THINNING OF THE VEIL

Can children receive answers to those Intercessory prayers on behalf of those on the other side of the veil? As a mother, Whitney Rigby has sought diligently to help her children believe that they can receive answers to prayers, and to teach them the patterns of how the Spirit speaks. Her son Oliver, who's 12,  took note of his mother's testimony and had a special experience with the Spi...

Stacie Dye,  had a revelatory experience in the temple where she felt like the ancestor that she was doing the work for, possibly had a sister. Not sure how to move forward, Colette decided to walk her though it on a live episode. In this video Colette goes through the process that begins with revelatory whisperings, to finding those who are lost and then taking them to the temple. Stacie was surp...

It has been prophesied that in the latter days that, “Much of the major growth that is coming to the Church in the last days will come because many of the good women of the world (in whom there is often such an inner sense of spirituality) will be drawn to the Church in large numbers. This will happen to the degree that the women of the Church reflect righteousness and articulateness in their live...

Does the ministering of angels really happen in our darkest moments? In LDS (Latter-day Saint) scripture, Moroni testifies that angels are sent to "minister unto the children of men" — and this episode explores exactly what that looks like in real life. There are times of trouble and trials in our lives, times where we feel that the heavens are definitely closed. Those challenging times...

 War broke out in the pre existence between those who chose to follow Jesus Christ and those who chose to follow Satan. That war has been carried into mortality. Satan will diametrically oppose anything or anyone that is good. It is part of the plan of salvation that we may know good from evil. Because we have been marked by Satan as followers of Jesus Christ, he will stop at nothing to distract,...

In this BYU Hawaii Devotional, Sister Kwon, relates her family's miraculous conversion to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Through a series of dreams to the matriarchs of her family, one by one each was brough to the waters of baptism. As mentioned in several patriarchal blessings, many of their ancestors work began to be done in the temple. Through miracles big and small, her family chain began t...

Do you have a dead end on your FamilySearch Fan chart? In this episode Colette walks you through principles and methods that can help you push past that frustrating dead end. She uses the example of Kerstin Ngatuakana who was from New Zealand, but has ancestors from Sweden. Her family tree on her Swedish side, stopped in the early 1800's and she was stuck. Colette walks through step by step h...

In the 1970's Alex Haley wrote and book and a subsequent movie was filmed called Roots. It is the saga of African American life based off the genealogy of Alex Haley. During the process of doing research for the book and show, their were several experiences where the veil was thin. His ancestors were clearly helping him to move the work forward. A friend of Alex Hayley was Elder J. Richard Cl...

In early 1863 a terrible injustice occurred to the people of the Shoshone tribes. Soldiers murdered many native men, women, and children. In the aftermath of this horrible tragedy, healing in some tribe members became a reality through the dreams and visions of their Chief, Sagwitch. Those revelatory experiences lead them to the gospel of Jesus Christ and to the Logan Temple. Darren Parry shares t...

Cultures down through the ages have exhibited very similar religious practices to our current modern temple worship. Matthew B. Brown at a FAIR conference in 2011 brings to light many evidences that ancient Israelite temple worship and early Christian temple worship were very, very similar to our own. He presents yet more evidences that temple language, symbols, and practices have been lost in our...

In this second episode of a two part series, Colette testifies of her revelatory experience and the process of how she was able to find the relevant genealogical information. She used many tools and websites to help her but in this episode she illustrates how she was able to use My Heritage and Papers Past. Family History work isn't just about the revelatory experiences, or temple work. It&ap...

In 1921, a group of Elder's were ministering on the island of Maui. Elder David O. McKay, Hugh J. Cannon, E. Wesley Smith, David Keola Kailimai and Samuel Harris Hurst Jr., met to recount past miracles that attended the missionary work preceding them in the islands. George Q. Cannon and Joseph Fielding Smith had laid the ground work through many miracles and manifestations. During a special p...

After having offered a sacrifice that echoes our own temple worship today, Adam and Eve, "made all things known unto their sons and daughters". Therefore we should see evidences of temple worship in some form, in many cultures and ancient worship ceremonies around the world. In this episode we examine the ancient prayer circles and civilizations in the United Kingdom that worshiped their...

 What exactly does it mean to be endowed with power? Certainly there are a lot of ways to answer that question. In this article written by Peter B. Rawlins for the BYU Journal in 2012, he approaches it through a missionary lens. He details what each ordinance means in our gaining of priesthood power and the work of the Gathering of Israel on both sides of the veil. It is valuable to study a lot of...

FamilySearch Memories is a valuable resource for family history research. Most often people use it as a digital resource to store prized family memories. But, it can also be used to help solve tough genealogy problems as well. Colette recently had a revelatory experience where she received a name in the middle of the night related to her family history work. As she tried to discover who it was, sh...

There are many of us whose families are devastated by generational trauma, current struggles in family relationships, or current societal degradation. This is not a news flash to our Savior and Heavenly Father. They knew the world, society, and families at large would be in state of swift deterioration in the last days. Knowing this, they provided a way and place for healing to happen. In temples...

 When we attend the temple we are surrounded with symbols that can teach us about Jesus Christ. If we have eyes to see, the nature of our Heavenly Father and the Savior can be revealed to us in many ways. Oftentimes however, the learning of heavenly symbols can be overwhelming and non relatable for various reasons. In this episode Todd McKenna discusses ways that we can begin to understand the pat...

Elijah is a well known and loved prophet. The sealing power was restored to the Earth through him in Kirtland Ohio, on April 3, 1836. The returning of Elijah and the restoring of priesthood power was a fulfilling of prophecy and was given in preparation for the glorious work that would transpire in the latter days. Because the work of the Father and the Son is to bring to pass the immortality and...

All of the major genealogical platforms have many different tools to help anyone regardless of skill or ability. However, most of the tools never get used. Whether it is because people aren't aware, or are intimidated about learning something new, or feel like they don't have time, many opportunities to find ancestors are wasted. In this episode Colette covers some of these under utilize...

Many accounts are noted of the manifestations that happened at the Kirtland Temple solemn assembly and dedication. However, there were many revelatory experiences that happened before the actual dedication of the temple. In January of 1836, many elders of the church experienced heavenly manifestations, angelic ministrations, visionary experiences and much, much more. As they prepared for the upcom...

Holy Week is celebrated among many different cultures and religions. However, if we look for temple patterns within Latter Day Saint theology and study the Savior's last week of His life, we find ourselves in the Holy Week's, Holy of Holies. Every pattern, every part of His redemptive work points us then and now to the crowning work done in temples around the world in these latter days....

We know John Groberg from the "Other Side of Heaven" fame. But, most do not know that he was the Temple President for the Idaho Falls Temple. In that sacred calling, there cannot help but be additional insights into temple service and worship. In this talk, Brother Groberg testifies of the important role that temples should play in our lives and the reality that we can be blessed in so m...

Preliminary and in preparation to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, the gathering must occur in great numbers on both sides of the veil. In this mighty work we are not alone. Angels are sent to bear us up, protect us, and support us in our latter day gathering efforts. Almost always, those angels sent are our loved ones beyond the veil. In this episode we hear two very real accounts of this kind...

Colette takes us on her own personal journey in this episode of the Gathering Academy. This experience began with a sacred dream, in where she saw her grandfather, and knew he needed help. After her revelatory experience she went to work, trying to locate the reason for the dream. Colette walks you through how she found lost ancestors that she didn't even know about. Using  FamilySearch, obit...

Kerstin Ngatuakana, is a native of New Zealand. A common spiritual gift that seems evident in Pacific Islanders, is dreams and visions, among many other gifts. It is culturally important to be aware of ancestors and the importance of who they have descended from. The Spirit of Elijah facilitates many thinning of the veil experiences in these visionary people as they exercise faith in Jesus Christ...