Monday, June 13, 2005

1 John 5

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life[...]

God lives, as does Jesus Christ and their Holy Spirit. I agree with Refi--if I can help you for them, let me know.

*Love to everyone.*

Doctrine & Covenants 45

1 HEARKEN, O ye people of my church, to whom the kingdom has been given; hearken ye and give ear to him who laid the foundation of the earth, who made the heavens and all the hosts thereof, and by whom all things were made which live, and move, and have a being.

3 Listen to him who is the advocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him—
4 Saying: Father, behold the sufferings and death of him who did no sin, in whom thou wast well pleased; behold the blood of thy Son which was shed, the blood of him whom thou gavest that thyself might be glorified;
5 Wherefore, Father, spare these my brethren that believe on my name, that they may come unto me and have everlasting life.
6 Hearken, O ye people of my church, and ye elders listen together, and hear my voice while it is called today, and harden not your hearts;
7 For verily I say unto you that I am aAlpha• and Omega, the beginning and the end, the light and the life of the world—a blight• that shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not.
8 I came unto mine own, and mine own areceived me not; but unto as many as received me gave I bpower to do many cmiracles, and to become the dsons of God; and even unto them that ebelieved on my name gave I power to obtain eternal flife•.
9 And even so I have sent mine aeverlasting bcovenant• into the world, to be a clight• to the world, and to be a dstandard for my people, and for the eGentiles• to seek to it, and to be a fmessenger• before my face to prepare the way before me.
10 Wherefore, come ye unto it, and with him that cometh I will reason as with men in days of old, and I will show unto you my strong reasoning.
11 Wherefore, hearken ye together and let me show unto you even my wisdom—the wisdom of him whom ye say is the God of Enoch, and his brethren,
12 Who were separated from the earth, and were received unto myself—a city reserved until a day of righteousness shall come—a day which was sought for by all holy men, and they found it not because of wickedness and abominations;
13 And confessed they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth;
14 But obtained a promise that they should find it and see it in their flesh.
((This is referring to resurrection—every person who has lived on this earth will regain their bodies, in perfect condition and state.))
15 Wherefore, hearken and I will reason with you, and I will speak unto you and prophesy, as unto men in days of old.
16 And I will show it plainly as I showed it unto my disciples as I stood before them in the flesh, and spake unto them, saying: As ye have asked of me concerning the signs of my coming, in the day when I shall come in my glory in the clouds of heaven, to fulfil the promises that I have made unto your fathers,
17 For as ye have looked upon the long aabsence• of your bspirits from your bodies to be a bondage, I will show unto you how the day of redemption shall come, and also the crestoration of the dscattered• Israel.

22 Ye say that ye know that the aend• of the world cometh; ye say also that ye know that the heavens and the earth shall pass away;
23 And in this ye say truly, for so it is; but these things which I have told you shall not apass• away until all shall be fulfilled.
24 And this I have told you concerning Jerusalem; and when that day shall come, shall a remnant be scattered among all nations;
25 But they shall be gathered again; but they shall remain until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
26 And in that day shall be heard of wars and rumors of wars, and the whole earth shall be in commotion, and men’s hearts shall fail them, and they shall say that Christ delayeth his coming until the end of the earth.
27 And the love of men shall wax cold, and iniquity shall abound.
((I think much of the earth is already at this point. Oh, that we may do our best to be not like that, no matter what is around us or what difficulties in our lives.))
28 And when the times of the Gentiles is come in, a light shall break forth among them that sit in darkness, and it shall be the fulness of my gospel;
29 But they receive it not; for they perceive not the light, and they turn their hearts from me because of the precepts of men.
30 And in that generation shall the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

33 And there shall be earthquakes also in divers places, and many desolations; yet men will harden their hearts against me, and they will take up the sword, one against another, and they will kill one another.
34 And now, when I the Lord had spoken these words unto my disciples, they were troubled.
35 And I said unto them: Be not troubled, for, when all these things shall come to pass, ye may know that the promises which have been made unto you shall be fulfilled.
36 And when the light shall begin to break forth, it shall be with them like unto a parable which I will show you—
37 Ye look and behold the figtrees, and ye see them with your eyes, and ye say when they begin to shoot forth, and their leaves are yet tender, that summer is now nigh at hand;
38 Even so it shall be in that day when they shall see all these things, then shall they know that the hour is nigh.
39 And it shall come to pass that he that feareth me shall be looking forth for the great day of the Lord to come, even for the signs of the coming of the Son of Man.
40 And they shall see signs and wonders, for they shall be shown forth in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath.

43 And the remnant shall be gathered unto this place;
44 And then they shall look for me, and, behold, I will come; and they shall see me in the clouds of heaven, clothed with power and great glory; with all the holy angels; and he that watches not for me shall be cut off.
45 But before the arm of the Lord shall fall, an angel shall sound his trump, and the saints that have slept shall come forth to meet me in the cloud.
46 Wherefore, if ye have slept in peace blessed are you; for as you now behold me and know that I am, even so shall ye come unto me and your souls shall live, and your redemption shall be perfected; and the saints shall come forth from the four quarters of the earth.

51 And then shall the Jews look upon me and say: What are these wounds in thine hands and in thy feet?
52 Then shall they know that I am the Lord; for I will say unto them: These wounds are the wounds with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. I am he who was lifted up. I am Jesus that was crucified. I am the Son of God.
53 And then shall they weep because of their iniquities; then shall they lament because they persecuted their king.
((I do not include these last three verses to condemn Jews. I have a friend who is Jewish. Christ himself was a Jew. I do, personally, wish that the Jews recognized Jesus as the Messiah, already come.))

55 And Satan shall be bound, that he shall have no place in the hearts of the children of men.
56 And at that day, when I shall come in my glory, shall the parable be fulfilled which I spake concerning the ten virgins.
57 For they that are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived—verily I say unto you, they shall not be hewn down and cast into the fire, but shall abide the day.
58 And the earth shall be given unto them for an inheritance; and they shall multiply and wax strong, and their children shall grow up without sin unto salvation.
59 For the Lord shall be in their midst, and his glory shall be upon them, and he will be their king and their lawgiver.

66 And it shall be called the New Jerusalem, a land of peace, a city of refuge, a place of safety for the saints of the Most High God;
67 And the glory of the Lord shall be there, and the terror of the Lord also shall be there, insomuch that the wicked will not come unto it, and it shall be called Zion.
68 And it shall come to pass among the wicked, that every man that will not take his sword against his neighbor must needs flee unto Zion for safety.
69 And there shall be gathered unto it out of every nation under heaven; and it shall be the only people that shall not be at war one with another.
70 And it shall be said among the wicked: Let us not go up to battle against Zion, for the inhabitants of Zion are terrible; wherefore we cannot stand.
71 And it shall come to pass that the righteous shall be gathered out from among all nations, and shall come to Zion, singing with songs of everlasting joy.
((Let us have faith and joy! And to live in peace, in God’s Holy Spirit! Joy! Halleluiah!))

74 For when the Lord shall appear he shall be terrible unto them, that fear may seize upon them, and they shall stand afar off and tremble.
75 And all nations shall be afraid because of the terror of the Lord, and the power of his might. Even so. Amen.

(Love to everyone. Talk to you later. Stay strong, take care, be joyful, remember that you are loved by God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, and take care. Hugs.)
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Saturday, June 11, 2005

   Please read. ^-^
(Added scriptures at end ^_^)

I was reading one of Refi's old posts, which came to me writing this. I believe in God and His son Jesus Christ. I believe that Jesus died for us and was resurrected, so that we will be resurrected and may be saved if we do all that we can.

One of our duties is to love the world. Charity, the pure love of Christ. It isn't romantic, but it is (in part, at least) a kindness of heart to everyone. That's something I need to work on, I know. God loves us all. That's why He sent Jesus Christ. And Jesus Christ loves us all, as well as God. That's why He came and did His duties.

I'm here for you, to the best of my abilities. God is always reaching towards you, already helping. He's with you, and if He needs to, He's waiting for you. Will you come?

Love and hugs. Take care. Have hope in this life, even if you don't beileve in God. I hope you do, and I believe He loves you each and every one and is waiting for you. That's why He sends us His teachings, too, to guide us as One who knows more than we do and wants the best for us out of love. I will do my best to help you, as I can. Hugs.

If you have any questions or comments, please post! (A note--politely, please.) Have a good day. ^-^

Take care. (love from me and from God)

John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

1 John 1:9-11
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

Doctrine & Covenants 132:20-24
Then shall they be gods, because they have no end; therefore shall they be from everlasting to everlasting, because they continue; then shall they be above all, because all things are subject unto them. Then shall they be gods, because they have all power, and the angels are subject unto them.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye abide my law ye cannot attain to this glory.
For strait is the gate, and narrow the way that leadeth unto the exaltation and continuation of the lives, and few there be that find it, because ye receive me not in the world neither do ye know me.
But if ye receive me in the world, then shall ye know me, and shall receive your exaltation; that where I am ye shall be also.
This is eternal lives—to know the only wise and true God, and Jesus Christ, whom he hath sent. I am he. Receive ye, therefore, my law.

Doctrine & Covenants 45: 1, 7-10, 28, 32, 44-46, 51-53, 56-59, 66, 68-9, 71

1 HEARKEN, O ye people of my church, to whom the kingdom has been given; hearken ye and give ear to him who laid the foundation of the earth, who made the heavens and all the hosts thereof, and by whom all things were made which live, and move, and have a being.
• • •
7 For verily I say unto you that I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the light and the life of the world—a light that shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not.
(...)unto as many as received me gave I power to do many miracles, and to become the sons of God; and even unto them that believed on my name gave I power to obtain eternal life.
And even so I have sent mine everlasting covenant into the world, to be a light to the world, and to be a standard for my people, and for the Gentiles to seek to it, and to be a messenger before my face to prepare the way before me.
Wherefore, come ye unto it, and with him that cometh I will reason as with men in days of old, and I will show unto you my strong reasoning.
• • •
28 And when the times of the Gentiles is come in, a light shall break forth among them that sit in darkness, and it shall be the fulness of my gospel;
• • •
32 But my disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved(....)
• • •
44 And then they shall look for me, and, behold, I will come; and they shall see me in the clouds of heaven, clothed with power and great glory; with all the holy angels; and he that watches not for me shall be cut off.
But before the arm of the Lord shall fall, an angel shall sound his trump, and the saints that have slept shall come forth to meet me in the cloud.
Wherefore, if ye have slept in peace blessed are you; for as you now behold me and know that I am, even so shall ye come unto me and your souls shall live, and your redemption shall be perfected; and the saints shall come forth from the four quarters of the earth.
• • •
51 And then shall the Jews look upon me and say: What are these wounds in thine hands and in thy feet?
Then shall they know that I am the Lord; for I will say unto them: These wounds are the wounds with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. I am he who was lifted up. I am Jesus that was crucified. I am the Son of God.
And then shall they weep because of their iniquities; then shall they lament because they persecuted their king.
• • •
56 And at that day, when I shall come in my glory, shall the parable be fulfilled which I spake concerning the ten virgins.
For they that are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived—verily I say unto you, they shall not be hewn down and cast into the fire, but shall abide the day.
And the earth shall be given unto them for an inheritance; and they shall multiply and wax strong, and their children shall grow up without sin unto salvation.
For the Lord shall be in their midst, and his glory shall be upon them, and he will be their king and their lawgiver.
• • •
66 And it shall be called the New Jerusalem, a land of peace, a city of refuge, a place of safety for the saints of the Most High God;
• • •
68 And it shall come to pass among the wicked, that every man that will not take his sword against his neighbor must needs flee unto Zion for safety.
And there shall be gathered unto it out of every nation under heaven; and it shall be the only people that shall not be at war one with another.
• • •
71 And it shall come to pass that the righteous shall be gathered out from among all nations, and shall come to Zion, singing with songs of everlasting joy.

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Thursday, June 9, 2005

   Happy, happy, happy!
Remember, God loves you!
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Today is a happy post!

*So you've gotten over not seeing Sano for a month?*

What? O.O Sano...waahhh!

*Sigh. Oh, Equus, that's not-*

-Nice move, horse.

*(glares at Kyo-clone) Look, cat, leave off. You're not helping.*

-(stalks off)-

*Equus, it's okay, really. I'm sure Sano's been...busy.*

Too busy to see me? u.u Waahhh!

*Um, well, today's happy post. Happiness is any small, warm, and soft animal held in your arms.*

-Here. (shoves a box into Equus's hands.-

Waa--what? (opens the box) Chocolate!

*Wow. That was a pertty smart move, if a a temporary solution.*

-Whatever.-

*Anyway...*

-(reads post) You don't have arms.-

*No, but I'm speaking for Equus, who wasn't ina mood to talk and is now indisposed.

(scoff chomp scarf)

*Anyway, don't you agree?*

-No.-

*All right, so what's your qualification for happiness?*

-(blushes) Seeing Tohru smile.-

*(chokes)*

-(glares) Or kicking Yuki's tail!-

*That sounds more like you. You know, you should give Torhu chocolates sometime.*

-(kicks ground, muttering)-

*What's that?*

-I can't! All right! I'm...-

*Oh, right. Hm...K-c, could you get me some water, please?*

-I'm not your servant!-

*Please? Equus is too busy eating to back me up here.*

-Good.-

*Pretty please? Before I kick you over the fence? (smiles)*

-Fine. (stalks off)-

*(whispering) Hey, let's try to do something for Kyo-clone. He can't get between the real Kyo and Tohru, so brainstorm, please. Free plushies to everyone next week. (continues loudly) Thanks, Kyo-clone. Well, that's it for the day. Do you have the pocket hugs?*

-Yeah. Here you go, everyone.-

*Have a good day. Love and hugs.*
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Friday, May 27, 2005

   Refi-chan!
God loves you all!

Refi's back!

*Yes, we are glad to welcome our sister back to Otaku.*

With that brief note, pocket hugs and bye!

*There is no further information on the Sano/Equus relationship at this moment. I think he's been hiding in Refi's castle. That's easy enough to do. The castle is rather large.*

-Have a nice day.-
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Tuesday, May 17, 2005

   Responding
I finally read responses to a couple older posts. ^/^ The most important response: When I mentioned God's love, one commentor mentioned that they are not Christian. And you know what, God loves everyone. For one thing, not only Christians believe in God. And yes, I believe in Jesus Christ. I also think that sometimes non-Christians act more like the ideal Christian (an honorable person, or loving, or whatever trait they may hold) than some Christians.

Second: Hm...what were my other responses...

*Yes, ladies and gentlemen, step up and see the amazing old maid! Only 21 years old.*

Hey! I've always had a bad memory.

*I know.*

Anyway...Kyo-clones! They aren't mine. You'll have to ask...hm...I think Takara Sohma was the one kind enough to give me one. Yes, Kyo-clone's fun to have around.

*After Equus and I came to an understanding...*

^^; Xihuitl said that I have to treat Kyo-clone exactly like I would the real Kyo.

-Thank you for that consideration, Equus. (K-C glares)-

You're welcome, Kyo-clone. ^.^

-o.O-

*Yes, she's always like this. But she doesn't mean any harm. Sorry.*

Oh, yes, I just remembered....Um, Xihuitl, could you hide me, please?

*Why?*

(ducks behind Xihuitl)

(Sano storms in. He speaks calmly...except for the gritted teeth.) ~Equus, you never did explain. WHAT is that cat doing in our house?!~

(Equus pops back up) Our house? (eyes shining, bubbles in the bg)

*Wrong thing to say, boy.*

~Um...^/^ That's not what I meant.~

(Equus glomps Sano.)

*This should be interesting. By the way, Equus has started coloring the Kurama clones. God loves us all. Have a good day! Take care, and hugs all around. Kyo-clone will give you a packet of pocket hugs--kitty free--on your way out. Stay strong, especially in the real world out there.*

Strong but gentle,
Kind and loving,
Defender, protector,
Armor and heart.
Watch over each other,
Knights, family.

-(muttering, as if reading a script...and not very well) Here are your pocket hugs. (hands you a packet) Have a nice day.-

*Kyo-clone, are you having a bad day? Here, people, enjoy the pocket hugs. Don't worry, Kyo-clone is just moody. We still like for you to visit.*
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Friday, May 13, 2005

   Hi!
*Equus is going to try to get the Kurama clones scanned in tomorrow, and then she has to start coloring them. Then, they'll be ready for delivery/pick-up/whatever. But be patient. You already know what her sense of timeliness is like.*

^^; Oh, and after that, I have another project in the works. I'll fill you guys in on it later, but it's cyber-mini-unicorns. ^_^
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Monday, May 9, 2005

Highland Festival
I LOVE Highland Festivals. It was at this High.land Fest, two years ago, that I was first introduced to Clann An Drumma. Great music. My first thought about them was Punk Celts (which is fine, too). No, thery're traditional, but very loud. Five members play drums, and the sixth the bagpipe! (Okay, so they don't always play at once.) They sing, too. And it's great music.

The Fest was a blast! ^_^ So much fun. I had our Border collie "Mudpie" for part of the time, and our other Border collie "Blue" for a bit of the time. When I had him away from Mom, he was spending so much time worrying about where she was that he didn't have time to be as shy as usual!

Clann An Drumma was fabulous, as usual. We didn't tape it, I'm afraid, and this was their most unique performance I've been to so far. At one point, the long-haired one, Jamsie (or something like that....) told us we had to sing the chorus. Well, he sang it all at once first, and between that and the initial hesitation, we didn't do very well at first. So he did it line-by-line with Joe (the older leader--I think he's the leader) pantomiming. Joe did that during the first verse of song, too. Very humorous. Anyway, Jamsie warned us that he would be watching us, in case we didn't sing. After the first verse and actual chorus, he pointed into the crowd and said that someone wasn't singing. And he was holding a dagger. x.X Joe ran into the crowd, grabbed this poor girl, and took her on-stage. They made her sing the verse, with help since she didn't know the words. Then Jamsie started teasing her about how she sang. You know how a guy may imitate a girl's voice? ("It's his alter-ego, Georgiana.") Yeah, well... ^_^ It was funny. He mentioned, "Big men warriors--Ye're fit to fight with me."

And, of course, they did their classic of having one song where they bring kids on-stage with them. Joe had little shakers for the kids, and he had this one big guy come up while he was holding a maracca. But when the guy got there, Joe gave him a little yellow shaker-thingy instead. XD

And Mudpie was just fine with the loud noise, then and earlier when there had been a sound similar to an explosion. During much of CAD, she visited people in the crowd or was next to a red-haired girl getting belly scratches and what-not. She wasn't disturbed by the drums. This is one thing about CAD--when you have a six-member band, at least four (and maybe five) on the drums at once, and the sixth on the bagpipe...it's best heard in person. Mom's friend Hope said she was addicted during the first song, and she bought two CDs. ^.^

And I browsed the shops. There are so many interesting things to see. Blue found the sporans and fox tails, and other dead things, interesting. He went towards one man, but it was because the man was wearing a sporan. And he was very good socially. He tends to be a shy wuss, but he was excellent for him. Though, as I said before about the reason why....
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Saturday, April 30, 2005

   Guess what?
I actually graduated! Maybe not very well. It was more of a barely thing. But I gradutated!

*And we are very happy that you did, Equus. Shouldn't you be cleaning your room right now so you can unpack?*

Yeah. By the way, hi, and I apologize for not getting on the site much.I'll try to at least check up every few days or so.

*Love, and take care.*

Hugs and pocket hugs to everyone!!!!
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Friday, April 22, 2005

   Yeah!
I have a Kyo clone now!

*Why?*

Because he's cu-ute! I'd hug him, but ya know, he doesn't like to be hugged.

*Yes, but why? He is a person. He has rights.*

No, he's a clone.

*(glares)*

Oh, all right. Kyo-clone--

>K-C grits his teeth.

Um...^^; Kyo?

>Yes?

Will you help me finish cleaning up before I check out.

>I...suppose....

(claps hands while jumping up and down) Thank you!

*Yes, thanks for the Kyo clone from Takara Sohma, I believe. Have a good day, everyone. Hugs. You are loved by God above.*

(L! Glomp attack.)
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Thursday, April 7, 2005

   Hi!
Okay, I'm gonna pout here.

*Equus, you have no right to. You don't even keep up with the stories that you get notices for when they're updated.*

But nobody's visited my fanfiction site. (pout)

*One, you don't have any anime fics on there except for The Death War with Adain``, which isn't even done yet.*

^/^

*Two, they have other things to do, too!*

u.u All right, you're right. Hm...but I can scan and post those original character anime pics sometime....^_^

*Sigh.*

``PS--Yes, I did link the one story just in case anyone is interested. It's a Gundam Wing fanfic. Equus already posted the first chapter on here, a few weeks ago or something.
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