Maintence Memory
I had the opportunity to speak in church yesterday. It totally did not go the way I had planned. I had all these thoughts and ideas, but the words coming out of my mouth were completely different. But I did learn something from the brother I was speaking with.
He talked about a class he had recently completed at the university. They were learning about how the brain works. One of the things he thought was interesting was the way we store things in our brains. One term that caught his attention was Maintenance Memory. This is the memory we use in our brains to store the phone number of a friend until it has been entered into our phone contacts, then it is forgotten. He shared how he believed that his brain did that for every class he had ever taken. Data was stored in his Maintenance memory bank until the test or final and then it was forgotten for life.
His concern was that all too often, we use our Maintenance Memory to store things about church, covenants, and the path to God. It gave me reason to ponder. I agree, there are many of us that do not maintain what we should. However, we do store the easy Sunday School generic answers for any other question that is asked of us. Funny how prayer, priesthood, the Holy Ghost, revelation, family home evening, or the scriptures roll off our tongues without thought when trying to get the right answer.
I would encourage each of us to evaluate the memories we are making. We need to make sure that we are not throwing away those that should be retained. Though they may not make sense to us at the moment, they will be valued in the future. It is up to us to make sure that we place the value appropriately. Don't let life distract you. Don't seek for distraction. Keep your eye on the mark.
He talked about a class he had recently completed at the university. They were learning about how the brain works. One of the things he thought was interesting was the way we store things in our brains. One term that caught his attention was Maintenance Memory. This is the memory we use in our brains to store the phone number of a friend until it has been entered into our phone contacts, then it is forgotten. He shared how he believed that his brain did that for every class he had ever taken. Data was stored in his Maintenance memory bank until the test or final and then it was forgotten for life.
His concern was that all too often, we use our Maintenance Memory to store things about church, covenants, and the path to God. It gave me reason to ponder. I agree, there are many of us that do not maintain what we should. However, we do store the easy Sunday School generic answers for any other question that is asked of us. Funny how prayer, priesthood, the Holy Ghost, revelation, family home evening, or the scriptures roll off our tongues without thought when trying to get the right answer.
I would encourage each of us to evaluate the memories we are making. We need to make sure that we are not throwing away those that should be retained. Though they may not make sense to us at the moment, they will be valued in the future. It is up to us to make sure that we place the value appropriately. Don't let life distract you. Don't seek for distraction. Keep your eye on the mark.
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