The Promises Made to the Fathers | Every Blessing of the Abrahamic Covenant (LDS)

Send us Fan MailWhat are the promises made to the fathers, and how are they being fulfilled in our day? In this in-depth LDS (Latter-day Saint) episode, Tia Smith unpacks the ancient patriarchal and matriarchal promises — the blessings of the Abrahamic covenant — and shows how covenant-keeping Saints are fulfilling each one right now, in the temple and through the gathering of Israel.Beginning with the truth that these promises trace back not just to Abraham but all the way to Adam and Eve — and belong equally to fathers and mothers, sons and daughters — the episode teaches that these covenants are received only through holy temple ordinances, as they were for Adam, Enoch, Abraham, and Moses. President Russell M. Nelson teaches that the new and everlasting covenant and the Abrahamic covenant are essentially the same, and that in the temple we can make the same covenants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob made and receive the same blessings. Tia then maps ancient promise to modern fulfillment: lands of inheritance (ultimately the earth in its celestial state); posterity and eternal increase; descendants who become kings and priests, queens and priestesses; priesthood and gospel blessings; the name of the Son made known through missionary work on both sides of the veil; becoming sons and daughters of God through temple ordinances; deliverance from bondage (including the dead freed from the bondage of spirit prison); and the extraordinary priesthood powers described in the Joseph Smith Translation of Genesis 14 tied to Melchizedek and Enoch. She also highlights a promise many overlook — that Zion, the city of Enoch, will return, with the rainbow itself a token that the hearts of the children and the fathers will turn to one another.The capstone: just as the fathers themselves — Moroni, John the Baptist, Peter, James, and John — returned to restore these covenants to Joseph Smith, the same pattern applies to us in the final half of this dispensation. Drawing on Joel 2, Malachi 4, and apostles including Dallin H. Oaks, Jeffrey R. Holland, and Richard G. Scott, Tia testifies that the spirit of Elijah brings revelation and thinning of the veil experiences so that these promises can be fulfilled for all of Abraham's seed. We are rightful heirs — and knowing who we are is the whole point.Q: What are "the promises made to the fathers"?A: In this episode Tia Smith describes them as the blessings of the Abrahamic covenant — traced back to Adam and Eve — including lands of inheritance, posterity and eternal increase, becoming kings and priests and queens and priestesses, priesthood and gospel blessings, the name of Christ made known, becoming sons and daughters of God, deliverance from bondage, priesthood power, and the return of Zion. She teaches these are received through temple ordinances and that we are literally fulfilling them today.Q: How is the Abrahamic covenant fulfilled in our day?A: The episode pairs each ancient promise with its modern fulfillment: missionary work making the Savior's name known, temples conferring the blessings of kings and priests and queens and priestesses, family history and temple work freeing the dead from the bondage of spirit prison, and the gathering of Israel preparing Zion. Drawing on President Russell M. Nelson, Tia teaches that in the temple we make the same covenants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob made and receive the same blessings.Q: Do the promises to the fathers include mothers, and daughters?A: Yes — Tia Smith emphasizes throughout that these are promises to fathers and mothers, and that sons and daughters equally stand to inherit them. Citing Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, she points to the grand tradition of Eve, Sarah, Rebecca, and Rachel, teaching that priesthood blessings and covenant responsibility belong to women and men alike.▶️ 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/142956207844CITATIONS:Acts 3:25, D&C 138:50, Malachi 4:6, JSH 1:37-39, Joel 2:28-32Dallin H. Oaks, Social Media, January 11, 2026Robert L. 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