Through The Fire Without Burning

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Through the Fire Without Burning is a book by Dumitru Duduman published in 1992. The book was written over 30 years ago but has amazing relevance to what we are experiencing in today’s world. It is a true story of a Romanian paster facing communist persecution.

From Duduman’s Book

For 25 years, Dumitru Duduman was a faithful pastor and Bible smuggler in his native land of Romania. “Over 18 years, he delivered hundreds of thousands of Bibles and aids to Soviet Union …  In August of 1980, Dumitru was arrested, imprisoned, and interrogated for five months. He was beaten almost every day and repeatedly shocked in an electric chair… Finally, the authorities gave Dumitru three choices; a mental hospital, prison… or expulsion to the United States.” He was prompted to come to America and preach repentance.

90’s Firesides Featuring Duduman

In the early 90’s I was privileged to know Dumitru personally, as our son, Sterling, arranged for him to tell his amazing story in a series of firesides from Arizona through Utah and into Idaho.

Recently, our good friend, Loren Pearce, sent me an e-mail summarizing the relevance of Dimitru Duduman’s prophesy for our day in clear terms concerning a nuclear attack by Russia on the USA. He has generously permitted me to share his communication.

Dear Family and Friends,

In the early 90’s, Sterling Allan arranged for Pastor Dumitru Duduman to come to Utah and speak at various venues about his vision, while awake and with the assistance of an angel, of a nuclear bomb attack on the USA.

Briefly, Duduman was an atheist communist agent in Romania and spent his time persecuting Christians who brought in contraband Bibles to Romania.  He had a miraculous conversion similar to the Apostle Paul and became a devout Christian defender of the Bible.

He was told to come to the USA and preach repentance to the people.  Sterling was instrumental in helping that happen.  I won’t get into the details but I remember feeling the spirit testify of the truthfulness of Duduman’s message and what was burned into my mind as if it was yesterday (although over 30 years ago), was the following:

Duduman said that he was shown by an angel that there would arise a major civil unrest in the USA bordering on a civil war and that so disruptive was this civil unrest to the successful operation of the country that Russia would take advantage of it and launch a nuclear attack on the USA.  He was shown the various cities that would be attacked, and I remember it included Florida, Las Vegas, New York, and Los Angeles, among others. He said Russia knew exactly where the USA’s nuclear weapons were located and would be very precise in where they sent their nukes.  The resulting destruction, death, mayhem, chaos, and lawlessness were everything one would expect and worse.

Most importantly, this horrific action against the USA was a result of the breadth and depth of the moral decay, depravation, evil, and wickedness that saturated the USA.  He especially emphasized abortion as among the most abominable of sins and whose stench had reached the heavens.

Over the years, I began to doubt if this would ever happen. However, there are two dynamics at play that more than ever, could fulfill his vision.

  1. NATO is crossing Putin’s red line by sending troops into Ukraine, by using American weapons on Russian territory and other actions that could provoke Russia to use nukes which could rapidly escalate.  Many experts say the world is closer to nuclear war than even the Cuban missile crisis.
  2. The recent conviction of Donald Trump, the high probability of putting him into prison and the high probability of the secret service not being given custody of the prison, could invoke an armed uprising that fulfills Duduman’s vision.  Not since the Civil War between the North and the South, has the nation been more divided nor has there been a bigger disregard of the Constitution.  In fact, not even the Civil War had a people more wicked than what we have now with abortions approaching 100 million and pedophilia, child torture and abuse and other unspeakable sins possessing the country.  We have never been more ripe for destruction than now.
  3. If we have not reached that ripened (or rotten) state, I don’t know when we will.  It behooves us to be prepared.  Now, more than any other time in my lifetime, have we reached that precipice, nor have we had all the pieces in place for destruction and fulfillment of Duduman’s vision while he was awake.
  4. We should consider all the aspects of preparation including evacuation plans, alternate routes, alternate transportation, communication, gathering points, etc.

Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst.

Trusting in Christ,

Loren

My Thoughts and Cognition

Duduman’s insight for our day reminds me of Nephi’s prophecy for our day.
“Wherefore, he will preserve the righteous by his power, even if it so be that the fulness of his wrath must come, and the righteous be preserved, even unto the destruction of their enemies by fire. Wherefore, the righteous need not fear; for thus saith the prophet, they shall be saved, even if it so be as by fire. Behold, my brethren, I say unto you, that these things must shortly come; yea, even blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke must come; and it must need be upon the face of this earth, and it cometh unto men according to the flesh if it so is that they will harden their hearts against the Holy One of Israel (1 Nephi 22:17-18).”
 
And the scripture Moroni shared with the Prophet Joseph Smith from Joel:
“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call (Joel 2:28-32).”

Unfortunately, we see wickedness increasing throughout the world. In two previous blog articles, I have expressed America’s greatest need is to repent and return to the Lord: America’s Future at the Crossroads and America’s Greatest Need to Repent.

In his book, Duduman tells of a safe place and it seems to be describing the ZION of the Lord. He calls it the “Camp of the Lord” and quotes from Revelations 21:3. This reminds me of the promises the Lord makes in Doctrine and Covenants Section 45.

We, of course, don’t know if such an attack will occur or if so when. It behooves us to be watchmen on the tower and to look at the signs of the times. Most importantly, let the Spirit guide you in doing His work and His will for you.

On the other side of the purging of the wickedness in the world is the Glorious reign of the King of kings, and Lord of lords. And we have the Lord’s promise for the righteous (Nephi 22:22; D&C 29:1-2; 45:67-71).

David W. Allan (5 June 2024)

P.S. If such an attack should occur, having good iodine levels in your diet are important. Having access to a basement or a bomb shelter could save lives if you are in a vulnerable area. I found it interesting that in Switzerland, every new home is required to have a serviceable bomb shelter. Having a Geiger counter with neutron detection capability could be very useful. Neutron bombs are tactical weapons designed to kill the local populace and minimize structural destruction.

Here are a few links where you can purchase the book “Through the Fire Without Burning”

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Hand of Help Ministries

Photo: Cover of Book Through The Fire Without Burning

How To Be One With God

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How to be one with God is a question that challenges all of us.  One of the grand ironies of the Lord’s omniscience is that He asks us to be ONE like He and the Father are ONE. Yet, we have 8.1 billion independent intelligences on this globe, so how can we be One With God?

A Perfectly Designed Mission for Each of Us

Inherent within our intelligence is agency (free choice). Furthermore, in premortal our infinitely loving Heavenly Father gave each of us a different personally designed mission for our mortal journey (See Chapter 2 of It’s About Time). He designed it so that it would be the best way to bring us back home to Him. Then the Lord says, “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).”

Hence, CHOOSING to be ONE with Him is paramount in our path to eternal life. And we know the only one who can perfect us and get us there is Christ (Moroni 10:32-33). “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me (John 14:6).”

What Can We Do to Help the Cause of Christ?

Because God’s love is perfect and infinite, we have His great promise before Christ comes again: “For it shall come to pass in that day, that every man shall hear the fulness of the gospel in his tongue, and in his language, through those who are ordained unto this power, by the administration of the Comforter, shed forth upon them for the revelation of Jesus Christ (D&C 90:11).” Furthermore, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only religion that now offers the fullness of the gospel on both sides of the veil. This includes all the saving ordinances associated therewith. Yet, we are only 0.2 % of the world population, but fortunately, the Church is growing rapidly, and the growth rate is now increasing.

In the meantime, what can we do to help the cause of Christ? First, we need to be His disciples by sharing His glorious message of redemption and hope for eternal life. “Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples (John 15:8).”

As part of the Lord’s plan for ONEness, we know the ideal society to meet the Lord is ZION: “the pure in heart (D&C 97:21)” “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).” Clearly, knowing how to be one with God is paramount. Now, with 8.1 billion different world views across the globe for all of Father’s children, how can they be ONE? Accepting the Full infinite atonement of Jesus Christ and HIs teachings are the keys.  But most don’t know of these beautiful and life changing truths.

St. Petersburg Russia and being ONE

In 2015, I was invited to write a paper, give a lecture, and chair a panel in St. Petersburg, Russia. I took two cases of my book, It’s About Time, which harmonizes true science and true religion. They sold very quickly, and I had a great experience there.

I felt to add to the paper that I wrote for the conference an equation, which I feel the Lord gave me, on how to be one with God. The Savior opened the door for us to be “one” like He and the Father are one for all believers (Read John 17). In His great High Priest prayer, He excluded no one except the “world” of non-believers.

As background for this equation, consider God’s infinite love for us. He gave us His Only Begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him and lives His teachings shall have eternal life (John 3:16). Christ also gave us our conscience to “light” our way that we may know good from evil (John 1:9). At each decision point in life, we make choices. As we choose the good, we synchronize our souls with the will of God; otherwise, we become more asynchronous and are estranged from God. Well, did the Apostle James say, “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin (James 4:17).”

A loving and merciful God has given us the door of repentance made effective through the infinite atonement of Christ so that we may resynchronize our souls with God. “Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more. By this ye may know if a man repenteth of his sins—behold, he will confess them and forsake them (D&C 58:42-43).” Also, in God’s love, He has twice as many angels around us to counter the adversary’s opposition, there for us as we pray (D&C 10:5).

Taking from Shakespeare’s Othello, from Charles Dickins, Barnaby Rudge, Chapter 29, which Abraham Lincoln used in his inaugural address, let us choose our “better angels,” who are whispering to us the best path for us.

Light Before Death

I recently learned of a remarkable book, The LIGHT BEFORE DEATH, by Vincent (Vinney) Todd Tolman.  It is our own Lazarus raised from the dead documented experience happening right here in Orem, Utah, in 2003. After he died, he was taught ten heavenly principles, by his Great-great-great grandfather, Charles Drake Cazier, as he moved to higher levels of light. One was the great importance of “Listen to your inner voice.”

The Kingdom of Heaven is perfectly organized, and the Lord’s angels are ever-attending. It is our choice to listen or not. They speak the words of Christ to know what we should do to align ourselves with God’s will (2 Nephi 32:2-5).

Drake beautifully shares with Vinney the great importance of Alma’s insight: “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).” The sixth principle Drake shared was, “Release prejudice.” And the capstone and tenth principle is: “Know that we are all one.”

Can we imagine a higher path in life than going about–best using our time and talents–in doing good as we follow the light of Christ? This is “the still small voice” shared so profoundly in the Bible (1 Kings 19:12). Then we are ONE with Him!

Following this still, small voice moves us to the path that aligns with the mission we agreed to do during our mortal journey. Doing so will bring honor and glory to our loving Heavenly Father. With Him, in a pre-mortal epoch, we agreed and rejoiced in our opportunity to come to earth. As developed in Chapter 2 of Itʼs About Time, I share that we had a special interview with our Heavenly Father in which we jointly mapped out our life’s mission that we knew would be for our eternal best good.

Because we have free agency, we can choose not to do our mission, but that path will not be the best for us.  When we apply faith in the Lord Jesus Christ in our lives and repentance, it means changing our path direction to align our will with His.

Our Time on Earth is Like a Clock

We can think of our time on earth like a clock, we move our soul’s clock closer to synchronism with Him, as we choose the right. We are doing the right things, at the right place, at the right time. Our thoughts are aligned with His omniscient and loving wisdom. He asks us, “Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not (D&C 6:36).”
Here is the equation.

yavg = xN/Ntauavg

We bring our clock into synchronization with God’s will when we make the right choice—listening to the Lord’s angels who speak the words of Christ. In this equation, N numbers our xN choice. Nτavg denotes our time on earth since we were accountable for our choices—nominally age eight. Our goal is to be ONE with God—zero distance between us and Him. One can show from this equation that yavg moves to zero as each choice ever moves us closer to the will of God as we listen to His angels ministering to us.

One can show mathematically that our frequency (our different world views) will move ever closer into perfect resonance with the Father through the Son as we move to be with them and their teachings. We are in harmony emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically with His will and are in ONEness with God. Synchronization means same time; syntonization means same rate. Our lives are syntonized in this ONEness, yavg = 0, God is with us in all we do, say, and think.

Our oldest son, Sterling, shared with me this fascinating experiment shared on the web of how five independent metronomes are brought into synchronization and syntonization. Synchronization of Metronomes. You can see Daniel in a 1 minute 49 seconds YouTube video showing that when the sounding board is free to respond to the metronomes’ movements, they come into synchronism—ONEness.

As I presented the paper for the international navigation conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, I included the above equation and insights as part of the paper. This allowed me to share the message of the gospel with my international colleagues. They politely asked me to remove it as they didn’t want spirituality as part of a technical conference. But here I share it with the world, and my colleagues reviewing the paper received the benefit.

Two clocks can be syntonized and have very different times; they could be an hour apart in their time readings while running at the same rate. If syntonized but not synchronized, then the time difference remains constant, and they remain out of sync. Because the time error of a clock is the integral of the frequency error, synchronization guarantees syntonization. We will see this concept being very important, as we develop how to resonate our souls with God.

I discuss the fascinating MASER and LASER action–invented by Nobel Prize winner Charles Townes, et. al.–in Chapter 20 of my book: www.ItsAboutTimeBook.com. The first atomic clock was an ammonia maser built by Harold Lyons, et. al. at NBS Washington, D.C. The first atomic clock I worked on in 1960 at NBS/Boulder, CO, was an ammonia maser.

Maser and laser are acronyms meaning Microwave or Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The maser concept was first illustrated using hydrogen. In a hydrogen maser, when a hydrogen atom enters the resonant cavity of the maser in an excited-quantum-clock-transition-energy state, it is stimulated to give off its clock-transition photon in phase (synchronized and syntonized) with all the emissions of all the other atoms, which have already entered the cavity. The photons of all the atoms are in resonance with each other–like Daniel’s metronomes.

Notice, that Daniel first shows in the video that they do not resonate until the coupling-sounding-board is free to sense the combined movement of the metronomes. In the ideal ZION society motivated by the pure love of Christ, we are of “one mind and one heart.” We are in resonance with the will of God.

Because of this resonance phenomena, the time deviation TDEV time-stability plot improves as the square root of the averaging time, τ^-1/2. This gives hydrogen masers their unique excellent short-term frequency and time stability. And they are widely used across the globe to this day.

But, as explained in Chapter 20, for significant worldly reasons, this ideal resonance phenomenon, τ^-1/2, doesn’t persist. If a TDEV time-stability plot were made of the time differences of the metronomes in Daniel’s experiment, the stability would improve like the masers after resonance was achieved, but not before. This resonance phenomenon was first observed by the famous inventor of the pendulum clock, Christiaan Huygens, back in the 1600s. This ZION society mentality joyfully brings persistence to this Divinely orchestrated resonance phenomenon–illustrated by masers and Daniel’s metronomes.

As We Choose The Good

As we choose the good, we synchronize our souls with the will of God; otherwise, we become more asynchronous and are estranged from God. Also, in God’s love, as I mentioned before, He has angels around us to counter the adversary’s opposition.

We can synchronize our thoughts and actions with Him through prayer and pondering, studying, and feasting upon His word (2 Nephi 31:20). It is exciting to know that in our desires to synchronize our will to His, each of us has a unique mission, given our different times on earth and our different talents. In His infinite wisdom, He knows our uniqueness and will customize the inspiration given to each of us for our eternal best good. His will is to have each of us return to Him and receive a fullness of joy. But know that He will not force us; such force would violate our free agency and make it, not heaven. He will never do that; that is contrary to the laws of heaven. Being ONE with Him is our choice.

As we treasure up His word (JS-M 37) and hearken to it, in our Nth occasion to do so, we move xN closer to synchronism as we align our will to His. If we choose otherwise, we move our clock further away from the “correct time” and away from being ONE with God. Like the sounding board for the metronomes needs to be “free” to facilitate resonance among the metronomes, so we need to get out of the noise of the world and find the freedom in communion with God that will open our minds and hearts to the still small voice. That is the path to true freedom. “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed (John 8:36).”

His Loving Arms are Stretched Out

His loving arms are stretched out continually to all of us in His infinite capacity to do so that we may find resonance with Him through faith in Christ and repentance from sin.
The denominator ever grows larger and the numerator can be made smaller and smaller as we synchronize our wills to the will of the Father, as the Son did perfectly. One can show that this equation converges to perfect resonance; we grow into ONEness with God and are guaranteed eternal life in that process. When our worldview becomes aligned with His perfect view, His promise is, “Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32). In that unity we become free of sin as individuals, and free from bondage as a society. We become one with God in that ideal society motivated by the pure love of Christ, and each of our time and talents are thus utilized fully for the betterment of that society in time and in eternity. How exciting is that? This is he path to a fullness of joy.

We model our society after the harmony of the Godhead. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost each have different missions within the Godhead, but they are one–motivated by pure and perfect love. They move the cause of Truth forward throughout the universe. Following this perfect model is how, as Jesus has asked us to pray, that Father’s kingdom comes on earth as it is in heaven (Matt. 6:9-13). Could there be a more exciting message–a society based on the pure love of Christ, which will partake of a fullness of joy?

For those wishing to chat online about the gospel of Jesus Christ, you may visit Mormon.org. They have the facility to chat in some fifty different languages. The Book of Mormon (another witness for Christ) is available in 110 languages. This book–companion to the Bible–is designed to help bring us to Christ and to this ONEness.

David W. Allan (updated 25 May 2024)

Photo: Freep!k

The Bicycle and the Latter Days

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I believe bicycles will be an important transportation necessity in the latter days. We are facing critical times  If the grid goes down, many will be without transportation because of the technology that our cars now have. That is… if you don’t have a bike.

Not only should we prepare for the future, but taking care of our health is vital if we desire to live a long life. I am on my 88th trip around the sun and am still riding a mountain bike. About five years ago, my family helped me buy an e-bike. I call it my “assisted living” bicycle! I have about five thousand miles on it now. It is an extremely well-engineered bicycle made right here in Linden, Utah, by Fazzari (now ARI). A bicycle has been shown to be the most efficient means of transport.

After getting my e-bike, I helped Fezzari fine-tune some FIRMWARE issues, and it was fun. There is a saying in the computer programming world, “There is always one more bug”. The folks at Fezzari appreciated the help.  They like me for that and over time I have purchased three bikes from them. Plus, I am an “assisted living” mountain biker!

Improvements In Bicycle Technology

With the vast improvements in bicycle technology has come the need for high-tech maintenance and repairs. The prices have inflated as well. My family helped me buy my e-bike about five years ago for $2.5k. I looked at an e-bike the other day for $6k. Given the rising price trend, I was thinking about how to reverse that—having low maintenance and low cost. I asked myself, does anyone make a low-maintenance—highly reliable, and reasonably priced bike?

I found one on sale at COSTCO for $500. Made by Brilliant, it has a carbon-fiber belt drive that should last forever, and a simple and very reliable three-speed shifter in the hub—like the old Sturmey-Archer. Again, my family is helping me buy it for an early Father’s Day gift this year (2024). It only weighs 28 pounds and is fun to ride around town. It is NOT a mountain bike!

I put a lot of miles on an old Schwinn Sturmey-Archer 3-speed shifter many years ago. I was so impressed with that technology that I took the hub apart. It has a simple planetary gear system pulled by a spring-loaded cable. In the center is a direct drive. Gear 1 shifts down and number 3 shifts up. This Brilliant bicycle is configured similarly with a three-speed shifter in the hub. I am hoping it lasts forever as well.

Again, I believe bicycles will be an important transportation necessity in the future. It’s wise to have a good patch kit, spare tires, and tubes. It will be helpful to have on hand a simple means to maintain and repair these low-tech bicycles.

Strengthening Your Health

In 2018, I wrote an article on bicycle efficiency and health. As I mentioned, the bicycle is the most efficient means of transport. It also opens the door to fresh air, enjoyment of God’s creations, excellent near-far eye exercise while mountain biking, and great meditation time as the heart and lungs are exercised aerobically, and the brain works better.

I used to be an early morning jogger to get my aerobic exercise. When my knees started giving me problems, I went to bicycling. My knees got better. Our director for the lab in Boulder, CO, was Bob Kamper—a good friend and colleague. He was an avid runner and had won the Pike’s Peak climb race more than once; this race is more than a marathon in endurance. He told me a few years ago that he had begun biking instead of running because of knee problems.  His knees had gotten better, as had happened for me.

Our bones are piezoelectric. They generate a voltage as they are used, which signals the brain to accommodate your exercise. I believe using your bones properly keeps them elastic in case you fall. Thus, avoiding osteoporosis. It has done that for me. This is another benefit from riding a bicycle, as you bounce along a mountain trail—enjoying the scenery and communing with the Lord. Occasionally, I will take a tumble. I have learned over the years how to fall, and I almost always come up smiling.

For those having balance issues, adult tricycles are available as well.

Prepare for the Future

Before the Lord comes again, we may see some difficult times requiring strong faith in the Lord. An EMP attack could take down the grid and cut off transportation. It is wise to prepare for the future. Our Creator created us to be creators. I believe every problem has a solution, and the Lord knows the answer, ours to understand, as we seek Him in humble prayer (Matt 7:7-8).

We have the great promise that He will gather us as a hen gathers her chickens under her wing if we come unto Him, humble ourselves, and call upon Him in mighty prayer (D&C 29:1-2). I believe we live in the most exciting time in the earth’s history, as we anticipate His coming and the ZION ideal society that the Lord will bring forth with those who are true followers of His Beloved Son.
Let’s enjoy the latter-day RIDE.

David W. Allan

Photo:  David Allan – My Bike

The Transcendency of Mother’s Love

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I view a mother’s love as being the most important contribution to pure love on this planet outside the manifestation of God’s love. For me, a mother’s love and that of a caring-loving teacher are the preeminent positions of all. Yet, they are paid the least. They do more to distribute the pure love of Christ in this world regardless of their religion. A mother’s “Pure Love” for her offspring is like the pure love of God.

The impact of caring-loving teachers in my life is enormous. My mother and grandmothers were great role models of God’s pure love in my life. My wife’s pure love for our children is a great blessing in my life.

A Unique Gift

I learned from Ralph Jensen’s near-death experience (NDE) that our intelligences have gender Our intelligences are eternal. The female intelligence has this unique gift of pure love for each of her offspring. Heavenly Mother has infinite and perfect love for all of Heavenly Father’s children. God’s pure-perfect and infinite love is the passion for God’s marvelous creations and for each of us. This is why God is always there as we reach out to God in prayer. Because of God’s perfect and infinite love for us, He answers every sincere prayer in the timeframe that is best for us.

The Bible’s Portrayal of a Mother’s Transcendent Love

Some men were discussing which translation of the Bible was best. One of them said, “I like my mother’s translation the best. She translated it into life!” We set aside the second Sunday in May to celebrate “Mother’s Day.” I believe this should be a year around opportunity. I hope and pray that we will have deep-loving appreciation to all mothers—especially including our own mothers and on both sides of the veil.

In the movie, A Man Called Peter, based on the book written by his wife, Catherine Wood Marshall, she shares a beautiful message. Catherine paints a picture of how Peter shared in a sermon that Christ elevates women above men in their most important role in life. It is fascinating that in apocryphal literature we read that the resurrected Lord first appeared to His mother, Mary. Can you imagine the trauma Mary went through because of what her Son, our Savior, went through as He was falsely accused, tried, and crucified?

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 Mary’s anguish: “SHE STOOD OUT-SIDE Ov 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.

Givers of Life

Ralph Jensen, a dear friend, in his NDE, was taught by Christ. He wrote a book by that title. In it he shares that when the Lord showed him the events in the Garden of Eden, everything was in awe as Eve entered the Garden—”the mother of all living.” In another blog article, I share much more of what the Lord taught Ralph. Ralph points out why Satan hates women so much. They are the “givers of life.” Satan is about depopulation and abortion—to destroy life. Righteous mothers are the great givers of life. Let us do everything we can to honor them in that most sacred role.

Our Mortal Birth is a Grand Opportunity to Learn TRUTH

It is fascinating that Heavenly Father needed the virgin Mary to give birth to His Son–the Son of God (Luke 1:35). For God so loved the world that He did so, and Mary was the virtuous channel. This opened the door for the Savior to give the world His perfect life, and teachings, and the most important gift of His infinite atonement. He is the way and the truth and the life (John 14:6). It is Christ who opens the door for us to partake of the greatest gift of God—eternal life (D&C 14:7). As we come unto Christ, He provides the opportunity for the greatest joy in this life (John 10:10) and a fullness of joy in the world to come (Ps. 16:10; D&C 93:33-34). His path is the path to LIGHT and TRUTH (D&C 84:45).

Further, the Savior profoundly said, “Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (John 8:32).” And “If the Son therefore shall make you free ye shall be free indeed (John 8:36).” “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life (John 8:12).”

The Will of the Father in the Midst of the Challenges

Doing the will of the Father, Mary gave birth to her Son, the Son of God, in the most-humble of circumstances (Luke 2). Jesus’ life, teachings, and infinite atonement perfected Heavenly Father’s perfect plan of happiness. As we think about Jesus’ incomprehensible contributions, we need to look back to the pre-mortal epoch. Then, under the direction of the Father, He created the heavens and the earth for us to live on. We cannot offer sufficient praise for all He has done, is doing, and will be doing in helping Father “bring to pass the immortality and eternal life [of all of us] (Moses 1:39).”

In the midst of all the challenges of life, we cannot imagine a better plan. It is these challenges that give us the opportunity to grow and to learn from them. As we look to Him in every thought—life becomes a grand experience to grow in TRUTH and LIGHT (D&C 84:45). He is the way and the truth and the life, and Mary gave Him birth to do the will of the Father perfectly because of His and Heavenly Mother’s infinite love for us.

We cannot comprehend God’s incomprehensible and infinite love for each of us. A mother’s transcendent love for each of her offspring is type and shadow of this pure-love of God.

I extend my love to you and yours and to all you wonderful mothers.

David W Allan

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The Book: THE LIGHT AFTER DEATH

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We have had our raising of Lazarus from the dead experience here in Orem, Utah in 2003. Vincent (Vinney) Todd Tolman shares his well-documented story in this incredibly enlightening and well-written book. During the time he was dead and while being brought back to life, he had an amazing tour guide. Vinney’s Great-great-great Grandfather, Drake. Drake took him step-wise through ten heavenly realms. He teaches him ten life-changing principles while in the spirit world. And he teaches him of the significance of the world religions—including the atheistic “religion of darkness.” This book was life-changing for me.

These ten principles–most appropriate for our day and the–“End-Times” are:
1. Be authentic.
2. Understand the purpose of life.
3. Love everyone.
4. Listen to your inner voice.
5. Use technology responsibly.
6. Release prejudice.
7. Exercise the power of creation.
8. Avoid negative influences.
9. Understand the purpose of evil.
10. Know that we are all one.

Reading this short 162-page book, I learned some very valuable lessons. It was definitely a life-changing experience for me and for the better. I was so impressed with the book that I have written a book report—sharing some of my insights as well.

This book really resonated with me because I have had several life-changing spiritual experiences in my career path.  Back in 1956, I took a five-hour missionary preparation class at BYU from Professor Ellsworth. Our text for the class was the New Testament, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. This class also changed my life. I fell in love with these books and the author of them—our Creator, God.

This turned me into a praying physicist. Many of the inventions I am credited with bringing forth came as a result of an answer to prayer. Some of these are documented in the IEEE’s ORAL HISTORY of my life.

The New York Times best-selling author, Richard Paul Evans, wrote the forward to The Light After Death. He said the book was life changing for him as well. His The Christmas Box, novel has been turned into a movie by the same title. He sells Vinney’s book on his website. I have arranged for my publisher, Boyd Tuttle, to sell the book: digitalegend.com. It is also available on Amazon. I was so impressed with the book that I bought several copies for family and friends. As a result of reading the book, everyone worldwide is my friend!

In my 88th trip around the sun, this book is helping me in my fundamental goal in life—to help bring people to Christ. I know He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6). The above ten principles are all Christ-centered. In my new book, Time & Eternity, the End-Times & Beyond Revealed, I share that all who accept Christ will make it into the millennium. I believe this book is helping people on that path. And all will have a chance to hear the fullness of the gospel before His Second Coming (D&C 90:11). Those who reject Him will be “cut off” at His Coming (JS-H 40).

Vinney’s spiritual sensitivity grew tremendously because of what he learned on the other side of the veil. He shares an inspiring example of his sensitivity to others’ needs on page 154. He and a friend were going to a cafe to have lunch. Vinney noticed a homeless man walking, who looked tired and hungry. He reached out in prayer for him.

“I sent my thoughts to the man’s guides and asked, ‘Is he going to the same cafe we are?'”

“I felt the reply, ‘No, he’s going to keep walking past it.'”

“Can you urge him to go inside?” It’s a hot day, and he can cool off for a minute.”

“Yes.”

When Vinney ordered he got another order for the homeless man. They sat down and when the homeless man walked in and sat down, Vinney took his tray of food and drink to him and said to him, “Here’s your lunch.” The homeless man looked at him with a puzzled look and with a smile of gratitude. Vinney’s friend sat there “in wide-eyed surprise at what had just happened.”

Vinney shares, “I have learned that the more we are mindful of the needs of those around us, the happier we are, and the fewer needs we feel for ourselves.”

Notice how Vinney honored the man’s agency (free choice).

David W. Allan    –    For The Detailed Book Report  –  Click Here (Scroll to the bottom of the page for a PDF copy)

Easter and The Heart Of The Earth

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What did Jesus mean when he said in Mathew 12:39-40, “The Heart of the Earth“?  Jesus said, “An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: For as Jonas was 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. 12:39-40).”  Again, what did he mean?

In a podcast, I share a picture of a stone found by Russell Burrows here in North America describing Jesus’ atonement: His crucifixion, three days in the tomb. During those three days, His spirit went to the spirit world to open up missionary work there in the “heart of the earth” as He said. This was the sixth step in His infinite atonement. Did you know the spirit world is the “heart of the earth?” The stone also depicts His glorious resurrection overcoming Satan. Further, it depicts the eleven Apostles as well as Judas’ betrayal. I share the link to the podcast below.

As described in my book, It’s About Time, there are neurons in the heart and in the gut. You have heard the expression, “I have a gut feeling…” It is our heart that communes with God’s angels as we ask, seek, and knock (Matt. 7:7-8) Our heart is them communing with the “heart of the earth”—those commissioned by God to teach us His eternal truths.

This is why the Lord asks us to pray, “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” The Kingdom of Heaven is perfectly organized in the spirit world to assist us we sincerely pray. Our hearts are then communing with the “heart of the earth,” as He did during those monumental three days.

The Easter most Christians celebrate follows the Catholic tradition. The Catholic tradition also has the crucifixion happening on “Good Friday.” In the podcast, I share from the Burrows’ Stone that both traditions are false. He was crucified on Thursday, and His spirit went to the “heart of the earth” (paradise in the spirit world) to open up the preaching of the gospel there. There are about ten times more folks there—in the “heart of the earth” — than here on earth. The Lord revealed this insight to my heart!

The Eastern and Russian Orthodox have Easter on the right date. I am editing this on Saturday (6 April 2024)–the Savior’s birthday. It was known and celebrated by the Jaredites and the Nephites, as shown in their earthworks near Newark, Ohio. Good Thursday was last Thursday, and this Sunday is the proper date for Easter. Please join me in celebrating what should be the most important annual celebration rejoicing in the glorious resurrection of our Lord and Savior. And let us think about and rejoice with the countless saints who have also been resurrected, and who are greatly rejoicing with their resurrection as well because the Lord overcame death and hell.

David W. Allan

PODCAST LINK

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When is Easter?

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When is Easter? In my opinion, Easter should be the most celebrated annual event in our lives. There is nothing more important than the infinite atonement of our Lord and Savior. The Lord’s glorious resurrection capstone is the most important event in history.

Most of the Christian world follows the Catholic tradition of Easter being on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the 21st of March. They take the 21st of March being the Vernal Equinox. Thus, this year the Christian world generally celebrates Easter Sunday on the 31st of March.

I am writing this on Thursday the 28th of March 2024, which following the Catholic dating for Easter, is for me Good Thursday. Their tradition indicates that Christ was crucified on Friday, and they call that Good Friday. But we know this is wrong from John 19:31 and from apocryphal literature. In the Hebrew calendar, the Lord had orchestrated two Sabbaths in a row for this most important event.

Thursday – Fulfilling Prophecy

He was crucified on Thursday fulfilling His prophecy to the Jews. He gave them a sign: Jonah spent three days and three nights in the whale’s belly, He would spend three days and three nights in the heart of the Earth (Matt. 12:40). I document the three days in a podcast and in a blog article. Good Friday is a false tradition that originated with Catholicism and the world has followed.

What we know of in the scriptures is that He was crucified on Thursday. Crucified at noon He endured indescribable suffering for the sins of the world for those three hours (Matt. 27:45; 3 Nephi 8:5-19). The Earth, which He had created mourned with him with enormous destructions and tempest. We also know that it happened on the fourth day of the 34th year after His birth. This is described in Third Nephi, Chapter 8, verse 5. What we don’t know is if the Nephites counted their years as the earth went around the sun. They may have followed a Hebrew tradition for their calendar.

His Glorious Resurrection

His glorious resurrection, the first Easter, occurred that Sunday morning, the 7th day after the 34th year after His birth. Because of the vision of the brother of Jared (Mahonri Moriancumer), he knew the end from the beginning. The Jaredites constructed 4 ½ square mile earthworks mapping out the plan of salvation near Newark, Ohio. They made them so that the moon would align with the Divine ratio, 51.8 degrees—coming up at the time of his birth. At the time of His birth, the moon aligned perfectly with the line going through the millennial epoch and the celestial kingdom. These earthworks were refined by the Nephites, who knew the same.

Dr. John Lefgren, the historian, documents this nicely in a booklet he prepared. On the front cover of his booklet, he has an author’s conception of what the Jaredites constructed. The picture denotes the lunar rising moment of the birth of our Savior occurred at 6:29 P.M. Tuesday evening in Ohio. This was Wednesday morning on the 6th of April in Bethlehem, Judea. Bethlehem means the “House of Bread.” He is the Bread of Life for all of us.

English Word – Easter

The English word Easter, which parallels the German word Ostern, is of uncertain origin. It likely derives from the Christian designation of Easter week as in alibis, a Latin phrase that was understood as the plural of alba (“dawn”) and became eostarum in Old High German. The Latin and Greek Pascha (“Passover”) provide the root for Pâques, the French word for Easter.

Our son, Nathan, and I wrote a paper sharing that the Tropical year is 20.4 minutes shorter than the Sidereal year. The Tropical year is defined as the time from one Vernal Equinox to the next. The Sidereal year is the time it takes the Earth to go around the sun with respect to the celestial sphere. The celestial sphere is nominally the fixed stars. If anyone wants a copy of that paper, send me your email address. It is entitled: “Uncovering Unknown Long-term Periodicities and Variabilities in the Earth’s Spin Axis using Time-Domain Analysis Techniques.”

Christ – Center of our Lives

What is most important for us is to have Christ be the center of all that we do. As we lose our life for Him, we find it! He did and is doing the will of the Father perfectly. His angels are there for us to help us do the same in fulfillment of our divinely appointed missions. That is the path to the greatest happiness in this life and a fullness of joy in the life to come. THANK YOU, LORD, for Your infinite atonement. This year Easter Sunday should be on the 7th of April. The day after is the solar eclipse crossing over Missouri. With the two other eclipses this one completes an “A” (Alpha and Omega) over America. It crosses seven cities in the United States by the name of Nineveh. Is the Lord telling us that if we repent, we can be like Nineveh after Jonah reluctantly went and preached to them.

David W. Allan

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What is Your Mission?

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Did you know that God sent you forth on Earth with a grand mission. Do you know what your mission is?  Everyone’s mission is different, and all are important. Our infinitely loving Father in Heaven provides angelic assistance. As we listen and obey the still small voice of the Spirit, we learn of our mission. We learn that we are helping his Kingdom come on Earth as it is in Heaven. We are helping the Kingdom on earth move toward heaven’s perfection.

In pre-mortal time our infinitely loving Heavenly Father gave us our life’s plan. We helped choose the plan that would best help us get back home to Him. We knew there that life’s challenges were growth opportunities, and surprisingly, we chose them. The Lord has asked us to pray, “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” This request has far-reaching implications. The Kingdom of Heaven is perfectly organized to help us. The Lord’s angels are ever ready to respond to our prayers—ever respecting our free choice. As we reach out in humble-sincere prayer, they are there to help us fulfill our missions.

Jordan Peterson Fulfilling His Mission

On March 5th we went to listen to Jordan Peterson at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. I believe Jordan Peterson is doing a good job in fulfilling his mission. There were probably fifteen thousand people enthusiastically there to hear him speak.  Jordan’s wife introduced him, and her loving and enthusiastic spirit came through.  They shared a clip of how Jordan and his son have created this program to better help people communicate. It is called, “Essay.” Family is most important to Jordan–to be a good father and husband.

Jordan shared the story of Abraham and made a profound point about Abraham’s life. As Abraham trusted in God and looked up to Him in all he did, the amount of good coming from his life is beyond comprehension. His offspring are now a blessing to all nations. He left his father’s idols and wealth and followed God’s guidance. He was humble and kind and serving—opening his home to strangers. His life reminds me of the scripture in Alma that I paraphrase here: “Look to God and live your incredible-unfathomable missions.” (Alma 37:47)

He is about the truth and lives what he teaches. He has impacted for good a countless number of lives. Professor Christipher Kaczor has written a book, Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity: The Search for a Meaningful Life: He discusses the “Jordan Peterson phenomenon.” Jordan is getting over a hundred million views on his YouTube videos. He has over a million followers. He is appealing to young people. Wherever he goes in any country, people come up to him and tell him how their lives have changed for the better. His philosophical biblical insights are profound and bringing people to God; to truth; to responsibility; to being intelligent contributors to a better world. He has several profound books. He takes his wife, Tammy, with him when he travels.

Different Talents and Gifts

Each of us is given different gifts, talents, and abilities. Our Creator made us to be creators. Magnifying those as we exercise faith in Him is our grand opportunity in our mortal journey. We will have joy in our journey and bear the fruit of love, service, creativity, and blessings to others. That joy is best magnified, as we lose our life for Him in unselfish service. Do what we do with an eye single to God. This is living the perfect and divine law of love. In the ideal ZION society, everyone will each use their time and their different talents optimized for the good of the whole. This society is coming, and the main motivation there will be the pure love of Christ.

As past major examples, Noah had never built an ark before. Nephi had never built a ship before. Instructed on high, they did what seemed impossible to those around them. As we trust in the Lord, miracles will happen, and we will see His loving hand in our lives. Our creative abilities will be amplified. As we pray, we tap into the Lord’s omniscience, helping us to do what may seem impossible. As we do our best, the Lord will do the rest. Faith in Him can literally move mountains. As we do His will rather than ours, we often see unexpected results and blessings beyond what we may have anticipated.

Comparing ourselves with others is fruitless. The Apostle Paul says it well:
“We must not be conceited, challenging one another to rivalry, or 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 carry these heavy loads, and in this way, you will fulfill the law of Christ. If a man imagines himself to be somebody, when he is nothing, he is deluding himself. Each man should examine his conduct for himself; then he can measure his achievements by comparing himself with himself and not with anyone else. For everyone has his proper burden to bear.” (New English Bible, Gal. 6:1-5)
All of us are nothing compared to God. But in Him, we can do all things good. As He asked, “But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you (Matt. 6:33).” In so doing, we are helping Him build His Kingdom here on earth as it is in heaven.

Prayers and Gratitude

We learned a very valuable lesson from our departed and dear friend, Rebecca Lee. She taught us that after saying her evening prayers, she goes to bed in a spirit of gratitude. She thinks of all those things she is grateful for. This peaceful mentality puts her mind in a receptive mode. Often, in the early morning hours, she would receive guidance. She would get up and write down whatever came to mind. The next morning, she would often be impressed with what the Lord had shared with her. We have a copy of her journal entries in that regard, and they are inspiring. Her love and fulfillment of her mortal mission are amazing to all who knew her.

I have made this a practice—going to bed in a spirit of gratitude. Many of the impressions I have received from the Lord have come in those early morning hours. As an example, recently, I was pondering about the importance of our intelligence. Over the next several days I received some wonderful insights. Therefore, I updated the following blog article to share what God taught me: The Glory of God is Intelligence.

The best thing we can do during our mortal missions is to use all dimensions of our Divine intelligence to choose to pattern our lives after the Son of Righteousness—Jesus the Christ. Elohim is Righteousness in all dimensions of infinite love, goodness, and all the characteristics of godliness. As C. S. Lewis aptly says, as we follow Christ, we become “Little Christs.” Jesus said, that as we lose our life for Him, we will find it. This means surrendering our will to the will of God. Living the perfect Law of Love is where the joy is. This path is the most fulfilling, because of God’s infinite love for each of us. It is the path to the greatest happiness here, and a fullness of joy in the eternities: eternal life. What is better than life with God?

Christianity Explodes

After Christ’s resurrection, Christianity exploded across the then-known world. Christians were greatly motivated to share with the world what they were enjoying in the peace and love of Christ. Still today, two thousand years later, there are more Christians than any other religion. The King James Bible has been printed ten times more than any other book—over two billion copies. It has done more good in the world than any other book. Jordan Pederson does a great job pointing out how important the Bible is. He shares how it is both a most valuable historical and religious document, but also a fundamental message of what life is all about.

Now there are thousands of Christian churches coming out of the great apostasy that occurred during the Dark Ages. In Zeno’s allegory of the olive tree, he described it as “all sorts of fruit did cumber the tree.” (Jacob 5:30) I find the Eastern Orthodox Church the closest to the original; they baptize by immersion and value the Bible greatly.

We see a fundamental need for the restoration of the original gospel and Church. How blessed we are to live in the Dispensation of the fullness of times (Eph. 1:10) as prophesied by Paul. And, to know that all things will be restored (Acts 3:19-21) before Christ comes again, as prophesied by the Apostle Peter.

 Impact of Christianity

Look at how Christianity has impacted music, art, science, mathematics, symbology, and glottology,  the list goes on. The greatest scientist in history is Sir Isaac Newton. In his testimony of the Bible, he says, “We account the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime philosophy. I find more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history whatever.” And “No sciences are better attested than the religion of the Bible,”

During the Renaissance, all the early scientists were devout Christians. The Bible had more impact on the founding documents of the USA than any other book. With the invention of digital computers, fractal geometry was discovered: God’s beautiful mathematics was hidden therein. The Allan variance unveils spectral colors in noise. The Lord says all things testify of Him, and if we look, we see that is true. (Moses 6:63)

Messianic Jews

The number of Messianic Jews is increasing rapidly. There are now over 350,000. Most don’t realize that all who accept the Messiah (Jew or Gentile) will make it into the Millennium (Terrestrial Kingdom). All who reject the Messiah will be “cut-off from among the people” (JS-H 40) at His Coming. They will have to wait until after the millennium for their final judgment. They then will see God’s perfect plan and bow the knee in gratitude. Through the Lord’s infinite atonement, they will be placed where they will be the happiest. This is shown in the Newark, Ohio, earthworks mapping out the plan of salvation, and the perfection of God’s Plan.

In the infinite and perfect love our God, we will be where we will be the happiest in the eternities. Working to fulfill our life’s mission will bring us there. We will be judged by our thoughts, and words, and deeds.

The Blessings of the Lord

In the infinite love of God, there are degrees of glory. The blessings the Lord has in store for celestial folks are most inspiring. We cannot imagine a better plan. Their promises and great blessings are listed in Doctrine and Covenants 76:50-70 for the righteous. They are “made perfect” through Christ’s “perfect atonement.” In the End-Times, they are promised “the righteous need not fear, for they are those who shall not be confounded (1 Nephi 22:22). They are pure in heart and shall see God. Being of one mind and one heart, they will be in the ideal ZION society. They will be part of the Bride to meet the Bridegroom at His Coming. It is exciting to know we can be part of it.

David W. Allan

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Gold in LAND OF PROMISE Magazine

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This issue alone of the magazine shares (Vol. 2, No. 5, Mch. 2024): The Tribe of Zebulun is in North America; The Book of Mormon cure for artificial intelligence having no soul—avoiding AI’s negative impact; 1,800 Adamic phrases validating the scriptures; and much, much more. You can order the magazine by calling (715) 962-1422. And you can order back issues, which are loaded with good information as well. The maps and picture quality of this magazine are awesome.

Ojibwe Native Americans are of the Tribe of Zebulun

On pages 44-47 of this issue of LAND OF PROMISE, Uncovering Ancient America, Wayne May shares that Brian Outinen contacted him to tell his story. Brian lives in Canada and is an Ojibwe Native American. In this issue, Brian shares his belief that they are of the Tribe of Zebulun. Their tradition is that they came from the East. They have maps telling their story. They came from the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland to the St. Lawrence River.

It is fascinating when you think of Brian’s story in conjunction with Jacob’s (Israel) blessing to his son Zebulun: “Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea, and he shall be for a haven of ships, and his border shall be unto Zidon.” (Genesis 49:13) The Ojibwe DNA ties to Israel as well. The Ojibwe language has significant similarities to Semitic languages. Their calendar is similar to the Enoch calendar.

Correlation does not provide validation, but the DNA tells us the story. Glottology (the history or science of language) also tells us the true story. This is fascinating information, Brother Wayne May. Thanks for sharing.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has no Soul.

Also, in this issue of LAND OF PROMISE, Uncovering Ancient America, Magazine, (Vol. 2, No. 5, Mar 2024) Jeff Downs opens with an article: “ARTIFICIAL Intelligence and the Very REAL Book of Mormon.” Brother Downs’, well-written article using no AI software, makes some extremely useful points. He tells of his son’s friend using his smartphone and AI to prepare his talk for church, which included a testimony. This he did in seconds. With no additional effort on his friend’s part, his friend read the whole talk from his smartphone. His soulless talk felt that way. It had no soul.

Life is a grand opportunity for growth without AI. Looking at what Joseph Smith accomplished in his short 38 ½ years is astounding. The Lord fully used Joseph Smith’s incredible mind with the help of the Urim and Thummim to perform the miraculous translation of the Book of Mormon. It is estimated that he did twenty words a minute over about 65 days from these ancient unknown languages. TOTALLY MIRACULOUS.

In the infinite love of our Lord, He has given us a virtual Urim and Thummim, as His angels are ever there to teach us His will (2 Nephi 32: 3-5). This virtual Urim and Thummim is much better than AI will ever be! But, we need to do our part of spiritual work and preparation. The Lord promises that as we do this spiritual WORK, we will hear the “still small voice (1 Kings 19:11-12).” Joseph taught us that faith is a principle of action. It takes effort to grow our faith. Just like being a concert pianist takes hours and years of practice. My personal joke is that I try to learn faster than I forget. Soulless AI can get in the way unless we use it wisely.

Mountains are Moved by Faith; not by AI

The Lord gave Immaculée Ilibagiza an amazing insight. She was hiding for her life in a tiny bathroom for 91 days with seven other ladies. She was struggling with her faith and praying to the Lord with a mighty heartfelt prayer. The Lord told her, “Mountains are moved with faith, Immaculée, but if faith were easy, all the mountains would be gone. Trust in me, and know that I will never leave you. Trust in me, and have no more fear. Trust in me, and I will save you. I shall put my cross upon the door, and they will not reach you. Trust in me, and you shall live.”

AI is Both Good and Bad

AI is both good and bad. It is an incredibly powerful tool. Now AI is being used by the global elite to take away our freedoms.  They are atheists and see AI becoming dominant over humans and would “be the next stage of evolution.” They miss who is really and lovingly in charge of the Universe. They are about “profit and power,” as Moroni prophesied (Ether 8:15-26). The quotes in this paragraph are taken from the 11 March 2024 Bloomberg Business Week telling of “Musk takes OpenAI to Court.” The trillionaires are fighting about who gets the most power and gain using AI.

On the good side, our son, Nathan, is a computer architect. He uses AI for those mundane but useful computer tasks that he can build upon in designing computation systems. For him, AI is a very powerful and efficient tool. I have a similar story when I went to work at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) in 1960. Digital computers were not available. We used analog computers back then. We designed a very effective and precise timing system using an analog computer. We then brought it into reality to generate time for the nation. and https://tf.nist.gov/general/pdf/180.pdf.

At the Bureau, we bought our first digital computer in 1968 for timekeeping—a PDP-8S with 5k of memory! The Lord inspired me to write the digital AT-1 timescale algorithm. It optimally combines the readings of an ensemble of atomic clocks and keeps time for the nation. During each measurement cycle, the algorithm asks the question of each clock regarding its performance. The algorithm then optimally adjusts the weight of each clock for generating time. With significant improvements by my outstanding colleagues, AT-1 is still being used today to help generate official time for the USA. It is effectively using AI-like optimization for the timekeeping output.

A very popular artificial intelligence (AI) software is ChatGPT. I asked our son, Nathan, to ask ChatGPT the following question: “What language did Joseph Smith translate the Book of Mormon from?” It gave us this very secular answer: “Joseph Smith reported that he translated the Book of Mormon from a language called ‘Reformed Egyptian’ by the use of seer stones or the Urim and Thummim, according to the accounts related to the origin of the book in the Latter Day Saint movement.” Clearly, AI has no soul and lacks important linguistic and spiritual sensitivity.

Regarding the same question, consider the soul and linguistic capabilities of the late Professor Felix Mijnhardt. He was an incredibly gifted linguist and God-fearing as well. He knew eighty languages! I would call him the most gifted glottologist that I have ever heard of. As a gifted linguist, he was asked to translate the Book of Mormon into Africans. When he got the book, he immediately recognized that it was translated from another language. He deduced that it was translated from ancient Eqyptian with Hebrew nouns added, and he knew that it was scripture. He taught linguistics at Pretoria University. He tried to get his university and his church to accept the Book of Mormon as scripture. He was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church; his outstanding ontological skills brought him to know the Book of Mormon was true. Not surprisingly, they both declined.

1,800 Scriptural Phrases tying back to the Language of Adam

Also, in this issue is my article, “Don’t Bypass, ‘And it came to pass.'” I thank Professor Felix Mijnhardt for leading me to this phrase. I began to study the occurrence of the phrase, “And it came to pass.” “And it came to pass,” occurs 1,523 times in the canon of LDS scriptures. When I looked at the distribution of this phrase over time and space, I deduced that it had its origin in the Adamic language. I further deduced that it tied to important historical events in God’s doings. To test this hypothesis, I decided to study the Jaredite record, since they didn’t have their language confounded. On average every other verse in the Jaredite record starts with “And it came to pass.” This clearly validated this hypothesis and the importance of this phrase.

Lee Nelson told me of the remarkable book, The Secret Doctrine of the Kabbalah; Recovering the Key to Hebraic Sacred Science by the late Professor Leonora Leet. She shows from this ancient sacred science that sounds, numeric (Gematria), and symbols all tie together.  The phrase “And it came to pass” ties to EL = God and significant past events. I had deduced that already as I looked at the distribution and use of the phrase “And it came to pass.” From the ancient Hebrew Kabbalah, she came to the same conclusion I had obtained from our LDS canon of scriptures. This was an exciting finding for me.

The phrase “And it came to pass” seems to have been lost in all modern English translations of the Bible. Seventy-six percent of the King James Bible is from the inspired translation by William Tyndale, and he preserves the phrase.

Furthermore, Professor Leet shows that the phrase “And it shall come to pass” ties to the most sacred name of God, Jehovah, and future events. “And it shall come to pass,” occurs 173 times in our LDS scriptures. When I learned this from Professor Leet, I excitedly went to our LDS scriptures and was delighted to see that all of them align with her model. Most all of them are relevant to the latter days and the Second Coming. The prophets using “and it shall come to pass” are Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Micah, Joel, Amos, Zachariah, Nephi, King Benjamin, Abinadi, Samuel the Lamanite, Jesus, Peter, Paul, Mormon, and Joseph Smith. These are – the prophets telling of the restoration in our day and the events leading up to the coming of Christ.

The most significant users of “And it shall come to Pass” are Isaiah(22), Jeremiah((7), Ezekiel(4), Hosea(3), Joel(2), Zachariah(6), Nephi(23), Abinadi(8), Jesus(7), Peter(2), Paul(1), Mormon(2), and Joseph Smith(25). They are all prophecies of our day and the Second Coming.

It is fascinating to see in the Book of Mormon, the Savior does not use the phrase “And it shall come to pass” while ministering to the Nephites (Chapters 11 – 19 of Third Nephi). But as soon as He starts prophesying of our day, (Chapters 20 onward) He uses it. We see that this perfectly aligns with Professor Leet’s model for the phrase.  All 32 Book of Mormon occurrences prophecy of our day and of the gathering of Israel – fitting her model, exactly. DIVINE DESIGN with 100% consistency. (We witness both inductive and deductive reasoning validating God’s word)

Interestingly, in the Book of Mormon, there are seven usages by the Savior of “And it shall come to pass,” as He prophesies of our day. Notice the inspired expanse of His usages of these 7 phrases.  Seven (7) is the number of perfection or completeness in God’s arithmetic.

1. 3 Nephi 20:20  And it shall come to pass… sword of my justice shall hang over… the Gentiles… except they repent;

2.  3 Nephi 20:21  And it shall come to pass that I will establish my people, O house of Israel;

3. 3 Nephi 20:23  And it shall come to pass that every soul who will not hear that prophet [I am he] shall be cut off from among the people; [Moroni gave this prophecy to Joseph Smith saying, “…that that prophet was Christ; but the day had not yet come when ‘they who would not hear his voice should be cut off from among the people,’ but soon would come.”

4. 3 Nephi 20:30  And I will remember the covenant… gather them [to] Jerusalem… And it shall come to pass that… the fulness of my gospel shall be preached unto them;

5. 3 Nephi 21:19  And it shall come to pass that all lyings, and deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, shall be done away [Zion];

6. 3 Nephi 27:6    And it shall come to pass that the Lord God shall bring forth unto you the words of a book… sealed… revelation… from the beginning of the world to the ending thereof.

7. 3 Nephi 27:16  And it shall come to pass, that whoso repenteth and is baptized in my name shall be filled; and if he endureth to the end, behold, him will I hold guiltless before my Father at that day when I shall stand to judge the world.

In 2015, as I was re-reading the Book of Mormon, I discovered a third phrase: “And now it came to pass.” “And now it came to pass,” occurs 104 times uniquely in the Book of Mormon. These three phrases reminded me of the Lord’s definition of truth: “And truth is a knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come (D&C 93:24).”

•       And now it came to pass                  corresponds with things as they are;
•       And it came to pass                            corresponds with things as they were; and
•       And it shall come to pass                 corresponds with things as they are to come.

You will be surprised, as was I, these 1,800 phrases are a direct finger-print of the Lord. They give scientific validation of the existence of the Adamic language. They indicate a hidden book of scriptures in our scriptures preparing us for the Great Day of the Lord. [See Chapter 6 of my new book, Time & Eternity, the End-Times & Beyond Revealed] These 1,800 data points validate the Bible as prophesied by Joseph in Egypt and by Nephi (2 Nephi 3:11; 1 Nephi 13:38-41). And these three phrases harmonize all of the scriptures. That they occur as they do without Divine design and guidance has a probability of zero. I know the Lord is in the details of our lives, as He is in Holy Writ.

I am so pleased that Brother May published my article on this critically important topic for our day. As wokeism takes the masses down empty roads, this information beautifully harmonizes science and religion. Don’t Bypass “And It Came To Pass”. I am also pleased that LDS Living picked up on this valuable information.

David W. Allan

Photo:  Approved – Wayne May

Love Your Enemies

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We want to be children of our Heavenly Father in celestial realms of glory. This means we live the Divine Law of Love, which includes loving our enemies.

Michael Hart in his book, The Ranking of the Most (100) Influential Persons in History, found that most Christians do not love their enemies. So, Jesus was listed third in Hart’s ranking. His ranking is based on the person’s influence on the world community. Issac Newton and Mohammad were listed above Jesus. We know Hart’s ranking is wrong, because Jesus is the God, Jehovah, of the Old Testament. Jesus, clearly, should be first, because the Torah is the Law of Love, given to the world by Jehovah.

We are commanded to “Love Your Enemies”.  Matthew 5:43-48: “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. ‘ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven.”

Two Profound Examples of Loving Your Enemies

Louis Zamperini came to the Lord and immediately overcame his drunkenness and horrible nightmares. In learning the great importance of forgiveness, the Lord taught Louis to love his enemies. This totally changed Louis’s life.

Zamperini’s inspiring story is profoundly documented in Laura Hillenbrand’s bestselling book, Unbroken. The movie by the same title is both inspiring, unforgettable, and lifechanging. Louis may have been the first one to beat the record for the famous “four-minute mile” had it not been for WWII. Surviving 47 days in a life raft in the Pacific Ocean was a miracle. Then the beyond-comprehension cruelty he received in Japanese prisons caused him later to become an alcoholic and have horrible nightmares. His wife led him to a Billy Graham revival, and the Lord healed him.

During his conversion process, his mind went back to his time on the life raft. He had promised God, that if He would save his life, he would devote his life to God. The Lord then taught him how to forgive and to love his enemies. Louis spent the rest of his life in ministry work and had a great influence on a lot of people.

Immaculée Ilibagiza’s incredible story of how she learned to love her enemies is shared in her book, Left to Tell. Immaculée internalized the following three profound messages as part of her surviving the 1994 Rwandan Holocaust. She and seven other women hid for 91 days cramped in a bathroom of a local pastor’s home. They were hiding from those who would kill them. After learning these lessons, miracles occurred, and they were preserved against all odds while a million Rwandans were murdered.

Three Powerful Lessons for Living the Law of Love

1. Keep fear, doubt, hate, and worry out of your lives; these are Satan’s tools and are not of God.



2. Pray every waking moment; the power of prayer is beyond our comprehension. He is always there for us if we will but reach out to Him. Through Him, we have power over Satan and his minions. Through her fervent prayers, the loving Lord visited her.

3.  We need to forgive and love everyone – especially our enemies. The Lord will teach us, as we ask, how to love this intently. By loving her enemies and by forgiveness Immaculée gained power over her enemies. The power of love is greater than any other.

Book Report

I was so impressed with Immaculée Ilibagiza’s book, Left to Tell, that I wrote a book report:  Book Report.

I highly recommend you read her book or my report, because in the days you will need what your learn there. Truly loving your enemies gives you power over them. You can walk by them and their eyes will not see you. They will drop their weapons in light of that power. Repeatedly, Immaculée witnessed that kind of loving power, as she and her friends escaped the holocaust.

I Share some Highlights from my Book Report:

Her highly respected and very intelligent father, anticipating the holocaust, asked a pastor friend to hide Immaculée. All of Immaculée’s family were killed in the holocaust, except her brother who was attending a university outside the country.

The killers were pressuring the pastor: “Where are the Tutsis? You know what we’ll do if we find them. Where is she, Pastor? Where is Immaculée? This is the last place she was seen. Where are you hiding her?”

Immaculée shared, “My spirit tumbled back into the arms of fear and doubt, and I was even more frightened than I’d been the first time the killers came. Their voices clawed at my flesh, and I felt like I was lying on a bed of burning coals. A sweeping wave of pain engulfed my body, and a thousand invisible needles stabbed my flesh. Yet I tried again to pray: Dear God, forgive me for my lapse of faith… I trust in You, God… I know that You will save us. You are stronger than the evil in this house…”

“Oh, God, please! I screamed silently. Why do You want me to go through this? Why? What else can I do to show You my love? I want to believe that You will save us, God. How can I have more faith? I’m praying so hard, God, so hard… but they’re so close, and I’m so tired! Oh, God… I’m so tired.
I felt faint – consciousness slipped away from me until the killers’ thundering voices were only a soft, distant rumble.”

“Then I was sleeping… and dreaming a sweet dream of Jesus.
I floated like a feather above the other women. I saw them trembling below me on the floor, holding their Bibles on their heads, begging God for mercy. I looked up and saw Jesus hovering above me in a pool of golden light, and his arms were reaching toward me. I smiled, and the constant aches and pains that had become part of my body after weeks of crouching disappeared. There was no hunger, no thirst, and no fear – I was so peaceful… so happy.”

“Then Jesus spoke: ‘Mountains are moved with faith, Immaculée, but if faith were easy, all the mountains would be gone. Trust in me, and know that I will never leave you. Trust in me, and have no more fear. Trust in me, and I will save you. I shall put my cross upon the door, and they will not reach you. Trust in me, and you shall live.’”

Many Miracles

Many amazing miracles followed as she saved the other women and herself from the holocaust.

During the 91 days, the Pastor would feed them scraps of food to keep them alive. He did that in the early morning hours so that the Hutus would not get suspicious of them hiding there. The Lord prompted her to learn English. Immaculée asked the Pastor for a French-English dictionary and some English books for her to read. He did that for her, and she had them read before they got out – a miracle all by itself.

Her dedication and devotion to the Lord are most inspiring. She went from 115 to 65 pounds during the 91 days in hiding with gnawing hunger as her continual companion. She kept her focus on the Lord’s will and her desire to be faithful to Him. Now she is circling the globe, inspiring countless thousands – fluently speaking in English or French.

In His Love and Timing

In the Lord’s infinite love, in His timing, He turns every evil into good. This horrible Rwandan holocaust – cost over a million lives. But it opened the door for many more than a million Rwandan Tutsi refugees from the 1959 and 1973 genocides to return to Rwanda from around the world. And they brought their children, grandchildren, and all manner of new cultural heritage and strange languages with them.

Immaculée’s above messages will help us abide in the days ahead, if we will internalize these messages as she did.

As horrible as was the 1994 Rwandan genocide, good things are continually coming out of it. Immaculée has written more books. She is now circling the globe with her most inspiring message of loving your enemies and loving and trusting the Lord. She has her own website.  In 2007, she was the recipient of the Mahatma Gandhi Reconciliation and Peace Award. See also her Wikipedia information.

Be One With The Lord

Now, learning to love our enemies is essential if we desire to be ONE with the Lord. As horrible as the 1994 Rwandan holocaust was, much more dynamic will be the future cleansing of the earth. Before the Lord comes, the wicked will destroy the wicked, and great suffering will occur. This would not happen if people would repent and turn to God.

After it is over, we will know that He was with us through it all – like Immaculée. And we will see that it was all worth it. We will be caught up in the incredible joy and incompressible love in His presence. We will be privileged to be part of the love, peace, joy, and communion in that ideal society called Zion. As we move into the millennial epoch, we will enjoy His Divine leadership as He becomes our Lord of lords and our King of kings.

His presence will fill our souls with unspeakable love and joy.

May we learn from Immaculée’s lessons. Let us love the Lord with all our hearts, minds, strengths, and souls and our neighbors as ourselves. That love includes loving our enemies. Let us prepare for the great day of the Lord is my prayer. I know God loves you and is there for you. As we truly come unto Him, He will teach us how to love that intently and to love our enemies.

David W. Allan

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