return to I Love My Journal
A Little Closer to Center...
Musings about Life, Linux, and Latter-day Saints.
Close
Customize Your Blog!
Main Background Color:
Main Title Background:
Main Title Foreground:
Sub Title Foreground:
Title 1:
Title 2:
Title 3:
Entries Background:
Entries Title:
Entries Text:
Entries Bottom Corners:
Entries Top Corners Background:
Entries Top Corners:
reset to default colors
Pages
About Me
Links


Tags
PERSONAL 336
LDS 309
SPIRITUAL 297
BOOK OF MORMON 236
SCRIPTURES 152
RELIGION 111
LINUX 79
COMPUTERS 64
LIFE 47
GENERAL CONFERENCE 44
GENTOO 39
MISCELLANEOUS 35
MUSIC 34
PROGRAMMING 32
CARS 28
MICROSOFT 23
FAMILY 20
AUDIO 20
I LOVE MY JOURNAL 18
FUN 15
CHILDREN 11
CURRENT EVENTS 10
DRM 9
VIDEO 9
NATURE'S WAY 8
BABBLINGS 6
FRIENDS 6
COMPUTER HARDWARE 5
HEROD THE FINK 5
GAMES 5
DRUMS 4
STUDIO-JOURNEY 4
AUDIO HARDWARE 3
KDENLIVE 3
GENERAL INSANITY 3
CONEXM 2
THANKS4GIVING 2
CATS 2
POETRY 1
MY JOURNAL 1
POLITICS 1
EVERYDAY THOUGHTS 1
YOUTH CONFERENCE 1
PARENTING 1
STUDIO 1
PROVO CITY CENTER TEMPLE 1
CHURCH NOTES 1


RSS Feed

RSS FeedSubscribe!
Entries
Newest
Tue - Sep 30, 2008 : 02:29 pm
tired
   rated 0 times
0.48 daily views
2964 total views
Mosiah : 18 - 20
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
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 ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Sun - Sep 28, 2008 : 05:53 pm
tired
   rated 1 time
0.47 daily views
2864 total views
Sept. Overnighter
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
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
amazed
   rated 0 times
0.43 daily views
2618 total views
Mosiah : 16 & 17
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
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...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Thu - Sep 25, 2008 : 02:05 pm
content
   rated 0 times
0.44 daily views
2727 total views
Mosiah : 15
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
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
Wed - Sep 24, 2008 : 03:02 pm
tired
   rated 0 times
0.45 daily views
2735 total views
Mosiah : 14
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
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
Tue - Sep 23, 2008 : 03:02 pm
spiritual
   rated 0 times
0.50 daily views
3063 total views
Mosiah : 13 - "Touch Me Not"
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
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 ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Mon - Sep 22, 2008 : 08:40 am
content
   rated 1 time
0.44 daily views
2708 total views
Mosiah : 12
PoeticIntensity
1 comment
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...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Thu - Sep 18, 2008 : 03:27 pm
tired
   rated 0 times
0.47 daily views
2858 total views
Mosiah : 11
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
Ya know...  The first thing that hit me while beginning this chapter was this:  How in the world did Noah get selected to be king? I mean, really.  Verse 1 lets us know Zeniff had at least two sons.  Could his other son be that much worse than Noah was?  Burning a prophet of God at the stake?  C'mon...  I w...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - Sep 16, 2008 : 10:21 am
happy
   rated 0 times
0.50 daily views
3083 total views
Mosiah : 10
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
The first thing I noticed this time reading this was that even though the Nephites under Zeniff were at a time of peace, after the war, Zeniff was diligent in continuing his building of weaponry.  Not sure why that struck me this time, but the very first verse jumped out. Maybe it's because they didn't make any assumptions about their enemy....
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Mon - Sep 15, 2008 : 11:10 am
happy
   rated 0 times
0.51 daily views
3114 total views
Mosiah : 9
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
While reading this chapter, the first thing that stood out to me was a misconception I've had about Zeniff going back to the land of Nephi. I thought, until about 10 minutes ago, that Zeniff tried to go inhabit the land twice, when in reality, the first time he was by the Lamanites, he was spying on them.  Nothing too earth shattering, just ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Scriptures / Spiritual
Highest Rated
Tue - Jan 26, 2010 : 06:45 pm
content
   rated 0 times
0.46 daily views
2600 total views
Alma : 54 - Moroni's Anger
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
Wow...  Moroni doesn't mix words, does he...  Reading this through as much of an objective filter as possible, I'd say there's some serious judgements going on.  Moroni blatantly calls Ammoron a "child of hell", and tells him that his brother went to hell.  heh...  Pretty gutsy, if ya ask me.  Going off of wh...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures
Mon - Apr 06, 2009 : 03:22 pm
anxious
   rated 0 times
0.67 daily views
3953 total views
Alma : 18
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
It's been awhile since I continued on in my quest to read and write about each and every chapter in the Book of Mormon, but, I'm still at it!  I'm gonna finish!  Here's Alma 18: The first thing I notice this time around is something I don't think I've ever noticed before. In order to feel badly about doing something, you have to at le...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Spiritual
Mon - Feb 27, 2012 : 04:42 pm
pensive
   rated 0 times
0.66 daily views
3208 total views
Musical Ramblings...
PoeticIntensity
4 comments
Okay, so I recently watched a documentary on the Foo Fighters called "Back and Forth", and I thought it was really well made - okay, I thought it was awesome.  The funny thing is - I don't own a single Foo Fighters album, and am really not familiar with them as a band, even though I generally like the "rock" genre they asso...
Music
Sat - Jan 21, 2006 : 09:16 pm
no mood
   rated 0 times
0.30 daily views
2133 total views
End of a Good Week
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
Well.... Not much to write, other than this week's goal wasn't forgotten. :) I'd say that 5 out of the 7 days I had were a success of making at least 90% of the decisions during the day based on strengthening the family. My job is going well, although it's kind of scary because I'm the sole Linux guru of the company. They're putting a lot of fa...
Wed - Jul 29, 2009 : 10:00 am
sick
   rated 0 times
0.56 daily views
3260 total views
Alma : 36 - "Prosper"
PoeticIntensity
2 comments
Hmm...  What could "prosper in the land" possibly mean?  This is something I've fought with recently, while think about prosperity in general.  When someone says, "That guy has really prospered", or "she is really prosperous", what could it possibly mean? Some things in the scriptures are mentioned on...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Mon - Apr 26, 2010 : 05:38 pm
okay
   rated 0 times
0.41 daily views
2294 total views
Helaman : 6
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
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 30, 2008 : 03:06 pm
content
   rated 0 times
0.51 daily views
3144 total views
The Geek In Me
PoeticIntensity
2 comments
Ya know...  I'm not the best coder in the world, and I'm not the geekiest of geeks, either.  I personally know quite a few people who would classify me as a "mutt coder", because I really don't care too much about code purity. I'm not quite sure what in me makes me that way, but it's true.  Maybe it's because I learned p...
Computers / Miscellaneous / Programming
Tue - Sep 25, 2007 : 03:49 pm
blah
   rated 0 times
0.50 daily views
3225 total views
Creating XML - The Right Way
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
My last place of employment had a large amount of data being imported from multiple companies on a daily basis which was then imported into a database and processed throughout the company. I was the lucky guy who got to write the application which imported all of the data from as many as 10 different locations daily. Having never directly dealt...
Programming
Fri - Apr 30, 2010 : 06:47 am
grateful
   rated 0 times
0.41 daily views
2266 total views
Helaman : 8, 9
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
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
Sun - Dec 02, 2007 : 01:22 pm
grateful
   rated 0 times
0.93 daily views
5965 total views
Happy 5th Anniversary, Jason
PoeticIntensity
1 comment
When will I ever learn to trust my wife, my brother, and my instinct?  Probably never. You see, Ryan, my brother, noted how bald the tires are on my Mustang GT about a month ago.  My wife also noted the same thing, as well as a pretty big storm coming this weekend.  Anyway...  I'll get on with the story. Sarah and I celebra...
Personal
Most Viewed
Tue - Jan 19, 2010 : 12:15 pm
okay
   rated 0 times
0.53 daily views
2975 total views
Alma : 51
PoeticIntensity
1 comment
Stupid Kingmen.  Nothing like having your own people fight against you in the middle of a war.  One thing I noticed this time, which I had forgotten, is how Moroni followed the correct line of authority in order to do what he had to do with the kingmen.  He asked Pahoran for the right to take care of them, and Pahoran gave it to him....
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures
Sun - Apr 12, 2009 : 07:44 pm
frustrated
   rated 1 time
0.53 daily views
3152 total views
Easter 2009
PoeticIntensity
4 comments
Here's a little something we did during the day today.  Luci had a bit of a mis-understanding of what the easter bunny really was at first.  She got the hang of it, though.  Video above:...
Children / Life / Personal
Mon - May 26, 2008 : 03:16 pm
amazed
   rated 0 times
0.53 daily views
3299 total views
Ultrasound For 3rd Child
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
For the last two children, I've been relatively relaxed with the rest of my life, so I was eagerly awaiting and up-to-date with the happenings of our pregnancy. This time around, I'm quite busy otherwise, and this ultrasound crept up on me. I'm also quite amazed at the technology which wraps around the medical field.  At the last portion of ...
Personal
Sat - Jan 04, 2014 : 11:21 pm
grateful
   rated 0 times
0.53 daily views
2230 total views
My testimony (Godhead)
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
"How have you been changed by knowing the Godhead?" To be honest, I don't think I would recognize myself without the relationship I have with God, through prayer, with Christ through his atonement, and with the Holy Ghost's comfort and guidance. Knowing the Godhead,to me, means that I have an incredible force behind my righteous choic...
Personal
Tue - Jun 09, 2009 : 03:50 pm
okay
   rated 0 times
0.53 daily views
3105 total views
Source of Evil...
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
Me and my good friend Scott chatted for far too long today about a very interesting subject.  The subject was brought about by this article, which, in essence is just a conversation between an aethiestic professor and two of his students. In a nutshell, the professor makes the claim of God creating Satan, and thus creating evil, and thereby ...
Lds / Religion / Spiritual
Mon - Nov 19, 2007 : 01:51 pm
spiritual
   rated 0 times
0.53 daily views
3431 total views
Temple Worthiness
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
Continuing in the tradition of weekly fasting, church this week was very enlightening.  Sarah and I decided to go to a new "marriage and family" class instead of the usual gospel doctrine lesson, and I'm quite glad we made that decision. Lately, temple worthiness hasn't meant much to me.  There's more to that story, but that's...
Lds / Spiritual
Fri - Jun 12, 2009 : 02:20 pm
caffeinated
   rated 0 times
0.52 daily views
3028 total views
Vista Dualboot Gotcha
PoeticIntensity
1 comment
I recently bought a Toshiba Laptop (a Satellite A305-S6916), and with it, came Vista Home Premium. I, of course, immediately wiped the hard drive clean, took a shower for having touched a computer with Vista pre-installed on it, then proceeded to partition it, and install gentoo Linux on it. The compatibility with Linux of the peripherals on th...
Computers / Linux / Microsoft
Sun - Nov 08, 2009 : 01:46 pm
exhausted
   rated 0 times
0.52 daily views
2982 total views
Alma : 42
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
Man.... I'm tired, but I felt I had to read and write about a scripture today. Alma does a great job of answering his son's question.  "Why should sinners be punished?"  All sorts of nuggets of truth can be found in this chapter. Another great chapter on the justice and mercy of God is found in Alma 34. That's about it for...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures
Wed - Jan 09, 2008 : 09:03 pm
exhausted
   rated 0 times
0.52 daily views
3304 total views
1st Nephi : 5
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
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...
Book Of Mormon / Personal / Spiritual
Mon - Mar 24, 2008 : 11:34 pm
spiritual
   rated 0 times
0.52 daily views
3301 total views
2nd Nephi : 31 - Language
PoeticIntensity
0 comments
All the other times I've read this chapter, it's been mostly about the whole baptism thing.  Now, I don't discredit the sermon given about Christ being baptised, and the necessity for our being baptized to make it to heaven... ...But this time, something else struck me. Ya know...  I love having chats with people about the Gospel.&nbs...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual