Rehearsing our doubts with other doubters...
President Nelson made a comment in his conference talk (April, 2021) that got me thinking about a video I had watched about the "demon core"...
The Book Of Jared
Omnia autem probate quod bonum est tenete
Overview for General-Musings
Written by Jared on Monday April 5, 2021
What is a good deal on a computer...
I picked up a computer for my daughter that was listed on our company web site Slickdeals.net, which I considered a pretty good deal. Some people had other ideas, however...
Written by Jared on Thursday May 16, 2019
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The greatest blessing...
While reading the Book of Mormon the other day, I came across a passage that really hit home for me...
Written by Jared on Saturday October 20, 2018
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Telling lies for Jesus...
There are times where God has commanded even His prophets to not tell the full truth, such as when God commanded Abraham to tell Pharaoh that Sarah was his sister and not his wife. There are other times, however, when telling a small lie to start a conversation can come back to bite you in the end...
Written by Jared on Thursday May 31, 2018
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Where have I been?
It has been over a year since I last updated my little blog here. What have I been up to? Where have I been? Who cares?
Written by Jared on Wednesday March 28, 2018
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About that narrow neck of land...
Whenever I have thought about the narrow neck of land in the Book of Mormon, I have thought about a narrow area with water on both sides. The other day, on Reddit, I came across an image that has made me change my mind about it.
Written by Jared on Friday October 14, 2016
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Which is the greatest blessing of the gospel in your life?
This was the question posed to me by one of our amazing sister missionaries last night at after a tasty meal (#FeedMySheep), and it caused me to really think about the blessings of the Gospel in my life, but what would be the greatest blessing...
Written by Jared on Thursday September 29, 2016
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On Politics and Gadiantons
The Book of Mormon was written for our day, and serves as a warning against the Secret Combinations™ of the Gadianton Robbers. Why did Mormon, and later Moroni, spend so much of the precious space on the plates with the records of the Jaredites, specifically their secret combinations, and then the Gadianton Robbers?
Written by Jared on Wednesday September 28, 2016
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The long and winding road... Part 1
Went on a cross country jaunt with my wife, a uHaul truck, and a thirst for adventure (and Coke Zero)...