The Royal Army | A Dream of the Sanctified Ones & the War in Heaven Today (LDS)

Send us Fan MailWhat does it mean to be one of the "sanctified ones," and how does the war in heaven still touch our families today? In this Latter-day Saint (LDS) experience episode, Tia Smith shares a symbolic dream a listener recorded — "The Royal Army" — as a witness of doctrinal truth about the last-days battle for the souls of God's children. In the dream, an anxious crowd waits at the edge of a field for an army that will end a long war, while a masked adversary mingles among them, mocking their fears and boasting that the coming army is as scarred and broken as the people it hopes to save. But beyond the veil the dreamer sees the truth: a royal army being washed and sanctified, clothed in crimson breastplates covered by white robes of the holy priesthood, their scars fully hidden by their battle attire. Their power is the love they hold for their children and posterity, and their white robes are a gift from the Savior whose Atonement covers their wounds. Tia frames it with the reminder that the war in heaven never truly ended — that many of us have loved ones wandering from the iron rod right now — and that as we keep our covenants, we are given the Savior's power to fight for those souls. She anchors the imagery in scripture, including 2 Nephi 23 (Isaiah 13), where the Lord says, "I have commanded my sanctified ones… I have also called my mighty ones." The message is hope: we have fought this battle before, we do not fight alone, and the outcome is already known.Q: What does "sanctified ones" mean in LDS belief?A: In this episode Tia Smith teaches that the sanctified ones are covenant-keeping Latter-day Saints who strive to emulate Jesus Christ and are given His power to help gather and reclaim souls in the last days. She connects the phrase to 2 Nephi 23 (quoting Isaiah 13), where the Lord says, "I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones."Q: Is the war in heaven still going on today?A: This episode teaches that the war over the souls of God's children never truly ended and continues now within our own families and relationships. Tia Smith reflects that many people have loved ones wandering from the covenant path, and that keeping our own covenants gives us the Savior's power to keep fighting for them.Q: What is the meaning of the white robes over crimson armor in the dream?A: In the "Royal Army" dream, the soldiers wear crimson breastplates — representing their sins and scars — covered by white robes of the holy priesthood, a gift from the Savior whose Atonement covers their wounds and makes them whole. Tia Smith teaches that their true power is not their own strength but the love they carry for their children and posterity.Q: How can I keep hope when someone I love is leaving the faith?A: This episode offers hope rather than fear: it teaches that we have fought this battle before in the premortal world, that an army on the other side of the veil is aiding us, and that the final outcome is already assured. Tia Smith's counsel is to become one of the sanctified ones by keeping your covenants, and to trust that as you do, the Savior's power works to reclaim those you love.▶️ WATCH & LISTEN🎬 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thinningoftheveil🌐 Website: https://www.thinningoftheveil.com🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinning-of-the-veil/id1753511394🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jWCfMHkZXwnSwy2b98J4M🎵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a0a45561-d4c2-46d3-af8d-a1e967a21a25📖 BOOKPatterns of Revelation — Spiritual Foundations for Hearing God's Voice: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW36MG9B📱 CONNECTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinning.of.the.veilFacebook Group (Gathering of the Gatherers): https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429562078443774Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thinningoftheveil💛 SUPPORT THE SHOWVenmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/thinningoftheveilPayPal: https://paypal.me/thinningoftheveil✉️ Have you had a thinning of the veil experience? Email [email protected] — your testimony may be exactly what someone needs to hear.#ThinningOfTheVeil #SpiritWorld #TempleWork #FamilyHistory #LDS #LatterDaySaints #GatheringOfIsrael #MinisteringAngels #FamilySearch #PersonalRevelationCITATIONS:Kevin Packard, "Blessed and Sanctified", BYUI Education Week, August 2014: https://video.byui.edu/media/Kevin+PackardA+%22Blessed+and+Sanctified+.+.+(Gen+2A3)%22/0_0ukd3tw4Support the show