Mon - Jan 19, 2009 : 10:34 am
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Alma : 11
PoeticIntensity
I've gotta ask. Well, before I do, let me preface the question with the scripture found in 1st Nephi 19. Nephi says he won't write anything unless he thinks it's sacred. Assuming that the prophets after Mosiah thought the same thing, I've gotta ask. Why are verses 1 through 19 even here? I know the Book of Mormon is tr...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures / Spiritual
Thu - Jan 15, 2009 : 04:10 pm
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Alma : 10
PoeticIntensity
Interesting that in verses 22 and 23, Amulek states that if they got rid of the righteous, they would ultimately be destroyed. That's a sad prophecy, which unfortunately comes true. They not only got rid of the righteous, they killed them - and swift was the judgement of God upon this whole city.
That's it for this chapter....
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures
Wed - Jan 14, 2009 : 04:41 pm
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Alma : 9
PoeticIntensity
Okay... I remember having read this awhile ago and cross-referencing Alma 16:10 about the destruction of the city of Ammonihah in one day, but I didn't remember that it wasn't a prophet who said that. It was one of the non-believers. One of the people who was trying to refute what Alma was talking about up and said, "yo,...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - Jan 13, 2009 : 02:40 pm
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Alma : 8 - Christ-like Love
PoeticIntensity
It's good to be back. I feel like I really got a lot out of this chapter. It could be simply because this chapter has a couple of verses which always seem to prick my heart. Maybe, maybe not. Anyway...
It seems this chapter is all about love. One of the verses found here is so poignant, it pricks my heart every time...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Mon - Jan 12, 2009 : 05:49 pm
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Memory Retention and Service
PoeticIntensity
An interesting concept was brought up during an interesting class I had on Sunday.
Last year, I went to the normal gospel doctrine class almost all year and enjoyed almost every class. We had a fabulous teacher who really brought the class alive with discussion about interesting concepts. Never once was a spirit of contention fall up...
Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Mon - Jan 12, 2009 : 03:29 pm
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Alma : 7
PoeticIntensity
I just finished reading Alma 7 and, once again, am in a state of mind which makes it hard to actually get any spiritual nourishment from it. I'm not entirely sure what's going on with me now-a-days, but I don't really like it all that much.
Anyway... Here goes with what I got from the chapter (it being among the best chapters in the ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Scriptures / Spiritual
Mon - Jan 12, 2009 : 12:01 am
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Starting 2009 off right!
PoeticIntensity
Well.... It became time again quickly to have a LAN party after the craziness of the holiday season. So, we decided to have one two days ago. It was fairly awesome.
I didn't bring my camera, so I don't have a video of this one, but suffice it to say that this one was pretty darned fun. It started with Eric Hansen and I lo...
Computers / Friends / Fun / Games / Personal
Fri - Jan 09, 2009 : 09:08 am
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Alma : 6
PoeticIntensity
Once quite awhile ago, my brother came to me and asked me why we go to church, and where is the doctrine concerning church attendance. In addition to Moroni 6 : 4-6, I also gave him Alma 6 : 6.
Other than that, this seems to just be a transition verse from preaching in Zarahemla to preaching in Gideon.
It also speaks about membership of t...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures
Fri - Jan 09, 2009 : 08:59 am
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Alma : 5
PoeticIntensity
I actually read this yesterday while I was about ready to fall asleep, so, I didn't write anything. However, I did make a goal last year to read through the entire Book of Mormon and write about each and every chapter, so here's what I remember about Alma 5.
Within the first 3 verses, Alma makes it apparent that he is talking to the people ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Scriptures
Wed - Jan 07, 2009 : 10:47 pm
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New Song - "Dance With Me"
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(audio entry)
Well... Nothing too exciting in my life, but I thought I'd tell everyone that I wrote a new song. As you can probably guess, it's called Dance With Me. It's nothing more than a bass-line I came up with and a few more instruments.
I've gotta say though, Ryan Phillips, the guy on the guitar is awesome. I love working with him, an...
Fun / Music / Personal
Sun - Nov 08, 2009 : 01:46 pm
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Alma : 42
PoeticIntensity
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
Thu - Jul 28, 2011 : 11:49 am
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Ether : 9
PoeticIntensity
Not much to write about on this chapter... Lots of backbiting, hatred, slaying of kin, destruction of entire civilizations due to war, living in righteousness and prospering because of it. Poisonous serpents, famine, more death, repentance, and just the general way the people live within the pride cycle.
Not a bad chapter, but n...
Book Of Mormon / Lds
Wed - Dec 24, 2008 : 10:33 am
excited
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Snow? On Christmas?
PoeticIntensity
I cannot remember the last time it actually full-on snowed on Christmas day. For the past 5 years or so, there have been seasons where it almost snowed and threatened to snow, but it's always been a disappointment.
This year, however, I believe there's hope. At least that's what the weather people are saying. Let's cross our fi...
Fun / Life / Personal
Sat - Feb 04, 2006 : 11:58 pm
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My Wife Says......
PoeticIntensity
Some very interesting things to me when I ask her "Hmm.... What should I write about today?" She suggests that I write about my undying love for her. Well... If that isn't obvious, I'm obviously not myself. Anyway....
Tonight we went on a date, and it was a good date. We were with Scott and Alison (and Steve, who never showed up..... poop-on...
Thu - Nov 13, 2008 : 03:24 pm
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The New Dodge Challenger
PoeticIntensity
As a S197 Mustang GT owner, I never thought I'd write about this particular subject, but then again...
...I had never actually seen one on the road, either.
All I have to say is - Wow.
Dodge definitely did their research on this one. Although it was all due to the success of the S197 mustang body style, of course, but man...
That car ...
Cars
Sun - Jun 23, 2013 : 12:23 am
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G+ Public Hangouts
PoeticIntensity
So, with the new G+ hangout update, all of my Chrome extensions quit working ("My Hangouts", "Hangout Canopy", etc...), and I was wondering how in the heck to find hangouts to meet new people...
Well, it's actually very easy.
Within G+, search for #hangoutpost
Then, in the drop-down right-side of the submenu, click &...
Computers
Tue - Jul 24, 2007 : 02:12 pm
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Site Re-do
PoeticIntensity
Well... I just spent the last 3 hours re-vamping around 300 lines of code for ilovemyjournal.com. Hopefully, I've made it a lot more search-engine friendly for people who want to share their blogs, without compromising security any security.
Being that this is also the 24th of July, I'm also very grateful for the pioneers, and everything the...
Thu - Mar 11, 2010 : 02:59 pm
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Helaman : 2
PoeticIntensity
Ya know... I sure would like to know what the politics of the time were back then. Helaman's guard was able to single-handedly save the newly-appointed chief judge, by disguise, intellect, and ultimately a firm blade straight through the heart. Yet, the account says nothing of telling anyone what was happening during the incident....
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - Feb 24, 2009 : 05:27 pm
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Oh, the Possibilities...
PoeticIntensity
Ya know... I really wasn't planning on writing anything today, but ah, what the hey. It's 5:30 and I'm not going to be doing anything else within the next 20 minutes.
So, lately I've been pondering this whole "ILoveMyJournal.com" thing I've created, and where I should take it. So far, there aren't that many users, but ...
I Love My Journal / Personal / Programming
Tue - Jun 09, 2009 : 06:58 pm
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Bath / Mohawk Sam
PoeticIntensity
Man... I've got to settle on which type of keyboard I'm going to use. I can't be switching keyboards from work to home and back. I might have a nervous breakdown.
Anyway... We just got done bathing Samuel, and these pictures were too cute to idly pass by.
You can see that the mohawk has been successfully passed on ...
Family
Thu - Feb 18, 2010 : 03:59 pm
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Alma : 60
PoeticIntensity
Hmm.... I can't help but contrast a note like this one being sent between friends today. Holy cow.
If I were to send a message like this to any one of my friends (Pahoran was a good man, and a friend to captain Moroni), I'm fairly sure I would at very least offend them to the point of damaging the friendship, and at most, cause them t...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures
Sun - Oct 16, 2011 : 10:17 pm
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Moroni : 10
PoeticIntensity
...and so we've come to the last chapter, and the closing of the book I opened almost 4 years ago. The goal was to read and write about each and every chapter in the Book of Mormon, no matter how long it took me. Tonight, I'm gonna complete that goal. Wow. That just feels good.
Let's charge on to Moroni 10, shall w...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - May 13, 2008 : 05:05 pm
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Gen. Conf. - Three Presiding - Walker
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I just finished reading through this talk, and it brought some thoughts to mind...
With Elder Walker's example of his grandparents displaying a photo of the First Presidency, I totally agree with the analogy, "Years later I concluded that displaying the picture of the First Presidency was equivalent to Joshua’s beautiful expression: '...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Sun - Apr 04, 2010 : 02:09 pm
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Conference Notes 4
PoeticIntensity
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
Wed - Jan 14, 2009 : 04:41 pm
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Alma : 9
PoeticIntensity
Okay... I remember having read this awhile ago and cross-referencing Alma 16:10 about the destruction of the city of Ammonihah in one day, but I didn't remember that it wasn't a prophet who said that. It was one of the non-believers. One of the people who was trying to refute what Alma was talking about up and said, "yo,...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Scriptures / Spiritual
Mon - Jan 12, 2009 : 03:29 pm
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Alma : 7
PoeticIntensity
I just finished reading Alma 7 and, once again, am in a state of mind which makes it hard to actually get any spiritual nourishment from it. I'm not entirely sure what's going on with me now-a-days, but I don't really like it all that much.
Anyway... Here goes with what I got from the chapter (it being among the best chapters in the ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Scriptures / Spiritual
Thu - Oct 11, 2007 : 10:28 am
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They Did Not Give Up
PoeticIntensity
I take no credit whatsoever for the following content, but I thought it was too incredible to simply link it. Here is the link to the original page, but just in case that site ever goes down, I want to make sure to keep the content around. It's just too beautiful.
"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail b...
Miscellaneous
Tue - Nov 25, 2008 : 01:21 pm
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Being Daddy
PoeticIntensity
I recently wrote a piece about how much I miss the things that used to come so easily before I had children.
Although everything I wrote is true, writing that article caused me to reflect on how lucky I am to be a parent at all.
The things which I now miss due to parenthood are luxuries related to selfishness. The things I enjoy because...
Children / Family / Life
Mon - Sep 15, 2008 : 08:18 am
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Dew Tour 2008
PoeticIntensity
Two days ago, after I got done with the Salt Flats, Steve and I went over to something which previously I had never even heard of before. It's called the "Dew Tour".
The event is in Salt Lake City and runs for 4 days during which the best skaters and bikers in the country come and compete.
I was only there for maybe 4 hours, but...
Current Events / Fun / Miscellaneous
Tue - Sep 22, 2009 : 05:34 pm
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Unbelievable... *facepalm*
PoeticIntensity
I'm not entirely sure how to begin this post, but I'm just sitting here kind of wagging my head back and forth in disbelief. I hope this is at least exaggerating.
With everyone blathering on about how wonderful Windows 7 is, Microsoft hasn't changed a bit.
Before I begin, let me just say how wonderfully reassuring it is to be using Linux ...
General Insanity / Linux / Microsoft