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Hymn of all Hymns

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There is no hymn that fully expresses the Infinite Atonement of Jesus the Christ. Yet this event is the most important in the history of the Earth and for the Universe. As I was writing this book, The Infinite Atonement of Jesus the Christ, and Last Days Significance, a Scientist’s View, I had the impression the Lord would help me with such a hymn for us mortals to enjoy. Because the Infinite Atonement is infinite, only Celestial choirs above would be able to capture the full infinite grandeur of all the Savior accomplished during those three sacred days–blessing all of Elohim‘s children and the whole Universe.

It would not be a hymn with just a set of lyrics, but a composition as a witness of Christ’s sacred unfolding of His infinite suffering and His infinite JOY, sharing His infinite redeeming love, and His eternal victory over time and space.

In Dr. Michael McNiven’s book, OUR LORD OF WHOLENESS, The Atonement of Jesus Christ as the Organizing Principle, he shares that the Atonement over comes entropy–the winding down of the universe according to the second law of thermodynamics. While entropy is winding it down, the Atonement is winding it up; this insight touched my soul to the core and I share Dr. McNiven’s insights in my book along with addition perspectives of light and truth in support of this enormously important perspective.

We see all emotional dimensions in His Infinite Atonement. In Gethsemane we see His infinite inward suffering for all the sins, suffering, pain and anguish for all of Elohim’s children. Then He suffered outward humiliation, tearing out of His beard (Avraham Gileadi Isaiah 50:6), other horrible abuses, incomprehensible scourging, and a crown of thorns. Then came the horrific infinite physical suffering with the five nails of crucifixion. He did not go to the cross alone. He carried each of us with Him. Every sin. Every sorrow. Every injustice. The weight of all creation pressed upon Him with His heartfelt desire to do His Father’s will to bless the entire Universe.  His suffering finished the “atoning sacrifice.” Only after His suffering for all of Elohim’s children was completed did He in agony declare, “It is finished!“

Next, He commenced the “atoning bridge.” Unbeknownst to most, after His voluntary death (John 10:17-18) He began the “Atoning Bridge.” When His Spirit left His body, then He brought infinite JOY to countless millions in paradise. He told the Jews when they asked for a sign that He would spend three days and three nights in “the heart of the earth” (Matt.  12:40). So, the spirit world is the “heart of the earth.” After finishing that enormous blessing to them, He then commenced bringing JOY to even multiple billions, as He conquered death with His glorious resurrection. His resurrection is capstone to the Infinite Atonement.

So, we have this most important equation in the Universe: Atoning Sacrifice + Atoning Bridge = Infinite Atonement. Also, unbeknownst to most is that there are seven steps or dimensions to the Infinite Atonement. The atoning sacrifice includes steps 1 through 5, and the atoning bridge gloriously finishes with steps 6 and 7. My new book covers these seven steps in detail.

From a scientific perspective, the Infinite Atonement represents much more than a theological event—it is a cosmic reversal. While entropy drives the universe toward disorder and decay, the Infinite Atonement introduces a restoring force—one that redeems, reorganizes, and ultimately exalts–opening the door to a fullness of JOY to the faithful in Christ. In that sense, Christ’s Infinite Atonement is not only redemptive—it is structural to eternity itself. The Infinite Atonement perfects Heavenly Father’s Perfect Plan of Happiness, as it totally overcomes the effects of the fall of Adam and Eve.

On the 24th of March 2026, I had just finished my final edits  for this book, following the Lord’s prompting. I was led to “Beautiful ZION, Built Above,” hymn number 44 of the LDS Hymnal for the music for this Hymn of All Hymns. It is a beautiful hymn all by itself.|

I started writing this blog article on the 26th of March 2026. That day is a very special day (26 March 2026). It is exactly 206 years since the FIRST VISION of the Prophet Joseph Smith. With him, the Lord opened up the last dispensation of the gospel–the Dispensation of the Fullness of Times. We live in that exciting day when the Lord promised: “Nothing shall be withheld” (D&C 121:28). Much of what I share here is a result of the blessings of the restoration of the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ through the Prophet Joseph Smith. This was prophesied of by the Apostles Peter and Paul (Acts 3:19-21; Eph. 1:10).

Here are words to this beautiful hymn; the meter is an interesting 888888857:

1. Beautiful Zion, built above;
Beautiful city that I love;
Beautiful gates of pearly white
Beautiful temple—God its light;
He who was slain on Calvary
Opens those pearly gates for me.|

Zion, Zion, lovely Zion;

Beautiful Zion;

Zion, city of our God

2.   Beautiful heav’n, where all is light;
Beautiful angels clothed in white;
Beautiful strains that never tire;
Beautiful harps thru all the choir;|
There shall I join the chorus sweet,
Worshiping at the Savior’s feet.
Zion, Zion, lovely Zion;

Beautiful Zion;

Zion, city of our God!

3.  Beautiful crowns on ev’ry brow;
Beautiful palms the conq’rors show;
Beautiful robes the ransomed wear;
Beautiful all who enter there.
Thither I press with eager feet;
There shall my rest be long and sweet.
Zion, Zion, lovely Zion;

Beautiful Zion;

Zion, city of our God!

This my humble attempt to approach this infinite challenge to share for us mortals this Hymn of all Hymns for The Infinite Atonement of Jesus the Christ. I hope and pray in this effort that I am fulfilling the Lord’s request to “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matt. 5:16). I have sought heaven’s help for the  following hymn. You will see that it ties into the fundamentals of Elohim’s creations, the great importance of choosing Christ, and enjoying and appreciating the full blessings of His Infinite Atonement–cap-stoned by His glorious resurrection.

(To the tune of “Beautiful Zion, Built Above.”)

Verse 1 – In the Garden of Gethsemane

Infinite love from heav’n above,
The matchless gift of God is love;
In lone Gethsemane He trod,
And bore each grief as Son of God;
From ev’ry pore the crimson fell,
To ransom souls from death and hell.
Behold the Lamb—
For sinners slain—
Christ’s infinite love;
Christ, Redeemer, bore our pain.

Verse 2 – Incomprehensible Suffering and Rejection

He gave His back to the smiters’ blows,
His cheeks to them who were His foes;
He hid not from the shameful scorn,
Nor from the spitting, nor the thorn;
The Holy One, so meek, so mild,
Endured as God’s Belovèd Child.
Jesus bore it all—
Grief and loss—
Christ’s infinite love;
Christ, Redeemer, on the cross.

Verse 3 – Maximum Pain with Horrific Crucifixion

“Crucify Him!” a rose the cry,
The sinless Lamb was lifted high;
A crown of thorns upon His head,
By wicked hands His blood was shed;
The scourge His sacred flesh had torn,
The nails His suffering form had borne.
Jesus bowed His head—
“It is done”
Christ’s infinite love;
—
Thy will fulfilled, vict’ry won.

Verse 4 – Paradise Rejoices, The Atoning Bridge

Long had they waited in that sphere,
In bondage, longing for Him near;
From Adam down through ages past,
The righteous hoped His coming fast.
Their spirits yearned to be made whole;
Rejoining again body and soul;
Jesus, their long redeeming light;
Christ’s infinite love;
Adam on–nations delight.

Verse 5, Glorious Resurrection Morning

That glorious morn the stone rolled free,
Conquered death–He rose in glory;
And saints arose in robes of light,
Filled the earth with songs delight;
Rejoicing swelled from shore to shore
While loved ones met forevermore;
In raptured praise all voices ring.
See the risen King;
His mother wept tears of JOY!

Verse 6 – Last Days Significance and Zion

Now in these days the signs appear,
Voices of warning sound so clear;
Zion shall rise in glory bright,
Filled with His everlasting light;
Israel gathers, hearts are made new,
The covenant path is in view.
Come unto Jesus–Hear His call;
Millennial Day–
New Heav’n and Earth: King of all.

Verse 7 – Cosmic Reach of the Infinite Atonement

Endless the reach of boundless grace,
Through time and space, in ev’ry place;
The Light, the law, the truth is He,
The source for all eternity;
Worlds without number live through Him,
No power of death can e’er grow dim.
All life renewed—Through Jesus call—
Christ’s infinite love;
Christ, Creator, Lord of all.

Verse 8 (My Testimony; optional for choir)

I will proclaim His matchless name,
And testify of His saving claim;
He is the way, the truth, the life,
Our peace amid all mortal strife;
Through Him, God’s great design is shown,
In love, redemption is fully known.
Sing of His grace for evermore;
Jesus is our King;
Hallelujah, evermore.

This hymn is an offering—an attempt to give voice to the greatest event in all eternity. President Russel M. Nelson asked us to spend time studying the atonement. I responded to his request with this blog article.

It is my witness that Jesus is the Christ, that His Atonement is infinite in scope and intimate in reach, and that through Him, all things are not only eventually healed—but made whole and new. As is beautifully described in scripture: “He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth; Which truth shineth. This is the light of Christ” (D&C 88:6-7).

Music and poetry have a sacred power to draw us closer to the Savior—to help us become ONE with Him. To know God is eternal life (John 17:3), and that knowing is the path that leads to peace, love, and joy in this life, and to a fullness of joy in the life to come. This is my witness and my prayer for all who read these words for this Hymn of all Hymns. May we be ONE with Elohim and ever bring honor and glory to Their blessed names while serving Them and Their children–bringing light and truth into the world.


David W. Allan

P. S. Selected Supporting Scriptures
Book of Moses 1:33–39
Second Nephi 2:25–27
Moroni 10:32–33
Doctrine and Covenants 38:27

FIRST LAST LAST FIRST

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A chiasmus is ancient Greek and Hebrew literary style where the writings are repeated in reverse order.  For instance, the Old Testament shares how God’s word was received by them; they were the FIRST (Israel) to receive God’s word. However, because the Jews rejected Christ, the gospel was taken to the Gentiles, as described in the New Testament (Matt. 21:42-43).  So, then we have the FIRST becoming the LAST, as the Gentiles gladly receive the gospel.

Following the New Testament story, the Dark Ages brought about a Great Apostasy from the original church.  Then, in North America, following the reformation from the Dark Ages, we have the LAST becoming the FIRST.  The restoration of the fullness of the gospel came through the Prophet Joseph Smith. The LDS scripture canon added greatly to the Bible. This restoration was prophesied by the Apostles Peter and Paul (Acts 3:18-20; Eph. 1:10). Now, in our day, this Gentile nation is rejecting Christ. So, now the FIRST (Israel) is becoming the LAST. We are seeing this grand chiasmus being played out over world history. Jesus is the FIRST and the LAST–ALPHA AND OMEAGA.

The Lord’s Visit

When the resurrected Lord visited North America, He prophesied this would happen in our day: “And thus commandeth the Father that I should say unto you: At that day when the Gentiles shall sin against my gospel, and shall reject the fulness of my gospel, and shall be lifted in the pride of their hearts above all nations, and above all the people of the whole earth, and shall be filled with all manner of lyings, and of deceits, and of mischiefs, and all manner of hypocrisy, and murders, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, and of secret abominations; and if they shall do all those things, and shall reject the fulness of my gospel, behold, saith the Father, I will bring the fulness of my gospel from among them” (3 Nephi 16:10). That is happening now. We have to ask the hard question, “Who can reject the fullness of the gospel except those who have it?”

David Hocking, in his ANNOTATED EDITION, THE NEW TESTAMENT of JESUS CHRIST, THE JOSEPH SMITH TRANSLATION, discusses “When the Times of the Gentiles Shall be Fulfilled.” This is in conjunction with the disciples asking Him, “Master, tell us concerning Thy coming” (Luke 21:25-28). David shares a quote from President Ezra Taft Benson on page 144 explaining the “times of the Gentiles,” and shares the diagram below. The fullness of the Gentiles began with the restoration and is ending now, as the Savior prophesied, “…when the Gentiles shall sin against my gospel, and shall reject the fulness of my gospel.” Notice, He says, “when,” not “if.”

Moroni saw our day and gave us a profound warning: “Behold, I speak unto you as if ye were present, and yet ye are not. But behold, Jesus Christ hath shown you unto me, and I know your doing. And I know that ye do walk in the pride of your hearts; and there are none save a few only who do not lift themselves up in the pride of their hearts, unto the wearing of very fine apparel, unto envying, and strifes, and malice, and persecutions, and all manner of iniquities; and your churches, yea, even every one, have become polluted because of the pride of your hearts. For behold, ye do love money, and your substance, and your fine apparel, and the adorning of your churches, more than ye love the poor and the needy, the sick and the afflicted. O ye pollutions, ye hypocrites, ye teachers, who sell yourselves for that which will canker, why have ye polluted the holy church of God? Why are ye ashamed to take upon you the name of Christ? Why do ye not think that greater is the value of an endless happiness than that misery which never dies—because of the praise of the world? Why do ye adorn yourselves with that which hath no life, and yet suffer the hungry, and the needy, and the naked, and the sick and the afflicted to pass by you, and notice them not? Yea, why do ye build up your secret abominations to get gain, and cause that widows should mourn before the Lord, and also orphans to mourn before the Lord, and also the blood of their fathers and their husbands to cry unto the Lord from the ground, for vengeance upon your heads? Behold, the sword of vengeance hangeth over you; and the time soon cometh that he avengeth the blood of the saints upon you, for he will not suffer their cries any longer” (Mormon 8:35-41).

Today, we see this Gentile nation (North America) in significant decadence: secularism, materialism, relativism, scientism, wokism, socialism, and a significant decline in morality, pornography, and human trafficking are epidemic—especially among the rich and publicly powerful.

First Becomes Last

At the same time,  we observe the Lord now gathering Israel, as the FIRST becomes the LAST, we see a fascinating statistic for the LDS. The converts per thousand members went from 7.6 to 17.6 from 2020 to 2024.  Most of the converts have been outside of the United States. The African saints have enjoyed enormous increases in LDS membership. And Christianity in Africa has grown from 9 million in 1900 to over 700 million today. Christianity in China grew from about 1–2 million in 1949 to 60–100+ million today. Now, 8.5% of Chinese are Christian, and the percentage is significantly increasing. Many of the Chinese Christians have worship services in their homes because of government constraints. It is reported that there are 8 million Persian Christians in Iran, and the number is rapidly increasing. The Persians are the children of Abraham.

The Lord declares FIRST LAST LAST FIRST

The Lord declared: “But remember that all my judgments are not given unto men; and as the words have gone forth out of my mouth even so shall they be fulfilled, that the first shall be last, and that the last shall be first in all things whatsoever I have created by the word of my power, which is the power of my Spirit” (D&C 29:30). I have below several examples of FIRST LAST LAST FIRST.

Some Examples of FIRST LAST LAST FIRST 

  • ATONEMENT: I will be thy Son; Only Begotten; Resurrected; and became our Father
  • MAN: offspring of God, opportunity for mortality, resurrected, become as God now is
  • EARTH: spiritual, physical, redeemed physically, celestialized
  • FALL: Garden, Expulsion, Christ overcomes effects of the Fall, Paradisiacal glory
  • ZION: Enoch Zion, taken up, Lord brings Zion, Enoch’s returns to New Jerusalem
  • PLAN: Council in heaven, Need for the Fall, Need for Savior, Can become as God
  • COVENANT: Israel (OT), Gentiles (NT), Gentiles (BoM), Israel (gathered)
  • SCRIPTURES: Old Testament &Brass Plates, NT, BoM, etc., New Scriptures
  • TEMPLES: Father’s Throne, Old Temples, Restored Temples, Path to Celestial Kingdom
  • FAMILY: Offspring of God, Given families on earth, Sealings, Joined in Heaven
  • CHRIST: Firstborn of the Father, Only Begotten, First fruits, Christ is our Father
  • ISRAEL: Father makes covenants, broken, keys restored, Father fulfills promises
  • BIRTH: Spirit birth, Physical birth, Born again, Birthed into Father’s presence
  • CHURCH: Patriarchal & Kings, NT priesthood offices, Restored, Church of Firstborn
  • OFFSPRING: Of Heavenly Parents; of earthly parents; resurrected; become heavenly parents
  • AGENCY: Choose Father’s Plan; Choose to follow Christ; King of kings…; Enjoy Celestial realms
  • FIRST of BoM translated LAST; LAST of BoM translated FIRST
    BoM = Book of Mormon; in Harmony, PA, and then in Fayette, NY.

Now we are living in this very important transition time, as this grand chiasmus for the history of Earth is being played out by the Lord. It is the most exciting time. In spite of the world spiraling down in wickedness as Satan increases his efforts, knowing this is his last hour before the Second Coming, the Lord is hastening his work to bring as many as will to Him.

This FIRST LAST LAST FIRST is discussed in the scriptures in many places (Isa. 44:6; 48:12; Matt. 19:30; 20:16; Luke 13:30; Mark 10:31; and D&C 110:4). Then the Prophet Nephi gives a classic explanation of the significance of this grand chiasmus:

“And the time cometh that he shall manifest himself unto all nations, both unto the Jews and also unto the Gentiles; and after he has manifested himself unto the Jews and also unto the Gentiles, then he shall manifest himself unto the Gentiles and also unto the Jews, and the last shall be first, and the first shall be last” (1 Nephi 13:42).

The Prophet Moroni then ties this chiasmus to our day regarding the Old Jerusalem and the New Jerusalem here in North America:

“And now I, Moroni, proceed to finish my record concerning the destruction of the people of whom I have been writing. [The Jaredite nation; 2200 BC to 600 BC]. For behold, they rejected all the words of Ether; for he truly told them of all things, from the beginning of man; and that after the waters had receded from off the face of this land it became a choice land above all other lands, a chosen land of the Lord; wherefore the Lord would have that all men should serve him who dwell upon the face thereof; And that it was the place of the New Jerusalem, which should come down out of heaven, and the holy sanctuary of the Lord. Behold, Ether saw the days of Christ, and he spake concerning a New Jerusalem upon this land. And he spake also concerning the house of Israel, and the Jerusalem from whence Lehi should come—after it should be destroyed it should be built up again, a holy city unto the Lord; wherefore, it could not be a new Jerusalem for it had been in a time of old; but it should be built up again, and become a holy city of the Lord; and it should be built unto the house of Israel. And that a New Jerusalem should be built up upon this land, unto the remnant of the seed of Joseph, for which things there has been a type. For as Joseph brought his father down into the land of Egypt, even so he died there; wherefore, the Lord brought a remnant of the seed of Joseph out of the land of Jerusalem, that he might be merciful unto the seed of Joseph that they should perish not, even as he was merciful unto the father of Joseph that he should perish not. Wherefore, the remnant of the house of Joseph shall be built upon this land; and it shall be a land of their inheritance; and they shall build up a holy city unto the Lord, like unto the Jerusalem of old; and they shall no more be confounded, until the end come when the earth shall pass away. And there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; and they shall be like unto the old save the old have passed away, and all things have become new. And then cometh the New Jerusalem; and blessed are they who dwell therein, for it is they whose garments are white through the blood of the Lamb; and they are they who are numbered among the remnant of the seed of Joseph, who were of the house of Israel. And then also cometh the Jerusalem of old; and the inhabitants thereof, blessed are they, for they have been washed in the blood of the Lamb; and they are they who were scattered and gathered in from the four quarters of the earth, and from the north countries, and are partakers of the fulfilling of the covenant which God made with their father, Abraham. And when these things come, bringeth to pass the scripture which saith, there are they who were first, who shall be last; and there are they who were last, who shall be first. And I was about to write more, but I am forbidden; but great and marvelous were the prophecies of Ether ” [the last Jaredite prophet] (Ether 13:1-13).

So, as mentioned before, Joseph in Egypt was a “type.” He saved the House of Israel temporarily. Now, the descendants of Joseph will help to save the House of Israel temporally and spiritually. Again, we ask, “Are we at that juncture at the end of abundance? Will we now have seven lean years?”

Zion

We know that ZION is coming, and we know a purging is coming because we see the world spiraling down in wickedness. As we go forward in faith, trusting in the Lord, we have the assurance from the Prophet Nephi that the Lord will not let the wicked destroy the righteous:

“For the time soon cometh that the fulness of the wrath of God shall be poured out upon all the children of men; for he will not suffer that the wicked shall destroy the righteous. 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” (1 Nephi 22:16-17).

It is fascinating to see this grand chiasmus play out: FIRST LAST LAST FIRST in our day and in the Lord’s timing. Let us be true disciples of Christ and listen and harken to His voice and see His smiling face as we live and share His TRUTHs (D&C 93:1).
“THE FIRST SHALL BE LAST, AND THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST.

David W. Allan

Signs of The Times

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The Latter-day Saint view of the End-Times, empowered by the Infinite Atonement and the infinite love of Elohim, is very different from the traditional Christian worldview.

The Lord has promised to the faithful: “And he that believeth shall be blest with signs following, even as it is written. And unto you it shall be given to know the signs of the times, and the signs of the coming of the Son of Man” (D&C 68:10-11);

In all that happens in the End-Times, we know that Elohim will never take away the Divine given agency—the right to use our intelligence to choose. Robert Burns profoundly observed, “Man’s inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn.” People listening to adversarial voices make it so.”

Warnings for our Day

The Prophet Nephi clearly warns regarding adversarial forces in our day: “For behold, at that day shall he rage in the hearts of the children of men, and stir them up to anger against that which is good. And behold, others he flattereth away, and telleth them there is no hell; and he saith unto them: I am no devil, for there is none—and thus he whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance” (2 Nephi 28:20, 22).

Satan is ramping up evil because he knows it is his last hour before the Millennium. This he is doing because he doesn’t know or see the grand plan of happiness. In the premortal world, he wouldn’t have rebelled in the first place if he had appreciated the Father’s grand plan for all of His children. In his pride, he led one third away from the plan of happiness, saying to Heavenly Father, “give me thine honor” (D&C 29:36).

Elohim, in His perfection, turns evil into good. As the people of the world become more wicked, they will be destroyed to keep them from becoming more wicked and adding to their sins. Then, during their spirit prison hell, they will have an opportunity to be purged and repent. Then, at the end of the Millennium, they will gratefully bow the knee and accept Christ and be deeply grateful for Heavenly Father’s Plan.

Three Kingdoms

The Apostle Paul tells us of three degrees of glory in the resurrection, like unto the sun, the moon, and the stars (1 Corinthians 15:40-42). They are called Celestial, Terrestrial, and Telestial. Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery were given a vision of the three degrees of glory. Regarding the Celestial Kingdom, the Savior declared, “Strait is the gate, and narrow the way,… and few there be that find it (Matt. 7:14).

Regarding the Terrestrial Kingdom, “These are they who are not valiant in the testimony of Jesus…(D&C 76:79).  D&C 76:71-79 describes the character traits of those in this kingdom. Given the character traits described, there will be a large number in the Terrestrial Kingdom.

Because of the wickedness of the world, a vast number of people will end up in the Telestial Kingdom. “But behold, and lo, we saw the glory and the inhabitants of the telestial world, that they were as innumerable as the stars in the firmament of heaven, or as the sand upon the seashore” (D&C 76:109); But our infinitely loving and totally fair Elohim promises them, “And thus we saw, in the heavenly vision, the glory of the telestial, which surpasses all understanding” (D&C 76:89);

Many of the prophecies in the Bible of the last days seem dire, as they often describe the wickedness of the people of the world. Now that we know some of the grand blessings coming from the Infinite Atonement of Jesus the Christ, we view them in the brilliant light of Elohim’s infinite love for all of their children.

Satan’s Pride

We see Satan’s pride described in 2 Timothy 3:1–5 and in 2 Peter 3:3–4 for the people of the world in the last days:
·        Self-centeredness
·        Greed
·        Violence
·        Rejection of truth·
.        Mockery of faith

Latter-day scripture canon adds greatly to what God will be doing to counter all of the wickedness of the world. We have the great promises of 1 Nephi, chapter 22, as Nephi does a Hebrew Midrash on Isaiah 48 and 49; “And the righteous need not fear (verse 22). Then the Savior does a massive Midrash on several scriptures in the Old Testament in 3 Nephi 20-23, explaining the End-Times. The Book of Revelations and the LDS canon explain how the great and abominable church meets its demise. The New Jerusalem will be built in the promised land of North America.  The Lord will bring about Zion–a people prepared to meet the Lord at His Coming.

Doctrine and Covenants sections 45, 88, and 133 are “gold” in this regard. The Lord has made grand promises to the House of Israel. He will keep every covenant He has made, and the blessings will be enormous. His every loving kindness will shine through beyond our current comprehension.

Before He Comes Again

Before He comes again, He has this amazing promise of His perfect fairness that everyone (no one excluded) will have a chance to hear the fullness of the gospel: “For it shall come to pass in that day, that every man shall hear the fulness of the gospel in his own tongue, and in his own 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).

Then, for those who reject the fullness of the gospel but who accept Christ and make it into the Millennium by following the light of Christ, which we all received at birth (John 1:9), they will be given the opportunity again to receive the fullness of the gospel. And if they receive it, their promise is a fullness of joy in the Celestial Kingdom. Can you imagine a God who is more fair and loving? Elohim is perfect in their infinite love for each of us.

The End Times

We have these two fascinating prophecies of the Apostle Paul of about the End-Times: “Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God” (2 Thessalonians 2:1-4).

“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation” (1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 8)

Let Us Be Children of LIGHT

Let us be children of LIGHT! Then the Lord will show us the signs of the times and take us out of fear and into faith in Him.

We can expect evil people using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to simulate signs in the heavens. But they cannot replicate what happened on the 23 of September 2017 as Revelation Chapter 12 was played out in the heavens.  In that revelation from the heavens for all the world to see, the Lord promised to bring forth ZION—a pure in heart people!

For example, before the resurrected Christ came to America, His voice was heard from the heavens detailing why the cities were destroyed and that the Law of Moses had been fulfilled in Him. Telling them to no longer offer sacrifices under the Law of Moses, “And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit” (3 Nephi 9:20). As prophesied by Isaiah, this will happen again before He comes and for the whole world:

Isa. 30:30 “And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones. Avraham Gileadi’s translation shares, “The Lord will cause his voice to resound, and make visible his arm descending in furious rage, with flashes of devouring fire, explosive discharges, and pounding hail.”

Summing It UP

The Prophet Micah sums it up beautifully: Micah 6:8 “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”

This is just the opposite of the world’s materialism, relativism, socialism, wokism, transgenderism, including the pride and self-centeredness of the people of the world. And because of their wickedness, Babylon the Great shall fall. (See the Book of Revelations chapters 14, 16, 17, and 18) And great will be the fall thereof.

Before Babylon falls, they will introduce the “Mark of the Beast.” “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name” (Rev. 13:16-17). Don’t take the mark!!!

Great Signs To Come

One of the great signs will be as John the Beloved shares, “And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters” (Rev. 14:6-7). We have the very poignant question, “Why would the angel need to come in the last days to bring the ‘everlasting gospel’ if it were already here with the Bible?”

The Lord shares, “and with Moroni, whom I have sent unto you to reveal the Book of Mormon, containing the fullness of my everlasting gospel, to whom I have committed the keys of the record of the stick of Ephraim” (D&C 27:5);

Ezekiel prophesies of this great event: “The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand” (Ezekiel 37:15-17). A “stick” is like a scroll containing the word of the Lord.

Then we have the additional important clarification: “And now, verily saith the Lord, that these things might be known among you, O inhabitants of the earth, I have sent forth mine angel flying through the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel, who hath appeared unto some and hath committed it unto man, who shall appear unto many that dwell on the earth. And this gospel shall be preached unto every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people. And the servants of God shall go forth, saying with a loud voice: Fear God and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment is come; And worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters—“ (D&C 133:36-39). I know of others who have seen Moroni in our time.

Stick of Ephraim

Moroni has important keys of the “Stick of Ephraim” to help in gathering Israel in the last days. He spent thirty-six years after the last great civil war battles, when all the Nephites were destroyed except him. He had custodianship of all their sacred records and gave us the abridged Jaredite record as recorded in the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon. Because the great Jaredite Prophet, Mahonri Moriancumer, was shown the end-from-the-beginning of world history, Moroni knew it as well. He had the Urim and Thummim to translate. Interestingly, they spoke the Adamic language. Moroni says talking to us, “Behold, I speak unto you as if ye were present, and yet ye are not. But behold, Jesus Christ hath shown you unto me, and I know your doing” (Mormon 8:35).

Another Sign

Another grand sign of the End-Times, as the Lord prepares this earth for its thousand-year Millennial glory, missed by most, is the continents coming together. In the time table of the Lord,
·       The fall of Adam and Eve was 4,000 B.C.
·       The ministry of Enoch was 3,000 B.C.
·       The ministry of Noah and the flood was 2,400 B.C.
·       According to the well-accepted (17th century) Bible chronologist James Ussher, the Flood was 2348 B.C. and Peleg was born 2247 B.C.
·       The Tower of Babel was 2,200 B.C.
·       Ministry of Melchizedek was 2,100 B.C.
· The death of Noah was 1,998 B.C. (Gen. 3:2).
· The birth of Abraham was 1,996 B.C.
· The birth of Isaac was 1,896 B.C. (Abraham was 100 years old)
· The birth of Jacob was 1,836 B.C.
· The birth of Joseph was 1,745 B.C.

Then we have this momentous scripture tying things together for the End-Times:

“For behold, the Lord God hath sent forth the angel crying through the midst of heaven, saying: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight, for the hour of his coming is nigh— When the Lamb shall stand upon Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand, having his Father’s name written on their foreheads. Wherefore, prepare ye for the coming of the Bridegroom; go ye, go ye out to meet him. For behold, he shall stand upon the mount of Olivet, and upon the mighty ocean, even the great deep, and upon the islands of the sea, and upon the land of Zion. 

“And he shall utter his voice out of Zion, and he shall speak from Jerusalem, and his voice shall be heard among all people; And it shall be a voice as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder, which shall break down the mountains, and the valleys shall not be found. He shall command the great deep, and it shall be driven back into the north countries, and the islands shall become one land; And the land of Jerusalem and the land of Zion shall be turned back into their own place, and the earth shall be like as it was in the days before it was divided” (D&C 133:17-24). This is what the Lord is doing in preparation for His Glorious Millennial reign as “KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS” (Rev. 19:16).

Moroni Shares

“And now I, Moroni, proceed to finish my record concerning the destruction of the people of whom I have been writing [Jaredites in North America]. For behold, they rejected all the words of Ether; for he truly told them of all things, from the beginning of man; and that after the waters had receded from off the face of this land it became a choice land above all other lands, a chosen land of the Lord; wherefore the Lord would have that all men should serve him who dwell upon the face thereof; And that it was the place of the New Jerusalem, which should come down out of heaven, and the holy sanctuary of the Lord. Behold, Ether saw the days of Christ, and he spake concerning a New Jerusalem upon this land. 

“And he spake also concerning the house of Israel, and the Jerusalem from whence Lehi should come—after it should be destroyed it should be built up again, a holy city unto the Lord; wherefore, it could not be a new Jerusalem for it had been in a time of old; but it should be built up again, and become a holy city of the Lord; and it should be built unto the house of Israel. And that a New Jerusalem should be built up upon this land, unto the remnant of the seed of Joseph, for which things there has been a type. 

“For as Joseph brought his father down into the land of Egypt, even so he died there; wherefore, the Lord brought a remnant of the seed of Joseph out of the land of Jerusalem, that he might be merciful unto the seed of Joseph that they should perish not, even as he was merciful unto the father of Joseph that he should perish not. Wherefore, the remnant of the house of Joseph shall be built upon this land; and it shall be a land of their inheritance; and they shall build up a holy city unto the Lord, like unto the Jerusalem of old; and they shall no more be confounded, until the end come when the earth shall pass away.
And there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; and they shall be like unto the old save the old have passed away, and all things have become new.

“And then cometh the New Jerusalem; and blessed are they who dwell therein, for it is they whose garments are white through the blood of the Lamb; and they are they who are numbered among the remnant of the seed of Joseph, who were of the house of Israel. And then also cometh the Jerusalem of old; and the inhabitants thereof, blessed are they, for they have been washed in the blood of the Lamb; and they are they who were scattered and gathered in from the four quarters of the earth, and from the north countries, and are partakers of the fulfilling of the covenant which God made with their father, Abraham. And when these things come, bringeth to pass the scripture which saith, there are they who were first, who shall be last; and there are they who were last, who shall be first” (Ether 13:1-12).

As Joseph saved the House of Israel from the seven years of famine in Egypt, so the descendants of Ephraim will help in saving the House of Israel temporally and spiritually in the End-Times.

The Apostle Paul

The Apostle Paul prophesied, “That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him” (Eph. 1:10): And Peter declared that that dispensation and “restitution” would occur before the Savior comes again. The Prophet Joseph Smith began that last dispensation of the fullness of the gospel when Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son gave him that commission in the first vision on 26 March 1820.  And it is still ongoing, as we now witness the hand of the Lord and His angels in our lives and across the globe. And for the future, the Savior prophesied, “For in that day, for my sake shall the Father work a work, which shall be a great and a marvelous work among them; and there shall be among them those who will not believe it, although a man shall declare it unto them (3 Nephi 21:9).

Joseph Smith Was Told

And Joseph was told, “Which our forefathers have awaited with anxious expectation to be revealed in the last times, which their minds were pointed to by the angels, as held in reserve for the fulness of their glory; A time to come in the which nothing shall be withheld, whether there be one God or many gods, they shall be manifest” (D&C 121:27-28).

Matthew records the Savior warning of the last days of “wars and rumors of wars” (Matt. 24:6-8): “And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.”

“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth” (2 Timothy 3:1-7).

As we view all of the above empowered by the infinite love of the Infinite Atonement, we are promised that we need not fear, but know that we can totally trust in Him. (1 Nephi 22:21-22) Trust in the Lord and Be Lifted Up. JS-Matt. 14:56  “And thus cometh the end of the wicked according to the prophecy of Moses, saying, They should be cut off from among the people. But the end of the earth is not yet, but by and by.”

“And there shall be silence in heaven for the space of half an hour; and immediately after shall the curtain of heaven be unfolded, as a scroll is unfolded after it is rolled up, and the face of the Lord shall be unveiled; And the saints that are upon the earth, who are alive, shall be quickened and be caught up to meet him. And they who have slept in their graves shall come forth, for their graves shall be opened; and they also shall be caught up to meet him in the midst of the pillar of heaven—” (D&C 88:95-97).

“O that cunning plan of the evil one! O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. And they shall perish. But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God”  (2 Nephi 9:28-29).

David W. Allan

The Infinite Atonement is Infinite

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The Infinite Atonement is infinite. This sentence has profound meaning not known to the world. During the three days the Savior worked out the Infinite Atonement, He went from infinite suffering to infinite JOY.

We read, “He that ascended on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth; Which truth shineth. This is the light of Christ (D&C 88:6-7).” This is the best scriptural description of the Infinite Atonement of Jesus the Christ: The Savior endured infinite suffering for all of Heavenly Father’s children. But, an unappreciated extremely important dimension of the Infinite Atonement is that He experienced infinite JOY, as He visited paradise and was resurrected.

He “descended” below all in His infinite suffering for all the pain, suffering, and sins for all of Heavenly Father’s children. Then He “ascended on high” to paradise, experiencing infinite JOY, as He shared the fullness of the gospel to millions during those three days. Then His JOY was capped as He was gloriously resurrected with countless millions across the globe that First Easter morning. Thus, we see the infinite dimensions of the Infinite Atonement–going from infinite suffering to infinite JOY for Himself and for all who follow Him.

Because of His infinite suffering and infinite JOY, He opened the door through His Infinite Atonement to help us overcome any and all of life’s challenges, as we come unto Him. Then we have his great promise of a fullness of JOY in the life to come (3 Nephi 28:10; D&C 93:33-34). INDEED, it is a perfect Infinite Atonement because He “descended” below all, and “ascended” above all. I capitalize Infinite Atonement because of its sacredness to me.

The wonderful painting by David Lindsley above depicts Jesus’ mother Mary seeing her gloriously resurrected Son, the Son of God.   He shows her the myriads of folks behind Him filled with JOY at the Garden tomb that First Easter Morning.

Independent Dimensions

We can better understand the Infinite Atonement and its full dimension as we look at the seven independent dimensions or steps he worked out in those three days. The Infinite Atonement and its infinite dimensions are the most important event in the history of the earth. And, surprisingly, in its infinite dimensions, to the Universe. The following are the dimensions or steps of the Infinite Atonement.

1. His infinite suffering in Gethsemane for all of Heavenly Father’s children caused Him to bleed from every pore (Mosiah 3:7). As described in my new book, He went three times alone spending three hours in infinite suffering for all of Father’s children.

2. He was then rejected by His own people, the House of Israel. They spit upon Him; tore out His beard, and accused Him of blasphemy, which they were guilty of.

3. Then He was rejected by the Romans (Gentiles)–scourged and condemned to be crucified in a most brutal manner.

4. And then came the five nails of crucifixion, causing Him pain beyond our comprehension, which were driven through His hands, wrists, and feet. He had to stand on the nail in His feet to breathe. Then He would hang from the nail in His wrists. In their depiction, the Nephites in North America have inscribed in stone that the marks in His wrist were larger as He writhed in unfathomable agony up and down during those three hours from noon until 3:00 p.m.

5. Most believe that the Jews or the Romans killed Him, but this is not true; only after He had completed all that was needed during those three hours of suffering on the cross, as the inclusive part, of the Infinite Atonement did He say, “It is finished.” That is when He completed the commandment given to Him by the Father. “Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father (John 10:17:18).”

6. He then spent three days in paradise filled with joy as He shared the fullness of the gospel with countless millions. The Savior said during His ministry, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice (John 5:25, 28). The spirits in paradise were anxiously waiting for this most important event in their lives—filling their hearts with JOY, as He shared the fullness of the gospel with them in preparation for the righteous to be resurrected that first Easter Morning.

7. Lastly, all of the righteous were resurrected, across the globe and all the way back to Adam and Eve. There was great rejoicing that first Easter morning. Apocryphal literature tells us the heavens were filled with beautiful music. 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) I believe that great rejoicing echoed across the globe as there were millions resurrected on that First Easter Morning. He had “broken the bands of death” brought about by the fall of Adam and Eve (Mosiah 15:8, 9).

We can think of the Infinite Atonement as Christ’s infinite suffering for all the pain, sins, and suffering for all of Father in Heaven’s children. And His infinite JOY as He completed the sixth and seventh dimensions of His perfect, full, and complete Infinite Atonement. We see that the Infinite Atonement is infinite–infinite in suffering and infinite in JOY. The Infinite Atonement is an incomprehensible blessing to the world and to the Universe–completing Father in Heaven’s perfect plan of happiness.

Joseph of Arimathea

George F. Jowett has written an extremely relevant book, The Drama of the Lost Disciples. We learn from apocryphal literature that Mary’s husband, Joseph, died when Jesus was seventeen. Jowett explains that Joseph of Arimathea was Jesus’ great-uncle. According to Jewish law, Joseph of Arimathea became “the legal guardian of the family.” He had a shipping business–shipping tin from England around the world, and he was very wealthy. He defended Jesus fearlessly as the guardian of the family and stood up boldly against the Sanhedrin.

Because of Jesus glorious resurrection, the Christian movement exploded. Matthew shares, “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. 27:52-53.” This magnified the Christian movement tremendously in the Holy Land.

Jesus’ teachings were called “The Way” (John 14:6) by the early Church. To try and stop the movement, the Jewish leadership knew that their law did not allow them to kill those leading “The Way.” They decided to send Joseph of Arimathea, Jesus’ mother, Mary, Mary Magdalene, Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha, and others, to a watery grave. They put them in a boat with no oars or sail. The Lord miraculously saved them. They ended up in Gaul and then in England.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ was taken to England by Joseph of Arimathea. This gospel was written before the four gospels in the Bible. It has a most touching several-page description of when the resurrected Lord appeared to His mother, Mary, who gave birth to the Son of God.

Can you imagine the heartache that Mary had as she watched her Son go through infinite suffering that Thursday when He was ridiculed, scourged, and crucified? It must have nearly torn her heart apart–knowing who He was.

Then this gospel shares the great JOY she felt as she saw her gloriously resurrected Son, and she gave Him a great embrace. She saw, and He shared with her there at the Garden Tomb a myriad of the resurrected folks, greatly rejoicing and all dressed in white. And He told her that He was now going to deliver them to paradise and to the Father. This is depicted in the painting by David Lindsley above.

The Christian Movement in England

Jowett shares that the Christian movement in England was greater than that in the New Testament. They sent missionaries out into the world. Lazarus and Mary Magdalene were incredible missionaries. The Twelve visited Britain, and Joseph of Arimathea was ordained an Apostle. The Druids, who were Hebrews, were prophetically looking forward to the coming of Joseph of Arimathea’s entourage.

Interestingly, Britain means “a covenant man or woman.” England means a people who are not idolatrous. There is a fascinating chronicle written in 1465 that Joseph of Arimathea converted King Arviragus. It is written in old English.

“Joseph converted King Arviragus
By his prechying to know ye laws divine
And baptized him as write hath Nennius
The chronicler in Brytain tongue full of fyne
And to Christian laws made hym inclyne
and gave him a shield of silver white
A crosse and long, and overthwart full perfete
These armes were used throughout all Brytain”

They carried the described cross as they went to battle, and they beat the most powerful army in the world–the Romans, which was incredible. The cross had a circle at the center, reminding us of God’s “One eternal round” for His perfect plan of happiness.

“And God said unto Abraham, … in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called Gen. 21:12).” And we see that in Anglo-Saxon that Saxon is derived from Son of Isaac: so “shall thy seed be called.”

I reached out to my good friend and artist, David Lindsley, and told him about this great event described in the Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea, when Mary sees her resurrected Son. I asked him if he would paint that scene for my new book: THE INFINITE ATONEMENT OF JESUS THE CHRIST, AND LATTER-DAY SIGNIFICANCE, A SCIENTIST VIEW.   He kindly agreed to do so. The picture above is that incredible painting.

The book is now in process. David Hocking, who is kindly formatting my new book, has now placed the photo on the front cover. It looks great!!! Wayne May reached out to the artist, David Lindsley.  Wayne is putting this picture on the front cover of his March 2026 issue of LAND OF PROMISE magazine. The cover for this issue features my blog article, THE SAVIOR’S ATONING BRIDGE. You can order the magazine by calling Wayne’s office: 715-962-1422. It is a great magazine, and Wayne has invited me to have some of my articles in it.

David W. Allan

Photo:  David Lindsley

Deathbed Repentance

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  • By deathbed repentance, we mean a person expressing remorse for their sins and turning to God in the final moments of their life, often just before death. It’s a concept that has sparked much theological, philosophical, and emotional debate throughout history. Deathbed repentance is controversial across various religious beliefs. It is interesting to study them to get a perspective. My study of deathbed repentance reveals a God who is both perfectly just and perfectly merciful, and who looks to our hearts. In His infinite love for us, He honors the desires of our hearts. For me, it is profound and simple but complex to explain, which I will do at the end of this blog article.

Prophet Joseph Smith Taught

“We should take warning and not wait for the death-bed to repent, as we see the infant taken away by death, so may the youth and middle-aged, as well as the infant be suddenly called into eternity. Let this, then, prove as a warning to all not to procrastinate repentance, (Alma 34:32-35) or wait till a death-bed, for it is the will of God that man should repent and serve Him in health, and in the strength and power of his mind, in order to secure His blessing, and not wait until he is called to die.” [Scriptural Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp 223-224]

God revealed to Joseph: “Wherefore, I say unto you, that ye ought to forgive one another; for he that forgiveth not his brother his trespasses standeth condemned before the Lord; for there remaineth in him the greater sin. I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to forgive all men. (D&C 64:9-10)

“Ever keep in exercise the principle of mercy, and be ready to forgive our brother on the first intimation of repentance…” [From a letter to the Saints in Far West, Missouri, in 1838]

Joseph Smith strongly advocated mercy and immediate forgiveness, especially once someone has shown even the smallest sign of repentance. Joseph Smith’s teachings are consistent with Jesus Christ’s counsel in the New Testament (e.g., Luke 17:3–4) to forgive others when they repent–leaving final judgment to God.

Typical Christian View

The typical Christian View (Especially in Catholicism and Protestantism) is that God’s mercy is infinite. Many Christian traditions affirm that sincere repentance, even at the last moment, can lead to salvation. The parable of the thief on the cross (Luke 23:39–43) is often cited, where Jesus tells the repentant thief, “Today you will be with me in paradise.”

In Catholicism, the sacrament of Last Rites and a reconciliation (confession), and the anointing of the sick are ways to prepare the soul for death. Most Christians believe that sincerity matters. What counts is the genuine sorrow for sin and true conversion of heart, not just fear of death.

Skeptics argue that repenting at the last minute can seem insincere or like an easy escape from moral responsibility. Others believe repentance should involve not just sorrow, but a life change — something hard to prove on a deathbed. Some theological debates center on the tension between justice versus mercy. The idea of a just God who holds people accountable and a merciful God who forgives even at the last breath. They warn against presuming one can live sinfully and “just repent later.” That’s seen as testing God.

Different Beliefs

In Islam, sincere repentance (tawbah) is always accepted if done before the “ghargara” — the moment the soul begins to depart. But deliberate delaying of repentance is frowned upon.

In Judaism, teshuvah (repentance) is a powerful theme, and while repentance before death is valid, lifelong righteousness is highly valued.

In Eastern religions, karma and rebirth may not allow for last-minute erasure of past actions — repentance is more about the journey of inner transformation.

Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer, put it in his Pensées, “You would not wager your life on a dying man’s repentance; why wager your eternity on your own?”

What I Believe

WHAT I BELIEVE THE LORD HAS TAUGHT ME AND FROM HIS WORD
The soul is eternal. Our thoughts, words, and deeds are before an infinitely loving God both in pre-mortal, in mortality, and hereafter. The choices we make are all important. Those we made in pre-mortal count greatly. Because of agency, Satan drew a third part of Father’s children after him. Satan said: “Give me thine honor… and also a third part of the hosts of heaven turned he away from me because of their agency.  And they were thrust down [to the Earth (Rev. 12:9)], and thus came the devil and his angels; And, behold, there is a place prepared for them from the beginning, which place is hell. And it must needs be that the devil should tempt the children of men, or they could not be agents unto themselves; for if they never should have bitter they could not know the sweet—” (D&C 29:36-39)

Our perfect God gave all mortals a conscience to know good from evil: “That was the true Light, which lighteth every man who cometh into the world.” (John 1:9) Because of His perfect love, He also has given us the all-important Infinite Atonement.

We were taught the TRUTHs of God in our pre-mortal epoch. Our intelligence has these TRUTHs stored, and we have access to them and a lot more as we ask, seek, and knock. (Matt. 7:7-8) And “Pray always, that you may come off conqueror; yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may escape the hands of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work.” (D&C 10:5) Christ profoundly declared: “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

Three Degrees of Glory

The Apostle Paul tells of three degrees of glory, and Section 76 of the Doctrine and Covenants shares a vision of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery giving significant details to these: Celestial, Terrestrial, and Telestial degrees of glory. Traditional English language uses terrestrial for the earth. The Lord has given it the name, telestial. We learn that even the lowest kingdom, the telestial, is beyond our comprehension. “And thus we saw, in the heavenly vision, the glory of the Telestial, which surpasses all understanding;” (D&C 76:89)

But “These are they who received not the gospel of Christ, neither the testimony of Jesus. These are they who deny not the Holy Spirit. These are they who are thrust down to hell [Spirit prison until the end of the millennium]. These are they who shall not be redeemed from the devil until the last resurrection, until the Lord, even Christ the Lamb, shall have finished his work… But received not the gospel, neither the testimony of Jesus, neither the prophets, neither the everlasting covenant. Last of all, these all are they who will not be gathered with the saints, to be caught up unto the church of the Firstborn, and received into the cloud.

“These are they who are liars, and sorcerers, and adulterers, and whoremongers, and whosoever loves and makes a lie. These are they who suffer the wrath of God on earth. These are they who suffer the vengeance of eternal fire. These are they who are cast down to hell and suffer the wrath of Almighty God, until the fulness of times, when Christ shall have subdued all enemies under his feet, and shall have perfected his work; When he shall deliver up the kingdom, and present it unto the Father, spotless, saying: I have overcome and have trodden the wine-press alone, even the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God.” (D&C 76:82-86, 101-107)aul

Because of Choices

Because of their choices, all the telestial folks will be destroyed at His Second Coming. If He were to let them continue in wickedness, their lot would be harder in the day of judgement for them at the end of the millennium. Then they will bow the knee gratefully before the Lord in gratitude for His Infinite Loving Atonement for them. The number of them will be as the “sands of the sea.”

Religion

Everyone has a religion—even an atheist has a set of beliefs! Regardless of religion, all who are living terrestrial or celestial lives will make it into the millennium. This is our fair and perfectly merciful and perfectly just God. This is a major insight into God’s infinite love for us. Those who have a sincere deathbed repentance will be there. Jesus, the Great I AM, who is not limited by time and space, is there for them as well  as for us as they and we truly repent. The understanding of true repentance has been distorted by the translators of the New Testament.

True Repentance

True repentance means to forsake and never turn back. We receive the full blessings of the Infinite Atonement as we truly repent and are fully Christ-centered. The words for repentance in Hebrew and Greek are profound and most heartwarming from an Infinite loving God:  שוב, shuv (or shub), which is pronounced shewv in Hebrew and μετανοέω (metanoeō) in Greek, with the beautiful invitation and meaning to turn to God, never turn back, and live the abundant life promised. (Alma 37:47; John 10:10)

Elder Theodore Burton shares this satanic distortion that has occurred in the New Testament Bible translation regarding “repentance,” when it was translated into Latin and thence into English. The translators improperly used the Latin verb poenitēre. As Elder Burton points out, this Latin verb has evolved into meanings in English of punish, penance, penitent, hurting, punishing, whipping, cutting, mutilation, disfiguring, starving, or even torturing. We see these un-Christian kinds of acts during the Dark Ages of Christianity. And today, repentance still has distorted meanings from the profound ones given to us anciently with the Greek and Hebrew meanings that share a loving and kind invitation from God to return to Him.

As the Savior told the woman taken in adultery, “Neither do I condemn thee; go, and sin no more.” (John 8:11)

As Elder Burton shares from Ezekiel 33:9, 11: “[I]f thou warn the wicked of his way to turn (shub) from it; if he do not turn from (shub) his way, he shall die in his iniquity… Say unto them. As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from (shuv) his way; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?” Then he shares, “I know of no kinder, sweeter passage in the Old Testament than those beautiful lines.

In reading them, can you think of a kind, wise, gentle, loving Father in Heaven pleading with you to shub, or turn back to him—to leave unhappiness, sorrow, regret, and despair behind and turn back to your Father’s family, where you can find happiness, joy, and acceptance among his other children.” [Theodore M. Burton, “The Meaning of Repentance.” ENSIGN: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Aug. 1988, 6-9] I highly recommend his talk that is both in the ENSIGN and in BYU devotionals.

One of the interesting perspectives in his talk is he shares what repentance is not:
It is not suffering;
It is not punishment;
It is not confession;
It is not remorse; and
It is not sorrow.
It is a life turned to God (shub) filled with love, service, and focus on doing good. Repentance is a joyful word because your life has changed to keeping all the commandments–the first one of which is to LOVE. (Matt 22:36-40)

Brian Nettles did a podcast with me: “David W. Allan shares the infinite atonement…” Starting at minute 17 to 25 I discuss the perfect balance that the Infinite Atonement brings to–overcoming the effects of the fall of Adam and Eve and bring cosmic wholeness and AtONEness to the universe. It is enormous.

Terrestrial

Section 76 in the D&C gives many details of the characteristics of terrestrial folks. Specifically, verse 75 states, “These are they who are honorable men [and women] of the earth, who have been blinded by the craftiness of men [and women and by Satan and his minions].” But they live good lives. These will make it into the millennium because they hearken to their conscience (John 1:9) sufficiently not to be like the Telestial folks, who will be destroyed at His Coming.

Verily I Say Unto You

During His ministry, Christ shared, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.” (John 5:25) The three days Christ’s Spirit visited Paradise, while His body lay in the tomb, are an incredibly important part of the Infinite Atonement. He preached the gospel to the righteous who were there back to Adam and Eve. “For the dead had looked upon the long absence of their spirits from their bodies as a bondage.” (D&C 138:50)

They were all gloriously resurrected when Christ broke the bands of death that Easter morning. I estimate there were over a million so blessed and gloriously came forth from their tombs that spectacular, most amazing morning from across the globe. This is beautifully described in Section 138 of the Doctrine and Covenants and in the Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea, which he took with him to England and which was written before the four gospels.

When the mother of the Son of God, Mary, witnessed what they did to her Son that Thursday, when He was crucified, how can we imagine what she felt as she witnessed those horrific events? His incomprehensible suffering probably came close to breaking her heart like her Son’s heart was broken, as He finished the infinite suffering for all of Father’s children, as that part of the Infinite Atonement. Most don’t know there are seven critical steps to the three days of the Infinite Atonement—from Gethsemane to His Glorious resurrection.

Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea

The Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea describes some of her heart-rending feelings. And then, when the Savior finally appeared to her as a Glorious resurrected being, her heart went from the deepest depths of despair to the highest heights of ecstasy. He showed her the countless number who were also resurrected that morning and that He was going to present them to the Father in the celestial realms of glory.

“Then the Virgin-Mother looked behind Him, and she saw the great number that He had taken up, out from the graves, all dressed up, in their pure white robes.” (Chapter 25:167, of this gospel). The Apostle Peter also refers to Christ’s visit to the spirit world. (1 Peter 3:18-20; 4:6) “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.”

But for the spirits in prison, he did not go, but organized the work for them and for all who desired to hear the glorious gospel message. In the perfect fairness of God, everyone gets to hear the gospel (the GOOD NEWS; for me, it is the BEST NEWS The temple blessings will be carried on into the millennium and will also be made available to all who desire them, who are living in that grand millennium epoch.

At the end of the millennium, the telestial folks will be judged, and the Savior will deliver His Kingdom to the Father with all those who are living celestial lives or who are innocent. I love how our perfectly infinitely loving God honors our free choice and the desires of our hearts. I cannot imagine a more perfect plan designed to bring a fullness of joy to the faithful in Christ.

David W. Allan

Photo: EliYah Ministries

New Book – My Revelations

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My new book, “My Revelations,” is available on Amazon. Thanks to my publisher, Boyd Tuttle’s, efforts, it was available on the 26th of March 2025. Boyd has done a great job writing the material for the back cover of the book, which I share at the bottom of this blog article. The 26th of March 1820 is the date of the first vision, as found on Enoch’s calendar by my late good friend, Dr. John Pratt. Independently, Dr. John Lefgren determined this date (26 March 1820) from weather data. Serendipitously, the Weather Bureau started taking their data the year of the first vision, 1920.

Boyd’s daughter, Tiara, used her great artistic talents to come up with the front cover. I think she did an inspiring  job.

So, exactly ten years to the day, the Book of Mormon was MIRACULOUSLY available to the world (26 March 1830). Dates are important to the Lord. I asked ChatGPT if 26 March 2025 is an important date, and I received the answer, “Yes”.

According to the Enoch calendar, March 26, 2025, holds significant importance. This date marks the 1st day of the 1st month in the Biblical Solar calendar, which is considered the Head of the Year or Head of Spring. Similarly, the Restoring of the Latter House calendar also begins its year on March 26, 2025. Additionally, the 2024-2025 Enoch Calendar highlights this date as the Day of Remembrance.

“…and the glory of the latter house [Millennium] shall surpass the former [Garden of Eden], says the Lord of Hosts. In this place will I grant prosperity and peace. This is the very word of the Lord of Hosts.” (Haggai 2:9 the NEB, bolding is mine)

Since Dates Are Important

I am sure it is not a coincidence that ten years to the day, the Book of Mormon was MIRACULOUSLY available to the world (26 March 1830). The 26th of March 1820–the date of the First Vision of the fourteen year old boy, Joseph Smith, was a Sabbath. “It was on the morning of a beautiful, clear day, early in the spring of eighteen hundred and twenty.” (JS-H 14) Just after the Book of Mormon was miraculously available, the Lord had the Prophet Joseph organize His Church on the Lord’s birthday, 6th of April 1830.

The Jaredites knew the birthdate of our Savior and shared it with the world in their earthworks near Newark, Ohio. The Nephites later refined them as these 4 1/2 square miles of earthworks map out the plan of salvation. And the Lord had the moon rise at the moment of His birth in perfect alignment with the great octagon and the celestial kingdom at an angle of 51.8 degrees. That angle with respect to true north denotes the Divine ratio. It is the same angle as the Giza Pyramid.

Write Another Book

I asked the Lord on New Year’s Day this year (2025) what I could best do to help with His work. I received a response, “Write another book!” He gave me the title for the twenty-five chapters in the book. I felt His help in pulling it together. This book highlights twenty-five insights that He has given me over my 88 years on this planet, which He wants me to share. It has been an exciting and fun book to write.

I am so grateful for my wife’s editing help. Our daughter Karie, whose contributions were so significant that I invited her to be a co-author. I think the three of us have made a great team to bring this book forth to help in the work of the Lord. The cover for the book created by Tiara Tuttle denotes the Lord blessing us with revelations. Boyd has been a big help with the editing as well as has our son-in-law, Kevn Lambson, who did the formatting.

The Bottom Line

The bottom line for me was to help as many as I can to know of Elohim’s infinite love for each of us. His plan is perfect amid all our imperfections. It is perfected by the Lord’s “Infinite Atonement”. Everyone who accepts Christ will make it into the millennium. Those who don’t will be “cut off” at His Coming”. At the end of the millennium everyone will come to know that He is the Christ and is perfectly just and perfectly merciful. They will be eternally thankful for His perfect plan. Even the lowest degree of glory will be beyond our comprehension manifesting His perfect and infinite love.

A Must Buy

There are two of the chapters that will make the book a MUST BUY!  One: The Science of the Shroud of Turin Miracle will bring tears to your eyes. You will come to realize what a great gift Christ has given you with His infinite atonement. This is a reality that is not appreciated by most Christians. I explain in the book how the “MIRACLE OF THE SHROUD ” happened. Many atheists and agnostics come to be believers after they encountered the information on “The Shroud”. At this link you can see pictures of the Shroud that covered our Savior’s body. The Shroud is 14′ 6″ x 3′ 9″ and absorbed the blood from the unimaginable cruelty He suffered that Thursday–the day He was crucified.

Two: I am extremely appreciative of Dr. Avraham Gileadi, a dear friend, for letting me share his enormously valuable insights on the “End-Time Servant” of the Lord. This Servant is the one who prepares the way for the Second Coming of our Savior.  Avraham is the best expert in the world in understanding the Book of Isaiah and its end-time significance. As a convert from rabbinical Judaism, he came to realize that the best commentary on the Book of Isaiah is the Book of Mormon.

You will want to get the book just for Dr. Gileadi’s amazing insights on the role of “The Servant”, who prepares the way for the Savior’s Second Coming. I share Avraham’s profound perspective in this chapter–including all his scripture references from Isaiah.

Book Publication Date

My Revelations was available on the 26th of March 2025, which I believe is significant. Just like my second book, Time & Eternity; the End-Times & Beyond Revealed, it is being printed in the Divine ratio also in honor of the first 5,000 copies of the Book of Mormon, which were printed in that ratio. This is depicted on page 315 of David Hocking’s seventh “Annotated Edition” of sacred scriptures, The Revelations of Joseph Smith, Jr. The Chronological Unfolding of the Restoration as Recorded in his History.  My new book is available on  my publisher, Boyd Tuttle’s, website, as well as on Amazon.

I pray that your hearts will be drawn closer to Him as you read what the Lord has taught me over my 88 years. Know of my love for all of you, God’s children, and for all of His marvelous creations. 

We are greatly blessed!

David W. Allan
Photo: David W. Allan

Boyd Tuttle’s Back Cover for the Book:

Renowned scientist David W. Allan, whose groundbreaking Allan Variance revolutionized atomic clock algorithms and GPS technology, now shares a different kind of discovery–one of faith, truth, and divine insight.

In My Revelations, Allan explores profound spiritual truths the Lord has impressed upon him, ranging from the infinite Atonement to the power of prayer, from hidden linguistic treasures in scripture to the mathematical signatures of God’s love found in nature. He explores the Hebrew tradition of Messiah ben Joseph and Messiah ben David that are part of the preparations for the Lord’s Second Coming.

His insights on the Shroud of Turin Miracle are unique and powerfully convincing. With a deep reverence for the Book of Mormon, the Bible, and the Restored Gospel, the author uncovers remarkable connections between science and faith, prophecy and fulfillment, and the path toward building Zion in the latter days.

Through decades of research, both spiritual and scientific, Allan illuminates how truth is discovered–not just through what can be proven, but also through what can be disproven. He boldly addresses artificial intelligence, the coming of new scripture, the geography of sacred lands, and the divine purpose behind life’s trials and purgings.

The book is an invitation to seek God’s infinite love, prepare for the great events ahead, and walk the path toward becoming one with Him.

 

Why Satan Hates Women

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So, why does Satan Hate Women? In an unique near-death-experience, Ralph V. Jensen asked the Savior, “Which is greater man or woman?” The Lord responded with a question, “Can a man make a baby?” Think about it. The highest form of life is human-kind.  Women are designed by our Creator with the potential to bring forth a new human-kind. The birth of a child is the most glorious of all births. All other forms of creation are inferior to a woman’s unique divine role. Satan is  against life, and he hates women because of their divine potential. This new life born by a woman may become a god or a goddess. How great is that? Satan hates this divine potential that God has given uniquely to women.

Our good friend, Ralph V. Jensen, had some unusual near-death experiences where he was taught by Christ. He wrote a book by this title, Taught by Christ. It is an awesome read. Christ showed him several significant historical events–including the Garden of Eden. It was while the Lord showed him the Garden of Eden that the above question came into Ralph’s mind. He was  shown that Eve and her daughters have this unique divine potential.

That human being—born by Eve and/or one of Eve’s daughters–has the innate potential to be like his or her Heavenly Parents. The gospel plan opens the door for that opportunity. Herein is Heavenly Father glorified, (John 15:8) and this is His “work and glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life…” of this new baby. (Moses 1:39) This is why Satan hates women so much. Women create new life. Satan wants to destroy life by abortions,  suicides, and in many other ways.

Last Saturday (12 August 2023), Ralph put up a video with the title, “Why does Satan hate Women so much?” In one day, it had over a thousand visits. I share the link below. I called him the next day because I knew of his awesome experience when the Lord showed him the Garden of Eden. And, I wanted to confirm again with him that the theory of organic evolution is false. Adam and Eve came into the Garden following the laws of heaven and not by following Darwin’s theory. Humankind like all the other “kinds” may evolve within that kind. But not across kinds, as the theory of evolution requires for it to be true.

Because of the great information in Ralph’s book regarding women, I felt to share some of it in the conclusion of my book, It’s About Time.  I entitled it: EXQUISITE EVE, and I share part of it in the following from pages 379-381 of my book, which I published in 2014.

Taught By Christ

Ralph V. Jensen has authored the book, Taught by Christ, about his near-death experiences. He is a humble, compassionate, and sensitive person, and my wife and I count it a great blessing to be in his circle of friends. We met him about a year ago [in 2013] on the occasion for him to share with a small group of friends some of the incredible details of teachings he received from the Savior in his NDEs.

Ralph is very much like me. He loves to take things apart to see how they work, and sometimes like me, when the thing is put back together there are parts left over! But you learn a lot in the process. Also, like me, he is very inquisitive–desiring to learn all he can in any given experience. So, when he went across the veil with the Savior by his side showing him the things of great historical significance, his mind was racing with questions, and they got answered.

The Lord knows the thoughts of our hearts and has all the answers! So, what an awesome experience he had, even though the pain of his heart attacks was excruciating. They were so bad, the doctors attending said he should not have survived, but the Lord had other plans for Ralph; among other things, he needed to write a book and share these remarkable experiences.

Can Man Make A Baby?

One that he shared with us that first evening we met was soul-changing for me. When he was across the veil with the Savior, he was thinking who is more important, the man or the woman? The Savior responded to his thought question with a question, “Can a man make a baby?” The husband has the sacred privilege of planting the seed, but his wife has the divine nature to grow that baby within her womb and then nurture it after birth–making mother-child love the nearest to God’s love.

Consider the perfect shape of Mother Eve created by God and placed in the Garden of Eden. Is there anything more beautiful than her shape from head to toe? She is exquisite!

Genesis story of Adam and Eve

Ralph learned from Christ that the Genesis story of Adam and Eve is symbolic. They were brought to the Garden of Eden from elsewhere. He was not privileged to share the details of that process but described it as being perfectly logical and inspiring as God follows the laws of heaven in bringing about this great event. Ralph saw that when Eve (the mother of all living) walked into the garden, everything was in awe and in reverence for her beauty and her role as the mother of all living. Is there a more important calling than being the “mother of all living!”

All the animals, the birds, the beautiful flowers there, all the plant life, and even the Earth itself paused in silent reverence because of her beauty and who she represented. It is the woman who has within her divine makeup the ability to give birth to a potential god and goddess. Ralph’s sharing of what he witnessed lifted my view of mothers to see them more nearly as God sees them. Women are the primary helpers for Him to bring about celestial beings in His perfect plan of happiness.

Eve’s Functional Role

Since Ralph shared this glorious perspective, I have looked at the fairer gender with much more nearly celestial eyes. The female beauty and divine design inspire my heart at a new level. Her role is fundamental to God’s work to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of families that can be together forever with Him. The birth of a baby brings Him additional joy to add to His fullness, which He wants to share with us.

So, the perfect plan of happiness works so that we can be like our Heavenly Parents as we come unto Christ, who is the way, the truth, and the LIFE! Ever since Satan realized it was he, not Eve, who was deceived in the Garden, he has been trying to denigrate her daughters. Let us help the Lord preserve their virtue, loveliness, and sacred role.

The Influence of Mother

President Nathan Eldon Tanner — after whom our youngest son is named — said the following in the October 1973 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: A mother has a far greater influence on her children than anyone else, and she must realize that every word she speaks, every act, every response, her attitude, even her appearance and manner of dress affect the lives of her children and the whole family. It is while the child is in the home that he gains from his mother the attitudes, hopes, and beliefs that will determine the kind of life he will live, and the contribution he will make to society.

To feel a mother’s love is one of the most beautiful experiences of life. It is the closest to God’s love. How blessed I am to have a wonderful wife and mother of our children. The love of both my father and mother have had a great impact for good on my life.

Organic Evolution

Essentially all universities teach organic evolution. I was greatly bothered by a report I recently read about what is happening at BYU, which is my alma mater. Because the world believes in evolution, which has been proven false (Chapter 6 of my book, IT’S ABOUT TIME), why should BYU go along with the world? That is Satan’s path. After reading this report, I felt to call my good friend Ralph V. Jensen, who was shown the details of the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden. His video entitled: Why Satan Hates Women, can be viewed on YouTube.

In my search for truth, if God says it, then I know it is true. A theory or hypothesis cannot be proven true; we don’t know enough. Only God knows enough. But if we have reliable data then a theory or hypothesis can be proven false. This is a very powerful tool—allowing us to move away from falsehood and toward TRUTH and LIGHT. Even to our Savior, which is what I believe BYU should do. I know of those who have graduated from BYU not believing in God because of the curriculum taught there. The faculty is much more secular than when I graduated in 1960. Unfortunately, this trend is common across most universities, as Satan brings in his false teachings, which includes organic evolution.

For BYU to teach this false theory of evolution appears to be about money and getting grants and publishing papers. IT MAKES ME SAD.

The Truth Shall Set You Free

The Savior 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 8Z;12) If there is no Adam and Eve and the fall, then there is no need for an atonement to overcome the effects of the fall. Hence, organic evolution is anti-Christ. Let us help elevate women to their beautiful status as co-creators with God, and help stop Satan’s hate tactics against women in the malicious way he is doing now.

David W. Allan

Photo: CC  Mother and Child – PickPik

The Importance of Family First

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Family is the most important unit in time and in eternity. Did you know that the importance of family was pulled from the Biblical record? Because of the celibate nature of the monks, translators, and transcribers, the importance of family was expunged from many records. Now we have many newly found ancient apocryphal records for our perusal. I have used several of these apocryphal writings in previous blog articles, and they give many very important insights into the life of the Savior and clarify ancient history. Many of them point to Family being first.

Importance of the Family

When I was Stake President in Boulder, Colorado, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we had the theme, “FAMILY FIRST.” Since then, I have learned to qualify that theme statement. God should always be first in our lives. Even though the family is the most essential unit in time and eternity. Without God’s help, the family cannot come to its full enjoyable potential and functionality. The family is the primary learning and growing place during our mortal journey. In addition, Jesus asked us to be perfect like our Heavenly Father is perfect. Being like our Heavenly Parents is the ultimate fullness of joy we seek.

Love is the Primary Motivation

The family can only come to its full potential when keeping God’s commandments both in time and in eternity. The first of which is to love “The Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul (body + spirit (D&C 88:15)), and with all thy mind. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” (Mt. 22:37-40) The most important neighbors are the members of our own families. Did you know the Torah is the “Law of Love?”

God’s Physics for Prayer for His Family

In Chapter 21 of my book, It’s About Time, I share that the Eternity domain is where God and His angels do their magnificent work. The Eternity domain is a fifth dimension beyond space and time. I share seven experiments documenting God’s physics and the existence of this Eternity domain. In Chapter 22, using the results from Chapter 21, I share how prayer works, and that each of us has a permanent diallel-field line connection to God. When we were born spirit children of our infinitely loving Heavenly Parents, we were given a diallel-field line umbilical cord made of spirit matter giving us 24/7 connection to our Heavenly Parents.

This is why prayer is the most oft-repeated commandment in the scriptures. Families can most effectively learn the truths of God by coupling into that prayer channel. The evil spirit teaches us not to pray. Personal prayer, husband-wife prayer, and family prayer are binding ties to best help us know the TRUTHs of God. It is through prayer that we can come to know of the Lord’s infinite love for us. Then, by knowing we can emulate, as we internalize His eternal truths. The Lord counsels us to pray always that we may withstand the fiery darts of the adversary. (D&C 10:5; 27:15-18)

Eternal Family is God’s Crowning Goal

God’s infinite love for each of us is beyond our comprehension, and eternal family is our Heavenly Parents’ crowning goal for each of us. This is depicted in the 4 ½ square-mile ancient earthworks near Newark, Ohio—mapping out Heavenly Father’s perfect plan of happiness. Ancient Newark Earthworks in Ohio, USA. These were built by the Jaredite civilization and perfected by the Nephites to tell the world of God’s marvelous plan for us.

God created the world in the first place for us, as Their spirit offspring. All of God’s creations are for us to enjoy. Heavenly Father’s perfect plan opens an incredible door for each of us toward a fullness of joy and eternal happiness in Their presence and as families.

“Until Death do us Part”

Due to misunderstandings of the Bible, distortions, and deletions in the Bible record, most Christians end their marriage ceremonies with the vow, “until death do us part.” This denies the obvious truth that true family love and true husband and wife love transcend the grave. Apocryphal writings help us clear up these misunderstandings. “Love is the power of God that binds two souls and makes them one; there is no power on earth that can dissolve the bond. The bodies may be forced apart by man or death for just a little time, but they will meet again. Now, in this bond of God, we find the marriage tie;” (The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ by Levi, 98:10-12)

In the perfect fairness of God, everyone will have an opportunity to be part of an eternal family before the end of the millennium. It is our choice whether to receive the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ and celestial family ties or not. Therein is the doorway to the fullness of JOY! God will force no one to heaven; to do so would make it, not heaven.

The Family of Christ

The record of the family of Christ has also been in large measure expunged from the Biblical record. There is a lot of fascinating information in apocryphal literature about Jesus’ siblings, His extended family, and His offspring. Jesus had six siblings. His brother James was one of the Apostles.

His mother’s sister, Miriam, was a remarkable person and a great contributor to the cause of truth. She had a beautiful voice and knew of the Savior’s mission. She often sang at their gatherings—bringing the Spirit with lyrics that told of Christ’s mission. When Christ was resurrected, He first appeared to His mother, Mary, then to Miriam, and then to Mary Magdalene—His wife.

Jesus, as a rabbi, needed to be married according to Hebrew tradition. Jesus and Mary Magdalene’s daughter, Sarah, was born in Nazareth. Jesus’ mother, Mary, was probably the midwife. Mary Magdalene was a profound missionary in England. Their daughter, Sarah, married into royalty in France and died and was buried there. Our daughter, McKaylee, has traced my wife’s lineage back to Sarah.

I am guessing the drawing attached here depicts Nazareth. The people from left to right: or most probably Mary Magdalene, then Jesus’ mother, Mary, and then the little one Sarah.

Jesus built a lovely home in Capernaum for His mother, Mary, and they often had meetings there. It is often referred to in apocryphal literature as Jesus’ home, as well. Mary still had her home in Nazareth on Marmion Way. This home is probably where Sarah was born.

Jesus’ step-father, Joseph, died when Jesus was only seventeen, and while Jesus was ministering in Asia. But Joseph lived long enough to sire Jesus’ six siblings. Jesus’ siblings were close and knew of his diving mission. They could see how special He was. Their parents had taught them well.

Jesus loved to lodge and visit Lazarus and Lazarus’ sisters in Bethany. Apocryphal literature indicates they were relatives. Lazarus had three sisters: Ruth, Mary, and Martha. Ruth was married and lived in Jericho.

“Her husband was the keeper of an inn; his name was Asher-ben. Now, Asher was a Pharisee of strictest mien and thought, and he regarded Jesus with disdain. And when his wife confessed her faith in Christ, he drove her from his home.” (The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ by Levi, 77:4-6) Ruth—being greatly concerned with her husband’s rejection of Jesus–came to Bethany seeking Jesus’ counsel. He told her to be loving and kind and patient and her husband would come around.

After Ruth visited with Jesus, Jesus went to Jericho ministering and performing many miracles so that Asher would see His works. The scriptures tell us that Jesus’ works testify of Him being the Messiah. Asher could see this and came to be a believer. Later, he visited Lazarus and his family in Bethany, and so that he could learn from Jesus, the promised Messiah.

Destroying Family

Satan knows it is his last hour. He and his minions are doing everything they can to destroy the traditional family. The transgender movement is a case in point. Satan has set up confusing scenarios for the millennials. The media is complicit with the adversary. More and more young people are rejecting the good traditions of their parents, and atheism is on the increase.

The glorious purpose of life has been camouflaged by Satan and his minions, and now the suicide rate is skyrocketing. And the younger generation is being affected the most. People are tending to believe more in science than in God. Technology advances are impressive. But as a physicist, I have come to know the Master Physicist. To be in step with Him is the greatest opportunity of our existence.

 Husband-wife relationship

The God-given sex drive by itself can be selfish. Not keeping it within the bounds the Lord has set can lead to pornography, rape, fornication, adultery, homosexual activities, and other sexual distortions. Within the bounds the Lord has set, it is sacred and beautiful, as the husband desires to please his wife, and the wife desires to please her husband. The sacred scriptural description is they become “one flesh.”
in their sacred marriage covenant, they have the divine potential to become co-creators with God to bring forth life on earth. The creative potential of that new life adds to the creative potential of humankind. Jordan Peterson, the world’s best psychologist, profoundly shares this same message.

When the husband and wife are bound together spiritually as well as physically, this is the beginning of the fullness of JOY the Lord has in store for the righteous. We cannot comprehend a happier path.

Satan, using the global elite, is trying to take it in the other direction with birth control, and depopulation strategies—like COVID-19. And is doing his best to destroy the traditional family.

 A Strong US President

We need a US President who is strongly Pro-family. Vivek Ramaswamy is your man. One of his main platform bullet points is how important the traditional family is. And as he clearly points out, there are only two genders. His general platform is wake-up America and come to its full potential.  And, he closes his talks with, “God bless America.”

I just received the following Fourth of July, 2023, e-mail from Vivek: “Happy Independence Day, David. We are the explorers, the pioneers, the unafraid. In God we trust, and in the government, we distrust… We are the land of the free, because of the brave.

“One year ago, we did our neighbor parade and then went straight to the hospital where Apoorva gave birth to Arjun. Today, [his one-year birthday] the little man joined us… so grateful for our family and our country.” Arjun now enjoys his older brother and his parents who are 100% devoted to the cause of liberty and to the American dream. Fifty years after signing the Declaration of Independence both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the Fourth of July. So, Arjun was born on the Fourth of July 246 years after the signing of the world-famous, Declaration of Independence.

If Vivek is elected, I believe we will have a much happier Fourth of July next year. If his message is heard during this presidential campaign, that will help a lot in moving America back to her foundation of liberty and in God we trust. In the poles, he has passed up all the other Republican presidential candidates except for DeSantis and Trump. He is now closing in on DeSantis with only 6 points between them.

Sacred Home Environment

Let us make our homes a sanctuary of righteousness—following the Son of Righteousness. There the truths of God are taught and lived and shared. A family that serves one another and serves others is a family filled with the love of God. The pictures on their walls, the music enjoyed, and the feeling in the home reflects God’s infinite love for each family member.

The media is largely biased in satanic directions. But by proper filtering of media material, a family can find enjoyable, educational, and spiritually uplifting material.

Guided by the Spirit, (D&C 91:1-5) we can learn much from ancient writings about “FAMILY FIRST.” What we find in our search is glorious, and it fills one with hope and understanding of the Lord’s great divine paramount purpose for family. Without the family unit in eternity, a fullness of joy is not possible. Most people don’t think of it, but without our resurrection provided by Christ’s infinite atonement a fullness of joy is not possible. (D&C 93:33-34)

It is my hope and prayer that your family and ours will have the Spirit of Zion, where everything we do is motivated by the pure love of Christ. In so doing, we are best preparing for His glorious return, and to be part of His eternal family where we will FIND A FULLNESS OF JOY!

David W. Allan

Photo:  Family Photo

Two Hundred Names for Jesus

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There are more than two hundred names for Jesus, our Redeemer.  Jesus, Yod Hey Vau, YahShuah, YHVH, Eternal God, and Mashiach are just a few of the large number of names which have been used to describe our Lord. The meaning of names is significant.

So, the various names of Jesus reveal a different characteristic of his divine nature. The more we learn about the names that are attributed to Christ, the more we understand about Him. Eternal life is the greatest gift from God, and Jesus defines Eternal Life as knowing the Father and the Son (John 17:3). As the Savior prayed in this same chapter, being ONE with the Father and the Son is our primary goal. Jesus’ infinite love for each of us makes it a challenge to name this all wise Being who has given us the infinite atonement opening the only path back to the Father (John 14:6). In His infinite love, He has promised to perfect us as we come unto Him. (Moroni 10:32-33)

Since, Jesus perfected Heavenly Father’s Plan of JOY with His Full Infinite Atonement, all people in time and space should praise Him and Honor Him because of what He has done, is doing, and will do to bring us back to the Father. In the End-Times, every knee will bow, and gladly so when they fully know who He is , the significance of all His names, and all He has done, is doing, and will do for us.

We are not only discovering many of Christ’s names, but we are finding artifacts with various names and Christian symbols. My good friend, Wayne May, has the original Burrows artifact—given to him by Russell M. Burrows, who found the artifact in a cave named after him. Wayne sent me a photocopy of this artifact to use in this article.

The Burrows Artifact

The five nails are denoted from the crucifixion at the top. The two nails in His hands, the two nails in his wrists, and a nail pinning his two feet to the cross. These five nails are called the Mystic Symbol, which symbol has been found in thousands of places across North America. It is the symbol for the Native North American’s word for their Deity, which they pronounce: Yod Hey Vau (Sounds like Jehovah). You can see the nail mark in the wrist on the left of the depiction of the crucified Christ.

Over the tomb, you see the three suns denoting the three days He was in the tomb. Coming out of the tomb we see Him shouting Hallelujah, as He has overcome death and hell with His resurrected body, as depicted here. His resurrection is the capstone to the infinite atonement. The eleven vertical lines below Him denote the eleven Apostles rejoicing with Him in His glorious resurrection. To the right is a serpent and a line denoting Judas’ betrayal of our Savior. Under His right Arm is a symbol, which I believe represents “son of my left” hand. This denotes that His infinite atonement overcame Satan. Christ is His “Son of my Right Hand.”

One of His profound names is the “Son of Righteousness”–having completed the perfect and infinite atonement–is titled, “RIGHTEOUSNESS,” by His Father and our Father. The phase “Son of Righteousness” occurs three times and is unique to the Book of Mormon, and ties to the Jaredites, the Nephites, and to our day–denoting the importance of us coming unto Him now.

A Micah Hill Dezert-Owl

I am delighted to have made friends with A. Micah Hill (Dezert-Owl). He is one of the most devoted Christians you will ever know and has spent most of his life bringing forth ancient religious texts—from when he was 22 until now at age 68.

He feels the Lord gave him the name Dezert-Owl, a bird that can see well in the night. In the light of Christ, he has exposed a lot of the evil in the darkness of the world’s history. He has been persecuted greatly for doing so. He uses “YahShuah” for the name of Jesus in his translations. YahShuah means ‘Yah saves’ or ‘The Lord is Salvation. In his “trans-literations,” he uses YHV for the Father–leaving off the H.

The Name YHVH

YHVH means Jehovah–the name of the God of Israel and was used by Christians in the Middle Ages.  Jews reading the Scriptures aloud substituted Adonai (“My Lord) for the sacred name. He is the way and the truth and the life (John 14:6). The early Christians called His Church the Way.

My good friend, Rob Kay, a Jewish convert, recognized the Book of Mormon as a Hebrew document when he was fifteen years old. He has a three-volume set showing those Hebraisms called “Voices from the Dust” which is available on Amazon. He uses YHVH for Jehovah in much of his Hebraisms, and Elohim for God. Rob has given me permission to share his conversion story on our website.

Mashiach – English Rendering of Messiah

Mashiach is the English rendering of Messiah from the Hebrew. In Greek, it is Christ. Jesus the Christ then is the promised Redeemer of all of Father’s children and of the Earth itself. We cannot comprehend His infinite atonement, but the more we pray and ponder its infinite significance the closer we come to Him who accomplished it perfectly.

LDS New Testament Study

This year (2023) the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is focusing us on the New Testament, my hope with this emphasis, we will all of us come closer to our Lord and Savior, and “listen to His voice.” (D&C 29:1-2) I worry that we sometimes get caught up with who said what and where and miss the grand importance of the infinite atonement. We often forget, in our business, the first two laws of heaven, (Mt. 22:36-40). With Satan trying to tempt us at every turn, we need to look to Jesus in every thought, (D&C 6:36). As we meet the challenges life, the Lord counsels us “pray always,” so we can receive direction during our mortal journey. (D&C 14:7)

The Chosen – A Christian Historical Streaming Series

Much of the world has gotten to know the series, THE CHOSEN, based on the gospels in the New Testament and produced by Dallas Jenkins and his team at Angel Studios. With over 300 million streaming views and subtitles in several languages, the series has become an international phenomenon. They just released “SEASON THREE,” and my wife and I watched all the episodes from SEASON THREE. We watched and enjoyed the other two seasons, as well. They have done a great job in their research of Hebrew traditions and how life was under the thumb of the Roman Empire. But then one needs to realize that their story is not what really happened—even though they have tried to base the production on the scriptural account.

In the Book of Mormon, Nephi prophesied of “other books” that would augment the Bible (1 Ne. 13:39). With some help from my friend, Dezert, I have recently learned of several apocryphal books giving additional insights and information on our Savior’s life. I have augmented my scripture studies with some of them, and I have learned a lot of exciting information about our Savior, which I believe is much more factual and useful in drawing closer to Him than the pictures painted in the television series, THE CHOSEN. Facts are better than fiction.

The Apocrypha

The Apocrypha are biblical or related texts that are not part of the accepted canon of Scripture.

The Lord told the Prophet Joseph Smith: “Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you concerning the Apocrypha—There are many things contained therein that are true, and it is mostly translated correctly; There are many things contained therein that are not true, which are interpolations by the hands of men. Verily, I say unto you, that it is not needful that the Apocrypha should be translated. [by Joseph Smith at that time] Therefore, whoso readeth it, let him understand, for the Spirit manifesteth truth; And whoso is enlightened by the Spirit shall obtain benefit therefrom;” (D&C 91:1-5)

I believe reading apocryphal literature with the Spirit—along with the scriptures–can open great-big doors of truth and light about our Redeemer, and how to come to better know the Father and the Son (John 17:3). It is doing that for me, and I am having a great time learning. In fulfillment of Nephi’s prophecy, we are seeing “other books” coming forth to shed light and truth. My personal joke at age 86 is to learn faster than I forget. As I read other books, I measure them against the truths that I know from the restoration, from the Spirit, and from what I have learned otherwise. The Lord has promised that in the last days, “nothing shall be withheld.” (D&C 121:28) When the Lord uses “shall,” that means for sure!

Joseph of Arimathea – Gospel to Britain

Before I got to know Dezert, I had bought a copy of THE GOSPEL OF THE WISE STRANGERS or THE KAILEDY by Joseph of Amamathia—Tranz-Literation by Dezert-Owl. In fact, this is how I got to know him. I was so impressed with what he had done in this book that I listened to a three-and-a-half hour podcast featuring him. At the end of the podcast, he provided a number, so I gave him a call, and we had a wonderful visit. We have become friends and have corresponded and shared information ever since.

As an example, I share two very important and major highlights from the Gospel brought to Britain by Joseph of Arimathea and tranz-literated by Dezert. These are not known in the Christian community.

1) It describes in great detail that Jesus first appeared to His mother, Mary. You can imagine that no heart was heavier than Mary’s with what she saw her Son go through those three days from Gethsemane to the empty tomb and knowing that He was the Son of God. So, this version shares what an enormous blessing it was to see her glorious resurrected Son. That feels right to me Dezert’s tranz-literation shares this most inspiring story in detail.

2) On page 234 of this book we read of “TWO SABBATHS.” In other words, the Lord orchestrated in Hebrew tradition that two Sabbaths would occur in conjunction with the infinite atonement.

Jesus Body Laid for Three Days in the Tomb

The Apostle John alludes to this in John 19:31. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus needed to take Jesus’ body from the cross for burial before that “Sabbath day was an high day” followed by a regular Sabbath—making the three days for the infinite atonement. Jesus gave the Jews a sign that as Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of a whale, so He would spend three days and three nights in the “heart of the earth.” (Mt. 12:40)

Nephi prophecies, “Behold, they will crucify him; and after he is laid in a sepulchre for the space of three days he shall rise from the dead, with healing in his wings; and all those who shall believe on his name shall be saved in the kingdom of God.” (2 Nephi 25:13)

The above North American artifact from Illinois denotes that He was in the tomb for three days. There were three days and three nights in America where it was totally dark while He worked out the infinite atonement, as detailed in the Book of Mormon. The rocks of the earth were broken up and “the God of nature suffers,” was heard in both the eastern and western continents.

In the NEW TESTAMENT IN MODERN ENGLISH translated from Greek by Ferrar Fenton, John 20:1 reads, “Now on the first day following the Sabbaths (footnote 3; Bolding is mine.)” Footnote 3 reads, “This is literally according to the Greek text; and it is important to observe that at that particular period, two Sabbaths, or days of second rest, actually fell together in the Jewish calendar. The Gospel of John 19:31 suggests the possibility of two sabbaths, as it mentions that the coming Sabbath “was an high day.”

“The Crucifixion took place on Thursday, and not on Friday, as is popularly supposed. This allows for the Lord Jesus to be held in the grip of death for three full days and nights.” So, Good Friday should be Good Thursday. Christianity has been celebrating it wrong for how many years? We have direct evidence on both the Eastern and Western continents of this important three day fact–so important to the infinite atonement.

Our good friend, Bob Arbon, told us about the Gospel that Joseph of Arimathea took to England. This started me on this current research journey. The e-book referenced in this article is great, but not nearly as good as the above book and has some mistakes. It leaves out the above two important messages in Desert’s “Tranz-Literation.” The e-book folks, also, allow no copying, which is frustrating for me as a person who wants to share TRUTH at every opportunity, and as I feel the Lord’s Spirit is prompting me.

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ

The AQUARIAN GOSPEL OF JESUS THE CHRIST By Levi Dowling (1844-1911) is an amazing apocryphal contribution with its 182 chapters telling Christ’s life story and teachings from birth all the way to Pentecost.

Before  Jesus’ three-year ministry in the Holy Land, He had a significant ministry in several countries in Asia. In Chapter 23:3-5 we read, “And Jesus sought to learn the Hindu art of healing, and became the pupil of Udraka, one of the greatest of the Hindu healers. Udraka taught the uses of the waters, plants, and earth; of heat and cold; sunshine and shade; of light and dark. He said, “The laws of nature are the laws of health, and he who lives according to these laws is never sick.”

This is the same message I share in Chapter 5 of my new book, Time & Eternity; The End-Times & Beyond Revealed, where I discuss the virtue of the “Gospel of the good earth” with the same promise of overcoming the diseases of the world.

Jesus visits Seven Sages in Alexandria–during the Sages time together. At the end of their time together, the Seven Sages laid their hands on Jesus’ head and gave him a profound blessing. (Chapter 59:22-24). In the next chapter, Jesus tells them of His crucifixion and how that will bring forth God’s magnificent truth to the whole world.

In Chapter 160 we learn that the Passover meal with the Twelve Apostles was held in Nicodemus’ home. In Chapter 172:15-22 we read a synopsis of Doctrine and Covenants Section 138 where Christ visits the spirit world during the three days His body was in the tomb, as the sixth step in His infinite atonement. The seventh step being His glorious resurrection. The infinite atonement is like a perfect balance between mercy and justice (watch podcast 33, 2021) orchestrated by Father and Mother and their Son’s perfect love for each of us.

The Crucifixion Report

I was deeply touched by THE CRUCIFIXION REPORT OF PONTUS PILOT TO: TIBERIUS CAESAR: ALL BASED UPON THE ORIGINAL THOUGHT By A Micah Hill Dezert-Owl. Pilot’s wife was a very spiritual person and she had warned Pilot to protect Jesus. Pilot did many things to do so, but, of course, failed in the final events as the Savior was on His fore-ordained path to work out the infinite atonement. I was totally fascinated to learn that Pilot shares that the lights came from the heavens with the glorious event of the Savior’s resurrection on that sacred Sunday morning and that when He arose, many others arose in jubilant rejoicings. The same occurred in America as recorded in the Book of Mormon. Pilot and Jesus were friends and Pilot wept when Christ was crucified.

All we have in the New Testament is: “Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, saying, Father, it is finished, thy will is done, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent, and the graves were opened; and the bodies of the saints which slept, arose, who were many, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.” (KJV Mt. 27:54-57) The NIV has a better translation of verse 52, “The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.”

Many of the English translations of these verses in the Bible imply the souls sleeping until the resurrection. The Book of Mormon and the some 13 million near death experiences clearly share otherwise. The spirit at death does not sleep but goes to the spirit world and to paradise or to spirit prison depending on the lives we have lived.

Christ’s spirit went to the paradise during the three days His body laid in the tomb. There He completed the sixth step in His infinite atonement.

Sharing Exciting and Inspiring Research

I could go on and on about sharing my exciting and inspiring research, but this blog article is getting too long. I hope you feel the Spirit in what I have shared, and I again hope and pray that all of us will grow closer to our Savior and Redeemer—ever listening to His voice for each of us and to our Beloved Heavenly Parents. We are their offspring. Christ in His infinite love does everything needed to bring us back to our Heavenly home through His infinite atonement. I also did a podcast on this incredible stone shown above.

May we be part of the Bride to meet Him (the Bridegroom) at His Coming and participate in His ideal society, ZION. It will happen, and we can be part of this glorious event! I have a whole chapter in my new book devoted to this. Let us come to know the Father and the Son, which includes Heavenly Mother, and their infinite love for each of us and have eternal life with them. It is a perfect plan of Joy, in the midst of all our imperfections and worldly problems. AN AMAZING AND EXCITING TRUTH!

David W. Allan

PS Dezert has over 30 Tranz-Literations and several supporting dictionaries on Amazon, on LULU.com, and on KOBO.com.

PSS Interview of Russell Burrows – YouTube by my good friend, Brian Nettles, in Russell Burrows home on 1 April 2023 in Windsor, CO. Russell is 87 years old and had a stroke three years ago. Extremely important interview. Thank you, Brian.

PSSS Many believe the Burrows’ Cave artifacts in Illinois are hoaxes because of their strong Christian imagery. They ignore that the Book of Mormon people, who lived in North America were Christians. The above artifact disproves the traditional Christian belief that Good Friday commemorates the day of Christ’s crucifixion, and traditional modern Christians do not know of the nail holes in Christ’s wrists.

Wayne May: Thank you for the image. IT IS GOLD!

 

 

 

 

 

The Most Important Verse In the Book of Mormon

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Guest Post: Chauncy C. Riddle

This is the most important verse in the Book of Mormon. That is a strong value judgment. But there are some reasons why it might be so.

The verse is 2 Nephi 26:24:

“He (God) doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him. Wherefore he commandeth none that they shall not partake of his salvation.”

“Benefit” means doing good, blessing, and ministering to others. God does this because of his heartfelt love for each human. The totality of all human beings is “the world” in the scriptures. Christ has suffered for the sins and pains of each and every human being in order to be able to bless each one with forgiveness of sins, resurrection, and glory.

He hopes to bless each human will all, with exaltation in eternity. But he respects each person and will put upon each only that which each has shown he or she wants to receive and does follow the covenant path to become able to receive. Not everyone can stand to receive all that God tries to give them. The reasons why this verse is the most important verse come under three headings:

1. This verse gives us a most important feature of our knowledge about our God.

2. This verse solves the problem of evil in the world.

3. This verse sheds great light on the commandments God has given us

Knowledge About Our God

1. This verse gives us a most important feature of our knowledge about our God.
Usual discussions of the nature of God sometimes focus on how much he knows, what he can do, and where he is.

Our God is said to be omniscient, that he knows everything that can be known, past, present, and future. In the Book of Mormon, Jacob exclaims: “Oh how great the goodness of our God. For he knoweth all things and there is not anything, save he knows it.” (2 Nephi 9:20). This means God is never puzzled or in the dark about anything. He knows and understands all things. Therefore he knows how to bless each of his children.

Usual discussions also emphasize the power of God, that he has all power. This means that he can do anything that can be done. The Savior said: “All power is given unto me in heaven and in the earth.” (Matthew 28:18). Thus he is never frustrated by the inability to bless each human being.

Our God is also present everywhere in the universe. “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.” (Psalms 139:7-10) This is to say that wherever any of his children are in the universe, God finds and blesses them.

And our God is also good, which is to say that he blesses or helps each of his children to enjoy as much blessing as each can stand to receive. And this is where our special verse from the Book of Mormon quoted above applies. It is well understood by mankind that God blesses his children. What is not as well known is what this verse explains: God only blesses his children. Some persons are wont to attribute curses to God, and the scriptures actually use that word.

But this verse in the Book of Mormon tells us that any so-called curse from God is actually a blessing and will result in some great benefit and opportunity for the recipient. Thus, God only blesses. Everything he does is to advance the happiness, power, and well-being of his children. But again, he will not put upon any child of his any blessing in eternity that a person cannot profit from. Thus some are damned to spare them blessings which would cause them to regress. And this damnation itself is a blessing.

The Problem of Evil in the World

2. This verse solves the problem of evil in the world. Anything is evil if it is not as good as it could or should be. Every human sin is evil, something which need not and should not be.

For every human sin shortens the blessings and welfare of the sinner’s fellow beings. God’s commandments are given so that we will have guidance and power not to do evil, but to bless only, even as God does. God holds each human being accountable for all evil each has done, and our Savior counts any evil we do to any person as if we had done it unto him. If we repent of doing evil, our Savior forgives us. But if we will not and do not repent, he must hold us accountable on the day of judgment.

But there is a lot of evil in this world that is not the doing of any human being. There are diseases, natural disasters such as storms and volcanic activity, opposition from wild animals, heat and cold that devastate, etc. The point of this special scripture from the Book of Mormon is that all so-called evil in this world is the hand of God delivering something to his human children which will eventuate blessings that they will eventually recognize and be grateful for.

For God’s hand is in all things. Nothing happens in this universe except with his permission. He lets what we call evil treatment by humans and by natural disasters in nature function as avenues for blessings greater than the evils humans suffer. Thus each human should be grateful for any suffering he or she undergoes, understanding that if he or she will turn to God as a little child and humbly submits to the so-called evils that come upon them, that paves the way for greater blessings from God.

“For the natural man (a man without Christ in this mortal world) is an enemy (does not love) to God, and has been since the fall of Adam (because of the influence and temptations of Satan) and will be forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit (accepts Jesus Christ as his father and guide), and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint (having the companionship of the Holy Spirit) through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love (for Christ and for all of God’s creation), willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him (to bless him), even as a child doth submit to his father (for that person who comes unto Christ counts Christ as his father)” (Mosiah 3:19)

This discussion of evil makes no sense to those who do not believe in the immortality of the human soul: no pre-mortal and no post-mortal human existence. For only in the post-mortal life do all the evils of mortality become known as blessings.

Thus everything God brings to pass happens because God is using it to bless his children, to help each enjoy all the blessings and powers of God himself if they can stand to receive such magnificence.

Shedding Great Light on God’s Commandments

3. This verse sheds great light on the commandments God has given to us, his mortal children. Salvation in Christ is to change our personal character from the way we were, as the natural man in this mortality, into the character and nature of Christ himself. This is done by the individual exercising faith in Christ unto repentance from everything we are and do that is not like him, to “come unto the measure of the fullness of the stature of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:13)

This explains why our Savior commands us to: “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven, for he maketh his sun to shine upon the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust … Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect.” (Mathew 5: 44-48) This is what Christ himself does, and he bids us to follow his example.

This verse in the Book of Mormon is the most important verse because it clarifies for us the most important characteristic of our God: that his heart is filled only with unmixed, pure love for all of his children and for all creation. Knowing the most important thing about God our Father is the most important thing any human could know. And gaining and using that pure love from him in order to purely minister to others is the most important thing any human will ever do.

Guest Post: Chauncy C. Riddle  

Author of  “Think Independently”.