Isaiah Institute Virtual Conference

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On the 8th of November 2025, the Isaiah Institute hosted a virtual conference for only $24.95—the price of a book. In the comfort of my home, I attended the conference. For me, the information was gold. I learned a lot. It is still available, and the price remains the same today.

The General Conferences of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints inspire me. However, I learned so much more from the Isaiah Institute’s virtual conference, which is about the last days.

With this virtual conference, they celebrated the 25th year of the Isaiah Institute. The Institute is based on the pioneering work of Dr. Avraham Gileadi. This virtual conference also celebrated the 50th year of Avraham commencing his incredibly important work on the Book of Isaiah.

Gileadi has become the best person in the world at unfolding the great latter-day significance of the 66 chapters of the Book of Isaiah. The speakers at this virtual conference give you great hope as Avraham’s insights from Isaiah paint a clear picture of the End-Times scenario.

It is important to understand that the Davidic servant prepares the way for the Savior’s Second Coming. How to be part of the Zion society, which is coming, is of great importance. The virtual conference speakers do a great job of amplifying on these fundamental messages.

Conference Still Available

Thanks to the internet opens the door in sharing this virtual conference. Anyone can take advantage of it now at the same incredibly low price. Many bonus features are available as well. One of the bonus features is that you receive free copies of the notes for all the speakers. Avraham has assembled an amazing team of speakers. Avraham was the keynote speaker, the last speaker. He gave an outstanding presentation as well.

The main difference between General Conference talks and this “Virtual Conference” is that every one of the speakers was changed dramatically when they came to understand the words of Isaiah. Avraham has opened this book to the world like never before.

Conversion Story

Avraham permitted me to share his conversion story, how the Book of Mormon converted him during his five years in Israel. There, he learned the “manner of the Jews.” He then went on to study the Book of Isaiah—opening up the layered meanings relevant to the latter days. He also opened up the far-reaching role of the Davidic servant who will prepare the way for the Savior’s Second Coming and help the Lord bring about Zion—the ideal society.

The Lord commanded us: “Yea, a commandment I give unto you that ye search these things diligently, for great are the words of Isaiah.  For surely he spake as touching all things concerning my people which are of the house of Israel; therefore it must needs be that he must speak also to the Gentiles.” (3 Nephi 23:1-2) More than anyone else, Avraham has taken this commandment seriously.

Words Are Being Fulfilled

Much of this “Virtual Conference” explained how the words of Isaiah are being fulfilled in our day just as the Savior prophesied: “Ye remember that I spake unto you, and said that when the words of Isaiah should be fulfilled—behold they are written, ye have them before you, therefore search them— And verily, verily, I say unto you, that when they shall be fulfilled then is the fulfilling of the covenant which the Father hath made unto his people, O house of Israel. And then shall the remnants, which shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the earth, be gathered in from the east and from the west, and from the south and from the north; and they shall be brought to the knowledge of the Lord their God, who hath redeemed them.” (3 Nephi 20:11-13) And for the establishing of Zion as the Lord brings it forth.

Conference Speakers

Brooke Dalling, the former president of the Isaiah Institute, did a great job introducing the conference and the speakers.
Here are the titles of the lectures:
1. Honoring Isaiah
2. Empowering Influence on my Covenant Path
3. Forfeiting idolatry in Babylon for true worship in Zion
4. How Isaiah healed my family after COVID.
5. My life experience: Applying the Words of Isaiah
6. Understanding End-Time Prophecy gives one Hope
7. The Woman Zion Remarries the God of Israel.
8. My Experience of Descent and Ascent in Japan (This was an incredible talk; Dr. Kenichi Shimokawa, who is a dear friend of Avraham’s, has translated the book, Visions of Glory, into Japanese and is nearly done with the Book of Isaiah in Japanese.)
9. The current President, Stephen Beckstead, shared some remarks about the great work going forward for the Isaiah Institute.
10. Avraham Gileadi, “Fulfilling our birthright role of the Tribe of Ephraim.

In Our Pre-Mortal Mission on Earth

We were each given a mission in our pre-mortal epoch by our infinitely loving Father in Heaven that would be best for us. I believe Avraham Gileadi’s mission is to open the great importance of the Book of Isaiah to the world. As we approach the Second Coming of our Lord and Savior, we should understand the Book of Isaiah. Avraham also opens up the important role of the Davidic servant in preparing the way for the Lord’s coming. This “Virtual Conference” will open up these insights for you. I encourage you to take advantage of this amazing conference.  Sign Up Today !!!!

David W. Allan

P.S. Avraham is a dear friend, and he permitted me to publish the Isaiah scriptures describing the role of the Davidic servant in Chapter 19 of my book, My Revelations.  It is available on Amazon and from Digitalegend.com.

Photo: Isaiah from Avrham’s book

Avraham Gileadi’s Conversion Story

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Avraham Gileadi’s Amazing Conversion Story

Avraham Gileadi (Hebrew: אברהם גילעדי; born October 24, 1940) is a Dutch-born American scholar specializing in the Hebrew language after having spent five years in Israel and translated Hebrew texts. He has opened up the significance of the Book of Isaiah more than anyone else on the planet. Avraham was born in the Netherlands during World War II. His father worked in the resistance. When Avraham was ten years old, his family moved to New Zealand.

His move to Israel

During his growing up years, he felt a draw to Israel and to the Book of Isaiah. Moving to Israel at age 28, he lived for a time in the Jezreel Valley. There, a librarian handed him a copy of the Book of Mormon. Declined, but as she insisted, and he took it out of politeness. He personally told us humorously, that it may have been the only copy of the Book of Mormon in Israel!

Life in Israel involved him deeply in the Old Testament and its religious ties to Judaism. He states that “Judaism attracted me because of the unique manner in which Jews view the Law and the Prophets. I felt a depth of understanding I had not hitherto known.” His studies in Israel also took him to an orthodox religious kibbutz, at which time he was formally received into the Jewish faith and became an Israeli citizen. A climax occurred when as an orthodox Jew he studied at Yeshivat Hatfutzot, a rabbinic school in Jerusalem

He is offered a copy of the Book of Mormon

He described his impression as he read the Book of Mormon of being “filled with light.” Three years later he was baptized LDS in the pool of  Pool of Siloam. During those five years in Israel, the Lord was preparing him to learn “the manner of the Jews,” the importance of the Book of Isaiah, and an in-depth appreciation of the Hebrew language and its ancient roots.

His Academic Studies

Avraham received academic degrees from Brigham Young University: a B.A. in University Studies (1975), a M.A. in Ancient Scripture (1977), and a PhD in Ancient Studies (1981) with Hugh Nibley as chair. During his academic years, Gileadi taught Hebrew, Religion courses, and an Honors Philosophy class in the literary analysis of the Book of Isaiah. He also sought out and studied with Professor R. K. Harrison, a renowned Old Testament scholar of Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, Canada, who was noted for his conservative theological position.

Being fluent in Hebrew, Gileadi worked with the Hebrew Masoretic Text, the Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah, and the Septuagint Version to provide a modern translation of the Book of Isaiah intelligible in English and true to the Hebrew. He used lexical tools constantly to accurately convey every nuance of meaning in the original language, finishing his translation of Isaiah during his PhD program.

Publications

In 1988 Deseret Book published his book The Book of Isaiah: A New Translation with Interpretive Keys from the Book of Mormon, followed in 1991 by The Last Days: Types and Shadows from the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Prominent LDS scholars including Hugh Nibley, Truman G. Madsen and Ellis Rasmussen praised his work.

Isaiah Institute

Two colleagues created the Hebraeus Foundation in 1990 to sponsor his work. Out of that came the Isaiah Institute in 2000—providing access to podcast, books, and blog articles to open up the importance of searching the Book of Isaiah as the Lord has commanded. Avraham’s inspired insights have been a Godsend to me personally. I wrote a blog article sharing the great impact that Avraham’s work has had on me; I quote from it here:

The great LDS scholar, Hugh Nibley, shared,
“Dr. Gileadi has done the work from which all of us have shied for too long. Because of the great mass and charge of this largest book in the Bible [66 chapters], the formidable difficulty of its Hebrew, and the seemingly involved, repetitious, and often perplexing nature of its material, no one has had the heart to attack the whole book thoroughly.

“The author has met the challenge head-on, and after years of determined exertion, is now so thoroughly familiar with the book that he can set before us in a straightforward, uncomplicated form and a clear exposition of what it is all about. Here is very little that any reader will not be glad to learn.”

The Prophet Nephi shares regarding the words of Isaiah, “I know that they shall be of great worth unto them in the last days; for in that day shall they understand them; wherefore, for their good have I written them.” (2 Nephi 25:8) And, thankfully, Avraham has given us that great understanding.

Book of Mormon Invitation

The Savior told the Nephites: “Ye remember that I spake unto you, and said that when the words of Isaiah should be fulfilled—behold they are written, ye have them before you, therefore search them—And verily, verily, I say unto you, that when they shall be fulfilled then is the fulfilling of the covenant which the Father hath made unto his people, O house of Israel. And then shall the remnants, which shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the earth, be gathered in from the east and from the west, and from the south and from the north; and they shall be brought to the knowledge of the Lord their God, who hath redeemed them.” (3 Nephi 20:11-13)

Avraham says that the Book of Mormon is the best commentary on the Book of Isaiah. The Book of Mormon converted him. There is a Wikipedia page on Avraham, and it tells his fascinating conversion story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avraham_Gileadi. He was led by the Lord to do what he is doing.

Searching the Words of Isaiah

I am extremely grateful for the influence Avraham has had on my life. I share a special experience in that regard. I was President of the Boulder Stake in Colorado (1977-1987). One morning, as we were reading the Book of Mormon as a family, we had just finished reading 3 Nephi 23:1-3: And now, behold, I say unto you, that ye ought to search these things. Yea, a commandment I give unto you that ye search these things diligently; for great are the words of Isaiah. For surely he spake as touching all things concerning my people, which are of the house of Israel; therefore it must needs be that he must speak also to the Gentiles. And all things that he spake have been and shall be, even according to the words which he spake.”

As we were praying after, the Spirit washed over me, prompting me to “Search the words of Isaiah.”

My Study of Isaiah

I was one busy man with a wonderful wife and seven precious children in our home that we had built in the country. I was full-time in the Time and Frequency Division, providing official time for the nation, helping develop GPS, and doing exciting research. We had over 2,000 members in the Boulder Stake, and I was their spiritual leader. Following this prompting, I got up an hour earlier every morning for a year, and from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m., I searched the writings of Isaiah and every commentary that I could get my hands on. Avraham’s book, The Apocalyptic Book of Isaiah, was a Godsend. (copyright 1982). A year later, I gave a talk in a stake priesthood meeting about my findings. I had a brother come up to me after and say that was the best talk he had ever heard.

How blessed we are to have Dr. Avraham Gileadi’s contribution to help us better understand the great importance of the Book of Isaiah for the end times. And his work will continue to blossom because of its major significance in preparation for the Lord’s coming.

David W. Allan

PS .  IsaiahInstitute.com is the home base where you can sign up to get weekly information about Isaiah, as well as great commentary on Isaiah. Take time to explore everything on this site.  Isaiah certainly saw our day! You must view the provided video! Gileadi’s books are also available on this site.
Study Isaiah 
https://www.isaiahexplained.com/ If you are a newbie, this is a great place to begin studying. Gileadi reads the text that gives great verbal insights into each Isaiah chapter. You can also view and listen to this format on your cell phone.

Avraham Gileadi and Isaiah

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My dear friend Avraham Gileadi has done more than any person on the globe to give understanding to the Book of Isaiah.

The great scholar, Hugh Nibley, shared,
“Dr. Gileadi has done the work from which all of us have shied for too long. Because of the great mass and charge of this largest book in the Bible [66 chapters], the formidable difficulty of its Hebrew, and the seemingly involved, repetitious, and often perplexing nature of its material, no one has had the heart to attack the whole book thoroughly.

“The author has met the challenge head-on, and after years of determined exertion, is now so thoroughly familiar with the book that he can set before us in a straightforward, uncomplicated form and a clear exposition of what it is all about. Here is very little that any reader will not be glad to learn.”

The Prophet Nephi shares regarding the words of Isaiah, “I know that they shall be of great worth unto them in the last days; for in that day shall they understand them; wherefore, for their good have I written them.” (2 Nephi 25:8) And, thankfully, Avraham has given us that great understanding.

Book of Mormon Invitation

The Savior told the Nephites: “Ye remember that I spake unto you, and said that when the words of Isaiah should be fulfilled—behold they are written, ye have them before you, therefore search them—And verily, verily, I say unto you, that when they shall be fulfilled then is the fulfilling of the covenant which the Father hath made unto his people, O house of Israel. And then shall the remnants, which shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the earth, be gathered in from the east and from the west, and from the south and from the north; and they shall be brought to the knowledge of the Lord their God, who hath redeemed them.” (3 Nephi 20:11-13)

Avraham says that the Book of Mormon is the best commentary on the Book of Isaiah. The Book of Mormon converted him. There is a Wikipedia page on Avraham, and it tells his fascinating conversion story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avraham_Gileadi. He was led by the Lord to do what he is doing.

Search the Words of Isaiah

I am extremely grateful for the influence Avraham has had on my life. I share a special experience in that regard. I was President of the Boulder Stake in Colorado (1977-1987). One morning, as we were reading the Book of Mormon as a family, we had just finished reading: 3 Nephi 23:“1 And now, behold, I say unto you, that ye ought to search these things. Yea, a commandment I give unto you that ye search these things diligently; for great are the words of Isaiah. 2 For surely he spake as touching all things concerning my people, which are of the house of Israel; therefore it must needs be that he must speak also to the Gentiles. 3 And all things that he spake have been and shall be, even according to the words which he spake.”

As we were praying after, the Spirit washed over me, prompting me to “Search the words of Isaiah.”

My Study Of Isaiah

I was one busy man with a wonderful wife and seven precious children in our home that we had built in the country. I was full-time in the Time and Frequency Division, providing official time for the nation, helping develop GPS, and doing exciting research. We had over 2,000 members in  the Boulder Stake, and I was their spiritual leader. Following this prompting, I got up an hour earlier every morning for a year, and from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m., I searched the writings of Isaiah. Avraham’s book, The Apocalyptic Book of Isaiah, was a Godsend. (copyright 1982). A year later, I gave a talk in a stake priesthood meeting about my findings. I had a brother come up to me after and say that was the best talk he had ever heard.

Avraham’s Lectures

I have attended many of  Avraham’s lectures and subscribe to his IsaiahInstitute.com website and have listened to their podcasts. We have exchanged books, and I have most of his books. He has given me permission to use his material in Chapter 19 of my last book, My Revelations, with the chapter title, “Messiah ben Joseph and Messiah ben David’s Latter Day roles.” My book is worth buying just to get his insights on this extremely important topic for our day.

Birthday Celebration

On the 24th of October 2025, quoting Diana Olsen Petersen, “He will be celebrating his 85th birthday…” We are pleased to be celebrating with him as he is spending some time here in our Sanpete County. How blessed we are to have him open up the scriptures so relevant for our day as we anticipate the Second Coming of our Lord and Savior.

While in Utah, he is doing some podcasts with the Stick of Joseph folks in Orem; it shall be interesting to tune in. Avraham and I have similar goals. “Get the Word of the Lord out to as many as we can.”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AVRAHAM. THE LORD BLESS YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE AND ARE DOING AND WILL DO TO BETTER OPEN OUR EYES TO THE GLORIOUS DAY AND TIME IN WHICH WE LIVE. AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO BE READY FOR HIS COMING.

David W. Allan

Photo:  Wikipedia

Love Conquers All

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Queen Sonja and King Harald V of Norway and their fascinating love story as he marries a “commoner.”

The movie, “The Commoner” tells their fascinating story and of their 8-year courtship. True love was their motivation to overcome the incredible challenges they faced. Indeed, Love conquers all. If everyone lived the two greatest commandments to love (Matt. 22:37-40), there would be no wars and their would be peace on earth good will to all humankind. Our environment wouldn’t be challenged because of everyone’s appreciation of all God’s beautiful creations. Their story changed the world.

Love is the first law of heaven and on earth, as can be proven from John 14:15,21. Love implies obedience (A implies B), and obedience implies love (B implies A). Hence, A and B are logically equivalent–raising the definition of obedience to a celestial level. We obey the commandments because of our pure love of God–wanting always to please Him.

So, we have this great love story as is shared in the movie, “The Commoner.” It is based on a true and amazing story. It documents an exciting landmark event for Norway and the world. The movie was released this year (2025) on Valentine’s Day. How appropriate is that!  Four one-hour episodes tell this amazing story, available on Amazon Prime. The acting and portrayal are very accurate and well done.

One of the main reasons America is great is because the Bible was the most important book for its founding documents. There we read, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) “And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” (Deut. 6:5) Then the Savior gave us this powerful admonition, which clearly would stop all wars, “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;” (Matt. 5:44)

America’s Declaration of Independence profoundly states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Our God given right to individual sovereignty is paramount.

India’s caste system, monarchy, and political circles fly in the face of each of our individual equality and significance as children of God. The story shared in the movie THE COMMONER magnifies the great importance of personal sovereignty and self-worth for the world.

Crown Prince of Norway

Crown Prince Harald of Norway met Sonja Haraldsen at a party in 1959. Sonja was considered a “commoner”. However, she was educated, elegant, and accomplished — but none of that mattered to traditionalists because she lacked a royal or noble title.
Her relationship with Harald wasn’t judged on love, compatibility, or character — but on lineage. That’s why the title The Commoner is so loaded.  It highlights how social class often trumps personal worth.

Prince Harald courted Sonja Haraldsen for eight years. The couple met significant opposition, primarily from royal leadership and political circles, but not from the general public. Harald’s father, King Olav V, was hesitant, not necessarily out of personal dislike. Due to constitutional and traditional concerns, royal marriages were expected to be with other royals or nobility. Government advisors and royal court officials feared that marrying a commoner might weaken the monarchy’s legitimacy or even destroy it. If Harald and Sonja were to marry, there was concern that breaking royal tradition could set a precedent or even destabilize the institution.

Royalty Is Not Just a Role

Being royal isn’t just a role; it’s historically treated as an unchangeable identity, passed by blood, not merit. For centuries, marrying outside of royalty or nobility was seen as weakening the “purity” or legitimacy of the royal line — much like how caste systems enforce social boundaries to maintain hierarchy.

By insisting on marrying for love, Crown Prince Harald rejected a centuries-old power structure. He wasn’t just choosing Sonja — he was challenging the very foundation of royal exclusivity. And he risked ending the monarchy altogether to do it. He told his father, “If I cannot marry Sonja, I shall remain unmarried!” You can imagine how King Olav felt about that.

What the Public Thought

Over time, the Norwegian public grew increasingly supportive of the couple. The long secrecy of their relationship made it a quiet public matter at first, but as the truth emerged, many saw Sonja as dignified, loyal, and admirable. The main tension was within the monarchy and political elite. Harald’s long resistance to tradition and Sonja’s patience helped them win over both camps.

The whole story taps into something ancient and uncomfortable: That your birth status could define your value, no matter your personal merits. This royal courtship drama put that tension on a global stage.

Sonja as the Queen of Norway

Their marriage had a significant cultural and social impact on Norway and on the world community. First commoner queen in Norway’s history — she redefined what it meant to be royal. She brought a modern, relatable tone to the monarchy. She became a working royal from day one — with real responsibilities, not just ceremonial duties. “Sonja helped bring the monarchy closer to the people,” said many commentators during her early years as queen.

She is an accomplished artist and photographer herself. Co-founded the Queen Sonja Print Award (est. 2011) — the world’s most prestigious prize for graphic artists. She has held her own art exhibitions in Norway and abroad. She has promoted Norwegian artists and culture internationally.

She is known for her love of hiking, skiing, and nature — she’s a passionate advocate for Norway’s outdoor heritage. She has written and photographed books on Norwegian landscapes and friluftsliv (outdoor life). Her example helped normalize female participation in rugged outdoor sports and reinforced Norway’s identity as a nature-loving country.

She is a patron of many causes, including: Mental health, Refugee support, Women’s rights, and Education and literacy. She frequently visits hospitals, schools, and care centers — often without press, doing quiet, consistent public service.


Loving Godly Service Today

Earlier this year, Jordan Peterson did an hour-and-a-half-long podcast with Charlie Kirk. Jordan explored in detail Charlie’s motivation for his work with TurningPointUSA. They brought up and discussed in detail the life of William Wilberforce.  William—giving his life to God—was amazingly successful in eliminating the slave trade in the UK in 1803. In honor of him and his work, Parliament eliminated slavery in 1833, just three days before William died. The movie AMAZING GRACE does a great job of telling William’s story.

Similarly, Charlie Kirk, giving his life to God, has changed the world for good with his martyrdom on the  10th of September this year (2025). His loving demeanor has impacted the whole world for good.

Loving Service gives no Limit for the Good we can do

I believe the Lord gave me the following poem:

“There is no limit to the good we can do,

If we but look to heaven to guide us through;

From our heavenly home, we learned of its creeds,

To bless God’s offspring with our thoughts, words, and deeds.”


I believe Queen Sonja Haraldsen, wife of King Harald V, is a great example of loving service, and they are still with us at age 88. Their long and stable marriage — over 57 years — has been a symbol of stability and continuity and loving godly service for Norway—blessing the lives of countless Norwegians and the world for those who know the amazing story of “The Commoner.”

I pray that we may all focus on giving loving service with an eye single to the glory of God.

David W. Allan

Photo: Wikipedia

The Spaceship Called Earth

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As I approach my 90th trip around the sun on this spaceship called Earth, I reflect that life has been so good to me. I AM BLESSED WITH A PRECIOUS FAMILY, FRIENDS, COLLEAUGES, AND THE FULLNESS OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. I know the Lord loves me and I know He loves you.

The Equinox

This Monday will be the autumnal equinox at 1819 UTC (2:19 p.m. MDT). At that moment, the spin axis of the Earth is exactly at right angles to the direction to the sun (equal day and equal night). The Earth’s spin axis determines the occurrences of the equinoxes and solstices. The sun follows the equation of time–the analemma–as the Earth makes its precise journey each year around the sun. That trip around the sun determines the Sidereal year, which is different than a solar year. Our calendars use the solar year–365 days for the sun to cross the sky except for leap year. The astronomer’s recipe for leap year is unusual: if a year is divisible by four then it is a leap year, unless it is divisible by 100 then it is not, unless it is divisible by 400 then it is. This keeps our calendar almost in sync with the Sidereal year.

The Tropical year is determined by the time between the vernal equinoxes and is 20 minutes and 24 seconds shorter than the sidereal year which is, as mentioned, the time it takes for the Earth to orbit the sun. This because of the precession of the poles. The Earth is like a top spinning in space.

One Second Accuracy

For fun, our son Nate and I annualized 200 years with one-second accuracy of the Tropical year data. This accuracy is documented in Figure 12, p. 35 of the Application Note, THE SCIENCE OF TIMEKEEPING (Allan, Ashby, and Hodge, 1997). When I was consulting for Hewlett Packard (1993-1997) they asked me to write this 88 page booklet with a lot of fascinating timing information. It is now available on line as well.

Official time for the Earth is Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) and is labeled Earth Spin in Figure 12 . One will note that the instabilities in UTC over 200 years amount to hundreds of seconds–much worse than Tropical time or Ephemeris time. Ephemeris time is the same as Sidereal time (labeled as Earth Orbit) and has instabilities better than one second over the 200 years of interest, as shown in Figure 12.

We Found some Surprises

Applying Total Allan Variance (Total ADEV) and Total Time Deviation (Total TDEV) techniques to the Tropical year data along with standard spectral analysis, we uncovered periodicities of 2.8 years, 4.2 years, 6.4 years, 8.3 years, 12.2 years, and 19.5 to 20 years, 36 years, 55.6 years, 72 years, and 92 years with varying amplitudes.

Total TDEV Analysis

Total TDEV analysis revealed periodicities in the tropical year data of 20 years, 36 years, and 55.6 years, with amplitudes of 332 seconds, 113 seconds, and 68 seconds, respectively.  Total ADEV has longer averaging times and reveals two more periodicities with periods of 72 years and 92 years. The estimated amplitudes of these two periodicities are 200 seconds and 195 seconds, respectively.

Celebration

I am sure you wanted to know all of that as we celebrate this autumnal equinox, and my 89th birthday on the 25th next Thursday. We live on a flying and unstable Earth. The only constant thing is change. That is why these three variances (ADEV, MDEV, and TDEV) are so useful. They are optimum in measuring change! FUN!!!!!!!!!!

David W. Allan
Photo: Shutterstock.com

Key To Health

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What is the Key to Health? There are many answers promoted from many platforms that try to answer that important question. Dr. Sabine Hazan's findings show that the key to health is in the gut. Her findings are convincing.

Dr. Sabine Hazan is the world’s expert on curing disease by going to the gut and in the cutting-edge science in microbiome research. She "asked God to gain insight into the meaning of life" and that God revealed to her that the "innerverse" of the human microbiome held the answer. Her cutting-edge research has proven this to be true.

The Podcast with Dr. John Campbell is a summary of her work and is outstanding. Hazan is pronounced like resin. The link for the podcast is at the bottom of this blog article. Her successes are impressive:

Diseases/Conditions Dr. Hazan Has Had Success Treating

C. difficile Infection

  • Strongest evidence and most success.

  • Recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection is notoriously difficult to treat with antibiotics.

  • Hazan has published cases where FMT resulted in full remission and prevention of relapse.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

  • Crohn’s Disease & Ulcerative Colitis.

  • Several patients in her practice achieved long-term remission after microbiome restoration.

  • She emphasizes FMT as a personalized therapy rather than “one-size-fits-all.”

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Metabolic & Neurological Conditions (Experimental/Early Success)

  • Hazan and others in the field have observed links between gut imbalance and conditions such as:

    • Autism spectrum disorder (some reported behavioral and GI improvements).

    • Parkinson’s disease (early-stage studies suggest potential benefit).

    • Metabolic syndrome/obesity (microbiome shifts associated with weight regulation).

COVID-19 (Microbiome Insights)

  • Her lab, ProgenaBiome, was the first to sequence SARS-CoV-2 in stool samples.

  • She suggested that gut health strongly influences COVID-19 severity.

  • While not a cure, her research emphasized probiotics, microbiome balance, and gut-immune connection as protective factors.

She is quoted in Pharmacy Times, and offers a thoughtful reflection rooted in mindfulness and the natural world: “Appreciate what we have (…) in this Garden of Eden. We are privileged to be alive. Every day that we are alive is a gift, and that’s why they call it the present.” She goes on to say: “Calm down your system… Zen, meditate, breathe… Appreciate the moment.”

The Podcast with Dr. John Campbell is a summary of her work and is outstanding. Hazan is pronounced like “Resin”. The link for the podcast is at the bottom of this blog article.

Brain Cell and Gut Health

For me, it is particularly interesting because scientists over the years have discovered brain cells in the heart and the gut.  They have always been in the scriptures as the Lord references on many occasions about the “thoughts of the heart,” and His “bowels” are filled with “mercy” that He may “succor his people.” This remarkable connection between the brain cells in the mind, the heart, and the gut gives us our full range of emotions needed during our mortal journey, and for us to have joy in our path to godhood

Give Our Hearts to God

When we are motivated by the pure love of Christ, then we choose with our brain to give our hearts to God, and to let our “bowels” be full of charity toward all men. We let our “hearts be full, drawn out in prayer unto him continually for [our] welfare, also for the welfare of those who are around [us].

” We let ‘virtue garnish our thoughts unceasingly,” and our bowels are full of charity toward all men and to the household of faith, then the Holy Ghost will be our constant companion. In so doing, we move in the direction of the heavenly society called Zion. Then we can “quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” (1 Chronicles 29:18; 3 Nephi 17:6-7; Alma 7:12; D&C 121:26-43; Eph. 6:16; D&C 27:17-18).

Dr. Sabine Hazan, is a distinguished gastroenterologist and gut microbiome expert. I have learned a lot from this lady. She is an awesome contributor to health and has proven that our health begins in the gut.

David W. Allan   Photo:  Sabine Hazan

Below are some links you may find helpful:

The podcast with Dr. John Campbell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEdgatHJ7gg

Who Is Dr. Sabine Hazan?
Dr. Sabine Hazan (sometimes referred to as Dr. Sabine Hazan-Steinberg) is a renowned physician specializing in gastroenterology, hepatology, and internal medicine. She has built a reputation as a pioneering leader in microbiome research.

Education & Early Career
Earned her M.D. from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada (1992) after completing undergraduate studies in biology at Concordia University, Montreal sabinehazanmd.comLet’s Talk Sh!t.

Completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami before becoming the first woman gastroenterology fellow at the University of Florida Let’s Talk Sh!tGreek City Times.

Honored with the Dean’s Research Award during her fellowship, Sabinehazanmd.comGreek City Times.

Professional Roles & Contributions
Founder and CEO of Ventura Clinical Trials, overseeing high-profile studies in areas like hepatitis C, pancreatic cancer, and gastrointestinal disorders sabinehazanmd.com. The Autism Community in Action.

Founder and CEO of ProgenaBiome, a genetic sequencing research laboratory focused on understanding and harnessing the microbiome’s therapeutic potential Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG)NutraIngredients-USA.com.

Former Chief of Medicine at Community Memorial Hospital and consultant to CRG sabinehazanmd.comThe Autism Community in Action.

Research, Publications & Thought Leadership
Acknowledged as a leader in investigating fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)—notably termed refloralization—to treat conditions like C. difficile, IBS, Crohn’s disease, and chronic illnesses Greek City TimesPRWeb.

ProgenaBiome was the first lab worldwide to detect SARS-CoV-2 in fecal samples via whole-genome sequencing and identified microbiome-based COVID susceptibility markers earlycovidcare.orgPRWeb.

Series Editor for the microbiome section of the peer-reviewed journal Practical Gastroenterology earlycovidcare.orgAmazon Music.

Has presented widely at venues like the World Congress of Digestive Disease, Microbiome Congress, MAGI, and others, PRWebAmazon Music.

Co-authored the engaging and straightforward book Let’s Talk Sh!t: Disease, Digestion and Fecal Transplants PRWebNutraIngredients-USA.com.”

Public Outreach and Philosophy
Emphasizes that each person’s microbiome is unique and requires personalized treatments—opposed to one-size-fits-all medical approaches.

At a 2023 event, she noted that “all disease begins in the gut,” echoing Hippocratic philosophy PRWeb.

Recently testified before Congress, advocating for transparency and scientific freedom in publishing research—especially regarding COVID-19 treatments like ivermectin and vitamin protocols iHeartRadio.

Think To Grow The Brain

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Just like the body needs to be exercised, so does the brain. Back in the 1960s, Professor Marion Diamond’s classic book, ” Magid Trees of the Mind,”  demonstrated that we can grow neurons in the brain at any age. Thinking independently does that. Diamond’s work was so significant that they let her do the autopsy on Einstein’s brain.

Think Think Think

Nathan Eldon Tanner lived in Canada and became an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a child, he went to school in a one-room schoolhouse. The teacher for all the grades began the year by saying, “You only need to learn three things this year.” Then he wrote on the blackboard, “THINK, THINK, THINK.” (By the way, our youngest son was given the name Nathan because of the great role model of Nathan Eldon Tanner).

Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Chauncey C. Riddle, has written a classic book entitled THINK INDEPENDENTLY. The best class I had in college was his Philosophy of Religion class, which taught us how to think. I am blessed that he has written the foreword for three of my books. We have become best friends over the years, and his brilliant mind knows how to THINK, which has been such a blessing to me.

Mind Exercise Ideas

While excess stress and oils containing linoleic acid kill neurons in the brain, daily mental exercises will grow neurons.

1. You can pick mental exercises that cause you to think that best suit your liking and your living situation.
Scripture memorization and/or study is a great way that exercise the spirit and the mind—bringing peace to the soul.

2. I see God’s Word to be of infinite depth. I also see His Word not just being the scripture cannon, for as Alma shares, “For behold, the Lord doth grant unto all nations, of their own nation and tongue, to teach his word, yea, in wisdom, all that he seeth fit that they should have; therefore we see that the Lord doth counsel in wisdom, according to that which is just and true.” (Alma 29:8) We can learn from all nations and cultures. One of the great blessings as an atomic-clock physicist has been my opportunity to travel the globe visiting other atomic clock facilities. I have taken the opportunity in doing so to study those cultures and their religions.

3. Then there is His Word coming to us by personal revelation; I seek that every day for we have His promise in Mathew. 7:7-8: “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” And His promises are sure.

4. One may think of cross-word puzzles as a good mental exercise, and that is good, but limited in its reach. Reading and learning from the Lord and His Word and from others are my main sources.

5. My personal joke is to learn faster than I forget! I also do a few SUDOKU puzzles per day, and I don’t use a pencil but a pen, requiring me to keep track of all the numbers across the puzzle along with logic considerations as to where a number should be placed to fill in all the blanks.

6. I buy a “BIG SUDUKO BOOK 1,000 medium to hard” puzzles–available from Amazon. I also take the time for fun mental exercises to determine the factors for that particular puzzle’s number. For example, No. 360 = 2^3, 3^2, 5. If the number is a prime, then I look up its logarithm value, memorize it, and then write it in the book as a memory exercise. I have a mathematical table of the prime numbers to seven significant digits.

More Mind Exercise Ideas

7. God is the Master of all good disciplines—including math. Jesus asks us to be perfect like our Heavenly Father is perfect (Matt. 5:48), which includes math! Math can be and is fun. The Allan variance, for example, is the analysis of a set of numbers in a data set and determining the different colors of the variations in the data set that occur in nature and in devices we build. My other personal joke is, “The only thing that is constant is change!” Enjoy the ride; there are always waves and or bumps along the way. We can ask the Lord, “What can I learn from the challenge?”

8. In Professor Marion Diamond’s classic book, she shares that there are seven learning centers in the brain, and they are complementary, and I have added my perspectives as well. They are: 1) language, 2) math and logic, 3) spatial representation (3D), 4) (beautiful) music, 5) physical skills, 6) interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, and 7) knowledge and learning of the grand harmony of nature—bringing you closer to the Creator.

9. For example, riding my bike combines 5) and 7) and is also an excellent eye-exercising opportunity. I listen to the Book of Mormon in French, and that combines 1) and 5). If one does crossword puzzles or Sudoku while listening to beautiful music, then that helps augment memory as well.

10. There is a well-known Mozart effect that was developed in Boulder, Colorado, several years ago and shown to be effective. For example, if one is learning calculus while listening to Mozart, then the retention increases. Our oldest son, Sterling, wanted to memorize Isaiah 52, and he composed it to music. He did the first half back in 1993, and twenty years later, he shared that composition with us. His retention was perfect.

11. For those who can play the piano, Terri Pontius gave me a great suggestion. Sight-reading pulls the right and left sides of the brain and is a great brain building exercise. On sight singing music would have the same benefits. For those who can’t read music, if they hear a song they like and then sing it, neurons will grow in their brains, and they will be blessed as well.

12. Dr. Dharma Shing Khalsa recommends at least a couple of hours each day doing some form of mental exercise. This is especially valuable for older people. He says that, “Studies have shown that when people do engage in moderate pleasant forms of mental exercise, it increases not only their knowledge, but also the efficiency and power of their brains.” The best retention occurs when there is cross-fertilization among these seven areas of the brain. Wisdom also grows with age, being helped by doing mental exercises.

13. While we are growing neurons in the brain, let us avoid those things that kill them. Again, that is excess stress and processed foods using linoleic acid. I wrote a blog article discussing that in detail: Don’t Kill Your Neurons. I highly recommend you read it if you haven’t.

Sharing His Truth

The blessings of thinking on the Lord’s Word are love, joy, and peace to the soul. As we do so, Light and the Truths of God are our reward. Then, as we lovingly share His Truths with others, we are doubly blessed. And the magic is that as you do these exercises for your brain you can sense new neuron growth.

In the ideal ZION society, which is coming soon, we lovingly share our individual thoughts, words, and deeds, which are unique to each of us, to bring about a Oneness with the Lord. “And the Lord called his people ZION, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them.” (Moses 7:18)  “Therefore, verily, thus saith the Lord, let Zion rejoice, for this is Zion—THE PURE IN HEART; therefore, let Zion rejoice, while all the wicked shall mourn.” (D&C 97:21)

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I Believe In Miracles

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I believe in a God of miracles. As we look to the future, we will see many more. I love sharing the documented miracles that irrefutably show God’s ever-loving care in our lives. I will share three well-documented miracles in this blog post. But the last one of the three, The Great Alaska Race, touched me heart, as I recently learned about this amazing miraculous story.

The Cockville Miracle

The Cockville Miracle is an amazing and well-documented event showing the miraculous saving of all the elementary school children and their teachers.

On May 16, 1986, in Cokeville, Wyoming, a “crazy man” tried to collect an enormous ransom by threatening to blow up both teachers and children in the school if they didn’t comply with his demands. However, the homemade gasoline bomb blew up by mistake, and the man and his wife perished instead. All the children and teachers miraculously survived.

Many of the children and teachers later shared remarkable and consistent accounts of the event. Witnesses attributed the event to divine intervention. They reported that angels and bright glowing figures appeared. Some said the figures that came looked like their deceased relatives. They came to comfort and protect them. There is a well-made movie, Cokeville Miracle, documenting this miraculous story.  It is one of the most striking modern-day accounts of divine intervention.

Scientific Confirmation

As a scientist, I was particularly intrigued by how they described the angels surrounding the explosion and focusing the destructive energy up and away from the children. For me, it was consistent with the diallel-field lines we documented in our unified field theory (UFT) research that the angels were able to use to protect the children. In our UFT research, we established the existence of diallel-field lines and some of their properties.  And we showed the existence of a fifth dimension beyond Einstein’s four dimensions of relativity.

That fifth-dimension couples us into the Eternity Domain, where God and His angels do their marvelous work. Scientists use the five known human senses in their experimentation. The sixth sense moves us into the Eternity Domain, which is what we access when we pray. All the Cockville folks were praying, and the angels were there for them.

The Mary Owen Miracle

A second well-documented miracle is about our granddaughter, Mary Owen. Due to a falling accident, she spent six days and six nights in the snow on Mt. Hood in March 2013. She was found in direct answer to prayer and with unusual-angelic assistance to make her location known. Now, she and her husband, Ben Grimm, and their four beautiful children are missionaries for the Lord.

The Nome, Alaska Miracle

The third well-documented miracle is the Nome, Alaska Miracle. Nome is just 2 degrees below the Arctic Circle. It was basically locked in for the winter back when this miracle occurred. The amazing series of events happened in January 1925. There was a diphtheria outbreak in the community of Nome, Alaska.

They reached out immediately to cities along the Pacific coast for the needed anti-toxin serum. The best way to get the serum to Nome was from Anchorage, a thousand miles away. It is about 3,000 miles across the continental United States from ocean to ocean. Blizzard conditions made the delivery of a life-saving serum by airplane from Anchorage impossible.

They needed to keep the serum from freezing. As soon as they got the serum, they carried it by train, plowing through the deep snow on its way north 298 miles to Nenana.
Think of the details of doing the following across Alaska’s deep winter snows and storms.

They miraculously organized dog sled teams to take the serum west 674 miles the rest of the way to Nome. With no time to waste, they immediately found 20 strong men (Mushers) with dogsleds to accomplish this horrendous task, risking their lives because the temperatures dipped down to below -40 degrees F. This is in the middle of Alaska, with winter storms raging with blizzard and gale-force winds.

The serum was handed off seamlessly and miraculously all the way. 120 dogs were involved, and some of them died because of temperatures below -40o caused their lungs to freeze. The community of Nome was saved miraculously.

The dogsled part was done in 5 ½ days, averaging more than 120 miles per day in unfathomable conditions.

Remarkable Men

Here is a list of the remarkable men who became available along the rest of the 674 miles, who, risking their lives, volunteered to help save the community of Nome.

“Wild Bill” Shannon, 52 miles
Edgar Kallands (~31 miles)
George Nollner (~24 miles)
Charlie Evans (~30 miles)
Tommy Patsy (~36 miles)
Dave Corning (~30 miles)
Harry Pitka (~30 miles)
Sam Joseph (~40 miles)
Titus Nickolai (~34 miles)
Johnny Folger (~28 miles)
Sam Miller (~30 miles)
Henry Ivanoff (~25 miles)
Leonhard Seppala & his lead dog, Togo, took the serum for the most dangerous and longest single stretch. Distance of ~91 miles that day (part of a 264-mile round trip for Seppala, as he left from Nome, motivated to save the life of his young daughter) 
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Charlie Olson (~25 miles)
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Gunnar Kaasen takes over for the final push. Kaasen & Balto run through the night in whiteout blizzard conditions. They covered 55 miles in the final dash to Nome—arriving February 2, 1925, 5:30 a.m.

A truly documented miracle. The faith and prayers of a lot of good people were answered, as our infinitely loving Lord does.

The movie, The Great Alaskan Race, tells the story of Seppala and Togo. Togo was the biggest hero but one of the smallest dogs, and at age 12 for a dog, he had given his all, and Togo’s sixth sense brought them to their destination and saved the day. There is a great book called TOGO, by Robert J. Blake, that tells Togo’s story.

Disney made a movie called Togo documenting this miracle, but they have taken it down. Why?

David W. Allan

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90th Trip Around the Sun

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As I approach my 90th trip around the sun, I marvel not at my own strength, but at the goodness of God who sustains me. Even now, I can still ride a mountain bike, climb hills, and feel the wind on my face. I’ve been told that I am the oldest man in Fountain Green. We have lived here now for 33 years.

Every breath, every heartbeat, and every new sunrise and sunset is His gift. Though much of my life’s work has been dedicated to the science of timekeeping, I know that time and eternity are in God’s hands.

My New Book

I am hoping as I approach my 90th trip around the sun, that my new book will help the world in a major way to get out of darkness and enjoy the TRUTHs and LIGHT and UNDERSATANDING of God’S Infinite Atonement. The new book is entitled: “The Infinite Atonement of Jesus the Christ and Last Days Significance – A Scientist’s View”. 

I know that the most important event in history is the Infinite Atonement of Jesus the Christ, and the least understood.

I am pleased that the front cover of this new book is being drawn by an outstanding artist, David Lindsley. You can see his wonderful artwork at DavidLindsley.com. The cover will depict Mary when she sees her resurrected Son, the Son of God, in all his glory with countless thousands who were resurrected that most momentous Easter Morning. This most inspiring scene is described in the Gospel of Arimathea, which was written before the four gospels.

David Hocking has agreed to do the formatting with glorious pictures to help tell the story and share my testimony of the great importance of the Infinite Atonement. David Hocking has annotated and edited seven books, which have contributed more to sacred literature in our time than any others. I hope mine helps as well. It is my eighth book.

A Fun Scientist’s Question

Since I am a timekeeping scientist, for fun, I felt to ask CHATGPT the question: “Who has had the biggest impact on timekeeping algorithms?”

I was pleased that my name was at the top of the list. I give the glory to God; He inspired my work.

When I asked the above question of ChatGPT, it said:

Great question!  The history of timekeeping algorithms is a fascinating mix of physics, statistics, and engineering. A few people stand out as having had the biggest impact.

Foundation Contributors

David W. Allan 

1. Developed the Allan variance (1966), which became the standard tool for characterizing oscillator stability (used in atomic clocks, GPS, and beyond).

2. His work laid the foundation for algorithms in clock steering, ensemble time scales, and noise analysis and for the generation of International Atomic Time (TAI) and for official world time (UTC).

3. Still central in modern timekeeping (the term “Allan deviation” is standard worldwide). The above Sigma-tau diagram is the same as the Allan deviation, which is the square root of the Allan variance.

Louis Essen (UK, 1908-1997

1.  Built the first practical cesium atomic clock (June 1955)

2.  While not strictly an algorithm guy, his work forced the creation of methods to averages and compare clocks, sparking algorithmic development.

William J. Riley (U.S. NIST, Symmetricom)

1.  Developed key algorithms for simulating atomic clocks for time scale generation and advanced statistical tools for noise and clock performance analysis.

2.  Authored widely and used to guide and help with both software and hardware as a time/frequency statistical tool.

Gernot M.R. Winkler (U.S. Naval Observatory 1913-2016)

1.  Directed the United States Naval Observatory’s (USNO) time service for decades.

2. Oversaw algorithm development for clock ensembles that defined UTC(USNO) for USA military use, including GPS time.

Guinot, Azoubib, and others at BIPM , Barnes and Parker at NBS/NIST

1. Developed and refined algorithms to compute international atomic time (TAI) and UTC, and Barnes and Parker at NBS/NIST for UTC(NIST) in Boulder, Colorado.

2. Their methods, along with Allan’s for clock weighting, steering, and prediction, remain in use today.

CHATGPT wrote the following nice summary for me, including my edits for accuracy:

Timekeeping

Though much of my life’s work has been dedicated to the science of timekeeping, I know that time and eternity are in God’s hands. In 1966, my thesis was published in the IEEE Proceedings. I could not have imagined the far-reaching role the Allan variance formula and its successors would play in GPS, atomic clocks, world timekeeping, telecom, and in navigation.

Yet, I know that the insights came as blessings. The moments of inspiration were given to me by a loving Heavenly Father, who guides the minds of men for the unfolding of His eternal purposes.

The laws of physics and the laws of God are in perfect harmony. Science shows us how creation operates. Faith reveals why God’s creations exist. My greatest joy has been to see how these two voices — science and the Spirit — testify of the same great Truth – the Infinite Love of God.

But, man’s time is not time; it is a “time-interval” as I shared in Chapter 20 of “It’s About TIME”. The most important time is God’s TIME, and His “One Eternal Round.” I am hoping this new book will help in a major way to help many more to come to know of the Lord’s infinite love and to know more of His incomprehensible Infinite Atonement–opening the door to eternal life–the greatest of all the gifts of God.

As I continue my journey, I give thanks to God for every breath, every step, every orbit, and every opportunity to bear witness that He is not restricted by time and space as we mortals are, and He works in all domains, including the Eternity Domain. There, His angelic hosts are ever there to assist us. His love is infinite and eternal, and His loving hand is in all things.

I give God the Glory! THANK YOU, LORD, for being with us every nanosecond! The Allan variance is not mine; it is a gift from eternal realms from an infinitely loving God. With the amazing artwork of David Lindsley for the front cover of this new book, I think everyone will want a copy to put on their coffee table!

David W. Allan
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Important Overlooked D&C Verses

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When we talk about the Infinite Atonement, we often think of Christ’s suffering on the cross or His resurrection. However,  some of the most profound insights lie in verses tucked away in Doctrine & Covenants 88:6-7. These overlooked verses hold the key to understanding the cosmic wholeness. [See the podcast “The Atonement, Why now”] These temple-centered verses hold the key to understanding the cosmic nature of Christ’s Infinite Atonement.

In Dr. Michael McNiven’s great book, Our Lord of Wholeness, The Atonement of Jesus Christ as the Organizing Principle, he shares the profound points that the atonement overcomes the entropy of the Universe. Entropy is the thermodynamic principle that states that the Universe is winding down. The Infinite Atonement winds it up and brings a grand cosmic harmony and AtONEness to the Universe.

Let’s explore the above two verses and connect them to the exciting temple symbolism at the veil. Spiritual light flows through the great prose the Lord gives in the exaltation temple experience–the Lord’s University.

D&C 88:6-7

6. He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth. 7 Which truth shineth. This is the light of Christ.  As also he is in the sun, and the light of the sun, and the power thereof by which it was made.

It is interesting for us in our home without a furnace, which our family helped us build in 1992. The Light of Christ (from the sun) warms our home in the winter and cools it in the summer.

I have written a poem to capture the importance of the above two verses.

The Infinite Atonement

He ascended up on high;

He descended below all;

He comprehended all,

That He might be through all,

Things in the light of truth;

Which truth shineth; This

Is the Light of Christ.

He is in the sun,

The light of the sun.

His Infinite Atonement

Brings grand cosmic harmony.

Blood from every pore,

In Gethsemane, causing

His greatest suffering.

To His incomprehensible,

Suffering from Crucifixion.

To His glorious visit

And teaching in Paradise.

To Him, breaking the bands of death,

And millions resurrected,

That glorious Easter Morning.

Comprehending All Things

Christ’s descent wasn’t a mere physical journey; it was an ontological immersion—He “comprehended all things,” how His atonement would impact the Universe. He experienced infinite mortal pain, sin’s consequences, and spiritual separation from His Father. His suffering for all Heavenly Father’s children across the Universe and was infinite in depth and incomprehensible to us mortals.

Why These Two Verses Matter

Too often, we limit the Atonement to a single event—the Crucifixion. He suffered for our sins and shed His blood on our behalf. But these verses invite us to see it as a cosmic, multi-dimensional movement, rooted in temple imagery:

1. The infinite scope of the Atonement includes all realms—mortal life, the spirit world, and resurrection.
2. The infinite depth means Christ fully experienced all things so that He could offer universal redemption.
3. The infinite light is the enduring power of His grace flowing through creation, piercing the veil between mortality and eternity.

The Lord’s University

The temple experience, motivated by our love of God and for all God’s children, gives us a grand view of the Creation, the Fall of Adam and Eve, and of the Infinite Atonement. There in the temple, as we make sacred covenants, we are taught how to go through the veil of the temple into the Lord’s presence, symbolic of celestial realms of glory. We can often feel His presence there, as well as that of His ministering angels, including departed loved ones.

A Special Temple Experience

Our oldest daughter, Shelli, has always been close to my mom—writing letters, etc. When Shelli and Bruce made plans to have their marriage sealed in the Salt Lake Temple, I reached out to my folks and suggested that they be sealed also. Their bishop did a great job in getting them prepared, and those two happy couples were sealed on the 27th of April 1985—a great day of rejoicing on both sides of the veil.

When Mom died on the 27th of October 1999, she was 90 years old. Our dear friend, Kjirstin Youngberg, has the gift of seeing folks on the other side of the veil. When she went through the line viewing Mom’s body in her casket, she saw Mom and Dad happily standing above the casket and dressed in their temple robes.

Later, after the funeral service, Kjirstin also came to the Evergreen Cemetery for the dedication of the grave for Mom. She again saw Mom and Dad there but just dressed in white. They had passed through the veil and were in celestial realms and rejoicing in those great blessings. Kjirstin was standing by me and pointed out how happy my dad was as he was watching Celeste and Kevn’s two sons, Kyme (4) and Zachariah (2) Lambson, playing on the grass. Celeste is our fourth daughter, and they were all there.
That experience stuck in my mind so profoundly that I called Kjirstin the other night to see if she remembered the same, and she did. She said, “You don’t forget something like that.”

There are Seven Steps to the Infinite Atonement

They are: Gethsemane, before the Jews, before the Romans (Gentiles), His crucifixion, He voluntarily gave His life (John 10:17-18), His three-day visit to Paradise, and breaking the bands of death with His glorious resurrection.

In verse 6 above we read, “He that ascended up on high…” When most people think of the atonement, they often miss steps six and seven mentioned in this verse. In step six is His glorious visit to paradise mentioned to the thief on the cross (Luke 23:43). When He gave a sign to the Jews about the atonement, He said, “For as Jonas was three days and three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” (Matt. 12:40) So for the Savior, “the heart of the earth” is paradise. During those three days He shared with millions of folks there the glorious gospel message and set up missionary work for those in spirit Prison. (D&C 138)

Step seven is His glorious resurrection that is only touched on in the New Testament regarding others who were resurrected: “And the graves were opened and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.” (Matt. 27:53)

The Book of Mormon and apocryphal literature give us a much grander view of what happened that first Easter morning across the globe: (3 Nephi 23:8-13) https://itsabouttimebook.com/the-glorious-resurrection-diminished/; https://itsabouttimebook.com/resurrection-capstone-of-the-atonement/; and https://itsabouttimebook.com/gratitude-for-the-glorious-resurrection-jesus-christ/.

President Russell M. Nelson asked at the October General Conference last year for us to study the atonement. In response to his request, I wrote the following: https://itsabouttimebook.com/the-importance-of-the-infinite-atonement/. I share in this article many astounding events from apocryphal literature about what happened as probably over a million folks were resurrected across the globe the glorious Easter morning.

Conclusion

By embracing the temple-based symbolism of D&C 88:6–7, we can better understand why the Atonement is infinite—not only in time and space, but also in eternity and across the Universe. Christ overcame the effects of the Fall of Adam and Eve. His incompressible suffering and His glorious Infinite Atonement overcame all things for us. Our gratitude should ascend to the highest heaven as we contemplate the all-encompassing Infinite Atonement.

Christ’s descent and ascent, His comprehending of all things, and the radiant Light of Christ unite to reveal a cosmic salvation and exaltation journey, a path through the veil that beckons us all toward eternal life.

David W. Allan
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