I looked back on my mission journal, and saw again how my writing looked very clinical. I don't put very much emotion into it. Mainly, I have lists of schedules and milestones. I talk about doctrine a bit, and it reads rather didactically. However, when I talked to people as a missionary, I was very fluid.
I look at my blog now, and I see some of the same things.
I write very dispassionately. I can't seem to put much emotion into my writing. However, if you could hear me speak, I do so very fluidly and can be very emotional. I feel like Moroni when he said "Lord thou hast made us mighty in word by faith, but thou hast not made us mighty in writing."
This blog has been a good exercise for me to improve my writing, but I still can't seem to get much emotion through my words. Ah, well. At least I see improvement over my writing as a missionary. I couldn't have written a more dry, boring journal if I tried.
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