You are amazing these have been so helpful and I can only imagine how much time these take for you. It’s hard enough for me to prepare a 5 minute talk and your here making 2 hour lessons. We are so grateful
I love to think of god’s commandments as the ultimate life hacks from a loving Heavenly Father whose whole purpose and desire is to help us realize all our godly potential and come back home to live with him❤️. Nothing better❤️
So true! Like Elder Maxwell used to say, God is giving away the secrets of the universe! And the secret of true happiness of one of the most precious--tucked away in every commandment.
Even though I've subscribed to RUclips Premium to avoid ads, I would still value your teachings as a contemporary interpretation of God's word, helping us stay grounded in our faith like iron in the road.
Alot of my belief comes from my dad and logic. My dad worked for NASA as a mechanical and space aeronautics engineer. He is a convert to the church here in Ohio. My dad is the smartest man I know and growing up I was taught to think logically. The church just made sense to me especially the restoration here in America. And since I love this country and the founding fathers and constitution, I know the purpose for America. My testimony and faith grew from there. I've witnessed many miracles in my life. Small blessings are the best!
We actually pay the $17.99 a month for a RUclips account to watch "ad free". Face Book is doing ads now too. You can't watch anything that you aren't interrupted with a commercial. When they interrupt my program, I click out, no matter how interested I am, I'm out (the ads were pretty base). We have really enjoyed the ad free experience of uninterrupted spiritual devotionals that you and all the other "Come Follow Me" teachers have brought to us. We have both learned so much. Having the "quiet" in our home has allowed us to ponder and linger on the thoughts and principles you have brought to us. Thank-you for digging deeper and sharing your finds with us. We are so very grateful!
Bro Jared- verse 32 - the Lord withholding His Spirit.... I had always thought of this and similar scriptures more as a sort of punishment/'frustrated' response. You have opened my eyes that this is not consistent with the nature and character of Jesus. Your point-- one side must acquiesce in order to cease the strife, that the Lord 'submits' to our agency has brought a profound and chastening acknowledgement. That the omnipotent, merciful and just Lord of glory, willingly submits to my mortal and sometimes unwise use of agency is beyond humbling, words fail and only tears were left to flow ........ As others have stated in hundreds of comments --- thank you for your insight/knowledge and faith. Each week treasures and gems fall from your teachings enriching our souls as we drink deeply from living water. The scriptures have a new beauty for me now; I have had the privilege of teaching them for many, many years and this depth is what I have longed for. How blessed are we to have you!
Thank you for such kind and generous words. I love what you said about the scriptures having a "new beauty." All credit and praise to the Writer of the Words!
There isn't a day with out your spiritual support, to make me think more about the scriptures to understand why we're here. Thank you for sharing your gifts with all the 🌎
Section 63 was hitting me as overly harsh and I knew that there was doctrine and context I was missing…You ALWAYS bring peaceful clarity to the scriptures and I’m so grateful!
Have your viewers go into their "tools" settings & then "extensions" , then find a "youtube Ad block". Your views will no longer be bothered with the ads or commercials.. it will filter those out and go directly to YOU! Hope this helps! Love your videos!
Two years ago our 14 year old son died suddenly. Regarding the Lord's vision and our mortal concept of time, I want to share an experience. I was watching a neighbor's one year old son for 90 minutes. He was really sad that his mom was gone. I could distract him but then he would remember she was gone and cry. I rubbed his back thinking, "He just doesn't understand. It's only 90 minutes." The Spirit taught me in that moment. Heavenly Father comforts us, knowing it's only 90 minutes. "I know it feels long, but I promise, it's only 90 minutes."
That was a time of deep loss for you but now you remember that just as our afflictions are but for a short time the meeting again and families being joined for time and eternity gives a stronger hope than those who only believe that we weill be resurrected or those who think death is the very end. My love to you for your influence in the world and for still allowing yourself to feel and grow.
I am a widow of four years, and I truly understand how it seems forever until I'm with my eternal sweetheart again. So, I say, it's four years closer to being with him again. Rather than, it's just been four years. Helps me to stay positive.
Perfect example, this touched my heart and brought tears to my eyes. Lost several people this past year including my Mom....life seems so hard right now and I’m am loosing patience with my aging body. So grateful for your experience and testimony of faith.
Thank you Brother Halverson for the good lessons you gave us. You really have the gift of teaching by the spirit. The spirit was so strong when you teached the lesson on D&C 59, and especially about the verse 12. Thank you for giving us strengh. I follow all your lessons and beetween the lessons on the D&C, I study and listen to your lessons on the Book of Mormon. Thank you for sharing your time, your experience , and for the good way you are teaching the lessons with the Spirit and with humour as well. God bless you and your family ! You're a great blessing for us all.
Our best efforts are not always what they need to be. Like the brother of Jared who was chastised for the space of 3 hours, we ourselves often miss what has been explained so clearly. What does each of us not understand that we need the most?
These video lessons honestly touch my heart and stir encouragement and thoughts within me. I feel better about life while I ponder upon the material. I hope with faith to become a better Father and husband because of the message you share. The Holy spirit of Christ projects from the diligent preparation you place in the lessons. I am blessed to hear Gods message for me through you.
Thank you for such a kind comment. The gospel inspires me to seek improvement in my roles as husband and father as well. My wife and kids will vouch that I've got a lot of room for improvement!
The adverts aren’t a problem.....just hit the skip button, and we’re right there with you in your great and uplifting lessons! And thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and understanding with us.
🙏 Thank you Brother Hal! 🤩 This is my favorite thing each week - increasing my study effectiveness multiple times! It is the living water, and bread of life, feeding and refreshing my soul! It enlightens by the light of the word and is a lamp unto my feet and my path. Your teaching blesses my understanding in my heart and mind and thrills me.
Every time there is a new one of these lessons I'm so thankful! I know that this can't last forever, but in the meantime, I'm soaking it in and rejoicing in this resource. Thank you so much for your time and inspiration! I'm learning so much!
Thank you for this wonderful lesson again. As much as we like to see our Savior come again,we have much work to do.Thank you for pointing that out every week.
Just wowsers, AGAIN! So good! Do you have a wonderful gift and I am so grateful you’re sharing it with us! I’ve gotten more out of Gospel Doctrine and Come Follow Me in the last two years than I have in my whole life!
Study with you is like unto running a marathon😀. May we all finish the race.I will gratefully endure Cesar to enjoy the light and learning on this channel.
I understand your concerns about the advertisments in front of your videos. You don't want your motivation to be in question, but I was actually excited to see that you had commercials because that means that you are reaching into the homes and lives of thousands of people, and spreading the gospel. You Tube only adds ads to those that reach a lot of people, so in a way, it is a compliment. They don't bother with those that are not popular. I found you last year in June, and have been faithfully watching every lesson. My scriptures are much more marked with thoughts and ideas that I would not have come upon on my own. Because of Covid, you started this channel, and because of Covid, I study my sciptures much more in depth then I ever have, and have already been richly blessed because of this study. Thank you so much for your testimony, your teachings, your stories and your sense of humor. God bless.
The first time I've listened to this video (I usually listen to each video multiple times) is today. Also today was Alma 30 in family scripture study. I made a double take when you brought up Korihor! I agree that the starting ad may cause many viewers to wonder about your motives. I'm glad you made that clear in this video. It hasn't interfered with my enjoyment from watching your vids nor the priceless instruction you share. As always, thank you! Alma 60:36
@@Unshaken indeed. It's an incredible chapter; powerful. Korihor's boldness could be rather intimidating face to face. Alma and Amulek remain unshaken. Prepares you for the chapters that follow including Amulek's sublime sermon in 34.
I can say that you have giving me so much light and knowledge that i can express enough the gratitude i feel for every week lessons i been watching them since the beginning. Thank you so much
Thank you! I was studying the Doctrines and Covenants and I did not understand the word flight. I was seeking the answer and found this video. Thank you so much for helping me understand so much better. Amen
Listening to the discussion about God’s justice and mercy emphasized in the scriptures, I had a real life object lesson: when I was driving up the windy, bumpy dirt road up the mpuntain to a monastery in Silver City New Mexico, I was bare knuckled driving less than 5 mph when I came to a sharp curve with an oversized “SLOW DOWN” sign and thought that probably wasn’t directed at me.
Brother Jared...this new classroom you have created is helping Zion to be built in our faithful hearts. Your love of the Lord, has warmed my heart, and my home with a Spirit of truth, and the desire to learn more. Thank you for your good desires to share His light.....Keep up the good work😇👍. David
I second this and add that Jared has helped opened my heart, mind, eyes and ears to better allow the Lord to prevail in my eternal progress. Still learning at 71 after a life time of service and teaching. Drinking the water of life always continues to refresh, inspire and humble me as I learn from others much younger then myself.
Brother Jared thank you for sharing your knowledge, wisdom, time, spirit and testimony. I love and look forward to your lessons. Hope you will continue, I have learned so much from you
Thank you Brother Jared. As I pre-read this section, then followed your video, I learned more about myself and what I can do to prove the contraries in my own life and move a little farther down the road to Zion. Thank you so much for your knowledge, spirit and devotion.
Phew! 😅 I thought you were going to say you’re stopping your RUclips lessons! Thanks for your service Brother Halverson! It is blessing and reaching so many that otherwise would have not had the opportunity. True consecration of your gift as all of us benefit from the richness of your teaching!
Thank you so much. I'm grateful that technology makes it possible, so I guess we can endure some commercials. I just don't want people to think that there are any ulterior motives. Freely we have received, so freely we should give!
I’ve noticed the adds several weeks ago. I was actually happy that your lessons were getting enough attention even from the vendors. I was like, “Go Brother Halverson!” Somebody’s gotta pay the air- time, huh! No big deal with a short commercial compared to the wealth of your lessons!😀
I have been recognizing the parallels between the recent sections and the great Exodus as well as Joshua and the other spies report in Numbers 13 & 14. In another podcast, I loved their point that Zion is made up of homes where everyone in a household has let God prevail so that all could be United as one. You really have to see Zion with spiritual eyes and I think that is how we minister effectively.
Unshaken is definitely worth waiting for a short commercial to get to the lessons that you teach, especially since we can skip the commercials soon after they start. We have to live in the world, but we can ignore its enticings. I hope that you never stop teaching, I love listening to the things that you teach me. Thank you.
Did you know you can adjust the play speed in settings? I can follow Brother Halverson at 1.25 or 1.5 speed. But of course, I must slow down and go back when I learn amazing things like insight into and pointing out of contraries and proving them. This week I learned why the Lord use his warning voice -- depending on where we are on spectrum of needing to hear mercy or needing to hear the warning of justice.
Great advice! I usually speed up videos and audio books that I'm listening to as well. Glad to hear that "proving contraries" has been a useful principle for you!
D&C 63:39 pairs really well with Elder Eyring’s last conference talk “live in a way so when the call comes you can walk away easily”. Why do you think he used this example at this time? By diving into the footnotes of this talk and other talks it becomes clear what the brethren are trying to prepare us for.
Dear Bro. Jared another great and timely lesson to keep us humble and hopeful as we seek to listen and obey the Lord. You spoke well about our personal relationship with justice and mercy. I've been much blessed in seeing the Lord both smile and frown upon me during my days in mortality. I'm grateful for his stern firm correction from time to time as much for this loving kindness and forgiveness. Surely he loves those who he chastens and redeems those who hear, listen, obey & repent. You know him by the way you teach and I bear witness he knows you by the things I've seen. My seeing came after the great trials of my faith as I've shared with you in the past. The new commandments continue to come as I have a open mind to receive & obey. Thanks for teaching these doctrines openly & clearly in these modern times.
Brother Jared, we just returned from a 10 day trip for a church history treasure trip to Missouri and Illinois. After having enjoyed your podcast and referring to your podcast while we were in route searching for the sites we wanted to enjoy, it made the experience awesome! You teach using modern day parables which is fun, in lightning and makes learning so easy! I think the Lord for giving you such a wonderful talent to share with all of us!
Sounds like an amazing trip--I'm jealous! :) There's nothing quite like a "field trip" to help certain stories, principles, and historical events come to life!
Bro. Jared, I noticed the ads last week and sat through every single one, thinking your family would be receiving the maximum financial rewards you certainly deserve for all your hard work. I will be skipping them quickly now 🙄 but your testimony of how it makes you feel to be monetized was so validating and heartwarming. In this world of greed, we can forget that there are others who have absolutely no interest in being compensated for the honor of being allowed to work for Jesus. ❤🙏 Thank you for your life changing lessons.
I saw the ads and was happy you could now afford to teach more of us. Your time is important. If you get paid you deserve it. The fact you are not doing this for money. Is why you can reach so many of us.
Thank you. I need to apologizes I was one that was going to stop watching . I have a hard time when people use the church platform to increase their income. Not to say they do not have uplifting things to say, but they seem to do the priestcraft teaching. I will keep watching and increase my study.
Ah, well! I’ve waded through plenty of RUclips’s commercials...for far lesser worthwhile things!!! They gotta make money too (although with my subscription to RUclips hopefully will dodge those now! And all of a sudden it’s so worth it!) Grandpa Harry, myself and Shelley... We just love love love this time together in “Unshaken” feeling the continuing spirit and power of the scriptures in our home. So many doctrinal subtexts Jared brings into the going over these scriptures. So many ideas, depth, concepts...good discussion. Like, having a favorite beloved institute and seminary teacher IN YOUR HOME! Every day!!!! If we are up for it, and we feel and have felt we have wanted to be, starting with Grandpa Harry just wanting to do better reading the scriptures on a daily basis,..,here we are together together together...as the Primary song goes. This is SO precious to us.
It is sad that a company sich as utube assime that this channel is a personal and fnancial commodity. The wonderful source of this channel is much bigger and of much greater worth than the ways of the world. Great source of inspired worth Bro Jared. We thank you for lifting our lives helping us to hearken unto the Lords doctrine, strengthening our testimonies, loving the Lord with all our hearts and doing his will. Thank you for your free time in presenting your teachings and inspired thoughts and your personal testimony of Jesus Christ. Thank you...we love you...
Unshaken Saints CALL TO ACTION. This weekly 2-3 hour video we enjoy every week actually represents many more hours of preparation, filming and video editing. Currently, Brother Jared does it all! Very hard to keep up with. To help this be more sustainable Is anyone out there willing to take over the video editing each week? Please comment to Jared privately if you can!
You can actually set up ads and target your own channel and you can control the ads that are coming up. I do this all the time for clients that want to protect competitors ads from showing up on their videos.
My heart is so full right now!! I have so much to work on, but so grateful for the mercy of our Lord who is SO patient with ME!! Thank you, thank you for your gift of teaching and your willingness to share!! 🕊🙏🏼❤️
Over conference time I got a little ahead on my studies. You talked about patience at the end today and it reminded me, in a much smaller way than in the text, but I could hardly wait for you to discuss Section 63! I learn so much from you. I just wish your posts didn't eventually go away from RUclips.. I'm so grateful that you talk about every verse. Thank you very much.
Thank goodness for the option to speed up the videos. I watch 2 to 3 channels and sometimes I watch your video twice because I love it so much. Bring it on those commercials. lol
Unfortunately no. There doesn't seem to be a way of getting rid of the commercials on the creator end, though viewers can subscribe to RUclips premium (an extra fee I'm sure) to turn off ads. But speaking of the "Like" icon, it's actually really helpful if viewers click it because RUclips then begins circulating the video more so other viewers can see it. So "Like" away! :) Thanks for asking!
“3-2-1…Skip”…I feel that you have long established yourself as a true disciple of Christ and I love your lessons and feel your love as you teach…sooo no worries 😉 please keep doing what you do, without worry of what Satan and his imps are “trying” to undue…we all know who wins in the end 🥳
@@Unshaken Thank you so very much. I particularly learn from your talent of combining all scripture into one message; you may be focusing on the Doctrine and Covenants today, but your insight into all scripture is truly a clarifying treat. Your lessons expand to heaven, yet touch our earthly lives of today as I that our lives are truly enriched. Thank you dear brother for sharing your insight and faith . you strengthen the
There is a missionary here that was called back to USA from French Congo. He went out the city in search of immigrants from the French Congo. We now have several French Congo members in our Ward. Amazing missionary!!! COVID did not him from his call.
Bro Jared; You have mentioned a number of times how the Gospel is composed of a number of opposites which we must put together to understand the doctrine completely. I love how you express that otherwise mysterious conundrum. While researching something completely different, I found a supportive quote from, of all people, Carl Jung: "The sad truth is that man’s real life consists of a complex of inexorable opposites - day and night, birth and death, happiness and misery, good and evil." As a wordsmith, I find a lot in Jung's writings that are excellent, and his use of 'inexorable' here is one such example. These opposites just don't seem stoppable. You must do battle with the opposing points until you wrestle out of them the last drops of understanding -- but even then, I believe, it is the juxtaposition of the intractable opposites that make each that much more meaningful. However, I would have NEVER seen the correlation between Jung's comment and the Gospel if it was not for your teaching this point with such clarity. After seeing it, I wonder at what else I have missed. In my own life, I have tried to teach in a way that my audience could take what I was presenting and use it in other areas of their life. When I saw that happen, I felt like I was successful - the more I saw it, the more successful I felt. Well, my friend, I have had a fair number of times when things I heard from you in these videos has translated to some other area of my life -- so in my book, YOU are a "successful" teacher! Thanks!
I am grateful for your insight and know you are there for our spiritual growth. I have always skipped the ad on every video, every channel. If RUclips wants to pay you for your service, may I suggest you keep a bit to enhance your channel and then donate the funds to the humanitarian & the mission fund and you will continue helping God even more than you already are, just on a different platform.
Like the Israelites turning to the golden calf while Moses was away on Mt. Sinai, the Saints in Kirkland who began to turn to false spirits while the first presidency was away, seems a similar situation to me.
Wonderful lesson, Jared! I love it when you throw in Spanish phrases...a language I would love to be fluent in speaking. I have a question. Is it possible ‘Zion’ was moved to “the tops of the mountains” (Utah) because of the persecution that made Missouri impossible? It is the Salt Lake Valley that was a desert that blossomed as a rose. All nations flowed unto it, and the Lord states in D&C 124 that he accepted their offering to build Zion in Missouri, but it was no longer required! Plus, Missouri is not and never was a desert! Just curious about why everyone keeps focusing on Missouri? I’m thinking maybe Bruce R McConkie’s remarks, which mirrored Joseph Fielding Smith’s writings (which he gathered and reprinted, I believe, yes?) may have actually become a confusion that has distracted many saints from seeing a different reality?🤷🏻♀️ Are there other scriptures besides those in Doctrine and Covenants (63, 84, etc...) that say Jackson County is the place of Zion? Scriptures or official statements by a prophet that show up later than section 124, where the Lord excused the saints from building the temple in Jackson County? I know there are other ‘quotes from other prophets out there, but were they speaking as prophets or just giving their opinion? I hope you don’t mind me asking, but you have such a great command of the scriptures and I’d love to hear what your thoughts are about this topic!
Anyone who sees this please pray for my daughter, Olivia, because she’s caught up in witchcraft and paganism. She was raised in the church. Our hearts are broken. Thank you for praying for her.
I'm so sorry to hear that she's struggling with darkness and falsehood. Nothing cuts through that quite as powerfully as Light. Keep shining the Lord's light and love in your interactions with her. Her spirit can still recognize Truth!
I can’t speak for anyone else, but RUclips I’is doing it to The Church and others also. I know that that is not the Church allowing it to happen and neither are you. Greed of man is petty and selfish. Please go forward in faith, you are a great teacher.
would be interesting to hear a contrast/comparison between needing a sign/proof versus what Job was told. in Job it was ok to look for signs, just not to plan your life by them? it is ok to recognize a sign?
Bro Jared, It struck me as you were summarizing the Saints rush to Ohio instead of being patient in the Lord's timing that we have that happening still today. We are rushing to have COVID be over and start doing things we used to. But also in the church I wonder if a few of us are rushing to quick towards the Second Coming of our Savior that leads to missing the test of faith we need now.
A lot of RUclips channels people who post their own work, as opposed to the entertainment others have created, object to RUclips forcing advertising in and about videos they offer.
This is a wonderful lesson, especially for this week when an article came out about people being so offended by President Nelson’s conference talk this past April. I love your explanation as to the strong language used by the Lord and why the need for it. Also... I love that you speak “Southern” 💝💝 all y’all is the perfect word.
31:53 This contrast between Sidney Rigdon and Ezra Booth is similar to that between Joshua and Caleb and the other 10 scouts Moses sent into Canaan. How interesting that the same struggles repeat themselves from age to age. (Don't mind my tardiness - I'm getting "caught up".)
I'm desperate for the Lord to save me and my son. I pray and pray and I keep falling deeper. My son has voiced his thought of suicide. He has made huge mistakes. I feel I can't lift him because I'm at my lowest.
At times I feel the same about my kids…”I can’t help them” or have no clue of how to help them back to the covenant path…don’t give up or in to satans disparaging messages…work on building yourself within, with as much of the Love of the Lord as you can hold, so that you can past that Love on your your son. I will add you and your son to my prayers🙏🏽DON’T give in or Give Up🙏🏽Trust the Lord
I'm so sorry for what you and your son are going through. We've dealt with similar things for a long time and it can be so emotionally draining. I'm grateful the Lord is willing to reach through the darkness and help us to keep on going. When despair approaches suicidal thoughts, it's time to seek professional help. Therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists can all be so helpful. Jacob 3:1-2.
I was hoping you'd explain verse 17 in greater depth regarding all liars and those who loveth and maketh a lie. I stand accused of being a liar. I don't loveth and plan to make a lie. But admittedly, I have lied with many justifications and tend to exaggerate or embellish facts, the truth. I have also spent the last 30 years becoming increasingly aware of this weakness striving to be careful, to be more exact and to speak truth. I pray to have the spirit and say the right words, words in the right way, when I know I'll be in a group or circumstance where conversation and sharing occur, to just speak truth. Does this make sense? I catch myself and restate things more exactly. I repent and my heart is sincere. I truly desire to not be a liar, even still I become aware that my view of truth and what I said doesn't always line up as true with someone else's view or remembrance. I think there is progress and hope because I'm still trying but there is no perfection. I feel guilty to the point of wondering if, after even knowing there is good in me, am I lost anyway. When I read verse 17, I recognize my problem and feel that guilt. I also hope it doesn't completely apply to me because it's not my nature to purposefully plan, nuture, deceive or hurtfully lie. Any insight will be gratefully appreciated. I learn so much from you.
Keep up the struggle, I believe that the Lord will accept your striving to be honest, just don't give up. The Lord forgives weakness but not rebellion.
@@Unshaken Thank you for your kind response. It gives me courage and hope. I won't give up and I'm so grateful He doesn't give up on me either. Thanks so much.
@@pamkazmaier3753 I have this book and read it sometime ago. I listened carefully to Chapter 8 then. Thank you for directing me back to it. I'm studying it again and still learning with a sincere desire to keep becoming more self aware. I'm hopeful. Thank you so much.
Hi. Would it be possible to pay RUclips off in order not to have advertisements? If so, how much? Could you consider accepting contributions to get RUclips ads off?
Great question. I've read through a few threads from other content creators and there doesn't seem to be a way to pay our way out of advertisements. Bummer! But thanks so much for your support and encouragement!
The need to ask if a blessing of healing is approved by the lord hit home to me. A dear friend's husband commanded their child to live in his extreme emotional state but later, the child apparently well, they both felt prompted to give the child another blessing and ask for God's will to be done. The child soon passed away peacefully.
I do not believe our Heavenly Father chooses his leaders because of how well they have accumulated money. I do not believe our prophet is the prophet because he is a doctor. I believe that He knows our heart and will choose from the servants who are willing.
Oh no I have one video that the Lord showed me my video will hit 1M views. I promised him I would never monetize it. Now to know that it may be my mind is bothered but my spirit knows I did that for him and I'm doing it all for him. Use the profit for the homeless and widows or anyone you know may help.
I helped fund local movie maker once and when my husband and I attended the premiere we both got up and walked out as the language was course and he is not yet a member. To walk out we had to walk past the parents of the man who did the filming and as we went others stood and followed us. I was so disappointed to have helped support the movie financially not expecting this! They knew my values and that I did not swear but did not tell me this side of the movie or I would not have supported it. I stayed friends with the filmmaker and his partner but never supported their film career again.
Brother Halverson, how would you handle D & C 63:61~62 to members who take HIS Name in vain often? I’ve tried to gently point this out but no change is made. It is often heard in the home in which they were born and is so easy to repeat. 😔
Here’s probably an ignorant question, but if during the millennium we grow old until we are twinkled, will there be sickness, pain and disease bc that’s part of “getting old”?
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You are amazing these have been so helpful and I can only imagine how much time these take for you. It’s hard enough for me to prepare a 5 minute talk and your here making 2 hour lessons. We are so grateful
I love to think of god’s commandments as the ultimate life hacks from a loving Heavenly Father whose whole purpose and desire is to help us realize all our godly potential and come back home to live with him❤️. Nothing better❤️
So true! Like Elder Maxwell used to say, God is giving away the secrets of the universe! And the secret of true happiness of one of the most precious--tucked away in every commandment.
We need the online study especially this pandemic time thank you
Thank you! I'm glad to hear it's helping!
Even though I've subscribed to RUclips Premium to avoid ads, I would still value your teachings as a contemporary interpretation of God's word, helping us stay grounded in our faith like iron in the road.
Alot of my belief comes from my dad and logic. My dad worked for NASA as a mechanical and space aeronautics engineer. He is a convert to the church here in Ohio. My dad is the smartest man I know and growing up I was taught to think logically. The church just made sense to me especially the restoration here in America. And since I love this country and the founding fathers and constitution, I know the purpose for America. My testimony and faith grew from there. I've witnessed many miracles in my life. Small blessings are the best!
Beautifully put! Your dad sounds like an amazing man. Thank you for continuing his legacy of balancing a brilliant mind with a soft heart!
Thank you.
This one got shared with friends.
Thank you! I'm glad to hear that you found it worth sharing!
Every day I am eager to learn and anxious to engage in study and worshiping my God.
Thank you! Beautiful lesson!!!
Wonderful as usual, but as a Texan, I have to say my favorite part today was the “all y’all” :)
Haha! It's such a useful term! I lived in Texas for 7 years as a kid, so hopefully I'm still allowed to use it :)
Thank you, I love you dear brother, you have been a great blessing to me!
We actually pay the $17.99 a month for a RUclips account to watch "ad free". Face Book is doing ads now too. You can't watch anything that you aren't interrupted with a commercial. When they interrupt my program, I click out, no matter how interested I am, I'm out (the ads were pretty base). We have really enjoyed the ad free experience of uninterrupted spiritual devotionals that you and all the other "Come Follow Me" teachers have brought to us. We have both learned so much. Having the "quiet" in our home has allowed us to ponder and linger on the thoughts and principles you have brought to us. Thank-you for digging deeper and sharing your finds with us. We are so very grateful!
Bro Jared- verse 32 - the Lord withholding His Spirit.... I had always thought of this and similar scriptures more as a sort of punishment/'frustrated' response. You have opened my eyes that this is not consistent with the nature and character of Jesus. Your point-- one side must acquiesce in order to cease the strife, that the Lord 'submits' to our agency has brought a profound and chastening acknowledgement. That the omnipotent, merciful and just Lord of glory, willingly submits to my mortal and sometimes unwise use of agency is beyond humbling, words fail and only tears were left to flow ........
As others have stated in hundreds of comments --- thank you for your insight/knowledge and faith. Each week treasures and gems fall from your teachings enriching our souls as we drink deeply from living water. The scriptures have a new beauty for me now; I have had the privilege of teaching them for many, many years and this depth is what I have longed for. How blessed are we to have you!
Thank you for such kind and generous words. I love what you said about the scriptures having a "new beauty." All credit and praise to the Writer of the Words!
thank you!
There isn't a day with out your spiritual support, to make me think more about the scriptures to understand why we're here. Thank you for sharing your gifts with all the 🌎
You are so welcome! Thank you for letting me join you for the journey!
Man, your videos are so refreshing. Thank you so much.
My pleasure! Thank you for letting me join you for scripture study!
Section 63 was hitting me as overly harsh and I knew that there was doctrine and context I was missing…You ALWAYS bring peaceful clarity to the scriptures and I’m so grateful!
Thanks again for adding to my understanding of the scriptures.
I’ve been getting the commercials for a few weeks now but believe me it hasn’t stopped me from watching or judge you!
Thanks for looking past them and getting to the good stuff!
Agreed.
Have your viewers go into their "tools" settings & then "extensions" , then find a "youtube Ad block".
Your views will no longer be bothered with the ads or commercials.. it will filter those out and go directly to YOU!
Hope this helps! Love your videos!
Great advice! Thank you for sharing!
For me this divine way to study is a glorious way. Thank you for your faithfulness! !
Your insights, application and testimony are so uplifting. Thank you.
Come as you are and leave better than you were, I love this! I love how you teach so much about inclusion, rather than exclusivity 🤗
Two years ago our 14 year old son died suddenly. Regarding the Lord's vision and our mortal concept of time, I want to share an experience. I was watching a neighbor's one year old son for 90 minutes. He was really sad that his mom was gone. I could distract him but then he would remember she was gone and cry. I rubbed his back thinking, "He just doesn't understand. It's only 90 minutes." The Spirit taught me in that moment. Heavenly Father comforts us, knowing it's only 90 minutes. "I know it feels long, but I promise, it's only 90 minutes."
That was a time of deep loss for you but now you remember that just as our afflictions are but for a short time the meeting again and families being joined for time and eternity gives a stronger hope than those who only believe that we weill be resurrected or those who think death is the very end. My love to you for your influence in the world and for still allowing yourself to feel and grow.
I am a widow of four years, and I truly understand how it seems forever until I'm with my eternal sweetheart again. So, I say, it's four years closer to being with him again. Rather than, it's just been four years. Helps me to stay positive.
Perfect example, this touched my heart and brought tears to my eyes. Lost several people this past year including my Mom....life seems so hard right now and I’m am loosing patience with my aging body. So grateful for your experience and testimony of faith.
Wonderful comment, wonderful thread
Thank you Brother Halverson for the good lessons you gave us. You really have the gift of teaching by the spirit. The spirit was so strong when you teached the lesson on D&C 59, and especially about the verse 12. Thank you for giving us strengh. I follow all your lessons and beetween the lessons on the D&C, I study and listen to your lessons on the Book of Mormon.
Thank you for sharing your time, your experience , and for the good way you are teaching the lessons with the Spirit and with humour as well.
God bless you and your family ! You're a great blessing for us all.
Our best efforts are not always what they need to be. Like the brother of Jared who was chastised for the space of 3 hours, we ourselves often miss what has been explained so clearly. What does each of us not understand that we need the most?
Amen! I'm grateful the Lord keeps trying to teach us!
These video lessons honestly touch my heart and stir encouragement and thoughts within me. I feel better about life while I ponder upon the material. I hope with faith to become a better Father and husband because of the message you share. The Holy spirit of Christ projects from the diligent preparation you place in the lessons. I am blessed to hear Gods message for me through you.
Thank you for such a kind comment. The gospel inspires me to seek improvement in my roles as husband and father as well. My wife and kids will vouch that I've got a lot of room for improvement!
The adverts aren’t a problem.....just hit the skip button, and we’re right there with you in your great and uplifting lessons! And thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and understanding with us.
Glad to hear it! Thank you!
🙏 Thank you Brother Hal! 🤩
This is my favorite thing each week - increasing my study effectiveness multiple times! It is the living water, and bread of life, feeding and refreshing my soul! It enlightens by the light of the word and is a lamp unto my feet and my path. Your teaching blesses my understanding in my heart and mind and thrills me.
Every time there is a new one of these lessons I'm so thankful! I know that this can't last forever, but in the meantime, I'm soaking it in and rejoicing in this resource. Thank you so much for your time and inspiration! I'm learning so much!
Thank you for this wonderful lesson again. As much as we like to see our Savior come again,we have much work to do.Thank you for pointing that out every week.
Well said! Urgency and patience is a tough combination, but an important one to strive for!
Hungry ~ Grateful ~ Nourished
Thank you
Just wowsers, AGAIN! So good! Do you have a wonderful gift and I am so grateful you’re sharing it with us! I’ve gotten more out of Gospel Doctrine and Come Follow Me in the last two years than I have in my whole life!
Study with you is like unto running a marathon😀. May we all finish the race.I will gratefully endure Cesar to enjoy the light and learning on this channel.
Thank you! I pray that it's worth the run!
I understand your concerns about the advertisments in front of your videos. You don't want your motivation to be in question, but I was actually excited to see that you had commercials because that means that you are reaching into the homes and lives of thousands of people, and spreading the gospel. You Tube only adds ads to those that reach a lot of people, so in a way, it is a compliment. They don't bother with those that are not popular. I found you last year in June, and have been faithfully watching every lesson. My scriptures are much more marked with thoughts and ideas that I would not have come upon on my own. Because of Covid, you started this channel, and because of Covid, I study my sciptures much more in depth then I ever have, and have already been richly blessed because of this study. Thank you so much for your testimony, your teachings, your stories and your sense of humor. God bless.
The first time I've listened to this video (I usually listen to each video multiple times) is today. Also today was Alma 30 in family scripture study. I made a double take when you brought up Korihor!
I agree that the starting ad may cause many viewers to wonder about your motives. I'm glad you made that clear in this video.
It hasn't interfered with my enjoyment from watching your vids nor the priceless instruction you share.
As always, thank you!
Alma 60:36
Thank you so much. And great connection to Alma 30! Such an incredible chapter.
@@Unshaken indeed. It's an incredible chapter; powerful. Korihor's boldness could be rather intimidating face to face. Alma and Amulek remain unshaken. Prepares you for the chapters that follow including Amulek's sublime sermon in 34.
Thank you!
I can say that you have giving me so much light and knowledge that i can express enough the gratitude i feel for every week lessons i been watching them since the beginning. Thank you so much
Thank you! I was studying the Doctrines and Covenants and I did not understand the word flight. I was seeking the answer and found this video. Thank you so much for helping me understand so much better. Amen
You TRULY ARE a messenger lifetime Missionary!! You expound scripture in the Most eloquent way! Thank you my friend
Thank you so much! The scriptures are a blessing to us all!
Listening to the discussion about God’s justice and mercy emphasized in the scriptures, I had a real life object lesson: when I was driving up the windy, bumpy dirt road up the mpuntain to a monastery in Silver City New Mexico, I was bare knuckled driving less than 5 mph when I came to a sharp curve with an oversized “SLOW DOWN” sign and thought that probably wasn’t directed at me.
Brother Jared...this new classroom you have created is helping Zion to be built in our faithful hearts. Your love of the Lord, has warmed my heart, and my home with a Spirit of truth, and the desire to learn more. Thank you for your good desires to share His light.....Keep up the good work😇👍. David
I second this and add that Jared has helped opened my heart, mind, eyes and ears to better allow the Lord to prevail in my eternal progress. Still learning at 71 after a life time of service and teaching. Drinking the water of life always continues to refresh, inspire and humble me as I learn from others much younger then myself.
Thank you both so much! The scriptures are a blessing to us all!
@@charlieluerssen273 me too.
Marvelous examples you gived us!!! Love it!!
Brother Jared thank you for sharing your knowledge, wisdom, time, spirit and testimony. I love and look forward to your lessons. Hope you will continue, I have learned so much from you
Thanks so much! I'm grateful to study the scriptures with you!
I love the input the abrir y cerrar los ojos en español.
Im super thankful for this great lesson.
I needed to hear this an answered to my prayers 🙏🏻
Thank you Brother Jared. As I pre-read this section, then followed your video, I learned more about myself and what I can do to prove the contraries in my own life and move a little farther down the road to Zion. Thank you so much for your knowledge, spirit and devotion.
You are so welcome. Thank you for letting me join you for scripture study.
Phew! 😅 I thought you were going to say you’re stopping your RUclips lessons! Thanks for your service Brother Halverson! It is blessing and reaching so many that otherwise would have not had the opportunity. True consecration of your gift as all of us benefit from the richness of your teaching!
Thank you so much. I'm grateful that technology makes it possible, so I guess we can endure some commercials. I just don't want people to think that there are any ulterior motives. Freely we have received, so freely we should give!
Good Evening Brother Jared
Thank you for the wonderful lesson this week
Bless you & your family
Thank you!
Let’s use commercials to ponder on the lesson! Every moment can be used. No time is wasted. No moment unused. Keep going, we’re with you.
Thank you for all your message and your time.. thanks from a grateful heart.
I’ve noticed the adds several weeks ago. I was actually happy that your lessons were getting enough attention even from the vendors. I was like, “Go Brother Halverson!” Somebody’s gotta pay the air- time, huh! No big deal with a short commercial compared to the wealth of your lessons!😀
I have been recognizing the parallels between the recent sections and the great Exodus as well as Joshua and the other spies report in Numbers 13 & 14. In another podcast, I loved their point that Zion is made up of homes where everyone in a household has let God prevail so that all could be United as one. You really have to see Zion with spiritual eyes and I think that is how we minister effectively.
I also love that in Spanish my Zion is a homonym of mission.
Unshaken is definitely worth waiting for a short commercial to get to the lessons that you teach, especially since we can skip the commercials soon after they start. We have to live in the world, but we can ignore its enticings. I hope that you never stop teaching, I love listening to the things that you teach me. Thank you.
Thank you 🙏 I resonate with you!
Did you know you can adjust the play speed in settings? I can follow Brother Halverson at 1.25 or 1.5 speed. But of course, I must slow down and go back when I learn amazing things like insight into and pointing out of contraries and proving them. This week I learned why the Lord use his warning voice -- depending on where we are on spectrum of needing to hear mercy or needing to hear the warning of justice.
Great advice! I usually speed up videos and audio books that I'm listening to as well. Glad to hear that "proving contraries" has been a useful principle for you!
I am thankful for scientist for you and me everybody!
D&C 63:39 pairs really well with Elder Eyring’s last conference talk “live in a way so when the call comes you can walk away easily”. Why do you think he used this example at this time? By diving into the footnotes of this talk and other talks it becomes clear what the brethren are trying to prepare us for.
Dear Bro. Jared another great and timely lesson to keep us humble and hopeful as we seek to listen and obey the Lord. You spoke well about our personal relationship with justice and mercy. I've been much blessed in seeing the Lord both smile and frown upon me during my days in mortality. I'm grateful for his stern firm correction from time to time as much for this loving kindness and forgiveness. Surely he loves those who he chastens and redeems those who hear, listen, obey & repent. You know him by the way you teach and I bear witness he knows you by the things I've seen. My seeing came after the great trials of my faith as I've shared with you in the past. The new commandments continue to come as I have a open mind to receive & obey. Thanks for teaching these doctrines openly & clearly in these modern times.
Beautifully said. Divine smiles and frowns are both motivated by perfect love. We just need to be open to receive them. Thank you!
Brother Jared, we just returned from a 10 day trip for a church history treasure trip to Missouri and Illinois. After having enjoyed your podcast and referring to your podcast while we were in route searching for the sites we wanted to enjoy, it made the experience awesome! You teach using modern day parables which is fun, in lightning and makes learning so easy! I think the Lord for giving you such a wonderful talent to share with all of us!
Sounds like an amazing trip--I'm jealous! :) There's nothing quite like a "field trip" to help certain stories, principles, and historical events come to life!
Bro. Jared, I noticed the ads last week and sat through every single one, thinking your family would be receiving the maximum financial rewards you certainly deserve for all your hard work. I will be skipping them quickly now 🙄 but your testimony of how it makes you feel to be monetized was so validating and heartwarming. In this world of greed, we can forget that there are others who have absolutely no interest in being compensated for the honor of being allowed to work for Jesus. ❤🙏 Thank you for your life changing lessons.
I saw the ads and was happy you could now afford to teach more of us. Your time is important. If you get paid you deserve it. The fact you are not doing this for money. Is why you can reach so many of us.
Thank you. I need to apologizes I was one that was going to stop watching . I have a hard time when people use the church platform to increase their income. Not to say they do not have uplifting things to say, but they seem to do the priestcraft teaching. I will keep watching and increase my study.
Thank you for all your hard work, we appreciate your videos!!! 😇💙🙏🦋
Ah, well! I’ve waded through plenty of RUclips’s commercials...for far lesser worthwhile things!!! They gotta make money too (although with my subscription to RUclips hopefully will dodge those now! And all of a sudden it’s so worth it!)
Grandpa Harry, myself and Shelley...
We just love love love this time together in “Unshaken” feeling the continuing spirit and power of the scriptures in our home. So many doctrinal subtexts Jared brings into the going over these scriptures. So many ideas, depth, concepts...good discussion. Like, having a favorite beloved institute and seminary teacher IN YOUR HOME! Every day!!!!
If we are up for it, and we feel and have felt we have wanted to be, starting with Grandpa Harry just wanting to do better reading the scriptures on a daily basis,..,here we are together together together...as the Primary song goes. This is SO precious to us.
...and thank you RUclips!!!
It is sad that a company sich as utube assime that this channel is a personal and fnancial commodity. The wonderful source of this channel is much bigger and of much greater worth than the ways of the world. Great source of inspired worth Bro Jared. We thank you for lifting our lives helping us to hearken unto the Lords doctrine, strengthening our testimonies, loving the Lord with all our hearts and doing his will. Thank you for your free time in presenting your teachings and inspired thoughts and your personal testimony of Jesus Christ. Thank you...we love you...
Thank you so much!
Unshaken Saints CALL TO ACTION. This weekly 2-3 hour video we enjoy every week actually represents many more hours of preparation, filming and video editing. Currently, Brother Jared does it all! Very hard to keep up with. To help this be more sustainable Is anyone out there willing to take over the video editing each week? Please comment to Jared privately if you can!
You can actually set up ads and target your own channel and you can control the ads that are coming up. I do this all the time for clients that want to protect competitors ads from showing up on their videos.
My heart is so full right now!! I have so much to work on, but so grateful for the mercy of our Lord who is SO patient with ME!! Thank you, thank you for your gift of teaching and your willingness to share!! 🕊🙏🏼❤️
Beautifully said. To recognize the work we have to do, but to know the Lord is merciful--that's the right balance. Thank you for sharing!
Don't feel too lonely there. I have a lot to work on.
Over conference time I got a little ahead on my studies. You talked about patience at the end today and it reminded me, in a much smaller way than in the text, but I could hardly wait for you to discuss Section 63! I learn so much from you. I just wish your posts didn't eventually go away from RUclips..
I'm so grateful that you talk about every verse. Thank you very much.
Thank you for your service. It has changed my life!
He has changed my life as well and is helping my family begin their journey. He is a great man.
Mine too sister😇👍
Thank you for being open to the Spirit--He is the real teacher!
I always press skip, Thankyou for telling us about why u tube does commercials .. thank you for teaching me church history ..
Thank goodness for the option to speed up the videos. I watch 2 to 3 channels and sometimes I watch your video twice because I love it so much. Bring it on those commercials. lol
BTW, if we Unshaken followers stop clicking the "Like" icon, would that stop the commercials?
Good question.
Unfortunately no. There doesn't seem to be a way of getting rid of the commercials on the creator end, though viewers can subscribe to RUclips premium (an extra fee I'm sure) to turn off ads. But speaking of the "Like" icon, it's actually really helpful if viewers click it because RUclips then begins circulating the video more so other viewers can see it. So "Like" away! :) Thanks for asking!
“3-2-1…Skip”…I feel that you have long established yourself as a true disciple of Christ and I love your lessons and feel your love as you teach…sooo no worries 😉 please keep doing what you do, without worry of what Satan and his imps are “trying” to undue…we all know who wins in the end 🥳
Amen! Thanks so much!
@@Unshaken Thank you so very much. I particularly learn from your talent of combining all scripture into one message; you may be focusing on the Doctrine and Covenants today, but your insight into all scripture is truly a clarifying treat. Your lessons expand to heaven, yet touch our earthly lives of today as I that our lives are truly enriched. Thank you dear brother for sharing your insight and faith . you strengthen the
testimony of each of us in needed ways.
@@nilkkisndbobcothran6948 Amen
There is a missionary here that was called back to USA from French Congo. He went out the city in search of immigrants from the French Congo. We now have several French Congo members in our Ward. Amazing missionary!!! COVID did not him from his call.
Nothing can stop the work from progressing! These young servants of the Lord are amazing!
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Bro Jared;
You have mentioned a number of times how the Gospel is composed of a number of opposites which we must put together to understand the doctrine completely. I love how you express that otherwise mysterious conundrum. While researching something completely different, I found a supportive quote from, of all people, Carl Jung: "The sad truth is that man’s real life consists of a complex of inexorable opposites - day and night, birth and death, happiness and misery, good and evil."
As a wordsmith, I find a lot in Jung's writings that are excellent, and his use of 'inexorable' here is one such example. These opposites just don't seem stoppable. You must do battle with the opposing points until you wrestle out of them the last drops of understanding -- but even then, I believe, it is the juxtaposition of the intractable opposites that make each that much more meaningful.
However, I would have NEVER seen the correlation between Jung's comment and the Gospel if it was not for your teaching this point with such clarity. After seeing it, I wonder at what else I have missed.
In my own life, I have tried to teach in a way that my audience could take what I was presenting and use it in other areas of their life. When I saw that happen, I felt like I was successful - the more I saw it, the more successful I felt. Well, my friend, I have had a fair number of times when things I heard from you in these videos has translated to some other area of my life -- so in my book, YOU are a "successful" teacher!
Thanks!
Thank you for your kind words--and for the amazing quote from Jung! Lehi was right--"opposition in all things"!
Amen
I don't mind paying for good hard work.
Never knew about Elsa Johnson-thank you for the examples!
"Up to Zion"... Up to meet the City of Enoch and come back down as a unified New Jerusalem.
I am grateful for your insight and know you are there for our spiritual growth. I have always skipped the ad on every video, every channel. If RUclips wants to pay you for your service, may I suggest you keep a bit to enhance your channel and then donate the funds to the humanitarian & the mission fund and you will continue helping God even more than you already are, just on a different platform.
Like the Israelites turning to the golden calf while Moses was away on Mt. Sinai, the Saints in Kirkland who began to turn to false spirits while the first presidency was away, seems a similar situation to me.
Wonderful lesson, Jared! I love it when you throw in Spanish phrases...a language I would love to be fluent in speaking.
I have a question. Is it possible ‘Zion’ was moved to “the tops of the mountains” (Utah) because of the persecution that made Missouri impossible? It is the Salt Lake Valley that was a desert that blossomed as a rose. All nations flowed unto it, and the Lord states in D&C 124 that he accepted their offering to build Zion in Missouri, but it was no longer required! Plus, Missouri is not and never was a desert! Just curious about why everyone keeps focusing on Missouri? I’m thinking maybe Bruce R McConkie’s remarks, which mirrored Joseph Fielding Smith’s writings (which he gathered and reprinted, I believe, yes?) may have actually become a confusion that has distracted many saints from seeing a different reality?🤷🏻♀️ Are there other scriptures besides those in Doctrine and Covenants (63, 84, etc...) that say Jackson County is the place of Zion? Scriptures or official statements by a prophet that show up later than section 124, where the Lord excused the saints from building the temple in Jackson County? I know there are other ‘quotes from other prophets out there, but were they speaking as prophets or just giving their opinion? I hope you don’t mind me asking, but you have such a great command of the scriptures and I’d love to hear what your thoughts are about this topic!
Anyone who sees this please pray for my daughter, Olivia, because she’s caught up in witchcraft and paganism. She was raised in the church. Our hearts are broken. Thank you for praying for her.
I'm so sorry to hear that she's struggling with darkness and falsehood. Nothing cuts through that quite as powerfully as Light. Keep shining the Lord's light and love in your interactions with her. Her spirit can still recognize Truth!
The saints left in Kirkland while Joseph travelled to Missouri remind me of the Israelites that built the golden calf while Moses was on Mt. Sinai
I can’t speak for anyone else, but RUclips I’is doing it to The Church and others also. I know that that is not the Church allowing it to happen and neither are you. Greed of man is petty and selfish. Please go forward in faith, you are a great teacher.
Thank you so much for seeing my motives through the haze of RUclips's motives. I appreciate it!
would be interesting to hear a contrast/comparison between needing a sign/proof versus what Job was told. in Job it was ok to look for signs, just not to plan your life by them? it is ok to recognize a sign?
Bro Jared, It struck me as you were summarizing the Saints rush to Ohio instead of being patient in the Lord's timing that we have that happening still today. We are rushing to have COVID be over and start doing things we used to. But also in the church I wonder if a few of us are rushing to quick towards the Second Coming of our Savior that leads to missing the test of faith we need now.
Thank you ! And skipping !!!
If you use the Brave browser, you don't get ads. This is true to most any websites.
A lot of RUclips channels people who post their own work, as opposed to the entertainment others have created, object to RUclips forcing advertising in and about videos they offer.
This is a wonderful lesson, especially for this week when an article came out about people being so offended by President Nelson’s conference talk this past April. I love your explanation as to the strong language used by the Lord and why the need for it. Also... I love that you speak “Southern” 💝💝 all y’all is the perfect word.
31:53 This contrast between Sidney Rigdon and Ezra Booth is similar to that between Joshua and Caleb and the other 10 scouts Moses sent into Canaan. How interesting that the same struggles repeat themselves from age to age. (Don't mind my tardiness - I'm getting "caught up".)
I'm desperate for the Lord to save me and my son. I pray and pray and I keep falling deeper. My son has voiced his thought of suicide. He has made huge mistakes. I feel I can't lift him because I'm at my lowest.
At times I feel the same about my kids…”I can’t help them” or have no clue of how to help them back to the covenant path…don’t give up or in to satans disparaging messages…work on building yourself within, with as much of the Love of the Lord as you can hold, so that you can past that Love on your your son. I will add you and your son to my prayers🙏🏽DON’T give in or Give Up🙏🏽Trust the Lord
I'm so sorry for what you and your son are going through. We've dealt with similar things for a long time and it can be so emotionally draining. I'm grateful the Lord is willing to reach through the darkness and help us to keep on going. When despair approaches suicidal thoughts, it's time to seek professional help. Therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists can all be so helpful. Jacob 3:1-2.
I was hoping you'd explain verse 17 in greater depth regarding all liars and those who loveth and maketh a lie. I stand accused of being a liar. I don't loveth and plan to make a lie. But admittedly, I have lied with many justifications and tend to exaggerate or embellish facts, the truth. I have also spent the last 30 years becoming increasingly aware of this weakness striving to be careful, to be more exact and to speak truth. I pray to have the spirit and say the right words, words in the right way, when I know I'll be in a group or circumstance where conversation and sharing occur, to just speak truth. Does this make sense? I catch myself and restate things more exactly. I repent and my heart is sincere. I truly desire to not be a liar, even still I become aware that my view of truth and what I said doesn't always line up as true with someone else's view or remembrance. I think there is progress and hope because I'm still trying but there is no perfection. I feel guilty to the point of wondering if, after even knowing there is good in me, am I lost anyway. When I read verse 17, I recognize my problem and feel that guilt. I also hope it doesn't completely apply to me because it's not my nature to purposefully plan, nuture, deceive or hurtfully lie. Any insight will be gratefully appreciated. I learn so much from you.
Keep up the struggle, I believe that the Lord will accept your striving to be honest, just don't give up. The Lord forgives weakness but not rebellion.
It sounds to me like you're sincerely striving, and that's what the Lord asks for! Don't give up on yourself--the Lord certainly hasn't!
@@Unshaken Thank you for your kind response. It gives me courage and hope. I won't give up and I'm so grateful He doesn't give up on me either. Thanks so much.
@@pamkazmaier3753 I have this book and read it sometime ago. I listened carefully to Chapter 8 then. Thank you for directing me back to it. I'm studying it again and still learning with a sincere desire to keep becoming more self aware. I'm hopeful. Thank you so much.
@@dreggory82 Thank you for this encouragement. I won't give up. =)
Hi. Would it be possible to pay RUclips off in order not to have advertisements? If so, how much? Could you consider accepting contributions to get RUclips ads off?
Great question. I've read through a few threads from other content creators and there doesn't seem to be a way to pay our way out of advertisements. Bummer! But thanks so much for your support and encouragement!
The need to ask if a blessing of healing is approved by the lord hit home to me. A dear friend's husband commanded their child to live in his extreme emotional state but later, the child apparently well, they both felt prompted to give the child another blessing and ask for God's will to be done. The child soon passed away peacefully.
I do not believe our Heavenly Father chooses his leaders because of how well they have accumulated money. I do not believe our prophet is the prophet because he is a doctor. I believe that He knows our heart and will choose from the servants who are willing.
Amen! Beautifully said!
Oh no I have one video that the Lord showed me my video will hit 1M views. I promised him I would never monetize it. Now to know that it may be my mind is bothered but my spirit knows I did that for him and I'm doing it all for him. Use the profit for the homeless and widows or anyone you know may help.
I helped fund local movie maker once and when my husband and I attended the premiere we both got up and walked out as the language was course and he is not yet a member. To walk out we had to walk past the parents of the man who did the filming and as we went others stood and followed us. I was so disappointed to have helped support the movie financially not expecting this! They knew my values and that I did not swear but did not tell me this side of the movie or I would not have supported it. I stayed friends with the filmmaker and his partner but never supported their film career again.
Brother Halverson, how would you handle D & C 63:61~62 to members who take HIS Name in vain often? I’ve tried to gently point this out but no change is made. It is often heard in the home in which they were born and is so easy to repeat. 😔
Here’s probably an ignorant question, but if during the millennium we grow old until we are twinkled, will there be sickness, pain and disease bc that’s part of “getting old”?
Great question! Perhaps those are only part of "getting old" in this telestial world. I hope to be there to find out!