This is a newbie question, but I\'m still learning how to create an association between two models in rails. I have a user model and a journal_entry model. The journal entri
you have it right this time. You added the user association to the journal model which loads the user in the controller before displaying it in the view. You do need the hidden fields in your form which you added, since you are using a stateless protocol. On the update/create action, double check that the user posting is the user using and save.