Mon - Nov 10, 2008 : 08:47 am
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Welcome to Conference - Monson
PoeticIntensity
This morning I decided I'd start the traditional blogging of each general conference talk from the last general conference in October.
As President Monson began this talk, a familiar spirit filtered in to my office at work and inevitably, my heart was opened to the inspired words of our wonderful prophet.
I'm so grateful for our church. I...
General Conference / Lds / Religion / Spiritual
Thu - Nov 06, 2008 : 05:55 pm
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Hope it ain't from church
koyote Dreams
I had a real good day at church yesterday, I did talk to the Bishop and got things setteled. My ex left me alone so nothing hapend there, the only thing I did not like about it was that in our seminary class some one came and nocked on the door every few seconds and would run down the hallway. Then all the leaders botherd me about trying to f...
Wed - Nov 05, 2008 : 08:09 pm
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Testing
koyote Dreams
Church tonight was really good. I think every leader asked me tonight is something was wrong, I'm not a people person and they all know that, I did kinda wish that they would stop asking. But I let it go and told them everything was fine, and did the things I was asked and after church I went to sit by the car. And my ex did not bother me :-0 The l...
Mon - Nov 03, 2008 : 03:36 pm
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Halloween 2008
sarahkimjones
Our Halloween was pretty low key this year. I just wanted to stay close to home since I just had Samuel instead of going to Jason's brother's house as we have done the past two years. Jason and his brother have made it a tradition to scare as many people as possible on Halloween, but they will have to start that up again next year.
An...
Children / Fun / Halloween / Life
Mon - Nov 03, 2008 : 10:14 am
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New Song - "Hello"
PoeticIntensity
(audio entry)
Okay... So about a month ago, I sat down at my keyboard and plunked out a few notes. About 2 weeks later, I gave a rough copy of a mash of music to my friend, Ryan Phillips, and had plunked out some sweet riffs to it.
Two weeks later, I add some vocals and effects, and this is what you've got.
I hope you like it. (press the ...
Audio / Gentoo / Linux / Music
Sun - Nov 02, 2008 : 10:10 pm
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Samuel's Baby Blessing
PoeticIntensity
Well... Today was the big day at church with the blessing of the newest addition to the Jones family, Samuel Jones.
The blessing went well, even if I did botch the proclamation of the power by which the blessing was given. I'm glad God is a forgiving God.
The spirit of the meeting was wonderful, and it testified quite powerfully of one sp...
Family / Friends / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Fri - Oct 31, 2008 : 02:23 pm
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Mosiah : 29
PoeticIntensity
Interesting that in verse 7, the example he uses of an unrighteous king pretty much parallels what happened to the Nephites in the Land of Nephi under king Noah. Couldn't have been many years since the people of Limhi had come to join Zarahemla, anyway. I've never thought of that before.
Verse 13 is always a fun one. It's great ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Thu - Oct 30, 2008 : 02:19 pm
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Mosiah : 28
PoeticIntensity
The first thing I thought of when reading this chapter was, "Man, if my teenagers (or young adults) came to me and asked if they could go to a nation bent on destoying ours, and teach them the Gospel. Man... My initial reaction would definitely be one of incredulity. No wonder they had to pester Mosiah for so long before he'd even ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Wed - Oct 29, 2008 : 12:13 pm
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Mosiah : 27
PoeticIntensity
Reading the beginning of this chapter, it's interesting that Mosiah put laws into place which made voicing anything which could be interpreted as "persecutions" against the church, illegal - and it seemed to work. There was "peace" for a number of years due to that law. The church even began to grow and prosper more ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - Oct 28, 2008 : 03:36 pm
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Mosiah : 26 - Belief
PoeticIntensity
Upon beginning this study session, I found myself quite uninterested in doing pretty much anything. Maybe it's just because I'm tired.... or maybe it's because I just finished one of my projects at work, thus putting me between projects again. Who knows...
When I got to verse 3, though, I found a gem of a scripture that I had fo...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Oct 11, 2019 : 04:19 pm
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Gen Conf. 2019 Elder Oaks
PoeticIntensity
First off, I don't like at all that the congregation was laughing during the initial parts of the talk. This interpretation of humor, to me, tells me people aren't really trying to empathize with someone who could ask that type of question. Considering the implications of polygamy, the question of living in one's own house vs. liv...
General Conference / Personal / Spiritual
Mon - Jan 26, 2009 : 08:56 pm
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Alma : 14
PoeticIntensity
This chapter is quite possibly one of the most potent chapters in all of the Book of Mormon. It ranks right up there with the story of the Anti-Nephi-Lehi's willingly laying down their lives in the midst of thousands of people wanting to kill them, and thus, converting even more to the true faith of Christ.
All I've got to say is, "Wow...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Jul 03, 2009 : 12:21 am
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Yeah, So it's been awhile...
PoeticIntensity
Okay... I think it's time I wrote something. The last everyone knew, I was jobless, on welfare, losing hope in humanity, depressed, bordering on despair, and a little bit sad, too.
Well... Although it's not perfect, I do have a job now. My wonderful long-time friend Scott Morris happened to mention to his boss that ...
Family / Life / Personal
Fri - Apr 30, 2010 : 06:47 am
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Helaman : 8, 9
PoeticIntensity
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
Mon - Jun 30, 2008 : 12:59 pm
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Gen. Conf. - Words Never Cease - Holland
PoeticIntensity
I watched this talk about 2 months ago and was very impressed by what Elder Jeffrey R. Holland proclaimed.
Down to its essence, Elder Holland simply states case after case as to why it makes no sense the claim that God has ceased speaking to us.
Quite frankly, I believe him. With overwhelming evidence given, it's hard not to see the clear...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Tue - Jan 26, 2010 : 06:45 pm
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Alma : 54 - Moroni's Anger
PoeticIntensity
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
Tue - Apr 15, 2008 : 11:57 pm
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Jarom
PoeticIntensity
Jarom, for some reason, didn't seem all that inspired to me, this time around.
The only thing which caused me to question was verse 2.
To me, it seems that Jarom didn't want to write "much" for two reasons: 1. Because the plates are small, and 2. They are being written for the benefit of the Lamanites.
I guess I can u...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Sun - Jun 29, 1997 : 08:23 pm
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Cody's Wedding
PoeticIntensity
Well, right now I have quite a lot on my mind to tell you, so I've got to decide which to tell you first.
I guess I'll start yesterday.
Yesterday was Codell Bingham Sims' wedding. Let me just tell you that this is the first wedding
I've been to that has been thoroughly fun. It was GREAT! The sealing in the Temple was nothing short
of amazing....
Tue - May 13, 2008 : 05:05 pm
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Gen. Conf. - Three Presiding - Walker
PoeticIntensity
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
Fri - Feb 17, 2012 : 11:06 am
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Biggest Upgrades Ever
AudioGuru
I don't even know where to start. Let's start at the beginning...
So, 10 years ago, I got a hair-brained idea to buy a keyboard and start writing and recording music. Seven years ago I thought it'd be a good idea to get a mic kit for my drums to learn how to record drums better. Three years ago the studio had its first paying c...
Audio Hardware
Thu - Oct 02, 2008 : 05:41 pm
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Mosiah 21
PoeticIntensity
Ya know... This time around with this chapter was filled with little tid-bits of inspiration. I don't remember this chapter being so filled with doctrine, but I'll do my best to write down what I thought about as I read the chapter.
The first verse which caught my attention was verse 4. The people of Limhi were, by and large, a ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Scriptures / Spiritual
Wed - Mar 24, 2010 : 11:24 am
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Blue Aces Demo (almost)
AudioGuru
This entire week, so far, has been spent mixing, mastering, and nit-picking The Blue Aces' 4-song demo debut. I'm not at liberty to give many details (yet), but let me just say that this group has some of the most rocking tunes I've ever heard come out of a group like this.
More to come later! The demo should be finished by this weeke...
Audio / Music
Thu - Jun 05, 2008 : 01:32 pm
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Gen. Conf. - Cov. of Priesthood - Eyring
PoeticIntensity
It is quite refreshing to note the surety with which President Eyring states the following:
"First, the very fact that you have been offered the oath and covenant is evidence that God has chosen you, knowing your power and capacity. He has known you since you were with Him in the spirit world. With His foreknowledge of your strength, He has ...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Sun - Feb 21, 2010 : 05:43 pm
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Herod the Fink Session
AudioGuru
Man... 11 straight hours of tracking can sure be....... FUN! Yup... Herod the Fink is still on schedule, and after yesterday's session, I can say the end product is gonna be something you've never heard in a Christmas album before, guaranteed.
To give you an idea of what was recorded yesterday, the title of one of the songs we ...
Audio / Music
Sat - Aug 28, 2010 : 11:27 pm
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Alex Bateman
AudioGuru
You know those types of musicians... The ones that just "get it". They don't worry much about writing the music, but rather, it seems to write itself. Now, I'm not going to put words in his mouth, but it sure seems like this is the case with Alex Bateman.
He came in, knew what he wanted, and the way he wanted his reco...
Audio / Music
Sun - Apr 26, 2009 : 10:15 pm
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Points of Interest
PoeticIntensity
Oh wow. Man, life just keeps getting more and more interesting... along with frustrating, slightly scary, and faith-promoting. I won't get into the details here, though, because I want to talk about something else.
One thing which came at me as quite intriguing today during church was the concept of "Doctrine of Gratitude&...
Life / Personal / Spiritual
Sun - Apr 20, 2008 : 09:48 pm
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Words Of Mormon
PoeticIntensity
Today during gospel doctrine, our teacher brought up a point I'm not entirely sure I knew or not.
When Nephi states that he is keeping the record for a "wise purpose" in God, yet Nephi openly states he doesn't know what that purpose is, I've always assumed that purpose is the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.
And I was right...&nb...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Thu - Aug 14, 2008 : 04:46 pm
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Life Ramblings / New Site Design
PoeticIntensity
I haven't written in awhile, so I thought I'd just kind of ramble and see where my mind goes.
Lately, I've been working on a new layout for ILoveMyJournal, as well as quite a few structural changes. The desire to make this site better came when my little bro. wrote a pretty personal and inspiring entry, and about the same time, my posted we...
I Love My Journal / Miscellaneous / Personal
Tue - Feb 22, 2011 : 05:13 pm
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3 Nephi : 28 - Fulness of Joy
PoeticIntensity
So, I was reading this chapter when I came upon the phrase "fulness of joy" in verse 10. The phrase caught my eye primarily because it was only mentioned for the 3 Nephites who chose to stay. It was not mentioned for the others. That caused me to wonder how often the phrase "fulness of joy" is used in scr...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - Oct 30, 2007 : 04:56 pm
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No Extensions In Firefox?
PoeticIntensity
Okay... I'm getting like crazy frustrated here...
You know all those wonderful firefox extensions which allow web developers like me to work even faster and more efficiently? Well... They must all hate me.
I've heard incredible things about Firebug and Y-Slow as far as web development tools go, but can I use them?
Apparently no...
Gentoo / Programming