Thu - May 13, 2010 : 02:36 pm
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Helaman : 12 - Happiness
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Anyone who knows what Helaman 12 is all about is probably wondering how in the world I could label this chapter as "Happiness". hehe...
Yesterday, I was having a very interesting conversation about happiness with a dear friend of mine, and oddly enough, today's chapter was Helaman 12, which of course, talks all about the frailties...
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Tue - May 11, 2010 : 02:20 pm
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Helaman : 11
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Amazing... It's almost unbelievable that in the space of less than 13 years, a whole nation can go from being wicked, to almost dying of hunger, to becoming incredibly righteous and prosperous, and then coming back to being so wicked that the combined armies of the Nephites and Lamanites can't defeat the wicked part of the people.
I've bee...
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Sat - May 01, 2010 : 12:31 pm
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Helaman : 10
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Amazing. A couple of chapters ago, I was commenting on the sad state which Nephi found himself in, and the amazing faith he must have had to remain in a state of faithfulness to God, when everyone around him was wicked.
I guess that's the way it goes. God tries us to our breaking point, careful not to give us trials beyond our capabil...
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Fri - Apr 30, 2010 : 06:47 am
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Helaman : 8, 9
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Seems that the testimony of Nephi against the people of Zarahemlah was centered around their disbelief in Christ. Interesting that, as soon a Satan has control over a people, Christ is the first doctrine which is attacked.
Also the story of the finding of the murderer of Seezoram is interesting through the eyes of the foreknowledge of God.&...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures
Tue - Apr 27, 2010 : 04:47 pm
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Helaman : 7
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So... I remember Nephi coming back to his own people and seeing them in a state of wickedness, but I didn't remember that he had just been on a mission where everyone in the land northward rejected his word, too. That would be an incredible test of faith in an of itself. Only the most stalwart followers of God, in my view, could t...
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Mon - Apr 26, 2010 : 05:38 pm
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Helaman : 6
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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
Sun - Apr 18, 2010 : 10:48 pm
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Happy Birthday, Jason!
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Okay... I know it's a little bit late, but I thought I needed to write about my B-day anyway. It was the 14th, and evidently, the 16th, too.
So, the 14th began with a great time eating lots of great food. Pancakes for breakfast, my best friend Scott took me to my all-time favorite Thai restaurant and we got some insanely delicio...
Life / Personal
Sun - Apr 04, 2010 : 02:09 pm
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Conference Notes 4
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Even before the speakers begin, I've gotta note that the music played and sung during this conference has moved me just as much as the speakers' messages have. Simply superb. Maybe this is because music is playing a much bigger role than it ever has in my life now... The music and spirit it brings with it is simply sublime.
&nbs...
General Conference / Lds / Spiritual
Sun - Apr 04, 2010 : 10:24 am
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Conference Notes 3
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I love the feeling of Elder Uchtdorf's talk. We really have no basis upon which to judge each other. We need to accept and love each other. "Do unto others that which we would hope they would do unto us"
Seems like we need to actually do the work we need to do. Christ "did" the work, he didn't delegate ...
General Conference / Personal / Spiritual
Sat - Apr 03, 2010 : 02:09 pm
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Conference Notes 2
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The hymn the choir sang "I Feel My Savior's Love" was absolutely gorgeous! Well done, Orem Institute Choir! What a great way to begin a general conference. Had me in tears by the end of the hymn. Thank you, Institute Choir!
L Tom Perry's talk about teaching in the home brought back both thoughts of my upbringing,...
General Conference / Personal / Spiritual
Thu - Mar 12, 2009 : 05:16 pm
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25 Reasons to Linux
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Just encountered this list: Seems like a good list for those of you who are considering Linux as an alternative to Windows.
Just a quick FYI....
Computers / Linux / Microsoft
Wed - Oct 03, 2007 : 10:41 am
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MythTV Basement Home Theater
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About 2 years ago I got this hairbrained idea to use mythtv to create a computer-based full-media center for my basement home theater. At the time, I had a sweet side-job which was paying me nicely, so I had the means to do pretty much exactly what I wanted.
I had a couple of things for which I wanted to use the basement, namely 1. My Home...
Computers / Linux
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...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Sun - Apr 06, 2008 : 07:29 pm
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Day 3 - Colorado Trip
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Today was pretty laid back. We watched one session of conference (Annie and Craig were gracious enough to let us watch it on their TV), played a lot of Brandon's new Wii, and went to a park which was pretty cool.
Other than that, today was .... average.
Here are some pics of the park.
Collin found some guy who was quite nice, flying ...
Personal
Thu - Jun 07, 2007 : 10:56 pm
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Here we go -a-changin'-jobs again...
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I've been strugging on how to blog about what's been going on, and I'm sick of thinking about it, so here I go.
About a month ago, I was sitting at my happy job, getting paid pretty well, liking very much, for the most part, the environment which I had been blessed to work in for the past 1 1/2 years, when an email came to my inbox from the UPHPU...
Thu - Aug 02, 2007 : 08:11 pm
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Sleep and Caffeine
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Heh.... My wonderful 3-year-old daughter Luci loves to sleep with her parents. Her dad doesn't sleep very much anymore, and because of this, he has to watch his caffeine consumption or he'll get addicted to it.
Heh.... Caffeine... That brings up some interesting history.
Due to my personal beliefs and what people taught me...
Thu - Oct 18, 2007 : 02:30 pm
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Thoughts on the RIAA
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Those who know me will find this post a bit ... unlike my typical post.
This is mainly because I have a pretty passionate stance on DRM, OSS, Microsoft, Linux, and religion. (I hate DRM, love OSS, hate Microsoft, love Linux, and I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Anyway... I have a few words to say ab...
Drm / Miscellaneous
Sat - Jul 12, 2008 : 01:30 pm
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OpenFire gentoo problems
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I just spent the last three hours trying to figure out why my OpenFire 3.5.2 instance was installing just fine, saying that it was running just fine, but in reality was not running at all.
Neither port 9090, nor 9091 was open, both ports 9090, and 9091 were closed. ps -A | grep openfire returned nothing - at all.
Yet, /etc/init.d/openfire sta...
Computers / Gentoo / Linux
Fri - Aug 03, 2007 : 11:56 pm
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Friends and Friendship
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Hmm.... I'm wondering how I can write this entry without offending anyone, so... if you are offended by it, I'm sorry. What is going to be said has to be said, and it will, hopefully, enlighten at least someone.
Due to this wonderful blog, I've been feeling quite pensive lately and liking the change. Midst this change, I asked on...
Tue - Aug 07, 2007 : 11:19 pm
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Sin and Hope
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I'm not exactly sure what I want to write about today. No... I know what I need to write about, but I think it's too private, and I want to write something I can publish publicly.
Ya know... I really hate sin. I really do.
I am amazed at how much the world accepts what is wrong. Pondering how much the world accepts s...
Tue - Nov 03, 2015 : 12:10 am
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Thanks4giving 2
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So, today's entry is going to be a bit less, but I still was able to see God's hand in my life quite a bit.
I had a late studio session to tend to, but I had felt horrible all day long... I prayed that I would be able to have a great session, and it went really well. Everything that needed to happen, happened, and nothing too t...
Thanks4giving
Sat - Jul 11, 2009 : 01:01 pm
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Alma : 34
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I read Alma 34 two days ago, and haven't written about it. I hate it when I don't have time to write about the scriptures when I read them, because each time I read them, I feel something different about different portions of the scripture. Ah, well.. I'll read it again and see what happens this time.
Right out of the gate, Amul...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Wed - Dec 31, 2014 : 09:38 pm
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New Years' (almost)
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Approximately 4 years ago, sometime during the summer, from time to time I would go outside our back door and lay out on the concrete slab and look up at the stars. We had been in our home about 7 years and had no intention of moving, or changing, or doing anything but doing what we were doing. I was in love with my wife, trying my best...
Personal / Spiritual / Studio-journey
Thu - Nov 08, 2007 : 09:30 am
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Steve Ballmer At His Best
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About a month ago, I came upon this video, which you simply must watch. It's basically a re-make of videos previously posted about a pretty animated Steve Ballmer (Microsoft's CEO) put to music, and hacked up beautifully.
At the time I watched it, I didn't think much of it. It was funny, and it was Steve Ballmer. Hooray.
But...
Microsoft
Wed - Dec 30, 2015 : 02:46 pm
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2015 Conf #1 - "It Works Wonderfully"
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Quote - "Sometimes, the truth may just seem too straightforward, too plain, and too simple for us to fully appreciate its great value. I wonder if we as Church members might also benefit from asking ourselves from time to time: “Is my experience in the Church working for me? Is it bringing me closer to Christ? Is it blessing m...
General Conference / Personal / Spiritual
Tue - Feb 10, 2009 : 02:59 pm
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Customize Your Blog!
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Tired of the same old colors? Try customizing the color scheme of your ILMJ blog! Here's how to do it:
First, make sure you go to your blog home page. If you're not sure how to get there, simply click on "Blog", and choose your blog. You will then be at the home page of your blog. From there, you will noti...
I Love My Journal
Sat - Oct 01, 2016 : 01:19 am
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Important Things...
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So, lately I've been thinking a lot about what life is all about, and kind of pondering upon times when I've been doing well, and times when I've been doing not-so-well.
I think the most important thing you can do in life is stay close to the Spirit of God. Lots of things seem to get in the way from time to time, but that's the nature...
General Conference / Personal / Spiritual
Wed - Sep 03, 2008 : 01:27 pm
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Mustang GT vs Neon SRT-4
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So a little more than a year ago, I took my mustang out for the first time on the Salt Flats. I had a blast out there with my good friend Steve.
On the way home, Steve had some problems with salt lining his rims, causing some tire imbalance, so we got off the freeway, I showed him what the problem was, and as I was getting back on th...
Cars / Fun
Thu - Jan 13, 2011 : 09:08 pm
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General Thoughts
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I got down here to my studio tonight, after playing with the kids, putting Sam to bed, and taking care of a few other odds 'n' ends, and I got to feeling like I should write in my journal. Not entirely sure about what, but it's been months, if not a few years since I have just sat down to write, with nothing in mind beforehand. Some of ...
Babblings / Personal
Sun - Oct 05, 2008 : 07:34 pm
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Samuel is Here!
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I'm still kind of in awe of it all, but .... holy cow.. Samuel Jason Jones has arrived!
We got into the car around 4:30pm after Sarah had been in labor since around 6:00am. Wow... What a trooper.
We arrived here at the hospital at 5:00pm anticipating his arrival around 10:00pm or so... Yeah right... Samuel had ot...
Children / Family / Personal