What is Eternal Life?

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FreepikEternal Life is the greatest of all the gifts of God. Jesus in prayer, “As thou hast given [Me] power over all flesh, that [I] should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given [Me].  And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” (John 17:2, 3)

But how do we comprehend the incomprehensible? Thanks to the beautiful truths of the restoration of the fullness of the gospel, we gain great and inspiring understandings of Eternal Life. In this scripture, the Apostle John gives us a beautiful definition of “Eternal Life.” It is to know God and His Beloved Son. The implications of that knowledge are enormous. Jesus has asked us to be perfect like He and the Father are perfect. (3 Nephi 12:48) We learn from the restoration that Eternal Life is not only life with God but growing into perfection to be like God. We have the great promise: “He that keepeth his commandments receiveth truth and light until he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things” (D&C 93:28)

Why Are We Here?

When Vinney Tolman passed the veil of death, he was taught the “Purpose of Life” by his great-great-grandfather Drake. He asked Vinney, “Why are we here?” referring to our mortal journey. Vinney shared his perspective, “I was taught Christian values and principles I should live by— that life was a test to see what kind of soul we have.” Drake responded, “Your mortal existence is not a test.” He explained that a test implies pass or fail. God created a “system where everyone succeeds, but only at the speed that they are able to grow.” Vinney questioned, “So, we can continue progressing after we die?” And Drake said, “We do indeed… the life you have on earth is a reflection of the life you can have afterward… [God] wants to give us more love, more responsibilities, and more opportunities to create and grow and love in ways you have never imagined. But you have to be ready for it… Whatever progress you can make while alive will help you that much more after you move on.” Life is a grand opportunity to grow in LIGHT and TRUTH. Jesus is the way and the truth and the life.  (John 14:6)

Learning in This Life

The Prophet Joseph Smith taught: “…if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come.” (D&C 130:18-19)

The cornerstone scripture for the Protestant world is John 3:16; “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.” But “everlasting life” is not the same as Eternal Life. The Apostle Paul shares that there are three degrees of glory. (1 Corinthians 15:40-42). The revelation given to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in Section 76 of the Doctrine and Covenants greatly amplifies that. And Section 88 gives us even more glorious detail.

Paul describes the three degrees of glory like the sun, the moon, and the stars. And as one star differs from another “in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead…” Those coming to Christ and receiving the fullness of the gospel are promised celestial glory—like unto the sun. Those who accept Christ from the Bible gospel will make it into the Millennium, where they will have the opportunity to receive the fullness of the gospel.  If they accept, they will enter into celestial realms of glory at the end of the millennium. Otherwise, they will enter a glory like unto the moon. Those rejecting Christ in this life will suffer for their sins during the epoch of the millennium. And if they accept Christ, they will have glory like unto the stars (Telestial Kingdom).

In the perfection of our infinitely loving God the “glory of the telestial… surpasses all understanding.” (D&C 76:89) We learn from Section 88 that the Lord rewards us according to the desires of our hearts. The Lord shares this profound counsel: “…that which they are willing to receive because they were not willing to enjoy that which they might have received. For what doth it profit a man if a gift is bestowed upon him, and he receives not the gift? Behold, he rejoices not in that which is given unto him, neither rejoices in him who is the giver of the gift. (D&C 88:32-33). The beautiful and glorious thing about Their Perfect Plan of Happiness is that we can grow in learning (Light and Truth) until we know what They know. Then we have a fullness of joy as we become like Them.

To Know Them is Eternal Life

I believe the most important thing we can do is help people come to know our infinitely loving Elohim. To know them is ETERNAL LIFE, (John 17:3) the greatest gift of all the gifts of God. (D&C 14:7) And the most important unit in time and in eternity is FAMILY.  Eternal Life is to know and live with our Heavenly Parents and Their Beloved Son, and to be like them—knowing “all things.” What an incredible promise and hope that gives us in the core of our beings and in the deepest reaches of our souls.

Elohim is plural and includes Heavenly Mother. I have come to know of her infinite love as well and of her magnificent role in the Godhead.

Learn the Truths of God

At a meeting in Paris, a good friend and colleague of mine came up to me and said, “I want you to give me a one-sentence summary of your religion!” I went into a deep internal prayer mode, and then shared with him, “We search for Truth with a capital T.” I believe the greatest opportunity in our mortal journey is to learn the TRUTHS of GOD, and then apply them in our lives. I have found the greatest joy in doing so. I believe that path leads us to Eternal Life and a fullness of joy Ironies, when you lose your life for Him, you find it.

Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ

In the Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ, by Levi, we read: “While he, with Peter, James and John went to Gethsemane to pray. They sat beneath an olive tree, and Jesus opened up the mysteries of life to Peter, James, and John. 

He said, ‘The Spirit of eternity is One unmanifest; and this is God the Father, God the Mother, God the Son in One. In the life of manifests the One became the Three, and God the Father is the God of might, and God the Mother is omniscient God, and God the Son is Love. And God the Father is the power of heaven and earth; and God the Mother is the Holy Breath, the thought of heaven and earth; and God the Son, the only son, is Christ, and Christ is love. I came as a man to manifest this love to men.” (163:29-34) This gospel also shares, “Behold, this Comforter of God, the Holy Breath, is one with God, but she is one that the world cannot receive because it sees her not; it knows her not. But you know her because she will abide within your soul.” (161:36-37)

Eternal Life – The Fullness of Joy

The Gospel of Thomas shares that Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother are “EQUALLY-SACRED.” “THEY ARE THE GREAT-POWERS OF ALMIGHTY/EL-SHADDAI… THE ONE IS NOT [without] THE OTHER IN THE ONE GREAT… YHV.” (117:B) I believe that Heavenly Mother as the “Holy Breath” perfectly orchestrates the angels in the Kingdom of Heaven to have angels speak the words of Her Beloved Son to witness Him across time and in eternity. (2 Nephi 32:2-5) And also to bear witness of Heavenly Father and His infinite love. Heavenly Father has protected Her name from being profaned. She is the best means now for us to know our true ELOHIM and to enjoy Eternal Life and a fullness of joy.

David W. Allan

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The Importance of the Infinite Atonement

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The importance of the Infinite Atonement was emphasized by President Nelson during the October 2024 General Conference. He said that we should learn everything we can about the Atonement. I was delighted to hear this challenge from our Prophet.

While I was serving as Stake President in Boulder, Colorado, I prepared a special talk about the Infinite Atonement and had the High Counselors share this message in all the wards in our Stake. For me, President Nelson’s challenge and my takeaway is, to help as many as I can with what I have learned regarding this most important subject. The Infinite Atonement is the centerpiece of all of world history; it is the most important event ever.

While we were serving our mission in West Africa, Cote d’Ivoire, I wrote a special article for the people there and then put it on our original website: THE FALL OF ADAM and THE ATONEMENT OF JESUS CHRIST are CENTRAL TO CREATION’S DESIGN.

Importance of the Infinite Atonement

The Atonement brought perfection to Heavenly Father’s “Plan of Happiness, and all of Heavenly Father’s children are the recipients. Everyone will be or has been resurrected. Everyone can be forgiven their sins if they repent and receive Christ into their lives. The Infinite Atonement promises the greatest of all the gifts of God, Eternal Life. The more we gain an understanding of the Infinite Atonement, the closer we come to our Savior and enjoy and feel His love in our lives.

The earth and all the hosts of heaven responded to this most important three-day event. The Earth knew its Creator, and during those three hours He was excruciatingly suffering on the cross, “the God of nature suffers.” And rocks were broken up all across the earth and many cities of the wicked were destroyed.

We gain great insights from apocryphal literature:  the prophet Zenos reports, “And the rocks of the earth must rend; and because of the groanings of the earth, many of the kings of the isles of the sea shall be wrought upon by the Spirit of God, to exclaim: “The God of nature suffers.” (1 Nephi 19:12) Then, with His glorious resurrection, the Earth rocked back and forth in rapture, as her Creator commenced by being the first glorious fruits of the resurrection of us all.

The Witness of Jewish Soldiers

When it happened that early Sunday morning, it was witnessed by the hundred Jewish soldiers standing guard as a brilliant light came down from the heavens, and over the night they heard three times: “Adon Mashich Cumi,” which means, “Lord Christ arise.”
The last time was just before sunrise, “the heavens blazed with light… And then the white-robed form tramped on the Roman seal, and then he tore it into shreds; he took the mighty stone in hand as though it were a pebble from the brook, and cast it to the side. And Jesus opened his eyes and said, ‘All hail the rising sun! the coming of the day of righteousness!’

“They saw the body of the Nazarene transmute. They saw it change from a mortal to an immortal form and then disappear. The soldiers heard a voice from somewhere; yea, from everywhere. It said,” Peace, peace on earth; good will to men.”(Chapter 172:26-41 of the Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ by Levi)

The Pontius Pilot Account

In Pontius Pilot’s account, he sent his trusted secretary, MALCUS to witness and report. “He said that at about the beginning of the fourth watch, “They Saw A Soft And a Beautiful-Lyght Up Above the Sepulcher.” The Entire Place was lit up and there seemed to be A Crowd Of The Dead Walking around in their grave clothes. Each Of Them Seemed To Be Shouting And Filled With Ecstasy while All Around And Above, was Heard, The Most Beautiful Music he had ever experienced: And The Whole Sky Seemed To Be Full Of Voices Praising: YHV: Yahll’Vol’Hay/God. At This Time there seemed to be a reeling and rocking back-and-forth of The Entire Earth…” (The Crucifixion Report of Pontus Pilot to : Tiberius Caesar, pgs 147-151)
It seems the whole Earth was rejoicing with her Creator’s resurrection.

Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea

We read in the gospel of Joseph of Arimathea transliterated from Old English by Dezert-Owl; fortunately, I have become friends with him. This gospel describes Jesus’ mother Mary’s anguish: “SHE STOOD OUT-SIDE [of the tomb], CRYING BITTERLY (25:74).” Thinking Him dead, she didn’t recognize Him, as He appeared before her, “DRESSED in A BRYGHT-WHITE ROBE Ov LYGHT (25:110).” He asked her, “Why Are YOU BURSTING-OUT In TEARZ Ov A-Fection [over an] “Empty-Tomb (25:112).” “I [have] RELEASED All Ov Thoze Who Were [in the Spirit-world] Who ARE WORTHY [all the way back to Adam and Eve] (25:158).” “THEN SHE ROZE-UP, AN SHE GAVE HYM A GREAT EMBRACE (25:163).” “Then THE VIRGIN-MOTHER Looked Be-Hind HYM, An She Saw The GREAT-NUMBERZ THAT HE HAD TAKEN-UP, Out-From The Grave, ALL DRESSED-UP, IN THEIR PURE-WHITE ROBEZ (25:167).” He told her, “I Am Now PRESENTING Them Az THE GREAT-OFFERING BeFore… Father Az I DELIVER Them To PARADISE (25:166).” Mary’s heart was overwhelmed with joy when she realized what her Son had accomplished. Yet, she saw only a touch of His infinite atonement.

Mary Magdalene, His wife, saw Him immediately after. She went from the depts of despair to the heights of ecstasy when He called her name, “Mary (John 20:16).” In some translations, she also embraced the Lord.

Misunderstandings

Over the centuries, there have crept in a lot of misunderstandings in Christianity about the Atonement and some in our church, as well. The Book of Mormon gives us the clearest understanding of the resurrection as part of Infinite Atonement.  And, the records of early Christianity help us a great deal also.

Good Friday – A False Tradition

Good Friday is a false tradition of great significance. The Savior was crucified on Thursday and not on Friday. He needed those three days to organize missionary work in Paradise, where he went with the thief on the cross (John 23:42-43).

The Book of Mormon and the Bible are clear about the three days, as well as with other ancient American records. We read in the vision of Samuel the Lamanite of the Savior’s Atonement. “But behold, as I said unto you concerning another sign, a sign of his death, behold, in that day that he shall suffer death the sun shall be darkened and refuse to give his light unto you; and also the moon and the stars; and there shall be no light upon the face of this land, even from the time that he shall suffer death, for the space of three days, to the time that he shall rise again from the dead… darkness should cover the face of the whole earth for the space of three days.” (Helaman 14:20, 27)

Jesus gave the Jews a sign that as “Jonas” spent three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so would He spend three days and three nights in the “heart of the earth.” (Matt. 12:38-40) I did a podcast with Brian Nettles and Michael Claridge explaining a stone found by Russell Burrows in the Heartland and given to Wayne May.  It beautifully displays the Atonement, as taught in the Book of Mormon. The stone clearly depicts the three days. The Lord orchestrated in the Hebrew calendar two Sabbaths in a row for His Infinite Atonement. He had Jonah in the whale’s belly symbolically as well. I share the link for that podcast below.


The Validity of Three Days

We also learn a lot from apocryphal literature on the validity of the three days. Ferrar Fenton’s Bible translated from the original Greek shares the two Sabbaths over the three days of the infinite atonement (John 19:20, and see the footnote to this scripture). Joseph of Arimathea took a gospel of Jesus Christ with him to Britain written before the four  gospels. He also took the family of Christ and other dear disciples. The trans-Literation of this gospel by Dezert-Owl mentions the two Sabbaths in a row as well, in conjunction with the Infinite Atonement. (Chapter 25:58)

Seven Steps to The Infinite Atonement

As we study the Infinite Atonement, we find there are seven significant steps that occurred over those three sacred days. Those seven steps changed the world forever. The seven steps are: 1) Gethsemane; 2) Rejected by the Jews; 3) Rejected by the Gentiles (Romans); 4) His crucifixion; 5) He voluntarily gave His life for us, “No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself…” (John 10:18); 6) He spent three days in Paradise organizing missionary work and opening the “prison doors”; and 7) His glorious resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:20-22; 2 Nephi 9:6-8; Alma 42:23).

It is the resurrection that brings us back into the “presence of God.” It is the resurrection for everyone as part of the Infinite Atonement that overcame the physical death brought about by Adam and Eve. With all the repenting we could ever do, we would be lost without the resurrection. Modern saints for the most part and most Christians miss this extremely important Book of Mormon message of the resurrection being part of the Infinite Atonement. President Nelson specifically mentioned the “infinite atonement.”

His glorious resurrection launched early Christianity. After His resurrection, He spent 40 days with the early saints instructing them on the fullness of the gospel—including the temple ceremony and that he was married to Mary Magdalene; see the blog article giving Hugh Nibley’s explanation of Acts 1:3.

Atoning Sacrifice

The Atoning Sacrifice” is a common phrase used in the LDS community.  Our gratitude goes to the core of our being for Christ’s Atoning Sacrifice. But, if one assumes that is the same as the Infinite Atonement, talked about in the Book of Mormon, this is a big omission. “Atoning sacrifice” covers our sins, but the phrase leaves out the last two critical steps in the infinite atonement. The phrase “Atoning Sacrifice” is only mentioned once in our scriptures. Joseph F. Smith introduces this phrase in Doctrine and Covenants 138 in the context of his vision of missionary work in the spirit world. In other words, after the Lord finished His “Atoning Sacrifice,” which includes steps 1) through 5) of the Infinite Atonement, He then completed step 6. Can you imagine how many souls benefitted from Him opening up missionary work in the spirit world?  Many billions have died having not the opportunity to hear the fullness of the gospel.

You see “Atoning Sacrifice” in the headings of several chapters in the LDS scriptures. It seems that modern saints have lost the vision of the great importance of the glorious resurrection, step 7, as the capstone to the Infinite Atonement. In step 7, Christ’s resurrection was the fire that ignited the flame for ancient Christianity. The same happened as the resurrected Lord visited in America. Chief Midegah (David Taylor) of the Ojibway Tribe told us that the Book of Mormon is not about faith because it is fact. It is their history also. They call Him the “Great Peacemaker.” For them, He is a reality.

Resurrection Morning

As mentioned, Christ’s resurrection is the capstone to the infinite atonement. The Bible barely mentions the resurrection of others: “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.27:53-53) Christ had to remind the Nephites of this extremely important event that had not been recorded. (3 Nephi 23:7-13)

Have you thought about how many people were resurrected that morning when Christ broke the bands of death? This first resurrection included all the righteous over the 4,000 years back to Adam and Eve. I surmise that over a million souls came forth from their graves across the globe that glorious Easter morning.

I think you will enjoy a podcast explaining a stone showing the atonement found by Russell Burrows and given to Wayne May: The Semena Santa Stone – David Allan Interview (youtube.com). It beautifully parallels the Book of Mormon story and augments the Bible account as well. It clearly indicates the three days in the grave and visiting the spirit world, and it is an authentic stone inscription. It has been proven to not be fraudulent.

The Infinite Atonement Massively Includes

1. Covers all the “worlds without number.”
2. Glorious resurrection for all of Father’s children according to their thoughts, words, and deeds.
3. Forgiveness of sins for all who repent and come unto His Beloved Son.
4. After the Earth’s baptism with water and fire, moves the Earth to a paradisiacal glory during the Savior’s millennial reign as King of kings and Lord of lords in a terrestrial location in our galaxy.
5. Then the Savior delivers the Earth and His Kingdom to the Father in Celestial realms of glory, at the end of the millennium. This is depicted in the earthworks near Newark, Ohio.
6. And with the perfect final judgment delivers all the terrestrial folks and Telestial folks to their place, and “the glory of the Telestial surpasses all understanding,” (D&C 76:89) which is the lowest kingdom. (1 Corinthians 15:40-43) How merciful is our God.
7. Then the “sons of perdition” have “no forgiveness in this world nor in the world to come…  Having denied the Holy Spirit after having received it, and having denied the Only Begotten, Son of the Father, having crucified him unto themselves and put him to an open shame.” They suffer a “second death.” (D&C 76:32-37)

The Infinite Atonement includes the “atoning sacrifice” and so much more.

As great as the “Atoning Sacrifice” is, the massive inclusiveness of the Infinite Atonement leaves us astounded—touching on the incomprehensible greatness and infinitely loving goodness of our God. I pray that we may all live our lives to be the full recipients of the incomprehensible great blessings of the Infinite Atonement.

Here are some complimentary blog articles for your study. It is my desire to help you to know that TRUTH IS LIGHT, and that LIGHT, HIS LIGHT, brings us ever closer to our Creator.
https://itsabouttimebook.com/spiritual-science-seven-steps-in-atonement/ 
https://itsabouttimebook.com/the-full-infinite-atonement/ 
https://itsabouttimebook.com/the-infinite-atonement-and-paradise/
https://itsabouttimebook.com/resurrection-capstone-of-the-atonement/
https://itsabouttimebook.com/the-perfect-infinite-atonement/
https://itsabouttimebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/New-The-Resurrection-Disproves-The-Theory-of-Evolution.pdf
https://itsabouttimebook.com/the-infinite-atonement-of-jesus-christ/

David W. Allan (10 October 2024)

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We Are At A Critical Crossroad

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We are at a Critical CROSSROAD. The CROSSROAD choices are between liberty and tyranny, peace and war, health and sickness, and life and death. Led by Satan, the global elite have an overall goal of reducing the world population and having control of the masses. Satan is so subtle; he and his minions come in every door they can. At the same time, many really good things are happening with some very enlightened people.

I am not a big Trump fan, but if he loses the election, this land of the free will be lost. I am so happy that he now has some excellent people helping him move forward: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk, and other bright entrepreneurial supporters. All of these folks are great supporters of the First Amendment—freedom of speech—and the “American Dream.

American Health and Nutrition

Our son Nathan sent me the link to a four-hour roundtable on health and nutrition. The roundtable was organized by Senator Ron Johnson and Robert (Bobby) F. Kennedy, Jr. The information is incredibly relevant and timely as well.  Some very good people share some major insights during this roundtable. |

I also found this recent interview of Jordan Peterson with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and I learned a lot from them. Jordan knows how to get to the heart of the issues at hand.
Jordan Peterson has organized Jordanforthefellowship.org to help Israel. Many Christians are aligned as well.

My Summary of the Information

The global elite have control of the pharmaceutical industry, the FDA, the CDC, the NIH, the democratic party, and the UN. Unfortunately, they are exercising significant control over the internet, as well. They are manipulating the wars, the pharmaceuticals used, and the food industry in a major way. For example, after causing the obesity epidemic by manipulating what we eat and drink, they have now designed a very expensive pill for the obese to use to get rid of the fat!

As pointed out in the roundtable, the obesity epidemic is having serious consequences on human fertility, which, of course, is what the global elite want. It is also exacerbating many other diseases—like diabetes, many previously unknown childhood diseases, and Alzheimer’s.

Regarding wars, the global elite have control of the industrial military complex for profit; not for peace. They funded both sides of WWI and WWII. And they have greatly profited from all the wars since. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated because he got in the way of their war-mongering activities.  Bobby’s dad, Robert Kennedy, was assassinated as well for that reason.

I learned from Bobby Kennedy that the Kennedy family moved to the United States as a result of the Irish potato famine in 1845, which lasted over the next seven years. The democratic party was their savior, so to speak, and they have been Democrats ever since. Bobby Kennedy—seeing the corruption of the party has now aligned with Trump and is the primary advocate for the American people in stopping the chronic disease epidemic in America. He has convinced Trump of the importance of dealing with this monumental problem, as it is destroying our young people.

These diseases include basically all American diseases. The rate of children’s diseases has increased rapidly over the last few decades; many of which were not even known a few decades ago: ADHD, ASD, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer’s, insulin resistance (which 85% of Americans have and most don’t know it) dementia, several autoimmune diseases. Suicides among the young are now occurring at an epidemic rate. As Bobby Kennedy points out; all of this is avoidable and can be fixed relatively quickly. He outlines how in these videos. Trump now fully supports Kennedy in this effort, and they are making massive plans to do so should Trump be elected. This could be an enormous benefit to our younger generation, as well as to the masses.

The global elite taking over the food industry for profit is bringing about the early death and diseases of millions. Processed foods are nutrient-poor and disease-enhancing. Many of the processed foods use seed oils that are harmful because they are cheap. There is a great need to go organic and fresh; grass-fed and all the rest, as it was in the past before the current health crises. The food industry does not use in processing the oils that are good for you: coconut, palm, avocado, and virgin olive oil.

Most Americans are addicted to sugar, which is a slow poison. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is the preferred sweetener developed in the 1970s because it is so cheap and comes from subsidized GMO corn growers. HFCS drives obesity. The body doesn’t know how to process it and turns it into fat. America’s high carbohydrate diet drives obesity as well and also diabetes, which is now an epidemic.

God’s Promise

There are many more facts you can learn from the panel of experts. Let us be hopeful that solutions are at hand if we elect good people. Kamala Harris is aligned with the global elite and will destroy America if elected. Read the ingredients labels when you shop. Sugar and undesirable seed oils are often on the list.

The most important point that most people miss is that America is the “Promised Land” spoken of in the Book of Mormon. And God has promised that if we worship Him, we will be blessed. If we turn from the God of this land, who is Jesus Christ, we will be “cut off” at His Coming. How important is that?

My goal, as I enter my 89th trip around the sun, is to help as many as I can to come to know the infinite love of the Father and the Son. Basking in the blessings of His FULL infinite atonement and Their love are the greatest blessings we can receive in this life and in the life to come.

David W. Allan (28 September 2024)

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Zions Is Coming!

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Zion is coming. How exciting is that? In a world spiraling down in wickedness, in the grand irony of the Lord, He will “bring again Zion. (Isa. 52:8) With a voice together they shall sing the songs of redeeming love.

As we look at Jerusalem today, it is especially exciting to know that Jerusalem will become a ZION society—pure in heart and of one heart and one mind with no poor among them. The New Jerusalem spoken of in the scriptures will be built in Missouri and the City of Enoch will join it—with also a pure in heart people. And “with the voice together sing this new song.” (Rev. 3:12; Ether 13:1-12; D&C 84:98-100)

99 – The Lord hath brought again Zion;
The Lord hath redeemed his people, Israel,
According to the election of grace,
Which was brought to pass by the faith
And the covenant of their fathers.
100 -The Lord hath redeemed his people,
And Satan is bound and time is no longer.
The Lord hath gathered all things in one.
The Lord hath brought down Zion from above.
The Lord hath brought up Zion from beneath.


Gathering Israel in Preparation for ZION

President Russell M. Nelson has said that the most important thing we can do right now is to gather Israel on both sides of the veil. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only one doing that. We are the only church with temples to provide the ordinances by the living for those who have passed on. This is under the assumption that they have excepted the gospel in the spirit world. Peter so declared: “For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit (1 Peter 4:6).”

On the 20th and 21st of September 2024, a hallmark conference was held in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The conference featured Chief Midegah, as an Ojibwa Outreach, to gather Israel from the indigenous Native Americans. He and other key Native American leaders have established a brotherhood bond with key rabbis in New York and in Jerusalem.

As part of the conference, Chief Midegah shared how this bond of brotherhood came about, and one of the rabbis spoke at the conference. These rabbis have connections with over 5,000 rabbis across the world. It is an amazing outreach beyond indigenous Native Americans and the Chief is right in the middle of it all.

Messianic Jews and Israel being gathered

The number of Messianic Jews is growing rapidly; there are now over 350,000. The converts per thousand members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have increased from 7.6 to 14.6 in the last three years. This is over 200% in only three years. Before that the convert rate had been decreasing for more than four decades.  Most of the converts are from outside of the United States– as Israel is being gathered from the four corners of the Earth, as prophesied.

Zion Media Podcast

I just viewed a fascinating YouTube podcast on Zion Media. The guest was Boyd Ricks, who was prompted by Heavenly Father to meet Chief Midegah at a “Land of Promise” conference in June held in Spanish Fork, Utah. He shared a picture of their meeting. On the YouTube podcast, Ricks indicated that Chief Midegah is a key player in helping gather Israel. Ricks is a devout follower of Jesus Christ and shared several relevant scriptures telling of the current gathering.          

An Ideal ZION Society Is Coming

The ideal ZION society is coming, motivated by the first law of heaven. From chapter 19 in my book “It’s About Time”, I share below extracts from that chapter and some of my thoughts: We live in exciting times as Israel is being gathered. And we see the signs associated with the “Lord bringing about Zion.”

What do Ideal Zion Societies Like?

In 1909 the Jews began their kibbutzim projects. They are collective communities in Israel working together around a common goal. They were first based on agriculture but later branched into other economic opportunities — including some high-tech ideas. We visited two of them when we were there in 1987. It was impressive to see their communal spirit, as they ate together and worked together. The early Christians — both in the old world and in the new world — had “all things in common.” (Acts 2:44; 4:32; 4 Nephi 1:3) Enoch and Melchizedek established ideal societies–called Zion–and were taken up into heaven. As part of the restoration of all things, they are coming back (Eph. 1:10; Moses 7:67-69; JST- Genesis 14:25-40). Prophetically we know that Jerusalem will become such a Zion society as will the New Jerusalem, and those taken up will join those here on Earth in preparation for the Second Coming of our Lord. (Revelations 21:2; Doctrine and Covenants 84:96-102) Indeed, we anticipate a very exciting time in this regard — greater than anything we have ever seen. As described in the Book of Moses 7:

62 And righteousness will I send down out of heaven; and truth will I send forth out of the earth, to bear testimony of mine Only Begotten; his resurrection from the dead; yea, and also the resurrection of all men; and righteousness and truth will I cause to sweep the earth as with a flood, to gather out mine elect from the four quarters of the earth, unto a place which I shall prepare, an Holy City, that my people may gird up their loins, and be looking forth for the time of my coming; for there shall be my tabernacle, and it shall be called Zion, a New Jerusalem

63 And the Lord said unto Enoch: Then shalt thou and all thy city meet them there, and we will receive them into our bosom, and they shall see us; and we will fall upon their necks, and they shall fall upon our necks, and we will kiss each other;

64 And there shall be mine abode, and it shall be Zion, which shall come forth out of all the creations which I have made; and for the space of a thousand years, the earth shall rest.


These societies learn how to internalize and live the first two great commandments in all that they do, and that makes all the difference; for it is on these two commandments that hang all the law and the prophets. (Matt. 22:36-40)

How Can Zion Come?

It is difficult for most to envision such a society as we grovel around in this fallen world, which often looks a lot like the survival of the fittest. Our lack of vision is because we have forgotten who we really are as literal spirit offspring of infinitely loving Heavenly Parents. Also, many don’t realize that our struggles here are a necessary part of our growth in reaching the goal our Savior gave to us. The Lord asked us to be perfect like our Father in heaven is perfect and learning to love as they love. (Matt. 5:48) Many miss the point. We cannot perfect ourselves, but Christ can and will as we come unto Him (Moroni 10:32-33).

The world–drowning in atheism–has lost this vision.  Those who choose to follow the world will perish when the Lord brings about the end of worldliness.  It behooves us to repent and to encourage as many as we can to repent and come out of “Babylon the Great,” which shall fall, and to be pure in heart.

Despite Satan’s best efforts to take people away from God, the Lord will bring about Zion, and all who choose to obey the Law of Love can be part of it. Living this Law of Love brings us out of “Babylon.”  As mentioned, the events associated therewith will be more spectacular than anything the world has ever seen.

To be Part of ZION, We need to Be One with the Lord

Jesus prayed for us to be one (John 17). Jesus’ prayer was realized in part with the Nephites (3 Nephi 19:) “25 And it came to pass that Jesus blessed them as they did pray unto him, and his countenance did smile upon them, and the light of his countenance did shine upon them, and behold they were as white as the countenance and also the garments of Jesus; and behold the whiteness thereof did exceed all the whiteness, yea, even there could be nothing upon earth so white as the whiteness thereof… 28 Father, I thank thee that thou hast purified those whom I have chosen, because of their faith, and I pray for them, and also for them who shall believe on their words, that they may be purified in me, through faith on their words, even as they are purified in me. 29 Father, I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me out of the world, because of their faith, that they may be purified in me, that I may be in them as thou, Father, art in me, that we may be one, that I may be glorified in them.” And they became a ZION people. We read that “there could not be a happier people… they were in one the children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God (4 Nephi 16-17).”

In our day the Savior profoundly states: “Behold, this I have given unto you as a parable, and it is even as I am. I say unto you, be one; and if ye are not one ye are not mine.” (D&C 38:27) In so doing we become pure in heart and of one mind and one heart with the Lord and learn to love like He loves. We have a ZION mentality. I am privileged to be a friend of Chief Midegah, and his goal is the same: to be ONE across the globe with all of God’s children. This is in preparation for ZION.

All things in Common

How will the Lord build up a Society with “all things in common” and of the Pure in Heart?

So much of life is about competition and not about loving cooperation–sharing and caring. The people of the world tend to worship things and sports and not the Lord. This is contrary to being one and of having all things in common.  Well did the Apostle Paul say:

We must not be conceited, challenging one another to rivalry, jealous of one another. If a man should do something wrong, my brothers, on a sudden impulse, you who are endowed with the Spirit must set him right again very gently. Look to yourself, each one of you: you may be tempted too. Help one another to carry these heavy loads, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. For if a man imagines himself to be somebody, when he is nothing, he is deluding himself. Each man should examine his own conduct for himself; then he can measure his achievement by comparing himself with himself and not with anyone else. For everyone has his own proper burden to bear. (Galatians 6:1-5 New English Bible)

Of ourselves, we are nothing. But with God, we are of infinite worth for He has designed His perfect plan of happiness so that — if we so choose — we can “be like Him.” (1 John 3:1-3; Philippians 3:21)

Let us pray “with all the energy of heart” to be filled with His love. (Moroni 7:48) That will make all the difference! The society of heaven and ZION are so designed. Let us anticipate having “all things in common” and work to be pure in heart and of one mind and one heart with the Lord.

For those desiring to be part of this great society and to help in its preparation, the Lord promises:

And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb; and whoso shall publish peace, yea, tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be. (1 Nephi 13:37)

Where Will Zion Be?

The spirit of Zion can be in your heart and in your home.  As one reads all the scriptures about Zion, one gets this wonderful feeling that the Lord’s primary goal is to bring about this ideal ZION society. And the joy that comes to Him and those who have truly inculcated His glorious gospel message is a celestial reward. (Moses 1:39) So, Zion is much more than a place; it is a celestial feeling of love.

In due process, the Lord will bring about the City of Zion in Jerusalem. Ironically, Jerusalem in Hebrew means city of peace.  Yet, it has been the most fought-over city in the world, but it will become as its name implies when He comes.  There will be a world purging before known as the Battle of Armageddon. When He comes to the Jews, the Lord will declare (Zechariah 12:10; D&C 45:51-53):

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

And then shall the Jews look upon me and say: What are these wounds in thine hands and in thy feet?  Then shall they know that I am the Lord; for I will say unto them: These wounds are the wounds with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. I am he who was lifted up. I am Jesus who was crucified. I am the Son of God. And then shall they weep because of their iniquities; then shall they lament because they persecuted their king.

Their sorrow will be turned into the greatest joy as they become a ZION people, as prophesied.

The scriptures also tell us of a New Jerusalem here in America.  A major purging will occur here as well before the one in Israel.  This one will be highly unique, where “highly” is a pun, as Enoch’s Zion City from on high joins the one here in America.  That will be,  literally an astronomical event!  The Lord has revealed the center of this transcendent earth-changing event as Independence, Missouri – the “place of the City of Zion.” (D&C 57:2) As shared above, those gathering there will sing a new song of Zion (D&C 84:96-102).

Moroni, in vision, describes both of these Jerusalem’s coming forth in our day (the new and the old; Ether 13: 1-12).  It is exciting to know that we are in the midst of these glorious events that are about to unfold.  The world purging will be worse than anything the world has ever seen because the wickedness now is greater than the world has ever been.  We may not know in detail what the future holds, but we know who holds the future. Our greatest opportunity is to be in step with Him.

Most don’t know of or speak of the infinite love of God, but I do. The third verse of the Christian hymn “The Love of God,” by F. H. Lehman deeply touched my soul in this regard. That verse is from a poem written in Germany in A.D. 1050 by a Jewish Rabbi poet, Meir Ben Isaac Nehorai. I share here the inspired translation:

Could we with ink the ocean fill—
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were ev-‘ry talk on earth a quill—
And ev-‘ry man a scribe by trade.
To write the love of God above—
Would drain the oceans dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole—
Though stretched from sky to sky.

There is an excellent movie by the same title that shares the story of how Leyman came to write the song with his eight-year-old son’s help and the Lord’s orchestration of it coming forth.

God’s love is the motivation behind all of creation and for the birthing of His spirit children—providing spirit bodies for all of the children of Adam and Eve. The above lyrics come the closest to any I know of capturing God’s infinite love for each of us. I feel 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.

Consider the example of William Wilburforce (1759-1833). As a devout converted Christian, he was focused over several years on abolishing the slave trade in the UK and succeeded in 1807. Then three days before he died, slavery was abolished. This is 32 years before the US Thirteenth Amendment.

Let us fully come to Christ and live the two first great commandments and be pure in heart and be one with Him. In so doing, we can help the Lord bring about ZION! (Matt. 5:8) It will be the most exciting and joyful event the world has ever seen, and we can be part of it. I pray that we all will.

David W. Allan

P.S. September 22, 2024, is the first day of FALL, and we are all redeemed from the FALL of Adam and Eve, as all will be resurrected. THANK YOU, LORD! And we rejoice in Christ, who totally overcame all of our sins. We have that most important assurance of eternal life, as we come unto Him; 2 Nephi 31:20-21; John 3:16.)

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Ojibwe Native American Outreach Conference

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The Book of Mormon and Ojibwe Outreach Conference will be 20-21 September 2024 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Below, you can see the list of excellent speakers on Friday. On Saturday, Chief Midegah (David Taylor) has organized an excellent and exciting set of presentations. I believe this will be a groundbreaking conference, and it is available for free to the attendees and to the world. Streaming is available.

David Taylor has transferred his LDS membership to Ottawa and has an excellent relationship with his Bishop and Stake President. He has a temple recommend.
The Rabbi, who will be speaking at the conference, has helped David identify one of the Books of Moses in the Ojibwa birch bark scrolls. They will be sharing this and a lot more. David knows more about the Native American’s history in the Americas than anyone I have ever met or known.

The conference at the Wisconsin venue is full. However, the conference will be streamed from several locations.  YouTube also offers several opportunities to see the conference.  The following links are four podcast channels that will be covering the conference. They have a combined following of about 35,000 viewers.

Four YouTube Streaming Opportunities

ZionMedia

MLBPublishing2023

ComeFollowMeLatterDayMedia

Book of Mormon Heartland – For $20.00 it has excellent streaming.  The
conference recording of the conference will be available later as well.

Friday Conference Schedule (Central Standard Time)

09:00 – 9:50   Marty Braden – Coming forth of the Book of Mormon
10:00 – 10:50 David Hocking – Introducing the Book of Mormon (including 2 of 3 migrations)
11:00 – 12:00  Rabbi Yossi Schulman

Lunch break with entertainment by Shem Jessop at 12:40.

1:00 – 1:30 Isaiah in Book of Mormon – Kristen Mortensen
1:40 – 2:30  Gaining a Testimony of the Book of Mormon – David Douglas
2:35 – 3:00  The Sermon on the Mount –  Nancy James
3:10 – 3:30  Stories of Christ in America – Utahna
3:40 – 4:30  Cumorah – Hook Jones
Dinner Time – Fry Bread and Chili served at Entertainment by Shem Jessop at 5:10.
5:30 – 6:15  DNA and the Book of Mormon – David Read
6:20 – 7:00 The Michigan Artifacts – Wayne May
7:00 – 7:15  What Did We Miss? – Lance Morris

Saturday Conference Schedule

Chief Midegah – David Taylor
Gichi Nokomis Miscozikwe – Sherry Cardinal, Adik Doodem
Rabbi Yossi Schulman – Director of UnitetheWorld.org – Jewish outreach to gather Israel
Jair Peltier – Candidate for Turtle Mountain Chairman
Anishinaabek Elder Kevin Best
Ogimaa Ogigwanabik
High Priest Elder Solomon Wawatie “Face in the Rock”
Midew Assistant James O’leary

Who is Chief Midegah?

If you are not aware of who Chief Midegah is, there are several of his YouTube videos available at Book of Mormon Heartland.  Scroll to the bottom of this page.

This will be a very significant historical conference. We are truly seeing the Lamanites blossom as a rose. Brian Nettles, who organized the conference just put out a flier on his facebook page with pictures: (20+) Facebook

David W. Allan (8 September 2024)

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Why did Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Join Trump?

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Bobby) is the son of Robert F. Kennedy who was the 64th United States attorney general. RFK was assassinated when he was running for President. Robert Jr. has bowed out of the race for the Presidency after “deep prayer,” logic, and meditation. He approached President Trump about combating the chronic disease epidemic in America. They agreed to work together on this critical issue.

Kennedy is a longtime anti-vaccine advocate. He has done more than anyone to deal with the chronic diseases epidemic in America. He has been working on this chronic problem for twenty-one years. He entered this presidential race, with the goal to stop this epidemic. Most people don’t have a clue how serious this problem is.

Trump and Bobby at Rally

When President Trump introduced Bobby at a rally, he received an applause like Trump had never heard before for anyone else. Trump responded, “He deserves it!” Bobby is extremely popular; his spirit and knowledge, and integrity are inspiring. President Trump had Bobby tell his story of where he is coming from because of this epidemic, and why he is joining President Trump. This 12-minute video is well worth watching.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s dropping out of the presidential race and joining President Trump has been well publicized. If President Trump is elected, Kennedy believes that during Trump’s four-year term, they can make America healthy again. 

In so doing, it will be saving countless lives of our people, who are being hit the hardest by this chronic disease epidemic. American adults are being affected massively as well—with 74% now being overweight or obese. Type II diabetes is an epidemic as well. These rates are increasing and are the highest in the world. The US spends more on healthcare than any other country and yet our population is one of the sickest on the planet. This is why Kennedy is praying to stop these chronic diseases epidemic.

Most people don’t know how serious the chronic disease problem is in America. I share a link at the end of this blog article, where Bobby gives details of why it is so serious. I have written several blog articles that give some of the reasons why as well, which I share below also.

Support from Others

Maryl Nass, who is extremely well informed on health issues supports Kennedy’s plan to end the chronic disease epidemic. 

“I think what Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Trump did was politically brilliant, and the only way of saving the world from global governance, chronic disease, fake food, economic disaster, and poison shot. mandates etc.” Meryl Nass has an informative write-up about Kennedy’s plan to end the chronic disease epidemic.

Chronic Diseases Epidemic

I find it historically informative that Weston Price provided the solution to this chronic disease epidemic in his monumental research back in the 1930s. His book, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration is a classic. Reading it is like reading a dictionary, it is so loaded with information. With a copyright in 1939, I have a 25th printing edition (2019). I describe a summary of his great work in Chapter 5 of my 2023 book, Time & Eternity, the End-Times & Beyond Revealed. His work and others I reference in that chapter, I call the “Gospel of the Good Earth.”  The following is from a blog article I have written about it:

The gospel of the good earth contributes in a major way toward the most healthy and happy path during our mortal journey.  The recent pollution of the earth has removed most of the potential purity of this gospel.  In Weston A. Price’s groundbreaking book (original copyright 1939 with several follow-up printings with the last one in 2008), Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, he shares that the primitives had it right and we have it wrong because of the pollution – hence, the degeneration condition now.

Dr. Price’s work was so profound that the WESTON A. PRICE FOUNDATION was set up in 1999, and now Sally Fallon Morell, MA, is the President and is best known as the author of the best-selling cookbook, Nourishing Traditions®: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats.  In my opinion, it is the best cookbook on the planet.  The primitives knew how to let their food be their medicine and bring them happiness and harmony in life.  Several of my blog articles have a basis in their work and research.  Fortunately, several others are working to overcome this serious pollution problem of the earth.  The New World Order’s green-earth movement and carbon tax are in the opposite direction, as motivated by Satan.

Quoting from pages 382-3 of Dr. Price’s book regarding the primitives, “Their success demonstrates that their program is superior to ours.”  He goes on to share, “The faith of the primitive in the all-pervading power of which he is a part includes a belief in immortality.  He lives in communion with the great unseen Spirit of which he is a part, always in humility and reverence.”  The beautiful harmony of the earth’s gospel is captured to a degree in Paul Gautschi’s inspiring work, as he asks how God does it:  Back to Eden Gardening Official Website.  You will be greatly inspired as you watch Paul’s video — available online — describing his insights and nutritious, happy, healthy way of living — over more than four decades.

Another Democrat Jumps Ship

Who is Tulsi Gabbard? A Democrat Congresswoman who ran in the primary election against several other candidates along with Kamala Harris. On the Glenn Beck radio show, she said one of her reasons for supporting Trump was Kamala’s stance on war.

Gabbard said: “And on the issue of war and peace, which doesn’t get talked about often enough, in these presidential elections. But really, is core to our ability to live in a free peaceful, and prosperous society. Kamala Harris and Joe Biden have gotten us embroiled in multiple wars, in different parts of the world.

And it is directly because of their foreign policy, that we sit here, one spark away from nuclear war.” In another interview, she said: “This is one of the main reasons why I’m committed to doing all that I can to send President Trump back to the White House.”

It is worth noting that Tulsi Gabbard served in the military. She is a Major in the Hawaii Army National Guard and twice has been deployed to the Middle East, once in 2005 to Iraq and again in 2009 to Kuwait. She says her 16 years of service in the military have shaped her life and political philosophy.

Both Kennedy and Trump believe the Ukraine war can be stopped, if Trump gets into office.

One Thing Left Out

The one thing left out by Kennedy and everyone else in the political arena is that the real solution to America’s eroding societal downward devastating trends is to turn back to the God of this land, who is Jesus Christ. Christ’s fullness of the gospel includes building the ideal ZION society—nurturing body, mind, and spirit to a fullness. We have historical examples of such societies, and there “could not be a happier people.” And it will come again, and we can be part of it.

Bobby’s prayer and my prayer

Let’s hope Bobby’s prayer is answered. My prayer is that the minds, bodies, and spirits of Americans will be turned fully to the God of this Land of Promise—Jesus  Christ.

David W. Allan (31 August 2024)

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P.S. In an outstanding discourse—without notes—Kennedy tells where he is coming from and the seriousness of the chronic disease epidemic. He shares detailed data. Most importantly, he shares a plan and massive solutions to this chronic problem.

Here is Kennedy’s full speech, which is extremely informative: RFK Jr. drops out, endorses Trump: FULL SPEECH (youtube.com)

Here are some complimentary blog articles:
Body, Mind, and Spiritual Insights | It’s About Time (itsabouttimebook.com)
Fast Food Is Killing Americans | It’s About Time (itsabouttimebook.com)
How to have good Heart Health and General Health | It’s About Time (itsabouttimebook.com)

Have Miracles Ceased?

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Have “Miracles” Ceased? In the Book of Mormon, the Prophet Mormon gives an emphatic, “Nay.” And he goes on to say, “Behold I say unto you… neither have angels ceased to minister unto the children of men.” (Moroni 7:29).” And they are happening today.

We know Jesus went forth working many mighty miracles both in the old world as well as in the new. King Benjamin prophesied of Christ’s mighty miracles nearly a century before He came and ministered in the Holy Land. Then after His resurrection, He came to America and healed all their sick and afflicted. The Native Americans remember him as the Great Peace Maker. Jesus set the perfect example before us. Then we have His great promise that the faithful may enjoy the opportunity of working “mighty miracles” as well. (Mosiah 8:18; D&C 35:8) Here, I share some fulfillment of those promises.

Miracle of Vinney Tolman

We have the amazing and well-documented miracle of Vinney Tolman coming back from the dead right here in Orem, Utah, in 2003. The documentation shows that he had been dead for more than 45 minutes. The priesthood power exercised by his brother brought about a total healing after he was in a coma for nearly three days.

Richard Paul Evans sells Vinney’s book, LIGHT AFTER DEATH, because it was life changing for him. He wrote the foreword for Vinney’s book. Reading this short 162-page book, I learned some very valuable lessons. It was definitely a life-changing experience for me as well. I was so impressed with the book that I have written a book report—sharing some of my insights. I have extra copies of Vinney’s book; I am happy to share this life changing book for free for those who cannot afford it and want to read it.

It is a fascinating story. While Vinney was dead and, in a coma, he was taught ten celestial principles. He went to higher and higher levels of light, as he was taught. His third great grandfather, Charles Drake Cazier, was his ministering angel.

Miracles of Elder Shayne M. Bowen

In the last general conference (April 2024), Elder Shayne M. Bowen of the Seventy gave a great talk entitled: Miracles, Angels, and Priesthood Power. He begins by saying: “Many today say that miracles no longer exist, that angels are fictional, and that the heavens are closed. I testify that miracles have not ceased, angels are among us, and the heavens are truly open.” Then he shares some remarkable stories showing the power of faith and of the priesthood in our lives.

He shares the story of his paternal grandfather, Grant Reese Bowen, who was a man of great faith. Grant was working in the field and felt prompted to go to the house. As he was doing so, his grandfather came out and told Grant that his mother had just died.

Grant had received a promise in his patriarchal blessing that he would have the power to raise the dead. Quoting from Grant’s journal, “I placed my hands on her head, and I told the Lord that if the promise that He had made to me by the patriarch was true, to make it manifest at this time and raise my mother back to life. I promised Him if He would do this, I should never hesitate to do all in my power for the building up of His kingdom. As I prayed, she opened her eyes and said, ‘Grant, raise me up. I have been in the spirit world, but you have called me back. Let this always be a testimony to you and to the rest of my family.'”

Elder Bowen’s Personal Experience

Elder Bowen and his family were involved in a horrible automobile accident. Their van ended up upside down. Quoting from his General Conference talk.

After the accident, “We… realized that our 10-year-old daughter, Emily, was missing. We yelled her name, but there was no response. Ward members, who were also traveling home, were at the scene frantically looking for her. It was so dark. I looked in the van again with a flashlight and, to my horror, saw Emily’s tiny body trapped under the van. I called out desperately, “We have to lift the van off of Emily.” I grabbed the roof and pulled back. Only a few others were lifting, but the van miraculously flipped onto its wheels, exposing Emily’s lifeless body.

“Emily was not breathing. Her face was the color of a purple plum. I said, “We need to give her a blessing.” A dear friend and ward member knelt with me, and by the authority of the Melchizedek Priesthood, in the name of Jesus Christ, we commanded her to live. At that moment, Emily took a long raspy breath.”

“After what seemed like hours, the ambulance finally arrived. Emily was rushed to the hospital. She had a collapsed lung and a severed tendon in her knee. Brain damage was a concern because of the time she was without oxygen. Emily was in a coma for a day and a half. We continued to pray and fast for her. She was blessed with a full recovery. Today, Emily and her husband, Kevin, are the parents of six daughters…”

“Those who lifted the van off of Emily observed that the van seemed to weigh nothing. I knew that heavenly angels had joined with earthly angels to lift the vehicle off of Emily’s body. I also know that Emily was brought back to life by the power of the holy priesthood.”

The Calling of Angels

The Prophet Mormon shares the job description of angels: “For behold, they are subject unto [Christ], to minister according to the word of his command, showing themselves unto them of strong faith and a firm mind in every form of godliness. And the office of their ministry is to call men unto repentance, and to fulfill and to do the work of the covenants of the Father, which he hath made unto the children of men, to prepare the way among the children of men, by declaring the word of Christ unto the chosen vessels of the Lord, that they may bear testimony of him (Moroni 7:30-31).”

As we enter into the end times, we will see more and more miracles as the Lord brings about ZION. It is fascinating that the Savior’s raising Lazarus from the grave changed the name of the town.  The name of the town went from Bethany to the Town of Lazarus.  In Arabic, it is called al-Azariya–meaning the place where Lazarus lived. I have a blog article about this insightful experience: SACRED BETHEL, BETHANY, & BETHLEHEM.  (itsabouttimebook.com). This reveals direct evidence of the Savior’s ministry to the world. Else, why would they change the name of the town to reflect the significance of the Savior raising Lazarus from the dead?

It is exciting to know that we can be part of the ideal ZION society, as we truly come unto Christ. Miracles will be wrought, angels will minister, and we will be guided through the purging times ahead.

We had a major miracle with angels assisting last Sunday afternoon (18 August 2024), when we had over three inches of rainfall in about an hour. It was a horrific storm, with tropical winds, hail, and rain by the buckets full. Our City Manager calculated that 490 million gallons fell on Fountain Green–causing major flood. Turning the town into a disaster relief situation. We had a river of water running down our road on the north, and a river of water running down the canal we had built going around our home on the south. THANK YOU, LORD, we had no water in our home. We feel the Lord’s angels were round about us. When we built our home in 1992, some people called it Noah’s ark; it felt like it last Sunday.

David W. Allan (24 August 2024)
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Fountain Green Utah Flood

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Fountain Green, Utah, suffered a major flood on Sunday, August 18th, 2024. At least five families and possibly more than 10 were displaced by the flooding.

In my eighty-eight years, I have never seen anything like what rolled in Sunday afternoon (18 August 2024). Heavy winds, dark clouds and torrential rains by the buckets full and hail. I made a video of the flood it caused behind our house in the canal the county had us build in 1992 in case of same. Thank you, Sanpete County, for your foresight. The deluge was going over the bridge and then it cavitated about 24 cubic yards and about nine feet deep past the bridge. On Sunday during that deluge in an hour we had 1/4th of the annual rainfall. You can see in the picture below the cavitation, as our neighbors look down at it from the bridge.

Then on the next day, Monday, it rained again on the saturated terrain and flooded Fountain Green again.

During the flood, the property we built our home on looked like a ship with a flood of water running down the south side and a flood of water running down the north side. We felt enormously blessed that none of the flood waters came into our home. We felt like Noah on his ark. We were hoping and praying as we felt this mighty storm beat down around us. THANK YOU, LORD, for thine angels and Thy protecting hand!

Our City Manager, Curt Nielsen, who knows water volume calculations told me that 490 million gallons of water fell on this area during that storm. My Dad and my brother Dean and I took a group down Cataract Canyon on the Colorado River at flood stage: 40,000 cubic feet per second. That flow for half an hour would be the same as Curt’s calculations of a half billion gallons of water dumped on this town. Joseph Papenfuss, who is a scientist, calculated that it was a 1000-year flood.

During the deluge, there was a river of mud and gravel running down Big Springs Road and into Fountain Green. I am guessing over 100 cubic feet per second. Several basements were flooded in town. The flood burst the window on the basement of our rental home down at the corner–filling up the basement and onto the main floor. There was about nine feet of water in the basement taking it up to the main floor. The flood destroyed the water heater and the furnace in the basement, and all the floor coverings on the main floor. Scott Sims, our daughter, McKaylee’s husband, who is a disaster relief expert, came by early on. With his special equipment detected what we needed to discard and what we could keep.

The hurricane-force winds tore off some facia on our home and ripped off a big section of the south end of our barn. You  can see that in the above picture. It also tore off two of the panels from the geodesic dome. One was clear out next to the fence by the road. If it had been in the road, it would have washed down to Fountain Green!

Fox News featured the flood, and the Red Cross has moved into town. I just learned from our City Manager that a disaster relief team is coming to help.

Curt Nielsen, the Fountain Green City Manager, rents the home down the street from us. We could not ask for a better person to work with—especially with this flood disaster. They had a big crew of people there helping with the cleanup and getting all kinds of fans to dry things out. He joked with me, “We have more Indians than Chiefs.” Neither of us has flood insurance, so the tab and work are all on us. We are so grateful for all the helping hands.

Our neighbors, Kevin and Natalie Wright are the best you could ever want. Kevin had his tractor going and dug trenches and berms to protect their property and the neighbors down the street. The damage at our rental would have been much worse had he not been there doing his most timely and caring work.

The response of the Fountain Green folks has been most heartwarming in their willingness to help one another. Many of them are having their own disaster problems, yet they still reach out to help wherever they can. Maybe the Lord is getting us ready to be a ZION people.

I share the Fox News link here: Small central Utah town hit extra hard by flooding (fox13now.com). You can feel the compassion and caring attitude of this community.

David W. Allan (21 August 2024)

Zion – An Israel Experience

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I testify that Jesus walked, taught, and worked the miracles described in the gospels. And He worked out the perfect and infinite atonement in Jerusalem (this holy and sacred place). In one of the many grand ironies of the Lord, Jerusalem means the city of peace.

Yet, it has been fought over more than almost any other city. But in His grand plan, it will become so. It will be a ZION society of the pure in heart, who are of one mind and one heart with the Lord. My wife and I have been to Israel four times, and here I share some of our ZION experiences.

Now, with all the conflict in Israel, it is hard to imagine a “pure in heart” people being of “one mind and one heart with God.” But we had a taste of it while there, and it surely shall come to pass.

President Spencer Kimball went to Israel during the energy crises. He was greatly impressed and when he wrote an article about his trip in the Church’s ENSIGN magazine, he said if you have a chance to go; do it. I thought this an unusual thing for him to share when travel was discouraged. I never thought I would have the chance. But in 1986, I was invited to give some lectures, and then later to help with Israel’s official atomic clock timekeeping system.

In 1986, I was then serving as Stake President of the Boulder Stake in Colorado. I knew I would be released the next year—after ten years of service, as President. In preparation for the trip the next year, I read the four gospels again and paid attention to where the miracles took place in detail as part of my preparations for what I thought would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Dr. Avinoam Shinhar, the director of the National Physical Laboratory for Israel, asked me to spend our first week at NPLI in Jerusalem working with their chief scientist, Dr. Alex Lepek. My wife and I ended up going to Israel four times to help them over a five-year span. Our collaborative efforts were very successful, as we tied their timing system to Universal Time (UTC) the world time standard.

While I was helping at NPLI, they had a professor who prided himself in knowing all the significant historical places both for Hebrew and Christian. At the close of each day’s work, he kindly would take us to one of these sights.

Seeking Bethany

I asked him if he would take us to Bethany. I had him stumped; he didn’t know where Bethany was. I knew about where it was from the New Testament account. So, on Friday, he said, “Let’s go find Bethany.” We went to a monastery on the south end of the Mt. Olives, and he asked a nun for directions. She directed us on the Road to Jericho to the “Bethany Souvenir Shop,” which is all that remains of Bethany. The reason he did not know where Bethany was because the name had changed.

Lazarus – Come Forth

The Savior’s raising Lazarus from the grave changed the name of the town.  The name of the town went from Bethany to the Town of Lazarus.  In Arabic, it is called al-Azariya–meaning the place where Lazarus lived. I have a blog article about this insightful experience: SACRED BETHEL, BETHANY, & BETHLEHEM.  (itsabouttimebook.com). This reveals direct evidence of the Savior’s ministry to the world. Else, why would they change the name of the town to reflect the significance of the Savior raising Lazarus from the dead?

“Lazarus, Come forth!

BYU Israel Campus

The BYU-Israel campus in Jerusalem is unique. The chapel has glass windows on three sides: looking south to the Mt. of Olives, west to the Dome of the Rock, near where the temple was, and to the northwest to the place of crucifixion and the Garden tomb. After one of our trips to Israel, I was sitting in the chapel in our Stake Center. During the sacrament, I was envisioning in my mind’s eye this setting in Jerusalem. I started weeping in deep gratitude for the infinite atonement. I blew my nose so hard that I damaged the hearing in my left ear. Now I have a constant reminder of that experience for which I am deeply grateful.

BYU-Jerusalem Center is the multiple arched building to the upper left.

The Orson Hyde Memorial Park is directly south of BYU-JC. It has his dedicatory prayer inscribed and is the biggest park in Jerusalem. In the prayer he shared the prophesy that Jerusalem would become the Capitol City of Israel. President Trump helped make that happen during his term of office.

After the week in Jerusalem, I gave my lectures in Tel Aviv the next week. Then I had arranged with Dan Rona to go on his tour during our last week in Israel. Dan was born in Haifa and is a Jewish convert. He knows the Hebrew traditions and history and has the glorious restoration of the fullness of the gospel perspective. His scriptures were well-worn! And he used them extensively as we went to several places in Israel—all of great significance.

Dan took us to the tomb where the Savior’s body laid for three days before His glorious resurrection. We walked into and observed that the tomb was empty. During those three days, His Spirit was in Paradise, opening up missionary work for all those in the spirit world. (1 Peter 3:18-20; 4:6)

Sermon On the Mount

Dan took us to where he believes the Sermon on the Mount was delivered overlooking the Sea of Galilee. After reading from some of those chapters in the Book of Mathew, Dan gave us time to meditate about what he had shared and the feelings associated with this beautiful spot.

There was a boat out on the Sea of Galilee about a mile away, and we could hear them talking. There were some sheep on an adjacent hillside, and it was as if they were next to us. Evidence of an acoustic miracle witness that the Savior shared this paramount sermon so that all the masses gathered could clearly hear.

As I sat pondering and meditating—looking out over the Sea of Galilee, a beautiful Spirit of the Lord washed over my whole body testifying that all those miracles I had studied about in preparation for this trip happened here in Galilee as described in the gospels.

It was this sermon with important additions that brought the Nephites in North America to become a ZION people, as described in Third Nephi 12-19. Their ideal ZION society is described in Fourth Nephi. The Prophet Joseph Smith taught, “We ought to have the building up of Zion as our greatest object.” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith [2007], 186) Elder Jeffrey Holland profoundly testifies of the same in our last LDS General Conference.

My Favorite Place

Because I have traveled a lot with the atomic clock community, I am often asked, “What is your favorite place in the world?” I always answer, “ISRAEL!” We cannot comprehend the magnitude of the infinite good Christ accomplished there for all of Father’s children—perfecting Heavenly Father’s perfect plan of happiness. I am a witness. Now you know why this was our most favorite trip! My Sweetheart (my wife Edna) shares the same witness and feelings as I do. The wonderful thought now is that we can be part of the coming ideal ZION society, which is coming for sure here in America as well as in Israel. (See Isaiah 2:2-3) The goal is to be pure in heart and to be of one mind and one heart with the Lord (D&C 38:27). The ten heavenly principles shared in Vinney Tolman’s book, THE LIGHT AFTER DEATH, has helped me in my preparations for our coming ZION society. Like the scriptures, it is a life changing book.

David W. Allan (15 August 2024)

Photo: Carl Bloch, 1890 – Free Christ Images

 

Over Coming Excess Stress

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Excess stress is the major cause of most diseases. Excess stress releases excess cortisol, which can kill millions of neurons per day. There are many books and internet suggestions for dealing with this serious problem since modern society is a trigger for excess stress. At the end of this article, I share some blog articles that may help. In this article, I share a very enjoyable way to deal with stress: beautiful music and inspiring poetry.

In the movie, JOURNEY OF MY HEART, the guide, Eric, shares that “music is abstract math and poetry is verbal math.” Music is one of seven learning centers in the brain. Language, math & Logic are two of the other learning centers, and all seven complement each other. So, for me, beautiful music and inspired poetry are profound and touch and bring joy to my soul.

The rhythm and the messages of the King James Bible—76% of it is William Tyndale—have made that book the most popular book ever written. Handel’s Messiah, based on the King James Bible verses, is the most often sung musical ever. And the King of England stood up in reverence when the Hallelujah Chorus in Handel’s Messiah was shared. Everyone now does it by tradition. Only the STAR SPANGELED BANNER in America receives that reverence and honor.

How Great the Wisdom and the Love

One of my all-time favorite poems is the last verse of “How Great the Wisdom and the Love,” composed by Eliza R. Snow. The music is inspiring as well—composed by Thomas McIntyre.

How great, how glorious, ho complete
Redemption’s grand design
Where justice, love, and mercy meet
In harmony divine!

The quatrains of Alexander Pope are awesome; I share three here:

A little learning is a dangerous thing;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring.
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
But drinking largely sobers again.

This quatrain reminds me of the phrase, “The more we know, the more we realize what we don’t know.” Being a humble seeker of truth open up the heavens.

Vice is a monster of so frightful a mien;
As to be hated needs but to be seen.
But seen too oft’ familiar with her face,
First we endure, then pity, then embrace.

If we embrace the Lord’s Spirit, we will not go there!

Nature and Nature’s Laws,
Lay hid in night.
God said, Let Newton be!
And all was light.

The world knows that Sir Isaac Newton was the greatest scientist in the world. But most don’t know that Newton wrote three words regarding his religious beliefs for every word he wrote in science. These are hidden away in the Cambridge library. Thanks to our dear friends, Professor Steven Jones and his wife Lezlee and their daughter, who went there with pencil and paper, which is allowed, and copied many of Newton’s profound religious truths. These line up beautifully with the fullness of the gospel restored by the Lord through the Prophet Joseph Smith. Chapter 3 of my new book, Time & Eternity, the End-Times & Beyond Revealed, shares many of Newton’s most important religious insights.

As the most significant scientist in the history of the world, this chapter shares, as it were, Newton’s “Religious Principia.” As an example, quoting from page 79 of my 2023 book:

In a world going awry caused by a people turning from God with ever increasing pornographic “distortions,” Newton has an elegant simple solution: “The way to chastity is not to struggle directly with incontinent thoughts but to avert the thoughts by some employment, or by reading, or by meditating on other things, or by conversation.” This reminds me of some scripture verses: “Look to me in every thought; doubt not, fear not (D&C 6:36).” AND “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon the house; and it fell not for (he) was founded upon a rock (Christ) (Matt. 7:24-25).” “And whosoever treasureth up my word, shall not be deceived, for the Son of Man shall come, and he shall send his angels before him with the great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together the remainder of his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other (JS-M 37).”

One of my favorite poems is: “The Touch of the Master’s Hand”, also sometimes called The Old Violin, written in 1921 by Myra Brooks Welch. The poem tells of a battered old violin that is about to be sold as the last item at an auction for a pittance, until a master violinist steps out of the audience and plays the instrument, demonstrating its beauty and true value, and touching the audience to the core. The violin then sells for $3,000 instead of a mere $3. The poem profoundly ends by comparing this instrument touched by the hand of a master musician to the life of a sinner who is touched by the hand of God. The change that is wrought on a sinner’s soul, when the Savior touches his heart.

The Touch Of The Master’s Hand – original version has been put to music; BEAUTIFULLY DONE!

I pulled the lyrics from the scriptures for the composition that our son, Sterling, prepared for our missionary farewell. It is actually a millennial hymn. Edna gave it the title:

MESSAGE OF GLADNESS
Righteousness will I send down from heaven,
Truth will I send forth out of the Earth;
To bear testimony of mine only Begotten.
Looking forth for the time of my Coming.
In my name shall they do many wonderful works;
In my name they shall cast out devils;
In my name shall they heal the sick;
Open the eyes of the blind; Unstop the ears of the deaf;
And the tongue of the dumb shall speak, and sing Hallelujah!
My law I will write in their hearts;
I’ll be their God, and they my people.
They shall all know me—
From the least of them unto the greatest of them.
I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.
Praise the Lord, All-mighty! Declare His doings among the people.
Call upon His name; make mention His name is exalted.
Sing unto the Lord; for He has done excellent things.
Cry and shout thou inhabitants of Zion;
For great is the Holy One of Israel, in the midst of thee, Alelujah!
The Lord hath brought Zion down from above;
The Lord hath brought Zion up from beneath;
A message of gladness; rejoice all ye Earth!
I will trust and not be afraid;
I will trust in the Lord!
Chorus:
Endowed from on high; Truth from the Earth;
Hope in our hearts; Faith in the Father;
Redeemed by His Son.
Endowed from on high; Truth from the Earth;
Hope in our hearts; Light of our lives;
Perfected in Him; Perfected in Jesus Christ, the Lord, Amen.

It is available as a blog article on our website: The Message of Gladness | It’s About Time (itsabouttimebook.com).

While teaching institute for the Moroni Stake, I added and changed some words to some of our LDS hymns. The Lord gave me the last verse for his hymn:

I Hearken to Thy Voice sung to the hymn “We Love Thy House O God.”

For me, one of the most inspiring lyrics is the third verse of the Christian hymn tune “The Love of God,” by F. H. Lehman. When I first ran across it on the internet, it deeply touched my soul. That verse is from a poem written in Germany in A.D. 1050 by a Jewish Rabbi poet, Meir Ben Isaac Nehorai. I share here the inspired translation, which is verse three of the hymn:

Could we with ink the ocean fill—
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were ev-‘ry talk on earth a quill—
And ev-‘ry man a scribe by trade.
To write the love of God above—
Would drain the oceans dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole—
Though stretched from sky to sky.

There is an excellent movie by the same title that shares the story of how Leyman came to write the song with his eight-year-old son’s help and the Lord’s orchestration to help it come forth. I know that our infinitely loving God is in the details of our lives if we have but eyes to see and hearts to feel.

God’s love is the motivation behind all creation and for the birthing of His spirit children—providing spirit bodies for all of the children of Adam and Eve. We don’t talk of God’s infinite love, but I do. The above lyrics come the closest to any I know of capturing God’s infinite love for each of us.

Here are two of my recent poems; the first one inspired by 
IF WE ONLY UNDERSTOOD by an anonymous author:

There is need of kinder treatment to be given by us all,
There is need that we remember when someone may err and fall,
That within the hidden motive lies the ill or lies the good,
We would treat each other better if we only understood.

If we knew the cares of others–knew the trials and knew the strain,
Under which they may be living–knew their losses and bitter pain,
We would show a better spirit; I am sure that each one could,
We would always speak more kindly, if we only understood.

MY NEW POEM GIVEN RECENT EVENTS:

We may desire to know a man’s heart,
But only God knows his thoughts from the start.
Allowing every man’s sovereignty be,
For a loving God gave us liberty.

THIS POEM CAME TO ME IN HONOR OF OUR SON, NATHAN’S 48TH BIRTHDAY:

There is no limit to the good we can do
.
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.

Indeed, beautiful music and inspired poetry will not only reduce harmful stress, but will bring love, joy, and peace to our souls. I conclude with the Savior’s promises:
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid (John 14:27).

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light (Matt 11:28-30).

David W. Allan (6 August 2024; Nate’s Birthday)

Here are some relevant blog articles to help deal with excess stress:
Body, Mind, and Spiritual Insights | It’s About Time (itsabouttimebook.com)
Help Stop Suicides | It’s About Time (itsabouttimebook.com)
Healing In His Wings | It’s About Time (itsabouttimebook.com)
Herbal Remedies and Priesthood Blessings | It’s About Time (itsabouttimebook.com)
Solutions for American Diet Disaster | It’s About Time (itsabouttimebook.com)

The stress response turns off healing in the body, while the relaxation response turns on healing. Beautiful music and inspired poetry help that happen: The Power of the Fifth Dimension and Meditation | It’s About Time (itsabouttimebook.com)