Don't Over program Them: How to Teach the Youth Family History | D&C 128 | LDS

Send us Fan MailWhy does the Lord promise to reveal His deepest mysteries "unto babes and sucklings" — and what does that mean for the rising generation? In this episode of Thinning of the Veil, host Tia Smith takes a fresh look at Doctrine and Covenants 128, tracing both the revelatory process hidden inside it and why, for Latter-day Saints (LDS), the youth are marked for this work.Tia walks Joseph Smith's own line-upon-line preparation — Moroni quoting Malachi (1823), the vision of the celestial kingdom and his brother Alvin (D&C 137), the return of the sealing keys through Elijah in the Kirtland Temple (1836, D&C 110), and the systematizing of the work in D&C 128 (1842) — showing a prophet who received revelation in every form until the doctrine "seeped into his soul." She then follows the promise of D&C 128:18 (echoed in Joel 2, Alma 32, and 3 Nephi 26) that knowledge kept hidden from the foundation of the world would be revealed to babes and sucklings — and pairs it with counsel from Elder David A. Bednar and Sister Wendy Nelson that this generation was prepared premortally, their "fingers trained to text and to tweet," to accelerate the work.A key, practical thread: don't overprogram new researchers. Tia shares how Elder Bednar's counsel changed the way she teaches — start simple (the "ordinances ready" button), let the youth have their own temple experiences, and trust that research and merging duplicates will come later. Finally, she unpacks the "revelatory toolkit" of D&C 128:11 — obtaining the powers of the priesthood, offering an intercessory prayer for our ancestors (patterned after the Savior, our great High Priest), and even bearing testimony to those we serve — and closes with the soaring "psalm" of D&C 128:18–24, and President Russell M. Nelson's invitation to all of God's children "on both sides of the veil."Q: What does D&C 128 mean by revelation to "babes and sucklings"? (LDS)A: Tia teaches that Joseph Smith (D&C 128:18), echoing Joel 2 and 3 Nephi 26, prophesied that mysteries kept hidden from the foundation of the world would be revealed to the young — which is why the rising generation is receiving revelation to help hasten the gathering.Q: How should we teach youth and new researchers family history?A: Following Elder Bednar's counsel not to "overly program" the work, Tia urges starting simple — the "ordinances ready" button — and letting the youth have their own temple experiences, trusting they'll grow into research and merging later.Q: What is the "revelatory process" in D&C 128:11?A: Obtaining the powers of the priesthood and then, like the Savior offering His intercessory prayer before His sacrifice, praying for our own ancestors — after which, the Lord promises, knowledge for their salvation comes "with no difficulty."The mysteries are being revealed to babes and sucklings — and this generation was born to lead the gathering.▶️ 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 #DoctrineAndCovenants #FamilyHistory #Temple #LDS #LatterDaySaints #SpiritOfElijah #RisingGeneration #ComeFollowMe #RevelationCITATIONS: Joseph Smith, TPJS, 137JSH 1:38-39, D&C 137:5-6, D&C 110: 13-15, D&C 128:1,5,11,18-24,  D&C 135:1D&C 128:18, Joel 2:28, Alma 32:23, 3 Nephi 26:14Wendy Nelson , “Hope of Israel”, June 2018Russell M. Nelson, The Lord Jesus Christ will Come Again”, Oct. 2024John Taylor JD 5:237, Communism—Sectarianism—Etc.Orson Pratt, JD 19:168, The Outpouring of the Spirit, Etc.David A. Bednar, “The Spirit and Purposes of Gathering”, October 31, 2006David A. Bednar, “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn”, Oct. 2011Joseph Smith, TPJS 309, Joseph Smith, (History of the Church, 3:380)Orson Pratt, JD 19:204 “King Limhi’s Enquiry, Etc”.David A. 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