
4. Where were you and what were you doing the day the wall came down in Germany or the coup in USSR or Dec. 7th World War II started or ended pres. Kennedy
5. Describe your wedding dress, bridesmaid dresses, suit etc, if male.
6. Write a description of your husband or wife.
7. Tell about retirement when, where, what will you do with your time?
8. Describe your mother's wedding dress what do you know about her wedding?
9. Where did you live as a child town, country, suburb, etc?
10. What is your greatest joy, your greatest sorrow?
11. Do you have a favorite author why? who? Tell about your favorite books as a child\as an adult.
12. What do you feel has been the most significant world events that has taken place in your lifetime and why?
13. Describe the most serious illness or accident that you have had.
14. What is your favorite book and what do books mean to you.
15. Describe your yard as a child did you help with the yard work? What are your memories Draw a diagram if you can.

16.Tell about Family Reunions.
17.Tell about your teenage social life your friends, dances, dating, outings, church functions etc.
18.What would you like to be remembered for?
19.Describe your lst home as a young couple.
20.How did your father spend his time supporting his family?
21.Tell about exciting experiences in young women, scouting or whatever.
22.Tell about your life as the children left home new interests, what did you do with the extra time new employment, moves, hobbies, etc.
23.Tell about handed-down talents, foods, clothespin dolls, willow whistles, pottery, quilting, whittling, meat drying etc.
24.What lessons did you take as a child \ did you carry any over into adulthood?
25.What were the favorite places to go with your family when you were young?
26.Tell about any ancestors that you know about \ name dates, etc. for historical purposes and any stories about them.
27.Tell about anniversaries, celebrations, trips, gifts.
28.What were your fears, expectations, anticipations about getting married?
29.Tell about a special date you had with a boy/girl friend or your fiancé.
30.What is your mother's best trait? Worst? = the traits you share.
31.What is your father's best trait? Worst? = the traits you share.
32.One word on how to live successfully.
33.How do you feel about winning? Losing?
34.Tell a courtship story about your parents, how they met etc... Tell the same about your courtship.
35.Describe a favorite childhood friend and something you did with her or him.
36.Tell about your grandchildren \ how many\ how did you feel about being a grandparent?
37.Have you met or worked with famous people? Who\Where\
38.How did you become engaged?
39.What is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to you and the worst?
40. What is your child-rearing philosophy?
41. Describe your Sundays as a mother/father or as a child.
42. What can frighten you the most and why?
43. Describe your conversion to the gospel.
44. Do you wish you had more sisters or brothers, and why?
45. Tell about your favorite aunt.
46. What is the most exciting place that you have ever been to and why?
47.What was your worst, really embarrassing moment?
48. What games did you play as a child inside and outside?
49. Where did your Grandparents live? What was their home like? Did it have a certain smell or look?
50. Tell about your favorite uncle.
51. Did you have a close relationship with your grandparents = tell about it.

52. Write your testimony of life \ marriage \ the gospel.
53. Did you have a bicycle and what was it like?
54. Tell how, when, where you learned to drive and any memorable experiences.
55. Tell about each of your children's names, birth date, where, doctors, circumstances surrounding the birth \ raising them in the home \ problems,\ joys etc.
56. How did you like being the oldest, youngest or middle ? What were the advantages or disadvantages?
57. Tell about a frustrating experience that you have had with a car.
58. What is your advice to those younger than you?
59.Were you ever in a drama, speech, sports, pep or glee club? Tell about it.
60.Did you and your father share any interests together what and why?
61.What is your favorite scripture and why?
62.Describe a childhood Christmas.
63.Describe a typical day in elementary school.
64.What did you do when you were a child that got you in the most trouble and how did your parents handle it?
65.Tell about your first crush.
66.What church callings have you had and which did you enjoy the most?
67.Did you go camping? Tell about your experiences.
68.How did you feel about school?
69.Do you remember any of your four grandparents? Any greats? What were their names? Any memories that you have.
70.Tell about your mother: personality, characteristics, stature, coloring, talents, temperament, family stories about her, her role in your home, etc..
71.Do you have a favorite General Authority? Who and why?
72.What do you fantasize about doing or being?
73.What is your personal secret of happiness?
74.Describe a perfect spring day and activities on that day?
75.What is the most important lesson, message, or advice that you have learned that you might pass on to others?
76.Thinking back was there a teacher who had a great influence on you?
77. Tell about your own family traditions: Christmas, birthdays, graduation, 4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Mothers or Fathers Day weddings, funerals, hunting etc.
78. Describe a childhood birthday.
79. How did you become engaged?
80. What personality trait do you admire and why?
81. Did you have a favorite TV, radio, program as a child? Tell about it.
82. Did you go to college or have vocational training \ where\ or when?
83. Did you have a childhood hideout \ tell about it.
84. Tell about a favorite trip or vacation.
85. What is your secret for good health?
86. Describe a childhood Christmas.
87. Did it snow much when you were a child \ tell something about it, what did you do.?
88. Describe getting a Christmas tree as a child, when did you put it up and decorate it?
89. Tell about your civic or political activities.
90. Write about some places you went with your father.
91. Write about some places that you went with your mother.
92. What do you think about movies what is your favorite movie and why?
93. If you could be an animal, which one would you choose and why?
94. Describe a typical day during your Jr. High years..
95. What kind of extra curricular activities did you participate in at school?
96. Tell about the houses you lived in childhood addresses, phone #'s,
97. What do you think brings good or bad luck?
98. Tell about all the places you have worked.
99. Describe your wedding day.

100.What are your food preferences and how did they come
101.How did your mother spend her time?
102.Where you responsible for household chores? What were they? Which did you enjoy most/ least?
103.What are your most deeply and imbedded values?

An Alternate Beginning:

Ingredients: Life was not meant to be bottled up forever. This jar is packed with 120 deliciously interesting questions to inspire you to celebrate something very important. You!

Recipes: Combine a generous slice of your life history with a dash of nostalgia and several cups of facts and feelings. If you follow this simple recipe, you will find that by this next year, you will have a very delicious, personal history finished. All you need to do is draw out one slip of paper everyday (or al least once a week - but it will take longer to finish) on it you will find a question. Spend a few moments just enjoying remembering. Then paste the question at the top of a blank page or write it on and begin to tell about it. Don't worry about spelling or handwriting, etc. Just Tell Your Story!

This product was prepared to preserve your life as a message. Enjoy the scrumptious, homemade, memories.

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