The Ancient Prophets Who Visited Joseph Smith | Restoring the Covenant (LDS)

Send us Fan MailWhich ancient prophets and apostles actually visited Joseph Smith — and why? In this LDS (Latter-day Saint) episode, Tia Smith gathers documented accounts of the heavenly messengers who came to Joseph Smith to restore the gospel, drawing largely on the book "Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations." The theme: the Restoration itself began with the veil parting and the "fathers" returning to set up the Lord's work — the founding pattern for the thinning of the veil experiences that continue today.Anchored in Doctrine and Covenants 128, where Joseph Smith lists the voices and messengers who instructed him, the episode walks through visitation after visitation: Moroni and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon (including David Whitmer's account of meeting Moroni on the road, carrying something like a book in a knapsack); John the Baptist restoring the Aaronic Priesthood, with its keys of the ministering of angels, to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in May 1829; Peter, James, and John restoring the Melchizedek Priesthood; an unidentified angel who instructed Joseph on the emblems of the sacrament (D&C 27); visions of the ancient inhabitants of the Americas shown alongside Moroni; the question of whether Joseph saw the Apostle Paul; and repeated visions of Father Adam, including the great council at Adam-ondi-Ahman and Adam welcoming the redeemed one by one at the gate of the celestial city. Tia notes Oliver Cowdery's testimony that these blessings came because they "diligently sought for the right of the fathers."She frames it all around this week's study of the promises made to the fathers: the whole purpose of the Restoration is to bring the covenants and ordinances to God's children on both sides of the veil — and if the veil parted for Joseph to begin that work, we, who carry the end of the same dispensation, can expect the veil to thin for us as we labor in the gathering of Israel. Drawing on President Russell M. Nelson, she teaches that in the temple we may receive a fullness of the Holy Ghost, with angels having charge over us.Q: Which heavenly messengers visited Joseph Smith to restore the gospel?A: This episode documents visits from Moroni (the Book of Mormon), John the Baptist (who restored the Aaronic Priesthood and its keys of the ministering of angels), and Peter, James, and John (who restored the Melchizedek Priesthood), plus an unidentified angel who instructed Joseph on the sacrament, and repeated visions of Father Adam and the ancient prophets — as recorded in Doctrine and Covenants 128 and other sources.Q: Why did ancient prophets — the "fathers" — need to visit Joseph Smith?A: Tia Smith teaches, with John Taylor and Joseph Smith's own words, that these messengers came to declare their dispensations, rights, and priesthood keys — restoring the authority and ordinances needed to fulfill the promises made to the fathers (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) and to confirm the hope of God's children from Adam onward. It was the founding act of the dispensation of the fullness of times.Q: What does Joseph Smith's experience have to do with us today?A: Tia frames the Restoration's visitations as a pattern for our day: because we carry the final work of the same dispensation, we can expect the veil to thin as we labor in the gathering of Israel. Citing President Russell M. Nelson, she teaches that in the temple we may receive a fullness of the Holy Ghost, with angels having charge over those who worship there.▶️ 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:Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820–1844 (Second Edition): https://byustudies.byu.edu/online-book/opening-the-heavensSupport the show