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THINNING OF THE VEIL
THINNING OF THE VEIL
Author: Tia Smith
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Prophets past and present have encouraged us to seek to understand how to part the veil between heaven and earth.
This podcast discusses the doctrines, principles and patterns of how the the thinning of the veil occurs when we are engaged in the gathering of Israel.
Testimonies of these greater manifestations will also be shared in the hopes that we all may have the heavens opened to us in greater degrees.
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We know John Groberg from the "Other Side of Heaven" fame. But, most do not know that he was the Temple President for the Idaho Falls Temple. In that sacred calling, there cannot help but be additional insights into temple service and worship. In this talk, Brother Groberg testifies of the important role that temples should play in our lives and the reality that we can be blessed in so many ways as we serve our ancestors. He teaches that revelation can be received in these holy houses of the ...
Preliminary and in preparation to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, the gathering must occur in great numbers on both sides of the veil. In this mighty work we are not alone. Angels are sent to bear us up, protect us, and support us in our latter day gathering efforts. Almost always, those angels sent are our loved ones beyond the veil. In this episode we hear two very real accounts of this kind of familial support from those who are working and serving in the missionary field in Brazil. The...
Colette takes us on her own personal journey in this episode of the Gathering Academy. This experience began with a sacred dream, in where she saw her grandfather, and knew he needed help. After her revelatory experience she went to work, trying to locate the reason for the dream. Colette walks you through how she found lost ancestors that she didn't even know about. Using FamilySearch, obituaries, Ancestry and other tools, she was able to find the people she believes was the reason for...
Kerstin Ngatuakana, is a native of New Zealand. A common spiritual gift that seems evident in Pacific Islanders, is dreams and visions, among many other gifts. It is culturally important to be aware of ancestors and the importance of who they have descended from. The Spirit of Elijah facilitates many thinning of the veil experiences in these visionary people as they exercise faith in Jesus Christ and in their love for their ancestors. Kerstin's experiences started when she was young and has b...
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 differe...
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. YouTube: Accessing Free Historical Newspapers Via FamilySearch Video: https://youtu.be/_e9L...
In 1847, a mighty miracle occurred where a newspaper from England arrived in Logan, Utah, 3 days later. The result was that many Ballard ancestors were able to receive their temple ordinances. While this miracle is well known, there were other miracles experienced by the saints in England during this same timeframe. In this episode, we review the initial miracle, and then speak with Colin Williams who researched the experiences of the saints who decided to stay in Thatcham, England whil...
In this episode Dr. Bradley R. Wilcox discusses how we can make our temple worship more meaningful through understanding the temple endowment more fully. The Gathering of Israel is the most important work taking place on Earth today, and Brother Wilcox describes how it is meant to be preparatory for the Second Coming of the Savior Jesus Christ. Through our efforts in the gathering we can experience mighty miracles, even thinning of the veil experiences that help us to gather our family on bot...
On March 6th, the first ever Gathering of the Gatherers occurred in Bountiful, Utah. Fellow gatherers came from near and far to meet with each other, draw strength from one another's testimony, and celebrate the work of the Gathering of Israel. In this episode Tia will recap the events of that night, and her impressions of why the Lord wanted this particular Gathering to take place. She will also read a miraculous Thinning of the Veil story about a women who survived being shot because of the...
Sometimes when doing genealogical research, we get spiritual promptings to take a certain class, look in a certain place, or focus on one family in particular. Colette in this episode describes her revelatory process that began with a simple thought that lead her to attending a class at Roots Tech. That class lead her to other sources including a New Zealand Newspaper site called Papers Past. She uses Papers Past, Family Search, and Ancestry to show the process of taking one step at a time in...
Rosalie found the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Australia when she was 18. As she learned the doctrines of the gospel, her love for her ancestors grew exponentially and her desire to gather her family to the temple become a life long pursuit. Rosalie was gifted with many revelatory gifts that helped in gathering her family on both sides of the veil. As the matriarch of her family, Rosalie set the example for her daughters to seek for and obtain revelation in many different wa...
Mandy Crane was raised in a small town in Australia, in a family where spiritual gifts were the norm not the exception. Her mother, Rosalie, talked extensively at the dinner table about dreams, miracles and visits from the other side of the veil while she Gathered Israel. This encouragement helped Mandy to understand her own spiritual gifts and gave her the desire to help her ancestors in her own way. Through the years, Mandy has experienced the same help from beyond the veil in many ways inc...
The Book of Revelation contains several visions of the Savior, Jesus Christ. It's chapters are full of symbolic meanings and prophesies of the latter days. John sees 144,000 high priests clothed in white robes laboring in the Lord's vineyard for the final time. Richard Draper describes in detail who the Lord is referring to and what work that they have yet to preform. This article, "The Exalted Lord" was part of a book called, "Shedding Light on the New Testament", originally published ...
Have you ever wondered where your ancestors walked or the surroundings of their day to day life? In this episode Colette teaches how to use FamilySearch Maps to understand your ancestors even more than you did before. Maps is a great tool in understanding what shaped the everyday decisions that your ancestors faced based on location. FamilySearch Maps is an under utilized tool that can actually help you in your genealogical research to find your missing loved ones. Maps should be in the tool ...
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...
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 m...
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...
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. Are you attending the Gathering...
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 m...
In Isaiah 58:12 we read a prophesy and a description of a distinct group of saints living in the latter days. "And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in." Since the days of Adam, many have chosen to walk away from the covenant path or have not been given the opportunity to make sacred covenants with the Savior. The generations,...























