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| WHAT OLD TESTAMENT TEMPLES CAN TEACH US ABOUT OUR OWN TEMPLE ACTIVITY | 20 Mar 2026 | 00:48:12 | |
Richard O. Cowan was a BYU Professor who wrote many articles about the relationship between Temples through out the ages. In our day, we cannot fully understand the nature of the ordinances and covenants made in any of the Lord's Holy Houses without a study of how and why these covenants were made anciently. Everything, even including the building of these structures have been received by revelation, showing God's will in all things. Patterns continually repeat themselves and it is no different when it comes to Temples. In this article Brother Cowan, cites the many evidences that temples existed in every dispensation in one form or another. Everything in the temples today directly correlate with Moses' Tabernacle, King Solomon's Temple, and many more. A study of the past, helps us to understand our responsibility in the present, thus giving us more opportunity in our day to realize the great endowment of power that we have been given. | |||
| ACCESSING FREE HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS VIA FAMILYSEARCH | 19 Mar 2026 | 00:20:22 | |
Newspapers have long been instrumental tools when seeking for more information about ancestors. In this episode Colette illustrates how easy it is access some of these historical newspapers through a new feature option on FamilySearch. With just a few clicks anyone can access a world of information and genealogical data. This new tool will no doubt be a favorite for beginners and professionals alike. | |||
| ANCESTRAL SPIRITUAL PHENOMENA: Story of the Jonathan Harriman Hale Family | 04 Mar 2026 | 00:25:18 | |
In 1834, Jonathan Hale and his wife Olive, were baptized as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. That began a journey of soul stretching, discipleship for both. They were determined to serve the Lord at all costs and to do whatever was asked of them as they followed the prophet Joseph Smith and began to serve in God's Kingdom on Earth. Unfortunately, during their journey west, both were taken home to the other side of the veil, leaving small children to cross the plains by themselves. With the aid of Heber C. Kimball, those children made it safely to the Salt Lake Valley, with their testimonies intact. As the church grew and temples began to built up in numerous places the children knew they needed to be close to one. Logan valley became their new home as there was a newly built temple there. Through a series of miracles they acquired numerous ancestral records. They were stalwart in preforming the ordinances for their dead with the help of then temple president, Samuel Roskelley. At the completion of this family's work, a strange, miraculous, spiritual phenomena occurred at the Logan temple and was witnessed by many near and far. Truly the parting of the heavens has, is, and will always be a part of the sacred work that is done in any temple around the world. | |||
| IN ANSWER TO OUR PRAYERS | 10 Sep 2025 | 00:28:59 | |
Everyday members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, experience the thinning of the veil through their efforts in the Gathering of Israel. As they ask to be led to those ancestors who are ready to make covenants with the Savior, through Intercessory Prayers, they are answered in remarkable ways. Never underestimate the power of being a savior on Mount Zion on individual revelatory experiences. These are a few stories that illustrate God's love for all of His children on both sides of the veil. | |||
| THE LAW OF CONSECRATION BUILDS ZION | 09 Sep 2025 | 01:16:26 | |
Living the Law of Consecration is often put off until we actually are asked to join the coming United Order. However, in the temple, we covenant in real time to live this law here and now. What does living the Law of Consecration in full actually look like? The patterns contained in Enoch's Zion, ancient Israelite temple sacrifices, and current temple ceremonies and rites, are clues to how one becomes welcomed into the great, soon to be City of Zion. The Gathering of Israel is tied to the law of consecration in unmistakable ways. Zion is becoming one with our fellow mortals in the here and now, but also becoming one with the Resurrected Beings, Spirits, and Translated Beings who will also have residency in Zion. Temples connect both the heavenly and earthly cities of Zion in one work, building up the eternal Kingdom of God. | |||
| THE LAW OF SACRIFICE: M. Russell Ballard, CES address, BYU, August 13, 1996 | 05 Sep 2025 | 00:24:16 | |
In the temple we covenant to live the law of sacrifice. Do we understand fully what the covenant is and the purpose of this celestial law? M. Russell Ballard, in this CES address explains all the different aspects of sacrifice and the blessings that come from laying our all upon the altar, in hopes of returning to the presence of the Savior. | |||
| NEW!!! FAMILYSEARCH FULL TEXT AI FUNCTION | 04 Sep 2025 | 00:36:51 | |
Just out!!!.... FamilySearch has released the Full Text version of their new AI Function. Colette teaches how to use this brand new tool to benefit your searching capabilities. Now you have the speed of AI at your finger tips to search millions of records and help you to reunite families of all generations across the world! | |||
| MELVIN J. BALLARD'S VISION OF THE SAVIOR | 03 Sep 2025 | 00:12:35 | |
M. Russell Ballard, recounts the thinning of the veil experience of his grandfather, Melvin J. Ballard. This vision came in response after much pleading about how much the Saints would need to sacrifice. Truly being brought into the presence of the Savior requires the living of the full Law of Sacrifice. In a small way, Melvin J. Ballard experienced Zion in his own life for a few brief moments being brought into the presence of the Savior. | |||
| THE LAW OF SACRIFICE REQUIRED FOR ZION | 02 Sep 2025 | 01:07:43 | |
Much time is spent on knowing the "when" of Zion. While we are commanded to look at the signs and study the patterns, not much time is spent studying how to gain entrance into this Holy City. It really does not matter when Zion returns if we are not living the celestial laws required to live in the Savior's presence. In the temple we covenant to live the law of Sacrifice, but do we really understand it in it's entirety. Most do not connect the Law of Sacrifice to the Gathering of Israel. However both will gain us an eternal inheritance into Zion. Blood sacrifices have been required for all previous saints living in former dispensations. We are invited to live blood sacrifices in a new way in our dispensation. In patterning our sacrifice after the vicarious sacrifice of the Savior we can and will be worthy and sanctified to enter Zion and the presence of the Lord. | |||
| DOORS OF DEATH: Russell M. Nelson, April 1992 | 29 Aug 2025 | 00:21:57 | |
As mortal beings, most of us fear the unknown of what happens when we die? Where do we go? Are we with our loved ones again? Then Elder Nelson, teaches the doctrines that answer those specific questions and more. Death is merely the next step we take in our eternal journeys to become like our Heavenly Parents. | |||
| RESEARCHING DIFFICULT TO FIND ANCESTORS | 28 Aug 2025 | 00:12:58 | |
"I've hit a wall!", is a common complaint of most genealogists. Despite all of their best efforts, they cannot find the one missing link in their family chain. Colette gives some hints and tricks on where to start if you cannot find that one ancestor who is making you pull your hair out. FamilySearch has made it easier and easier to find the lost link in your tree and get passed this very common proverbial wall. | |||
| "I FELT THE PRESENCE OF THAT BOY'S DECEASED MOTHER", Heber J. Grant, 1895 | 27 Aug 2025 | 00:25:46 | |
Heber J. Grant lost both of his son's in early childhood. Daniel Wells Grant was five years old when he died of a hip disease. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lucy, three years prior. Heber was having a hard time letting Daniel go, when he had a dream that included Lucy coming from the other side of the veil to take Daniel home. The Lord allowed this thinning of the veil experience for many reasons. One of which was preparation but also a knowledge that his son would not be alone and that he would once again be reunited with his loving mother. This allowed Heber to see the eternal nature of familial relationships and feel more at peace at the loss of his son. | |||
| ALL LOSSES WILL BE MADE RIGHT: Conversation with Ivy Reynolds | 26 Aug 2025 | 00:51:11 | |
Years ago, Ivy Reynolds had a most extraordinary thinning of the veil experience at her local cemetery. Because of this most heart wrenching vision, she determined to make this family's wrongs be made right. The Lord led her step by step in the researching and finding lost records to reunite this family once again. Truly the Savior is in the details of the Gathering, and will invite all who are willing to use their spiritual gifts to aide Him in His work. | |||
| THE 144,000 GATHERERS | 03 Mar 2026 | 01:21:46 | |
In the book of Revelation and in various other scriptures, there is reference to a group of High Priests who will be called and elected to bring others of the house of Israel to the Church of the Firstborn in the last days. Who is this group? Is it some elite club with very few members or are there many humble servants of the Lord called to the 144,000? Are there righteous women who will be invited to take upon themselves this Holy calling? This group of servants will be called upon to do a mighty work through priesthood power and mighty manifestations. What exactly is this work and when will it be accomplished? Our efforts in the Gathering of Israel today echo the work of this sanctified quorum. As we seek to make our calling and election sure, gather Israel, and endure to the end, we will find that the qualification to be a part of that holy group is being made sure. | |||
| "WHAT IS THIS THING THAT MEN CALL DEATH?": Brent L. Top, BYU, August 2010 | 22 Aug 2025 | 00:58:29 | |
What happens when we die? Where do we go? What is the Spirit World? What happens to little children when the have slipped to the other side? This BYU Education week talk was given originally on August 10, 2010 by Brent L. Top. Brent was a former professor at BYU and has written many books addressing the doctrines surrounding death and the Spirit World. Some wonder what happens when we die or to those we love. This talk points to several doctrinal, documented sources, that we can not only rely on, but begin our journey to understanding the world beyond. | |||
| ORDINANCES READY AND TEMPLE SHARING | 21 Aug 2025 | 00:29:42 | |
In this Gathering Academy video, Colette explains how to use the Ordinances Ready opportunities more effectively in FamilySearch. She also covers how to print off and take your ancestor's names to the temple and how to turn names over to the temple from off your reservation list. | |||
| "SISTER, CALM YOUR SORROWS": Account of Zeke Johnson witnessing resurrection of child | 20 Aug 2025 | 00:12:05 | |
The miraculous account of a child being resurrected is given by Zeke Johnson. In Blanding Utah, Zeke had an unforgettable experience when he witnessed the power of the Savior in restoring a promise made to a mother many years before. Brother Johnson's testimony is symbolic of the hope that we all can have in our deepest despairs and quiet suffering when we lose a loved one. | |||
| VISITED BY MY CHILDREN FROM BEYOND THE VEIL | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:53:44 | |
In October of 2015, I had the most profound thinning of the veil experience. The Lord allowed me to have a sacred, revelatory interaction with my two children, Morgan and Logan Van Smith (twins) who passed away in 1999. The messages that Morgan and Logan testified of were all about the importance of familial relationships, their involvement in the gathering of Israel on the other side of the veil and a testimony of the importance of temples on both sides of the veil. The years of enduring pain were finally over and a new enlightened way of looking at their death changed my perspective on this profound opportunity that I had to still be involved in their lives even though we live currently on different sides of the veil. | |||
| THE SALVATION OF LITTLE CHILDREN: Bruce R. McConkie, April 1977 | 15 Aug 2025 | 00:21:41 | |
This doctrinally full article was originally printed in the April 1977, Ensign. Elder McConkie uses a question and answer format to address the issues and heartaches surrounding the loss of little children. There truly is hope after such a horrific experience, because the Savior not only atoned for all mankind, but was also resurrected and overcame the chains of death, that we may be reunited with our celestial little ones again. | |||
| FAMILYSEARCH AI RESEARCH ASSISTANT | 14 Aug 2025 | 00:53:22 | |
In this episode of the Gathering Academy, Colette teaches how to maximize family history research potential with the new AI research assistant in FamilySearch. Taking your research skills to the next level just got a whole lot easier with this new technology. It will cut down on time requirements and reduce levels of frustration while searching for your ancestors, leading to more positive outcomes. | |||
| THE SALVATION OF LITTLE CHILDREN: Infant loss, Stillborn, Miscarriage | 13 Aug 2025 | 01:02:54 | |
Parents who experience the pain of losing a child at whatever age and stage, find their testimony of the Atonement of Jesus Christ in the forefront of their minds. The doctrine of the salvation of little children is one of the most divine, merciful, and hopeful doctrines that have been restored to the earth in these latter days. Joseph and Emma Smith experienced the loss of 6 of their own children, which caused extreme pondering upon the subject of where and how their little ones were doing on the other side of the veil. Thankfully this glorious, restored doctrine, when studied, can help to heal the empty arms and broken hearts of the families left behind after these horrible losses. The Savior is his infinite mercy teaches that all are brought back into the bosom of our Father and will receive all blessings pertaining to salvation and exaltation. | |||
| "YOU TELL FATHER ALL IS WELL WITH ME": Story of Bishop Wells | 12 Aug 2025 | 00:20:07 | |
A horrible accident claimed the life of the son of Brother and Sister Wells. Heavenly Father allowed this boy to come through a thinning of the veil experience to his mother. However, in relating this experience in a meeting with the Quorum of the Twelve, President McKay teaches that we may be missing out on Thinning of the Veil experiences because we aren't prepared to receive them. | |||
| MIRACLE ON MAIN STREET | 09 Aug 2025 | 00:29:05 | |
When you are seeking to gather Israel, miracles can be found in many different places, including a local antique store. Several members of one family were found in an 1817 Bible, in an antique store on Main Street, Logan, Utah. The Lord clearly was in the details of this chance happening, that led to this miracle of finding long lost cousins and eternal connections. | |||
| THE BOOK: Allan F. Packer, Oct. 2024 | 08 Aug 2025 | 00:14:38 | |
In General Conference of October 2014, Elder Allan Packer, spoke about the needed requirements for eternal life, a spiritual passport of sorts. He teaches that Temple and Family History work gives those needed stamps in our passports not only to ourselves but to our ancestors. All the while contributing to the Book of Life, the final book, that the whole of the House of Israel will be judged out of. | |||
| "ON THE FRONTIER", Clark G. Gilbert, BYU Hawaii, Nov. 2010 | 27 Feb 2026 | 00:33:20 | |
In a BYU Hawaii speech given on November 23, 2010, then Brother Clark G. Gilbert gave a talk about private and institutional frontiers. He related some advice that Brother Kim B. Clark gave to him, "If you want to know the Savior, go to the frontier because that is where you will see him in action. It is at the frontier where he does His work." When we look at the work of the Gathering of Israel through that lens, we understand that there is a largely untapped frontier, the Spirit World, where so many have passed on and need our help. As we understand the role of Redeemer and Savior through the example of Jesus Christ, we will find Him doing the work of bringing to pass the immortality and eternal lives of our Heavenly Father's children. Truly there is a sacred invitation from the Lord Jesus Christ, to meet Him on the fields of the frontier, to gather the wheat safely into the garners, before His glorious return. | |||
| THE BOOK OF LIFE | 05 Aug 2025 | 01:07:08 | |
The Book of Life, The Book of Remembrance and The Book of the Generations, all are titles of the Book that the Savior and our Heavenly Father use to judge whether we are worthy of Eternal Life. This episode explores different aspects and doctrines about this heavenly book, what if anything it has to do with the Gathering and how Family Search is an integral part of the information contained on it's pages. The pattern and information in the Book of Life, has been the same since Adam and Eve's dispensation. We in the last dispensation will be a part of and see the completion of this Book of the Generations that will judge the whole House of Israel. | |||
| A COMPENSATORY SPIRITUAL POWER FOR THE RIGHTEOUS: Neil L Andersen, BYU Speech Aug. 2015 | 01 Aug 2025 | 00:42:49 | |
As the world gets more and more wicked and Satan's power spreads across the globe, there is a compensatory power that the Lord offers to all His covenant keeping children. In the temple, and as we gather His sheep into His fold, we will find ourselves more able to combat the onslaught of the adversary's attacks. These are the latter days and our Heavenly Father has made ample provisions for His saints to weather the storms that are raging and that will continue to spread to every corner of the earth. Elder Andersen testifies of this sanctifying power and teaches everyone who will listen, how to access the power of the Savior into our lives. BYU Speech originally given in August 2015. | |||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE FAMILYSEARCH APP | 31 Jul 2025 | 00:34:51 | |
In this episode of the Gathering Academy, Colette introduces the FamilySearch Mobile App. She covers the basics of downloading, logging into and navigating the App. She also covers how to turn your reserved names over to the temple and gives tips and tricks when using the app. | |||
| "A DREAM COME TRUE": Ewan Harbrecht Mitton | 30 Jul 2025 | 00:11:23 | |
Ewan Mitton had a dream in which a woman in white came to her and gave her vital information that enabled Ewan to do temple work for 5,000 of her German ancestors. In the work of the Gathering the Lord can reveal information as we seek through diligent prayer the needed help to bring about His great purposes. | |||
| THEY WERE PRESSED UPON MY MIND: Conversation with Ruth Solomon | 29 Jul 2025 | 01:07:27 | |
Ruth Solomon has been drawn to Temple and Family History work since childhood. She followed the promptings that lead her to becoming an accredited genealogist and a Military Repatriation Genealogist. She regularly connects missing service members to their living relatives and finds joy in the miracles that are involved with that special service. The Lord has guided her through out her journey by pressing upon her mind who needs help on the other side of the veil. She has had many unique Thinning of the Veil experiences and is literally saving generations of families. She adds her testimony to the countless others that our Heavenly Father and the Savior are willing to bring miracles about when we make the choice to heed the invitation to gather scattered Israel. | |||
| TRUMAN MADSEN: "A House of Glory", BYU Devotional, March 5, 1972 | 25 Jul 2025 | 00:56:51 | |
YouTube: A House of Glory Video: https://youtu.be/4ClLoxZmzGo | |||
| THE GATHERING ACADEMY: Colette Hokanson Resident Professional | 24 Jul 2025 | 00:05:41 | |
The Gathering Academy was started so that their would be better understanding of how to navigate the ins and outs of temple and family history work. Colette Hokanson, will be the lead in that charge. She works full time at Family Search, is an accredited genealogist, and has been doing her own family history research for a long time. Colette has the skills and know how to move this work forward at an unprecedented pace. Welcome to the channel Colette! | |||
| THE RESCUE: Joseph and Maria Oborn Willie Handcart Company | 23 Jul 2025 | 00:41:44 | |
Church history has documented the fateful journey for many in the Martin Willie Handcart companies. Their trek to Zion was full of hardships and deprivations. Most focus on the sacrifice that was required of these strong saints, most forget however the sanctifying power that was forged through this literal walk with God. Joseph and Maria Oborn were a part of those saints who consecrated all they had so their descendants could embrace fully the covenantal relationship with the Savior. Maria and her son were rescued in an angelic, miraculous fashion. We now hold that same torch in being an angelic rescuer, in saving the generations. | |||
| THE GATHERING ACADEMY: A "How To" Hub for all things Family History | 22 Jul 2025 | 00:30:40 | |
We are happy to announce that the Thinning of the Veil podcast, has added another section that will aide in helping one understand the How To's of Family History Research. The Gathering Academy is the go to place to express your desires on what instruction videos would be of most benefit to you as the viewer. Colette Hokanson is the resident professional who does most of the teaching. She is an accredited genealogist who works at Family Search. We are so excited for this new addition, and know that this will culminate in providing all the new ways that you have access to do family history at your finger tips. Now not only does the channel provide the doctrines and testimonies of the Gathering, but The Gathering Academy will provide the missing link that will leave no one with any excuses. | |||
| "BUT FOR A SMALL MOMENT" Neil A. Maxwell, BYU Devotional, 1974 | 18 Jul 2025 | 00:47:49 | |
Neil A. Maxwell is not a stranger to trials and afflictions. In a BYU Devotional in 1974, he testifies of the doctrine of becoming. He very eloquently teaches that the process of becoming more like the Savior is always through a path of trials and tests. We cannot become like Him unless we are willing to suffer and overcome. Elder Maxwell says, "...God loves us and, loving us, has placed us here to cope with challenges which he will place before us. I'm not sure we can always understand the implications of his love, because his love will call us at times to do things we may wonder about, and we may be confronted with circumstances we would rather not face. I believe with all my heart that because God loves us there are some particularized challenges he will deliver to each of us... And this will require us to accept with all our hearts-particularly your generation-the truth that there is divine design in each or our lives and that you have rendezvous to keep, individually and collectively." As part of the challenges that we are to overcome in these last days, Elder Maxwell reminds us that it is in walking through fire that we are sanctified. PayPal: https://paypal.me/thinningoftheveil?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US | |||
| AI, FAMILY SEARCH AND MY HERITAGE MIRACLE | 26 Feb 2026 | 00:38:30 | |
Doing genealogical work will most assuredly require miracles in some form or another. Thankfully, with the continuing addition of new technologies these miracles are becoming more regular for anyone seeking to know who their ancestors are. In this episode Colette demonstrates one of her own miracles as she implemented the use of AI, FamilySearch, and My Heritage. Technology is truly changing the face of how we find our families on both sides of the veil. | |||
| JEDIDIAH M. GRANT'S VISION OF THE SPIRIT WORLD | 17 Jul 2025 | 00:11:59 | |
Jedidiah Grant was facing the end of his own mortality when he was gifted a glimpse of the world beyond. He was taught that death was not the end, that he would very soon be reunited with his lost loved ones, and most importantly, learned that all things in the heavens and earth denote that there is a God. Jedidiah was comforted by this new found knowledge. Heber C. Kimball shared this glorious vision with all of those who attended Jedidiah's funeral, bringing comfort to those who were mourning. For any who are facing their own mortality head on, this vision helps to expand the grand knowledge of the world to come, bringing comfort and confidence to their own walk through the door of death. | |||
| MY REVELATORY JOURNEY TO CYSTIC FIBROSIS | 15 Jul 2025 | 01:04:38 | |
Everyone will experience challenges and trials in life. If we allow the Lord to be involved in our most trying times, they become a sacred walk with God. This episode is raw and emotionally charged, as Tia shares her revelatory path to a diagnosis that changed her life forever. Trusting in the Lord's promises became a daily, sanctifying, life changing trial that stretched the soul and continues to provide opportunities to learn more about the miracles, promises, and power of the Lord. While none of us know what is ahead, we can always trust that we are His children and that revelation will be given to help us navigate what ever is ahead for each of us. "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5-6 PayPal: https://paypal.me/thinningoftheveil?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
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| NEWBURY NEWS LOGAN TEMPLE MIRACLE | 08 Jul 2025 | 01:08:05 | |
The Logan Temple was dedicated on May 17, 1884 and was the second temple in this dispensation to be dedicated as a House of the Lord. There were many mighty miracles attending each dedication but there is one miracle that spanned continents. Henry Ballard, a bishop at the time was preparing for another dedicatory session, when his daughter Ellen brought him a Newspaper that contained genealogical information about friends and family who were ready to have their temple work done. "Messengers" had brought to Henry, through Ellen, this paper that was dated May 15, 1884 from Thatcham, England, Henry's home town. There is no physical way that this could have happened, but when the Lord is in relentless pursuit of saving the "one", miracles are the expectation. This story has inspired generations of descendants, some of who were M. Russell Ballard and Kay Groll. Both were inspired by this story. M. Russell Ballard verified this miracle by going to the Newbury News headquarters and found out that God had performed a most extraordinary miracle and Kay Groll was prompted to paint a depiction of this miraculous event that currently is displayed in the Logan Temple. This story told by M. Russell Ballard and the story of the Newbury News Painting, create a vivid portrayal of the importance of Temple and Family History Work, and the lengths that the Lord will go to bring about the immortality and eternal life of His sons and daughters. | |||
| "ENHANCING OUR TEMPLE EXPERIENCE": Ross Baron, BYUI Education Week, July 28, 2021 | 04 Jul 2025 | 00:46:07 | |
At a BYUI Education Week in 2021, Ross Baron teaches a masterful lesson on how to make our temple experience more meaningful, insightful, and more revelatory. If we change our temple experience from a check list item to an invitation from Heavenly Father and the Savior to become as They are, our opportunities are limitless and boundless. Temples are literally the House of God where true higher learning can occur, the doctrines of the priesthood can distill upon our souls, and we can converse with heaven. | |||
| "I WAS SMILING SO BIG TIA!": Sariah's and Tia's Experiences | 03 Jul 2025 | 00:30:37 | |
This episode is full of thinning of the veil experiences that happened to both Sariah Harrison, and the host, Tia Smith. The power of testifying of these experiences is evident as they have testified to others about the miraculous ways God answered their intercessory prayers. After hearing of these testimonies, others have also desired to be a savior upon Mount Zion, decided to act in faith, and subsequently have had their prayers answered in extraordinary ways. Proving that God is no respecter of persons. The Spirit of Elijah multiplies, sanctifies, and magnifies those who desire to be like Jesus Christ by saving their family on the other side of the veil. | |||
| I DESIRED TO SEE THE THINGS MY FATHER SAW: Interview with Kenzie and Jeremy Martin | 01 Jul 2025 | 01:14:33 | |
YouTube I Desire to See the Things my Father Saw Video: https://youtu.be/7bSHEIYSgQg | |||
| COME TO ZION: D. Todd Christofferson October 2008 | 27 Jun 2025 | 00:24:11 | |
In his talk titled "Come to Zion", Elder Christofferson teaches plainly what it takes to become a saint worthy of entering that Holy City. He testified that Zion is ahead for those who are willing to make the building up of the Kingdom their highest priority. Elder Christofferson points us to the City of Enoch and it's inhabitants, as a pattern for our own discipleship. He invites, come to Zion for the coming of our Lord is nigh. | |||
| MIRACLE AT GREEN RIVER: The Waldemar C. Lybbert Story | 26 Jun 2025 | 00:11:32 | |
It started out as a normal journey for Waldemar and ended up with an opportunity for God to show that priesthood power truly can be evident in all things, including forces of nature. Waldemar's humble testimony has influenced generations after him and has remained as a sure and steady guide post for his posterity that through keeping covenants, messengers on the other side can come to one's rescue anytime, anywhere. | |||
| TRANSFIGURATION, TRANSLATION, AND TEMPLES | 24 Jun 2025 | 01:20:29 | |
For thousands of years the reality of transfiguration and translation have been testified of. These spiritual powers and gifts are bestowed upon those who desire to help prune the Lord's Vineyard one last time. When we study the lives of Enoch, Moses, Elijah, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, we realize that the Lord has given great compensatory blessings for the Gatherers. One of the most transcendent blessings, is the ability, through Transfiguration or Translation, to withstand the burning that will come before the Second Coming. Those who attain to the glory that the law necessitates, will be able to stand in the presence of Jesus Christ, to dwell in the holy city of Zion, and will become a son or daughter of God in the truest sense of those sacred words. | |||
| THE ZION OF ENOCH TAKEN TO THE BOSOM OF THE LORD: Orson Pratt, July 19, 1874, SLC Tabernacle | 20 Jun 2025 | 00:13:15 | |
Orson Pratt gave a sermon on Salt Lake City, Utah in July of 1874 at the Old Tabernacle. Among other doctrines discussed, was the topic of Enoch. In this sermon he taught about many aspects of Zion, including Enoch and his people, along with their characters and attributes. It has been over 150 years since this talk was given, but the principles and doctrines that Orson Pratt taught, specifically about those of translation, are even more relevant than they ever have been. We are fast approaching that day when translation will be restored that the work of the Savior will move forward at an unprecedented pace. | |||
| BUILDERS OF THE GENERATIONS | 25 Feb 2026 | 00:24:02 | |
Because of the Gathering, many saints around the world are experiencing mighty manifestations. Through these revelatory experiences, more and more generations are being added to their family's family tree, and untold numbers are being saved through temple work. In this episode, 5 different revelatory stories are shared from individual listeners of the podcast. The law of witnesses, is evident in the many stories shared. Our Heavenly Father truly opens the heavens so that all of His children may have the opportunity to come to Him through covenantal relationship with His Son, Jesus Christ. | |||
| THE DOCTRINE OF ENOCH'S TRANSLATION | 17 Jun 2025 | 01:24:29 | |
We are living in a day when ALL things will be restored. All former priesthood ordinances, keys, and powers will once again be returned to the Earth. Enoch and his city are to come and dwell with Zion in this last dispensation. Enoch, as a dispensational head, taught his people the doctrine of translation and there were "many" who attained to this level of glory. Even after Enoch was taken off the earth, many attained to the same powers by living the ordinances, covenants, and laws required to be a translated being. This episode looks at the patterns of translated beings and the reasons why this glorious gift is even needed among those who are Gatherers. The Savior surely grants this righteous desires to those who want to be saviors upon Mount Zion. | |||
| THE PRICE OF PRIESTHOOD POWER | 13 Jun 2025 | 00:20:56 | |
In April of 2016, President Nelson encouraged the priesthood bearing men in the church to seek to understand how to gain more priesthood power. He warned that our families would not be safe now and into eternity if the doctrines of the priesthood were an afterthought in our lives. He encouraged all to seek to be "taught be the Lord Himself." While these things may seem impossible, President Nelson lays out the blueprint on how one can seek and truly find. He testifies that our seeking for more understanding is not merely wishful thinking, but an actual reality and invitation that can be attained to. | |||
| HEARING THE SONGS OF ETERNAL PRAISE: Conversation with Daris Howard | 10 Jun 2025 | 01:03:53 | |
While every thinning of the veil experience is unique, oftentimes heavenly sounds from above are involved. Daris had many thinning of the veil experiences that involved music. Truly the heavens are echoing with heavenly choirs praising God our Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. Thankfully from time to time, our ears are opened, and we are blessed to experience the other side of the veil with heavenly voices and eternal music echoing in our ears. Heaven truly is not without this holy form of praise. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinning.of.the.veil/ | |||