
THINNING OF THE VEIL
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.
Episodes
103 episodes
ALL LOSSES WILL BE MADE RIGHT: Conversation with Ivy Reynolds
Years ago, Ivy Reynolds had a most extraordinary thinning of the veil experience at her local cemetery. Because of this most heart wrenching vision, she determined to make this family's wrongs be made right. The Lord led her step by step in the...
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Episode 71
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"WHAT IS THIS THING THAT MEN CALL DEATH?": Brent L. Top, BYU, August 2010
What happens when we die? Where do we go? What is the Spirit World? What happens to little children when the have slipped to the other side? This BYU Education week talk was given originally on August 10, 2010 by Brent L. Top. Brent was a forme...
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ORDINANCES READY AND TEMPLE SHARING
In this Gathering Academy video, Colette explains how to use the Ordinances Ready opportunities more effectively in FamilySearch. She also covers how to print off and take your ancestor's names to the temple and how to turn names over to ...
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"SISTER, CALM YOUR SORROWS": Account of Zeke Johnson witnessing resurrection of child
The miraculous account of a child being resurrected is given by Zeke Johnson. In Blanding Utah, Zeke had an unforgettable experience when he witnessed the power of the Savior in restoring a promise made to a mother many years before. Brother Jo...
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VISITED BY MY CHILDREN FROM BEYOND THE VEIL
In October of 2015, I had the most profound thinning of the veil experience. The Lord allowed me to have a sacred, revelatory interaction with my two children, Morgan and Logan Van Smith (twins) who passed away in 1999. The messages that Morgan...
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Episode 70
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53:44

THE SALVATION OF LITTLE CHILDREN: Bruce R. McConkie, April 1977
This doctrinally full article was originally printed in the April 1977, Ensign. Elder McConkie uses a question and answer format to address the issues and heartaches surrounding the loss of little children. There truly is hope after such ...
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FAMILYSEARCH AI RESEARCH ASSISTANT
In this episode of the Gathering Academy, Colette teaches how to maximize family history research potential with the new AI research assistant in FamilySearch. Taking your research skills to the next level just got a whole lot easier with this ...
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Episode 4
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THE SALVATION OF LITTLE CHILDREN: Infant loss, Stillborn, Miscarriage
Parents who experience the pain of losing a child at whatever age and stage, find their testimony of the Atonement of Jesus Christ in the forefront of their minds. The doctrine of the salvation of little children is one of the most divine, merc...
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Episode 69
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"YOU TELL FATHER ALL IS WELL WITH ME": Story of Bishop Wells
A horrible accident claimed the life of the son of Brother and Sister Wells. Heavenly Father allowed this boy to come through a thinning of the veil experience to his mother. However, in relating this experience in a meeting with the Quorum of ...
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MIRACLE ON MAIN STREET
When you are seeking to gather Israel, miracles can be found in many different places, including a local antique store. Several members of one family were found in an 1817 Bible, in an antique store on Main Street, Logan, Utah. The Lord clearly...
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THE BOOK: Allan F. Packer, Oct. 2024
In General Conference of October 2014, Elder Allan Packer, spoke about the needed requirements for eternal life, a spiritual passport of sorts. He teaches that Temple and Family History work gives those needed stamps in our passports not only t...
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THE BOOK OF LIFE
The Book of Life, The Book of Remembrance and The Book of the Generations, all are titles of the Book that the Savior and our Heavenly Father use to judge whether we are worthy of Eternal Life. This episode explores different aspects and doctri...
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Episode 68
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1:07:08

A COMPENSATORY SPIRITUAL POWER FOR THE RIGHTEOUS: Neil L Andersen, BYU Speech Aug. 2015
As the world gets more and more wicked and Satan's power spreads across the globe, there is a compensatory power that the Lord offers to all His covenant keeping children. In the temple, and as we gather His sheep into His fold, we will find ou...
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INTRODUCTION TO THE FAMILYSEARCH APP
In this episode of the Gathering Academy, Colette introduces the FamilySearch Mobile App. She covers the basics of downloading, logging into and navigating the App. She also covers how to turn your reserved names over to the temple and gi...
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"A DREAM COME TRUE": Ewan Harbrecht Mitton
Ewan Mitton had a dream in which a woman in white came to her and gave her vital information that enabled Ewan to do temple work for 5,000 of her German ancestors. In the work of the Gathering the Lord can reveal information as we seek through ...
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THEY WERE PRESSED UPON MY MIND: Conversation with Ruth Solomon
Ruth Solomon has been drawn to Temple and Family History work since childhood. She followed the promptings that lead her to becoming an accredited genealogist and a Military Repatriation Genealogist. She regularly connects missing service membe...
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Episode 67
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1:07:27

TRUMAN MADSEN: "A House of Glory", BYU Devotional, March 5, 1972
YouTube: A House of Glory Video: https://youtu.be/4ClLoxZmzGoYouTube Thinning of the Veil Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCAA9Wn...
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THE GATHERING ACADEMY: Colette Hokanson Resident Professional
The Gathering Academy was started so that their would be better understanding of how to navigate the ins and outs of temple and family history work. Colette Hokanson, will be the lead in that charge. She works full time at Family Search, is an ...
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Episode 2
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THE RESCUE: Joseph and Maria Oborn Willie Handcart Company
Church history has documented the fateful journey for many in the Martin Willie Handcart companies. Their trek to Zion was full of hardships and deprivations. Most focus on the sacrifice that was required of these strong saints, most forget how...
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THE GATHERING ACADEMY: A "How To" Hub for all things Family History
We are happy to announce that the Thinning of the Veil podcast, has added another section that will aide in helping one understand the How To's of Family History Research. The Gathering Academy is the go to place to express your desires on what...
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Episode 1
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"BUT FOR A SMALL MOMENT" Neil A. Maxwell, BYU Devotional, 1974
Neil A. Maxwell is not a stranger to trials and afflictions. In a BYU Devotional in 1974, he testifies of the doctrine of becoming. He very eloquently teaches that the process of becoming more like the Savior is always through a path of trials ...
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JEDIDIAH M. GRANT'S VISION OF THE SPIRIT WORLD
Jedidiah Grant was facing the end of his own mortality when he was gifted a glimpse of the world beyond. He was taught that death was not the end, that he would very soon be reunited with his lost loved ones, and most importantly, learned that ...
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MY REVELATORY JOURNEY TO CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Everyone will experience challenges and trials in life. If we allow the Lord to be involved in our most trying times, they become a sacred walk with God. This episode is raw and emotionally charged, as Tia shares her revelatory path to a diagno...
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Season 1
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Episode 66
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1:04:38

NEWBURY NEWS LOGAN TEMPLE MIRACLE
The Logan Temple was dedicated on May 17, 1884 and was the second temple in this dispensation to be dedicated as a House of the Lord. There were many mighty miracles attending each dedication but there is one miracle that spanned continents. He...
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Season 1
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Episode 65
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1:08:05

"ENHANCING OUR TEMPLE EXPERIENCE": Ross Baron, BYUI Education Week, July 28, 2021
At a BYUI Education Week in 2021, Ross Baron teaches a masterful lesson on how to make our temple experience more meaningful, insightful, and more revelatory. If we change our temple experience from a check list item to an invitation from Heave...
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