November marks the next to last month of answering questions about your life. But this doesn’t mean that you need to stop working on your life history. Make good use of the holiday season to glean additional stories about yourself and your family.

❶ Is there a motto or creed that you live by? An inspirational quote that you have hanging in your house to guide you? If not, take this opportunity to write one of your own.

❷ What are all the causes and charities that you support financially or have made donations to in the past? Which of them are closest to your heart?

❸ In what ways do you sacrifice your time to volunteer in your community? Do you serve at church, at a local school, at charitable or civic organizations, one-on- one in your neighborhood?

❹ What are some of the diseases that have been cured, crisis that have been effectively addressed, and other humanitarian or environmental advances you’ve seen in your lifetime?

❺ Is there a political or civic leader that you particularly admire—either now or in the past? What have you learned from this person’s example?

❻ If you were to start your own charitable organization, what would be its mission and focus?

❼ If you were to ever run for public office, what position would you seek? What would be your platform and mission?

❽ What humanitarian causes would you pledge time and money to solve? Homelessness, world hunger, human trafficking, war refugees, disaster relief, literacy, global women’s rights?

❾ What environmental issues are most important to you? Air and water pollution, climate change, recycling, deforestation, endangered/threatened species, renewable energy?

❿ What animal welfare causes capture your heart and inspire you to take action? Habitat loss, pet abuse and neglect, wildlife preservation, animal testing, factory farming?

⓫ Is there someone in your life who has inspired you to care more about community and global issues? How has your outlook changed because of this person?

⓬ How has your commitment to make the world a better place evolved throughout your life? Are you more active now than in the past? Have your favorite causes changed over the years?

The #52Stories Project is a FamilySearch challenge to encourage writing your own personal life story. To view each of the 12 monthly themes, you can see a highlighted weekly question on Instagram (@FamilySearch) and the FamilySearch Facebook page. You can also download the series at https://familysearch.org/blog/en/52stories-printables/.