Family History Opened the Heavens for Her | Wendy Watson Nelson's Testimony (LDS)

Send us Fan MailCan family history work really open the heavens and bring personal revelation? In this LDS (Latter-day Saint) episode, Tia Smith reads Wendy Watson Nelson's LDS Living article about how family history transformed from something she dreaded into one of the fastest ways she knows to open the heavens — a firsthand testimony of spirit-to-spirit communication and the gathering of Israel.Sister Nelson candidly admits that for years the very idea of family history put her to sleep, and that the most she had done about her ancestors was feel guilty. That changed after Elder Richard G. Scott's October 2012 general conference talk "The Joy of Redeeming the Dead," when she felt he was speaking directly to her, asking whether she had prayed about her own ancestors' work. She hadn't — but she began. The episode recounts tender experiences she recorded in her research journal: being drawn to the name Catherine Durst after a curious impression while reading the Book of Mormon; a record of William Townley appearing on her desk and opening on FamilySearch when she hadn't put it there, leading her to three overlooked children who needed ordinances; a marriage record for William Henry Thompson suddenly appearing after she'd searched in vain; and a flood of relatives from Italy after the Rome Temple dedication, whose eagerness she describes as almost a "clamoring." She testifies that angels on both sides of the veil are assigned to help with this work, and that we are rarely, if ever, alone in it.Tia frames it as one of the mainstays of her channel: as we do the work of the gathering — praying to be led to those ready to receive their ordinances, and recording every prompting — the heavens open, and the revelation that blesses our ancestors blesses our own lives and families too. The invitation is simple: ask, pray, and follow each prompting.Q: Can doing family history really bring personal revelation?A: Yes — Wendy Watson Nelson testifies that family history is one of the fastest ways she knows to open the heavens. She describes receiving impressions, names, and records in ways she couldn't explain, and teaches that angels on both sides of the veil help with the work. Tia Smith connects this to spirit-to-spirit communication: revelation for our ancestors often flows into every other area of our lives.Q: How do I start receiving help with family history work?A: In the article, the first step is to ask — to kneel and pray to be led to those on the other side who are ready to make covenants and receive their ordinances — and then follow each prompting. Sister Nelson and Tia Smith both counsel keeping paper or your phone nearby to record impressions, which can come at any time, even in the middle of the night.Q: Do our ancestors help us find them?A: This episode shares Wendy Watson Nelson's belief, born of repeated experience, that our ancestors know where their own records are and help us find them — including one relative she located on the very first day he qualified for proxy baptism, exactly 110 years after his birth. Tia teaches that this urgency is a hallmark of the spirit of Elijah and the gathering of Israel.▶️ 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:Wendy Watson Nelson, LDS Living Magazine, "Sister Nelson on the Angels and Miracles She’s Witnessed Doing Family History Work", Nov. 11, 2019: https://www.ldsliving.com/sister-nelson-on-the-angels-and-miracles-shes-witnessed-doing-family-history-work/s/91856Support the show