Tue - Sep 30, 2008 : 02:29 pm
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Mosiah : 18 - 20
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I read Mosiah 18 yesterday and found that due to the mindset I'm having now of an overall perspective, it was hard to get into all the details of what Alma was saying. This is a great chapter for new members, or people who are trying to understand baptism.
One question I have always had with this scripture is, "Where did Alma get the ...
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Sun - Sep 28, 2008 : 05:53 pm
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Sept. Overnighter
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On Friday, around 4:00pm, Bill Hoopes and I took our teachers quorum up to camp out up Hobble Creek canyon. It was pretty fun. (This is going to be rather dry because I'm so tired)
Anyway... We had a great time. Kaiden, Jake, and Josh came with us to camp. Bill brought his awesome dutch oven skills, and I brought, um...
Fun / Lds / Life
Fri - Sep 26, 2008 : 11:52 am
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Mosiah : 16 & 17
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Trying to read this section of Mosiah as a whole concept, rather than nitpick each individual nugget of doctrine has given me a new appreciation for how stupid people can be.
Seriously... How could a person or people be so dense as to burn someone at the stake who, 3 days previous, had the power of God upon him to the degree that nobody wan...
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Thu - Sep 25, 2008 : 02:05 pm
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Mosiah : 15
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Ya know... After reading this through, with the previous chapters I've read in mind, I think I'm understanding a bit more about what Abinadi is talking about.
The wicked priests quote him the scripture in Isaiah which says that prophets are supposed to proclaim peace in order to basically tell Abinadi off, because he was definitely not proc...
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Thu - Sep 25, 2008 : 11:20 am
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PowWow
koyote Dreams
This weekend is a powwow, everybody knows I'm gonna be there! I'll be dacning until my legs give out, then I'll dance some more! Fancy shawl isthe BEST kinda of dance, I 'm so able to be me and to be free , the feeling of the wind in my hair as I bounce of the ground.... It almost feels like heaven!
This year knowing no was likely to ...
Wed - Sep 24, 2008 : 07:08 pm
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Best friends?
koyote Dreams
This weekend is a big immportant PowWow and none of my friends have ever come before. This some is very important to me, so on Sunday in Young Womens I talked about it and asked every body to come ( Doubting any'd come) so I looked at my "bff" and said Will you come please? Every body is going to this party that's invite only ...
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...
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Tue - Sep 23, 2008 : 03:02 pm
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Mosiah : 13 - "Touch Me Not"
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Ya know... The first verses of this chapter brought back some well-known stories of Mormon culture. The most potent one being the experience Joseph Smith had in a Missouri jail surrounded by a mob of people cursing and glorying in their raping, murdering, and wickedness against the Mormon people.
Parley P. Pratt said the following in ...
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Mon - Sep 22, 2008 : 08:40 am
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Mosiah : 12
PoeticIntensity
I wonder if Abinadi's disguise was due to him not being welcome in the city anymore, as in, he couldn't get in at all without it. Dunno... Just a thought.
Also, I find it quite prophetic for Abiniadi to be using the analogy of a piece of cloth in a hot furnace, as far as the worth of King Noah's life. He could have just as easily used...
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Sat - Sep 20, 2008 : 09:50 am
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Not happining
koyote Dreams
Well today I woke up and got dressed and all ready for my date. Then my mom came in and told me that I was not going the date unless he called to ask me... So I pretty much gave up on that! Then my cell phone rings and he said that he called my house but my Pa was on the computer so it not ring, I talked to him about where he wanted to meet and whe...
Sat - Jun 13, 2009 : 08:40 pm
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Trial Bike Insanity
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The MOST ridiculous trial bike video I've ever seen.
More than half of what this guy does shouldn't be possible.
A-freaking-mazing.
http://www.flixxy.com/inspired-bicycles.htm...
Miscellaneous
Wed - Apr 09, 2008 : 12:09 pm
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3rd Day into the week
silentthoughts
WOW IT IS ALREADY THE THIRD DAY INTO THE WEEK. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS YEAR IS FLYING FAST. WELL I DID ALL THAT I CAN DO TO HELP MIKEYS FRIEND AS FAR AS JOBS HOPEFULLY ALL HIS WISHES WILL COME TRUE. I HAVE FAMILY COMING IN TODAY FOR MY MOMS BIRTHDAY! SHE IS GOING TO BE SO EXCITED!...
Wed - Jan 09, 2008 : 09:03 pm
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1st Nephi : 5
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Man... I'm just tired. Today was weird.. So...
Studying chapter 5 right now, I'm brought to another realization that even the families of Prophets aren't perfect (hello, Lehi was a prophet, and he managed to have Laman and Lemuel...)
The specifics to which I refer is Sariah's murmuring, and reaction when she saw her 4 boys return fr...
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Thu - Jan 07, 2010 : 03:59 pm
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Alma : 48
PoeticIntensity
I was just looking at the timestamp on these chapters, and realized that Amalickiah went from being a Nephite citizen, to the king over the entire Lamanite nation in approximately 1.5 years. How freaking crazy is that?
Also, one thing I failed to mention about chapter 47 is the last verse. A very interesting verse, that is. Once...
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Tue - Dec 09, 2008 : 09:23 pm
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NVidia TV Twinview
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The new lamp for my projector arrived today and much rejoicing was heard among the land.
Since our lamp burned out 5-8 months ago, we've been using a TV to entertain our kids, providing them with movies and TV cartoons and all the other goodness with which MythTV blesses our lives.
With the return of our lamp, I wanted a way to extend the life ...
Computers / Gentoo / Linux / Video
Sat - Aug 09, 2003 : 10:57 am
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Letter to unborn Luci
PoeticIntensity
Ok... It's been a long time since I wrote in my journal... Sorry about that. Right now my life is good. I'm happy.....I'm blessed... Life is good. Just in case the other file gets deleted, here's a little letter I wrote to our baby-to-be.
Hello, mister or sister Jones the 1st. I don't even know where to begin in expressing my feelings for ...
Wed - May 21, 2008 : 01:12 pm
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User-Based RSS Feeds!
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Quite a few people have been wondering how they can get RSS feeds which are specific to the individual users of ILoveMyJournal.com. Until now, they couldn't.
ILoveMyJournal.com now has feeds which will contain public posts from only the user you're interested in!
To get it, you simply click on the RSS feed logo found within the user's blo...
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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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Mon - May 05, 2008 : 08:10 pm
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New cd
koyote Dreams
I just got this cd but Josh Turner. I love him! His voice is amazing, any one with that DEEP real stouthern mostly men voices ooo their just so amazing!
Dose any one else understand what I'm talking about?...
Fri - Mar 26, 2010 : 12:44 pm
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Helaman : 5
PoeticIntensity
When I began reading this chapter, I was pretty anxious, internally - for unrelated reasons. Now, having finished this chapter, I feel very calm and peaceful. What a great story this chapter tells.
While reading, I saw some curious verses, but all of those questions feel relatively meaningless right now. The thing that matters t...
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Tue - Mar 01, 2011 : 10:32 am
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3 Nephi : 29
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Seems like chapter 29 is all about "spurning", and to be honest, I really don't know what that means. The word is used 4 times in 3 verses, and is used no where else in scripture. It's definitely something we shouldn't do, and may be related to "hissing" or "making game". Very interesting.
I believe...
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Mon - Feb 11, 2008 : 09:15 pm
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2nd Nephi : 3
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First thing that catches my eye tonight is "wilderness of my affliction" and "greatest sorrow". I can only assume that Lehi either meant during the ship controversy, or the time when Lehi was murmuring because Nephi broke his bow. Not sure...
I wonder how many scriptures there are like verse 12. I know there ...
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Tue - Oct 20, 2009 : 07:37 am
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Alma : 41
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My first question comes from the first verse. "Why would anyone be 'worried' about the law of restoration?" Well... Let's take it from the potential perspective of someone in Corianton's situation. I guess if I had sinned with a harlot while I was on my mission, I might be a bit worried that the whole "what ye...
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Wed - Aug 25, 2010 : 12:31 pm
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3 Nephi : 12
PoeticIntensity
Lately, I've been struggling with readaing my scriptures. I'm not entirely sure why, but lately, instead of just hunkering down and doing it because I know it needs to be done (and then reaping the Spirit due to my obedience), I've just had the hardest time sitting down and actually doing it.
Well.. Today I did. I opened to 3rd Nephi ...
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Fri - Jan 11, 2008 : 10:24 am
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Linux Babblings
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I just got done reading a wonderful article in which the author tries to describe the core differences between the "open source" mentality and the proprietary one. He does a great job of being objective and is generally well-thought out.
Since I began using Linux, being myself a capitalist, I've battled the idea that the open sour...
Linux / Microsoft
Sun - Feb 14, 2010 : 11:28 pm
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Happy Valentine's Day
PoeticIntensity
I spent today away from my sweetheart, so I thought I'd see what kind of a "1 day love song" I could write to her. So, I took approximately 5 hours and wrote her a love song.... or something... It's my first attempt at recording myself playing guitar, and the lyrics consist of 8 whole words. So... Here ya go. ...
Life / Personal
Thu - Oct 13, 2011 : 09:35 am
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Moroni : 9
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What a horrible, yet extremely personal and hopeful chapter. The nature of it reminds me of the psalm of Nephi (2 nephi 4:15-end). What horrible, horrible things were going on at the end, but it just amazes me, the strength of Mormon, and his constant prayers for Moroni - and his pleading to God for his soul to be brought b...
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Sun - Feb 24, 2008 : 09:09 pm
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2nd Nephi : 9 - Part 2
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The first verse which caught me in the reading of the last half of 2nd Nephi 9 was verse 39.
The question came to mind: "Why would God need to have us "remember" the awfulness of sin?" ... Well... The answer is quite simple, really. Because Satan laces all sorts of lies within the temptation of sin.&nbs...
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Mon - Apr 16, 2007 : 11:31 pm
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Mormon Myths....
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I almost didn't post anything tonight..... But... I've gotta.
One thing which seems to irritate me quite a bit is this phenomenon among people of my faith which drives them to make some pseudo-philosophical yet some how not quite doctrinally correct quote and then follow it by "I'm sure it's in the scriptures. I just read it. I swear. " or, "I'...
Sat - Mar 06, 2010 : 10:41 am
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Helaman : 1
PoeticIntensity
Interesting that, again, the pride of one man seemed to be the reason of much wickedness and death. If Paanchi would have just accepted the rule of his own brother because he was voted in by the majority, I'll bet the whole war with Coriantumr wouldn't have happened.
That being bad enough, doesn't hold a candle to what happened with Kishkum...
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