diff --git a/src/api/db/ddl.js b/src/api/db/ddl.js
index 46c3455..63ecf16 100644
--- a/src/api/db/ddl.js
+++ b/src/api/db/ddl.js
@@ -52,6 +52,33 @@ const ddl = [
     fix: `
       CREATE INDEX "idx_request_userId" ON mpj.request ("userId");
       COMMENT ON INDEX "idx_request_userId" IS 'Requests are retrieved by user'`
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'journal View',
+    check: `SELECT 1 FROM pg_views WHERE schemaname='mpj' AND viewname='journal'`,
+    fix: `
+      CREATE VIEW mpj.journal AS
+        SELECT
+          request."requestId",
+          request."userId",
+          (SELECT "text"
+            FROM mpj.history
+            WHERE history."requestId" = request."requestId"
+              AND "text" IS NOT NULL
+            ORDER BY "asOf" DESC
+            LIMIT 1) AS "text",
+          (SELECT "asOf"
+            FROM mpj.history
+            WHERE history."requestId" = request."requestId"
+            ORDER BY "asOf" DESC
+            LIMIT 1) AS "asOf",
+          (SELECT "status"
+            FROM mpj.history
+            WHERE history."requestId" = request."requestId"
+            ORDER BY "asOf" DESC
+            LIMIT 1) AS "lastStatus"
+          FROM mpj.request;
+      COMMENT ON VIEW mpj.journal IS 'Requests with latest text'`
   }
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/api/db/request.js b/src/api/db/request.js
index 9fe683f..7e810d5 100644
--- a/src/api/db/request.js
+++ b/src/api/db/request.js
@@ -4,24 +4,12 @@ import { Pool } from 'pg'
 import cuid from 'cuid'
 
 const currentRequestSql = `
-  SELECT
-    request."requestId",
-    (SELECT "text"
-      FROM mpj.history
-      WHERE history."requestId" = request."requestId"
-        AND "text" IS NOT NULL
-      ORDER BY "asOf" DESC
-      LIMIT 1) AS "text",
-    (SELECT "asOf"
-      FROM mpj.history
-      WHERE history."requestId" = request."requestId"
-      ORDER BY "asOf" DESC
-      LIMIT 1) AS "asOf"
-    FROM mpj.request`
+  SELECT "requestId", "text", "asOf", "lastStatus"
+    FROM mpj.journal`
 
 const journalSql = `${currentRequestSql}
   WHERE "userId" = $1
-  GROUP BY request."requestId"`
+    AND "lastStatus" <> 'Answered'`
 
 const requestNotFound = {
   requestId: '',
@@ -40,7 +28,10 @@ export default function (pool) {
     addHistory: async (requestId, status, updateText) => {
       const asOf = Date.now()
       await pool.query(`
-        INSERT INTO mpj.history ("requestId", "asOf", "status", "text") VALUES ($1, $2, $3, NULLIF($4, ''))`,
+        INSERT INTO mpj.history
+          ("requestId", "asOf", "status", "text")
+        VALUES
+          ($1, $2, $3, NULLIF($4, ''))`,
       [ requestId, asOf, status, updateText ])
     },
 
@@ -70,10 +61,10 @@ export default function (pool) {
         } finally {
           client.release()
         }
-        return { requestId: id, text: requestText, asOf: enteredOn }
+        return { requestId: id, text: requestText, asOf: enteredOn, lastStatus: 'Created' }
       })().catch(e => {
         console.error(e.stack)
-        return { requestId: '', text: 'error', asOf: 0 }
+        return { requestId: '', text: 'error', asOf: 0, lastStatus: 'Errored' }
       })
     },
 
@@ -86,8 +77,7 @@ export default function (pool) {
     byId: async (userId, requestId) => {
       const reqs = await pool.query(`${currentRequestSql}
         WHERE "requestId" = $1
-          AND "userId" = $2
-        GROUP BY request."requestId"`,
+          AND "userId" = $2`,
         [ requestId, userId ])
       return (0 < reqs.rowCount) ? reqs.rows[0] : requestNotFound
     },
@@ -124,15 +114,7 @@ export default function (pool) {
      * @param {string} userId The Id of the user
      * @return The requests that make up the current journal
      */
-    journal: async userId => (await pool.query(`${journalSql} ORDER BY "asOf" DESC`, [ userId ])).rows,
-    
-    /**
-     * Get the least-recently-updated prayer request for the given user
-     * @param {string} userId The Id of the current user
-     * @return The least-recently-updated request for the given user
-     */
-    oldest: async userId => (await pool.query(`${journalSql} ORDER BY "asOf" LIMIT 1`, [ userId ])).rows[0]
-    
+    journal: async userId => (await pool.query(`${journalSql} ORDER BY "asOf"`, [ userId ])).rows
     
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/src/components/Dashboard.vue b/src/app/src/components/Dashboard.vue
index 25cc981..0d92eca 100644
--- a/src/app/src/components/Dashboard.vue
+++ b/src/app/src/components/Dashboard.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ article
   p(v-if="isLoadingJournal") Loading your prayer journal...
   template(v-if="!isLoadingJournal")
     new-request
-    p journal has {{ journal.length }} entries
     el-row
       el-col(:span='4'): strong Actions
       el-col(:span='16'): strong Request
@@ -38,6 +37,10 @@ export default {
   },
   async created () {
     await this.$store.dispatch(actions.LOAD_JOURNAL, this.$Progress)
+    this.$message({
+      message: `Loaded ${this.journal.length} prayer requests`,
+      type: 'success'
+    })
   }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/app/src/components/request/EditRequest.vue b/src/app/src/components/request/EditRequest.vue
index 77fc260..400230c 100644
--- a/src/app/src/components/request/EditRequest.vue
+++ b/src/app/src/components/request/EditRequest.vue
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ export default {
         updateText: this.form.requestText,
         status: this.form.status
       })
+      if (this.form.status === 'Answered') {
+        this.$message({
+          message: 'Request updated and removed from active journal',
+          type: 'success'
+        })
+      } else {
+        this.$message({
+          message: 'Request updated',
+          type: 'success'
+        })
+      }
       this.editVisible = false
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/app/src/components/request/NewRequest.vue b/src/app/src/components/request/NewRequest.vue
index a98b0ef..3ddfb07 100644
--- a/src/app/src/components/request/NewRequest.vue
+++ b/src/app/src/components/request/NewRequest.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template lang="pug">
 div
-  el-button(@click='openDialog()') Add a New Request
+  el-button(icon='plus' @click='openDialog()') Add a New Request
   el-dialog(title='Add a New Prayer Request' :visible.sync='showNewVisible')
     el-form(:model='form' :label-position='top')
       el-form-item(label='Prayer Request')
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ export default {
         progress: this.$Progress,
         requestText: this.form.requestText
       })
-      this.showNewVisible = false
+      this.$message({
+        message: 'New prayer request added',
+        type: 'success'
+      })
+      this.closeDialog()
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/src/components/request/RequestListItem.vue b/src/app/src/components/request/RequestListItem.vue
index 3ecd7ab..140ade1 100644
--- a/src/app/src/components/request/RequestListItem.vue
+++ b/src/app/src/components/request/RequestListItem.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ el-row.journal-request
     el-button(icon='check' @click='markPrayed()' title='Pray')
     edit-request(:request='request')
     full-request(:request='request')
-  el-col(:span='16'): p {{ request.text }}
+  el-col(:span='16'): p {{ text }}
   el-col(:span='4'): p {{ asOf }}
 </template>
 
@@ -33,11 +33,18 @@ export default {
         status: 'Prayed',
         updateText: ''
       })
+      this.$message({
+        message: 'Request marked as prayed',
+        type: 'success'
+      })
     }
   },
   computed: {
     asOf () {
       return moment(this.request.asOf).fromNow()
+    },
+    text () {
+      return this.request.text.split('\n').join('<br>')
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/src/store/index.js b/src/app/src/store/index.js
index 3de729e..9e8a66b 100644
--- a/src/app/src/store/index.js
+++ b/src/app/src/store/index.js
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ export default new Vuex.Store({
       state.journal = journal
     },
     [mutations.REQUEST_ADDED] (state, newRequest) {
-      state.journal.unshift(newRequest)
+      state.journal.push(newRequest)
     },
     [mutations.REQUEST_UPDATED] (state, request) {
       let jrnl = state.journal.filter(it => it.requestId !== request.requestId)
-      jrnl.unshift(request)
+      if (request.lastStatus !== 'Answered') jrnl.push(request)
       state.journal = jrnl
     },
     [mutations.USER_LOGGED_OFF] (state) {