The Brother of Jared & the Temple Endowment | Parting the Veil in Increments (LDS)

Send us Fan MailWhat does the brother of Jared in the Book of Mormon have to do with the LDS (Latter-day Saint) temple endowment? In this solo teaching episode, Tia Smith walks through the book of Ether and shows how the brother of Jared's experience follows the same pattern as the temple: the covenants of obedience, sacrifice, the gospel, chastity, and consecration — and the veil parting in increments, from feeling, to hearing the Lord's voice, to sensing His presence in the cloud, to finally seeing Him face to face (Ether 3). Along the way she unpacks the 16 stones (Ether 3:1) and their striking parallel to the high priest's onyx stones, breastplate, and Urim and Thummim in Exodus 28 — the names of the tribes of Israel borne before the Lord. Drawing on President Russell M. Nelson, Joseph F. Smith, Orson Pratt, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, and LDS scholar M. Catherine Thomas, this episode makes the case that the brother of Jared's endowment pattern was preserved for our day — and that the same invitation to part the veil is extended to every covenant-keeping Latter-day Saint (Ether 4:7).Q: What does the brother of Jared have to do with the LDS temple endowment?A: In this episode Tia Smith teaches that the brother of Jared's experience in the book of Ether follows the same pattern as the temple endowment — making the covenants of obedience, sacrifice, the gospel, chastity, and consecration, and having the veil part in increments until he sees the Lord. President Russell M. Nelson taught that temple ordinances and covenants are ancient, given whenever the Lord has a covenant people willing to obey Him ("The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation," General Conference, October 2021).Q: What do the 16 stones of the brother of Jared symbolize?A: The episode connects the 16 stones the brother of Jared molten from the rock (Ether 3:1) to the priestly stones of Exodus 28 — two onyx stones, twelve breastplate stones engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, and the Urim and Thummim — worn by the high priest over his heart before the Lord. The parallel suggests that the brother of Jared, like a temple patron carrying ancestral names, was bearing the names of Israel into the presence of God.Q: Can ordinary Latter-day Saints really see the Lord like the brother of Jared did?A: The episode teaches the invitation is extended to all: in Ether 4:7 the Lord promises that those who exercise faith "even as the brother of Jared did" and become sanctified can have the same things manifested to them. Tia Smith frames this as the veil parting in increments — feeling, hearing, sensing His presence, and ultimately beholding Him — echoing President Russell M. Nelson's teaching that faithful temple patrons can learn to part the veil between heaven and earth.Q: Why was the brother of Jared's story included in the Book of Mormon for our day?A: Because the Book of Mormon was written for our time, and the brother of Jared models the pattern every covenant-keeping Latter-day Saint can follow in the temple. President Russell M. Nelson repeatedly pointed to these Book of Mormon accounts to help members grow in confidence in the presence of the Lord.▶️ 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:Thomas, Catherine. "The Brother of Jared at the Veil." Temples of the Ancient World: Sixth Annual F.A.R.M.S. Symposium. Provo, UT: Brigham Young Univ, F.A.R.M.S., 1993. 388-98.: file:///C:/Users/tia19/Downloads/CH%2013%20The%20brother%20of%20Jared%20at%20the%20veil%20(2).pdfSupport the show