Oh, brother Halverson, I am so glad to see you again! I was afraid you had stopped teaching us. I am the only LDS in the area, 2 hours away from chapel. Every morning before starting anything else I listen to you. You are the best teacher I ever had. Bruna from Italy.
I agree sister…these lessons reinforce the light in any day….the light and power of faith with real intention to shine will guide and unite us all….Keep up the good work😇❤️. David
So glad to have you back with us Brother Halverson! You and your family are in my prayers! We're just glad you are safe and managing all you have going on. Thank you for whatever you are able to share with us. We are grateful learners who are privileged to get to learn from the Spirit through you. God bless you and your family and God bless this fabulous community of Unshaken Saints! 💕
1:42 I held my breath when you started to name the three Ps of the Abrahamic Covenant - I guess my age is showing. I was so happy you didn't say patriarchy as one of the three. Then you went on to talk about matriarchy being needed with patriarchy. And when you brought us how much the mothers mattered, I cried. I am so grateful that we as a church have moved past everything being all about the men. Thank you so much!
I was so relieved when lesson appeared! Was worried silly - so glad you made it over another hurdle. And of course, better late than never! You and your family always in my prayers. Bless you Brother Halverson and thank you for all you do!
I have listened to you every week this year. I can see you love the Doctrine and Covenants as much as my husband did, Robert Woodford. I love all your messages. Narda Woodford
So grateful for the time and effort taken to share your insights as we study the scriptures together. My testimony has been strengthened. You and your family have been and will continue to be in my prayers!
I can't tell you how wonderful your lessons are. I feel so Blessed just to watch each week and look forward to each lesson. I Pray for your efforts in this situation and your life to have these great lessons for us each week. GOD Bless you and your family and 😊 thank you 😊
Brother Jared….even though I personally have not shaken your hand, the Spirit by which you teach is faith unshaken. How blessed we are to share in your faithful diligence to the truth. After all, through the Spirit we may know the truth of all things…most especially the heart wrenching. My prayers are for you and your family, and for us all to truly be the unshaken Saints….you are amazing…keep up the good work😇❤️. David
It's 9:30 in the morning in Utah and the video was posted 8 hours ago. Already 190 thumbs up! AMAZING! Either there are a lot of viewers in other time zones or people staying up as late as you, Brother Halverson. Thank you for your sacrifice in producing these videos.
As a convert...now of many years, I have not understood section 130 of the d&c until today as I listened to your lesson. I have always struggled with the question during the temple interview of my worthiness to go to the temple and you answered that for me. I can now sign my name with confidence. Thank you for being there and giving so much enlightenment to our scriptures. Please continue as I shurly need help with the old and new testiments. Thank you so very much for all you do for us!
Do you ever sleep? God bless you and your family. You are in our prayers. You have made a HUGE difference for my husband and I in our scripture studies. Our minds are opened and our hearts are softened as you help us learn. You have amazing insights and information. We love and appreciate all you do in presenting these lessons for us! Thank you just seems inadequate but thank you!
I am one of the many who are so grateful for your sacrifice to teach these lessons in the Come Folliw Me series. I am so sorry that you had such a burden to cope with, that you must have been running on fumes! I want to give you my personal, heartfelt and deep thanks for going through Section 130 verse by verse. I CHERISH this section,and in all of my 65 years, not one single Sunday School instructor would even talk about this beautiful Doctrine. It brings me peace and happiness to hear these treasured verses openly discussed with the same kind of respect I have for them all these years. Why oh why are the members of the church so afraid of talking about these revelations? Aren't they just as valid as all of the others??? So thanks again for the "ear candy" of Section 130 shared and discussed!!!❤
So thankful for all of your insights and dedication to teaching us. This past year has been so difficult, my spirit has been crushed by family happenings that I have no control over. Your faith has buoyed my testimony and kept me afloat. Many prayers for you and your family.
Haha! Just got caught up with the lessons. I’ve studied hard! Thank you for this lesson. You make life a lot less complicated, more inspired and full of direction in the right path. Everything makes more sense as I attend the Temple more often. Thank you for helping me understand the gospel in such a clear, and inspired way. You are a special disciple of the Lord. Prayers for you and your loved ones.
I love your lessons and appreciate you so much! I am a single divorced woman sealed in the temple for 30 years. My husband broke his marriage covenants but I did not. I don’t have 2 keys anymore but I refuse to believe that my key won’t open the door to the highest degree of the celestial kingdom because of his actions. I know that I represent countless women that should not feel lost to the Lord because of the actions of our former spouses. Your comments would be greatly appreciated.
At 1:49:04 I like when you said, "It takes two keys to get into that door" when talking about the highest glory of the Celestial Glory and the need for a husband and wife to be sealed together in the Temple and to be united in righteousness to obtain that kingdom. I also like your discussion of blessings obtained through the matriarchal or mothers line, that they are equally important, that it wasn't just the seed of Abraham that were chosen but the seed of Abraham and Sarah.
I've been looking for this weeks lesson. So happy I finally found it. Thank you so much for taking the time to share these wonderful lessons. I'm 73, been in the church since the 60's and have learned so much that I didn't know or understand. You make it so easy.
I'm just so happy to see you put it in 2 parts and Glad you are hanging in with us Because I do pray for you and your family I have started a Gratitude Journal with many friends and family 📖❤️🤩 It's November and the best of times to get started on this project I love these Sections and yes we have gone through much growing in the church.📖📖📖 Out of the books 📚📚📚 We gained more than many people have ❤️💛💙🤍💚💜 Thank you so very much ❣️❣️❣️
Thank you so much for sharing your light - His light! I have been so blessed by these lectures! I LOVED the “celestial syllogism “ section around 01:19:00 for those next few minutes. Especially the connections with intelligence to the other verses! Thank you! Showing up week after week after week is such a manifestation of your own diligence and obedience you’ve gained in your life, and WE are all blessed by the outpouring of knowledge and intelligence with which you’ve been blessed! God is good. Thank you again. 🙏🙏🙏 God bless you and your family!
0:49 Introduction: D&C 129-131 today and 132 (the practice of plural marriage) will be in part 2 / Endure to the End / Appreciation for Prayers 2:08 Divinity School lecturing on Polygamy in a Sociology Class 4:01 Trying to Navigate the Doctrine of Polygamy as members of the Church of Jesus Christ rather than a secular class 4:43 Elder Holland as a General Authority (teaching general principles) vs the Holy Ghost which is a Specific Authority 5:44 Examples of Abraham and Isaac and Nephi and Laban 6:32 Examples of Abortion and Divorce / Prayer in your Specific Circumstances / Let God be apart of the whole process - Beginnings and Endings 9:45 This is supposed to be a hard subject / We live in the day of the rule. They lived in the day of the exception. 11:41 "God will wrench your very heartstrings." - Joseph Smith Jr. 11:50 Intro. to D&C 129 12:08 Pertaining to Relevance / Example D&C 91 (The Apocrypha) / Discerning what is of God and what is of others. 13:17 Two kinds of beings in heaven / Resurrected Personages (D&C 129:1-2) 14:09 Secondly...The Spirits of Just Men made Perfect (D&C 129:3) 14:36 Offer him your hand...offer to shake hands (D&C 129:4) 15:21 If he be an angel, you will feel his hand (D&C 129:5) 15:33 If he comes as a just man...in glory / He will not shake hands / Contrary...for a just man to deceive (D&C 129:6-7) 16:31 Darkness Counterfeited as Light 16:49 The devil as an angel of light (D&C 129:8) 16:56 The devil appearing as an angel of light on the banks of the Susquehanna River / Michael teaching Joseph Discernment (D&C 128:20) 18:00 You will not feel anything (D&C 129:8) 18:36 Three Grand Keys (D&C 129:9) 18:49 Making D&C 129 More Relevant / Bro. Halverson's youth Perspective / Information Age & Mis-Information Age 20:57 How do I discern true messengers? / Shaking Hands / 3 grand keys to know if administration is from God 21:29 There are parallels in Discerning True Messengers and the Temple Endowment. - 21:45 Keys, Signs, Words...False...Detected - Joseph Smith Jr. 22:24 Parallels / Counter-Cultural Doctrines / Theme of whom can I trust? 23:52 Free Masonry: a Fraternal (Brotherhood) Organization - 24:53 Content is different but Delivery Mechanism is helpful / Content vs. Packaging 26:49 Analogy: Boy Scouts of America and Church Youth Programs 29:15 Discern Truth from Error in Administration / Imagine any source...what parts come from God and what do not? - 29:54 - 1. Offer it your Hand (Open Heart and Mind) - 31:42 - 2. What do you Feel? - 32:47 - 3. Make sure you're not Deceived 33:46 Joseph Smith Matthew / Deception of the Elect 34:13 Not be Deceived (JS Matthew 1:37) / The Standard Works 35:56 Intro. to D&C 130 / Items of Instruction / Orson Hyde's Correction (Divinity vs. Humanity) 38:26 When the Savior appears, we shall see Him as He is. / He is a man like ourselves. (D&C 130:1) 38:43 - We shall be like Him. (1 John 3:2) 40:11 Spirituality / Have we become like Him? 40:39 - The Law of the Harvest (Psalms 18:25-26) 41:24 Same Sociality...coupled with Eternal Glory (D&C 130:2) - 42:17 Vertical Sociality / Improving our Relationship with Jesus Christ💕 - 43:48 Horizontal Sociality / Our Relationships with one another - 44:55 Bro. Halverson and old Friendships of Freshman Year - 46:45 Bro. Halverson reconnecting with his Mission President 47:28 A Personal Appearance (D&C 130:3) - 47:55 Manifest Myself to him / We will come unto him (John 14:21-23) 49:13 Literal vs. Figurative 51:08 Personal Appearance / Unveil His face to us 51:52 Caution against being too Figurative and too Literal 52:13 William Clayton's Question: Reckoning of Time (D&C 130:4) 53:03 Yes...Angels who minister to this earth belong to it. (D&C 130:5) 54:09 Those who minister on this Earth, are those who belong to it / Condescension of Christ 55:14 The angels reside in the Presence of God / On a Globe like a Sea of Glass and Fire / Perfect Empathy for Everyone's Experiences (D&C 130:6-7) 56:45 The Place God Resides...Urim and Thummim (Lights and Perfection) (D&C 130:8) 57:46 This Earth...will be a Urim and Thummim / This Earth will be Christ's (D&C 130:9) 58:46 The white stone...will become a Urim and Thummim to each individual who receives one. (D&C 130:10) 59:28 Promised to those who Overcome (The white stone) (Revelations 2-3) / Temple Blessings / Fellowship of the Mystery of Christ 1:01:07 White Stone/ New Name/ New name is the Key Word (D&C 130:11) 1:01:45 The Timing of the 2nd Coming of Jesus Christ / I prophecy in the Name of the Lord God / Bloodshed...in South Carolina / Wars Preparing us for the 2nd Coming (D&C 130:12) 1:03:08 It will start in South Carolina (the Civil War) 1:03:40 May Probably / Pray Earnestly (D&C 130:13) 1:04:31 Line upon Line Growth / Direction followed by Clarification as we proved Obedient 1:04:57 Praying Earnestly to know of the Timing for the 2nd Coming (D&C 130:14) - 1:05:53 Millerites / The Great Disappointment / Calculating the Time of the 2nd Coming - 1:07:48 Elder Ballard on "No one knows the day or the hour" 1:09:18 The Answer / If though livest until thou art 85 / Trouble me no more on this matter (D&C 130:15) 1:10:06 I was left thus being unable to decide (D&C 130:16) - 1:11:05 How you live is more important. -1:11:30 Daniel wanting to know the 2nd Coming --1:12:07 Daniel: How long? The Lord: Time, Times, And a Half (Daniel 12:6-7) --1:13:05 Daniel: I heard, but I understood not... (Daniel 12:8-9) 1:14:06 I believe...will not be sooner than that time. (D&C 130:17) 1:14:57 The Saints' Great Disappointment (1890)
thank you for your diligence in our behalf. I listen to your lessons every week, this one i am on my second go around. so many wonderful explanations of a difficult subject. I am german and was put on the stand at the beginning of every high school year to explain our beliefs, which of course always included plural marriage, the spirit taught the class every time since I didn't know enough about the subject. I have studied throughout the years but your lesson I brought new understanding that i can use for discussions with members and non members. thank you.
Btother Halverson, at about 38:13 or so you discuss the proving of contraries between the human and the divine, how divine doctrine can be smudged by human interpretation. I absolutely love when you discuss the proving of contraries, you really should write a book on this subject. BTW I continue to pray for you and your family my brother.
Abrahamic....loved hearing about the wives...in the sealing. I am 71 and single. It helped me in many ways. I go to the temple. I am still learning. Thank you.
I have been looking forward to this lesson for weeks because I’m getting sealed in a couple days and I’ve been looking forward to your insights prior to our sealing! As a former institute student of yours I also was a bit worried for you when I noticed you hadn’t posted. But knew there was definitely a good reason! Thank you for the sacrifices you make for us!
A suggestion a good book fore Temple prep and marriage from Anthony Sweat called “The Holy Invitation”. Really good book! Highly recommend for new marriage and first time
Brother Halverson thank you very much for your enthusiasm to teach us with a spirit of love for our Savior and loving attitude toward us disciples learning from many geographical parts of the 🌎🌍 World. In Guatemala were the native residents know perfectly well the law of the harvest; where they know how to manage their business regarding accountability, not only temporal, but also Spiritual. where perhaps colleges and universities, are not as abundant as compared to the United States. I believe God will reward them for their attitude, commitment to love Jesus Christ and not for what they've learned in a particular college or university.
40 years of Conference, Priesthood, Sunday school and many books by many authors and you arenthe first to tie 131:5,6 together like that! Wonderful, beautiful, inciteful, and to me revelatory! Thank you again and again. Heading now to your next class💕💕
Beautiful lesson but so painful to those whose Eternal partner has lost their membership with no desire to reinstate it and divorce has had to occur. You are left feeling like half a person floating through eternity, alone, and disconnected.
Right there with you, only no divorce, just eternal opposition in all things. 😞 I just have to believe that the Lord will make it all right eventually. ❤️
I understand that feeling all too well sister. Now, I will testify to you that the Lord never forgets us, and is always there for us….especially when the adversary bombards us with his attempts to convince us of our eternal loneliness. Through Him all things will be made right….this I know, after two divorces that I felt responsible for….never give up hope..even in the depths of despair. …Keep up the good work 😇❤️
Thank you, I've been studying the topic on plural marriage. In seminary this week we are focusing on this and I have not really been shaken by it, but I know that with a better understanding, I can calm the storms of people around me. Thank you brother.
Jared you are one of my favorite teachers. I understand your teachings with my gift of the Holy Ghost. I thank you for all your intricate study so you answer my questions fully.
Brother Jared always cherish your lessons but on section 132 I have no words but thank you, from my very soul thank you. I have an understanding that I never had before and that is thanks to the time you have taken to share the verse by verse study, supported by the spirit I have felt, thank you x
I am thankful you are ok. I was concerned when the lesson was not there yesterday. I look forward to your lessons and insight. I feel the Spirit and come to a better understanding of the scriptures. Thank you ☺️
Thank you for your time. I have appreciated your podcasts so much this year. I play them when I exercise or work around the house or outside. Your comments about polygamy were insightful and helped answer some of the questions I have wrestled with. Thank you to you and the sacrifice your family gives so you can record these lessons each week.
It's not every day one can cite something that has literally changed their life, but Unshaken Saints has done that for me. I have no idea how you are able to teach every week like you do but I truly have no words to express the gratitude I have that you do. Particularly with the D&C I am absolutely shocked at being able to love it like I do now, after being unable to read it for 40 years because section 132 produced so much pain and misunderstanding as one of those having growing up in the church with a sexually abusive father. I hate to even reference that but clearly you have a heart for those who have come to you with this experience and the Lord has given you a gift to help all of us wrestling with this trauma and the doctrine of plural marriage. I pray for your family who is without you as you teach us and want them to know what a blessing you have been to me! I know it's a huge sacrifice and I pray they will be blessed for it. Thank you!!!!!!!!
1:50:00-2:00:30 Swing dance vs. Mosh Pit & Having your calling and election made sure. Being one of those more sensitive souls I do struggle with the idea of personal worthiness. And while I have often reminded myself that if I am feeling the power and companionship of the Holy Ghost in my life then I should feel reassured. This passage however, was very touching and a great reassurance for me. Thank you so much Brother Halverson! Academically I understand the difference between perfection and personal worthiness, but oh how hard it is to reconcile that difference to my heart when I think of all the moments I fall short in my life! I am constantly asking myself am I worthy to enter the temple? I will mark this scripture and reflect more on what you just taught. It will be a guide for me in those moments I feel unsure of my standing before God.
Around the commentary about avoiding deception (approx 42 mins) I appreciate the reference to Matthew to treasure up His word that we may not be deceived. Another scripture specific to avoiding deception Doctrine and Covenants 46:8 "Wherefore, beware lest ye are deceived; and that ye may not be deceived seek ye earnestly the best gifts, always remembering for what they are given." I love how the prophet emphasized to the sisters a few years ago to seek to develop and share our spiritual gifts!
When you talked about being introverted, but how, with the Spirit, you can be lifted out of that and makes reaching out to others so much easier and natural... I feel that and am so grateful for the Spirit helping me to get outside myself and strive to be His hands. ❤️
I've been praying that you and your family were okay as I was really worried that you hadn't posted this week's video yet. May the Lord bless you, brother, for being so kind to share your knowledge of the Gospel with us. Could you put CLOSED CAPTION, please?
I love closed caption too, but ere is ANOTHER TIP: If you listen on your COMPUTER-here is a tip. You can open manuscript (words) of ANY video Just click on 3 dots under lower rt hand corner, click on "open manuscript" and you can read along! Also, hold Cntrl F, type ANY word in video in search bar and t will jump you to that part of video! LOVE modern technology! Hope this is as helpful for you😇❤
You would have been completely justified in skipping it. We would have understood. That you didn't is a testament to your dedication and commitment to the Lord. I am very grateful.
In regards to your comments about knowledge & intelligence & diligence & obedience. I was a child when the song "I Am A Child of God" came out. We learned it as "teach me all that I must KNOW". A few years later, the words were changed to "teach me all that I much DO." Knowledge is one thing, often a bunch of facts & such, but we really don't know anything until we put it into action by diligence & obedience.
I live 20 minutes north of Rexburg. Believe we were just as surprised about the announcement of the Rexburg North temple! My husband and I were discussing the “why” and we’ve come to the conclusion that part of it is so that we can be ready for something on a future time. Kind of like all the changes that have taken place since President Nelson became our prophet, has been to prepare us for the Covid. Also in the last 5 or so years we have had a lot of people move into the area. We can’t help but think that there may be a greater influx of people who will make the Rexburg North temple necessary. We’re as excited about as we are confused! 😉😊🙏🏻💜
2:00:00- speaking on D&C 131: 7-8 I love these verses, and might I add that in addition to the portion about "can only be seen with purer eyes" that it is the same with feeling after the spirit, and connecting spiritually with others, both in mortality and out of it. We connect with people through our five senses very easily in most cases, but connecting spiritually is a deeper/purer task.
I had to pause before listened to Part 2. I will listen tomorrow. Once again you have made clearer to me than what I had thought I have known. Thank you. For just one example. I the sociality spoken of I thought referred to oh good my friends will be there. It never occurred to me the Jesus and I have socially. I will have work on that. I am looking forward to hearing your lesson on Plural Marriage.
(1:25: 27) And BYU- Hawaii has the most beautiful temple as well. I have a better understanding of D & C 130: 18-19 Thank you for dissecting each verse. Love it!
I appreciate Section 129 of the Doctrin e and Covenants. I had an experience thirty-one years ago just after being released from my mission that relates to this body of scripture. About a week after being released as a missionary I was approached one night by an evil spirit who made himself somehow appear white. He also surrounded himself with what appeared to be light. I was impressed. I was amazed he could generate anything that even resembled light. I did not do the handshake thing. I knew what he was. I had seen evil spirits from time to time since I was 4 years old. The first time the Holy Ghost showed himself to me I was five years old, almost six. And so to see this evil spirit at this time after experiencing so many greatly contrasting spiritual visions over several years, I certainly could discern the difference between gold and pyrite. I am guessing ( I can only guess since we can’t read their minds and they can’t read ours) that they waited to try this trick on me as their last attempt at disguise. In other words, against the odds they hoped I would fall for it. Surely they knew my history having been part of it, but they were desperate to destroy me. Anyway, to make a long story short, they failed then as they always failed when I was a child and an adolescent because the Lord would not let them destroy me. He has and always will send the Holy Ghost to blast them away when I am about to be overcome as he will do for all of us. There is much more to this story and my personal history, many details I could try to put into words and write in this note, but I’ll stop here. I assume there are and have been many who have had an experience similar to mine who can also relate to what is written in D&C 129.
Lovely lesson I couldn't find part 2 of this video. I thought maybe this is a test that Brother Halverson is making us wait to hear about section 132. Hopefully the link will appear when I'm ready to receive the knowledge. Thank you for all you do this is a big project and lots of work to put all this together and I'm very grateful to study such a deep doctrine with a great teacher. Blessings to you and your family for dedicating your time to share the gospel.
I do trust in Jesus Christ so much as always and forever and always thankful to Jesus Christ so much as always and forever and do follow Jesus Christ so much as always and forever and do serve Jesus Christ so much as always and forever. 🙏✨❤️💓🌕☀️💖😍💗💕♥️💞😘🎉🌞
Please note that not all of us are of the tribe of Ephraim, but are still under the covenant because of our baptism, our temple covenants, and obedience as much as Ephraim. I respect the calling of this tribe; I love what has come to me from and because of that tribe. But we are all have a calling, we all have importance in God's kingdom. I am not less because of the tribe I belong to. I am a woman and of the tribe of Judah. I have often been put down as a second class citizen since my patriarchal blessing - all from church members, because I am not from the tribe of Ephraim. Maybe you can address this sometime. By the way, I have loved your lessons and your spirit and prayed for you and your family's well being.
Why you would be put down, is beyond me. How unique, how wonderful to have a different tribe. I often wondered if anyone was of the tribe of Juda or possibly, just possibly an other one. Enjoy your uniqueness, I find it fascinating!
The full process of detecting good and evil spirits and casting them out as needed, is fully shown in the temple, in the endowment. At this time Joseph did not have the full picture of this, but today we can see exactly the process to follow in the temple. When in doubt use the process that you are shown in the endowment, and you will be just fine.
We are listening to Sapiens. I am amazed at Harlan’s diligence in gaining knowledge but how shallow this amazing vast body of knowledge feels in the absence of any spiritual intelligence.
I missed the time, but your analogy of needing a partner for swing dancing 💃 reminded me of the requirement when I was at Rick’s College if a young lady wanted to sign up for a dance class she had to find a young man to sign up with her because you just can’t ballroom dance alone; and there were always enough girls 😉
Bro. Halverson, another great lesson. I would like to point out there are only 2 ordinances that are required for entrance into the highest degree of the celestial kingdom baptism & celestial marriage, both of which done in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost. Every thing else that is done in the church is preparatory to the two ordinances named.
Your lessons are the highlight of my weekly study and I feel bad that for that happen you and your family have to sacrifice so much! I do so appreciate your efforts and their sacrifice! I was so excited to have this weeks lesson and loved every second of part one, but when it got to part 2, the part I was anxious to see, I could find no way to get it to play. Did I miss something?
Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge with us!!! .....if some people think the resurrection isn't literal......tell that to the people Christ walked and talked with after he died
I'm thinking... knowledge, intelligence, advantage... patience, peace, trust, faith, hope, charity, humility, submissiveness, and all the other Godly, Christlike qualities are profoundly advantageous... here... and there too.
I grew up in the church and the plural and polygamy does not concern me. It never did. To some people it may be a Breaking Point. I have asked for the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith and so many other things I know to be true , I cannot deny it . I know the church is true and we have a prophet and Twelve Apostles that all by it self gives me great peace of mind and heart. It doesn't concern me even in the Old and New Testament it was practice. Just don't care. I'm not going to second-guess the Lord work. His ways are different, he is in charge. And I'm grateful for Joseph Smith and his wife and the rest , for pushing through and organizing the church by the hand of the Lord. You did a good job trying to explain but for me I still learned and felt the spirit, that's all that matters to me. My concern is trying to get myself ready to1-day meet the Lord. All the rest he will teach me on the other side of the Veil. That's where teaching really begins. Repentance is one of the greatest gifts the Lord give us. So I don't fret about everything I did not learn when living in Babylon. I just want to make sure I don't have one foot in Babylon and the other foot on the Lord side. I'm slowly dragging my left foot out of Babylon. I pray for you all and president Nelson and the 12. Even everyone that serves the Lord weekly. Love these lessons and God bless you all. What a privilege to be part of this great church Jesus Christ. Thank you thank you thank you!
You are our go-to webcast for CFM; we’re so grateful for these videos!!! I have to ask though, if the Masonic/Endowment link is as trivial as you suggest, why is there so much temple emphasis on those signs and symbols being eternal, sacred and necessary?
Can somebody help me find part 2 of this? I can't seem to find it and I was really excited for it. His comments in the beginning on plural marriage were so awesome. I was already planning on forwarding it to some who struggle with the topic.
Jared! Love you!! I can't help but think of our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters when teaching D&C 131:1-4. We know Elder Ballard has said there is a place for LGBTQ+ and we need to be better at helping them know where they belong. How can I teach this and allow grace and space. This doctrine that we have to be married to someone of the opposite sex for eternal increase and eternal progression seems like it can be incredibly scary for someone who is gay or lesbian.
Regarding "Advantage" at 1:17:00, I've recently had the thought perhaps Paul was being more literal in 1Cor 15:40, "There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial" ...perhaps its not just worthiness of our souls. Perhaps, we'll go where we're happiest, those that exercise their mind enough to continually seek and obtain a celestial understanding will have eternal increase. The natural man loses interest in learning and soon forgets even what we experienced and indulge more in mindless behaviors and avoids intellectual pursuits. Perhaps the lesser glory is plenty for those that enjoy emptying their minds enough to enjoy that 90's movie for the 26th time or visiting the same vacation spot every year, or riding It's a small world more than once. O wretched man that I am! ;-)
Having found and married my wife during the time of my life when I was inactive, I have questions about where I will be in the celestial kingdom. I am an active Elder attending the temple monthly and was sealed to my family when I was young but my wife and children aren’t members and don’t show any desire to become LDS. My prayers each day are for them to come to the Savior, but If they don’t, what are my options for eternal increase?
On the subject of plural marriage. I find it interesting when the Republican Party started they had only two issues on their platform. Eliminate slavery and eliminate plural marriage. Was there anyone else practicing plural marriage? If not was this a hidden agenda to eliminate Mormons?
I would hate to practice polygamy. Even so I have no issue with God having reasons to have his people practice polygamy. God has more insight as to what is needed at any given time for his people and for his each individual child than I ever could. I am happy he is not wanting that for now but I am sure he knows what the best time for me to be here. Not then.
I’d like to hear your thoughts on how you would define “deceived”. Is it referring to a moving away from Christ? Or any belief in something that isn’t true? Because I know many who treasure up the word who have very differing beliefs about certain things and as I study the word and try to understand truth, I find myself wondering if either of us is being deceived. Thanks for your great lessons.
Oh, brother Halverson, I am so glad to see you again! I was afraid you had stopped teaching us. I am the only LDS in the area, 2 hours away from chapel. Every morning before starting anything else I listen to you. You are the best teacher I ever had. Bruna from Italy.
Good on you Bruna!! May the Lord bless you to have many more saints around you soon.... 🙌😇
I agree sister…these lessons reinforce the light in any day….the light and power of faith with real intention to shine will guide and unite us all….Keep up the good work😇❤️. David
Vorrei che tutti abbiano l'opportunita di ascoltarli nella loro lingua. (Ho servitor una missione in Italia anni fa--Catania)
So glad to have you back with us Brother Halverson! You and your family are in my prayers! We're just glad you are safe and managing all you have going on. Thank you for whatever you are able to share with us. We are grateful learners who are privileged to get to learn from the Spirit through you. God bless you and your family and God bless this fabulous community of Unshaken Saints! 💕
So very relieved to see your lesson today. Will keep praying for you and your family.
1:42 I held my breath when you started to name the three Ps of the Abrahamic Covenant - I guess my age is showing. I was so happy you didn't say patriarchy as one of the three. Then you went on to talk about matriarchy being needed with patriarchy. And when you brought us how much the mothers mattered, I cried. I am so grateful that we as a church have moved past everything being all about the men. Thank you so much!
I kept watching for our lesson all week. Was so happy to see it first thing this morning.
I was so relieved when lesson appeared! Was worried silly - so glad you made it over another hurdle. And of course, better late than never! You and your family always in my prayers. Bless you Brother Halverson and thank you for all you do!
I have listened to you every week this year. I can see you love the Doctrine and Covenants as much as my husband did, Robert Woodford. I love all your messages. Narda Woodford
So grateful for the time and effort taken to share your insights as we study the scriptures together. My testimony has been strengthened. You and your family have been and will continue to be in my prayers!
I can't tell you how wonderful your lessons are. I feel so Blessed just to watch each week and look forward to each lesson. I Pray for your efforts in this situation and your life to have these great lessons for us each week. GOD Bless you and your family and 😊 thank you 😊
My understanding of the scriptures has never been greater. Thank you for sacrificing your time that I may learn more deeply.
THANK YOU! Your contribution to my study of the scriptures is so valuable to me.
Brother Jared….even though I personally have not shaken your hand, the Spirit by which you teach is faith unshaken. How blessed we are to share in your faithful diligence to the truth. After all, through the Spirit we may know the truth of all things…most especially the heart wrenching. My prayers are for you and your family, and for us all to truly be the unshaken Saints….you are amazing…keep up the good work😇❤️. David
It's 9:30 in the morning in Utah and the video was posted 8 hours ago. Already 190 thumbs up! AMAZING! Either there are a lot of viewers in other time zones or people staying up as late as you, Brother Halverson. Thank you for your sacrifice in producing these videos.
As a convert...now of many years, I have not understood section 130 of the d&c until today as I listened to your lesson. I have always struggled with the question during the temple interview of my worthiness to go to the temple and you answered that for me. I can now sign my name with confidence. Thank you for being there and giving so much enlightenment to our scriptures. Please continue as I shurly need help with the old and new testiments. Thank you so very much for all you do for us!
Do you ever sleep? God bless you and your family. You are in our prayers. You have made a HUGE difference for my husband and I in our scripture studies. Our minds are opened and our hearts are softened as you help us learn. You have amazing insights and information. We love and appreciate all you do in presenting these lessons for us! Thank you just seems inadequate but thank you!
I've prayed for you too. So grateful to see this lesson up. Thank you for all you do, Brother Jared!
I am one of the many who are so grateful for your sacrifice to teach these lessons in the Come Folliw Me series. I am so sorry that you had such a burden to cope with, that you must have been running on fumes! I want to give you my personal, heartfelt and deep thanks for going through Section 130 verse by verse. I CHERISH this section,and in all of my 65 years, not one single Sunday School instructor would even talk about this beautiful Doctrine. It brings me peace and happiness to hear these treasured verses openly discussed with the same kind of respect I have for them all these years. Why oh why are the members of the church so afraid of talking about these revelations? Aren't they just as valid as all of the others??? So thanks again for the "ear candy" of Section 130 shared and discussed!!!❤
So thankful for all of your insights and dedication to teaching us. This past year has been so difficult, my spirit has been crushed by family happenings that I have no control over. Your faith has buoyed my testimony and kept me afloat. Many prayers for you and your family.
Haha! Just got caught up with the lessons. I’ve studied hard! Thank you for this lesson. You make life a lot less complicated, more inspired and full of direction in the right path. Everything makes more sense as I attend the Temple more often. Thank you for helping me understand the gospel in such a clear, and inspired way. You are a special disciple of the Lord. Prayers for you and your loved ones.
I really appreciate the time you take to make these videos. Thank you!
I was worried about you, too! So happy to see this lesson this morning. I’m praying for you and your family. Thank you for all you do!
I love your lessons and appreciate you so much! I am a single divorced woman sealed in the temple for 30 years. My husband broke his marriage covenants but I did not. I don’t have 2 keys anymore but I refuse to believe that my key won’t open the door to the highest degree of the celestial kingdom because of his actions. I know that I represent countless women that should not feel lost to the Lord because of the actions of our former spouses. Your comments would be greatly appreciated.
You are so amazing! Thank you for all you do for us and for the time you spend on our behalf. We SO appreciate it! ❤️❤️
At 1:49:04 I like when you said, "It takes two keys to get into that door" when talking about the highest glory of the Celestial Glory and the need for a husband and wife to be sealed together in the Temple and to be united in righteousness to obtain that kingdom. I also like your discussion of blessings obtained through the matriarchal or mothers line, that they are equally important, that it wasn't just the seed of Abraham that were chosen but the seed of Abraham and Sarah.
I've been looking for this weeks lesson. So happy I finally found it. Thank you so much for taking the time to share these wonderful lessons. I'm 73, been in the church since the 60's and have learned so much that I didn't know or understand. You make it so easy.
He really does make it easy. Isn’t it fantastic that we always have things to learn
I'm just so happy to see you put it in 2 parts and Glad you are hanging in with us
Because I do pray for you and your family
I have started a Gratitude Journal with many friends and family 📖❤️🤩
It's November and the best of times to get started on this project
I love these Sections and yes we have gone through much growing in the church.📖📖📖
Out of the books 📚📚📚
We gained more than many people have ❤️💛💙🤍💚💜
Thank you so very much ❣️❣️❣️
🇬🇧 You make it all make sense! Thank you for sharing your wonderful gift of teaching. x
I’m so glad that everything is ok!! I’ve been worried that something was seriously wrong! Grateful to get your lessons anytime, including late!
1:22 love the chart to help distinguish different traits we need and how to achieve. Thank you for helping us see the significance of these sections.
Thank you so much for sharing your light - His light! I have been so blessed by these lectures! I LOVED the “celestial syllogism “ section around 01:19:00 for those next few minutes. Especially the connections with intelligence to the other verses! Thank you! Showing up week after week after week is such a manifestation of your own diligence and obedience you’ve gained in your life, and WE are all blessed by the outpouring of knowledge and intelligence with which you’ve been blessed! God is good. Thank you again. 🙏🙏🙏 God bless you and your family!
0:49 Introduction: D&C 129-131 today and 132 (the practice of plural marriage) will be in part 2 / Endure to the End / Appreciation for Prayers
2:08 Divinity School lecturing on Polygamy in a Sociology Class
4:01 Trying to Navigate the Doctrine of Polygamy as members of the Church of Jesus Christ rather than a secular class
4:43 Elder Holland as a General Authority (teaching general principles) vs the Holy Ghost which is a Specific Authority
5:44 Examples of Abraham and Isaac and Nephi and Laban
6:32 Examples of Abortion and Divorce / Prayer in your Specific Circumstances / Let God be apart of the whole process - Beginnings and Endings
9:45 This is supposed to be a hard subject / We live in the day of the rule. They lived in the day of the exception.
11:41 "God will wrench your very heartstrings." - Joseph Smith Jr.
11:50 Intro. to D&C 129
12:08 Pertaining to Relevance / Example D&C 91 (The Apocrypha) / Discerning what is of God and what is of others.
13:17 Two kinds of beings in heaven / Resurrected Personages (D&C 129:1-2)
14:09 Secondly...The Spirits of Just Men made Perfect (D&C 129:3)
14:36 Offer him your hand...offer to shake hands (D&C 129:4)
15:21 If he be an angel, you will feel his hand (D&C 129:5)
15:33 If he comes as a just man...in glory / He will not shake hands / Contrary...for a just man to deceive (D&C 129:6-7)
16:31 Darkness Counterfeited as Light
16:49 The devil as an angel of light (D&C 129:8)
16:56 The devil appearing as an angel of light on the banks of the Susquehanna River / Michael teaching Joseph Discernment (D&C 128:20)
18:00 You will not feel anything (D&C 129:8)
18:36 Three Grand Keys (D&C 129:9)
18:49 Making D&C 129 More Relevant / Bro. Halverson's youth Perspective / Information Age & Mis-Information Age
20:57 How do I discern true messengers? / Shaking Hands / 3 grand keys to know if administration is from God
21:29 There are parallels in Discerning True Messengers and the Temple Endowment.
- 21:45 Keys, Signs, Words...False...Detected - Joseph Smith Jr.
22:24 Parallels / Counter-Cultural Doctrines / Theme of whom can I trust?
23:52 Free Masonry: a Fraternal (Brotherhood) Organization
- 24:53 Content is different but Delivery Mechanism is helpful / Content vs. Packaging
26:49 Analogy: Boy Scouts of America and Church Youth Programs
29:15 Discern Truth from Error in Administration / Imagine any source...what parts come from God and what do not?
- 29:54 - 1. Offer it your Hand (Open Heart and Mind)
- 31:42 - 2. What do you Feel?
- 32:47 - 3. Make sure you're not Deceived
33:46 Joseph Smith Matthew / Deception of the Elect
34:13 Not be Deceived (JS Matthew 1:37) / The Standard Works
35:56 Intro. to D&C 130 / Items of Instruction / Orson Hyde's Correction (Divinity vs. Humanity)
38:26 When the Savior appears, we shall see Him as He is. / He is a man like ourselves. (D&C 130:1)
38:43 - We shall be like Him. (1 John 3:2)
40:11 Spirituality / Have we become like Him?
40:39 - The Law of the Harvest (Psalms 18:25-26)
41:24 Same Sociality...coupled with Eternal Glory (D&C 130:2)
- 42:17 Vertical Sociality / Improving our Relationship with Jesus Christ💕
- 43:48 Horizontal Sociality / Our Relationships with one another
- 44:55 Bro. Halverson and old Friendships of Freshman Year
- 46:45 Bro. Halverson reconnecting with his Mission President
47:28 A Personal Appearance (D&C 130:3)
- 47:55 Manifest Myself to him / We will come unto him (John 14:21-23)
49:13 Literal vs. Figurative
51:08 Personal Appearance / Unveil His face to us
51:52 Caution against being too Figurative and too Literal
52:13 William Clayton's Question: Reckoning of Time (D&C 130:4)
53:03 Yes...Angels who minister to this earth belong to it. (D&C 130:5)
54:09 Those who minister on this Earth, are those who belong to it / Condescension of Christ
55:14 The angels reside in the Presence of God / On a Globe like a Sea of Glass and Fire / Perfect Empathy for Everyone's Experiences (D&C 130:6-7)
56:45 The Place God Resides...Urim and Thummim (Lights and Perfection) (D&C 130:8)
57:46 This Earth...will be a Urim and Thummim / This Earth will be Christ's (D&C 130:9)
58:46 The white stone...will become a Urim and Thummim to each individual who receives one. (D&C 130:10)
59:28 Promised to those who Overcome (The white stone) (Revelations 2-3) / Temple Blessings / Fellowship of the Mystery of Christ
1:01:07 White Stone/ New Name/ New name is the Key Word (D&C 130:11)
1:01:45 The Timing of the 2nd Coming of Jesus Christ / I prophecy in the Name of the Lord God / Bloodshed...in South Carolina / Wars Preparing us for the 2nd Coming (D&C 130:12)
1:03:08 It will start in South Carolina (the Civil War)
1:03:40 May Probably / Pray Earnestly (D&C 130:13)
1:04:31 Line upon Line Growth / Direction followed by Clarification as we proved Obedient
1:04:57 Praying Earnestly to know of the Timing for the 2nd Coming (D&C 130:14)
- 1:05:53 Millerites / The Great Disappointment / Calculating the Time of the 2nd Coming
- 1:07:48 Elder Ballard on "No one knows the day or the hour"
1:09:18 The Answer / If though livest until thou art 85 / Trouble me no more on this matter (D&C 130:15)
1:10:06 I was left thus being unable to decide (D&C 130:16)
- 1:11:05 How you live is more important.
-1:11:30 Daniel wanting to know the 2nd Coming
--1:12:07 Daniel: How long? The Lord: Time, Times, And a Half (Daniel 12:6-7)
--1:13:05 Daniel: I heard, but I understood not... (Daniel 12:8-9)
1:14:06 I believe...will not be sooner than that time. (D&C 130:17)
1:14:57 The Saints' Great Disappointment (1890)
Wow so impressive Mariah!! What a gift!! Thank you so much for sharing this xoxox
Thank you!
You're incredible. Thank you.
Yes! A HUGE THANK YOU! 😇❤💯
Oh, brother Jared, thank you for the consecration of your time! I thank your family, too. Love and greetings.
thank you for your diligence in our behalf. I listen to your lessons every week, this one i am on my second go around. so many wonderful explanations of a difficult subject. I am german and was put on the stand at the beginning of every high school year to explain our beliefs, which of course always included plural marriage, the spirit taught the class every time since I didn't know enough about the subject. I have studied throughout the years but your lesson I brought new understanding that i can use for discussions with members and non members. thank you.
Thank you for your years of preparation and your willingness to share rich insights and perspectives on sensitive spiritual subjects.
Btother Halverson, at about 38:13 or so you discuss the proving of contraries between the human and the divine, how divine doctrine can be smudged by human interpretation. I absolutely love when you discuss the proving of contraries, you really should write a book on this subject. BTW I continue to pray for you and your family my brother.
Welcome Back brother....we pray for you and your family in continuing to receive God's richest blessing always and forever. We love you
Abrahamic....loved hearing about the wives...in the sealing. I am 71 and single. It helped me in many ways. I go to the temple. I am still learning. Thank you.
I have been looking forward to this lesson for weeks because I’m getting sealed in a couple days and I’ve been looking forward to your insights prior to our sealing! As a former institute student of yours I also was a bit worried for you when I noticed you hadn’t posted. But knew there was definitely a good reason! Thank you for the sacrifices you make for us!
Congratulations sister❤️😇
Congratulations to you two.
What a joy and blessing for you two. 💖🙏🏻
A suggestion a good book fore Temple prep and marriage from Anthony Sweat called “The Holy Invitation”. Really good book! Highly recommend for new marriage and first time
Brother Halverson thank you very much for your enthusiasm to teach us with a spirit of love for our Savior and loving attitude toward us disciples learning from many geographical parts of the 🌎🌍 World. In Guatemala were the native residents know perfectly well the law of the harvest; where they know how to manage their business regarding accountability, not only temporal, but also Spiritual. where perhaps colleges and universities, are not as abundant as compared to the United States. I believe God will reward them for their attitude, commitment to love Jesus Christ and not for what they've learned in a particular college or university.
1:42:51 - 1:46:06 - The New & Everlasting Covenant. Beautifully explained.
40 years of Conference, Priesthood, Sunday school and many books by many authors and you arenthe first to tie 131:5,6 together like that! Wonderful, beautiful, inciteful, and to me revelatory! Thank you again and again. Heading now to your next class💕💕
Beautiful lesson but so painful to those whose Eternal partner has lost their membership with no desire to reinstate it and divorce has had to occur. You are left feeling like half a person floating through eternity, alone, and disconnected.
Right there with you, only no divorce, just eternal opposition in all things. 😞 I just have to believe that the Lord will make it all right eventually. ❤️
I understand that feeling all too well sister. Now, I will testify to you that the Lord never forgets us, and is always there for us….especially when the adversary bombards us with his attempts to convince us of our eternal loneliness. Through Him all things will be made right….this I know, after two divorces that I felt responsible for….never give up hope..even in the depths of despair. …Keep up the good work 😇❤️
@@davidspjut9365 thank you 😊
Thank you, I've been studying the topic on plural marriage. In seminary this week we are focusing on this and I have not really been shaken by it, but I know that with a better understanding, I can calm the storms of people around me. Thank you brother.
Jared you are one of my favorite teachers. I understand your teachings with my gift of the Holy Ghost. I thank you for all your intricate study so you answer my questions fully.
Brother Jared always cherish your lessons but on section 132 I have no words but thank you, from my very soul thank you. I have an understanding that I never had before and that is thanks to the time you have taken to share the verse by verse study, supported by the spirit I have felt, thank you x
I am thankful you are ok. I was concerned when the lesson was not there yesterday. I look forward to your lessons and insight. I feel the Spirit and come to a better understanding of the scriptures. Thank you ☺️
So relieve I am to hear from you, Mr. Halverson.
1:29:33 “God never gives you anything that is worthless or dangerous”.
Love this
Thank you for your time. I have appreciated your podcasts so much this year. I play them when I exercise or work around the house or outside. Your comments about polygamy were insightful and helped answer some of the questions I have wrestled with. Thank you to you and the sacrifice your family gives so you can record these lessons each week.
It's not every day one can cite something that has literally changed their life, but Unshaken Saints has done that for me. I have no idea how you are able to teach every week like you do but I truly have no words to express the gratitude I have that you do. Particularly with the D&C I am absolutely shocked at being able to love it like I do now, after being unable to read it for 40 years because section 132 produced so much pain and misunderstanding as one of those having growing up in the church with a sexually abusive father. I hate to even reference that but clearly you have a heart for those who have come to you with this experience and the Lord has given you a gift to help all of us wrestling with this trauma and the doctrine of plural marriage. I pray for your family who is without you as you teach us and want them to know what a blessing you have been to me! I know it's a huge sacrifice and I pray they will be blessed for it. Thank you!!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing your insite on sections 129-131. It is important to me to expand my knowledge and view of each section.
1:50:00-2:00:30 Swing dance vs. Mosh Pit & Having your calling and election made sure. Being one of those more sensitive souls I do struggle with the idea of personal worthiness. And while I have often reminded myself that if I am feeling the power and companionship of the Holy Ghost in my life then I should feel reassured. This passage however, was very touching and a great reassurance for me. Thank you so much Brother Halverson! Academically I understand the difference between perfection and personal worthiness, but oh how hard it is to reconcile that difference to my heart when I think of all the moments I fall short in my life! I am constantly asking myself am I worthy to enter the temple? I will mark this scripture and reflect more on what you just taught. It will be a guide for me in those moments I feel unsure of my standing before God.
Around the commentary about avoiding deception (approx 42 mins) I appreciate the reference to Matthew to treasure up His word that we may not be deceived. Another scripture specific to avoiding deception Doctrine and Covenants 46:8 "Wherefore, beware lest ye are deceived; and that ye may not be deceived seek ye earnestly the best gifts, always remembering for what they are given." I love how the prophet emphasized to the sisters a few years ago to seek to develop and share our spiritual gifts!
Anxiously awaiting Part 2. Thank you
Here is link to part 2 ua-cam.com/video/j5C1KTlQNzo/v-deo.html
I’m so glad you pointed out 1890! I thought I was the only one who noticed that! Fascinating!
When you talked about being introverted, but how, with the Spirit, you can be lifted out of that and makes reaching out to others so much easier and natural... I feel that and am so grateful for the Spirit helping me to get outside myself and strive to be His hands. ❤️
I've been praying that you and your family were okay as I was really worried that you hadn't posted this week's video yet. May the Lord bless you, brother, for being so kind to share your knowledge of the Gospel with us. Could you put CLOSED CAPTION, please?
I’ve been praying too. And send your name to the temple ❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️🇩🇰
It takes youtube a little bit of time to get them up. Wait a day or so and then they will be there :)
@@robinheath5759 Thank you, I will definitely wait.
I love closed caption too, but ere is ANOTHER TIP: If you listen on your COMPUTER-here is a tip. You can open manuscript (words) of ANY video Just click on 3 dots under lower rt hand corner, click on "open manuscript" and you can read along! Also, hold Cntrl F, type ANY word in video in search bar and t will jump you to that part of video! LOVE modern technology! Hope this is as helpful for you😇❤
You would have been completely justified in skipping it. We would have understood. That you didn't is a testament to your dedication and commitment to the Lord. I am very grateful.
In regards to your comments about knowledge & intelligence & diligence & obedience. I was a child when the song "I Am A Child of God" came out. We learned it as "teach me all that I must KNOW". A few years later, the words were changed to "teach me all that I much DO." Knowledge is one thing, often a bunch of facts & such, but we really don't know anything until we put it into action by diligence & obedience.
Love every videos you make 🤩🥰 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Don’t stop. I love the discussions and don’t care the length
I live 20 minutes north of Rexburg. Believe we were just as surprised about the announcement of the Rexburg North temple! My husband and I were discussing the “why” and we’ve come to the conclusion that part of it is so that we can be ready for something on a future time. Kind of like all the changes that have taken place since President Nelson became our prophet, has been to prepare us for the Covid. Also in the last 5 or so years we have had a lot of people move into the area. We can’t help but think that there may be a greater influx of people who will make the Rexburg North temple necessary. We’re as excited about as we are confused! 😉😊🙏🏻💜
2:00:00- speaking on D&C 131: 7-8
I love these verses, and might I add that in addition to the portion about "can only be seen with purer eyes" that it is the same with feeling after the spirit, and connecting spiritually with others, both in mortality and out of it. We connect with people through our five senses very easily in most cases, but connecting spiritually is a deeper/purer task.
I had to pause before listened to Part 2. I will listen tomorrow. Once again you have made clearer to me than what I had thought I have known. Thank you.
For just one example. I the sociality spoken of I thought referred to oh good my friends will be there. It never occurred to me the Jesus and I have socially. I will have work on that. I am looking forward to hearing your lesson on Plural Marriage.
I do trust in Jesus Christ so much as always and forever. ❤️🙏✨☀️🌞♥️💕🌕💓💗💞
(1:25: 27) And BYU- Hawaii has the most beautiful temple as well. I have a better understanding of D & C 130: 18-19 Thank you for dissecting each verse. Love it!
I had to write so fast to get it all down. Thank you. Prayers to you and yours. 🙏🏻
I appreciate Section 129 of the Doctrin e and Covenants. I had an experience thirty-one years ago just after being released from my mission that relates to this body of scripture. About a week after being released as a missionary I was approached one night by an evil spirit who made himself somehow appear white. He also surrounded himself with what appeared to be light. I was impressed. I was amazed he could generate anything that even resembled light. I did not do the handshake thing. I knew what he was. I had seen evil spirits from time to time since I was 4 years old. The first time the Holy Ghost showed himself to me I was five years old, almost six. And so to see this evil spirit at this time after experiencing so many greatly contrasting spiritual visions over several years, I certainly could discern the difference between gold and pyrite. I am guessing ( I can only guess since we can’t read their minds and they can’t read ours) that they waited to try this trick on me as their last attempt at disguise. In other words, against the odds they hoped I would fall for it. Surely they knew my history having been part of it, but they were desperate to destroy me.
Anyway, to make a long story short, they failed then as they always failed when I was a child and an adolescent because the Lord would not let them destroy me. He has and always will send the Holy Ghost to blast them away when I am about to be overcome as he will do for all of us. There is much more to this story and my personal history, many details I could try to put into words and write in this note, but I’ll stop here. I assume there are and have been many who have had an experience similar to mine who can also relate to what is written in D&C 129.
I was also wondering about the teaching. I am happy to see lesson ❤️
Lovely lesson I couldn't find part 2 of this video. I thought maybe this is a test that Brother Halverson is making us wait to hear about section 132. Hopefully the link will appear when I'm ready to receive the knowledge. Thank you for all you do this is a big project and lots of work to put all this together and I'm very grateful to study such a deep doctrine with a great teacher. Blessings to you and your family for dedicating your time to share the gospel.
I couldn’t find the second part either. God Bless you and all your family Brother Halverson!🙏🏼💞🕊💪🏻
Link to part 2 ua-cam.com/video/j5C1KTlQNzo/v-deo.html
Link to part 2 ua-cam.com/video/j5C1KTlQNzo/v-deo.html
Was also worried about you and your family! Prayed about you last night. Where else can I get such deep insight? Happy you posted!!
1:21 intelligence, light, truth... Amazing truths, so profound
1:22...
1:33..
Harper
1:36 the Holy Ghost as a constant companion
I do trust in Jesus Christ so much as always and forever and always thankful to Jesus Christ so much as always and forever and do follow Jesus Christ so much as always and forever and do serve Jesus Christ so much as always and forever. 🙏✨❤️💓🌕☀️💖😍💗💕♥️💞😘🎉🌞
Really missed our Sabbath afternoon together this week.
Thank goodness all is well !!!!
Please note that not all of us are of the tribe of Ephraim, but are still under the covenant because of our baptism, our temple covenants, and obedience as much as Ephraim. I respect the calling of this tribe; I love what has come to me from and because of that tribe. But we are all have a calling, we all have importance in God's kingdom. I am not less because of the tribe I belong to. I am a woman and of the tribe of Judah. I have often been put down as a second class citizen since my patriarchal blessing - all from church members, because I am not from the tribe of Ephraim. Maybe you can address this sometime. By the way, I have loved your lessons and your spirit and prayed for you and your family's well being.
Why you would be put down, is beyond me. How unique, how wonderful to have a different tribe. I often wondered if anyone was of the tribe of Juda or possibly, just possibly an other one.
Enjoy your uniqueness, I find it fascinating!
What gifts you have that you share thank you SO MUCH
The full process of detecting good and evil spirits and casting them out as needed, is fully shown in the temple, in the endowment. At this time Joseph did not have the full picture of this, but today we can see exactly the process to follow in the temple. When in doubt use the process that you are shown in the endowment, and you will be just fine.
We are listening to Sapiens. I am amazed at Harlan’s diligence in gaining knowledge but how shallow this amazing vast body of knowledge feels in the absence of any spiritual intelligence.
Thank you very much 😍👏
Hi Jared, for some reason I haven’t been able to locate part 2. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all.
Here is link to part 2 ua-cam.com/video/j5C1KTlQNzo/v-deo.html
1:38:09. How to take the bird's eye view of a seemingly random chapter, and learn a beautiful lesson about the temple
I missed the time, but your analogy of needing a partner for swing dancing 💃 reminded me of the requirement when I was at Rick’s College if a young lady wanted to sign up for a dance class she had to find a young man to sign up with her because you just can’t ballroom dance alone; and there were always enough girls 😉
Bro. Halverson, another great lesson. I would like to point out there are only 2 ordinances that are required for entrance into the highest degree of the celestial kingdom baptism & celestial marriage, both of which done in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost. Every thing else that is done in the church is preparatory to the two ordinances named.
Your lessons are the highlight of my weekly study and I feel bad that for that happen you and your family have to sacrifice so much! I do so appreciate your efforts and their sacrifice! I was so excited to have this weeks lesson and loved every second of part one, but when it got to part 2, the part I was anxious to see, I could find no way to get it to play. Did I miss something?
Here is link for part 2 ua-cam.com/video/j5C1KTlQNzo/v-deo.html
I was worried about you. Praying for you and your family. ❤️ & 🙏🙏🙏
i thought there will be no video again, I was excited for new video of doctrine covenants
your great Bro
Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge with us!!!
.....if some people think the resurrection isn't literal......tell that to the people Christ walked and talked with after he died
I would love to find the talk you referenced by Jeffery R. Holland about General Authorities teach general principles. Thank you for all you do.
I'm thinking... knowledge, intelligence, advantage... patience, peace, trust, faith, hope, charity, humility, submissiveness, and all the other Godly, Christlike qualities are profoundly advantageous... here... and there too.
Better late than never brother. Thank you for your efforts.
I grew up in the church and the plural and polygamy does not concern me. It never did. To some people it may be a Breaking Point. I have asked for the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith and so many other things I know to be true , I cannot deny it . I know the church is true and we have a prophet and Twelve Apostles that all by it self gives me great peace of mind and heart. It doesn't concern me even in the Old and New Testament it was practice. Just don't care. I'm not going to second-guess the Lord work. His ways are different, he is in charge. And I'm grateful for Joseph Smith and his wife and the rest , for pushing through and organizing the church by the hand of the Lord. You did a good job trying to explain but for me I still learned and felt the spirit, that's all that matters to me. My concern is trying to get myself ready to1-day meet the Lord. All the rest he will teach me on the other side of the Veil. That's where teaching really begins. Repentance is one of the greatest gifts the Lord give us. So I don't fret about everything I did not learn when living in Babylon. I just want to make sure I don't have one foot in Babylon and the other foot on the Lord side. I'm slowly dragging my left foot out of Babylon. I pray for you all and president Nelson and the 12. Even everyone that serves the Lord weekly. Love these lessons and God bless you all. What a privilege to be part of this great church Jesus Christ. Thank you thank you thank you!
I’m behind a wk after kicking my butt to only be behind one wk, and you put in a part 1&2! Yikes dude. Keep it coming
You are our go-to webcast for CFM; we’re so grateful for these videos!!! I have to ask though, if the Masonic/Endowment link is as trivial as you suggest, why is there so much temple emphasis on those signs and symbols being eternal, sacred and necessary?
You have not to worry about any teachings for plural marriage, divorce or abortion in these sections. The Holy Ghost bears witness to the truth ❤️
Can somebody help me find part 2 of this? I can't seem to find it and I was really excited for it. His comments in the beginning on plural marriage were so awesome. I was already planning on forwarding it to some who struggle with the topic.
Here is link to part 2 ua-cam.com/video/j5C1KTlQNzo/v-deo.html
Jared! Love you!! I can't help but think of our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters when teaching D&C 131:1-4. We know Elder Ballard has said there is a place for LGBTQ+ and we need to be better at helping them know where they belong.
How can I teach this and allow grace and space. This doctrine that we have to be married to someone of the opposite sex for eternal increase and eternal progression seems like it can be incredibly scary for someone who is gay or lesbian.
Regarding "Advantage" at 1:17:00, I've recently had the thought perhaps Paul was being more literal in 1Cor 15:40, "There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial" ...perhaps its not just worthiness of our souls. Perhaps, we'll go where we're happiest, those that exercise their mind enough to continually seek and obtain a celestial understanding will have eternal increase. The natural man loses interest in learning and soon forgets even what we experienced and indulge more in mindless behaviors and avoids intellectual pursuits. Perhaps the lesser glory is plenty for those that enjoy emptying their minds enough to enjoy that 90's movie for the 26th time or visiting the same vacation spot every year, or riding It's a small world more than once. O wretched man that I am! ;-)
Having found and married my wife during the time of my life when I was inactive, I have questions about where I will be in the celestial kingdom. I am an active Elder attending the temple monthly and was sealed to my family when I was young but my wife and children aren’t members and don’t show any desire to become LDS. My prayers each day are for them to come to the Savior, but If they don’t, what are my options for eternal increase?
On the subject of plural marriage. I find it interesting when the Republican Party started they had only two issues on their platform. Eliminate slavery and eliminate plural marriage. Was there anyone else practicing plural marriage? If not was this a hidden agenda to eliminate Mormons?
I would hate to practice polygamy. Even so I have no issue with God having reasons to have his people practice polygamy. God has more insight as to what is needed at any given time for his people and for his each individual child than I ever could. I am happy he is not wanting that for now but I am sure he knows what the best time for me to be here. Not then.
When you mentioned temple promises in the New Testament epistles, would you be able to provide references? I am intrigued to study this topic
Hi! It's in Rev ch 2 and 3. All 7 promises of "He [she] who overcometh" are temple promises. It's in timestamp 59:28 in video. Hope this helps.
@@tandyhammond6584 thank you so much!
I’d like to hear your thoughts on how you would define “deceived”. Is it referring to a moving away from Christ? Or any belief in something that isn’t true? Because I know many who treasure up the word who have very differing beliefs about certain things and as I study the word and try to understand truth, I find myself wondering if either of us is being deceived. Thanks for your great lessons.