Through the Veil

Your quiet whisperings in the dark

In longing for loved ones passed

Are heard and not distantly from afar

The veil's right here, through which all pass

As thin as a film, yes they hear you speak

And are incredibly aware

They are as angels and have no need of sleep

They still know us and our cares they share

They know and they understand

The inner workings of the mind and heart

Oh if they could take us by the hand

Of all their wisdom they would impart

All our misguided steps

Unnecessary sorrows

All that hounds us like a debt

They see through a veil that allows

So we can utter their names

And keep their memories alive

Do their work, for how that saves

As to higher things they arrive

For the temple, these kindred find!

Of the departed we are sealed to

Ministering angels are assigned

Even they can help us find new names too

[Verse 1] Your quiet whisperings in the dark When longing grips the room For loved ones passed beyond our sight Yet near us in the gloom The veil's right here, through which all pass As thin as a film, so clear And though our eyes can’t always see They’re listening close right here [Pre-Chorus] They know and they understand The inner workings of the mind and heart If they could take us by the hand They’d lead us where the healing starts [Chorus] Through the veil, through the veil They hear us speak Through the veil, through the veil They’re close to the weak Keep their names alive Keep their names alive Through the veil, through the veil Love still survives (love still survives) [Verse 2] They are as angels and have no need of sleep Yet still they know our cares All our misguided steps, our heavy debts The sorrow that we bear They see the path we cannot see The tears we try to hide And somehow in their tender light Our broken prayers abide [Pre-Chorus] They know and they understand The burden in the soul, the ache, the scar If they could take us by the hand They’d bring us closer to who we are [Chorus] Through the veil, through the veil They hear us speak Through the veil, through the veil They’re close to the weak Keep their names alive Keep their names alive Through the veil, through the veil Love still survives (love still survives) [Bridge] For the temple, these kindred find A holy place to stand Of the departed we are sealed to By heaven’s steady hand Ministering angels are assigned Even they can help us find New names, new light, new paths of peace And pull us to the divine [Final Chorus] Through the veil, through the veil They hear us speak Through the veil, through the veil They’re close to the weak Keep their names alive Keep their names alive Through the veil, through the veil Love still survives (love still survives)

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First, the spirit world is right here in incredibly close proximity to our mortal sphere. 

Second, our departed loved ones are acutely, painfully, and joyfully aware of our ongoing mortal sorrows and joys. 

Third, the sacred sealing covenant provides an unbreakable active priesthood empowered tether between us that death cannot sever. 

Fourth, our loved ones can be divinely authorized by the Lord to serve as our ministering angels in our times of most desperate need. 

Fifth, our spoken words of faith and endurance actually strengthen and empower them in their massive spiritual labors in paradise. 

Sixth, our communication is pure spirit-to-spirit interaction, validated and confirmed by the peaceful presence of the Holy Ghost.

Seventh, these vital earthly conversations are actively maintaining the eternal sociality that will seamlessly resume in resurrected glory.


The central beating heart of Joseph Smith's magnificent revelations on the spirit world is the absolute certainty that pure love is never ever conquered by death. The dark grave has absolutely no victory over the sacred bonds of family and friendship that are forged in righteousness and sealed by holy priesthood authority.


 President Russell M. Nelson taught beautifully that our currently limited mortal perspective would be massively enlarged if we could only witness the glorious joyful reunion of a faithful soul with their cherished loved ones on the other side of the veil. until that spectacular day inevitably comes for each of us. You are actively choosing right now how you will navigate the reality of the veil. You are choosing today whether to view death as an impenetrable, terrifying brick wall or as a remarkably thin, beautifully transparent curtain. What will you do differently today now that you know these magnificent truths? Which of these seven specific truths resonated most deeply with your grieving, aching heart? I invite you with all the sincerity of my soul to choose one specific actionable thing to do this very week. The next time you sit in an empty room and violently feel the aching, suffocating absence of someone you love, do not let the heavy silence swallow you whole. Speak to them. Tell them out loud of your enduring love, your honest struggles, and your unwavering faith in Christ. Sincerely thank them for the profound influence they continue to have in your daily life. Then immediately pray to your Father in heaven, asking for the comforting, undeniable presence of the Holy Ghost to carry your tender words directly to them and to translate their eternal love perfectly back to your waiting heart. Share this incredible message of restored hope with a friend, a neighbor, or a family member who currently feels lost and abandoned in the dark shadows of grief. Death is not a permanent period placed at the abrupt end of a sentence. It is simply a brief necessary comma in the middle of a magnificent eternal story. It is a temporary pause, not a tragic conclusion. May you find profound lasting comfort in the sacred revealed knowledge that they truly hear you. They fiercely love you still. And through the infinite redeeming power of Jesus Christ and his glorious restored gospel, youryoursacred relationships are divinely destined to endure forever and