Episode Description
How do you recognize the voice of the Spirit — and know a prompting is really from God? In this LDS (Latter-day Saint) episode of Thinning of the Veil, host Tia Smith sits down with author Christina Dymock — writer of Hidden Holy Days and a student of the Gathering of Israel for two decades — to trace the patterns of personal revelation woven all through the Book of Mormon.
Together they walk through the "pattern of three" (Nephi commanded three times before he obeys in 1 Nephi 4; the people at the temple in 3 Nephi 11 hearing the voice three times before they understand it), the question "Believest thou?" that comes right before nearly every vision and covenant, and the Liahona as a type of the Book of Mormon itself — a revelation tool that works by faith, diligence, and heed. Christina also shares tender thinning-of-the-veil experiences from her family history work: a mother's plea of "I want my baby," twelve forgotten children found and sealed to their families after a January cemetery visit, and hearing her grandmother's voice the morning after she passed through the veil. Along the way they connect temple and family history work to preparing for the Second Coming, and how — as President Nelson taught — this work helps us learn to part the veil between heaven and earth.
Q: What is the "pattern of three" in the Book of Mormon, and how does it apply to personal revelation?
A: It's the repeated pattern where a prompting or the voice of the Lord comes three times before it is obeyed or understood — Nephi is told three times to act in 1 Nephi 4, and the people in 3 Nephi 11 hear the voice three times before they understand it. In the episode, Christina Dymock describes using this same pattern to know when a prompting is truly from the Spirit.
Q: What are the "hidden holy days" in the Book of Mormon?
A: Christina Dymock's book Hidden Holy Days shows how the ancient Hebrew feasts serve as the outline Nephi followed in 1 Nephi, with each story matching a feast's theme — for example, the Feast of Trumpets, when the shofar is blown to announce the King, aligns with Lehi seeing God enthroned and then calling the people to repentance.
Q: How is the Liahona a symbol for personal revelation today?
A: In 1 Nephi 16 the Liahona pointed the way, gave understanding, changed its writing "from time to time," and worked according to faith, diligence, and heed. Christina and Tia explain that the same is true of the Book of Mormon — it becomes a personal Liahona that guides you by the Spirit each time you sit down to read.
Q: How do family history and temple work relate to the thinning of the veil and the Second Coming?
A: The episode teaches that vicarious temple and family history work is a work of miracles that opens the heavens, connects both sides of the veil, and prepares families for the resurrection. As President Nelson has taught, this work helps us learn to part the veil between heaven and earth as we prepare for the Savior's return.
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