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It's been a busy past month, and my written musings on this site have taken back burner priority.

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Darkness Covereth the Earth -- A Different Look

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This was an interesting read, "The source of up to half of the Earth’s internal heat is completely unknown – here’s how to hunt for it" https://phys.org/news/2017-08-source-earth-internal-unknownhere.html http://theconversation.com/the-source-of-up-to-half-of-the-earths-internal-heat-is-completely-unknown-heres-how-to-hunt-for-it-81524 In the article was this heat map of the earth: (the map was credited to Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_internal_heat_budget#/media/File:Earth_heat_flow.jpg) When I saw the image, I thought it reminded me of arteries. Which got my mind thinking along other lines. Here's another heat flow map of the earth (major faults/plate boundaries are in this image). (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/R_Cardoso2/publication/291830385/figure/fig12/AS:321932252729355@1453766038975/Figure-12-Global-heat-flow-map-derived-from-mixed-data-sets-For-oceanic-regions-with.png) And, this heat flow map: from http://eqseis.geo...
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Stretched-forth Necks

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Recently I was reading in 2 Nephi chapter 13, one of the Isaiah chapters. I won't discuss all the verses, but one in particular stood out, verse 16: "Moreover, the Lord saith: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet." It is my understanding that when the scriptures refer to a specific people "of Zion," in this case "daughters of Zion," it is more in reference to members of the Church. It can certainly apply to people in a broader sense as well. But in a general sense, Zion is in reference to the land of America (more particularly North America) and Jerusalem refers to the land of Israel. So, "daughters of Zion" could refer to both members of the Church and those who live in America. Before I get into an impression/thought I had regarding verse 16, we need to define a few words. Too often we think we know what a...
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All Nations Will Be Drunken with Iniquity

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"But, behold, in the last days, or in the days of the Gentiles—yea, behold all the nations of the Gentiles and also the Jews, both those who shall come upon this land and those who shall be upon other lands, yea, even upon all the lands of the earth, behold, they will be drunken with iniquity and all manner of abominations—  "And when that day shall come they shall be visited of the Lord of Hosts, with thunder and with earthquake, and with a great noise, and with storm, and with tempest, and with the flame of devouring fire." - 2 Nephi 27:1-2 I have a journal I use to record some thoughts, impressions, ideas, etc. when I read in the scriptures. I don't write it in every day, but often enough. Yesterday the above verses were my focus, with specific interest on verse one. I've read the Book of Mormon on average once per year for the past 25 years, so I've read those verses a few times. This time the word "drunken" stood out. I realized it was...
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