Thu - Apr 17, 2008 : 04:29 pm
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Nature's Way Site is Live!
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I've been working on this entry for days, and I think I'm finally ready to get it out there.
But first, let me say that this is quite possibly the most rewarding programming job I've done to date.
I was hired on at Nature's Way last year in June. I was hired on with the understanding that I was to completely re-develop the public Nature...
Computers / Nature's Way / Programming
Thu - Apr 17, 2008 : 03:11 pm
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(short story)
I hate life sometimes i swear.Yesterday i was riding my stupid bike......which i shouldnt have been doing cause it has 2 flat wheels and when i went to turn around my house i hit a rock or something and the handle bar slipped out of my hand and i lost balence and fell when i fell i landed on the handle bar and i have a hard time walking cause...
Thu - Apr 17, 2008 : 01:55 pm
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Writers
Hello all of you journal people. I was thinking about something today. There is something all of us have in common. We love to write. There are thousands of people out there that love this too. We may not be professional writers, but we will make a difference in the...
Wed - Apr 16, 2008 : 12:41 pm
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Family
I have an older brother and sister in Brazil on their missions. I also have another brother at BYU. My dad went to Iraq twice and recently returned home from his last tour. Having my dad back has been like a fantacy, but I still miss my brothers and sister. I have another older brother, ano...
Wed - Apr 16, 2008 : 10:02 am
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I have this dilemma that is kind of hard to deal with (obviously seeing as it's a dilemma). Well, instead of explaining it right his minute (I have homework to do) I'll just ask you this: How can I become a better writer??? I've prayed to Heavenly father about everything and I do believe that I am getting b...
Tue - Apr 15, 2008 : 11:57 pm
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Jarom
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Jarom, for some reason, didn't seem all that inspired to me, this time around.
The only thing which caused me to question was verse 2.
To me, it seems that Jarom didn't want to write "much" for two reasons: 1. Because the plates are small, and 2. They are being written for the benefit of the Lamanites.
I guess I can u...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Tue - Apr 15, 2008 : 07:00 pm
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koyote Dreams
So today has been about like my normal day..... But Johnny Depp's last post to me has left me kinda sad! Talking to him has been rough on me, 'cuz teh most famous person I talk to is the stake pres. But Johnny is a huge movie star and having him talk to me is kinda hard. My hands don't work when I try to reply to him, I can't spell, and what do I e...
Tue - Apr 15, 2008 : 01:11 am
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My Birthday 2008
PoeticIntensity
Well... I put this in the "Current Events" category primarily because it's really late, and I'm kinda caffeinated. Other than that, life is pretty normal.
Let's see here... My birthday. I don't usually write about my birthday, but I don't know why I don't. I really should. Maybe it's because my birthdays r...
Current Events / Personal
Sun - Apr 13, 2008 : 12:03 pm
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Enos
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Someone of spiritual authority once told me that anyone who read the book of Enos, and marked his scriptures based on importance, would have the entire book of Enos highlighted.
After reading it this morning, I can see why.
The first thing that hit me was the phrase, and my father "taught me in his language". If we read the fi...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Thu - Apr 10, 2008 : 09:23 pm
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Jacob : 7 - Sherem
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I believe that Sherem is the first "villain" of the Book of Mormon after Laman and Lemuel, who could be considered an "anti-christ". Not 100% sure, but I don't remember anything standing out in 1st or 2nd Nephi. This guy reminds me of Nehor, Korihor, and Amalickiah.
Some points of interest this time around are:
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Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Mon - Jan 21, 2008 : 10:26 pm
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1st Nephi : 13
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Where do I even begin with this chapter?
I remember reading it and understanding it for the first time during my mission. It was really cool realizing that all of this stuff in this chapter is written about in history books! It talks about Christopher Columbus discovering America, the Revolutionary War, the Bible, the coming of the Bo...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Thu - Apr 24, 2008 : 11:55 am
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Gen. Conf. - Rghts Trdtns - Lant
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Some quotes from the talk I found quite inspiring:
Are we consciously creating righteous traditions, or is life just happening to us? Are our traditions being created in response to the loud voices of the world, or are they influenced by the still, small voice of the Spirit? Are the traditions that we are creating in our families going to make i...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Tue - Oct 21, 2014 : 10:20 pm
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Seek God Sooner
PoeticIntensity
So, I thought I'd write something down that happened today.
For those of you who know me, I'm a pretty laid-back, easy-going type of guy.
My wife and I went to sleep quite late, mostly because we couldn't stop talking and laughing with one another (not an uncommon occurrence, unfortunately), and also unfortunately, we were woken up early ...
Personal / Spiritual
Thu - Mar 04, 2010 : 02:40 pm
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Alma : 61, 62
PoeticIntensity
Reading through Alma 60 and 61, I can vividly imagine what it would be like to live in times like those. I imagine the cry for freedom being heard through the streets, as neighbors and friends decide to take up arms in defense of our right to worship how we want, and for the protection of our families, traditions, and way of life. Putti...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Aug 21, 2009 : 11:50 pm
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Alma : 39
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First thing out of the gate that I noticed this time around with this chapter is that the first thing Alma says to Corianton regards his disobedience - in a possibly sarcastic way, or at very least - sincerely displeased. "Haven't your brothers been a good example for you?" Anyway... I found that interesting
Also noteworthy ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Wed - Jan 30, 2008 : 10:03 pm
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1st Nephi : 19
PoeticIntensity
Ya know, I love verse 6, and verses like it (2nd Nephi 4, for example). The reason is quite simple.
Sometimes it's hard to remember that prophets are people, too. They're just subject to Satan's temptations and mistakes and errors and such as we are. Verses like this remind me that they aren't perfect, and it brings them down to...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Wed - May 14, 2014 : 01:08 am
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My Testimony
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So... I thought I'd be going to bed, but here I am.
When the Spirit directed me to come down and write down my testimony, I wasn't (and still am not) quite sure what to write. This certainly isn't due to a lack of testimony comparative to other times I've done this, but rather quite the exact opposite. It is because my tes...
Personal / Spiritual / Studio-journey
Wed - Dec 17, 2008 : 10:31 am
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Alma : 4
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Verses 5 and 6 are cause for simple reinforcement that external events do not necessarily cause internal changes. Yes, they had a horrific war which caused the death of so many husbands, fathers, sons, etc... And yes, that caused a lot of people to become baptized.... but, that didn't seem to matter much. The very next year, it se...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Mon - Apr 26, 2010 : 05:38 pm
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Helaman : 6
PoeticIntensity
Reading the beginning of this chapter, I knew this was where the Lamanites and Nephites would enter into free commerce with one another. When everyone is living by the same righteous standards, there is no need for distrust, or geographical boundaries, or anything else which comes from people living selfishly. Honest living of the Gospe...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - Sep 04, 2007 : 04:54 pm
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2007 Monterey Trip - Day 5
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Today's not over, but while the kids are taking naps, I thought I'd see what I could do to write about this day so far.
First off - I *love* Monterey. Last night, I don't think I got a whole lot of sleep, but notwithstanding that, I still woke up in an incredibly good mood due to the crisp salty air, the perfect temperature (around 60-68 deg...
Personal
Sat - Feb 09, 2008 : 02:32 pm
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2nd Nephi : 2 - Part 1
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Before I even begin reading this one, I've gotta say that 2nd Nephi 2 is one of the power-doctrine chapters. I'll be surprised if I can get through reading this today.
Verse 2 contains an interesting phrase: Consecrate thine afflictions for thy gain. This brings to mind quite a few cross-references, but can you imagine how much...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Mon - Apr 21, 2008 : 03:33 pm
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Gen. Conf. - Exaltation - Nelson
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In this day of rampant immorality and addictive pornography, parents have a sacred responsibility to teach their children the importance of God in their lives. Those evils, so highly destructive of divine potential, are to be strictly shunned by children of God.
When a child needs correction, you might ask yourself, “What can I say or do t...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Wed - Sep 24, 2008 : 03:02 pm
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Mosiah : 14
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One question comes to mind this time reading chapter 14 and the beginning of 15.
Why in the world did Abinadi think these priests could understand what he was talking about?
An interesting perspective can be had when the audience of each scripture is considered.
The thing I don't get about these chapters (14 and 15), is that the doctrine A...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Thu - Jun 12, 2008 : 06:04 pm
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Gen. Conf. - Faith Fathers - Uchtdorf
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As I sit here listening to, watching, and reading the talk given by President Uchtdorf, I'm puzzled by my lack of caring of the faith of my fathers.
I don't exactly know why it is, but I..... I've never really looked at what my parents believe being a part of my faith. I don't know if that is wrong or what...
What I believe is what ...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Thu - Jul 29, 2010 : 08:20 pm
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Good Friends and Nature
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So Jeff Petersen is a guy with whom I've been friends for years. I hadn't seen him in probably as long. We went to BYU together, were roommates, and had summer jobs in California together. We got along very well...
But then we each got married, he moved to Missouri, and that was that... ...until two days ago.
...
Personal
Wed - Oct 17, 2007 : 01:33 pm
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Microsoft Vista Insanity
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Heh...
I remember a couple of months back (or has it been a year now?) when Microsoft announced to the world that the years of delay were now over, as they were finally releasing the famed Microsoft Vista Operating System!!!!!!
The world (and peasants) rejoiced.
About a week after that, my father called me up and told me he was considering th...
Microsoft
Sun - Sep 25, 2011 : 09:53 pm
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Ether : 14
PoeticIntensity
So, this chapter was a bit like the last, only worse. Blood, carnage, war, and death throughout pretty much every verse.
One of the beginning verses, though, caught my attention. The one that says that people couldn't go to sleep at night, without losing their treasures, even to the point where they had to sleep with weapons to ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures
Mon - Aug 01, 2011 : 01:52 pm
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Ether : 10
PoeticIntensity
So... Interesting that one of the reasons cited for Heth's righteousness is his remembering what the Lord had done for his people, specirfically, bringing Jared and his kin over the ocean. There has got to be something behind the whole "remember what the Lord has done for you" thing, and living a righteous life. Heck.. E...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures
Tue - Apr 28, 2009 : 01:03 pm
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Alma : 27
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What a great chapter this is. And what stupid people the Amalekites were. "Gee, we're having a hard time killing our enemies, so let's kill our own people instead. Yeah, that'll make us feel better." Freakin' idiots.
The parts I loved especially about this chapter were parts I've never noticed before, or at least...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - May 18, 2010 : 03:13 pm
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Helaman : 13
PoeticIntensity
Okay.. I've never thought of this before, but, how convenient do you think it was for Samuel to climb up on a wall, built around a city most likely to keep people out? Yeah, I don't think it could have been that easy. How often do we find any reason at all to get out of doing what God wants us to do? Well, God told Samuel he...
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