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I studied philosophy, religion, speech and law. I have a doctorate in law. I have studied philosophical, theological, legal, and medical ethics.
La filmo estas malbone kvalita, sed la sono estas plej grava.
Estas mia unua provo verki blogon en Esperanto. Mi esperas, ke mia kapablo paroli Esperanton pliboniĝos kiam homoj legas kaj komentas pri miaj skriboj.
Mi estas esperantisto komencanta. Mi studas Esperanton por du aŭ tri jaroj, sed ne studas ofte. Mi studis por unu aŭ du semajnoj tiuokaze mi ne studis por monato. Kiam mi lernas, mi instruas mian edzinon kaj mian nepinon. Mi esperas, ke mia nepino parolos Esperanton kaj la anglan flue. Ŝi estas unu jara, kaj mi estas tre feliĉa ke ŝi mansignas kiam iu diras "ĝis". Mi provas paroli sole Esperanton kiam mi parolas al ŝi. Ni spektas Mazi en Gandolando kiam ŝi estas ĉe mia domo.
Mi loĝas en urbeto en Indianao, kiu estas ŝtato en Usono. Mi havas domon malgrandan por mi kaj Thales, la kato kiu loĝas kun mi. Mia edzino, du filinoj, kaj nepino loĝas en alia domo en la sama urbeto. Unu de miaj filinoj loĝas en alia urbo en Indianao. Mia vicfilino kaj ŝia filo loĝas en alia ŝtato en Usono.
Mi studis filozofion kaj juron. Mi estas doktoro de juro kaj advokato. Mi laboras en financo, specife ŝuldkolektado. Mi proprietas mian komercon, kaj mi laboras sola. Ofte, mi vojaĝas al apudaj graflandoj ĉeesti juĝejo por helpi aliajn advokatojn.
Mi laboras multaj horoj por ses aŭ sep tagoj ĉiu semajno. Do, mi ne ofte havas tempon por ŝatokupoj. Kiam mi havas tempon por ŝatokupoj, mi ŝatas pasigi tempon kun mia familio; ludi kun mia nepino; legi librojn, revuojn, kaj ĵurnalojn; kaj lerni Esperanton.
I studied philosophy, religion, speech and law. I have a doctorate in law. I have studied philosophical, theological, legal, and medical ethics.
Pasintmonate, mia bofilo estis baptita! Li petis min ĉeesti kaj prediki pri la bapto, kaj mi ĝoje konsentis. Mi estas fiera, ke mia filino instruis sian edzon pri la Evangelio, kaj mi estas fiera, ke mia bofilo akceptis la Evangelion.
Mia nepino ankoraŭ ne parolas, sed kiam mi demandas "Kie estas la birdo?," ŝi almontras al mia statuo de aglo. Kiam mi diras "ne," mia nepino ĉesas fari kion ajn ŝi estas faranta kaj skuas sian kapon. Mia edzino parolas nur la anglan al nia nepino, do, kiam nia nepino ekparolos, ŝi parolos angle kaj Esperante.
Sekva-monate, mi kaj unu de miaj filinoj ĉeestos la Esperanto-kongreso en Sidney, Brita Kolumbio, Kanado.
Bonvolu, skribu komentojn kaj demandojn. Mi bezonas vian helpon por paroli flue, do mi volas korektaĵojn kiam mi eraras.
I studied philosophy, religion, speech and law. I have a doctorate in law. I have studied philosophical, theological, legal, and medical ethics.
I think about religion a lot. Usually my thoughts take the form of debates with specific people about their religious thoughts and attitudes. Those debates take place only in my mind. I am one of the most liberal members of my congregation, so there is a lot to debate. It would not be productive to have those debates for real. Neither of us would be spiritually uplifted, and neither of us would convert the other. I have been thinking lately that a weblog might be a good place for me to share my thoughts in a non-confrontational way. If you disagree with me, you can comment or walk away – the choice is yours.
I am a Christian. I try to follow the teachings of Jesus, as I understand them. When I hear other people talk about His teachings, I sometimes think we are following two different people. I follow a man who preached love. Jesus told the rich to give up their wealth; He did not preach the Gospel of Prosperity. Jesus told his followers to practice nonresistance; He did not preach the conquest of His enemies. Jesus told his followers to love their neighbors; He did not preach hatred for those that were different. Jesus made it clear that it is not our place to judge others. We are to love like He loved.
I am not perfect, and I think that is okay. I strive to do what is right, and I consistently fail. That just means that I am human, not divine. I believe that we will be judged based on our desires and efforts, not our accomplishments. I also believe that we will be judged as individuals. I will be judged based on my situation, which may be very different from my neighbor's situation. Maybe that is why we are not to judge each other; we do not truly know each other's situations.
My views of sin differ greatly from those of the conservative majority with whom I worship, particularly in the areas of sex and violence. I would rather my daughters see two men kiss than two men kill each other. I disagree with those that will play violent video games but are greatly offended that a movie contains a scene with a topless woman. I am not advocating promiscuity, though many of my fellow worshippers would disagree. I think that sexual activity is a sacred event and should be treated as such. I do not think that fornication is worse than violence, though I am often reminded on Sunday mornings that sexual immorality is second only to murder. Those who say that are wrong. I know that is a bold statement.
The prevalence of violence in my society bothers me a great deal. Even in my congregation, violence is treated lightly, even glorified. There is an elderly woman that carries a gun on Sunday mornings. Those that know about it think it is funny. There is currently a debate in my county about zoning ordinances. One of the congregational leaders was lamenting that it was a crime to kill those that favored the ordinances. He said that his only consolation was that he knew they would burn during the Second Coming.
Doing Good and Being Good
I studied philosophy, religion, speech and law. I have a doctorate in law. I have studied philosophical, theological, legal, and medical ethics.
One of the books I am currently reading is Walden: Or, Life in the Woods by Henry Thoreau. I have read the first few chapters several times since I was a teenager. Walden was my inspiration to study philosophy, in which I have a bachelor degree. When I left Air Force Basic Training and went to Lowry Air Force Base for technical training, my mother mailed me a box of essential items, which I had prepared before I left home months before. She added Walden to the box. When I called her on the telephone and thanked her for adding that book to the box, she replied, “I thought you might need it.” That showed me that my mother knew me very well, and it made the book even more important to me.
I just read Mr. Thoreau's thoughts on philanthropy. He said that he was not very good at it. He realized that there were those that truly were good at philanthropy, and he was glad that they had that as their calling in life. I got the feeling that he viewed most people that professed the benefits of engaging in philanthropy to be nothing more than busybodies. In response to people that say we should set out with the intent to do good, Mr. Thoreau said that we should set out with the intent to be good. That got me thinking.
It is easy to do good. It is easy to know you have done good. It is easy to show others that you have done good. It is easy for others to know that you have done good. If you are seeking the praise of others, doing good is an easy way to reach your goal. When you receive that praise, you have your reward (The Gospel According to St. Matthew 6:1-4).
The author of The General Epistle of James taught that faith without works is dead (The General Epistle of James 2:20). I assume that he meant good works; therefore, we must do good. Jesus taught that we should do our good works without fanfare or self-promotion. We must do good, but we should do so without seeking the praise of men.
I think many people confuse doing good with being good. Doing good and being good are far from the same quality. It is quite easy to do good without being good. A murderer, while traveling to the home of the intended victim, may stop to save the life of a child. The murder has done good, but is not good (if I may be so bold as to pass judgment on a murderer). I think it is impossible to be good and not intend to do good. The intent to do good would be in the very nature of a person that is good.
Ŝanĝiĝoj en Mia Familio
I studied philosophy, religion, speech and law. I have a doctorate in law. I have studied philosophical, theological, legal, and medical ethics.
Pasintmonate, unu de miaj filinoj estas geedziĝinta! Nun, mi havas bofilon. La nomo de mia bofilo estas Joey (Ĝoi). Li estas studanto de inĝenierarto. Ankaŭ, li estas meĥanikisto en la armeo (la nacia gardistaro). Ili loĝas en urbo proksima de mia urbeto.
Pasintsemajne, la sama filino varbiĝis en la armeo (la nacia gardistaro). Ŝi estos kemia, biologia, radiologia, kaj nuklea specialistino.
Baldaŭ, mia filino plej juna estos deksepjara. Mi memoras, kiam mi estis deksepjara. Mi memoras, kiam mia patro estis la sama aĝo kiel mi estas nun. Mi ĝojas, ke mi estas juna en mia koro.
Mia nepino scipovas marŝi. Ŝi ofte parolas beboparolon. Baldaŭ, ŝi parolos Esperanton. Ĉu ŝia unua vorto estos "kato" aŭ "nazo"? Mi esperas, ke ŝia unua frazo estos "Mi amas vin."
Bonvolu, skribu komentojn kaj demandojn. Mi bezonas vian helpon paroli flue, do mi volas korektadojn kiam mi eraras.
I studied philosophy, religion, speech and law. I have a doctorate in law. I have studied philosophical, theological, legal, and medical ethics.
I studied philosophy, religion, speech and law. I have a doctorate in law. I have studied philosophical, theological, legal, and medical ethics.
Mi ricevis ĉi libron (Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World) hodiaŭ, kaj mi estas ekscitita komenci legi ĝin. Benny Lewis inspiras min kiel mi lernas Esperanton. Ankaŭ, Benny estas esperantisto.
I studied philosophy, religion, speech and law. I have a doctorate in law. I have studied philosophical, theological, legal, and medical ethics.
I received this book (Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World) today, and I am excited to start reading it. Benny Lewis has been an inspiration to me as I learn Esperanto.
I studied philosophy, religion, speech and law. I have a doctorate in law. I have studied philosophical, theological, legal, and medical ethics.
Apostle Holland delivered a sermon with passion, which is a nice change from the usual preaching style. His message was that we should prepare to defend our faith, and he specifically directed his remarks to young people. He reminded us that we have a duty to share the Messianic message, even in the face of hate. People want an easy, comfortable god. Sharing a message that people do not want to hear makes us unpopular. Jesus was not an easy, comfortable god. Jesus showed love and compassion, but he did not excuse sin. Apostle Holland said that the response to the “bumper-sticker question of 'what would Jesus do?'” will not always be a popular answer. This was a nice opening sermon, and I wish Apostle Holland's passion could set the tone for GenCon, but I do not expect it.
I spent the next two sermons playing with my granddaughter.
President Reeves of The Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spoke about pornography. I literally laughed when she announced her topic. Do we have to hear about this in the first session? Why do General Authorities have such an obsession about sexuality? At least President Reeves acknowledged that pornography viewing is not limited to one gender. She said that pornography is more vulgar than it used to be, which makes me wonder what kind of pornography President Reeves is watching. In case anybody did not know that they could view pornography on their cellular telephone, she announced the ability to everybody. She emphasized the importance of daily study of holy scriptures. She had been told that encouraging women to study holy scriptures added to their stress. She preached that daily study would decrease stress, not add to it. She said that Jesus paid the price for our sin, but we have to want to take advantage of that gift.
Apostle Andersen preached that we will all encounter challenges. He said that like trees that grow stronger in windy environments, we grow stronger spiritually as we encounter challenges. He quoted Prophet Monson saying that societal standards used to match the standards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I wonder when that was true? Apostle Andersen said that society is moving away from the the gospel standard of chastity. I think that began when Adam and Eve left the garden. His sermon seems to be more a political speech than a Christian sermon.
President Eyring said that choosing to honor a covenant with God is choosing to leave a priceless heritage to our descendants. I always enjoy listening to President Eyring. He seems very sincere. He said we must take both a short view and long view as we strive to live the gospel. The rewards may take a long time to come, but the work of Satan may begin immediately. I have witnessed the forces of Satan building as I strive to do what is right. I'm not talking about big things, but small hinderances.
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