Thank you Brother Halverson. I am the mother of seven sons. I remember sitting in sacrament meeting one Sunday when my sons were little boys and as I looked down the row at each of them I imagined them as grown, looking handsome in their Sunday suits and each one wearing a missionary name badge. But as the years went by all but one of my sons gradually moved away from the Church and then, years later, the one son who did go on a mission also left the Church. I so appreciate your unique perspective on how to cope, how to navigate, and how to approach the dilemma of watching loved ones turn away. I always tell people all you can do is love them, pray, pray, pray, and love them some more. Pressure, shame, guilt, and rejection simply will not work!
30 minutes into this video, I had to replay it from the beginning so I could soften my heart to hear and be taught the beautiful messages you are teaching. I was just called to be the RS President and your words will be so helpful with my visits and with my children. I am grateful for the time and devotion you make creating this content. You are truly an instrument in the Lords hands. Thank you!
Brother Halvorsen, I had a long drive today, so I listened to both this and the extended version. Thank you for your efforts in preparing, recording and posting these videos! I LOVED how you compared "probation" and "preparation", and understand why you think "preparation" is perhaps a better word to describe our mortal efforts. However, I thought of another aspect that might be interesting to you. You said that the root word of "probation" is "prove". (Online dictionaries agree, by the way.) It means to test, try, or support with evidence (as a hypothesis or theory). There is also another definition as well. Last year my wife and I got started watching a cooking show called "The Great British Bake Off." We learned that if you're a British baker, "prove" means to allow leavening agents (such as yeast, baking soda, sourdough, etc.) to do their job to your dough or batter. (In America we say "rise.") While proving, the dough is infused with bubbles from the chemical or biological reactions, so that it is light and fluffy after baking. In other words, the leaven "prepares" the dough that is to be cooked. Without proving or rising, the resultant baked goods are flat, heavy, harder to chew and much less tasty. (Unleavened bread on Passover was NOT much of a treat!) The obvious-to-me corollary is that if we, during our probationary period, will not allow ourselves to be properly "proven", we will probably see similarly unattractive results. So, by that standard, the word "probation" becomes a semi-synonym of "preparation", and Alma's use of the word takes on some added depth.
This is definitely one to repeat! Thank you so much! Especially the help on navigating family members who are leaving or have left the church! Many thanks for your time and efforts for us, The Unshaken family!❤
Oh man, I had to repent so much back in January for using unrighteous authority over someone I loved, and I'm a woman. I had never known how to pray for my loved one, because I knew I couldn't ask the Lord to change them. It wasn't until I was listening to every single Conference talk that I could find where the speaker said you can always pray for someone's heart to be softened. By then, I realized that not just his heart needed to be softened, but mine did, too. The Lord was so kind when I began to do that, and I could see how much I had hardened my own heart, His forgiveness was sweet, and things began to get better for both me and my loved one. Life is so much more peaceful now. I wish I had heard this lesson back in December! Thank you so much.
Dear Brother Halverson thank you for keeping "us" in mind when you teach hard things. I get very anxious I'm not doing everything I need to do to return home. (1:12:00 beyond 1:15:00) Thank you for pausing for a moment and helping us remember that God is merciful and loving and kind. My anxiousness was replaced with such warmth as the Spirit testified this truth to my heart. I absolutely love your lessons!
Lisa Gandy, your story is exactly mine! That is why, for me, the return & conversions of the 4 sons of Mosaih hold the greatest hope. This week, I will be 77 yrs old. After seeing my older children over 30 yrs out of the church and the youngers over 20, I now hold to the hope that as my day approaches to passing the veil, they will remember that the only way they will see me again will be entering that path that long ago they left.
Words can not express how your heavenly gifts and talents have assisted me in greater depth to love the Word with all my soul and the amazing leaders and Prophet President Russell M Nelson and the Saviors church, must of all how to really come unto Christ and know and without words to express have a love of and joy in Heavenly Father, the savior Jesus Christ, and the Plan of happiness. Thank you, my friend. Dan Hendry
Wow! Some said that she needed to listen again from the beginning...same for me.,I feel like I don't want to miss something. The Spirit and inspiration that conveys is awesome! Thank you
This was SOOOOOOOOO GOOD 🙌🙌🙌 I learned so much more about God's Plan of Redemption for us & how that can pertain to so many aspects of my life. I cannot thank you & your family enough for this gift of your time & knowledge you share with the world each week. ❤❤❤❤❤
Oh yes,Congratulations on the calling I love being a member in The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints, and then The Relife Society. I love learning more about everything to do with books we have to understand for they are brought to us by Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ along with the ones in these books in The Book Of Mormon and The Doctrine and Covenants Holy Bible ❤ Brother Jared Halverson, thank you so much for helping me with everything ❤️ 38:17
Brother Jared…I love the fact that in chapter 8..the same Angel that was sent to stop Alma from persecuting the church, and sending him to view his own eternal destruction…is then allowed to declare to him a great reason to rejoice😇👍. How wonderful a mission and reason to rejoice with Alma. The eternal joy from the very heart of a Loving Eternal Father…who wants to bring us all back to Him. We are so blessed❤. Keep up the good work brother…we need your gifted messages😊👍. David
Is there a way for me to print the wonderful charts and one liners? I very much enjoy how you make sure that we think about how much we are loved by God.
Brother Halverson, I know you have your hands full recording every week, working a full time job and leading a family and church callings, etc. Just wondering if there would be any chance to translate your podcasts en Español, so Spanish speaking members can benefit from your teachings?
Mormonism believes that God is our biological father, and we inherited many wonderful gifts from him, but according to the bible and scripture, this is not true. The bible says those who believe in God are His children, His adopted children, because the Father is not biologically our father. So how can we become holy, if we are not related to God, easy, He gives us faith, it is a free gift, there is nothing we do to earn it, once we have His faith then by His will all things are worked through us by Him. Col 1:17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist . Ephesians 1:5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will. It is in His will nothing more that we become holy and join Him in the kingdom of God.
Respectfully, this is not accurate. We believe that God is the father of our spirits. He is not our biological father. He created all things, including our spirits, the earth, etc. In this context, He is our father. We believe that as the Bible taught, that we are "joint heirs with Christ" who inherited all that the father has. Accordingly, we can inherit the same as joint heirs if we have faith. The differences in our beliefs are likely small in comparison to the similarities.
I think the Tree of Life has the power of translation; to make us semi-immortal. In evolutionary terms, I think it's the reversal of the Fall. Also, I wonder if the people of the City of Enoch took the Tree of Life and the Dinosaurs with them and will bring them both back to this Earth just before the final Second Coming of Jesus coming to Earth in his glory to burn everything Telestial. Otherwise the Earth wouldn't be complete and back to it's Paradisaical glory before they ate the forbidden fruit.
Thank you Brother Halverson. I am the mother of seven sons. I remember sitting in sacrament meeting one Sunday when my sons were little boys and as I looked down the row at each of them I imagined them as grown, looking handsome in their Sunday suits and each one wearing a missionary name badge. But as the years went by all but one of my sons gradually moved away from the Church and then, years later, the one son who did go on a mission also left the Church. I so appreciate your unique perspective on how to cope, how to navigate, and how to approach the dilemma of watching loved ones turn away. I always tell people all you can do is love them, pray, pray, pray, and love them some more. Pressure, shame, guilt, and rejection simply will not work!
30 minutes into this video, I had to replay it from the beginning so I could soften my heart to hear and be taught the beautiful messages you are teaching. I was just called to be the RS President and your words will be so helpful with my visits and with my children. I am grateful for the time and devotion you make creating this content. You are truly an instrument in the Lords hands. Thank you!
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Brother Halvorsen, I had a long drive today, so I listened to both this and the extended version. Thank you for your efforts in preparing, recording and posting these videos!
I LOVED how you compared "probation" and "preparation", and understand why you think "preparation" is perhaps a better word to describe our mortal efforts. However, I thought of another aspect that might be interesting to you.
You said that the root word of "probation" is "prove". (Online dictionaries agree, by the way.) It means to test, try, or support with evidence (as a hypothesis or theory). There is also another definition as well.
Last year my wife and I got started watching a cooking show called "The Great British Bake Off." We learned that if you're a British baker, "prove" means to allow leavening agents (such as yeast, baking soda, sourdough, etc.) to do their job to your dough or batter. (In America we say "rise.") While proving, the dough is infused with bubbles from the chemical or biological reactions, so that it is light and fluffy after baking. In other words, the leaven "prepares" the dough that is to be cooked.
Without proving or rising, the resultant baked goods are flat, heavy, harder to chew and much less tasty. (Unleavened bread on Passover was NOT much of a treat!) The obvious-to-me corollary is that if we, during our probationary period, will not allow ourselves to be properly "proven", we will probably see similarly unattractive results.
So, by that standard, the word "probation" becomes a semi-synonym of "preparation", and Alma's use of the word takes on some added depth.
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The baking term is actually PROOFING. Good analogy nonetheless!
This is definitely one to repeat! Thank you so much! Especially the help on navigating family members who are leaving or have left the church! Many thanks for your time and efforts for us, The Unshaken family!❤
I love the way each chapter is the “greatest” to you. You are always so excited to begin this exciting part. 😊
Oh man, I had to repent so much back in January for using unrighteous authority over someone I loved, and I'm a woman. I had never known how to pray for my loved one, because I knew I couldn't ask the Lord to change them. It wasn't until I was listening to every single Conference talk that I could find where the speaker said you can always pray for someone's heart to be softened. By then, I realized that not just his heart needed to be softened, but mine did, too. The Lord was so kind when I began to do that, and I could see how much I had hardened my own heart, His forgiveness was sweet, and things began to get better for both me and my loved one. Life is so much more peaceful now. I wish I had heard this lesson back in December! Thank you so much.
Dear Brother Halverson thank you for keeping "us" in mind when you teach hard things. I get very anxious I'm not doing everything I need to do to return home. (1:12:00 beyond 1:15:00) Thank you for pausing for a moment and helping us remember that God is merciful and loving and kind. My anxiousness was replaced with such warmth as the Spirit testified this truth to my heart. I absolutely love your lessons!
Just unbelievably amazing. No one would ever leave the church if taught this way!!!! ♥️♥️♥️
Brother Hal, I hope your students know how blessed they are to have you as a teacher.
Lisa Gandy, your story is exactly mine! That is why, for me, the return & conversions of the 4 sons of Mosaih hold the greatest hope. This week, I will be 77 yrs old. After seeing my older children over 30 yrs out of the church and the youngers over 20, I now hold to the hope that as my day approaches to passing the veil, they will remember that the only way they will see me again will be entering that path that long ago they left.
Words can not express how your heavenly gifts and talents have assisted me in greater depth to love the Word with all my soul and the amazing leaders and Prophet President Russell M Nelson and the Saviors church, must of all how to really come unto Christ and know and without words to express have a love of and joy in Heavenly Father, the savior Jesus Christ, and the Plan of happiness. Thank you, my friend. Dan Hendry
Thank you for your definition of k8nds of questions. That will help me to see motive, mine and others.
Wow! Some said that she needed to listen again from the beginning...same for me.,I feel like I don't want to miss something. The Spirit and inspiration that conveys is awesome! Thank you
This was SOOOOOOOOO GOOD 🙌🙌🙌 I learned so much more about God's Plan of Redemption for us & how that can pertain to so many aspects of my life. I cannot thank you & your family enough for this gift of your time & knowledge you share with the world each week. ❤❤❤❤❤
Congrats on your calling! It will be of great value in your discipleship.
What is the new calling? I must’ve missed it
I have never heard the purpose for the sword and cherubim blocking the Tree of Life better explained! Thank you!
Thank you for this beautiful lesson. May God bless you and your family with the things you need
I've often thought that Zeazrom is why the angel sent Alma back. Imagine his abilities put to good use! Thanks teach!!❤
Can you begin dividing these videos into chapters again? That was very helpful in my study.
Let's roll up our sleeves and dig in Bro. Hal.❤
Good good. We are learning the way home.
Awesome insights!! I’ve taken quite a few notes. Thank you so much.
Thank you! I love the analogy of getting diploma.
I loved this, thank you for the school analogy. That really helped me today!
Great lesson..Thank you very much😍👏
Oh yes,Congratulations on the calling
I love being a member in The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints, and then The Relife Society.
I love learning more about everything to do with books we have to understand for they are brought to us by Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ along with the ones in these books in The Book Of Mormon and The Doctrine and Covenants
Holy Bible ❤
Brother Jared Halverson, thank you so much for helping me with everything ❤️ 38:17
Thank you so much Brother Halverson! You and your teaching our wonderful!
So good and thank you for your time and insights. I’m right there with you and love being like minded with so many great and enduring saints.
Bravo! Excellent teaching!
thank you
Brother Jared…I love the fact that in chapter 8..the same Angel that was sent to stop Alma from persecuting the church, and sending him to view his own eternal destruction…is then allowed to declare to him a great reason to rejoice😇👍. How wonderful a mission and reason to rejoice with Alma. The eternal joy from the very heart of a Loving Eternal Father…who wants to bring us all back to Him. We are so blessed❤. Keep up the good work brother…we need your gifted messages😊👍. David
The long way back was the plan. The journey justifies the destination.
At this time in the latter days Alma 9:26 seems especially appropriate to liken unto ourselves.
I love the picture of Jesus (Jonathan Roumie) from The Chosen on your bookcase. I love your lessons.
Is there a way for me to print the wonderful charts and one liners?
I very much enjoy how you make sure that we think about how much we are loved by God.
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He he he😂 love your reason for clothes ❤❤❤❤❤
What are the three S words that Bro Halverson uses for anti LDS material? Silacious, Superficial, and ??? Anyone remember?
sensational, superficial and selective
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Brother Halverson, I know you have your hands full recording every week, working a full time job and leading a family and church callings, etc. Just wondering if there would be any chance to translate your podcasts en Español, so Spanish speaking members can benefit from your teachings?
Mormonism believes that God is our biological father, and we inherited many wonderful gifts from him, but according to the bible and scripture, this is not true. The bible says those who believe in God are His children, His adopted children, because the Father is not biologically our father. So how can we become holy, if we are not related to God, easy, He gives us faith, it is a free gift, there is nothing we do to earn it, once we have His faith then by His will all things are worked through us by Him. Col 1:17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist . Ephesians 1:5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will. It is in His will nothing more that we become holy and join Him in the kingdom of God.
Respectfully, this is not accurate. We believe that God is the father of our spirits. He is not our biological father. He created all things, including our spirits, the earth, etc. In this context, He is our father. We believe that as the Bible taught, that we are "joint heirs with Christ" who inherited all that the father has. Accordingly, we can inherit the same as joint heirs if we have faith. The differences in our beliefs are likely small in comparison to the similarities.
I think the Tree of Life has the power of translation; to make us semi-immortal. In evolutionary terms, I think it's the reversal of the Fall. Also, I wonder if the people of the City of Enoch took the Tree of Life and the Dinosaurs with them and will bring them both back to this Earth just before the final Second Coming of Jesus coming to Earth in his glory to burn everything Telestial. Otherwise the Earth wouldn't be complete and back to it's Paradisaical glory before they ate the forbidden fruit.
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