The True Remnant

  🌿 The Temple, the Nemenhah Records, and the Question That Changed Everything For most of my life, I thought the purpose of the temple was to learn the ordinances. Then I thought the purpose was to understand the symbols. Then I thought the purpose was to understand the history. Now, at 74 years old, after years of studying the scriptures, attending the temple, and reading the Nemenhah records, I find myself asking a much simpler question: What is the temple really for? The older I get, the more important that question becomes. 🌿 My Journey With the Temple Like many members of the Church, I entered the temple with very little preparation. I remember being overwhelmed. There were symbols. There were ceremonies. There were things I did not fully understand. Over the years I attended faithfully. I learned more. I studied more. I appreciated more. But eventually I realized something. The symbols themselves are not the destination. They point to the destination....

   Why Ancient Writers Used Chiasmus (Hidden Patterns in Scripture Series) 🧭   Opening Over the last few videos we’ve been looking at something called   chiasmus . A mirror pattern that appears in many ancient writings. We’ve seen examples in scripture. And we’ve talked about how you can begin noticing these patterns yourself. But that raises an interesting question. Why would ancient writers arrange their teachings this way in the first place? 📜   A Memory Tool One reason is very practical. Many ancient cultures relied heavily on   oral teaching . Stories and teachings were often memorized and passed down from generation to generation. Mirror structures like chiasmus made those teachings easier to remember. If you knew the first half, you could follow the pattern back through the second half. 🌿   A Way to Emphasize the Message Another reason is emphasis. Ancient writers often placed the   most important idea in the center   of the pattern...

  🌿 What If Zion Looked More Like This? This week, something happened at the World Cup that caught my attention. After Japan's thrilling 2-2 match against the Netherlands, thousands of fans began leaving the stadium. Or perhaps I should say they didn't leave. Instead, they stayed. While many fans around the world would have been celebrating, taking pictures, or rushing to their cars, Japanese supporters quietly pulled out blue bags and began picking up trash. They cleaned the stadium. Not because anyone asked them to. Not because there was a reward. Not because cameras were watching. They simply believed it was the right thing to do. One fan explained it this way: "We have to think about everyone." Another said: "This is our culture." As I watched the videos, I found myself thinking about Zion. Not the Zion we talk about. The Zion we live. Sometimes we imagine Zion will arrive through great movements, powerful leaders, large organizations, or dramatic event...

 How Anyone Can Spot Chiasmus in Scripture (Hidden Patterns in Scripture Series) 🧭   Opening In the last few videos we’ve been talking about something called   chiasmus . A mirror pattern that ancient writers often used when recording sacred teachings. Once you learn to see it, you begin noticing it in many places in scripture. But the question people often ask is: How do you actually   spot it ? Today I want to show you a simple way anyone can start noticing these patterns. 📜   Step 1 — Watch for Repeated Ideas The first clue is   repetition . When an author repeats the same ideas later in reverse order, that can signal a chiasm. For example you might see something like: faith repentance mercy repentance faith The ideas mirror each other. 🌿   Step 2 — Look for the Turning Point Most chiasms have a   center point . This is often the most important message. The entire passage builds toward that moment. Then the ideas mirror outward again. So whe...

  🌿 The Healing Wheel Restoring Balance Through the Way of the Peacemaker 🪶 One thing that becomes very clear throughout the Nemenhah records is this: The people were not only concerned with surviving. They were concerned with becoming whole. That’s a very different focus. Modern Babylon often treats healing like: fixing symptoms, suppressing pain, escaping discomfort, or simply returning people to productivity. But the Nemenhah worldview seems much deeper than that. Healing is not merely about removing pain. It is about restoring harmony. Harmony with: the Peacemaker, the soul, the body, creation, relationships, and truth itself. That understanding slowly became what I now call: The Healing Wheel. 🌿 Honestly, this wheel may touch people more personally than many of the others. Because nearly everybody carries wounds: grief, fear, exhaustion, regret, betrayal, anxiety, anger, loneliness, shame, or deep disappointment. And sometimes religion itself becomes another wound. The reco...

 The Prayer That Confirmed the Pattern (Hidden Patterns in Scripture Series) 🧭   Opening In the last few videos we’ve been talking about something called   chiasmus . A mirror pattern that appears in many ancient writings. I first noticed it while reading the Book of Mormon. At the time I didn’t know much about it. I was just reading… and something started catching my attention. Certain ideas would appear, then repeat later in reverse order. At first I thought it might just be coincidence. But the more I looked, the harder that was to believe. 📜   The Moment I remember sitting there looking at the verses thinking: “Whoa… this can’t be coincidence.” It wasn’t just one example. It showed up again. And again. And again. The pattern was too clear. 🙏   The Prayer So I did what a lot of people do when they’re trying to figure something out spiritually. I prayed. Not a long prayer. Just a simple one. Something like: “Lord… am I seeing this right?” “Is this really wh...

Video 89 🪶 We Might Be the Babies A Look at the Endowment, the Tuhhuhl Nuhmehn, and What This Life Is Really About Hello friends. Just sitting here again… And this little story came to mind. 🌿 The Story Two babies were in the womb. One turned to the other and asked, “Do you believe in life after delivery?” The other said, “I think there must be. Maybe we’re here to prepare for something more.” The first replied, “This is all there is. No one has ever come back.” The second said, “I think there will be more light… and maybe we’ll meet our mother.” The first pushed back, “If she’s real, where is she?” And the second answered quietly, “She’s all around us. Sometimes… when it’s still… I think I can feel her.” 🕊️ What If That’s Us? What if we’re living in a place… where we only trust what we can see? And yet… every once in a while… something deeper shows up. Quiet. Still. Real. 🌄 What This Life Is For Scripture keeps bringing this back to something simple: Learn to hear the Savior… and ...