Sat - Jan 26, 2008 : 10:06 pm
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1st Nephi : 16 - Holy Cow
PoeticIntensity
I'm not entirely sure where to even begin with this chapter. So many good stories are found in this one, which can easily be likened to our own lives and our own times. Various lessons come to mind....
For example, verses 1 through 3 are a magnificent litmus test of personal righteousness. When someone comes at you and truthfull...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Thu - Jan 24, 2008 : 07:01 pm
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Focus Becomes Reality
PoeticIntensity
Ya know... Chatting with good friends has its benefits. Just like think-tanks and collegeate consortiums are good for concerted cognation, a good conversation with a concerned cohort can be just as contenting.
I think I've mentioned this before in my journal, but in talking with a good friend of mine, I hadn't made the connection with just...
Lds / Spiritual
Wed - Jan 23, 2008 : 09:47 pm
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1st Nephi : 15
PoeticIntensity
After reading this chapter for no more than 30 seconds, I simply must type.
I love verse 3.
Many, many times have I been in a doctrinal discussion with someone and the other person just can't "get" what a scripture or principle means. Verse 3 could explain why that happens to us.
Some things we just can't understand without th...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Tue - Jan 22, 2008 : 10:06 pm
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1st Nephi : 14
PoeticIntensity
When I sit and think about what I just read, the 14th chapter of 1st Nephi is pretty crazy.
Just a few points...
The majority of the chapter is all about the "mother of abominations" and the "whore of all the earth".
I believe it's written here to clarify the impact this (these) church(es) has (have) had upon the plain and...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Tue - Jan 22, 2008 : 12:40 pm
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Microsoft Cares ... Really.
PoeticIntensity
No, seriously, people... Microsoft really does care.... loads and loads of caring!
They care so much ABOUT MONEY it makes me sick.
I just got done reading this article and I'm left with a feeling of sickening "awe" at how greedy Microsoft really is.
Lately, I've been following a story about a group of people in a project...
Computers / Linux / Microsoft
Mon - Jan 21, 2008 : 10:26 pm
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1st Nephi : 13
PoeticIntensity
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
Sun - Jan 20, 2008 : 11:01 pm
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1st Nephi : 12 - Beautiful Yet Horrible
PoeticIntensity
I had forgotten that in this chapter, Nephi sees the Lord descend from heaven to the people who would be born from Nephi.
I put myself in his situation, and quite honestly , I have no idea how I would react. It would be so supremely surreal - seeing your kids' kids' kids' kids, and then seeing the Savior of the world show himself unto them....
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Sat - Jan 19, 2008 : 05:50 pm
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1st Nephi : 11 - Do You Believe?
PoeticIntensity
As soon as the angel of God knew Nephi's purpose and desire, the first question he asked him was "Do you believe?".
I think that's a fairly important question, which we should ask ourselves each day. If we are being tempted and we ask ourselves that question, to which we already know the answer, I can promise you the tempter's pow...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Wed - Jan 16, 2008 : 10:14 pm
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1st Nephi : 10
PoeticIntensity
First Nephi Ten...
I'm not really in a spiritual mood right now, which really is unfortunate because I know this chapter has some spiritual meat to it.
One thing I can write, is when I read this chapter during my mission, and even before, I always found myself focusing on Nephi's desire to see the things his father did (in verse 17).
He didn'...
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Tue - Jan 15, 2008 : 10:00 pm
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1st Nephi : 9 - Blind Faith
PoeticIntensity
Two things for tonight's study:
I believe the purpose of this chapter is the same as chapter 6: To give purpose behind the Book of Mormon. The things Nephi is writing are things of God - things pertaining to the ministry of the people in those days.
I love verse 5. It reminds me of when Adam was commanded to build an alter and...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Fri - May 29, 2009 : 10:34 pm
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Cali - Day Two
PoeticIntensity
Wow... What a day.
We woke up in Winemucca after getting next to no sleep, and headed on down to Durham to visit Kim, Henry, and all the rest of the family. We were going there to celebrate Juliia's graduation from highschool. Good times. Congratulations, Julia! You rock!
So, the 5-hour trip to Durham was relativel...
Family / Miscellaneous / Personal
Sun - Jul 08, 2007 : 09:42 pm
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Nothing in Particular
PoeticIntensity
Ho hum.
Yesterday I decided to go to Ryan's house to spend some quality time with my brother, and my wife had a cow about it. I don't understand what the deal is, but whenever I need some "Jason" time, more often than not, I end up taking it at the expense of marrital comfort. That irritates me. However! All is n...
Wed - Sep 10, 2014 : 10:03 am
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Live Room Upgrade
AudioGuru
Soon after I began recording audio, I had a feeling I would be in the pursuit of an unattainable goal. Finding that "perfect" recording space, or even creating that "perfect" recording would be difficult, if not entirely impossible.
10 years after I began, I was able to pour my heart and soul into a new recording space, ...
Studio
Thu - Aug 16, 2007 : 11:27 pm
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Could Something Be Happening?
PoeticIntensity
Lately, I've been feeling quite the spiritual outpouring from heaven upon me. It happened about .... Let's say last Friday (the 10th). I'm not entirely sure what this means, but I've been happier, more settled emotionally, more productive at work, and .... Just really anxious to be about a good cause.
I think now would be a...
Personal / Spiritual
Tue - Nov 16, 2010 : 06:13 pm
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3 Nephi : 16
PoeticIntensity
Wow, it's been a long time since I last studied my scriptures.
The first thing which caught my attention is the phrase, "if it so be that my people at Jerusalem, they who have seen me and been with me in my ministry, do not ask the Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge of you by the Holy Ghost". I guess that...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures
Sat - Oct 04, 2014 : 05:30 pm
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Sacred Sounds Acoustics...
AudioGuru
So, a few days ago, a friend of the studio called up and asked if I would help him out with a project. As he described the project, I grew more and more interested.
The project is called "Sacred Sounds: Cathedrals of Europe"
The gist of it, is that a group of researchers are going to be travelling around Europe studying th...
Miscellaneous
Fri - Jun 25, 2010 : 10:38 am
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Herod The Fink Continues...
AudioGuru
We had the awesome opportunity to work, once again, with Herod The Fink last weekend, and ended our session with some serious improvements to some songs we had already recorded.
We totally re-invented the introduction to Desperate Husband's Chorus, which now is sure to give a healthy round of grins to all that hear it. We also put a pretty ...
Audio / Music
Tue - Oct 20, 2009 : 07:37 am
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Alma : 41
PoeticIntensity
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...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Jan 01, 2010 : 05:59 pm
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Drum Cover - Green Day B. of Broken Dreams
Drummer
I thought I wouldn't do anything today... Mostly because I was feeling a bit ill... But, I figured there was no better way to usher in the new year!
Happy New Years 2010 to everyone! And hope you enjoy AdvancedOnlineDrums' version of Green Day's Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
Click for video. ...
Audio / Drums / Music / Video
Wed - Jul 06, 2011 : 10:17 am
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Ether : 5
PoeticIntensity
So... To be honest, this chapter is kind of confusing. Verse 1 and 2 is like Moroni is talking directly to Joseph Smith, due to his referencing the ability to "translate". That in itself is kind of cool. I've often thought what it must have been like to be Joseph Smith receiving the plates and translating when he gets to...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures
Mon - Sep 21, 2009 : 05:03 pm
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New Studio!
PoeticIntensity
Although I've got quite good at it, I've been in web development for too long. My passion has always been in music, and it's about time I did something about it.
Knowing that I need to keep my family safe, and having been bitten some by risky endeavors, I'm taking baby steps at first, but it's now official.
Advanced Budget Studios is offi...
Audio / Personal
Tue - Aug 23, 2011 : 05:53 pm
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Ether : 11
PoeticIntensity
So, this chapter seems to be about the rise and fall of the people, and the rulers who ruled both in righteousness and wickedness.
It seems to mow through a genration with each verse that goes by - very quickly. I guess this chapter would be a good one to illustrate the Lord's prophets making promises, and then keeping them through la...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures
Tue - Jan 15, 2008 : 10:00 pm
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1st Nephi : 9 - Blind Faith
PoeticIntensity
Two things for tonight's study:
I believe the purpose of this chapter is the same as chapter 6: To give purpose behind the Book of Mormon. The things Nephi is writing are things of God - things pertaining to the ministry of the people in those days.
I love verse 5. It reminds me of when Adam was commanded to build an alter and...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Sun - Aug 05, 2007 : 11:13 pm
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A Good Sabbath
PoeticIntensity
I just got home from Jovi's baby blessing (Brandon and Chloe's first baby) and it was a pretty cool experience.
Today was a good day because I thought that it was gonna be .... not good.
Yesterday night, I stayed out a bit too late, and thus didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night. In fact, on my way home, my good friend Steve bought me ...
Thu - Jun 12, 2008 : 06:04 pm
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Gen. Conf. - Faith Fathers - Uchtdorf
PoeticIntensity
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
Sun - Jul 04, 2010 : 11:20 am
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"Tell Me Why" - Finished!
AudioGuru
Happy 4th of July to everyone!
We finally finished mixing and mastering Ear Candy's debut single, Tell Me Why, and quite frankly, we've loved working on it here in the studio. The finished copy can be heard in our samples section, and Ear Candy has made it freely available to anyone and everyone who would like a copy.
Just let them know h...
Music
Tue - Jul 22, 2008 : 04:57 pm
content
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Gen. Conf. - Light and Truth - Steuer
PoeticIntensity
Hmm.... I enjoyed this talk, but I'm not entirely sure what to write about it.
The three aspects of gaining a burning testimony of light and truth given are completely true:
Learn True Doctrine
Gain Pure Testimony
Live Gospel Courageously
I remember something my mission president said about the first one. He said som...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Fri - Mar 12, 2010 : 04:09 pm
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Helaman : 3
PoeticIntensity
It seems that this chapter is just a informational chapter on the goings on over a space of quite a few years. Heh... That's pretty general, but there's really not any story-line, or analogy, or deep doctrine here...
I did find it interesting how they spoke of using cement, and the sparseness of timber, and such like that. I wonder wh...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - Jul 20, 2010 : 01:43 pm
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3 Nephi : 6
PoeticIntensity
Ya know... I think this little line from this chapter (verse 5) which, I believe could apply to anyone, anywhere, and would be a great little line to post on your wall, and look at every day.
"And now there was nothing in all the land to hinder the people from prospering continually, except they should fall into transgression"
...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - Mar 11, 2008 : 09:45 pm
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2nd Nephi : 20
PoeticIntensity
To tell you the truth, I didn't get much out of the scriptures tonight. There was a verse from which I thought I could derive meaning.
Verse 15.
The ax depends on him that wields it for its strength. Alone, it is nothing but wood and metal. Used by a person, it can become a powerful tool. Same thing with a saw.
I took ...
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