RE: [ZION] Inspirational Story

2003-11-16 Thread RB Scott
About two weeks ago. If I recall correctly, the piece ran in one of the D.C. papers, Powt or Times, I forget which. RBS > -Original Message- > From: John W. Redelfs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 6:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ZION] Inspirat

RE: [ZION] Thoreau

2003-11-16 Thread RB Scott
Perfect timing, Jim. I'm going to Walden Pond this morning. RBS > -Original Message- > From: Jim Cobabe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 1:01 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ZION] Thoreau > > > > The very simplicity and nakedness of man's life in the

[ZION] Nauvoo Zion trip

2003-11-16 Thread Gerald Smith
I'm starting to look at dates for a Nauvoo reunion. I noticed that July 4th is on a Sunday in 2004. It might make for a fun weekend in Nauvoo. Any thoughts on it either way? If everyone likes it, we can plan on that weekend, otherwise I'll keep looking at dates. Gary Smith /

[ZION] News sources

2003-11-16 Thread Gerald Smith
Well, the first one on your list already knocks your credibility down quite a ways. the NYTimes group has been riddled with scandle over the past year for fraudulent stories bent on making the left look good and the right look evil. I don't mind a magazine/newspaper slanting a certain direction, a

[ZION] Good news sources

2003-11-16 Thread Gerald Smith
I've always like Wall Street Journal's best of the web, and the Washington Times. I also recommend Matt Drudge and Neal's Nuze (www.boortz.com) for information. Neal Boortz is a libertarian radio talk show host in Atlanta, so you get some good and interesting viewpoints from him. For libertarian

[ZION] Swampy comment

2003-11-16 Thread Gerald Smith
Hey, It isn't my fault you guys have never gotten around to draining your swamps. Protecting your alligators is more important than standing on solid ground, I guess. '-) But it is a pretty city, especially when you are enjoying Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil K'aya K'ama, Gerald (G

RE: [ZION] News sources

2003-11-16 Thread RB Scott
> -Original Message- > From: Gerald Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 10:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ZION] News sources > > > Well, the first one on your list already knocks your credibility down > quite a ways. the NYTimes group has been ridd

RE: [ZION] Thoreau

2003-11-16 Thread RB Scott
It was lovely. Sunny, but cold and blustery. One could imagine Old H.D. laying in supplies for the cold New England winter ahead. RBS > -Original Message- > From: RB Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 4:44 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ZION] Tho

Re: [ZION] The Small World of the Church

2003-11-16 Thread Doug McGee
Small world indeed. Just so happens that Val Williams lives in South Bend. Well, that's where my wife is from too. Turns out that she and Val were good friends in South Bend before I captured here and married her off here in Utah. I've never had the opportunity to meet Val but hope to one of

[ZION] Highway 666

2003-11-16 Thread Steven Montgomery
Considering past discussions we've had on this list regarding the "Mark of the Beast" and the number "666," I thought the following short article (From the National Geographic Magazine for December 2003) both interesting and humorous. At least I got quite a chuckle out of it. I've transcribed it

[ZION] Apocrypha

2003-11-16 Thread John W. Redelfs
From: Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.1, APOCRYPHA AND PSEUDEPIGRAPHA When Joseph Smith was engaged in translating the Old Testament (see Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible [JST]), he came to the Apocrypha and sought divine counsel on what to do with it. The revelation given in response to hi

[ZION] Robert J. Matthews

2003-11-16 Thread John W. Redelfs
I am reading an article by Robert J. Matthews collected by Wilfred Griggs in his title APOCRYPHAL WRITINGS AND THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS. In his article, Matthews says that "our present Old and New Testament canon, being selected in times of apostasy, is no doubt quite incomplete." Have LDS schola

RE: [ZION] News sources

2003-11-16 Thread Jim Cobabe
Newspapers are a waste of time. Outdated anachronisms. I have always hated those damned inconvenient bundles of flimsy pages that are so cumbersome to manipulate, and such a worthless liability after the first scanning. And they're such a crashing bore. Most of the material is paid advertis

RE: [ZION] News sources

2003-11-16 Thread Jim Cobabe
Another matter that leaves dead-tree news in the dust is simply the selection available in online media sources. There are thousands of online sources now. I can sample them all, at my leisure. I could never have had such a selection available in printed copies.

RE: [ZION] News sources

2003-11-16 Thread John W. Redelfs
Jim Cobabe wrote: Internet radio is coming into its own. Most major media outlets have established a presence there, and it will become more and more popular as wireless network devices continue to proliferate. What are some of your favorite Internet radio destinations? I've just recently begu

[ZION] The Return of the King

2003-11-16 Thread John W. Redelfs
Tomorrow it is exactly one month until the opening of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on December 17th. --JWR // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html

Re: [ZION] Robert J. Matthews

2003-11-16 Thread Stacy Smith
I do know that Joseph Smith said the Old Testament apocrypha had been apparently translated incorrectly but not terribly, and if we wished we could read that, if I even remember that. The New Testament apocryphal writings have never been commented on by the church leaders, to my knowledge, whi

Re: [ZION] Highway 666

2003-11-16 Thread Stacy Smith
I found page 666 in the Bible in my room to lead directly to the Book of Job. Isn't that interesting? Stacy. -- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// ///

Re: [ZION] Apocrypha

2003-11-16 Thread Stacy Smith
I have been trying to figure out that very thing. Why have the distinction at all? I don't think the New Testament apocryphal writings were available for Joseph Smith Jr. to look at. Stacy. At 04:02 PM 11/16/2003 -0900, you wrote: From: Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.1, APOCRYPHA AND PSEUDEP

[ZION] The Return of Cousin Bill

2003-11-16 Thread Cousin Bill
From: "John W. Redelfs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tomorrow it is exactly one month until the opening of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on December 17th. --JWR -- It's already Dec. 17 here in Japan. But I'm looking forward to one month after tomorrow (the 18th) for me, which will

Re: [ZION] The Return of the King

2003-11-16 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 07:25 PM 11/16/03 -0900, John W. Redelfs wrote: Tomorrow it is exactly one month until the opening of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on December 17th. --JWR Guess I ought to get around to renting and watching _The Two Towers_, then . . . -- Ronn! :) /

[ZION] The Hymn of the Pearl

2003-11-16 Thread John W. Redelfs
The Hymn of Judas Thomas the Apostle The Hymn of the Pearl or The Hymn of the Robe of Glory When I was a little child, and dwelling in my kingdom, in my father's house, and was content with the wealth and the luxuries of my nourishers, from the East, our home, my parents equipped me (and) sent me

Re: [ZION] The Hymn of the Pearl

2003-11-16 Thread Stacy Smith
That's quite a document. I believe I've seen it only once before. Yes, there seems to be a couple of teachings which it suggests, but proving it to the world is something else again. Then again, maybe the world doesn't have to know. Stacy. -- [Non-text portions of this message have been rem

[ZION] The Programmer and the Engineer

2003-11-16 Thread John W. Redelfs
A Programmer and an Engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from LA to Paris. The Programmer leans over to the Engineer and asks if he would like to play a fun game. The Engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the windo