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		<title>By: hawkgrrrl</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-114945</link>
		<dc:creator>hawkgrrrl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>jack - best wishes to you!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>jack &#8211; best wishes to you!</p>
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		<title>By: jack</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-114901</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m an INTJ that went inactive many years ago. I find it hard to socialize with other mormons for a variety of reasons, my best friends have four legs. The thing that suprised me the most about being inactive is that my testimony of the gospel grew more when I was inactive than it did when I was going to church. The time in my life when I felt the holy ghost the strongest was when I was inactive, I was very surprised to say the least. The secret to understanding the gospel of jesus christ is not in what the scriptures say. You can memorize all the scriptures you want but if the holy ghost is not with you you&#039;ll never understand the gospel. I&#039;m thinking about going to church tomorrow, it will be the first time in thirteen years.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m an INTJ that went inactive many years ago. I find it hard to socialize with other mormons for a variety of reasons, my best friends have four legs. The thing that suprised me the most about being inactive is that my testimony of the gospel grew more when I was inactive than it did when I was going to church. The time in my life when I felt the holy ghost the strongest was when I was inactive, I was very surprised to say the least. The secret to understanding the gospel of jesus christ is not in what the scriptures say. You can memorize all the scriptures you want but if the holy ghost is not with you you&#8217;ll never understand the gospel. I&#8217;m thinking about going to church tomorrow, it will be the first time in thirteen years.</p>
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		<title>By: Spirituality, Rationality, Mentality, Duality at Mormon Matters</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-94865</link>
		<dc:creator>Spirituality, Rationality, Mentality, Duality at Mormon Matters</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] that we are inclined to satisfy? I would answer &#8216;no&#8217; to this question. I like the posts from hawkgrrrl about the various personalities that characterize many of us rather well. We have no [...]</description>
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		<title>By: RobertM</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-77837</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 15:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well I have now taken this twice.  The first time with an ISTJ result and the Second with a result of ESTJ.  So I am an SJ pretty simple.  Mostly accurate I believe, but a few things that I question:

1.  I hate most holidays.  Birthdays are celebrated in my house, because my wife makes me not because I really want to.  I cannot think of a holiday I really enjoy except maybe Thanksgiving because I love food and football and get both on the same day.

2.  While I see little as gray, I also, am a firm believer in there being a spirit of the law.  I do not believe the work party line is the correct one and often get into trouble at work, because I buck the status quo.  I figure I am just really confused with this type of thing.  However, I have no problems with someone bending and or breaking a rule for a better result.

I imagine that most of the definitions appear correct.  I think most of my friends would label me an extrovert although, I feel I lean strongly to the introvert side.  To many of the questions could be followed with, but it depends.

Thanks Hawk this was fun although maybe more enlightening then I would like.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well I have now taken this twice.  The first time with an ISTJ result and the Second with a result of ESTJ.  So I am an SJ pretty simple.  Mostly accurate I believe, but a few things that I question:</p>
<p>1.  I hate most holidays.  Birthdays are celebrated in my house, because my wife makes me not because I really want to.  I cannot think of a holiday I really enjoy except maybe Thanksgiving because I love food and football and get both on the same day.</p>
<p>2.  While I see little as gray, I also, am a firm believer in there being a spirit of the law.  I do not believe the work party line is the correct one and often get into trouble at work, because I buck the status quo.  I figure I am just really confused with this type of thing.  However, I have no problems with someone bending and or breaking a rule for a better result.</p>
<p>I imagine that most of the definitions appear correct.  I think most of my friends would label me an extrovert although, I feel I lean strongly to the introvert side.  To many of the questions could be followed with, but it depends.</p>
<p>Thanks Hawk this was fun although maybe more enlightening then I would like.</p>
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		<title>By: AdamF</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-77398</link>
		<dc:creator>AdamF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 03:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That makes sense, considering I&#039;m almost split evenly on F and T. The perfect balance, perhaps?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That makes sense, considering I&#8217;m almost split evenly on F and T. The perfect balance, perhaps?</p>
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		<title>By: Hawkgrrrl</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-77391</link>
		<dc:creator>Hawkgrrrl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 02:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Cicero - thanks for tying us up now.  NFs and NTs are neck &amp; neck!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cicero &#8211; thanks for tying us up now.  NFs and NTs are neck &#038; neck!</p>
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		<title>By: Cicero</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-77382</link>
		<dc:creator>Cicero</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 01:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Huh... I&#039;m slightly relieved to find that I am still a INTJ.

I&#039;ve taken the test several times and was always an INTJ, it was spot on in my youth, and still describes me pretty well- and certainly describes my self image of myself.

First time I&#039;ve taken it since I got sick.  While I still find it accurate, it does miss that I have some extra attributes since I&#039;m really a crippled INTJ.  Ever since I was bitten by that tick on my mission I have lost much of my metal abilities.  I can no longer think in 5+ dimensions, and find even the simplest of 4 dimensional mathematics challenging.  I can hardly plan or organize at all anymore which frustrates me too no end, instead I am constantly having to improvise as I just float along where ever my life takes me.

My memory isn&#039;t as sharp either, and I no longer have the time or energy to devote to my interests in history, music, or theology/philosophy.  Almost all my time and effort is devoted to working to keep body and soul together.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Huh&#8230; I&#8217;m slightly relieved to find that I am still a INTJ.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve taken the test several times and was always an INTJ, it was spot on in my youth, and still describes me pretty well- and certainly describes my self image of myself.</p>
<p>First time I&#8217;ve taken it since I got sick.  While I still find it accurate, it does miss that I have some extra attributes since I&#8217;m really a crippled INTJ.  Ever since I was bitten by that tick on my mission I have lost much of my metal abilities.  I can no longer think in 5+ dimensions, and find even the simplest of 4 dimensional mathematics challenging.  I can hardly plan or organize at all anymore which frustrates me too no end, instead I am constantly having to improvise as I just float along where ever my life takes me.</p>
<p>My memory isn&#8217;t as sharp either, and I no longer have the time or energy to devote to my interests in history, music, or theology/philosophy.  Almost all my time and effort is devoted to working to keep body and soul together.</p>
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		<title>By: CarlosJC</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-77171</link>
		<dc:creator>CarlosJC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#32 Oh; loved doing these test though, interesting, just a bit hard to grasp at first.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#32 Oh; loved doing these test though, interesting, just a bit hard to grasp at first.</p>
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		<title>By: Hawkgrrrl</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-77098</link>
		<dc:creator>Hawkgrrrl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 02:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>CarlosJC - if I&#039;m not mistaken the facebook app mentioned in #13 is not really like MBTI at all, in that it measures behavioral tendencies, not just preferences and orientation to the world around you.  MBTI only measures preferences and how you view the world, not what your actual behaviors are.  Also, the facebook app measures &quot;neurosis&quot; which is also outside the realm of MBTI.  MBTI is only what is referred to as &quot;normal&quot; psychology, a description of all people, not a diagnosis of issues.  All MBTI types are valid ways of being, even if they don&#039;t appreciate one another at times.  :)  Don&#039;t know if that helps.  Also, I don&#039;t know if the facebook app is based on real psychological principles, and given that it&#039;s free I doubt it&#039;s a ratified instrument, even if it does attempt to be more comprehensive.

Ray &amp; Andrew - not surprised about the ENFJs!  ENFJs are great!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CarlosJC &#8211; if I&#8217;m not mistaken the facebook app mentioned in #13 is not really like MBTI at all, in that it measures behavioral tendencies, not just preferences and orientation to the world around you.  MBTI only measures preferences and how you view the world, not what your actual behaviors are.  Also, the facebook app measures &#8220;neurosis&#8221; which is also outside the realm of MBTI.  MBTI is only what is referred to as &#8220;normal&#8221; psychology, a description of all people, not a diagnosis of issues.  All MBTI types are valid ways of being, even if they don&#8217;t appreciate one another at times.  <img src='http://mormonmatters.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />   Don&#8217;t know if that helps.  Also, I don&#8217;t know if the facebook app is based on real psychological principles, and given that it&#8217;s free I doubt it&#8217;s a ratified instrument, even if it does attempt to be more comprehensive.</p>
<p>Ray &#038; Andrew &#8211; not surprised about the ENFJs!  ENFJs are great!</p>
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		<title>By: CarlosJC</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-77006</link>
		<dc:creator>CarlosJC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 17:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Say what? 

That other Personality Patterns #13 thinks I&#039;m:  &quot;Passionate, Introspective, and Creative&quot; plus Scrupulous, Competent, Original, Solitary and other things. Is that the same as NF here? 

Honestly I&#039;m completely lost now.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Say what? </p>
<p>That other Personality Patterns #13 thinks I&#8217;m:  &#8220;Passionate, Introspective, and Creative&#8221; plus Scrupulous, Competent, Original, Solitary and other things. Is that the same as NF here? </p>
<p>Honestly I&#8217;m completely lost now.</p>
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		<title>By: Ray</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-77002</link>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 17:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ENFJ (that&#039;s why I like your writing, Andrew Ainsworth) - with very similar score ratings in the first two and last two.  I have always felt I am a teacher at heart, and that&#039;s exactly what ENFJ is called.  The career listings are precisely what I have done or been told I should do: teacher, counselor, manager, etc.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ENFJ (that&#8217;s why I like your writing, Andrew Ainsworth) &#8211; with very similar score ratings in the first two and last two.  I have always felt I am a teacher at heart, and that&#8217;s exactly what ENFJ is called.  The career listings are precisely what I have done or been told I should do: teacher, counselor, manager, etc.</p>
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		<title>By: CarlosJC</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-77001</link>
		<dc:creator>CarlosJC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 17:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#10 &amp; Ray

I can&#039;t remember now, should&#039;ve saved that test result, although after thinking more today maybe &#039;Idealist&#039; is actually what I&#039;ve always been, less so &#039;humanist&#039; -but I was half asleep when I did that test, in bed half naked......well better not say more :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#10 &amp; Ray</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t remember now, should&#8217;ve saved that test result, although after thinking more today maybe &#8216;Idealist&#8217; is actually what I&#8217;ve always been, less so &#8216;humanist&#8217; -but I was half asleep when I did that test, in bed half naked&#8230;&#8230;well better not say more <img src='http://mormonmatters.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Hawkgrrrl</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-76996</link>
		<dc:creator>Hawkgrrrl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 16:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am still floored by how few SPs there are here, although I don&#039;t know why I would be surprised since it was part of my theory.  We had a really great Stake President who I think had to be an SP.  He was a surfer for years and in foster care when he was invited to go to church.  He ended up joining, and he was just about the best SP I&#039;ve seen in the church.  Very humble, and really good at challenging all the silly rules and stuffiness at church.  He was the one who said he&#039;d put ashtrays outside every door to the stake center if that&#039;s what it took for people to understand that we are to welcome everyone and not judge them.  What a great guy!

jmb275 - welcome to the site!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am still floored by how few SPs there are here, although I don&#8217;t know why I would be surprised since it was part of my theory.  We had a really great Stake President who I think had to be an SP.  He was a surfer for years and in foster care when he was invited to go to church.  He ended up joining, and he was just about the best SP I&#8217;ve seen in the church.  Very humble, and really good at challenging all the silly rules and stuffiness at church.  He was the one who said he&#8217;d put ashtrays outside every door to the stake center if that&#8217;s what it took for people to understand that we are to welcome everyone and not judge them.  What a great guy!</p>
<p>jmb275 &#8211; welcome to the site!</p>
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		<title>By: GBSmith</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-76987</link>
		<dc:creator>GBSmith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 15:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ISTJ.  I understand now why I&#039;m said to have the soul of a clerk.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ISTJ.  I understand now why I&#8217;m said to have the soul of a clerk.</p>
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		<title>By: Seth R.</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-76922</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 06:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I wound up with ENFP - Champion Idealist.

Seemed accurate enough to me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wound up with ENFP &#8211; Champion Idealist.</p>
<p>Seemed accurate enough to me.</p>
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		<title>By: jmb275</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-76915</link>
		<dc:creator>jmb275</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 06:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ENTJ/INTJ mix. Maybe that&#039;s why I like your posts and your comments.  Also probably why I would be heretical to the SJs.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ENTJ/INTJ mix. Maybe that&#8217;s why I like your posts and your comments.  Also probably why I would be heretical to the SJs.</p>
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		<title>By: Gwennaëlle</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-76910</link>
		<dc:creator>Gwennaëlle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 05:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I forgot to say that I am an INTJ. And yes, one of the many things that bothered me at church before I was excommunicated, along with many many many things that made things harder was that I just had the feeling of loosing my time and (yes this sounds arrogant) lowering myself intellectually. I still do actually but I am not coming anymore for myself as far as teaching goes. Sometimes I get some pretty good stuff though.
If I want some intellectual challenge concerning my faith or my spirituality I go on the net.
I am describing myself more and more as an agnostic Mormon. Not that I don&#039;t believe in God and blah blah blah. I just decided to believe certain things but without a 100% knowledge and decided to keep on looking for the other answers.
I have a testimony of certain aspect of our faith but I refuse to say &quot;I know&quot;&quot; that this or that is true because I just don&#039;t know, so it would be a lie to bear my testimony on (for example) the truthfulness of the BoM. I have a testimony of Joseph Smith but not on the BoM. I just assume that the BoM is true according to my testimony of JS. And it goes on concerning other subjects.

What has killed me though is that I had a mathematics teacher who told my mother that I had a mathematical mind. Latter I realized that he was right and that I tend to deal with relationship or anything in life like I would with an equation. The only problem is that when I try to apply it to numbers my mind just goes blank. Anyway my type is the one that you find in the science field or sometimes in law or as a librarian.
I guess I really screwed up my life.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I forgot to say that I am an INTJ. And yes, one of the many things that bothered me at church before I was excommunicated, along with many many many things that made things harder was that I just had the feeling of loosing my time and (yes this sounds arrogant) lowering myself intellectually. I still do actually but I am not coming anymore for myself as far as teaching goes. Sometimes I get some pretty good stuff though.<br />
If I want some intellectual challenge concerning my faith or my spirituality I go on the net.<br />
I am describing myself more and more as an agnostic Mormon. Not that I don&#8217;t believe in God and blah blah blah. I just decided to believe certain things but without a 100% knowledge and decided to keep on looking for the other answers.<br />
I have a testimony of certain aspect of our faith but I refuse to say &#8220;I know&#8221;" that this or that is true because I just don&#8217;t know, so it would be a lie to bear my testimony on (for example) the truthfulness of the BoM. I have a testimony of Joseph Smith but not on the BoM. I just assume that the BoM is true according to my testimony of JS. And it goes on concerning other subjects.</p>
<p>What has killed me though is that I had a mathematics teacher who told my mother that I had a mathematical mind. Latter I realized that he was right and that I tend to deal with relationship or anything in life like I would with an equation. The only problem is that when I try to apply it to numbers my mind just goes blank. Anyway my type is the one that you find in the science field or sometimes in law or as a librarian.<br />
I guess I really screwed up my life.</p>
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		<title>By: Hye Sung</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-76895</link>
		<dc:creator>Hye Sung</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 04:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is funny that this is up here. I am in the Unification Church (I was born into it but will be baptised into the Church of JC of LDS when I am 18) and we took this test recently (this weekend) and then with our results we got these crazy results on our worship style and guidance on our relationship with God. it was interesting. I am an ENFP :D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is funny that this is up here. I am in the Unification Church (I was born into it but will be baptised into the Church of JC of LDS when I am 18) and we took this test recently (this weekend) and then with our results we got these crazy results on our worship style and guidance on our relationship with God. it was interesting. I am an ENFP <img src='http://mormonmatters.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: hawkgrrrl</title>
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		<dc:creator>hawkgrrrl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 01:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Geoff J - sounds like you are NJ for sure.  It may be that your preferences for E/I and T/F are not that strong.  Equally likely is that this instrument (which is not the validated test - just an internet quiz version) isn&#039;t asking you enough questions to reveal your preferences accurately.  For E/I it&#039;s best to consider where you get your energy - from the world around you or from your inner resources.  For T/F, the issue is how you make decisions - based on objective logic (pros &amp; cons - a T preference) or personal values that are subjective to you (F).

I scored ENTP on this version twice, although I have usually scored ENTJ on the standard instrument.  But both of those types are rationals, and I have been getting more P (spontaneous) and less J (planful) the older I get.  My J preference was never very strong even when I have tested J.

I would bet that if you typed all church members who are active, you&#039;d find mostly SJs (especially among TBMs), followed by NFs.  I imagine that SPs often populate the inactive list, but when they are active, they are probably some of the most awesome people there.  I would also assume that NTs are a minority as in most places.  But I imagine there are some ENTJ apostles as ENTJs tend to rise to leadership positions, especially in the workplace, and many have had high level careers.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Geoff J &#8211; sounds like you are NJ for sure.  It may be that your preferences for E/I and T/F are not that strong.  Equally likely is that this instrument (which is not the validated test &#8211; just an internet quiz version) isn&#8217;t asking you enough questions to reveal your preferences accurately.  For E/I it&#8217;s best to consider where you get your energy &#8211; from the world around you or from your inner resources.  For T/F, the issue is how you make decisions &#8211; based on objective logic (pros &amp; cons &#8211; a T preference) or personal values that are subjective to you (F).</p>
<p>I scored ENTP on this version twice, although I have usually scored ENTJ on the standard instrument.  But both of those types are rationals, and I have been getting more P (spontaneous) and less J (planful) the older I get.  My J preference was never very strong even when I have tested J.</p>
<p>I would bet that if you typed all church members who are active, you&#8217;d find mostly SJs (especially among TBMs), followed by NFs.  I imagine that SPs often populate the inactive list, but when they are active, they are probably some of the most awesome people there.  I would also assume that NTs are a minority as in most places.  But I imagine there are some ENTJ apostles as ENTJs tend to rise to leadership positions, especially in the workplace, and many have had high level careers.</p>
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		<title>By: Keri Brooks</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-76846</link>
		<dc:creator>Keri Brooks</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 23:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As a teenager, I consistently scored as ENFP because I would give the answers I thought I was supposed to give. I don&#039;t know where I got the idea that those were the &quot;right&quot; answers, but I absorbed it somehow. As an adult, I have consistently scored as an INTJ. I think it&#039;s because I was more honest with myself. I still have some of the idealist tendencies, but I&#039;m a rational at heart.

I notice that rationals and idealists are vastly overrepresented on this blog as compared to the general population. I wonder what the breakdown would be for the church. It would be interesting to see if the church as a whole mirrors the population, or if it appeals more to certain types.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a teenager, I consistently scored as ENFP because I would give the answers I thought I was supposed to give. I don&#8217;t know where I got the idea that those were the &#8220;right&#8221; answers, but I absorbed it somehow. As an adult, I have consistently scored as an INTJ. I think it&#8217;s because I was more honest with myself. I still have some of the idealist tendencies, but I&#8217;m a rational at heart.</p>
<p>I notice that rationals and idealists are vastly overrepresented on this blog as compared to the general population. I wonder what the breakdown would be for the church. It would be interesting to see if the church as a whole mirrors the population, or if it appeals more to certain types.</p>
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		<title>By: Andrew Ainsworth</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-76844</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ainsworth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 23:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The test told me I&#039;m an ENFJ.  I&#039;m usually skeptical about these tests but was impressed when it told me my ideal career is exactly what I&#039;ve always wanted to be: A Teacher.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The test told me I&#8217;m an ENFJ.  I&#8217;m usually skeptical about these tests but was impressed when it told me my ideal career is exactly what I&#8217;ve always wanted to be: A Teacher.</p>
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		<title>By: Geoff J</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-76843</link>
		<dc:creator>Geoff J</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 23:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh, got INTJ my 4th time.  I can at least count on xNxJ...  (Now I have to figure out why I bothered to try these questions four times)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, got INTJ my 4th time.  I can at least count on xNxJ&#8230;  (Now I have to figure out why I bothered to try these questions four times)</p>
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		<title>By: Geoff J</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-76839</link>
		<dc:creator>Geoff J</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 22:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ve taken it three times and got three different results (depending on how I interpreted the rather vague questions).  INFJ, ENFJ, and ENTJ.  Not sure what to make of that.  I keep wanting to ask &quot;what do you specifically mean by that question?&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve taken it three times and got three different results (depending on how I interpreted the rather vague questions).  INFJ, ENFJ, and ENTJ.  Not sure what to make of that.  I keep wanting to ask &#8220;what do you specifically mean by that question?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Jacob J</title>
		<link>http://mormonmatters.org/2009/05/23/bloggernacle-personality-survey/#comment-76838</link>
		<dc:creator>Jacob J</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 22:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>According to that web page you linked to, I am INTP, but I haven&#039;t spent enough time with this taxonomy to know if I agree or not.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to that web page you linked to, I am INTP, but I haven&#8217;t spent enough time with this taxonomy to know if I agree or not.</p>
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		<title>By: Gwennaëlle</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gwennaëlle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 20:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sounds pretty accurate to me as far as I am concerned.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sounds pretty accurate to me as far as I am concerned.</p>
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