Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Happy Birthday!!
I am late on this post but Happy Birthday to Rachelle!!! Her birthday was on Saturday the 27th. The day was Perfect! Tiff, mom and I blew up balloons for her and put it around the kitchen and made a big banner for her that said "Happy 30th Birthday Rachelle" Tyler helped by adding his marks of greatness on it. So when she walked in the kitchen we had balloons on the back of the chairs and then had her banner up. We made french toast, sausage and had fresh fruit. One birthday traditions the girls and I have started on birthday is we go to Target and look through the "See Spot Save" section at the front of the store and pick out little dollar items that speak that person. We then wrap all of them and let them unwrap them through out the day. The first one we had Rachelle unwrap was a container of donuts. LOL she LOVES donuts, and so we let her have some with her breakfast. We then got ready and headed to Canyon View Park for the afternoon. We got KFC to eat there and had her unwrap the rest of her gifts and cards. Tiff and I made our cards for her which no joke took at least 2 days for me to make. I was trying so many different ways before it just flowed to create her card. Which ended up perfect. We were there at the park for a couple of hours and played in the river a little bit and then headed home. Once at home some took a nap while R and I played on the computer. Later that night we went to Wingers for dinner and then to Walmart to shop and then home for the evening. lol.The day was just perfect!!
Friday, August 19, 2011
Happy Birthday!!
Happy 2nd Birthday Tyler!!!!
Today 2 years ago my sister Tiffanie gave birth to my adorable nephew Tyler. Since then he has been the cause of many smiles and so much joy to my life and my families life. I love him so much, and it makes me look forward till the day when I am able to become a mom!
Love you Tyler!!!!
Today 2 years ago my sister Tiffanie gave birth to my adorable nephew Tyler. Since then he has been the cause of many smiles and so much joy to my life and my families life. I love him so much, and it makes me look forward till the day when I am able to become a mom!
Love you Tyler!!!!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Muslim translates Book of Mormon back to Egyptian and is converted
Received this in an email and wanted to share...
Sami Hanna, is a native Egyptian. He is an academic scholar who moved into
Utah neighborhood to accept an assignment with the university as a specialist in Middle
Eastern Studies and the Semitic group of languages such as Arabic, Abyssinian,
Hebrew, Aramaic, and Assyrian.
Being a newcomer into our community, he felt the Mormons were a bit of a curiosity. Upon learning
the name Mormon came from our belief that the Book of Mormon is divine
scripture, he was intrigued by the existence of the Book of Mormon. He had erroneously thought this was
American literature. When he was told that the Book of Mormon was
translated from the ancient Egyptian or modified Hebrew type of hieroglyphic into the English
language by the prophet Joseph Smith, he became even more engrossed, for
this was his native language and he knows much about the
other Semitic languages as well as the modern languages.
So challenged was he by this book that he embarked on the project of translating the
Book of Mormon from English to Arabic. This translation was
different from other translators, for this was to be a translation back to the original language
of the book. To make a long story short, the process of this translation became
the process of his conversion; for he soon knew the Book of
Mormon to be a divine document even though he knew virtually nothing of the organization
of the Church or of its programs. His conversion came purely from the
linguistics of the book which he found could not have been
composed by an American, no matter how gifted.
Some of these observations I think will be of interest to you,
as they were to me, for they clarify some of the unique aspects of the book.
1. Jarom 2: "It musts needs be..." This expression, odd and awkward in English,
is excellent Arabic grammar. Elsewhere in the book the use of the compound verbs "did eat",
"did go", "did smile" again awkward and rarely used in English, are classical and
correct grammar in the Semitic languages.
2. Omni 18: "Zarahemla gave a genealogy of his fathers, according
to his memory. Brother Hanna indicates that this is a typical custom of his Semitic forebearers
to recite their genealogy from memory.
3. Words of Mormon 17: Reference is made here as in other parts of the Book of Mormon, to
the "stiffneckedness" of his people. Brother Hanna perceives that this word would be a very
unusual word for an American youth, Joseph Smith, to use. An American would
likely prefer an adjective such as stubborn or inflexible. But the custom in the Arabic language
is to use just such a descriptive adjective. Stiffnecked is an adjective they use
in describing an obstinate person.
4. Mosiah 11:8 "King Noah built many elegant and spacious
buildings and ornamented them with fine work and precious
things, including ziff." Have you ever wondered about the meaning of the word
"ziff" referred to in this scripture? This word, although in the Book of Mormon, is not contained
in dictionaries of the English language. Yet it translates freely back into the Arabic language, for
ziff is a special kind of curved sword somewhat like a scimitar which is carried in a sheath and often used
for ornamentation as well as for more practical purposes. The discovery of the word "ziff" in the
Book of Mormon really excited my neighbor, Brother Hanna.
5. Alma 63:11 Reference is made to Helaman, son of Helaman. Why did not Joseph Smith
interpret this as Helaman, Jr., which would have been more logical for him, bearing the same name as
his father, Joseph, and being named Joseph Smith, Jr. In Arabic , Brother Hanna explains, there is no
word junior" to cover this circumstance. Their custom is to use the terminology Joseph, son of Joseph; Helaman, son of
Helaman, etc.
6. Helaman 1:3 Here reference is made to the contending for the judgment seat.
Brother Hanna observes that the use of the term "judgment seat" would be quite
strange to an American who might have used a more familiar
noun such as governor, president, or ruler. Yet, in Arabic custom, the place of power rests in the
judgment seat and whoever occupies that seat, is the authority and power.
The authority goes with the seat and not with the office or the person. So, this, in the Semitic
languages, connotes the meaning exactly.
7. Helaman 3:14 In this verse, there are a total of eighteen "ands." Reviewers of the Book of
Mormon have, on occasion, been critical of the grammar in such a passage where the use of the word
"and" seems so repetitious. Yet Brother Hanna explains that each of the "ands" in this verse is absolutely
essential to the meaning, when this verse is expressed in Arabic, for the
omission of any " and" would nullify the meaning words.
8. Helaman 3:18-19 Have you wondered why the Book of Mormon cites a numbering
system such as this? Do we say "forty and six, forty and seven, forty and eight?" No!
Joseph Smith's natural interpretation would; more appropriately have been forty-six,
forty-seven, forty-eight without the ands". Brother Hanna excitedly observes that
the use of "and" in forty and six" is precisely correct Arabic. Remember they number, as well
as read, from right to left and recite their numbers with the "and" to separate the columns.
Well, I have just cited a few of these examples. There are many more! As
Latter-day Saint leaders, we are aware of the Semitic origin of the Book of Mormon. The
fact that an Arabic scholar such as this sees a beautiful internal consistency in the Prophet
Joseph Smith's translation of the book, is of great interest. The Prophet Joseph did not merely
render an interpretation, but a word for word translation from the Egyptian type of
hieroglyphic into the English language. Brother Hanna said the Book of Mormon simply flowed
back into the Arabic language.
God Bless America !
Utah neighborhood to accept an assignment with the university as a specialist in Middle
Eastern Studies and the Semitic group of languages such as Arabic, Abyssinian,
Hebrew, Aramaic, and Assyrian.
Being a newcomer into our community, he felt the Mormons were a bit of a curiosity. Upon learning
the name Mormon came from our belief that the Book of Mormon is divine
scripture, he was intrigued by the existence of the Book of Mormon. He had erroneously thought this was
American literature. When he was told that the Book of Mormon was
translated from the ancient Egyptian or modified Hebrew type of hieroglyphic into the English
language by the prophet Joseph Smith, he became even more engrossed, for
this was his native language and he knows much about the
other Semitic languages as well as the modern languages.
So challenged was he by this book that he embarked on the project of translating the
Book of Mormon from English to Arabic. This translation was
different from other translators, for this was to be a translation back to the original language
of the book. To make a long story short, the process of this translation became
the process of his conversion; for he soon knew the Book of
Mormon to be a divine document even though he knew virtually nothing of the organization
of the Church or of its programs. His conversion came purely from the
linguistics of the book which he found could not have been
composed by an American, no matter how gifted.
Some of these observations I think will be of interest to you,
as they were to me, for they clarify some of the unique aspects of the book.
1. Jarom 2: "It musts needs be..." This expression, odd and awkward in English,
is excellent Arabic grammar. Elsewhere in the book the use of the compound verbs "did eat",
"did go", "did smile" again awkward and rarely used in English, are classical and
correct grammar in the Semitic languages.
2. Omni 18: "Zarahemla gave a genealogy of his fathers, according
to his memory. Brother Hanna indicates that this is a typical custom of his Semitic forebearers
to recite their genealogy from memory.
3. Words of Mormon 17: Reference is made here as in other parts of the Book of Mormon, to
the "stiffneckedness" of his people. Brother Hanna perceives that this word would be a very
unusual word for an American youth, Joseph Smith, to use. An American would
likely prefer an adjective such as stubborn or inflexible. But the custom in the Arabic language
is to use just such a descriptive adjective. Stiffnecked is an adjective they use
in describing an obstinate person.
4. Mosiah 11:8 "King Noah built many elegant and spacious
buildings and ornamented them with fine work and precious
things, including ziff." Have you ever wondered about the meaning of the word
"ziff" referred to in this scripture? This word, although in the Book of Mormon, is not contained
in dictionaries of the English language. Yet it translates freely back into the Arabic language, for
ziff is a special kind of curved sword somewhat like a scimitar which is carried in a sheath and often used
for ornamentation as well as for more practical purposes. The discovery of the word "ziff" in the
Book of Mormon really excited my neighbor, Brother Hanna.
5. Alma 63:11 Reference is made to Helaman, son of Helaman. Why did not Joseph Smith
interpret this as Helaman, Jr., which would have been more logical for him, bearing the same name as
his father, Joseph, and being named Joseph Smith, Jr. In Arabic , Brother Hanna explains, there is no
word junior" to cover this circumstance. Their custom is to use the terminology Joseph, son of Joseph; Helaman, son of
Helaman, etc.
6. Helaman 1:3 Here reference is made to the contending for the judgment seat.
Brother Hanna observes that the use of the term "judgment seat" would be quite
strange to an American who might have used a more familiar
noun such as governor, president, or ruler. Yet, in Arabic custom, the place of power rests in the
judgment seat and whoever occupies that seat, is the authority and power.
The authority goes with the seat and not with the office or the person. So, this, in the Semitic
languages, connotes the meaning exactly.
7. Helaman 3:14 In this verse, there are a total of eighteen "ands." Reviewers of the Book of
Mormon have, on occasion, been critical of the grammar in such a passage where the use of the word
"and" seems so repetitious. Yet Brother Hanna explains that each of the "ands" in this verse is absolutely
essential to the meaning, when this verse is expressed in Arabic, for the
omission of any " and" would nullify the meaning words.
8. Helaman 3:18-19 Have you wondered why the Book of Mormon cites a numbering
system such as this? Do we say "forty and six, forty and seven, forty and eight?" No!
Joseph Smith's natural interpretation would; more appropriately have been forty-six,
forty-seven, forty-eight without the ands". Brother Hanna excitedly observes that
the use of "and" in forty and six" is precisely correct Arabic. Remember they number, as well
as read, from right to left and recite their numbers with the "and" to separate the columns.
Well, I have just cited a few of these examples. There are many more! As
Latter-day Saint leaders, we are aware of the Semitic origin of the Book of Mormon. The
fact that an Arabic scholar such as this sees a beautiful internal consistency in the Prophet
Joseph Smith's translation of the book, is of great interest. The Prophet Joseph did not merely
render an interpretation, but a word for word translation from the Egyptian type of
hieroglyphic into the English language. Brother Hanna said the Book of Mormon simply flowed
back into the Arabic language.
God Bless America !
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Funny Grandma with funny pictures.....
I was sent this in an email and thought it was too funny! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. :)
Friday, August 12, 2011
Update, Update, Read all about it!!
So Chris was here this last weekend. It was soo good seeing him! I even got teary eyed when he left.
I'm such a girl sometimes, For another example today at work I'm in my team meeting and we watch a video about how a worker made a difference in a little's boys life that is autistic and has a fascination with FedEx, so this worker set up so the little boy and his parents could come their service center near them and have a goodie bag filled with fedex stuff for him and let him sit and go inside the trucks and vans. So Sweet! Speaking of work, this month is the year mark for me. Crazy that its already been that long. It still feels like its only been a couple of months. I am glad I have a job!!
Brandon is coming home soon. We don't have a set date yet but is official date that he would be coming home for his 2year mark would be Oct 7th. We are hoping that he will be home a couple of weeks before we go on our family vacation on October 13th-18th. We are headed to San Diego and renting a beach house in Mission Bay. I am so looking forward to it!! I am trying to get back on track of working out. I am so excited that I am still loosing weight. :) Not as much as my original goal but at least its still coming off.
This September Tiff, Rachelle, Ty and I will be moving out!! I am so excited!! We will be moving to West Jordan, with a 3 car garage and will have enough room for a craft/play room. Lately I have been in a mode to be crafty. It was one of my friends birthday and I made her birthday card and I had so much fun making it for her, and it turned out so cute too! lol I am also looking forward to having my things out of storage!
This month is super busy.. Going to go see Joesph at the Hale Theature, then next Saturday its Tyler's 2nd birthday party, then the Saturday after that is Rachelle's birthday and then the next Saturday is when we move! So Crazy! Well I think that is about all now for this update. Hope you have a fabulous weekend!!
Loves
I'm such a girl sometimes, For another example today at work I'm in my team meeting and we watch a video about how a worker made a difference in a little's boys life that is autistic and has a fascination with FedEx, so this worker set up so the little boy and his parents could come their service center near them and have a goodie bag filled with fedex stuff for him and let him sit and go inside the trucks and vans. So Sweet! Speaking of work, this month is the year mark for me. Crazy that its already been that long. It still feels like its only been a couple of months. I am glad I have a job!!
Brandon is coming home soon. We don't have a set date yet but is official date that he would be coming home for his 2year mark would be Oct 7th. We are hoping that he will be home a couple of weeks before we go on our family vacation on October 13th-18th. We are headed to San Diego and renting a beach house in Mission Bay. I am so looking forward to it!! I am trying to get back on track of working out. I am so excited that I am still loosing weight. :) Not as much as my original goal but at least its still coming off.
This September Tiff, Rachelle, Ty and I will be moving out!! I am so excited!! We will be moving to West Jordan, with a 3 car garage and will have enough room for a craft/play room. Lately I have been in a mode to be crafty. It was one of my friends birthday and I made her birthday card and I had so much fun making it for her, and it turned out so cute too! lol I am also looking forward to having my things out of storage!
This month is super busy.. Going to go see Joesph at the Hale Theature, then next Saturday its Tyler's 2nd birthday party, then the Saturday after that is Rachelle's birthday and then the next Saturday is when we move! So Crazy! Well I think that is about all now for this update. Hope you have a fabulous weekend!!
Loves
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Up Coming Movies
So I am a big movie fan so I thought "Why haven't I done a movie list yet?" So here is one of the list I plan on adding here. They will not be any order of preference
Upcoming Movies
1) Twilight Breaking Dawn 1(2011) & 2 (2012)
2) The Avengers (2012)
3) In Time (2011)
4) Hunger Games (2012)
5) How to train your Dragon2 (2014)
6) Abduction (2011)
7) New Years Eve (2011)
8) The Vow (2012)
9) Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
10) G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation (2012)
11) The Help (2011)
12) The Odd Life of Timothy Green (unknown)
13) Underworld: Awakening (2012)- probably won't see this one since it will be rated R :(
Source from IMDB.com
Upcoming Movies
1) Twilight Breaking Dawn 1(2011) & 2 (2012)
2) The Avengers (2012)
3) In Time (2011)
4) Hunger Games (2012)
5) How to train your Dragon2 (2014)
6) Abduction (2011)
7) New Years Eve (2011)
8) The Vow (2012)
9) Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
10) G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation (2012)
11) The Help (2011)
12) The Odd Life of Timothy Green (unknown)
13) Underworld: Awakening (2012)- probably won't see this one since it will be rated R :(
Source from IMDB.com
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