Divine Love and Temple | Three Deaths, a Dream, and Five Baptisms — Jihae Kwon, BYU-Hawaii 2024 (LDS)

Send us Fan MailCan the love of God bring an entire family into the gospel — starting from the other side of the veil? In this BYU-Hawaii devotional (March 5, 2025), Professor Jihae Kwon shares how her Korean family came to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through a chain of miracles that began with three deaths and a birth. In 1972–74, Kwon's great-grandmother, grandfather, and father all died within two years of each other. Eight days after Jihae's birth, her father — who had never been religious — appeared in her mother's dream and told her about the resurrection. That Easter Sunday, her mother went to church for the first time. Months later, her Aunt Kihong walked into the Church and asked to be baptized. Then her grandfather — a staunch Buddhist who had once expelled his mother from the house for converting to Catholicism — appeared in another aunt's dream holding the Bible and declared, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true church on earth." Within three years, five women in the family were baptized. What followed was decades of gathering: Aunt Kihong's patriarchal blessing mentioned genealogy work she didn't want to do — but a miraculous week-long research trip where she found every person, every house, and every name without addresses or phone numbers proved God was in the details. Jihae herself was laid off from her job and heard a clear impression: "Perfect — I can do genealogy." Six months, ~1,000 names per day, and one week after finishing, a job offer arrived. As of early 2024, more than 17,000 ordinances for her family's submitted names have been completed in temples around the world — more than 3,000 per day. Her witness: the love of God moves across the veil, across nations, and across generations to gather His children home.Q: Can deceased family members appear in dreams to lead the living to the gospel?A: Jihae Kwon's family experienced this repeatedly: her father appeared in her mother's dream eight days after his death and spoke of the resurrection — her mother attended church for the first time that Easter Sunday. Later, her grandfather, a lifelong Buddhist, appeared in an aunt's dream holding the Bible and declaring the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be the only true church. Within three years, five family members were baptized.Q: How does God help with family history research?A: In this devotional, Aunt Kihong traveled to Korea for genealogy research without addresses, phone numbers, or appointments — and found every person, every house, and every name she needed, including names of people who died as infants. Years later, Jihae was laid off from her job and heard a clear impression: "Perfect, I can do genealogy." She entered roughly 1,000 names per day for six months, and one week after finishing, received a job offer — "by divine intervention," she says.Q: How fast is temple work being done worldwide?A: As of early 2024, Jihae Kwon reported that more than 3,000 ordinances per day were being completed for her family's submitted names — in temples around the world — totaling more than 17,000 ordinances in less than a year. Her witness: "It's amazing, humbling, and terrifying at the same time to see how fast ordinances are done in temples all around the world." YouTube: Divine Love and Temple Video: https://youtu.be/NchDumivY3sYouTube Thinning of the Veil Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thinningoftheveil  SUPPORT THE SHOW: Website: Thinning of the Veil: https://www.thinningoftheveil.com/Venmo:  https://account.venmo.com/u/thinningoftheveilPayPal: https://paypal.me/thinningoftheveil?country.x=US&locale.x=en_USBook: "Patterns of Revelation":  https://www.amazon.com/Patterns-Revelation-Spiritual-Foundations-Hearing-ebook/dp/B0BWGLZ8VXEmail: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/thinning.of.the.veil/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thinning.of.the.veil/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thinning.of.the.veilCITATIONS: Jihae Kwon, "Divine Love and Temple", BYU Hawaii Devotional,  March 5, 2024: https://speeches.byuh.edu/devotionals/divine-love-and-templeSupport the show