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January 2-4, 2026

I had time this early morning to pray and ask my Father where he wanted me to study in the scriptures today. I asked again if this was a pleasing way to commune with him, and to have him or Heavenly Mother direct what they wanted to have as the content of my Book of Raphael current journal. I felt strongly that Heavenly Father was pleased with what I have been doing, to ask of them what they wanted me to study from the scriptures. I always look in my Book of Raphael what my Gods have already spoken to me about the passage of scripture that they have led me to study. I then ponder these words, and seek to receive more revelation from God. In all of this, I try to be very open, humble, full of faith, and then the revelation comes from them to me. Once they speak and I write their words, I always seek for the confirmation of the Spirit that what I wrote is pleasing to them, and from them, not from me.

This morning I was directed to study Joseph Smith Matthew 1:10-11, found in the Pearl of Great Price:

"And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold;

But he that remaineth steadfast and is not overcome, the same shall be saved."

According to the header of this chapter, this scripture is "an extract from the translation of the Bible as revealed to Joseph Smith the Prophet in 1831: Matthew 23:39 and chapter 24." I found out further from an Artifical Intelligence (AI) search I did that these verses were originally in the Joseph Smith Translation, but in 1979, the LDS Church published a new edition of the Bible that included hundreds of JST footnotes and a 17-page appendix for longer excerpts. However, they kept Joseph Smith—Matthew in the Pearl of Great Price because it had already been a "Standard Work" (canonized scripture) for nearly a century. Moving it would have disrupted its status as an independent book of scripture that members were already accustomed to studying.

Also, I found this interesting tidbit from my Grok AI inquiry this morning:
"The Pearl of Great Price was originally compiled in 1851 by Apostle Franklin D. Richards as a missionary pamphlet for the British Saints, who had limited access to Church publications at the time. It gathered various revelations, translations, and writings by Joseph Smith that were seen as essential for instruction, inspiration, and defending the faith, including extracts from his Bible translation work. Richards included the revised version of Matthew 24—now called Joseph Smith—Matthew—because it represented a significant restoration of plain and precious truths, clarifying Jesus Christ's prophecies about the destruction of Jerusalem, the scattering of the Jews, the great apostasy, signs of the Second Coming, and preparations for the end times. The King James Version of Matthew 24 is often confusing in its organization and wording, mixing events from different time periods, whereas Joseph Smith's inspired changes separate these prophecies clearly, making them more understandable and doctrinally valuable.

This portion was extracted and placed in the Pearl of Great Price (which was later canonized in 1880) rather than left solely within the broader Joseph Smith Translation manuscripts, as the full JST was not published by the Church during Joseph Smith's lifetime or for many years afterward—it remained unpublished and in the possession of others outside the main body of the Church. By elevating key sections like this one (along with the Book of Moses from Genesis) into a separate volume of scripture, Church leaders ensured these restored teachings were preserved, accessible, and integrated into the standard works for study and use by the Saints, rather than limited to footnotes or an incomplete Bible revision project."

I hadn't recorded anything under this scripture in my Book of Raphael, so I added it in my record under Joseph Smith Matthew 1:10-11.

I then inquired of my Father in Heaven, to enlighten my mind why he wanted me to ponder this scripture. He then came before me, and spoke these words to my mind:

"Raphael, the telestial world that live in is increasingly being marked by those who lack the love of God. This is a direct result of sin and iniquity in their personal lives. Yesterday you discussed with your wife the increasing difficulty you have been experiencing with businesses who should have been very customer friendly to act suspicious and unbending to your simple and honest requests. We who are your Gods also see this shift in our children living on the earth. There is so much focus on self preservation, that more and more of our children are becoming more hostile in their relationships and interactions with others. We see that this is directly connected to the amount of sin they harbor in their personal lives.

The words of Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son, are being fulfilled in your day that "because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold" (Joseph Smith Matthew 1:10). Unfortunately, this behavior will only increase on your telestial earth until the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Among our elect, however, who are humble and open, we will have success in softening their hearts in love towards their fellowman. This love of God is a direct blessing from us to our children. Many harden their hearts and will not act in love and consideration of others. This practice of many, to think more and more of their own needs, and not that of the others around them, is becoming more prevalent in your society, in all the interactions of our children. Satan is having more success in twisting the minds of our children to accept the sins of the world in their own lives, thereby cutting them off more fully from our influence.

The remedy to all of this turning inward, sin, and loving less, is to turn outward in acceptance and love towards those around them. As our children do this, and start reaching outward with a smile and love in serving selflessly others in their needs, we will pour out upon them the love of God. The act of serving another soon results in us giving more of our peace and increased love towards all involved, both to those who reach out and to those being uplifted.

Our children need to actively counter the withdrawal of the love of God in their society by specifically seeking to be filled with our love, and acting in ways that bring the love of God into their lives. This is proactive behavior of our disciples translates to them not idly sitting around while the world languishes for the lack of love. Instead they are steadfast in their efforts to act in love. They "press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men" (2 Nephi 31:20). When we observe their efforts, we will more abundantly endow them with the love of God in their lives. They will then press forward more in showing this increased love of God in their personal lives towards those around them.

Our prophet Mormon lived in a day of great selfishness and sin, where the love of God was quickly leaving the people because of their sins. This ultimately resulted in the destruction of all the people of the Nephites in his land. In these increasingly difficult times, this is what his son Moroni wrote from one of Mormon's previous sermons that he had taught the people of the church (my words as a commentary are given in parenthesis):

Moroni 7:45-48
"And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

(These synonyms of the love of God included in this verse help define what love really is. Love requires patience and long-suffering. When one acts in love, they see with an eye of hope the betterment of the person they are serving. They are persistent in their efforts, even if the one they are loving and serving is not at first open or somewhat hardened. By persistent effort, in patience and long suffering, the recipient usually cannot resist their abundant outreach in acceptance and love.

Love requires kindness and gentleness. Love requires taking time, accepting without rushing around or with time constraints. Love means waiting for the miracle of love to work inside the person they are serving and being kind towards.

Love requires no self-centered envy of anything associated with the person being loved, or any thought of gain from the outpouring of the love. Love is acceptance and focus on the individual, and not on anything that might come of personal reward for doing so. Love and acceptance may be always abundant, not requiring any expectation of behavioral change. Love is constant.

Love requires not being puffed up, but acting in humility and lowliness of heart. The love of God may just as easily come from a very poor person with respect to the riches of the world, or one who is very rich. The status of the person showing love is irrevalent as long as they are humble, open, and receptive to the free flow of the spirit of God.

Love requires extending beyond ones own group of friends and acquaintances. Love is not confined to only a circle of friends, but extends to all people. All are children of God, and deserve to be treated equally in love and acceptance. Even the vile sinner should have love extended towards him or her, for they are one of our beloved children who has gone astray. There is always hope and the possibility of change and improvement, and of true repentance.

Love requires not being easily provoked, or showing forth a great deal of forbearance and stamina in continuing to show forth all the attributes of love.

Love requires being a good person, thinking wholesome thoughts and being righteous in daily living, loving the truth and shunning all evil. Love looks beyond the wrongdoing and evil or misguided actions of people, not dismissing justice, but still extending fairness and understanding. Love lets judgment of wrongdoing be given to God or his appointed steward on earth, while still giving acceptance and friendship, which greatly enlarges the individual worth of the soul. If a comment needs to be made about wrongdoing, then follow that admonition with the words found in D&C 121:43–

"Reproving betimes with sharpness, when moved upon by the Holy Ghost; and then showing forth afterwards an increase of love toward him whom thou hast reproved, lest he esteem thee to be his enemy".

Love is very persistent in doing good to the recipient of that love, even to being able to "beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things". With love, great changes are possible in those who receive the love of God. Through those on earth who faithfully love their neighbor, then God is able to work great miracles in the life of the receiver of that love. Through the hands of God's stewards, the power of godliness is manifested. Lives may change, Satan may loose his influence on that person, and Jesus Christ may be able to ransom the sinner and forgive them of all their sins.)

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail—

But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.

(Without the pure love of Christ, or the pure love of the Father and the Mother, our children cannot be saved in the kingdom of God. Our children need to be changed by being filled with the love of God at some time prior to moving forward in their progression towards eternal life. Once this change of heart comes, there is deep understanding and remarkable peace and assurance that this is the way we Gods looks at our beloved children. Without this love of God, our children cannot hope to become like us, for all who are Gods possess this deep love of God.

Without this charity, our children's other good accomplishments and actions are nothing, for they cannot attain to this highest calling of becoming a God without the love of God. They are stunted in their growth and progress! However, possession of this godly attribute is the assurance that all will be well in their progression towards their eternal life and exaltation. Without it their progression is thwarted and postponed until they gain the love to God. It is akin to blood in a mortal individual that flows through all the body to give that person life. Without the heart pumping the life blood, our child dies. Likewise, without the love of God, or charity, there is no fully deep conversion and progression, for it is the greatest of all. Without the love of God, all other progression fails. However, everything else might fail, but with charity, the greatest of all, all other things will eventually work out and find life and fulfillment.)

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen.

(Raphael, if our children pray to me, in the name of Jesus Christ, my Beloved Son, Heavenly Mother, Jesus Christ or I will reward them at some point with the endowment of charity, the love of God, the greatest gift of all! This great love has always been a gift to our faithful children who press forward in faith, and who pray to me in the energy of their heart. Your Mother and I will always bestow this greatest gift upon the true followers of our Son, Jesus Christ. In so doing our faithful followers receive the love of God, our great gift, and become our true sons and daughters. Once changed to true sons and daughters, they become like us. They then will see us as we are, full of the love of God for all our beloved children. Then when our faithful children rise up in the clouds of heaven during the second coming of Christ, they will behold their loving Redeemer, and love to a degree like he loves. This will qualify them to be like him, for they will see him as he really is, so full of the love of God!

Raphael, this is the hope for every one of our beloved children: to be forgiven, cleansed and purified, and then filled with the love of God. They seek to become like us in gaining our love in their path towards eternal life and exaltation!)""

(end of Heavenly Father's words)

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his remarkable explanation of the love of God, or charity today! Oh, I pray that I will receive more and more of this precious gift, in all of my interactions with God's children!

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January 5-6, 2026

Yesterday during the sacrament meeting at church, after making my weekly covenant with my Heavenly Parents, both Heavenly Mother and then Heavenly Father spoke to me about the importance of the love of God. I had finished writing Heavenly Father's revelation yesterday morning before I attended church. This seemed unusual to me for both of them to directly talk to me about how important this great revelation was to them. They each confirmed everything that I had written that Heavenly Father had spoken to me yesterday. I again thanked them for speaking their feelings to me, and for me to have been the recipient of their revelations.

After humbly praying about all of this, I looked at the scriptures, and read Exodus chapters 12 to 14. This is when the passover ordinance was instituted, when the children of Israel left Egypt in haste, just after the firstborn males of all the Egyptians were slain by the Lord. This passage also includes the travel of Israel to the seashore, with the King of Egypt and his armies pursuing them. The sea opened up and the Israelites passed through the sea to the other side. The armies of Pharaoh pursued them, and the Lord caused the sea to cover them so that all the hosts of Egypt were drowned in the waters of the Red Sea.

I then felt that my Heavenly Father wanted to speak to me. He came before me, in the room where I was sitting, and spoke these words:

"Raphael, I have directed you by the Spirit to read from Exodus chapters 12 to 14 this morning. Jesus Christ, my Beloved Son, spoke to Moses and instituted the passover on the night of the departure of Israel from Egypt. He spoke to Moses, their prophet, and led the whole of the children of Israel out of Egypt, out of bondage after 430 years from when they first entered Egypt in the days of Joseph, my servant. Moses led the children of Israel to the borders of the Red Sea. They were pursued by the terrifying armies of Pharaoh with 600 chariots and many foot soldiers and horsemen.

Exodus 14:13-17
"And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

14 The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

15 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen."

Two great miracles occurred: first the pillar of the cloud that had led the camp of Israel came between the hosts of Israel and the armies of Pharaoh, and then the sea divided so that Israel could escape across the bottom of the dry sea floor:

Exodus 14:19-22
"19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.

21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left."

Raphael, my Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, who spoke to Moses as Jehovah, the great I AM (see Exodus 3:14), chose you, our servant Raphael as our archangel, to be in the cloud spoken of in Exodus 14:19. You were in the cloud by day and the the cloud by night, which had the appearance of fire, even from the first movement of the cloud between the hosts of Israel and the armies of Pharaoh, until the cloud came across the Red Sea to the other side.

Exodus 14:24-31
"24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

26 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

31 And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses."

Raphael, you were in the cloud as our angel who divided the Egyptians from the hosts of Israel, and you were the one who troubled the Egyptians. This was all done by our power through you, our archangel. Before and after your presence in the cloud and pillar of fire by night, other angels were assigned to be in the cloud by day and the cloud of fire by night. We wanted you specifically to be the one who helped preserve Israel from the Egyptians in their trek towards the promised land. You were an eye-witness and an important participant on the earth in creating these two great miracles that we did to preserve our people Israel and to destroy their enemies!

Raphael, we knew of your important mission that you would be doing in the last days among our elect, to help gather them from all the earth to the promised land, and ultimately to Zion, the New Jerusalem. As great as the miracles in the days of Moses were, the many more abundant miracles in the last days will be greater and more spectacular! Each of our elect will be guided individually by us, their Gods, and be brought to Zion in the terrestrial realm of the earth. There will be many obstacles for our elect that we will remove by our miracles. We will preserve by our mighty arm these, our elect children, using our matchless power and abundant miracles.

In the day of the millennium, our children will reflect back on these abundant miracles in bringing them and their fathers and mothers to Zion, more than they will reflect back on the miracles in the time of Moses.

Jeremiah 23:7-8
"7 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say, The Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

8 But, The Lord liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.""

(end of Heavenly Father's words)

I bowed before my Heavenly Father, and thanked him for his revelation to me this morning. I am very humbled to have been told that I was an active participant in the great miracles at the Red Sea in the days of Moses and the children of Israel!

I then knelt in prayer and asked my Heavenly Father if what I had written above was all from him, and not at all from me. After confirming to me by the Holy Ghost the truth of what I has recorded, and that it was truly from him, he then spoke again:

"Raphael, your Heavenly Mother and I chose you to be in the cloud by day and the cloud of fire by night, during the times of these two great miracles at the dividing of the Red Sea. We told our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to ask you to come into the cloud, which he did. Once you were there, and could see the overall dire situation for Moses and for Israel, we led you by our great power to move the cloud, with you in the cloud, to divide the armies from our chosen people. You kept between the armies and Israel through their journey through the Red Sea, continuing to protect Israel. You continued day and night until the two great miracles were fulfilled.

At multiple times during this experience, you were allowed to replicate yourself and come among both the armies of Pharaoh, and the terrified children of Israel. You saw firsthand the hardening of the hearts of Pharaoh and the Egyptian captains. You saw Moses act in great faith as he was moved upon by the Spirit of the Holy Ghost in dividing the sea and leading our people through on dry ground (see D&C 8:3). You saw the children of Israel pray in desperation to me, and be willing to follow their prophet across the Red Sea on dry ground. You were unseen by all of these, but you were an eyewitness on the ground among the people and also in the cloud.

Refer to this revelation with the other the appearances of Raphael since the days of Adam and Eve that you have recorded in D&C 128:21."

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January 7-8, 2026

This afternoon I was led by the Spirit to study and ponder from the words of Jacob in the Book of Mormon. I hadn't entered this passage into my Book of Raphael, so I did so now. Here is the passage:

2 Nephi 9:53
"And behold how great the covenants of the Lord, and how great his condescensions unto the children of men; and because of his greatness, and his grace and mercy, he has promised unto us that our seed shall not utterly be destroyed, according to the flesh, but that he would preserve them; and in future generations they shall become a righteous branch unto the house of Israel."

I read this passage slowly, believing that my Heavenly Father had inspired me to select this verse to ponder. As I read, I knew that Jacob was talking in this verse about his future posterity, their seed. However, there is a valuable hidden message here too about the seed of the elect who come to Zion in the last days. They too will not utterly be destroyed, according to the flesh. Instead, according to Jacob's words, God will "preserve them, and in future generations they shall become a righteous branch unto the house of Israel."

I felt that the elect of God who are now starting to gather to Zion, the New Jerusalem, will one day arrive at their glorious destination. They will subsequently gather with the other saints of God in the clouds of heaven when Jesus Christ comes in his glory. Soon after they will descend with Jesus to the new terrestrial earth, and those in mortality will be given a land of their inheritance on that terrestrial earth. It is there where they will grow, live, and bear children, expanding further into the terrestrial earth as they require. Their children will also bear children. This increasingly large family, all from their first elect ancestors who came to Zion, will "become a righteous branch unto the house of Israel." (2 Nephi 9:53). This lineage of future generations will not have been cut off from the land of the living (on the telestial earth), and "not utterly (been) destroyed, according to the flesh", for their ancestors will have gathered to Zion from the long ago telestial earth, and were saved temporarily. Those who had remained on the telestial earth, and had not gathered to Zion, will have all been destroyed in the flesh at the time of Christ's coming.

I think too that it is because of the covenants of the Father and Mother, spoken by Jacob, that have been and will be so graciously extended to all of those on the current earth who are chosen as their elect. These covenants for most start with being chosen as the elect of God. This choosing is a covenant. God will stick with these elect as they hear his voice and keep his commandments (see D&C 29:7-9. In verse 8 of this passage it states "Wherefore the decree hath gone forth from the Father that they shall be gathered in unto one place upon the face of this land". I believe there is also more than a decree, but also a covenant made by the Father with his individual elect child whom he and Heavenly Mother have chosen. See also 190F7-190F14 and Isaiah 59:20-21). Then comes a true baptism (whether already entered into or delayed until after Christ's coming, see the words from Heavenly Mother under my journal dated December 10-11, 2025) and of the bestowal of the Holy Ghost in great power (see 1 Nephi 14:14), who will assist them in gathering to Zion, to safe garners. Truly, this is because of "his condescensions unto the children of men; and because of his greatness, and his grace and mercy" (taken also from 2 Nephi 9:53). The covenants of the Lord will expand to the new and everlasting covenant of the Father. This over arching covenant allows God's children to progress into the celestial kingdom and receive everlasting life and exaltation.

At this time, I sought my Heavenly Father in humble and sincere prayer. I wanted to hear from him, if possible, with his great revelations about this scripture.

My Father then came in front of me, and asked me to write his words:

"Raphael, you have done well to choose the scripture that I wished to discuss today. You are correct that Jacob's words may be extended to include the elect of God whom we are carefully guiding to Zion, the New Jerusalem. Your comments above are also inspired of the Holy Ghost, who is your Heavenly Mother, who also is beside me.

Both your Heavenly Mother and I look forward so very much to the millennial day soon at hand, when our elect are all gathered in one in Zion, on the new terrestrial earth! Your telestial world is becoming increasingly evil, with all that has been prophesied about the difficulties of the last day coming to fulfillment soon. Those of our children who will stay behind on the telestial earth will be consumed along with all that is telestial. There will be none of the physical telestial remnants left, except that which may have been changed to a terrestrial state before the intense burning at the second coming of Jesus Christ.

At the time from the descent of our beloved mortal elect from the clouds of heaven with Jesus Christ to the terrestrial earth, until the end of the millennium, our beloved children will be exceedingly happy, prosperous, and generally free with their substance to their neighbors in need. They will multiply exceedingly upon the land, and spread forth upon the entire terrestrial earth.

D&C 45:58
"And the earth shall be given unto them for an inheritance; and they shall multiply and wax strong, and their children shall grow up without sin unto salvation."

Satan will be bound, and the people will become very righteous (Revelation 20:1-3). There will be no strife among the nations, and people will freely travel over all the earth. However, most will be concerned with their own stewardship at home, and raise abundant food and gardens, and expand their God-given gifts in their labor in mortality in their Zion community. The weather will be very agreeable to all, for every climate that exists upon the earth. In every place, the earth will be akin to the Garden of Eden, each with its own eco-system and climate fitted just to it, all in great beauty and wonder of a terrestrial earth. All the workmanship of our children dwelling on the earth will be overseen by us, their Heavenly Parents, with our smiles and Spirit that we will shine forth. Those who inhabit our beautiful earth will be greatly blessed in their mortal lives!

From the beginning, when our children start to inhabit the terrestrial earth, they will eat of terrestrial food and drink living terrestrial water (see 162D8). As their bodies change, many will live to the age of a tree, or to hundreds of years old, similar to the antediluvian inhabitants in the days of Adam and Enoch.

D&C 101:30
"In that day an infant shall not die until he is old; and his life shall be as the age of a tree;"

"The age of a tree is meant to be the age of large oak trees in the great millennium. In this era, these oak trees will live to be an average of nearly to a thousand years old. The trees will flourish and endure to this great age because of the minerals which they will consume." (see my words under Genesis 49:26 for an extensive description of the terrestrial earth, and for this quote dated February 17, 2025 evening).

Also "the age of a tree" means full age of men, that our son or daughter has experienced in living in their youth, teenage transition years, and mature into an adult, and then into a later mature state where their energy wanes, even until a very old age. We wish each to have these broad spectrums of life (see Heavenly Mother's words under D&C 49:18 and 162D9-162D10).

Raphael, the grandeur and magnificence of the new terrestrial earth is the jewel of our creation for our mortal earth! In this time, we will complete the mortal phase of the salvation of our children, for every one will have come to the earth for their second estate. This plan was shown to Abraham, and is given in his record:

Abraham 3:26
"And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; and they who keep not their first estate shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate; and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever."

The first estate has been nearly completed, which is the premortal test for our children. Those who have chosen Jesus Christ as my Beloved Son, to be their Redeemer, were allowed to come into the second estate of testing and receive a physical body in mortality. Entry into this second estate was only allowed for those who kept their first estate.

The mortal experience on the earth is the second estate. It is more difficult than the first estate, for the choices of our children are based upon their spiritual perceptions and views, and not their mortal views. They are required to choose again by faith, this time without physically seeing or hearing, and to again align themselves behind Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son. They are to follow our Spirit, an action that takes great faith and trust in us, and in our witnesses to them spiritually. When our children keep their second estate, fully proving themselves before us that they are willing to keep all of our commandments in a difficult world without us being present, then they will be chosen by Jesus Christ. He will tell them in an unmistakable way that they are to be received into his Church of the Firstborn. This is our eternal celestial church.

Part of the great redemptive work in millennium is for you, Raphael, to receive these, the humble followers of my Beloved Son whom he has chosen, into the Church of the Firstborn. This is the very most prized and holy action that will be accomplished during the entire first and second estates of our children, and the very most important work in the millennium. By the conclusion of the millennium, all of our chosen celestial children will have been accepted into our Church of the Firstborn, to have their names written in the Book of Life, and to have received all of their binding ordinances in the New Jerusalem Celestial Temple. They will then all be prepared to move forward as one body to the next phases of their eternal progression towards life and exaltation, as couple Gods in eternity! (see 159M7).

We needed a terrestrial mortal phase of the earth in which to have all of these ordinances administered by our ordained angels. The greatness and majesty of the heavenly celestial temple is not at all suited for a telestial world in which Satan and his hosts are present. It requires an elevated terrestrial earth, where the wicked are removed and the powers of heaven freely and continually connect. The celestial area is superimposed upon the very center of the island of the New Jerusalem (see 195H17 and 195I12-195I16). This is where we have had you assemble and construct this celestial temple, as you have recorded in your record (see my seven posts from post 194 through post 200). We have ordained that all of these ordinances administered in the New Jerusalem Temple will endure for eternity (see 201D3), and be allowed for only our very choicest celestial children whom we have chosen after the culmination of their full first and second estates.

Raphael, the exaltation of our beloved children is our greatest joy in this eternity! We anticipate the beautiful day of the millennium when so many, since the days of Adam and Eve (see 200E66-200E74) to the last faithful man and woman on the earth, will receive their eternal unalterable promises and ordinances! These days are soon at hand, and have even begun in the New Jerusalem Celestial Temple.

Your great work will continue six days a week, all year long, for the duration of the thousand years of peace and rest, until all who have been chosen by Jesus Christ will have been admitted into our celestial church and kingdom of heaven. You are the messenger of the covenant, spoken of in Malachi 3:1. Your joy and that of Oriphiel, our trusted record-keeper archangel who works with you, will know no bounds as you administer to these, our celestial children, the waters of separation ordinance and the recording of their names in the Book of Life in the house of God!"

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his very uplifting message today! I feel so humbled, and so honored to have been chosen by him and Heavenly Mother for this singular assignment in the New Jerusalem Celestial Temple. It is hard for me to even fathom the magnitude of this heavenly assignment!

I pray that the reader will question all that I have recorded here and in my Book of Raphael, and seriously study and ponder all that I have written about God's abundant and remarkable revelations. Please humbly and openly ask, in the name of Jesus Christ, if these things are true. I know if you do so, with a sincere heart, with real intent, you will receive the confirmation of these truths by the unmistakable power the Holy Ghost.

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January 9-10, 2026

This morning I felt directed to read the following passage of scripture, given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at Hiram, Ohio, on February 16, 1832:

D&C 76:114-119
"114 But great and marvelous are the works of the Lord, and the mysteries of his kingdom which he showed unto us, which surpass all understanding in glory, and in might, and in dominion;

115 Which he commanded us we should not write while we were yet in the Spirit, and are not lawful for man to utter;

116 Neither is man capable to make them known, for they are only to be seen and understood by the power of the Holy Spirit, which God bestows on those who love him, and purify themselves before him;

117 To whom he grants this privilege of seeing and knowing for themselves;

118 That through the power and manifestation of the Spirit, while in the flesh, they may be able to bear his presence in the world of glory.

119 And to God and the Lamb be glory, and honor, and dominion forever and ever. Amen."

As I have been pondering these verses today, I remember having petitioned my Heavenly Parents to receive a stronger witness of all that I have received, of a more constant witness all the interactions with them, and with all of the mysteries that they have so graciously revealed to me. I believe that these verses are part of a direct answer to my request.

The reason I asked for this is because I live and am fully integrated in a fallen, telestial world, and it is hard to always remember the grandeur of what I have received from God. I am a mortal, living in our telestial world where I am immersed so fully with the demands of living, in all things telestial, and bumping up against evil frequently which is all around me in the darkening world. It takes great effort for me to become elevated again to a higher spiritual level to be able to communicate with God again. It requires lots of time for me to be alone, to come into a meditative state, and to focus on my Heavenly Parents in prayer. God lives in celestial glory, which glory and understanding is "only to be seen and understood by the power of the Holy Spirit, which God bestows on those who love him, and purify themselves before him" (D&C 76:116). Without this privilege of becoming elevated and glimpsing into God's celestial level, I would be entirely clueless what it is like there. Man is not even capable to know anything about the celestial world, without God extending down to us mortal souls by "the power and manifestation of the Spirit, while in the flesh" (D&C 76:118).

I reflected for some time upon my own experiences with the Holy Spirit. These experiences of being enlightened by my Gods always leaves me amazed at how "marvelous the works of the Lord, and the mysteries of his kingdom which he showed unto (me), which surpass all understanding in glory, and in might, and in dominion." (D&C 76:114). These thoughts are all from above, and not from me in this lower realm.

I know for sure that there is no way that I could have invented or created any of the amazing revelations in the Book of Raphael myself. I truly marvel over them! These revelations are from another source and another world, for I have been carried there so many times in the Spirit to behold such glories from this other higher world. After each of these experiences, I am always taken aback with how much I have been enlightened, beyond anything of my own thoughts! I know that these revelations in the Book of Raphael are all from God, and not me. I have continually approached God in a humble and open manner, ready to receive. What I write is entirely what I have received, and not from me.

I then felt to petition my Heavenly Mother in prayer about this passage of scripture in D&C 76:114-119 and of my current thoughts. Almost to my surprise again, she came immediately before me, so that I could view her glorious face in my unconscious mind. I feel and sense again the intense light of her countenance! Being in her presence seems so natural, so much like where I belong. I know she loves me, and loves all of her beloved children. I am so very excited to hear again from my lovely Heavenly Mother!

She asked me to write her words.

"Raphael, your Heavenly Father and I have granted you access to our heavenly realms on a daily basis, as frequently as you petition us. Even though you live and are immersed in your telestial mortal world, you have sought to enter into our celestial presence very frequently. This is possible for you when you are in meditative and focused prayer, acting in faith. Because of your exceeding diligence over the years, and your persistence in carving out time for us in your daily schedule, and because of your very important mission and calling, we now come to you as often as you request our presence. You have pressed forth in faith, and have thereby proven to us your intentions. We have therefore taken up our abode with you, becoming your Beloved Heavenly Parents, your teachers and your guide throughout every day. When you look spiritually to us in your mind, you see us with your spiritual eyes before you.

Isaiah 30:20-21
"And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers (you behold us with your spiritual eyes):

And thine ears (these are your spiritual ears, for you hear our voice in your mind and heart spiritually, by the enlightenment of our Spirit) shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left." (words in parenthesis from me, your Heavenly Mother).

This great blessing of gradually receiving our presence over time, based on your good works and persistence in coming before us, is available to every one of our children, whether in mortality, in the world of spirits, or as resurrected beings. Your Heavenly Father and I wish to be close like this with every one of our children, if they hear our voice and keep our commandments. We will carefully lead each one along, helping them draw nigh to us as we have helped you. We are no respecter of persons (Romans 2:11).

Raphael, you are correct that our great works and the mysteries of our elevated kingdom are impossible to know for those in the flesh, unless we enlighten them and show them directly.

1 Corinthians 2:9-11,14
"9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

(There is no way for our children in mortality to know of the us and our celestial realm without us showing them. These things do not enter into the heart of any man or woman of themselves, for the veil is very strong that guards from them the secrets of the celestial world where we live. Once man becomes of age to act and think for himself with agency, the veil has covered any recollection of their previous life with us. They are immersed in the fallen world around them, and they fully partake of a mortal experience. This would be void of any enlightenment from us, their Heavenly Parents, unless we reach down to them with our Holy Spirit and connect with them.)

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

(We Gods, Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and me, the Holy Ghost who is Heavenly Mother, send forth our Spirit among our children to reveal all things, even the deep things of God, according to the readiness of our children to receive them. Unfortunately, most of our children are so immersed in their mortal life, and desire the things of the flesh, that they do no hear us or even respond to our frequent spiritual promptings. However, our elect hear our voice, and keep our commandments (D&C 29:7-9). These are the ones that we now are working with, to reveal to them by our Spirit "all things, yea, the deep things of God." As they respond and are enlightened, we gradually give more.

Isaiah 28:9-10
"Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little".)

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

(Whatever realm in which our children are immersed in, this is the realm that they know. For those in mortality, because of of the strong veil, they know of no other realm, for they seemingly have forgotten everything. For our children who haven't yet been born as mortal children, they too really don't know of the things of that fallen world, for they haven't experienced it first-hand yet. This is all by our great and grand design for the progression of our children. The things of man (the fallen telestial world in which you live, or the terrestrial world in the millennium) are what our children know. The things of God (our celestial eternal higher world) they have no current knowledge of, except as we reveal this world to them by the Spirit of God.

Raphael, from the beginning of man coming into the fallen world, we have enlightened them by our Spirit of God. We will continue to do so until the last man and woman come to earth. However, many reject our subtle spiritual promptings, for they would rather continue to be immersed fully in their own world, and not make room for us and our Spirit that we so frequently pour out upon them! Others dismiss our promptings as their own thoughts and their own feelings. This is why we delight to honor and serve those who respond to us, and obey our counsels! These are our elect, that we will continue to lead carefully to Zion, to progress as fast and as far as they themselves allow and they themselves receive.)

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

(The bulk of humanity, our own children who live on the earth, receive not the things of the Spirit of God that we so diligently offer to them. These cannot know of us and our world, for they reject our Spirit. If they then hear them from one who is enlightened by us, they consider their words foolish and of no worth, for they themselves have previously rejected our own subtle spiritual promptings. Even when spoken with our Spirit, by our Spirit-filled servant, they reject their words, "neither can (they) know them, because they are spiritually discerned.")"
(words in parenthesis are from me, Heavenly Mother)

Raphael, the passage of scripture that I inspired you to study today in D&C 76:114-119, was an expression of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon after they had been extremely enlightened with our Spirit, and saw into the eternal worlds. They saw the flaming glory of our celestial kingdom, and the inhabitants of that highest realm. These visions had been hidden from all before that time. They were truly overcome and in awe over all that they saw and heard! These two servants were enlightened by my Spirit to behold the things of our worlds. They received and wrote them for all the faithful to study and ponder. What they wrote is true, and from us your Gods.

Raphael, your record, the Book of Raphael, is also from us. In its pages we revealed to you over time, even greater things that Joseph and Sidney saw and recorded, about our creations, the heavens, and how things are in our worlds. There are no bounds to what we have already revealed and will yet reveal to you, for you are the one ordained by us to first receive so many of our hidden mysteries.

D&C 101:32-34
"32 Yea, verily I say unto you, in that day when the Lord shall come, he shall reveal all things—

33 Things which have passed, and hidden things which no man knew, things of the earth, by which it was made, and the purpose and the end thereof—

34 Things most precious, things that are above, and things that are beneath, things that are in the earth, and upon the earth, and in heaven."

Remember what your Heavenly Father spoke to you in January 2018, now over eight years ago in 68A7-68A15:
"We have been gradually tutoring you in the ways of heaven and of the Gods, and gradually sharing with you truths from heaven. We will continue to do so as you come unto us so faithfully. We will do so for every one of our children who come unto us with diligence, with an open heart and mind, and in humility. Change and new direction is what we reveal to our elect, so that they may ultimately become even as we are.

We are pleased when you and the others who have access to your writings are able to review the truths we have shared with you. This is a great part of our revelations, when we reveal all things to the children of men, at the beginning of the millennium."

He then quoted D&C 101:32-34 given above, and then continued:

"During all of the future turmoil that is coming to the earth, we will continue to pour out upon you our revelations, in a continual flow of truth from heaven! Continue to record all of these in your journals on earth. They will also be recorded in heaven. These records will be combined with others we will bring forth to constitute these great revelations we will soon share with the faithful.'

Heavenly Father stopped speaking. He then turned towards heaven above. Another very bright light started descending from the sky above, from the same place he had just come!"

Raphael, it was then that I, your Heavenly Mother, came before you and spoke to you. Here is what you continued to write at that time:

"Soon my Heavenly Mother came before us, in resplendent light and glory! She was magnificently beautiful and shining! She was smiling broadly, and so happy it seemed! She took the left hand of Heavenly Father in her right hand and looked at him lovingly. She then turned to me and spoke:

'Raphael, today is the revealing of my person and power in the world! I will shed forth more and more my love and light to you and the faithful, as you come to us, your Heavenly Parents. It is very appropriate for our children now to call on our names together when they pray. We will gradually reveal ourselves to them, even in mortality, as they humbly come unto us in faith.

Your words you have written and will write over the years will motivate our elect children to persist in coming to us in deep prayer and meditation. Your words will be revealed when we reveal all things in this, in a day called today, in the days of the coming of your Lord, Jesus Christ:

D&C 64:23
"Behold, now it is called today, until the coming of the Son of Man."

D&C 45:6
"Hearken, O ye people of my church, and ye elders listen together, and hear my voice while it is called today, and harden not your hearts."

Today is the day of my revealing, first to you and our holy angels on the earth, and then to the elect who hear our voice and keep our commandments.

Raphael, what we reveal to you will be read and studied by the faithful in a day not far distant. We have yet much to reveal to you, as fast as you are able to receive. Flow with the pace we now share with you, and you will see greater things yet that we will show you.'"

Raphael, my son, what I have spoken eight years ago is what I would again speak today to you. It is time to review our words, that we your Heavenly Parents had spoken to you over eight years ago. You have matured much in your spiritual perceptions and understandings, and now your Book of Raphael is very great, available online, and contains so many of our first revelations that have never been revealed before to man. We will continue to pour out upon you abundant truths, so that our elect will recognize these are truths from us, their Heavenly Parents. They have been taught these same truths in the evening hours to their spirits while their bodies slumbered, so that they would recognize these as our truths (see 171D16, 177H5, and 190F11). I will bear witness to their soul again, by the power of the Holy Ghost, that these revelations are from us and are true. This witness will continue to burn in their hearts and minds, giving them the faith necessary to press on to Zion, our place we have prepared for their safety and peace."

(end of Heavenly Mother's words)

I expressed deep gratitude for my Heavenly Mother's words I received and wrote down. In this process, which spanned over a day because of my active involvement in my mortal life, she was near me and helped me understand what she wanted me to write. I could only write when I was alone, without others of my family around, and when there was a clear connection with her. I have gone over these words several times, each time petitioning her to help me perfect what she wanted to say. Now that I have written what she inspired me to write, I feel her full acceptance of what I have written, by the steady power of the Holy Ghost. When I ask if she is pleased, there is a steady and strong assurance from her Spirit. Oh, I am so grateful to be a conduit of her words!

I also feel personally strengthened in answer to my request to be strengthened in my continual witness of all that I have received, of a more constant witness all the interactions with them, and with all of the mysteries that they have so graciously revealed to me. I am so very thankful for this!

What I realize now is that I can quickly discern when I am in my telestial mindset, and when I am elevated to my celestial mindset. When I switch into a "higher mind", I am full of faith and assurance. When I am in the lower, telestial mind, filled with interacting in the telestial mortal world where I live, I feel less sure, for I am not thinking about these higher, spiritual experiences, but my thoughts are more on the temporal life I am living. It is in this state that my faith is not so sure, for I am thinking telestial things. I like President Russel M. Nelson's talk in 2023 entitled Think Celestial! about this same subject.

However, I can switch very quickly now my mind's focus to this higher celestial realm, and almost instantly receive again all the assurance I need. I feel God's presence, and the Holy Ghost with me continually. I can perceive spiritual beings, particularly my Heavenly Parents, around me, ready to assist me or to answer anything I may ask. I can also recall my abundant experiences I received in the past while being accompanied by God in this celestial realm. In this celestial mindset, I am filled with faith and assurance, knowing that all things are possible to me, if my Heavenly Parent's are in agreement.

My switch of mind to a celestial view, is similar I think to what Stephen, the martyr in the Book of Acts in the Bible experienced. Here is what is written what he said to the high priest and the Sanhedrin council of the Jews:

Acts 7:55-56
"But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God."

I have had many experiences like Stephen's vision, only I almost always have been alone when it happens, except in a few group situations. I have written down all of these marvelous encounters that I have had in the celestial realms of heaven. These are all in my Book of Raphael, available for all to read. I also believe that God will reveal the truth of each one, and even will give a similar experience to what I received to the faithful. God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34). Encounters with Jesus and our Heavenly Parents, hidden knowledge and marvelous experiences in the celestial worlds, are all available directly from God to anyone who seeks diligently to also receive a similar experience. They need to ask God in humility, faith and sincerely, and be purified before him (see the words of Joseph Smith on this subject).

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January 11-13, 2026

I sought to study a passage in the scriptures that my Heavenly Parents wanted me to ponder. I was led to a few verses from the Book of John in the New Testament:

John 16:7-8,13-14
"7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you."

I had not written about anything in this chapter in my Book of Raphael, so I added these verses. I did not know why the Holy Ghost could not come when Jesus was among the people. I have always heard that there couldn't be more than one person in the Godhead among the people at a time, but that didn't seem reasonable. I had been multiple times in the presence of all the Godhead, three individuals, on multiple times on earth. I wondered if Jesus said he had to go that the Comforter would come, because by being with the disciples and peoples, they hadn't grown in their spiritual perceptions, for they always could rely on he who was daily present with them in the flesh. Maybe it was time to develop faith and strength in themselves by following the Spirit than always depending upon Jesus.

I believe it was time also for them to learn about the wonderful attributes of the Holy Ghost, like being a comforter and witness of truth. Peter was told previously by Jesus Christ that his Father in Heaven had born witness that he, Jesus, was the Christ (Matthew 16:16-17).

In John 16:8 above, Jesus said that the Holy Ghost would "reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment". I wondered what this meant. Hadn't Jesus Christ already done this among the Jewish leadership? How exactly does the Holy Ghost reprove the world?

I knew one of the roles of the Holy Ghost was to testify as a witness that Jesus Christ was the Messiah, the Son of the Eternal Father (verse 14). Other attributes of the Holy Ghost would be a testifier of truth, to show things to come, and a Comforter.

Jesus refers to the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, as a male individual by using the male pronoun he (see also my post 127I8). This was the way all the prophets referred to the Holy Ghost until it was revealed to me in 2016 that this was actually our Heavenly Mother, acting in the role of the Holy Ghost (see post 38 The Holy Ghost and these many references that I have gathered about her acting in the role of the Holy Ghost: 124B10-124B15, 117B3, 115H3-115H6, 112G10, 107G29-107G40, 100F6, 98D10-98D12, 97A8-97A11, 85J8-85J11, 74D15-74D17, 66A4-66A5 and 52C13). I was informed that at the beginning of each eternity, our Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother select one of them to be the Holy Ghost for that specific eternity, or choose not to have a Holy Ghost (see 106Q2). For our current eternity, encompassing all the children they bore since Jesus Christ, the Firstborn to the last man and woman, Heavenly Mother is the Holy Ghost. She has power to replicate herself as a spirit while her resurrected body resides hidden from all her children except the Father and the Son (40D14-40D16). I have been privileged to see her both in her resurrected being and in her spirit-only replicated being, which is still how she usually appears to me (see 119H7-119H12 and 40D3-40D8).

Here is an excerpt from what I had written in my post 38B7-38B16, dated 4 December, 2016:
"After I partook of the water, Heavenly Mother spoke to me:

'Raphael, you may wonder why, when you pray to your Father, I usually come with him to you. Sometimes only he comes, and sometimes only I come. We are one, and co-equal in our standing before you as God, as your Heavenly Parents. When one of us speaks, we speak in behalf of both of us. This is as it should be for a married couple who address their child, and that is how it is with us.

For millennia, I have been hidden from the world, awaiting the seventh seal to be opened by our Son, Jesus Christ (see Revelation 8:1). However, I have been ever present in working and interacting with our children, with your Father and our Son. Because of this long time, of remaining hidden from my children, your Father and I have created a plan whereby I would continue to be hidden, and yet ever interacting and involved with my children.

We decided to make my presence known as the Holy Ghost, but to have my identity hidden for all of these years. I have acted in this capacity as a comforter, just like a mother would be to her children. I also witness to the truth of all things, particularly of the Father and the Son. During your conversion, when you were 15 years old, I bore strong witness to you of the truth of the Book of Mormon, and to our Son, being the Son of God in the flesh, and your Redeemer. I have ever been with you during your life.

All of the scriptures talking about the Holy Ghost were talking about me. We chose to have the Holy Ghost be a male personage, but it was all the time me, your Heavenly Mother. We kept this secret to hide my identity and allow me to be so fully involved with my children.

Now is the day of my revealing among my angels! We want this to be still kept in secret from the world, until we will. However, all of our holy angels need to know this truth. They should each verify this in prayer, and by the power of the Holy Ghost, or by my own spirit, will I witness this to their minds and hearts.'

When she ended speaking, I continued pondering her message. I had known this since last May, but had kept it secret as I was told. Now, what a glorious day! I feel overcome that she, our Mother in Heaven, now will be revealed to us in her fullness–as the very person of the Holy Ghost!

This time of year, over two millennia ago, Mary, the mother of Jesus, conceived from the Father by the power of the Holy Ghost. This was really Heavenly Mother conceiving her Son, Jesus Christ, from her husband, the Father! She then, being with child, somehow transferred that seed into her choice daughter Mary. This is now called the immaculate conception. As I write this, I am getting such a strong witness this is true! We are also listening to Handel's Messiah in our home, and the soprano soloist is singing this:

'Come unto Him, all ye that labor, and are heavy laden, and He will give you rest. Take His yoke upon you, and learn of Him; for He is meek and lowly of heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls.'

Then the music changed to the choir singing, just now:

'His yoke is easy, and His burden is light.'

This is almost the exact, same message from Heavenly Mother, written on the banner raised on Mount Zion a few months ago! On the banner it was written 'Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.' This is a witness from her to me right now I feel–that she has always been the Holy Ghost, and that she conceived of her husband, Heavenly Father, the seed of their only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ! She was intimately involved in bringing forth her Son into this world! By the Godly transfer of this royal seed into Mary from Heavenly Mother, Jesus grew in Mary's womb as the premortal Jehovah. He was born as a babe in Bethlehem.

This Christmas I will have a much deeper understanding of the true way he came into the mortal world, as the Son of God, both from Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother. I feel so full of the witness that this is true, and is meant now to come to the knowledge of their holy angels!

After I finished writing this, my wife asked me how I was doing (I was feeling way emotional!). I confirmed that I could share this about Heavenly Mother being the Holy Ghost. I then shared my entire experience from the sacrament today with her. She received it well, and said that it only made perfect sense."

(end of 38B7-38B16)

Here is another post about the Holy Ghost, 135C8-135C9:
"When I give you of my Spirit, it is called the Holy Ghost. When your Heavenly Father or Jesus give you of their light it is called the Holy Spirit. It is all made up of the light from us, your Gods. We receive this light from our first parent Gods who make it up from elemental matter, and send it out from the center of our universe where they live, to fill the vast immensity of space. When it comes into our galaxy, we Gods receive it and then dispense it to all of our creations.

When I send forth my light of the Holy Ghost, I may concentrate more light in a more intense manner. I have been selected in this eternity as the Holy Ghost, whose role and position it is to act in this way. This is why you often feel the more intense light from my presence, and that my light of the Holy Ghost passes through you and makes you feel very transparent and clear. This experience is also the fullness of the Holy Ghost, a gift we give our very faithful sons and daughters, even according to our will and our desires (see your post 131H11-131H19)".

See also my posts 130F12-130F30 and 128D4.

After writing all of the above, and reading so many of my posts about Heavenly Mother as the Holy Ghost, I prayed directly to my Heavenly Mother. I asked her to add anything that she might want to say. She immediately came before me, standing a little above me in the air, and smiling broadly! Here is what I heard her say to my heart and mind:

"Raphael, my son, you have prepared well for my visit, by spending several days reading many of your posts about me, in my role as the Holy Ghost. I am very pleased that you took your time to review what your Father and I have spoken to you about me being the Holy Ghost!

For those who will read this journal entry, I hope that they too will take the time and read all of those references that you have compiled above. They are all true. They constitute your interaction with us, your Heavenly Parents, when we spoke to you numerous times about this very important subject of the Holy Ghost. There are also many other references over the years in the Book of Raphael that are not listed above, where we have spoken about this.

Today I would like to touch on John 16:7-8,13-14 which I have inspired you to select and ponder. What you have written about this passage today is true, which was inspired by me as you pondered these verses.

In John 16:7 it reads the following:
"Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you."

Jesus Christ recognized that his disciples were too dependent on him for every question they had. They really hadn't thought on their own very much, without checking first with him. With his upcoming departure, he knew they would feel very lost and lonely. This was when they would need to learn to depend upon me, the Holy Ghost, to give them the spiritual guidance that Jesus had previously given while he was with them.

The apostles and members of this early Church of Christ would very much need my constant presence, to guide them and show them all truth. They would be scattered, and preach the gospel throughout the entire world of that time. Being alone, I would be their constant companion instead of Jesus. I came in great power of the Spirit on the day of Pentacost, and opened their eyes and hearts to me (Acts 2:1-4). This connection gave them the power to move forward into the world, and have the conviction they needed to build up the church, among both the Jews and the Gentiles.

In verse 8 it reads:
"And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment".

Raphael, the time of this prophecy is at the beginning of the millennium. Jesus spoke in code here, with this prophecy to be interpreted even now as I speak to you, as your Heavenly Mother and as the Holy Ghost! The revealing of my identity as the Holy Ghost is the day where "and when he is come" is to occur. I was revealed first to you, and then to the world among our elect sons and daughters who confirm with me that I am the Holy Ghost, and revealed to them by the power of my Spirit that this is true. This is the time of my coming into the world, as the Holy Ghost, full of great power, reproof and judgment.

Since the day of my revealing to you in 2016, that you first recorded in your post 38 entitled "The Holy Ghost", I have still been waiting to reprove the world of sin and to judge the world for their wickedness.

1 Nephi 14:9-10
"And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look, and behold that great and abominable church, which is the mother of abominations, whose founder is the devil.

And he said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth."

Your Heavenly Father and I have allowed this evil church of the devil to propagate and grow over the centuries, until the time of the foundation of the Church of the Lamb of God, which has just recently been established, with the online publication of your Book of Raphael on January 20, 2025 (see your journal entry dated May 31, 2025 and January 21, 2025). Once this Church of the Lamb was established, I have come out of my hiding place. I am now exposing very quickly the sinister and evil foundations of the great and abominable church of the devil. All of these foundations, many established for centuries, will come down and be exposed! They will then crumble and falter, and the kingdom of the devil will start in a freefall decline until Jesus Christ comes to end and destroy all the nations on the earth, in his glorious second coming to the earth.

Jeremiah 46:28
"Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the Lord: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee"

D&C 101:10-13
"Mine indignation is soon to be poured out without measure upon all nations; and this will I do when the cup of their iniquity is full."

D&C 84:96
"For I, the Almighty, have laid my hands upon the nations, to scourge them for their wickedness."

Even though I will expose the evil secrets of governments and other wicked combinations across the earth, before all the world, and break apart the rule of those nations, those who perpetuated these evils on their nations will continue to pursue their evil intentions. Satan will still rage in their hearts, even until their total destruction with the telestial earth at the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Now, back to the interpretation of the words of Christ as recorded in John.

John 16:13-14
"Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you."

You have well documented in your Book of Raphael, and some of the posts that you have referenced above, what I continually do as the Holy Ghost, as given in these two verses. I speak the truth, and guide my humble and open children into all truth. When they speak, I may come upon them and inspire them to speak while under the power of my Spirit. This is what is meant by "whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak." I often prompt my children who hear my voice and keep my commandments, to know of "things to come." This may come to them as subtle nudges, or as clear and open revelations, like I am now doing with the interpretation of John 16:8 that I gave to you above.

Raphael, I am very pleased to come out of my hiding from among my children, and to be now recognized who I am, as their Heavenly Mother and the Holy Ghost! This assignment has been from the beginning of this temporal earth, and will continue through to the end of the millennium. I will only for a short season act in my capacity to reprove the world of sin, judging the world, exposing all evil, and instigating the destruction of wicked combinations and evil leaders of the nations. Once the millennium begins, I will no longer do these things, but will be fully a witnesser of all truth, a comforter to my beloved children, and a revelator of things as they are, as they were, and as they are to come (D&C 93:24)."

(end of Heavenly Mother's words)

I thanked my brilliantly shining and smiling Heavenly Mother in front of me, for her beautiful revelation today! I wrote her words fast, just as they came into my mind and heart. I feel the confirmation of their truth in my heart, for thus came the witness from her.

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January 14, 2026

This new day, I was directed to read 1 Nephi chapter 14. As I read verses 6-7, I felt that I needed to ponder these words. I read them and then read all that I had written about them in the Book of Raphael. Here are the verses:

1 Nephi 14:6-7
"Therefore, wo be unto the Gentiles if it so be that they harden their hearts against the Lamb of God.

For the time cometh, saith the Lamb of God, that I will work a great and a marvelous work among the children of men; a work which shall be everlasting, either on the one hand or on the other—either to the convincing of them unto peace and life eternal, or unto the deliverance of them to the hardness of their hearts and the blindness of their minds unto their being brought down into captivity, and also into destruction, both temporally and spiritually, according to the captivity of the devil, of which I have spoken."

The angel of God who spoke to Nephi said these words, and Nephi wrote them in his record. God has told me that this angel was me, Raphael, in my premortal state, sent from the presence of the Father and Mother to teach Raphael about last days when the Gentiles would live in the promised land. This was the time of the emergence of the church of the Lamb of God (first spoken of in 1 Nephi 14:10,12,14).

Yesterday, Heavenly Mother spoke these words to me:
"Your Heavenly Father and I have allowed this evil church of the devil to propagate and grow over the centuries, until the time of the foundation of the Church of the Lamb of God, which has just recently been established, with the online publication of your Book of Raphael on January 20, 2025 (see your journal entry dated May 31, 2025 and January 21, 2025). Once this Church of the Lamb was established, I have come out of my hiding place."

On the same day as the publication of the online Book of Raphael, unknown to me at that time, the Church of the Lamb of God was also established. This was also the inauguration day for President Donald Trump's second term, and the very day when Heavenly Mother came out of her hiding place as the Holy Ghost. This day when all these things happened was January 20, 2025. The time of the day was 10 am local time for me in Utah. I believe this was the exact time all these events also happened.

I am going to copy my journal entry from this date below. It shows how important this juncture was to my Heavenly Parents:

"January 21, 2025
Yesterday morning at 10 am I finally made my BookofRaphael.com live online, both Volumes 1 and 2. This was the culmination of months of work. I was told to have the end of December, 2024 as my target date to finish my website, but it took me a few more weeks. I had been praying daily about this, seeking my Heavenly Parent's help.

Yesterday was also the long-awaited inauguration of Donald Trump, our 47th President of the United States. This also occurred in the morning. I looked up online and he and Vice President Vance would be officially taking office at my same 10 am local time as well, according to the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution, whether they had taken the oath of office or not by that time. This was the same exact time as my Book of Raphael came online.

I was musing yesterday about these two major events occurring on the same morning on the same day and time. I prayed to my Heavenly Father, and felt very close to him. I then was filled with light, and felt he would be speaking to me. Heavenly Mother came next to him on his left side, both in front of me. I could tell that they were both very pleased, and were going to share with me something monumental.

I then asked my Father if it was a coincidence that both my start of BookofRaphael.com and the Presidential Inauguration occurred on the same day. He then spoke to me. I was not in a position to write his words at that time, so I am writing them today, the day following, in the early morning when my mind is clear, rested and focused. I have prayed that he and Heavenly Mother come by my side and help me reconstruct what they both shared with me:

"Raphael, this is your Heavenly Father speaking. Your Heavenly Mother and I are very pleased that you have completed uploading the Book of Raphael online! This is a significant achievement for you while keeping your anonymity. You have recorded all of our revelations to you since April 2013 when we first appeared to you in your energy class in Provo, Utah. Your revelations from us have become very great.

Because you have done this, our elect who live on earth now have access to our revelations that we have given to you. We will now inspire our obedient childen who listen to our promptings, to find your website and study your records. These elect children are both living in mortality on the earth, and dwelling in the spirit world. These have never considered your revelations in their conscious, mortal minds.

Also on this same day, January 20th, 2025, President Donald Trump became president of the United States of America. We are also very pleased that the majority of the people in your country have voted for him and his policies. We have shared with you previously that this act has caused us to bring a four-year era of relative peace in your country, prior to the prophesied calamities that will come upon your land. These calamities will come once there is a division of the righteous from the wicked, prior to the glorious second coming of our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ to the earth.

It is during these next four years of relative peace in your land that we will guide our righteous elect over the entire earth to consider, read, ponder and pray about the revelations from us in your record that has just been made available to them. When they sincerely and humbly pray to me, in the name of Jesus Christ, we will reveal to them the truth of your record. During these four years, we will stay the hand of Satan among our elect, so that they will have time to learn and grow spiritually by following our Spirit. Having your record available to them will be a large part of their awakening to us."

At that time Heavenly Father stopped speaking and looked at Heavenly Mother. She was radiantly shining and smiling broadly! She began to speak:

"Raphael, our beloved son, we are so pleased that you have acted in faith in preparing and publishing your record online this morning! We have orchestrated this event to be timed at the same time as the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States of America. He promises a golden era of freedom which we will fulfill over the next four years. We will do this in order that our chosen elect might become fortified in their faith and knowledge, prior to being gathered in the clouds of heaven during the second coming of our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ.

These, our elect have been being taught over the past few years, up to this point in our celestial realms in their unconscious minds, mostly during their sleeptime (see 171D2-171D19). They have been taught the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, plus many of the same truths that are contained in your record, the Book of Raphael. They will recognize these same truths in their conscious minds when they read and study them in your record. I will guide them by my Holy Ghost to recognize these truths, and to witness of the truth to their mind and heart. We will carefully lead each one individually to accept the truth, each one uniquely along our planned path of awakening.

When the four years are completed, we will have a group of our elect whom we have further gathered into safe garners. They will have significantly greater knowledge, understanding and faith to be strong for the days ahead, prior to the second coming. Mostly, they will have taken upon them the Holy Spirit as their guide:

D&C 45:57
"For they that are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived—verily I say unto you, they shall not be hewn down and cast into the fire, but shall abide the day."

Today marks the end of our teaching of our elect in their unconscious minds in our celestial world by our called teachers, and the beginning of their teaching in their mortal minds. This juncture will begin a new era of safety and protection for these, our elect children who have chosen to follow our Spirit and guidance. This new era is marked by greater truth being revealed from the heavens, and a sufficient measure of freedom in which they may choose to follow our direction. I will send my Holy Ghost, even my own person, among them in a greater measure also to comfort, to witness of the truth, and to protect them and to guide them to a place of assurance that they are truly following our lead and directions.

Your Book of Raphael Volume One has been made available to those who live in Zion, the New Jerusalem in the terrestrial mortal world, from the time that your posts were first brought to them by you. These records were also made available to all the hosts of heaven, both premortal, translated and resurrected individuals. However, these have not been made available until today to the hosts of the righteous spirit dead. All of your revelations that we have given to you since your last post 204, recorded now in the Book of Raphael Volume Two, have not been made available to any of these groups to date. However, they are all now available today to all who may seek them, regardless of what realm or state of progression they may be in, for this is our era of abundant truth and revelation sweeping the earth as with a flood:

Moses 7:62:
"And righteousness will I send down out of heaven; and truth will I send forth out of the earth, to bear testimony of mine Only Begotten; his resurrection from the dead; yea, and also the resurrection of all men; and righteousness and truth will I cause to sweep the earth as with a flood, to gather out mine elect from the four quarters of the earth, unto a place which I shall prepare, an Holy City, that my people may gird up their loins, and be looking forth for the time of my coming; for there shall be my tabernacle, and it shall be called Zion, a New Jerusalem."

Raphael, I want to emphasize again how pleased your Father and I are today with these two events that we have brought together! Our great and glorious work is moving forward across the earth among our beloved children who follow us and keep our commandments. All the heavenly hosts also rejoice in these milestone events in the salvation of our children.""

(end of my January 21, 2025 journal entry)

While again reading slowly the whole of 1 Nephi chapter 14 today, I came across these three verses which I read with a much greater understanding. I have put my new understanding in parentheses after each verse:

1 Nephi 14:15-17
"15 And it came to pass that I beheld that the wrath of God was poured out upon that great and abominable church, insomuch that there were wars and rumors of wars among all the nations and kindreds of the earth.

(The "wrath of God was poured out upon the great and abominable church" is exactly what Heavenly Mother explained yesterday, when she referring to John 16:8. She said the following, which corresponds with the "wrath of God":

"Your Heavenly Father and I have allowed this evil church of the devil to propagate and grow over the centuries, until the time of the foundation of the Church of the Lamb of God, which has just recently been established, with the online publication of your Book of Raphael on January 20, 2025 (see your journal entry dated May 31, 2025 and January 21, 2025). Once this Church of the Lamb was established, I have come out of my hiding place. I am now exposing very quickly the sinister and evil foundations of the great and abominable church of the devil. All of these foundations, many established for centuries, will come down and be exposed! They will then crumble and falter, and the kingdom of the devil will start in a freefall decline until Jesus Christ comes to end and destroy all the nations on the earth, in his glorious second coming to the earth.")

16 And as there began to be wars and rumors of wars among all the nations which belonged to the mother of abominations, the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold, the wrath of God is upon the mother of harlots; and behold, thou seest all these things—

(The days of wars and rumors of wars among all the nations is really beginning all across the earth with greater intensity, more than I believe ever before. These wars are not restricted to one global area, but are currently found in conflicts between the USA and Venezuela, USA and Cuba, Israel and Hezbollah, Islamic Republic of Iran and its inhabitants that are uprising, USA/Israel and Iran, Russia and Ukraine, Russia and NATO, China and Taiwan, Thailand and Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and I believe more. President Trump of the USA has been involved in trying to bring peace to all of these nations and with peace talks and his peace through strength policy. I believe wars will keep exploding across the planet, but within the United States, there will be relative peace–see my journal entry dated December 15, 2024.)

17 And when the day cometh that the wrath of God is poured out upon the mother of harlots, which is the great and abominable church of all the earth, whose founder is the devil, then, at that day, the work of the Father shall commence, in preparing the way for the fulfilling of his covenants, which he hath made to his people who are of the house of Israel."

("At that day, the work of the Father shall commence" is speaking of all that has occurred on January 20, 2025 as described above. The work of the Father includes the bringing forth of the online Book of Raphael to the world, the establishment of the Church of the Lamb upon the earth, and the real start of the gathering of the elect to Zion, the New Jerusalem. The "work of the Mother", as I might call it, started on the same day, when the wrath of God was poured out without measure upon the great and abominable church of the devil. Jesus said when the Holy Ghost is come (really Heavenly Mother), he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment" (John_16-8. This reproof and judgment is what I believe is the same thing as the "wrath of God" in 1 Nephi 14:15-17.)

I then felt that I had pondered and written about 1 Nephi 14:6-7 enough on my own. I next asked humbly for one of my Heavenly Parents if they would please give me a direct revelation about these verses, and maybe also about the other verses that I had quoted above.

At that moment, both my Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother appeared before me, clearly in my unconscious mind! They were standing next to each other, side by side. Heavenly Father spoke first. Their directed thoughts to me are recorded in my own words below:

"Raphael, both your Heavenly Mother and I have come before you this afternoon in response to your humble request. We want to both make it clear, that our joint work, started on January 20th, 2025, encompasses what the scriptures call 1) the work of the Father, and 2) what you called the work of the Mother, in the reproof and judgment upon the great and abominable church of the devil, among all nations of the earth. This combined work is called a great and marvelous work among the children of men. It will culminate in a great division among men, and the second coming of our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ."

Heavenly Mother then spoke. She was also firm in what she said, and deliberate:

"Raphael, what you have written above in this journal entry is fully inspired by me, your Heavenly Mother and your Heavenly Father. If any of our children choose to know of its truth, they need to humbly approach the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, with an open mind and a willingness to act upon what I reveal to them. When they will listen to me more than their leaders, or to any other man or woman, I will reveal to them by my power of the Holy Ghost, that what you have written is true. If they reject my witness, born to their soul, they will do so at a great peril to their temporal and spiritual salvation. These days are ones where if I confirm a humble request, and then they reject this, they are sinning a great sin before me!

However, if they pray and receive my confirming witness of the truth of what you have written, and obey what I tell them to do, then they will receive more and more light and knowledge, even hidden knowledge that the world cannot receive. I will comfort them in their new directions in their life, and encourage them in stepping out in obedience to all that I may ask them to do. We require that our elect hear our voice and keep our commandments. (see D&C 29:7.)"

I gazed into their eternity eyes. They were both firm and resolute in their demeanor. Heavenly Father then spoke again:

"Raphael, your Mother and I are resolute in our purpose, to gather our chosen elect to safe garners in Zion, the New Jerusalem. We will exercise every protective blessing we have available in guiding our beloved children to the place appointed at this time, which is the New Jerusalem. This is a time of reckonning, a time for our elect to step out in faith in following what we individually inspire them to do. They have time to act and come before destruction falls upon the wicked and the telestial earth, but they should not delay.

We have coordinated all the resources of heaven to assist our elect in our purpose and their travels. Many miracles will come to pass as our elect step out in faith. Most of all, we who are the Gods of this earth, are all very involved in the details of saving our elect!"

I bowed before my Heavenly Parents, with my face towards the ground. I audibly thanked them for their dramatic appearance to me today. I am extremely impressed by the force of their words. I feel so much light and revelation from them to me, and know what they speak is truly from them!

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January 15-16, 2026

This morning I again sought to know what my Heavenly Parents wanted me to do during my time of meditation and prayer, to receive the pleasing word of God in my life. I was led to read an entire chapter in the Book of Mormon, one which I had read many times. I felt that Heavenly Mother would come to me and make her comments on this entire chapter of 3 Nephi 21. I therefore prayed to her this morning, and felt her immediate presence. She asked me to copy the verses from this chapter, and she would make her commentary after the verses she wanted to in parenthesis:

3 Nephi 21:1-29
"1 And verily I say unto you, I give unto you a sign, that ye may know the time when these things shall be about to take place—that I shall gather in, from their long dispersion, my people, O house of Israel, and shall establish again among them my Zion;

(Raphael, your Father and I have given you abundant revelations already on the meaning of most of the verses in this chapter in the past, on multiple times. These are recorded in your Book of Raphael. Of myself, I have already commented on the verse of this chapter (see your posts 198F4-198F11 and 198G3-198G5. It would be well to read this in addition to what I give in this journal entry.)

However, today I wish to add more information based on your revelations that we have opened up in the past four days to you about my great work I will do in these last days among all the nations of the Gentiles, among those people who either accept Jesus Christ as their Redeemer, or those who reject him. My work as the Holy Ghost will be to gather individuals and groups of my people, the House of Israel, to Zion, the New Jerusalem. My gathering work will be in full coordination with the Father, and those heavenly servants that we will employ in our great work, in this gathering of our elect from all the nations of the earth.

My work also includes making known the wicked secrets of evil men and women that are hidden under the cloak of oppression and falsehoods. I will execute my wrath of God upon all of these peoples, nations and organizations that are classed as belonging to the church of the devil, to their utter destruction. These are all those who are not identified as belonging to the Church of the Lamb (1 Nephi 14:10). The Church of the Lamb are those who include the elect of God, who hear my voice and obey my commandments.

1 Nephi 14:3
"And that great pit, which hath been digged for them by that great and abominable church, which was founded by the devil and his children, that he might lead away the souls of men down to hell—yea, that great pit which hath been digged for the destruction of men shall be filled by those who digged it, unto their utter destruction, saith the Lamb of God; not the destruction of the soul, save it be the casting of it into that hell which hath no end."

My wrath will expose evil, sinister plans of the adversary among my wayward children. This will be to "their utter destruction" of these evil ones. This great revealing of their frauds, contemptuous behaviors, and self-aggrandizing stealings and cover-ups, evils and systematic oppressions of the rights of the people whom they have carefully lied to, to whom they were supposed to be serving and which they have been abundantly paid, will shatter their plans. They will lose the confidence and trust of their constituents and the people. I will reprove the world of sin, of all unrighteousness! My judgments will be clearly made known among all peoples.

Many of those exposed and those who come to know of their wickedness in high places will be in shock and anger. Those who are exposed will not repent, but feel that they have been unfairly caught and their wicked plans and works revealed. Their empires of wickedness will crumble, and their evil plans shattered. However, many of these who once lived in evil power will entrench themselves even more with the adversary, with Satan, and become even more evil and corrupt. However, from this time on they will no longer be able to hide their intentions.)

2 And behold, this is the thing which I will give unto you for a sign—for verily I say unto you that when these things which I declare unto you, and which I shall declare unto you hereafter of myself, and by the power of the Holy Ghost which shall be given unto you of the Father, shall be made known unto the Gentiles that they may know concerning this people who are a remnant of the house of Jacob, and concerning this my people who shall be scattered by them;

(My Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, knew that I would reveal to you, Raphael, that it is me, through my power of the Holy Ghost, all of these things I am now revealing to you. He said that the sign when these things would happen is when the Holy Ghost would reveal them to the Gentiles. These words of Christ will be revealed to them by the power of the Holy Ghost, who is me. Raphael, you live among the Gentiles, and I reveal my words to you, and you will write them in your record, published online for all to read. The righteous Gentiles, my elect, will read them and know that this is clearly the time that Jesus spoke of.

At the end of verse 2, Jesus speaks of two groups of people: 1) "concerning this people who are a remnant of the house of Jacob", and 2) "concerning this my people who shall be scattered by them" (the Gentiles). The first group consists of the elect of God, scattered abroad in the earth, called a "remnant of the house of Jacob". They are a remnant, for they are among all nations, broken up (not in one body), and of my people, the house of Israel. They are the ones who will be gathered to safe places, to finally be in one body at the New Jerusalem, with all the true followers of my Son, Jesus Christ. The "remnant of the house of Israel" is Jesus's definition of the obedient branch of the House of Israel, the true branches of the vine of Christ:

John 15:5
"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."

The second group in verse 2 are the descendants of Lehi who are living on the earth in your day. Jesus wanted to emphasize that these people would be distinct and living in the land. You call them Latins, or of the Lamanite nations. Many are in your land now, and in Mexico and the South American countries. These too will come to know of your record, and my words to you at this time. Many of them are also numbered among the elect of God, and will be gathered to Zion, the New Jerusalem.

In verse 2, the sign of the time that these things would be finally revealed to you (a Gentile) is the time when there is both the elect scattered abroad on the earth (the remnant of house of Jacob) and the presence of the descendants of Lehi scattered on the earth.)

3 Verily, verily, I say unto you, when these things shall be made known unto them of the Father, and shall come forth of the Father, from them unto you;

(Another way to say this verse more clearly is this: "I say unto you, when these things of the Father, which shall come forth of the Father, shall be made known unto the Gentiles, or unto Raphael who is a Gentile, from him in his record unto you, who are the elect of God, or the remnant of the house of Israel;")

4 For it is wisdom in the Father that they should be established in this land, and be set up as a free people by the power of the Father, that these things might come forth from them unto a remnant of your seed, that the covenant of the Father may be fulfilled which he hath covenanted with his people, O house of Israel;

("They should be established in this land" means the "Gentiles should be established in this land". This is the nation of the United States of America. This country is now destined to be a very free land through the end of the President Donald Trump's second term. There will be relative peace in your land, while the rest of the world becomes more and more embroiled in wars, conflicts of all kinds, and a place that is no longer safe for the peoples of the earth.

It is during this era of relative peace in your land that we will gather our elect to your land of promise. We will then assist them to migrate into the terrestrial earth where they may travel to Zion, the New Jerusalem.

The migration of our elect to the New Jerusalem is the start of the fulfillment of our covenants with the house of Israel. The gathering of our elect is one of our covenants we have made with the house of Israel.

3 Nephi 20:29
"And I will remember the covenant which I have made with my people; and I have covenanted with them that I would gather them together in mine own due time, that I would give unto them again the land of their fathers for their inheritance, which is the land of Jerusalem, which is the promised land unto them forever, saith the Father."

Jesus then quotes Isaiah 52:1-3 which talks of Jerusalem, even meant to be the New Jerusalem. This is where our elect will be gathered in one body prior to the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Our covenant of gathering Israel will be followed up with our new and everlasting covenant (see your notes in D&C 1:22). This covenant is started by the entire gathered group of Israel at the New Jerusalem being baptized by our authorized servants of the newly established Church of Christ. This will occur after the second coming of Jesus Christ at the New Jerusalem. All will enter into this new baptism, this new covenant. There are then many other steps of our covenant which our faithful, who press forward in diligence, will enter into, even until they receive their exaltation and eternal life in our kingdom!)

5 Therefore, when these works and the works which shall be wrought among you hereafter shall come forth from the Gentiles, unto your seed which shall dwindle in unbelief because of iniquity;

6 For thus it behooveth the Father that it should come forth from the Gentiles, that he may show forth his power unto the Gentiles, for this cause that the Gentiles, if they will not harden their hearts, that they may repent and come unto me and be baptized in my name and know of the true points of my doctrine, that they may be numbered among my people, O house of Israel;

7 And when these things come to pass that thy seed shall begin to know these things—it shall be a sign unto them, that they may know that the work of the Father hath already commenced unto the fulfilling of the covenant which he hath made unto the people who are of the house of Israel.

(Raphael, Jesus is here saying that when your record, the Book of Raphael, comes among the remnant of the seed of Lehi, and I will add among all the elect of God throughout the earth, it will be a sign to them that finally the work of gathering and redemption is about to happen. Your record is one of the major works spoken about in verse 5. It will come forth from the Gentiles (from you) to them. Other works available among them include the other standard work scriptures. Another work is the great gathering involving us, their very Heavenly Parents and all the hosts of heaven who will participate in this very large effort. All the works of both the Father and the Mother, as I have revealed to you over the past few days, are also included in "these works and the works which shall be wrought among" them in verse 5.

In verse 6, Jesus reveals why your Heavenly Father and I designed from the beginning to have the Gentiles establish the United States of America. We have sent many of our choice and elect children to your land of freedom, to be schooled in righteous principles. We have shaped your nation to be a Christian nation, founded upon the US Constitution written by men whom we have raised up for this very purpose (D&C 101:80). We chose to make your nation a model of freedom to all the nations of the earth. In the last days, in your very day, it will be the only nation living in relative peace on the earth. It will be a perfect place for the protection for our elect to gather to as they move forward towards Zion, the New Jerusalem, which is also located on the land in a different realm. We chose, from the beginning of this eternity, to have your nation to be the place of gathering, and to be established among a Gentile nation, and to have its foundation based on Christian principles. It is also the place where we restored the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the prophet Joseph Smith. We have established our restored Church of Christ for a season upon its surface, and have gathered many of our elect into this church. All is now primed for our next phase, to gather our elect to Zion, the New Jerusalem!

In verse 7, Jesus again reiterates that the coming forth of all these events and works among the Gentiles, will be the great sign that our covenants are about to be fulfilled.)

8 And when that day shall come, it shall come to pass that kings shall shut their mouths; for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

(The event of "kings shall shut their mouths; for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider" is described by your Heavenly Father in 1 Nephi 21:7-8 on July 27, 2024:

"Raphael, the verses in 1 Nephi 21:7, 3 Nephi 20:45, 3 Nephi 21:8, D&C 101:93-95 and Isaiah 49:7 are all talking about the same thing: In the near future, your record will be presented to the faithful elect in the flesh. Among them will be many who are heirs of the celestial kingdom, even my future kings and priests, queens and priestesses. These will read and consider my words, and the words of Heavenly Mother and Jesus Christ, that have been given to you in the Book of Raphael. They will call upon me in the name of my Son, Jesus Christ, if these words are true and from us. If they are sincere and penitent, we will enlighten them with our Spirit and the Holy Ghost, and convince them that these are true, and were given from us to you.

These, our faithful elect whom I have chosen, will not know what to say, but will "shut their mouths at him" (3 Nephi 20:45), or not know what to say to you Raphael and about the many truths in your record, for they will receive the Spirit in abundance that will strongly testify of its truthfulness. They will then "arise" (Isaiah 49:7 and 1 Nephi 21:7) and accept these truths from us! They will then gladly keep our commandments to come to the New Jerusalem, and come with joy and gladness, out of Babylon, and greatly rejoice in and worship the "Lord that is faithful.")

9 For in that day, for my sake shall the Father work a work, which shall be a great and a marvelous work among them; and there shall be among them those who will not believe it, although a man shall declare it unto them.

(Refer to my words given to you, commenting on this verse on June 29, 2021 in your post 198F6:
"For in that day, for my sake shall the Father (and Mother) work a work, which shall be a great and a marvelous work among them; and there shall be among them those who will not believe it, although a man shall declare it unto them. (Raphael, this man is you, for you have written the details of the building of the New Jerusalem which is our great and marvelous work that Jesus is referring to. Those who will not believe and won't come to the New Jerusalem are those who will be left behind when their friends and family depart to go to Zion.)")

10 But behold, the life of my servant shall be in my hand; therefore they shall not hurt him, although he shall be marred because of them. Yet I will heal him, for I will show unto them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil.

11 Therefore it shall come to pass that whosoever will not believe in my words, who am Jesus Christ, which the Father shall cause him to bring forth unto the Gentiles, and shall give unto him power that he shall bring them forth unto the Gentiles, (it shall be done even as Moses said) they shall be cut off from among my people who are of the covenant.

(Read my words given to you under your post 198F11:
"v10. But Behold, the life of my servant shall be in my hand; therefore they shall not hurt him, although he shall be marred because of them. (This is the servant John the Beloved. See your post 53T9 to 53T10. John will be healed by his Father Jesus Christ. He will come to the New Jerusalem soon after you arrive there with your wife and son in September, 2021 [Later changed, see my explanation my explanation here and and here.]. He will be in charge of the design and construction of the New Jerusalem city. With your help and many others, this terrestrial city will be part of the great and marvelous work Jesus Christ referred to in verse 9 above. In your post 54L7 I spoke to you that you will be in charge of building the celestial city. This should have written as 'in charge of the celestial temple and temple block area plus the entire island.' This includes the terrestrial city to some degree, but John the Beloved is the head one in charge. He will ask for your assistance which you will freely give.

Yet I will heal him for I will show unto them (those who come to the New Jerusalem) that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil.

v11. Therefore it shall come to pass that whosoever will not believe in my words, who am Jesus Christ, which the Father shall cause him to bring forth unto the Gentiles, and shall give unto him power that he shall bring them forth unto the Gentiles, (it shall be done even as Moses said) they shall be cut off from among my people who are of the covenant. (Raphael, our servant John the Beloved has brought forth the Book of Revelation found in every complete Bible on the earth. This is the record Jesus is referring to. If the elect will not believe these signs and wonders given in this book of Revelation, as we shall impress upon them by our Spirit, that it is time to gather to the New Jerusalem and to Zion spoken of in this book of scripture, they shall be left behind. See Revelation 3:12 where John speaks of the righteous being gathered to the New Jerusalem. However, the wicked, who won't believe and just can't decide on their own to come to Zion, the New Jerusalem, but follow Babylon and the wicked, will be left behind, and will be figuratively "spued out of my mouth" (see Revelation 3:16). These will not come to Zion, for they hear but will not take action.)"

12 And my people who are a remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles, yea, in the midst of them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he go through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.")

(Raphael, these words of Jesus Christ in verse 12 were given by Jesus Christ as a conditional prophecy. Refer to the words of your Heavenly Father given to you on September 10, 2025:
"The prophecy of portions of the house of Israel, to go through among the wicked Gentiles, and treading them down (3 Nephi 16:14-15), is one which is very conditional. Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son, always stated this before these prophecies, by saying "But if the Gentiles will repent and return unto me, saith the Father, behold they shall be numbered among my people, O house of Israel." (3 Nephi 16:23). He repeated a similar conditional statement about other prophecies coming in the last days.

The prophecies of treading down the Gentiles, and of lion among the beasts of the forest, and as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, are all conditional prophecies. We are hopeful that our mortal children in your land will awaken and repent, rejecting Satan and his evil plans. We ourselves know what will happen if the majority of the citizens in your land choose good, and what will happen if the majority of the people choose evil. We can see both future paths. We therefore have couched these prophecies with a conditional statement."

We have delayed the possible fulfillment of this prophecy until after the four years of President Trump's second term. As for now, we are hopeful that the majority of the people in your country will continue choosing freedom and choice, instead of captivity and death where they were heading before the election that got President Trump in office for his second term. We expect very many also to turn to Jesus Christ, and worship him as the God of the promised land.)

13 Their hand shall be lifted up upon their adversaries, and all their enemies shall be cut off.

14 Yea, wo be unto the Gentiles except they repent; for it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Father, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots;

15 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strongholds;

16 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy land, and thou shalt have no more soothsayers;

17 Thy graven images I will also cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee, and thou shalt no more worship the works of thy hands;

18 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee; so will I destroy thy cities.

19 And it shall come to pass that all lyings, and deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, shall be done away.

20 For it shall come to pass, saith the Father, that at that day whosoever will not repent and come unto my Beloved Son, them will I cut off from among my people, O house of Israel;

21 And I will execute vengeance and fury upon them, even as upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.

(Raphael, all that is given from verses 13-21 include what I will do in my wrath as the Holy Ghost (see your journal entry dated January 14, 2026). Previous to this time, Heavenly Father stated that he would do this, but it will really be me, acting on our joint behalf.

In your journal entry September 21, 2025, Heavenly Father said this in comment about Isaiah 28:17:
"There are many conspiracies and secret evil agreements in your land. However, I will expose these and they will be routed out. Most of the agreements with or inspired by the evil one, even Lucifer, that have been entered into with governments and industries in your promised land, will come to light. They will shrink from the public outcry and exposure. Whistleblowers and investigative work will expose these evil plans and entities. Those conspiracies that are not aligned with the US Constitution in the federal government will be eliminated or subverted in their evil plans. Those conspiracies in state and local governments will also not prosper, even though false media and reports may lie about their purposes and demise. These evil "covenants with death shall be disannulled" and not stand. The overflowing scourge proceeding from my presence will cause the wicked to "be trodden down". This will be a veritable scourge against the evil in this, my promised land, the central land of gathering of my elect in these last days! This I will do because the majority of the citizens of the United States of America have voted for Donald Trump whose policies seek to promote a major change that is pleasing to us (see your notes under 2 Nephi 30:15-18 dated March 11, 2025"))

22 But if they will repent and hearken unto my words, and harden not their hearts, I will establish my church among them, and they shall come in unto the covenant and be numbered among this the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I have given this land for their inheritance;

(I will work among all my elect across all the earth, to repent and hearken to my voice, the voice of the Spirit, even the Holy Ghost. If they do repent, they will be numbered among those who are gathered to the New Jerusalem, and who are numbered among the covenant of gathering and of the new and everlasting covenant in their future.)

23 And they shall assist my people, the remnant of Jacob, and also as many of the house of Israel as shall come, that they may build a city, which shall be called the New Jerusalem.

24 And then shall they assist my people that they may be gathered in, who are scattered upon all the face of the land, in unto the New Jerusalem.

25 And then shall the power of heaven come down among them; and I also will be in the midst.

(I will carefully guide my people, the remnant of Jacob, and as many others who repent and obey my voice, to the New Jerusalem. They will assist in building out the terrestrial city of the New Jerusalem, which foundations you have created on the island of the New Jerusalem. There will be great cooperation in establishing Zion again on the earth, among all our heavenly servants who assist our elect, and those who are gathered, and those who are already living in the New Jerusalem from the lost tribes of Israel.

The "power of heaven" includes my power of the Spirit, from me, the Holy Ghost, coming upon all those elect who make their way to Zion, the New Jerusalem in their travels.

1 Nephi 14:14
"And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory."

Once the elect arrive in the New Jerusalem, this power will continue to be manifested among my children in Zion. Jesus Christ will come among them, even prior to his glorious second coming, and the Father and I will also walk among them in unseen realms of glory.)

26 And then shall the work of the Father commence at that day, even when this gospel shall be preached among the remnant of this people. Verily I say unto you, at that day shall the work of the Father commence among all the dispersed of my people, yea, even the tribes which have been lost, which the Father hath led away out of Jerusalem.

27 Yea, the work shall commence among all the dispersed of my people, with the Father to prepare the way whereby they may come unto me, that they may call on the Father in my name.

28 the way whereby his people may be gathered home to the land of their inheritance.

(The work of the Father and my work, all began on January 20, 2025 (see your journal entry dated January 14, 2026). This entire chapter of 3 Nephi 21 is about this very day when these events began in earnest. "When this gospel shall be preached among the remnant of this people" refers to the fulness of the gospel contained in your Book of Raphael. In it there are truths and mysteries of God never before revealed to mankind in this eternity. This gospel in your Book of Raphael shows clearly what our elect are to do to be protected and saved with a spiritual and temporal salvation in a very darkening world. Following your guidance that we have given you will require them to gain a witness from me, the Holy Ghost, to witness of all truth and to be their daily guide in their lives. I will comfort and bless them beyond their comprehension, and lead them to Zion and to safety. They will need to obey my voice and keep my commandments, as have you.)

29 And they shall go out from all nations; and they shall not go out in haste, nor go by flight, for I will go before them, saith the Father, and I will be their rearward."

(If our elect follow my promptings, they will not feel rushed or act in haste. However, they cannot delay, for they need to leave Babylon when I tell them to leave. They need not be anxious, but act with rejoicing and gladness:

Isaiah_51:11
"Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.")

(end of Heavenly Mother's comments on 3 Nephi chapter 21)

I feel very enlightened with the words from my Heavenly Mother! When she finished, and I completed writing her words, she smiled broadly and ascended up into the higher celestial realms out of my sight. I feel fully settled that I wrote her words as she gave them to me. I feel the uplift of her Spirit in my heart, a comfort to my soul!

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January 17-18, 2026

This morning I read 3 Nephi chapter 20. Jesus spoke to the people in verses 10 to 46, all about the gathering of the elect, and the events of our very day. My mind settled upon 3 Nephi 20:21-23:

"21 And it shall come to pass that I will establish my people, O house of Israel.

22 And behold, this people will I establish in this land, unto the fulfilling of the covenant which I made with your father Jacob; and it shall be a New Jerusalem. And the powers of heaven shall be in the midst of this people; yea, even I will be in the midst of you.

23 Behold, I am he of whom Moses spake, saying: A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass that every soul who will not hear that prophet shall be cut off from among the people."

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3 Nephi 20:21-22:

I believe that the people Jesus refers to in verse 21 and verse 22 are the same exact group of people. He calls them "my people, O house of Israel" in verse 21. He also calls them "this people" in verse 22.

He says he will establish that people in this land, or in the land where he stood in Bountiful of the ancient Americas where he was teaching the people, which I believe is now within the United States of America.

Jesus said in verse 22 that he would establish this people to the fulfilling of the covenant which Jesus made with their father Jacob. What is that covenant? The most obvious covenant was made from Jacob to his son Joseph in Genesis 49:26:

"The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren."

The location of the everlasting hills was also in the United States, as answered to me while studying Isaiah_2:2:
"March 22. 2024, in prayer with Heavenly Father:
Q- After my returning from the clouds of heaven, following the second coming of Jesus Christ, will these Utah mountains still be here?

A- Yes, the Wasatch front mountains (called the everlasting hills, see Genesis 49:26) will still be there after the earth's transition to the terrestrial mortal world. You are also correct when you thought that when treasures are hidden in the ground, and hid up to the Lord at the time of burial by a righteous man or woman, they are soon transferred from the telestial to the terrestrial mortal earth. This preserves these records from any unauthorized persons who might find them who live in the telestial mortal world. They cannot find them, for they are in a different realm, even the terrestrial."

Two other promises, or covenants that were given to Jacob were described by Heavenly Father to me on February 7, 2025:
"Raphael, you appeared to Jacob (Israel) twice in his life as our archangel, once when you changed his name to Israel, and the second time just before Israel's blessing upon Ephraim and Manasseh. When you appeared to him the second time, you also came on my command with my instructions. You told him that Ephraim should receive the birthright blessings of Joseph. In so doing, Israel was to place his right hand on Ephraim's head, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, during the blessing.

It was also at this same appearance that you pronounced upon Israel a promise of eternal life, as given by me. This promise of eternal life is similar to what I recently shared with you in your notes in D&C 131:5 dated February 3, 2025. This is why Israel told his son Joseph in Genesis_48:15-16 the following:

'God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads.'

Israel was in part referring to the instructions from your recent visit as God's angel when you instructed him to bless Ephraim and Manasseh. This was our plan, even from the beginning, to have Joseph and his son Ephraim's descendants to be the last days leaders, holding the birthright blessing of Abraham. Both Joseph Smith, the prophet and you, Raphael, are of this tribe of Ephraim. You both have very critical last-days leadership roles. There are very many more who have accepted our gospel in the last days who are of the tribe of Ephraim, who will also act in significant leadership roles."

I also read this from my notes dated February 7, 2025 under Genesis_48:9-20:
"The man who wrestled with Jacob was Raphael, the archangel of the Lord. This I had received through prayer on September 24, 2024, and had it again confirmed from Heavenly Father today. This is what Heavenly Father said to me today, in the quiet and meditative focus I was experiencing when evaluating this scripture:

"Raphael, this is your Heavenly Father. Concerning the events recorded in Genesis 32:24-30, I had sent you on an assignment to appear to our servant Jacob, the son of Isaac, to bless him and change his name to Israel. Verses 24 to 26 describe a wrestle that Jacob had within himself as you appeared to him when he was alone in the desert. It is recorded in the Bible as a physical wrestle with God, but in reality it was an inner struggle of Jacob to accept his own new name of Israel.

As an archangel of God, you were under obligation to act in my place, and give all glory to your us, your Gods, and not to yourself. Therefore, you did not reveal to Jacob your name, but fulfilled your calling by blessing him and giving him his new name. Because you did not reveal your name, Jacob thought you might be his God, and therefore proclaimed in verse 30 'I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.' He was also referring to the blessing you gave him that his life would be preserved when he came and shortly to meet his brother Esau. You also promised him twelve sons in the blessing, even as I had commanded you to pronounce."

The following is from my journal entry dated March 14, 2025:
"Raphael, you were commissioned by me to be one of the main angels to interact with my children on earth during the time before your mortal birth. You have correctly recorded these appearances in scripture in your notes dated September 24, 2024 in D&C 128:21."

Coming back to what Jesus Christ said in 3 Nephi 20:22, I now believe that "the fulfilling of the covenant which I made with your father Jacob" was the covenant and promise of the Father through Raphael, the angel, to Jacob of eternal life. Although I hadn't before said it in this way, I now feel impressed to say that Jacob was promised at that time, that his (Jacob's) posterity would receive eternal life and exaltation as they were obedient to the guidance of the Holy Ghost in their lives. This promise would particularly be fulfilled in the last days when Jacob's descendants, numbered on earth as the elect of God, would be gathered in one place in the New Jerusalem. They would at that time be fully awakened to their heritage and this very promise. Those who would then be persistent, and "press forward in faith", would progress and eventually receive the fulfilling of the covenant made to Jacob, their ancient father.

2 Nephi 31:20
"Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life."

This promise of eternal life is fully made when their child is accepted by Jesus Christ into the Church of the Firstborn. At that time, I Raphael, will call them by name to enter into the celestial temple of the New Jerusalem. I will administer to them at that time the waters of separation ordinance, and Oriphiel the archangel who works with me there, will record their name in the Lamb's Book of Life. This is when this unalterable promise of eternal life and exaltation is fully realized. They will then proceed to receive all the required steps and ordinances to their exaltation, even as a couple God with their spouse for eternity.

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3 Nephi 20:23:
"Behold, I am he of whom Moses spake, saying: A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass that every soul who will not hear that prophet shall be cut off from among the people."

I next pondered on 3 Nephi 20:23 above. There are four main scriptures that state this same thing. Moses is really a type of Jesus Christ (see "Moses as a Type of Jesus Christ" by Don W. Parry). Jesus restated this type, by saying "like unto me".

Deuteronomy 18:18-19
"18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him."

Acts 3:22-23
"22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people."

1 Nephi 22:20-21
"20 And the Lord will surely prepare a way for his people, unto the fulfilling of the words of Moses, which he spake, saying: A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass that all those who will not hear that prophet shall be cut off from among the people.

21 And now I, Nephi, declare unto you, that this prophet of whom Moses spake was the Holy One of Israel; wherefore, he shall execute judgment in righteousness."

D&C 133:63
"63 And upon them that hearken not to the voice of the Lord shall be fulfilled that which was written by the prophet Moses, that they should be cut off from among the people."

All of these verses point to one thing for the people of our day: if they don't hearken, hear in all things whatsoever Jesus Christ shall say to them, they shall be cut off from among the people. In my understanding, this means that they will be destroyed at the second coming of Jesus Christ (or before during the calamities of the last days), and not be able to move forward with the righteous and elect people into the millennium.

In another verse, Jesus says he will speak to the people by himself hereafter and by the Holy Ghost:

3 Nephi 21:2 partial
"...for verily I say unto you that when these things which I declare unto you, and which I shall declare unto you hereafter of myself, and by the power of the Holy Ghost which shall be given unto you of the Father".

My interpretation of this is that Jesus will speak to the people of our day by his voice, the spirit of Jesus Christ, or the light of Christ, and by the Holy Ghost. This is how he will say certain things that they better hear and hearken to, or follow. If they don't, they will not be gathered with the righteous to safe garners, but be cut off from among the people. This means destroyed in the flesh before or at the second coming of Jesus Christ.

What are the things that Jesus will speak to the people by his own voice or by the Holy Ghost? I believe it is that they need to humbly repent, openly come unto him, and then to act on whatever he may say to them to do, either by his own voice of by the voice of the Holy Ghost. I believe at some point he will direct his faithful to find the online Book of Raphael, confirm it is true by the Holy Ghost, further follow God's individual directions to them, and then to finally gather to Zion, the New Jerusalem.

I then had completed my study and pondering of 3 Nephi 20:21-23, as I felt directed to do. I next asked my Father in Heaven to enlighten me further, or to correct me in what I had written above about these verses.

I immediately saw with my spiritual eyes my Heavenly Father come before me! He was smiling, and spoke these words to me, all conveyed to me in my unconscious mind in my thoughts. I have written down in my own words what he spoke:

"Raphael, you have done well to study the words of Jesus Christ, my Beloved Son given in 3 Nephi 20:21-23 in the Book of Mormon. I have been by your side while you pondered and studied, as has your Heavenly Mother by the Holy Ghost guided you. We have led you to write all that you have expounded about these verses above in this entry. This is our preferred way of revelation, to have you think through, and deeply evaluate the exact words given in the verses we give to you. We will thereby be able to guide you in your musings, and lead you to write our very words, without us even voicing them to you except by our still, small voice of the Spirit.

You may therefore share what you wrote above as directly from me, and under the influence of the Holy Ghost. We have provided to you one united and clear message in these verses. When you said "I now feel impressed to say", you were given exactly my words as I would speak to you concerning 3 Nephi 20:21-22.

In your ponderings over 3 Nephi 20:23, you have also accurately expounded on this scripture. If the people in your current world accept Jesus Christ as their Savior, as we will prompt them to do, we will give them more guidance by the Holy Ghost. If they continue receiving, and act in obedience to our gentle spiritual whisperings, we will give them more and more guidance and directions. They will become numbered as our elect, for they hear our voice and keep our commandments. We will even lead them to Zion, the New Jerusalem where there will be great spiritual and temporal safety. They will then continue to receive more and more as they are persistent and obedient.

However, if the people reject our words, given by our spiritual promptings to their minds and hearts, then we will give them less promptings. If they continue to push aside our impressions that we give them, then we will gradually leave them alone, for they do not want our presence or directions. As they persist, they will constitute those who reject Jesus Christ. As Jesus stated in verse 23, so shall it be: "And it shall come to pass that every soul who will not hear that prophet shall be cut off from among the people.""

(end of Heavenly Father's words)

I felt so grateful to my Father for his words, and for the buoy of confidence he gave me that I had been fully guided by him in my study of this scripture passage! I thanked him immediately! He smiled and left my view of his full person. I could tell, however, that he returned to his place in the left side of my unconscious mind. I could also see Heavenly Mother on the right side of my mind. Both are truly my teachers! (see Isaiah 30:20-21).

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January 19-20, 2026

In church, in our Gospel Doctrine Sunday School class, we have been studying the creation of the earth. I have thought about the grand plan when our Gods created the earth. I really like these two verses in the Book of Abraham that cover a great secret on the organization and creation of the physical earth:

Abraham 4:1-2
"1 And then the Lord said: Let us go down. And they went down at the beginning, and they, that is the Gods, organized and formed the heavens and the earth.

2 And the earth, after it was formed, was empty and desolate, because they had not formed anything but the earth; and darkness reigned upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of the Gods was brooding upon the face of the waters."

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I read this post 50G25-50G31 about this physical creation of the earth from Heavenly Father, that I copied below:

"The earth was physically created in the telestial sphere, in the current position she is now in, no longer next to our celestial home. The earth was without form and void. When the physical land was birthed from the physical water, it was void of rich mineral and soil deposits that were necessary to sustain man.

In these days of physical creation of the earth, we created a primeval telestial state of the earth, with abundant plant life and large animals. These covered the earth and ultimately created rich deposits of fertile land and minerals in the surface of the earth. Then we allowed all of these to die off, preparatory to sanctifying the earth, or making its surface a terrestrial environment. This record is recorded in the rocks strata of the earth. We then sanctified the earth for this next creation phase. She would become a terrestrial earth on her surface.

At this next time of creation, we brought seeds from resurrected plants, and planted these in our terrestrial earth, which had been prepared. We then brought resurrected animals you are familiar with, who bore terrestrial, immortal offspring to populate the earth. These resurrected animals departed, leaving their offspring.

Finally we came and bore Adam and Eve, as our own offspring, as babies, into this paradisiacal state of the earth. These too were immortal, for they could not die in this terrestrial state. Our two children grew to maturity, to a man and a woman.

Prior to this time, and before the sanctification of mother earth to the terrestrial state, Lucifer and his hosts were cast down to this telestial earth from heaven. They were no longer in our presence.

However, once Adam and Eve reached their mature status, we gave them their full agency. Satan then came among them, tempting them. When Adam and Eve transgressed our commandment, to not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, they fell from our presence and became the first flesh on earth, or mortal man. Soon the rest of creation also became mortal, and the earth also fell from its sanctified, terrestrial state, to a state again in the telestial realms. This is the time that the 7,000 years of earths temporal existence began."

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I was also told in a later post, that the very pattern used and described above by our own Gods, was used by our first parent Gods in the first eternity of the universe:

91D2-91D9, from Heavenly Father:
"Raphael, I wish to continue showing you the pattern of the gods that was set by our first Gods. Once they had made light and planned how they were going to do all things, they then chose to create their home in heaven. It was the first orb or planet they had created, for before that moment there were no stars, planets, or any heavenly orbs.

They followed the sequence of creation as recorded in your scriptures as described in the Book of Abraham chapters 4-5.

Abraham 4:1
"And then the Lord said: Let us go down. And they went down at the beginning, and they, that is the Gods, organized and formed the heavens and the earth."

Raphael, the first Gods created the heavens, which consisted of their first celestial orb on which they lived as celestial resurrected beings. They created this before they begat offspring, for they wanted a place first to bring forth their children. This was a very large orb, similar in size to our own celestial creation or orb. They created it first spiritually so that it did not yet have any physical matter, but spirit matter. This was more refined matter.

They then created the spirit plants and animals on this celestial orb, following the sequence in the scriptures. At the end of the spirit creation, when all was prepared, they created their own offspring. Their first child was to be the male Redeemer of the subsequent children they would bear in that eternity. These children grew up from their infant state to fully-grown spirit sons and daughters of these, our first Gods. They were all on a spirit heaven at that time, for everything had been created spiritually and none had physical bodies except for our first parent Gods who were resurrected with spirit and physical bodies.

Once they had birthed all of their children for that first eternity, our first parent Gods announced their plans to create an earth. They explained the details of their plan to test their children to see who would be obedient to them in their fallen state, on a physical earth. They wanted their faithful children to become like them, gods in eternity. They announced their chosen Redeemer who would have a critical role to suffer for the sins and weaknesses of all the rest of their children. There were some who dissented and were angry. Their leader became the Satan of that first eternity.

Our first parents then created an earth where their children could dwell. Their earth was created exactly in the same pattern as the earth upon which you live, Raphael. It was created spiritually before physically.

There was a point that Satan was cast out of heaven for rebellion, along with those who followed him and his ways. They were cast into the spirit earth, out of the presence of the first Gods and their other children.

The sequence of creating the first man and woman on that earth followed the same pattern and method as occurred on your own earth, Raphael. This earth was created first spiritually, and then naturally or physically to a telestial then a terrestrial state, even before man was placed on its surface. Our first celestial parent Gods came to this physical earth and bore their first physical children, their Adam and Eve of that eternity. They grew up as children until fully grown physically on that first earth. Satan had been previously cast to that earth and was then allowed to tempt the man and the woman. They fell by succumbing to the temptations of the devil, and earth also fell from its terrestrial state to its fallen telestial state. All of this followed the same pattern that we used in creating man on your own earth.

All of this while the celestial heaven was only in a spirit state and had not yet become physically created. There were, however, a physical earth, moon and a sun, along with a few planets for the solar system."

At our Gospel Doctrine class yesterday, nobody except me understood any of this physical creation process of the first telestial earth. This physical creation of mother earth was necessary to prepare her with the rich soil and rock layers under her surface. These would house the coal and mineral deposits made from organic matter that once lived on its surface. This would be used by man and all life upon the earth in the Garden of Eden era and throughout mortal time.

Without this earliest telestial phase of creation, there would only be bare rock on the earth's surface which had been cooled from molten lava. I had learned later in my revelations, that this same soil and rock layers of the earth, which took eons of time, would be preserved not only on the fallen telestial earth, but also during the millennium when it would receive its terrestrial glory. I believe too, that in her future glorified celestial resurrected state, the earth will retain these soil layers and rock layers that were created and formed in this first telestial creation process (these were actually replicated soil and rock layers from the original telestial earth, see my entry dated July 5-7, 2024 under 3 Nephi 22:3). This was all a process of the creation of the earth. The earth's physical creation wasn't completed until the large land animals and plants had all died off that prepared the earth for Adam and Eve, and the creation of terrestrial animals on its surface.

There is a lot more information on the physical creation of the earth found in the Book of Raphael under Moses 2:11-13,25, 3:4-5. It can all be very confusing for our finite minds. However, in this extensive creation process, our Gods organized everything for the use and benefit of man, their own children. The earth was created not only in spirit and physical creation, but also in a physical telestial, terrestrial and celestial creation. This takes time to absorb and understand all of this. So much has all been revealed in clarity in my Book of Raphael!

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Here is what I wrote about my understanding of this on May 1-2, 2024, and Heavenly Father's instructions, found under my entry on Moses 3:6-9:

"Here is my understanding of these creation verses:

In the first day of creation, the earth was created in a telestial, terrestrial and celestial physical state. In the telestial and terrestrial states, the earth was molten rock which hardened. Each were needing soil in which to grow plants and sustain animal life. Our Heavenly Parents planned that one of these two realms at a time would sustain life while the other rested. The initial soil layers would be created in the first telestial state, where large plants and large animals (dinosaurs) would live and die over long periods of time. All the soils, organic layers such as coal deposits, and rock layers would then be created.

Before Adam's fall, our Heavenly Parents planned that mankind would come to the more elevated physical terrestrial earth. The terrestrial surface then received these soil and organic layers that had been deposited over long periods of time on the telestial physical earth. When transferred from the telestial earth to the surface of the terrestrial earth, the telestial was then returned back to its original rock foundation. This is also where Lucifer and his devils were cast into the earth, in a telestial spirit realm. At some point, all mortal life on the telestial earth died, and it was all covered with water, even before the garden of Eden on the terrestrial earth was planted.

I believe the earth's soil and organic layer switched from the telestial to the terrestrial happened when "there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground." (Moses 3:6). The soil layers were transferred on top of the rock foundation of the terrestrial earth, and the then barren telestial earth was covered with water. See my extensive notes dated July 5-7, 2024 in 3 Nephi 22:3.

When the earth was prepared for Adam and Eve, the surface of the earth became a suspended terrestrial physical realm (no death, no mortality, no blood, only spirit and physical bodies), whereas the telestial surface of the earth came under water. This occurred while the terrestrial earth was filled with new plants and animals suitable for man, and that the beautiful garden of Eden housed Adam and Eve.

Once Adam fell, then the suspended terrestrial earth fell too, and everything of plant and animal life also fell, and it all became a mortal telestial earth. This is the same way that the mortal earth is today.

At this same time of the fall, the bare foundations of the terrestrial earth were preserved and mostly came under terrestrial water, except for a rock highway and some elevated land in the western parts of the land of promise. This condition would stay for 6,000 years. There was only land, water and atmosphere, with no plants or animals in this terrestrial mortal state.

At the time of the fall, the precious soil, organic deposits and rock layers were transferred again back to the the telestial physical earth. The same water that had covered the telestial earth before the fall now came over the foundations of the terrestrial earth. The conditions for growing life was switched from the terrestial to the telestial by God. He did this to preserve life on the telestial realm for the first 6,000 years of mortal earth. There would be another transition for the last thousand years to a terrestrial earth. This last time would be in the last days when Zion would be built, and the terrestrial world would again flourish in the millennium.

At the end of the 6,000 years of earth's telestial existence, there will be large surface areas and all underlying telestial earth structure that will be burned and removed from mother earth. The wicked mortal telestial people will also be consumed, their spirits moving into the telestial spirit realm. What will remain will be the terrestrial physical realm and the celestial physical realm on the earth. All of the telestial physical earth will have been consumed and vanished back to elemental matter outside of the universe!"

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Here is another very enlightening entry given on July 5-7, 2024 under 3 Nephi 22:3:

"July 5-7, 2024
After reading the above, I wondered if the actual current terrestrial earth that is largely covered with terrestrial waters, will remain terrestrial? The reason I wonder is because after the fall of man, the terrestrial earth and the telestial earth swapped places, and the terrestrial waters swapped places with the telestial waters. It was at that time that most of the terrestrial earth was covered with water, awaiting the changes coming in the last days.

I wonder if a modification of the swapping process will also occur at the second coming, with portions of the current telestial earth being changed into a new terrestrial earth. If this were to happen, then might not the current terrestrial earth and the terrestrial waters be transitioned to a telestial earth and water, and then be destroyed at the second coming? What would remain would be the changed telestial earth to a terrestrial earth, and telestial waters changed to terrestrial waters.

It is all so confusing to grasp by my finite mortal mind! I am now praying to my Heavenly Father, asking him to answer my question. I have no idea what he will speak to me, but I feel him near, ready to answer my question.

Heavenly Father then came before me, in my mind's eye, this morning on July 6th during my scripture study. He came in glory before me, and asked that I write his words. Here is what he spoke to me, written in my own words:

"Raphael, my son, the way that your Heavenly Mother and I, and our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, transformed the telestial and terrestrial creations remains a mystery until today. I will explain what we did in the day of creation, in the day of the fall of man, of the future day at the second coming of Jesus Christ, and at the end of the millennium at the death of the earth.

In the beginning, before Adam and Eve were born on the earth, we created the physical earth in three realms: the telestial, the terrestrial and the celestial. All three had veils and were superimposed on each other. Each consisted of a physical earth, physical water, and physical atmosphere, each in their respective realms. There was no soil, plants or animals, nor any life in any of these realms. The only three entities were the mortal earth, the mortal water, and the mortal atmosphere, each created in three realms on the earth. Each entity controlled their respective elements in each of the three realms. All were created physically in their respective realms.

In addition, we created the highest celestial realm, where we who are Gods dwell and visit. In this highest celestial realm there was no need for any entity like earth, atmosphere or water since it is superimposed over all of the other three realms. When we visit any realm on the earth, and want to remain hidden, we dwell in this highest celestial realm. See your post 133F8-133F26 for more details about this highest realm.

We first populated the telestial realm of the earth with large plants and large animals, even before man came on the earth. These were brought from our celestial orb. Some of these plants were very large, and used only for creating soil, and not used in any other realm or time. We also brought large animals, many of which when dead were added to the dead plants to create soil, fossil fuels, and the rock layers of the earth where their remains are stacked on top of each other. These plants and animals remained for millions of earth years in this state, even to create the rock layers of the earth and the rich soils on her surface. Under these rock layers was the foundation rock of the telestial earth. This was all done on the physical telestial earth.

At the time that the rock layers and rich soil was being created on the telestial earth, the terrestrial and celestial earth each laid dormant. The terrestrial earth consisted of a terrestrial foundation rock layer, fully covered by terrestrial waters and terrestrial atmosphere. The celestial earth also consisted of a celestial foundation rock layer, also fully covered by celestial waters and celestial atmosphere.

At this end of the telestial creation of the rock layers and soil on the telestial earth realm, we caused all telestial life to end in this earthly realm, leaving behind the rock layers and rich soil on its surface. We replicated the telestial rich soil layers so that there were two soil layers.

We then focused our attention on the celestial creation of the earth. We brought the celestial earth out of the waters so that dry land appeared. We placed on this celestial earth the replicated telestial soil layer that had been created. We blessed the soil so that it would become celestial soil on the celestial rock foundation. At this time there was a celestial earth consisting of the rock foundation and soil, celestial waters, and celestial atmosphere on the celestial earth.

We then had our angels and celestial servants bring forth different plants, plant seeds and animals from our celestial orb and place them on the celestial earth. These propagated quickly on our celestial earth, and filled this realm with life. We created the celestial earth after the pattern of our celestial orb. It became a beautiful and glorious celestial realm.

At this time there were now four physical realms. The lower telestial realm consisted of soil and rock layers, a foundational rock layer, atmosphere and water. The terrestrial realm consisted of a foundational rock layer, atmosphere and water. The celestial realm consisted of plants, animals, soil, rock foundation, atmosphere and water. This celestial realm was fully created, beautiful and glorious. The fourth realm was the highest celestial realm where we Gods come and work from.

It was at this time that we wanted to bring Adam and Eve to the earth. However, we first wanted to create a beautiful terrestrial world for these to live in. We then chose to change the terrestrial realm into the telestial realm, and the telestial realm into the terrestrial realm. We did this change by our power of being Gods over our creations. When we made this switch, then the new telestial realm (the previous terrestrial realm) consisted of the foundation rock, water and atmosphere, all being now telestial. These telestial waters covered the rock foundation, and telestial atmosphere was above the waters.

At the time of the switch, the terrestrial realm consisted of fertile soil, the rock layers which had built up remains of dead plants and animals from millions of years, water in the oceans, rivers and clouds, and atmosphere. There was not yet live plants or animals on the terrestrial earth or waters.

We then focused our attention on finishing the creation of the terrestrial earth. We brought plants and animals from our celestial orb, and these propagated quickly on our new terrestrial earth. We followed the same pattern of creation as we did for the celestial realm on the earth, only not so glorious, but in a terrestrial state. The plants and animals soon transitioned from celestial to terrestrial entities.

Once the terrestrial earth was completed, we created a beautiful garden, eastward in Eden. Heavenly Mother then birthed Adam and Eve on the terrestrial earth in this garden of Eden (see your post 50B4 to 50B5). Here they were raised to adulthood. They were given celestial garments of light from birth so that they could always commune with us on the celestial earth. However, they had a terrestrial veil of forgetfulness over their minds so that they could not remember their previous premortal life. Your Heavenly Mother and I always dwelt in the celestial realm or highest celestial realm, but Adam and Eve lived in the terrestrial realm. See your note dated May 26, 2024 in D&C 85:7.

We commanded Adam and Eve to multiply and replenish the earth, a commandment they were not yet capable of but would be in the future. We also commanded them to tend and cultivate this garden, and to be happy in their new world together. They could eat of all the vegetables, fruits from the ground and trees in the garden but one. We gave them a commandment not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. We said that if they ate of this fruit, they would surely die in the day they partook of it. As of that time, the earth still had its time reckoning of one day to a thousand future years of earth time. The earth in its four realms was next to our celestial orb, for it had not yet been placed in the telestial area of our vast galaxy.

Once Adam and Eve partook of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, they were removed from the garden of Eden. This was the fall of man. It was at that time that we chose to again switch the realms of the earth. We chose to make the telestial earth, which was under telestial water, to become the terrestrial earth. We brought up land out of the water on this terrestrial earth for a highway for the tribes of Israel to walk on in the last days, and much of the promised land area. The terrestrial earth then consisted of earth, water and atmosphere, with no life on its surface nor in the waters.

With the switch given above, the previous terrestrial earth outside of the garden of Eden became a telestial earth. The terrestrial plants and animals on its surface transitioned to telestial plants and animals. It was in this new telestial realm that Adam and Eve ventured forth from the garden of Eden. They could now fulfill the commandment to replenish and populate the earth with their own offspring.

The immediate garden of Eden area remained a terrestrial realm during the fall of man switch described above. The soil layers remained on this terrestrial area, whereas the other terrestrial areas after the switch, became a rock foundation, water and atmosphere only, with no soil layers or rock layers.

Shortly after the fall of man, the garden of Eden area, with its soil layer, joined the other terrestrial realm and became one with it. It was then submerged in the terrestrial waters, ready in a future day to emerge as the island of the New Jerusalem. This is why the land was muddy when it emerged out of the waters when you, Raphael, created by our power the island of the New Jerusalem: the mud was the original soil layer of the garden of Eden area. Were this soil not submerged there would have been no muddy water.

Once the terrestrial garden of Eden joined the submerged terrestrial rock foundation, we replaced where it was on the telestial earth with a replicated soil layer over the rock layers and the foundation rock that was there. This allowed all of the telestial earth to have a soil layer, a rock layer with the dead remains of plants and animals that once were on its surface, and finally a rock foundation.

Now that we are near the second coming of Jesus Christ to the earth, there will be another major change between the telestial realm and the terrestrial realm. The island of the New Jerusalem has already been brought forth from the terrestrial waters. The island, and much of the immediate surrounding area, has a soil layer so that plants and animals may abundantly grow and flourish. However, the remainder of the terrestrial land on the earth, excepting your own __ acre property, does not have soil layer.

I will now explain how the terrestrial earth will receive its soil layer and rock layer of the remains of dead plants and animals from the earliest days of telestial creation.

When Jesus comes in glory, there will be another instant switch between the telestial and terrestrial realms in this way: the telestial soil, telestial rock layers, telestial rock foundation (that has been on your fallen telestial world since the fall of man) and telestial waters will transition immediately into the terrestrial realm. This will merge with the terrestrial New Jerusalem area and your terrestrial __ acre property. At the time of this merging, the entire terrestrial earth will have a soil layer, a rock layer of the remains of the previous telestial creation, and a rock foundation. The bulk of the plants and animals that were on the telestial earth will also change into terrestrial plants and animals, and come into the new terrestrial earth. The terrestrial atmosphere will remain on this newly changed terrestrial earth.

At this same time of this switch, the previous terrestrial rock foundations and terrestrial water outside of the New Jerusalem will change to a telestial state. This changed telestial earth, consisting of the rock foundations, telestial water, and telestial atmosphere will all be consumed in the heat and fire from Jesus Christ when he comes to earth. There will be no more physical telestial anything, for all will have been consumed, including the telestial mortals on the earth. Our mortal telestial children will be ushered into the telestial realms of the dead which realm will remain through the millennium in the spirit world. The consumed physical lands, waters and atmosphere will return to elemental matter and be placed in a location outside the universe, where it was first obtained by your Heavenly Mother, Jesus Christ and me.

When the rock foundations of the terrestrial earth, with the elevated highway in the midst of the great deep, and the telestial earth switch, the elevated highway will then become telestial and will be destroyed. However, the monument created by the tribes of Israel when they entered the terrestrial realm will be preserved in the millennial day. See post 193A10-193A11.

The hidden treasures and records in the earth, that have been hid up to me, in the name of Jesus Christ, will also be preserved and transferred into the soil layers of the new terrestrial earth. These will be found by inspired men and women of God, and brought forth and shared with all those in the great millennial day when all things will be revealed.

In addition, all of the telestial pollutions that have accumulated since the fall of man will be extracted from the earth, atmosphere and water. These telestial elements will all also be consumed by the glory of Jesus Christ. Therefore, the new terrestrial earth will be fresh and clean of toxins, and will be like it was in the beginning when Adam and Eve were born on the terrestrial earth. The soils have provided well for all the living on the earth since the fall of man. Nevertheless, these will be renewed to the same state that they were in the beginning of man on the earth. Then will come to pass the words of Joseph Smith in the Article of Faith 1:10: ". . . the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory."

Raphael, the terrestrial earth will remain in this state until the end of the millennium. At that time, Jesus Christ will consume the terrestrial realms of the earth, including the telestial and terrestrial realms of the dead, and the earth will die. When it is resurrected, it will come forth as a glorious celestial earth, an abode for those of my elect who become couple Gods in eternity. There will no longer be telestial or terrestrial realms on the earth, but only a celestial earth. The members of the Church of the Firstborn will all receive an inheritance on this eternal celestial earth. Your own celestial earth will have moved to her place next to our celestial orb, along with other celestial earths from previous eternities that are there. All the rest of our children will go to their eternal rewards of glory. Satan and those who remain with him to the end will receive no realm of glory.

This is the great mystery of how we created the earth, and how we will continue to have our beautiful creation last into the millennial world."

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his extremely remarkable revelation to me this morning! It took me over two hours to receive. I have also reviewed and edited my words, with Heavenly Father at my side to insure all is correct. Oh, I am so grateful for such beautiful truths that he revealed to me! What a great mystery has been revealed! See also Moses 3:7 for supporting information to what Heavenly Father revealed today."

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Today I prayed what my Heavenly Parent's wanted me to place in this journal entry. I wondered if I had just randomly copied over sections of my Book of Raphael into this journal entry. However, in prayer I realized from Heavenly Mother that she had inspired me to do so, for she wanted me to discuss this topic of the physical creation of the earth.

She then appeared before me and spoke to me:

"Raphael, I am pleased that you brought forth some of that which Heavenly Father previous revealed to you about the physical creation of the earth and all that is on and under her surface. It has been a complex system of creation, and may be hard for our children to comprehend. However, this was the very method we have used, as well as very similar methods that all other Gods use, in the creation of their earths in their own galaxies. The creation story in Genesis, Moses and Abraham give a representation of both the spirit creation and the physical creation that our mortal children may understand. The more complex creation of the superimposed creations of the physical earth in her telestial, terrestrial and celestial realms we have never before revealed to man. We have waited to first reveal this great mystery to you, in the era of when all things will be revealed.

D&C 101:32-34
"32 Yea, verily I say unto you, in that day when the Lord shall come (Raphael, this is your very day in which you live, just prior to the second coming of Jesus Christ), he shall reveal all things—

33 Things which have passed, and hidden things which no man knew, things of the earth, by which it was made, and the purpose and the end thereof (all these we have revealed to you in your Book of Raphael!)—

34 Things most precious, things that are above, and things that are beneath, things that are in the earth, and upon the earth, and in heaven."

(my comments, from your Heavenly Mother, are in parenthesis above)

Provide some more references to other sections of your Book of Raphael on the physical creation of the earth for our interested children to study.

In your next journal entry, I wish you to discuss the spirit creation of the earth. We have revealed much of this creation event to you also.

The creation of mother earth, in the days of creation, is one of the greatest miracles that we do in each eternity! This process of creation shows our great forethought in planning for the advent of man, and for such a wonderful mortal sphere for them to experience their second estate."

I thanked my Heavenly Mother for her direction to me this morning! I am happy that I followed her promptings to share the revelations from Heavenly Father on the creation of the physical earth!

I have included below some more references on the physical creations for those interested to ponder and study. Please do not accept my revelations from God without confirming that they are each true! It is so important for each of you to received the witness like I have that what God has revealed to me about the physical creation is true.

Other references on the physical creation in my Book of Raphael:

Post 50 From Eternity to Eternity
Post 91 The First Creations
Post 100 Earth's Physical Creation
Post 107 Details of Creation
Post 120 Rock Layers of the Earth
Post 128 Patterns of Creation
Post 131 The Veils
Post 137 The Hollow Earth

There are scripture references to the physical creation which are referenced in the above posts, so I have no included them separately.

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January 21-22, 2026

In my previous journal entry, Heavenly Mother said I should study the spirit creation. The scripture that speaks of this most clearly is Moses 3:4-5–

"4 And now, behold, I say unto you, that these are the generations of the heaven and of the earth, when they were created, in the day that I, the Lord God, made the heaven and the earth,

5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew. For I, the Lord God, created all things, of which I have spoken, spiritually, before they were naturally upon the face of the earth. For I, the Lord God, had not caused it to rain upon the face of the earth. And I, the Lord God, had created all the children of men; and not yet a man to till the ground; for in heaven created I them; and there was not yet flesh upon the earth, neither in the water, neither in the air;"

Jesus Christ reiterated the pattern of creating all things spiritually before they were temporally:

D&C 29:31-32
"31 For by the power of my Spirit created I them; yea, all things both spiritual and temporal—

32 First spiritual, secondly temporal, which is the beginning of my work; and again, first temporal, and secondly spiritual, which is the last of my work—"

In a conversation with Heavenly Father in November 2018, he stated this:

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"Your earth had been spiritually created near our own celestial world at the center of our galaxy. It had gone through the spirit creation phases spoken of in Abraham. All things had been previously created in the spirit before this new physical creation in your own solar system. We created your earth below us, and added physical elemental matter to the spirit elemental matter. When physically born, we placed it in its new position in your solar system. From this moment onward, the earth continued to be formed and created into the beautiful physical world you now live in. There were many works of preparation we needed to do, however, before man came on its surface."

Earlier that year, between April and May 2018, I wrote post 77 "Earth's Spirit Creation". It is in this post that I started reading to remember all that was revealed to me by my Heavenly Parents at that time.

I experienced a very sweet interchange with my Heavenly Mother at that time, when she explained how she and Heavenly Father created their celestial orb:

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"She asked me to stand and walk with her in her orchard. I stood and she put her hands around my left arm and we strolled around, looking at the trees. I could tell she loved her trees and the budding growth on their branches. We soon stopped and faced Lake Beautiful.

Heavenly Mother then spoke:

'Raphael, please write my words.'

I wrote to this point. She then continued:

'After praying last night at the desert oasis, you wondered afterwards if you merely created the experience in your mind, like writing a fiction story or a novel. The ideas just gently came into your mind what you were doing and experiencing in your unconscious celestial state.

3. Raphael, these slight impressions were real, and you weren't dreaming or creating any of this! You did see the water plants waving in the oasis water and you did see the fish in the moonlit water. We enjoyed with you the stillness of the night there.

Even now. Your thoughts of us having been walking together in my orchard is very real and has just occurred. Trust in these gentle and subtle thoughts and let them flow into your conscious mind, for these are from your unconscious mind. The impressions are subtle but very true.'

I thanked Heavenly Mother, for I had just been wondering if I had just been making up events and actions in my mind. I told her I would just accept these all as true thoughts of what actually is happening to me.

4. Heavenly Mother spoke again:

'Raphael, when we created Lake Beautiful, we asked our newly formed celestial orb to form a large depression where this lake would occupy. Our thoughts controlled everything. The ground of this area sunk according to our desires, for our heavenly orb desired to please us, just like the plants and animals.

We formed the canals for the water flow that was to be, for the future three rivers. We created underground return caves, as we desired--all by our thoughts. We asked the orb to make rich soil where our gardens and fields would be and it was done. This was all directed by our minds, and the celestial orb that has a spirit, complied with our request. Thus we created everything on its surface and under its surface.

5. We then brought celestial seeds of all varieties and planted them in the soil of our celestial world. We communicated to them to grow. We watered them from living water that we also created from matter in space. We gave the water an intelligence, and it conformed to our desires. This was our creation process that happened in our celestial world that we now are standing upon.

6. All the materials of the universe that we have gathered and joined to the intelligences, we selected for different entities. Your Father and I brought these together in this creative process. All of these intelligences were chosen and offered the opportunity to become living entities, whether for orbs in our skies, water in our lakes, or all the various plants, animals, and finally our own children. This is how we created all things! We directed all by our thoughts and actions. Everything complied with our wishes since they knew us from the day we chose their intelligence to be part of our creations.

7. Some of the plants and animals we created in this way, but others we populated from the worlds of other Gods. We brought the seeds or animals from their celestial worlds and these propagated in our own world. The parent plants and animals were sometimes returned to their original worlds, or stayed from then on with our world. We still have free exchanges between our celestial worlds of the Gods.

From our heavenly creations, we then populated the telestial earth with its myriad of plants and animals as well. Even now, in their telestial state, these entities know us and want to obey our words and thoughts and to please us in every way they can.

8. We give you, Raphael, our authority to ask our creations to also do certain things, as we will give you directions. Use your thoughts as you did last night to the fish in your communication to them. Tell them in your thoughts that you are our representative, and that we want you to ask them to do a certain thing. You will act under our blessings and authority. You may also feel impressed at times to state this authority in the name of Jesus Christ, Our Beloved Son. He has also been given our full authority and honor.

9. Thus will all our works and creations be also subject to your directed thoughts. You should always ask in kindness, in love and with a grateful heart.

Since you act under our authority, always be sure that we have given you permission to thus ask our creations to comply with your requests. You may hear our words of direction in your mind, or feel the very subtle impression in your heart and mind--these will all be from us, your Heavenly Parents. Act in confidence and faith, and you will find our many creations love to follow your desires as you ask them in faith.'

10. I turned and faced my Heavenly Mother. I looked at her eternity eyes. They were full of confidence and love for me. I spoke:

'Thank thee, my Mother, for this great blessing! I thank thee for thy trust in me, thy son. I will only act, as I feel impressed from thee, Heavenly Father or Thy Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. I love thee so very much and feel so honored and humbled today!'

We then embraced, there in her orchard to the north of her beautiful lake!

I knew my prayer was finished. It had been amazing to me!"

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I loved reading this experience again! I have had very many such experiences, on their celestial orb where they live in heaven, and on the celestial realm of the earth. It is all so remarkable and beautiful! Every time I think of these amazing encounters, I am filled with an assurance that they are true, for I feel the steady assurance of the Holy Ghost confirm these truths to me! How wonderful to have been tutored by my Heavenly Mother and my Heavenly Father so many times! They helped me greatly in understanding their world, and helped me live and meet the challenges in my mortal world.

I would never have had such remarkable experiences had I not slowed down and sought them in humble prayer. They were so gracious to have lifted me up to be with them, and explain to me, face to face, the wonders of their creations, and their views about me and their children on earth. They were always so tender and loving to me! Oh, I feel so grateful for these experiences!

In this post, Heavenly Father spoke these words to me:

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"9. We have chosen to awaken you to your mission and role of Raphael, our angel in these last days on the earth, during your later years of your life. The maturity of living life, of raising a family, of having rich religious experiences, of running your own business and much more has been good preparation. We have accelerated your learning by our many revelations as well.

10. The plan we have for you, in your future years prior to the second coming of Our Beloved Son, will also be very intensive. You will one day look back at this time in your life and wonder how you received it all and did so much! It will seem to you like a dream, a flurry of fulfilling our will and receiving our revelations. This will all be done while living a normal life in mortality, among those in your community and family, as things progress in the world around you."

I feel deeply humbled to have been singled out to have such a calling, given to me directly from my Heavenly Parents! I pray that each of you reading my Book of Raphael will pray for confirmation of what God has told me. What they have revealed to me may also be revealed to you, by the enlightenment and power of the Holy Spirit.

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Now, I need to get to the fundamentals of the spirit creation of the earth:

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"'Raphael, come with me to your Heavenly Mother!'

3. I stood, took his hand in mine and we traveled instantly to the side of my Heavenly Mother. Heavenly Father dropped my hand and came next to Heavenly Mother by her side. He spoke again:

'Raphael, come now with us to the beginning when we created the earth upon which you live!'

Both he and Heavenly Mother extended their hands to me, I took each and we travelled back in time to a very distant place where the intelligences are located.

When we arrived, I watched what actually happened in the beginning, when our Mother Earth was created.

4. Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother worked as an amazing team. They came to an intelligence among many other intelligences. Heavenly Father spoke to this intelligence, all done in his directed thoughts:

'I and my eternal companion next to me are Gods in a distant galaxy. We have come to you today to ask you to become an earth for one of our eternities! We have offspring in our own image, and many plants and animals that we have created. All of these we wish to live on your surface as an earth in the midst of our galaxy. We have a progression of growth for these, but need an orb on which these may dwell. Would you accept our offer to create you into our earth for these, our creations?'

5. The intelligence he was talking to conveyed this message:

'Oh God, I would be so honored to become an earth for you and your eternal companion next to you. I accept your offer!'

Heavenly Father smiled on the intelligence, and then took the intelligence in his hand and then he and Heavenly Mother went to a new location. I came with them. Heavenly Mother spoke next to me:

6. 'Raphael, your Heavenly Father has the intelligence in his hand, and I will now select the material from which this intelligence will be formed into a spirit earth.'

Heavenly Mother then reached out with both her hands and scooped up in her hands something. As she did, I saw behind her a large mass of matter move. We then came back to the center of their galaxy–Heavenly Father with the intelligence in his hand and Heavenly Mother with the very large mass of matter following her, in her scooped hands.

7. They then came to one of the celestial mother earths and a celestial father earth near Kolob, at the center of their galaxy. Heavenly Father first came for a father earth, which was celestial and resurrected. He spoke to this father earth:

'My celestial father earth, I have in my hand a new intelligence we wish to have birthed into a new mother earth. Please accept this intelligence in your celestial being to transfer to a mother celestial earth.'

Heavenly Father then placed the intelligence into the celestial father earth.

8. Heavenly Mother then brought the mass of material to an adjacent celestial female earth, also resurrected, and spoke to her:

'Oh my beautiful mother earth, please accept into your being this mass of matter I have brought. This I have selected for a new spirit earth that we wish you to birth. My husband, your God, has placed the intelligence of this future earth into your celestial father earth next to you.'

9. I then saw the mass of matter enter into this celestial mother earth.

I then saw that the father earth came next to the mother earth. Their surfaces touched and the intelligence that Heavenly Father placed in the father earth moved from the father earth to the mother earth. Once transferred, the father earth moved back to his position near Kolob, the central governing start of the galaxy.

The celestial mother earth then had the intelligence and the mass of material inside of her massive orb. In time, I saw that she birthed a new spirit earth! The earth came from her celestial being, and was the same size as she was. However, this new earth was composed of spirit matter, not celestial physical matter in a resurrected state like that of the mother earth. I saw also that this new earth was a female earth.

10. Heavenly Mother then spoke to me:

'Raphael, you have seen, step by step, how your Mother Earth was created in her spirit state in the beginning. All things are created spiritually before physically or naturally, including this earth you see. This is your own Mother Earth in the beginning. She is destined to become a celestial Mother Earth like the one that birthed her.'

I then thanked my kind and loving Heavenly Parents for showing me this wonderful process of the birth of our Mother Earth! All of this was so completely new to me, and also seemed so true and very reasonable! I then ended my prayer and started my Saturday."

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The intelligence and elemental matter that formed the spirit earth was ultimately formed and birthed by a celestial earth. That was a very mind-blowing thing to me! This same process happens for all plants and animals, air and water! Here is another interesting tidbit on how many intelligences are in each creation:

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"I drank twice from the circling waters until I felt very clear, even to my toes. I knew my mind was also clarified. I then knelt back by the bench, facing the circling water. I asked for my Heavenly Parents to come. I then saw Heavenly Mother come alone down the stream, above the water, and turn with the circling waters at the same rate coming to me as the waters flowed. She came to the point above the shore of the waters, facing me. She was smiling and happy.

13. I felt pleased she was happy. This boosted my spirits! I asked that she share with me. Then Heavenly Mother spoke to me:

'Raphael, you might wonder how this living water in the stream and waterfall system differs from the other living water in our celestial world. These waters are controlled by the same single intelligence that we have place into the living water when we created it. The water at the desert oasis, this mountain stream system, the three rivers coming from the fountain of living water, and Lake Beautiful and all other sources of water in our kingdom are all the same entity with one intelligence. This living water knows what each part of it does, even though separated.

14. This same principle is followed for our celestial orb–all ground, rocks, soil, mountains, sand, forest soil and controlled by one intelligence that we have created. This is the same in your world with Mother Earth. Mother Earth is the single entity that controls all rocks, mountains, substructure of the earth and all land masses. Mother Earth controls all of these. The waters on the earth, whether in the lakes, oceans, streams, or atmosphere are also controlled by one living entity of water that we have created with its own intelligence.

15. Therefore, Raphael, when you ask water on earth to stop or move, or a rock or a mountain to move, these need to be addressed to the water intelligence or the Mother Earth intelligence, respectively. You have to be specific which entity to ask to do our desire when we ask you to do a certain thing.

For living plants and animals, each living entity has its own spirit and intelligence separate from another. For example, a fir tree has its own spirit and intelligence but a new fir tree that came up from seed next to it has different spirit and intelligence. All living entities have a spirit and intelligence, for all things were created spiritually before naturally on the earth. This is also true in heaven.

16. In our premortal world, where our offspring dwell, they dwell both among spirit entities like plants and animals, and on our physical celestial orb which has both a spirit and a physical component, in a resurrected state. Our celestial world is all spiritual and physical, in a resurrected state, used for each eternity. Those in the current eternity may be in their premortal spirit state only. These include our own offspring or the plants and animals that will be coming to the earth with our children during earth's temporal existence.'"

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God then told me about how the plants and animals were propagated, both in their spirit premortal state, and then later in their mortal state on the earth:
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"Heavenly Father spoke first:

'Raphael, you have learned in the past two days more about how to ask living entities in our world and on earth how to move or change as we direct you. You have learned how we created some of these entities, each having a spirit and intelligence. We have explained also how our celestial world is a living resurrected orb, along with its water and some plants and animals that are all resurrected. This is where we have each eternity begin and live, with their spirits and intelligences only, in their premortal state. This is where our own spirit children who are spirits came prior to coming to earth.

All is perfectly created for our own purposes! All our celestial creations and world love to obey and follow our will in all things.

3. When we created our physical earth, we populated it with physical plants and animals. We then came ourselves and gave birth to our first children, Adam and Eve, in the flesh, in their physical states. We therefore had given birth to these two children first in their spirit form only and then in their physical form. This was all done on our earth that was in a terrestrial state at the time. All the plants and animals in the beautiful Garden of Eden were also terrestrial, populated from our resurrected plants and animals in our celestial world. These resurrected plants and animals do this for each earth and eternity that we create. This is all done so that our children, our own offspring, may have a mortal experience on an earth.

4. Once Adam and Eve fell, and were cast out of our beautiful garden, they entered the lone and dreary world. They began bearing the souls of men and women whom we had planned to come to earth for their mortal probation. The earth, with its myriad of plants and animals, water and other single entities like the air or atmosphere, all fell to a telestial state, just like man.

These entities all had a spirit and intelligence but they were transformed to a lower state, from at first a celestial state in their spirit only form, to a terrestrial state when we created man on the earth and then finally to a telestial state after man fell. Those entities still had intelligence, and knew who we, their creators were, in all of their celestial, terrestrial and telestial states. They still recognized our voice, for this was still clear to them. However, to our own children, our voice was much more unclear, for this is how we planned their probation.

5. Therefore, when we ask our earth, or water, or any entity on the earth, to do something, other than our own children, these hear our voice and always obey, being eager to do our will. They fully remember when we asked them, as intelligences to become our creation in the beginning. They are still very aware of our actions and kindness to them. They always want to please us, their Gods and creators.

6. When we give you an assignment to ask these to change or to do our will, they will always comply, as long as they recognize you are acting in our behalf and with our authority in doing our will. You should always state that we have directed you and that it is by our authority and will that what you ask is to be done. These will also recognize you, as our angel with our direction, to do this thing we ask. These know you, for you have worked with us also in your premortal state doing these same things, acting in our behalf as our holy angel. This same thing has been done by all our angels."

From Heavenly Mother:
"9. Our many creations always follow us because we are their creators and they want to please us and fulfill our desires. They are so grateful for what we did for them in their day of creation, and what we continue to do for them.

However, our own offspring, our children, mostly do not follow us. We have given them their agency, so they have full choice whether to honor us, keep our commands and to serve us, their Heavenly Parents. Nevertheless, whether they hearken to our voice or not, we still reach out to them, seeking to elevate them, one by one, to the highest level of happiness that they are willing to receive.

10. For those of our posterity on earth who desire to follow our whisperings and to listen to our still small voice, we will lead them along, step by step. We will lead those who really want to keep our commandments to the end, to a place with us in our celestial worlds above. They will be able to be Gods as we are, and to create their own worlds and bear their own children in eternity. Our greatest joy is to bring to pass their eternal happiness and help them partake of eternal life and exaltations like we live.'"

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I wanted to find more information about the how the intelligence of God's creations is actually chosen by God, and then placed in a celestial resurrected entity on the celestial orb, where God lives. I found this very interesting post from May, 2017 that relates to the spirit creation:

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"2. From Heavenly Mother:

'Raphael, the creation of a living entity from an elemental intelligence and matter, both of which are unorganized in the immensity of space, is one of the primary abilities of the Gods. The process was discovered by our first Godly parents, and this same process continues with us, their posterity of the Gods.

3. This process entails God approaching an unorganized intelligence, and receiving from this intelligence, permission to create or organize it with matter, into a living entity. These intelligences already know of the grandeur of God, and all sustain us in all of our actions. We act as Gods in unity, according to law and order.

4. Almost always, these intelligences accept our offer to organize them into a class of existing living organisms. For you, Raphael, we approached you when you were just an unorganized intelligence. You accepted our offer for us to create you into one of our beloved children, as a spirit child of God. We told you that we would add celestial matter, to your elemental intelligence, and give birth to your infant spirit. You expressed deep gratitude for this opportunity to become like God.

5. I conceived of your Heavenly Father, and your intelligence was implanted by the Father into my womb. There your intelligence grew, just like the fertilized seed that grows into a human fetus in mortality. In your case, the seed was really your intelligence, which was of finite size and structure. This intelligence was only accessible to us, since we are God.

6. The celestial matter that was added to your intelligence in my womb, came from my resurrected body. You are truly from my body, and part of me! As more matter was added, you developed into a male spirit embryo, much like the process that happens on earth when a woman is pregnant.

7. When ready, I gave birth to you in the exact manner that my daughters give birth in their physical mortal state on earth. You came forth as a new infant spirit baby. I nursed you, in the same way as mothers do on earth.

8. You grew up in our nursery area in our holy temple, under the care of your Father and I. You were our fourth child in this current eternity. Your birth was planned, as the fourth male child, destined to be our third archangel, as you proved yourself to be obedient to our teachings.

When you were in the nursery, you grew into manhood. We taught you your first lessons as a beloved spirit son. You responded so well to our teachings, and we were very pleased with your progress.

9. When you reached your full spirit size and stature, you were gradually introduced to our celestial world. This was a marvelous experience for you.

It was thus for each of our spirit sons and daughters, born of me, in the premortal celestial realms. We loved each one of our children, and favor those who hearken to our teachings.

10. For those elemental intelligences that were chosen by us to become animals and plants, a similar process took place. We approached each one, or as a group of intelligences, and received permission to organize them into a class of living spirit entities. Resurrected animals or plants were given the intelligence, and procreated these into the likeness of themselves. For plants, these were seeds, and for animals, these were live offspring, eggs, or other procreative ways that we have devised that are repeated on earth. These intelligences also had added celestial matter in creating a spirit animal or plant, from their resurrected parent. These then grew as our spirit creations in our premortal celestial world.

11. A similar process occurs for the earths and other planets we create. All of our creations are first created in the spirit, before being created physically. It is an amazing process, all possible because we are God with this creative ability and keys.'"

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As I was reading in Moses 3:4-5, I found some references to my posts on the spirit creation that I wanted to copy below. These are very enlightening to me!

November 13, 2024
"I was relaxing yesterday and wondered about the details of the spirit creation of the earth. I have previously written about the telestial, terrestrial and celestial physical creations. However, I knew that the earth was spiritually created in the beginning also. Was this one spirit creation for each of these realms, or was there a separate spirit creation for each of the telestial, terrestrial and celestial realms? I also knew that the creation of all living things that would populate the earth were created in heaven, in a premortal spirit state. This is explained by Heavenly Mother below in 89C11-89C14. However, what about the earth itself, and her spirit creation? Weren't there the three realms of telestial, terrestrial and celestial that were created separately in the spirit, even before the earth was created physically in these same realms?

I came with these questions before my Heavenly Father yesterday. He asked me to write his words as he would give them to me. However, before this happened, I read all about what he and Heavenly Mother had revealed to me previously. When done, I was too tired to effectively write his words. I feel refreshed today, and humbly pray again that he will speak to me on this subject. I am ready to receive his words, now being in a meditative and quiet state, early in the morning before the family arises.

Here are his words that now come into my mind:

"Raphael, it is pleasing to me that you have prepared so well to receive my words, my revelations to your heart and mind, about the details of the spirit creation of the earth upon which you live.

Once all of our creations that would populate the earth were created in their celestial spirit state on our celestial orb, as previously explained by your Heavenly Mother to you (see 50I10-50I11 above), we then created the earth in her spirit state, even before she was created naturally, or physically.

The way we created the spirit earth was this: the intelligence of the earth was selected by both your Heavenly Mother and I. We also obtained elemental matter, and brought these both to two of our resurrected celestial earths: one of our female earths and one of our male earths. We told these resurrected earths to create a new earth in their image, of the same size and shape as they were.

We brought the intelligence to the male resurrected earth, and he took it, came near to the female earth, and he transferred this intelligence, along with some of his own celestial material to her, in a procreation process, approved by our first parent Gods. The female earth then had some of the physical substance from the male earth, plus the intelligence we had chosen, which constituted the seed of the new earth. We gave this mother earth most of the elemental matter, so she could use this to create the new earth. We also gave to the male earth enough of this same elemental matter to replace what he had removed from his own earth when he transferred to the mother earth some of his own substance.

The seed of your new female earth was then developed, along with the elemental matter, in this celestial resurrected mother earth until your new spirit earth was ready to be born. In this development process, the mother earth transferred to your new earth the knowledge of how to function and what would happen to her in her future life. This was akin to a procreation process, or pregnancy in others of our creations. This new earth was to become your mother earth upon which you live.

Once this new spirit earth was fully developed, she was born in a spirit state. She came forth from the celestial mother earth in the same size and shape as her celestial mother earth, but in a spirit state only. When she exited her mother earth, she had four new spirit realms: a telestial, terrestrial, celestial and a highest celestial realm. These realms were all void of animal and plant life, and void of an atmosphere and water. However, each realm had refined material substance which constituted the spirit foundational rock substance in each of the four realms.

This birth process of your spirit earth was done in the skies above our celestial orb where the mother earth was rotating around our celestial orb. This is the location of all of earths from each eternity, who all rotate around our celestial orb and look like stars in the sky at night, as seen from our celestial orb. When your mother earth was born, she rotated in the skies next to her own mother and father earth.

It was in this state of your spirit earth that your Heavenly Mother, Immanuel and I came to the highest celestial realms of this new earth. This is the realm reserved for us Gods. We discussed our plan for the earth, and began completing the spirit creation in these four realms. We first brought water and atmosphere to her surface, in a similar procreative process created from water and atmosphere from our own celestial orb. These were each birthed by the creative process that was instituted from the beginning by our first parent Gods for these entities. Each of the new water and new atmosphere on the spirit earth also had its own intelligence and elemental matter. The new spirit water came into the four spirit realms of your earth, all controlled by one intelligence. The new spirit atmosphere also came into the four spirit realms on earth, also controlled by one intelligence. At that time, the earth had three intelligent and functioning beings: the earth, the water, and the atmosphere, each dwelling in four spirit realms.

Your mother earth was next ready to have Immanuel, our chosen firstborn son in the spirit from this eternity, to act under our direction to complete the earth's spirit creation. This was all done in the skies above our celestial orb on the spirit earth. Spirit plants and spirit animals, birthed from resurrected celestial entities of their same species, were brought to your earth in her four spirit realms. These beautified and greatly enhanced the earth in its spirit state. These all populated these four realms so that these spirit realms would be glorious and lovely to those who would dwell or visit therein.

When the earth was later physically created, the same celestial resurrected parent beings that created or bore their spirit offspring, also bore these offspring again in the physical realm. The premortal spirits of these entities were placed into the newborn physical entities, so that the spirit became part of the physical body or entity. For example, the new physical water contained additional elemental matter plus the premortal spirit water that had been earlier created. A new physical oak tree contained temporal elements plus the premortal spirit oak tree that had been previously created in the spirit creation. Our first temporal children, Adam and Eve, were birthed by Heavenly Mother as physical immortal children, with their premortal spirits inside their bodies. They possessed tangible, physical bodies of flesh and spirit, with no blood until after their fall into mortality. This same pattern of flesh and spirit creation occurred for each plant and animal.

After the fall of man, all the physical creation also changed into a mortal, fallen condition. When our children, plants and animals were to die in their mortal bodies, then their physical bodies were to decompose into the physical earth, and their eternal spirits were to go into the same spirit realm on the earth that had at first been created. The telestial and terrestrial spirit realms of the dead became part of the telestial and terrestrial realms. Our children would go to an area in these realms, awaiting their resurrection.

None of our spirit children were allowed to go into the celestial spirit realm when they died unless they had a mission that required them to do so. This celestial spirit realm was reserved for the spirit angels and other celestial spirit servants to minister from to those on the earth. The highest celestial realm was reserved for use of us who are Gods.

The celestial physical earth was created after the death of Jesus Christ and prior to the creation of the physical celestial New Jerusalem. We planted a celestial forest and celestial resource area from which physical materials for the New Jerusalem Temple and grounds were to be constructed.

The creation of the terrestrial and telestial physical earth has been revealed to you previously by your Heavenly Mother and I."

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his new revelation on the creation of the earth, particularly in the spirit realms! I received this new information with joy! I then confirmed in a prayer that what I had written was all true and from my Heavenly Father. I confirmed this again with Heavenly Mother tonight in my prayer.

I have included some references to the spirit and physical creations below. These are very enlightening also, and confirm what I received today. I did not read these prior to receiving today's revelation from Heavenly Father. The information below is very congruent with what I received about the spirit creation in the four realms of glory.

50D6-50D7, from both Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother: "The physical earth [from Heavenly Father on November 13, 2024: this should state "telestial mortal earth"] has never been elevated to a celestial state before, but was created in both the telestial and terrestrial spheres. This is the environment of the physical creation of the earth.

The introduction of celestial element to the [mortal] earth was first done this past Sunday, 4-23-2017, where living celestial water was brought by the holy angels from the celestial Lake Beautiful, and poured into the underground telestial reservoir. The celestial gold and silver pails were placed on the telestial earth, to merge into the elements there. This is the beginning of the birth of the [mortal] earth to a celestial state, isolated for the millennium to the New Jerusalem area where Jesus Christ will reign. Ultimately, the earth will die and be resurrected an entire celestial earth, to be located next to the celestial world where God dwells."

89C11-89C14: "Heavenly Mother then appeared at my side, also looking at the circling waters. I wondered what she saw there and what she was looking at in the water.

Heavenly Mother then spoke:

'Raphael, I am looking into the living water at a plant and a fish in the water. These currently reside here in my upper garden stream. They love to live here! When these fish and plants were created, they had first a spirit creation here in our celestial world. They were both living in a stream in another part of our orb where all were spirit creations. Then this fish and plant came to an earth like yours for a mortal experience. The fish was hatched from a mother fish egg and the plant was propagated in a mountain stream on earth. They subsequently died and their spirits came to the world of spirits around their earth. The spirit world was populated by many of our own children awaiting their resurrection.

In the time of the celestial resurrection of our beloved children in the last eternity that was completed, this fish and plant were also resurrected to a celestial glory. They were both placed in this mountain stream by myself at the end of that eternity, before your eternity began.

Raphael, we change our celestial orb around for each new eternity. The temple, our heavenly home, remains the same structure, but we may change the inside rooms to meet our desires. We also change the surface of our celestial orb to bring variety and change. What does not change is our great love for our children who come forth in each eternity! We also don't change our basic patterns of creating all things spiritually before they were naturally upon the earth.

Moses 3:5

"And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew. For I, the Lord God, created all things, of which I have spoken, spiritually, before they were naturally upon the face of the earth."

All of our creations, including plants, animals and even orbs and planets, were created spiritually before we created them naturally on their earth. They were also resurrected to a level of other celestial, terrestrial or telestial glory. They accompany our own children who received their salvation to their eternal worlds of glory, some to celestial, terrestrial and telestial glories. In each of these worlds, our plants and animals are very pleased to exist and continue with them and desire to bless our own children in their worlds of glory!'

I thanked my Heavenly Mother for her discussion of this fish and plant and how they progressed. I was enlightened, as always, by her revelation!

I looked again down into the water and looked at this fish and the water plant. I then realized these were each created spiritually, naturally and then resurrected while I was still in my intelligence state! These creations were from the previous eternity!

I then looked into the eyes of my Heavenly Mother. She has been through countless eternities herself, with my Heavenly Father! She certainly knows what she has repeatedly done for each eternity. I felt so blessed to have her wealth of knowledge and experience!"

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I found more on the spirit and physical creation of the earth under Moses 3:4-5.

100G2-100G8: "Heavenly Mother spoke:

'Raphael, we both came to you last night and took you to the earth in the beginning of its physical creation. This morning you had read about the spiritual birth of your own female earth. She had spirit elemental matter and intelligence. She was spiritually created at that time and was nigh unto our celestial orb.

We had spirit seeds planted on our spirit earth and brought forth all of our spirit creations on our spirit earth, just like we would repeat again one day on our physical earth.

When all things had been created spiritually on the earth, we then removed these and brought them to our celestial orb. The spirit earth was then ready for her birth physically. All the spirit atmosphere, spirit waters, all her spirit plants and animals were brought to our very large celestial orb and the earth was again as she was in her primeval days of her spirit creation, void of all other life on her spirit surface.

Your Heavenly Father and I then brought our Beloved Son, Immanuel, at this time, and came to our spirit earth. We asked our spirit earth to come with us to her new place in our galaxy. We took her to your solar system where she is now. We all three then traveled past the boundaries of the universe where is located the intelligences and elemental matter. We left the earth in her new solar system. We asked our Beloved Son to scoop elemental matter from this location outside the boundaries of the universe, done with our power of being Gods. Immanuel was not ordained to be a God, so he had to act with our power.

Immanuel scooped up elemental matter and held this in his hands, through our power. We then all three returned to our spiritual earth with the new elemental matter held by Immanuel.

The Father then asked our son, Immanuel, to place all of the new elemental matter on the spirit earth. Immanuel did so. The Father then spoke these words:

"Our Mother Earth, our Beloved Son Immanuel has placed a large amount of new elemental matter on your being. This is required for physical birth. I now command all of the new elemental matter to disperse evenly over your entire spirit being, matching up with every particle of your own spirit elemental matter."

At that point, the new elemental matter dispersed into the earth, fully spreading out entirely on and in the earth.

The Father then continued:

"Now that the new elemental matter is dispersed, I command this new elemental matter to become physical molten rock in the composition I desire."

At that moment, the entire earth became molten rock, taking the exact shape and size of the spirit earth. The earth had been spiritually created and birthed before by one of our celestial spirit earths near our own celestial home. Now, for the first time, your Mother Earth had also physical elemental matter, created into molten rock. The earth had full control of her spirit earth matter and now her physical molten rock matter. She consisted of one intelligence, and spirit matter and physical matter. She was without form on her surface and was spherical in her overall shape. Her size and mass were those she currently has today.

We then asked our Beloved Son, Immanuel, to set the times and seasons of the earth, by our power of being Gods. He then commanded the earth to rotate around the physical sun in her current path and orbit. He then commanded the earth to rotate so as to cause her surface to intermittently be light and dark, from the sun at the center of the solar system. Immanuel then commanded the moon to rotate in an orbit around the new physical earth. We all three watched until all of the commands of Immanuel were fulfilled according to our desires.

This is the state that your Heavenly Father and I brought you to the earth last night in your prayer. You saw the molten earth below us, newly physically created and placed in her current position in your own solar system.

Raphael, this was the first day of creation for our physical earth. We will return tonight to continue sharing with you the physical creation of your earth.'

I thanked my Heavenly Mother for her detailed description of how the earth was physically created in the beginning. I had no idea before how this was done. I was glad to see that Jesus Christ, then named Immanuel, had created the physical earth by the power of his Heavenly Parents who were next to him. I was impressed by all of these details!

I told my Heavenly Parents how pleased I was to receive the story of the creation of my beautiful earth upon which I live! I told them I loved them so very much too. I then closed my prayer and started a new day."

100G10-100H16: "Heavenly Father spoke to me:

'Raphael, your Heavenly Mother shared with you details of the physical birth of your Mother Earth. This mystery has never been revealed to man and was reserved to come forth in these last days when all things are to be revealed. We created the earth in the beginning through our Beloved Son, Immanuel, early in the premortal phase of our own family of spirit children.

The story of the creation in Abraham chapters 4-5 states that the Gods created the heavens and the earth. The Gods consisted of your Heavenly Mother, our Son Immanuel (soon to be a God when he was to be named Jehovah), and me, your Heavenly Father. There were seven times or periods that we created the earth, both in a spirit state and then in a physical state. The two creation stories in your scriptures (Abraham Chapters 4-5 and Moses Chapter 2) speak of this division of both the spirit creation and the physical creation. We patterned the days of creation in both the spirit creation and the physical creation to be the same. The spirit creation of the earth is more clearly recorded in the Abraham account and the physical creation is more clearly record in the Moses account. The spirit creation was done on the spirit earth and on our celestial orb. When the seventh time was concluded in the spirit creation we, the Gods and creators, had formed all the generations of the heaven and the earth.

Abraham 5:4-5 (Heavenly Father's comments in parenthesis)-

"And the Gods came down (from the celestial orb) and formed these the generations of the heavens (all the atmosphere and birds that fly, and all that is above the earth) and of the earth, when they were formed in the day that the Gods formed the earth and the heavens (in its spirit state).

According to all that which they had said concerning every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew (this was the spirit creation, for all the generations of every plant and animal and our own children had been created in this premortal state prior to coming to the physical earth for their mortal experience); for the Gods had not caused it to rain upon the earth when they counseled to do them, (or create them) and had not formed a man to till the ground (all men and women were created first spiritually before the first man Adam came to till the earth, in the physical creation of man)."

Now I will return to the first day of the physical creation:

Moses 2:2

"And the earth was without form, and void; and I caused darkness to come up upon the face of the deep; and my Spirit moved upon the face of the water; for I am God."

The above description followed the molten earth after it cooled. The earth at that time was crusted over, and was without form and void. There was not yet atmosphere or water on its surface. We three Gods (including Immanuel who was to be a God soon), then created the water. We took again elemental matter and brought the spirit water that we had previously created, and placed the matter on the spirit water. We followed the same procedure as we did in the physical creation of the earth in creating the physical water. The scripture above states that the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the water, for the water completely covered the physical earth's crust that had cooled.

The earth was thus in her current solar system, in her set times and rotations, and she was immersed in water. The sun shone upon the earth at different times as it rotated between day and night. This ended the first day of the physical creation of the earth.

In the second day or time of the physical creation, we divided the water. We brought elemental matter and brought the spirit atmosphere to the earth. We added the matter to the spirit atmosphere and created physical atmosphere. The atmosphere then became more heated over the regions near the equator than over the water at the poles from the heating of the sun, and weather patterns and ocean currents. This is the meaning of the great waters under the firmament (oceans, lakes) from the waters above the firmament (water vapor in the clouds and precipitation that falls on the earth and the large bodies of water).

The firmament was the physical atmosphere which we called heaven, for it was above the physical waters and earth. The waters were now divided, the greater part remained in the ocean and the lesser part evaporated into the atmosphere.

Here now is the scriptural account of the second day of the physical creation on the earth:

Moses 2:6-8

"And again, I, God, said: Let there be a firmament (atmosphere) in the midst of the water (the water in the ocean and the water in the atmosphere that had evaporated), and it was so, even as I spake; and I said: Let it divide the waters from the waters (waters in the oceans and waters in the clouds in the atmosphere); and it was done;

And I, God, made the firmament (atmosphere) and divided the waters, yea, the great waters under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament, and it was so even as I spake.

And I, God, called the firmament Heaven (the atmosphere or the sky above the large waters); and the evening and the morning were the second day."

At the end of the second day the earth was still fully immersed in the ocean waters, and the atmosphere and a smaller portion of the waters as clouds were above the ocean waters. There was not yet dry land.

On the third day of creation we commanded the earth to rise up above the ocean waters to cause dry land to appear. At this primeval day, there was one large land mass that appeared with the ocean waters receding to a smaller deeper ocean. There were many lakes on the land, rivers and streams. There were mountains, plains and all sorts of topography on the dry land.

Moses 2:9-10

"And I, God, said: Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and it was so; and I, God, said: Let there be dry land, and it was so.

And I, God, called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters, called I the Sea; and I, God, saw that all things which I had made were good."

This was the state of the earth before plants were introduced on the surface of the earth. There was rocky ground for it had recently been hardened as it cooled, and been immersed in the water. There was no vegetation yet on the earth or in the waters. The only living entities were Mother Earth, the water, and the atmosphere.

Raphael, we will continue tomorrow in describing how our plants and animals were introduced on the earth, all in preparation for mankind, our beloved children.'

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his clear and detailed words on the physical creation of the earth, up to the part of the third day of creation. I said I was very enlightened by what he and Heavenly Mother had revealed to me!

I then saw my Heavenly Parents return to the lake and exit back into the sky. I closed my prayer and got ready for bed.

H. R's Personal Journal Entry, November 11, 2018, Sunday

I felt this new morning to come again to the lake at God's Loving Healing Center. I knelt by the bench facing the lake. I asked again for my Heavenly Parents to come. They both appeared to me again in bright light that came upon the lake. They then each walked up to me, holding hands. They were magnificent to behold, with beautiful matching robes! They came up to me, standing a little higher above the ground. They separated and Heavenly Mother asked me to stand and join them. I stood and took their hands, facing their same direction.

We were next over the planet earth in the beginning. I could see the ocean shore, with waves crashing upon the land. We then traveled over the dry land a little inland. I saw a few lakes and rivers. I saw some clouds in the sky. The sun was shining on the rocky land.

Heavenly Mother then spoke:

'Raphael, we will continue sharing with you the events of the physical creation. You see the dry land with the lakes and rivers and streams. The clouds often rain on the rocky ground. There are no plants on the earth. This is the third day of creation that we are witnessing below us.

We then brought living physical seeds and living physical plants upon the earth. These were created in our celestial orb, propagated from celestial resurrected plants and brought to the earth by our spirit children whom we had asked to plant these on the earth.

Moses 2:11-13

"And I, God, said: Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, the fruit tree yielding fruit, whose seed should be in itself, after his kind; and I, God, saw that all things which I had made were good;

And the earth brought forth grass, every herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed should be in itself, after his kind; and I, God, saw that all things which I had made were good;

And the evening and the morning were the third day."

Raphael, we enlisted many of our spirit children to plant these celestial seeds and plants on the earth. The plants grew quickly in the rocky soil, for it was rich in minerals. The sun shone, the rain fell, and the plants grew. Soon our earth was blanketed by vegetation! It became lush and forested in many areas. There were all sorts of plants. These plants were planted as celestial plants, for they were the offspring of our resurrected celestial plants on our celestial orb. They grew, however, on the telestial earth, for we had created this earth in that state once it came into your current solar system. The plants became telestial plants, for the nutrients, water and atmosphere they used were all of the telestial order. The sun and moon were also of the same telestial order. The light and heat coming to the earth from the sun was created from light matter that fell into the sun and was ignited and then shone forth from that very hot star. The very solar system of the earth was located in our galaxy in the outer regions of our galaxy where all planets and stars are telestial.

We concluded the third day or time period of creation with the earth and waters filled with plant life.

The scriptural account of the physical creation next describes that we placed lights in the firmament (skies) above the earth during the fourth day. It states we created the greater light to rule the day (the sun) and the lesser light to rule the night (the moon). It also states that the stars were made. (see Moses 2:14-19) We had already created the sun, the moon and all the stars before the earth was created physically. This region of our galaxy had been created much earlier and had been the residence of previous earths in this epoch.

However, we included the creation of this region of our galaxy as the fourth day of creation to emphasize to those who would read the creation story that we had created all of these stars, moons and planets that are in the heavens. These were created for the day and night, for signs and seasons, for days and years (see Moses 2:14).

At the conclusion of the fourth day of creation, our earth was fully ready for animals to come on its surface and in the waters. Your Heavenly Father and I will continue today to instruct you how this all really happened.'

I thanked my Heavenly Parents for their visit to me today and for bringing me to the earth during its physical creation phase. I thanked my Heavenly Mother for her description. I said I was so pleased that they were revealing all of this to me, their son on the earth! I then lost my connection with my vision and concluded my prayer. I started my new Sabbath day.

After church-
During the sacrament, I came again to the lake at God's Loving Healing Center. When the sacrament was blessed, I saw my Heavenly Parents upon the lake in great light again like I had recently seen them. I made my covenant at the sacrament after the priest blessed the bread. Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother walked then walked up to me while I was kneeling next to the bench.

After I partook of the bread, Heavenly Father spoke to me:

'Raphael, your Heavenly Mother and I accept your covenant to take upon you the name of our Beloved Son, to always remember us, and to keep our commandments.'

He then extended his hand to me. I stood and we were again immediately above the earth at the end of the fourth day.

He spoke again:

'Raphael, during the fifth day we placed animals of the waters in the sea and the lakes and rivers. They came from celestial parents as grown animals to the earth as a male and female of every kind, one of each. They soon became part of the telestial earth and brought forth abundance after their own kind.

We also brought all animals that fly above the earth-birds, flying insects, and winged animals of all kinds. These also came as a male and female of each kind and brought offspring forth abundantly. These became telestial creatures as well, after they had been in the telestial environment for a short time.

On the sixth day we brought forth all land animals:

Moses 2:25

"And I, God, made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything which creepeth upon the earth after his kind; and I, God, saw that all these things were good."

These animals were also the offspring of celestial resurrected creatures on our own celestial orb. All of the large animals that you call dinosaurs came forth at this time on the earth. They quickly propagated their own kind in this telestial world.

The sixth time period of creation also included the creation of man. However, we delayed bringing forth man and some other plants and animals that are especially suited for man. The first plants and animals we brought forth in the fifth and sixth days of creation were in the primeval earth to create the soils of the earth and areas like the large coal deposits in the earth. These primeval creations existed in this state for many millions of years. This history is recorded in rock history layers of the earth.

Our intention with the primeval state of the earth was to create the entire rich environment, the soils and the fuel deposits in the earth, all in preparation for the advent of man.

Just before the advent of man, we had the earth fully prepared. We caused almost all life on the earth then to die, so that we could introduce new plants and animals especially suited for man. It was at this time, when the primeval world was nearly at its end, that Lucifer and his hosts were cast into the earth. When we came and brought forth Adam and Eve, the devils were restricted from our terrestrial Garden of Eden. The environment outside of the Garden of Eden was telestial, with hardly any life remaining. This was where Satan and his minions dwelt.'

Later at night-I had written the above entry just moments ago. I am again in my front room and it is past 10:00 p.m.
I am now again ready for further connection with my Heavenly Parents. I came to the lake at God's Loving Healing Center. As I came to the shore facing the lake, I came upon my Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother again! I came to my knees before them. I thanked them for sharing with me so much about the physical creation of the earth.

Heavenly Mother then spoke:

'Raphael, the sixth period of creation ended with the creation of man. We have addressed this with you previously. Your Heavenly Father and I came to the Garden of Eden and I bore our two children in their physical states, Adam and Eve. They grew up as our children in our beautiful gardens. When they were of age and adults, we married them as husband and wife. We commanded them to multiply and replenish the earth. However, they were innocent and could not yet fulfill our commandment until they became telestial beings, the first new flesh on the earth in their new world.

This is the last revelation of this series where your Heavenly Father and I come to you and describe the stages of the physical creation of the earth. All things were created for the advent of our beloved children who would come forth for their mortal experience on earth. The earth was prepared sufficiently with beautiful lands, rich fuel deposits, plants and animals of all kinds to bless mankind and enhance the environment.'"

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I have written and copied so much above in my journal entry, I'm afraid it might be very difficult for people to read and get through at one time. I know there is much more to the creation of the earth, and all things on it, both from a spirit and temporal perspective, but what I have shared above is the overall way it was accomplished. I have put links in to the scriptures and posts where more information may be flushed out.

In prayer this morning, I feel that my Heavenly Parents are pleased with what I have share. I am going to therefore publish this journal entry today. I feel so overwhelmingly happy to know some of these details of the creation experience! I thank my Heavenly Parents for their remarkable revelations to me over the years!

Again, to the reader, please do not take my word for any of this, but instead petition your Heavenly Parents in the name of Jesus Christ, to enlighten your mind and to confirm to your soul the truthfulness of what I have received. I know the Holy Ghost, who is Heavenly Mother, will bear witness to you of the truth of all things (Moroni_10:5).

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January 23-24, 2026

Today as I prayed in the early morning, I distinctly felt the presence of my Father in Heaven, standing before me! I expressed my deep gratitude to be in his presence again, and to be his son. This is such a privilege to be in his image, and to be brought back into his presence again, even while in mortality!

I asked what he wanted me to do. He said he wanted me to find a scripture that he would expound on, in my standard works. He said he would guide me to that scripture. I then opened up my computer, and found this page where the scriptures were shown. I prayed in my mind which book to click on, and then listened to the voice of the Spirit, to be led by my Father. I very soon came to this verse in the Book of Moses, in the Pearl of Great Price:

Moses 3:5-9
"5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew. For I, the Lord God, created all things, of which I have spoken, spiritually, before they were naturally upon the face of the earth. For I, the Lord God, had not caused it to rain upon the face of the earth. And I, the Lord God, had created all the children of men; and not yet a man to till the ground; for in heaven created I them; and there was not yet flesh upon the earth, neither in the water, neither in the air;

6 But I, the Lord God, spake, and there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

7 And I, the Lord God, formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul, the first flesh upon the earth, the first man also; nevertheless, all things were before created; but spiritually were they created and made according to my word.

8 And I, the Lord God, planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there I put the man whom I had formed.

9 And out of the ground made I, the Lord God, to grow every tree, naturally, that is pleasant to the sight of man; and man could behold it. And it became also a living soul. For it was spiritual in the day that I created it; for it remaineth in the sphere in which I, God, created it, yea, even all things which I prepared for the use of man; and man saw that it was good for food. And I, the Lord God, planted the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and also the tree of knowledge of good and evil."

After writing to this point, I felt that I needed to find what my Father and Mother had already said about these verses in my Book of Raphael. Once I had done this, and written my impressions in this journal post, then I should ask further light and knowledge about them from my Father who was before me. Before I proceeded, I asked my Heavenly Father if this was the correct approach. Here is what he said:

"Raphael, you have done well to select the verse that I wish to expound. Your Heavenly Mother and I want you to copy over sections of the Book of Raphael about the creation of Adam and Eve, our very first children who populated the earth. Once you have researched this, and have copied some of what you find into this journal entry, then come back and call upon me for further enlightenment."

I thanked my Father for his direction, and said that I would do this.

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Here is an entry from Heavenly Father that relates directly to Adam and Eve.

92B2-92B16, from Heavenly Father: "Raphael, I will continue explaining to you how we have set up our creations and their capabilities.

Most of our creations, the plants and animals, water, earth and air, were all created in the spirit by a birth or propagation process from the same species. These parents need to be resurrected to a celestial state to give birth and propagate their own offspring. These offspring may be spirits or physical creations to a terrestrial or celestial state. All the spirit creations are birthed or propagated to a celestial state from intelligence and elemental matter. These are created in heaven and become part of a premortal world.

These creations come to earth which was also created spiritually before naturally or physically. Once all of our spirit creations, including our own spirit offspring, are on the earth or in heaven, ready for a physical creation, we then repeat the entire creation process in the physical state. This is in the sequence of the creation story found in Moses chapter 3. All the generations of heaven and earth had been created in this spirit form and not physically.

At this point, I caused all of these same parent creations to now create physical offspring for those that would populate the earth at that time. There were many spirit creations that were not to be created physically until after the fall, from the natural propagation of their kind in the telestial fallen world, or in a terrestrial millennial world on the earth.

The very first physical creation on the spirit earth was the physical earth and then the primeval plants and animals that would prepare the earth on its surface to be able to bring forth rich soil, ready for the later advent of new plants and animals and our own children.'

I then asked my Father this question:

'Father, if the earth at this primeval time was telestial and man was not yet physically on the earth, how were these creations physically created without a fall in their telestial state? I thought all celestial resurrected beings could produce terrestrial and celestial offspring but not telestial physical offspring?'

Heavenly Father responded:

'Raphael, Adam and Eve were the first terrestrial flesh (human flesh) upon the earth, birthed by Heavenly Mother on the earth. We created the Garden of Eden on this earth, which was also in a terrestrial state, where Adam and Eve could dwell. However, before this time of the placement of the man and woman on the physical earth, the earth had to be prepared to receive them, for it was only rock and void in the beginning and not suitable for mankind yet.

We therefore placed water on the earth, the mist spoken of in Moses 3:6-

But I, the Lord God, spake, and there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground."

At this time, the physical creation in Abraham chapter 4:1-25 was done. The creation process was the creation of the earth, waters and plant and animal life in the primeval state in the days of their organization. There was not mankind yet upon the earth. These primeval plant and animal creations were intended to create the rich soils and coal deposits, and their remains are now seen in the rock layers' history on the earth, laid down over eons of time, gradually deposited.

The earth was then a primeval telestial earth, but the initial creations were terrestrially created by their celestial parents and placed on the terrestrial earth at the time of their creation. However, when they came to earth, they assumed the state of the earth, which was telestial. The earth was also initially created in a terrestrial state when it was without form and void, but when the waters came on the earth, we caused the earth to become a telestial world, for that is how we wished it to be when the many plants and animals would come on its surface. When the time came for mankind to come on the earth, the earth had rich soil and mineral deposits on its surface and under its surface. We caused most all of the primeval life to die so that the prepared earth would be ready for mankind, with a fresh replanting of the earth with new plant and animals suitable for mankind.

We then created a new phase of the earth as is recorded in Abraham 4:16-31, 5:1-21 and also Moses 3:7-25. This is when we created a beautiful Garden of Eden and introduced mostly new plants and animals on its surface. These were brought as plant and animal spirits to the earth to this Garden of Eden. These had lived previously in our celestial orb. When all was spiritually created, and ready for man, your Heavenly Mother and I came to the Garden of Eden and created Adam and Eve as our own physical children. They were the first terrestrial flesh on the earth. Once birthed, we caused the remainder of the spirit plants and animals on the earth to also be physically birthed and propagated in this beautiful terrestrial Garden of Eden. Resurrected celestial animals birthed these. By the time Adam and Eve were aware and of age as young children, the Garden of Eden had completely been transformed from its spirit state to its physical terrestrial state. Your Heavenly Mother and I, and our children Adam and Eve, grew up in a beautiful world, which we had prepared for us. This is where we raised our two children to adulthood in their physical terrestrial states. We elevated the areas where we directly lived to be in a celestial realm, for that is the only way we could be in the terrestrial world.

When of age as adults, we married our two children as husband and wife. They were in a terrestrial state, but were transfigured to a celestial state when they would commune with us in the Garden of Eden.

We then brought our celestial resurrected tree of life to the Garden of Eden. They partook freely of the fruit of the tree of life and received the love of God to their souls.

When all was prepared, we planted a new tree, the tree of knowledge of good and evil. We told Adam and Eve not to partake of the fruit of this tree.

Moses 3:17

"But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it, nevertheless, thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee; but, remember that I forbid it, for in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."

We had freely spoken to Adam and Eve of the earth life they would one day live in their future. However, we did not tell them of the fall of man nor how this would happen.

We then allowed Lucifer to come forth from under the earth where he and his evil spirits had been placed. We allowed him to come into our beautiful Garden of Eden for a season, even though he normally couldn't do so since it was in a terrestrial state.

Soon Satan became familiar with all of the Garden of Eden, its plants and animals. He had persuaded some of the animals to follow him, for in their terrestrial state the animals have choice and may communicate with mankind.

Moses 4:5-7

"And now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which I, the Lord God, had made.

And Satan put it into the heart of the serpent, (for he had drawn away many after him,) and he sought also to beguile Eve, for he knew not the mind of God, wherefore he sought to destroy the world.

And he said unto the woman: Yea, hath God said-Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? (And he spake by the mouth of the serpent.)"

Normally, the animals in their terrestrial state do not respond to the influence of the adversary, and are always obedient to us, their Gods, for that is their nature. However, we allowed Lucifer for a season into our terrestrial state of the Garden of Eden. He then easily persuaded many animals to follow his sinister plan to deceive Adam and Eve, for Lucifer was far more intelligent and deceptive than the lower order of animals.

Once Adam and Eve both partook of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, we came to visit them. They were cast out of the Garden of Eden because they had transgressed our commandment not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. It was by their own choice that they had brought upon themselves eventual death and a mortal life.

When Adam and Eve left the beautiful garden, they entered into a telestial world. All of the physical creations that were terrestrial also fell into a telestial state, for that is what we did once man was expelled. We then removed the tree of life from the garden and brought it back into our celestial orb. Adam and Eve were then driven from the beautiful garden (Moses 4:31) and began to till the earth (Moses 5:1). They continued to have dominion over all the animals in their new telestial world.

In this fallen state, Adam and Eve could then bear children in mortality. The premortal celestial spirits that we had birthed in heaven now could come through Adam and Eve, and their posterity.'"

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Here is another revelation that I received from Heavenly Father to a question about the tree of life, back in August, 2018:

91H2-91H11
"2. I had received an email last night from R.S.. Here is a question he asked:

Did the first Gods create the first tree of life? Were the fruits from that tree of life shared with the new gods? Or did the new gods receive knowledge and plant their own? The tree of life seems much more of a tree to me than normal trees. Does the tree of life represent the first Gods, or knowledge from the first Gods to be passed on?"

I thought this was a great question! We will see what happens today.

I felt very clear and ready to pray so I knelt in front of the bench facing the lake. I asked for my Heavenly Parents to come. Heavenly Father came to me, appearing a short distance on the path along the lake to my left. He walked up to me and stopped. He was smiling and full of light and majesty! His eyes were deep and compassionate and seemed to convey to me his great knowledge and power!

3. He spoke to me:

'Raphael, I will address the question about the tree of life. R.S. is correct that this unique tree was created by our first parent Gods on their first creation for their first eternity. They used it precisely as we use it in our domain even today.

4. At the end of the conference of the gods, the new gods that attend are given a fruit of that tree to take back to their own creations they will begin. The tree of life at the beginning of each eternity, in our first God's residence at the center of the universe, created all fruit with seeds, like is common to fruit. These are given to the new gods so they may plant these fruits and grow their own tree of life. They usually plant it on their own inheritance on their resurrected celestial earth. When the time comes when they build their own celestial orb and the beginnings of their own galaxy, they bring a transplant from their own tree of life on their own celestial earth where they had originally planted the seed. This first tree of life transplant is a physical tree, brought into a spirit celestial creation, even before the celestial orb is resurrected. This celestial orb remains a spirit creation until it is resurrected as a glorious celestial orb. I will speak about this more.

5. The tree of life therefore is brought from the first creation of our first Gods. It is the plant that is always brought from the residence of our first Gods. It is altogether a miraculous tree, for it only has seeding fruit at the beginning of each eternity for the new couple gods. However, once on their own domain, it produces non-seeding fruit (no seed) so that it may continually be eaten, both the fruit and the leaf. It is a gift from the first Gods to every one of their posterity who become gods. It represents their great love for all their children in their great universe! When one partakes of the fruit of the tree of life, they are filled with this same love of God, from their first parent God. The leaves of this tree are for the healing of the souls of man and woman, another great gift from our first parent Gods!

6. This tree of life may be planted in physical or spirit creations, and works the same in each one. This is why it may be transplanted in the new spirit creation of the celestial orb of the new couple god.

7. The first celestial orb is always created spiritually before physically. We have explained this before. When the first Redeemer of the new couple god atones for the sins and weaknesses of all their children who will come to mortality, the celestial orb is created physically by the gods of that creation. This celestial orb then rises in the celestial resurrection along with the first Redeemer in that domain. The tree of life on that celestial orb is already in a physical resurrected state, so it is not resurrected again. The resurrection of the celestial orb applies to everything else that was created spiritually on that orb.

8. The gods all share freely their own creations with each other. We share these when we meet at the convention of the gods at the completion of each eternity. We have created some new plants on our own that we have brought and shared with the other gods.

However, all the other plants and animals we have brought to our own domain are from the worlds of the other gods. Most are from our own parent God's residence, but we have brought more also from the other gods.

When we bring a physical celestial plant or animal from another of the god's creations, these plants and animals are able to create a spirit offspring. We planted these spirit plants in our spirit celestial orb, and brought these spirit animals to that same creation. These were also brought in their spirit form to our first spiritually created earth, prior to its becoming physically created. These all came from the resurrected celestial plants and animals from other gods.

9. The earth was created physically, even before we bore the first physical man and woman on that earth (the Adam and Eve of that eternity). Once our earth was created spiritually, we then created it physically.

10. This was done as is revealed in Moses 3:6-9:

But I, the Lord God, spake, and there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

And I, the Lord God, formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul, the first flesh upon the earth, the first man also; nevertheless, all things were before created; but spiritually were they created and made according to my words.

And I, the Lord God, planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there I put the man whom I had formed.

And out of the ground made I, the Lord God, to grow every tree naturally, that is pleasant to the sight of man; and man could behold it. And it also became a living soul. For it was spiritual in the day that I created; for it remaineth in the sphere in which I, God, created it, yea, even all things which I prepared for the use of man; and man saw that it was good for food. And I, the Lord God, planted the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and also the tree of knowledge of good and evil."

11. This scripture refers to the physical creation of the earth. It was created physically, in a telestial state when it was without form and void. Then it was populated with unique plants and animals to create the rich soils on its surface. When ready for Adam and Eve, we then planted a garden eastward in Eden. The earth then became elevated on its surface to a terrestrial state. Satan had already been cast into the earth, that portion remaining telestial. Your Heavenly Mother and I came and then bore Adam and Eve physically, for we had already birthed them in the spirit. They and all the creations on the earth were physical, but in a suspended state, in its terrestrial state. This was the paradise glory state of the earth. Once Adam and Eve partook of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, of which we had commanded them not to eat, they fell and their bodies became mortal. All of the earth then also fell from its paradise state, and also then became mortal, or could die, decompose, etc.

The tree of life in the garden was subsequently removed from the Garden of Eden, and brought back into our celestial orb. It was resurrected and could never die.'

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his answer to the question on the tree of life. It is so fascinating! I thanked him for this revelation. I feel very enlightened by all of this new knowledge revealed to me from God."

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The following passage was written in by me in August, 2018. It centers around the importance of light that God uses in all things, and in their creations. I talk about the birth of Adam by Heavenly Mother:

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"1. I awoke at 7:00 a.m. and have been reading in the scriptures all about spirit and light even as I was asked to do last night in my prayer.

I read this verse in D&C 131:7-8

"There is no such thing as immaterial matter. All spirit is matter, but it is more fine or pure, and can only be discerned by purer eyes;

We cannot see it; but when our bodies are purified we shall see that it is all matter."

2. I also re-read part of what God revealed to me about light. Heavenly Father told me light was created and continues to be created by our first parent Gods in the bosom of eternity. They create light from matter, from elemental "building blocks" that all things are created from. This light does not have an intelligence, but is directed by God to enliven and give life to all of their creations. This light also is called in the scriptures the Spirit of God. This is not the spirit of their beings that can be replicated like the Holy Ghost (the actual spirit body of our Heavenly Mother). This light instead is the substance that is controlled and directed by God.

This light or spirit substance (called the Spirit of God) is thus directed by God in various levels of intensity to their creations. When we are filled with light, the spirit of Christ (it is all the same), or this light or spirit can be slightly given or given in a great measure. This flow of light is all controlled by God.

3. The light I see in God is this same substance they call light that ultimately comes from their first parent Gods who create it. The amount of light our Heavenly Parents receive and pass through their bodies, be they shine brightly or dimly, is all controlled by themselves. They control all of this by their thoughts as Heavenly Mother said. They also control the amount of this light substance to their own worlds, children, and creations by this same means.

There is no other substance they use besides intelligence, elemental matter, and this light. From this, all entities are created and sustained.

I love the illustration of the light bulb: it is not illuminated until electricity flows into its filaments. Likewise, intelligence and elemental matter that form a spirit and/or physical entity are not really "alive" until light flows into this entity. When God thus breathes into this entity, his breath of life, or this light or spirit (it is all the same, just worded differently), the entity then becomes alive.

4. Moses 3:7

"And I, the Lord God, formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul, the first flesh upon the earth, the first man also; nevertheless, all things were before created; but spiritually were they created and made according to my word."

5. Adam was created spiritually when his single intelligence was clothed upon inside the womb of Heavenly Mother with spirit elemental matter. When born in the spirit as an infant baby, he looked like his Heavenly Parents. Heavenly Mother had infused light into her growing fetus so he could grow and mature according to her power of creation.

When Adam was born physically on the earth, Heavenly Mother conceived the physical seed or sperm from Heavenly Father and Adam again grew in her womb. This was, however, a physical creation. Adam's spirit entered into the growing physical fetus and, with the infusion of light, started to grow and physically develop. He was born a physical baby.

6. He and Eve grew up in the Garden of Eden, our Heavenly Parents being there to nurture and care for them. This entire birthing process and growth process is what Moses 3:7 states in symbolic terms of having the breath of life coming into Adam's nostrils.

I am confident that there is no other spirit substance that God uses to enliven their creations other than light. It is named or called by different names, but it is all the same thing.

When Adam and Eve had their children, they were in a fallen telestial state. Light infused into their bodies to sustain them and help them grow and flourish. Their children grew in Mother Eve's womb and grew into physical babies, being infused with light so they could grow and mature. Their sons and daughters were born, being filled with light to grow, think, have being, etc. Thus came all the posterity of Adam and Eve. All of us need light to be sustained.

When we die, our spirits separate from our bodies. However, light continues to remain with our spirit, for it does not die. We continue to think and have being because of this light that God directs to us.

These are my thoughts from reading the scriptures this Friday morning.

I came to the bench at the circling waters and knelt in prayer, facing the waters. I asked for my Heavenly Parents to come, even Elohim. Both Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother appeared to me on the waters! They were filled with light, which shone brightly from their beings! They were smiling and seemed very happy!

7. Heavenly Father spoke:

'Raphael, we have guided you this morning in your thoughts as you have studied the scriptures and written in your journal. What you have recorded is true.

There is no other substance besides light that we infuse and direct to all of our creations. We always use light in our creation process. This same substance is called the Spirit of God, the Spirit, the Spirit of Jesus Christ and light and truth. This light comes to us from the bosom of eternity from our first parent Gods. All of their creations are upheld and have being by virtue of this light that they continue to send to us.

You see too that we are both filled with this same light. It flows now from us to you, illuminated and enhancing your intellect and mind, and filling your entire being with light. We control all of this light energy by our power of being God.

8. When you receive answers in prayer, this light is the medium by which you receive our words, for it accompanies our voice of revelation to your soul. All things we do and you do are enabled because of this light that you receive. This is the Spirit of God spoken of in the scriptures.'

I gazed upon the faces of Elohim, my Heavenly Parents! They were sending forth great amounts of light to me and all the surrounding area at the circling waters. I had great clarity of thought, great enlightenment, while in their influence and power. I felt so much at peace and assurance also.

9. Heavenly Mother then spoke:

'Raphael, you may ask us any further questions about light you or the mortal angels may have. However, because we have infused you with our light, you have come to a greater understanding of this topic, even so you comprehend it now.'

I thanked her for her words, and my Father for his words. I said I loved them and that I was so glad to have received the light from their countenances. I said I loved being in their holy presence!

I then was disconnected from my unconscious mind and will now end my prayer and start my day. This has been a wonderful connection with my Heavenly Parents this morning!"

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I received further understanding on the birth of Adam in a physical state, without possessing blood. This came from Heavenly Mother in August 2018, several weeks after the previous passage above. This revelation shows that the spirit of Adam actually accompanied the holy sperm and was implanted from Heavenly Father into Heavenly Mother's womb, and then grew into his physical person. This was a birth without blood being in the veins of Adam:

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"Q2: M.A. had a couple of questions about how Heavenly Mother determines whether a child will be born in the spirit form or in a physical form? She wondered if it was depending on how much light she gives to her fetus in her womb? Or is there some other principle involved? (This question was asked since Heavenly Mother's offspring may be born in spirit form (in the premortal life) or in the physical form (including Adam, Eve and Jesus Christ). . .

I came to the circling waters tonight for my prayer. I came above the waters on the little bluff to the east. I faced the waters looking west. I asked for my Heavenly Parents to come.

My Heavenly Mother came from her lower gardens, rose up over the waterfall and then came in the air directly in front of me! She was smiling and was beaming with a happy countenance and light!

12. She spoke:

'Raphael, I am glad you were able to listen to past posts you have published. It is important to continue to keep abreast of what you have received. There is a great amount of revelation that we have given you.

14. A2: About how I determine a spirit child from a physical childbirth: All of my children who are born from an intelligence become spirit children. Their intelligence enters into my womb from your Heavenly Father, and does not have any elemental matter or spirit matter accompanying it.

For those children who are born physically, like Adam, Eve, and Jesus Christ for this eternity, the seed from the Father contains the grown spirit of the individual, sized down to accompany his holy sperm into my womb. The spirit is one of our previously birthed intelligences into our spirit child. The spirit child has matured to his/her full stature. Since the spirit has the capability to reduce to any size required, this is how these spirits enter into my womb in a very small spirit stature. These spirits accompany the holy seed of the Father into my womb. They grow as I add physical elemental matter to their spirit, and the spirit continues to expand to the same size, as is the fetus. When I birth these physical babies, their spirit is exactly the same size as is their body. The spirit and body continue to grow in size together until the physical body reaches its full stature. This is the size of the full spirit's stature as well.

Raphael, this same process is similar to conception for our mortal children on earth. The spirit from our premortal realms enters into the mother from the father and accompanies the physical sperm into her womb. The spirit is the same size as is the small fetus, and grows until birth as a physical baby, and continues growing until the full stature of the mature adult. This same pattern of conception also occurs for animals where there is a male and female in that species."

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Heavenly Father addressed this same topic the next day after the previous passage:

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"12. Heavenly Father spoke to me:

'Raphael, you have talked with your wife tonight about how quickly you change once you come as a child into mortality. You told her that even as an adult, the change due to the aging and maturing process is very dramatic from young adult to old age. The change from infant to adult is very dramatic also. During this entire mortal experience, the spirit of the individual stays inside their body boundaries, whatever size it is. The spirit adjusts to the size of the body it fills and does not exceed the boundary of the physical body.

13. You were surprised at the ability of the spirit to go to the size of a single sperm cell as it is placed into the womb of the mother. There is no size too small or too large for the spirit of man to adjust to! You have done energy work in the past where an evil spirit was confined to the tiny organ of the pituitary of its mortal host. This evil spirit went undetected in this organ for years. There have also been some of our children whose mortal bodies were very large in stature. Their spirits were naturally not so large, but nonetheless conformed to the full stature of the larger physical body.

When resurrected, the stature of the grown spirit will be the final size of the stature of the final resurrected body. However, in the mortal state, there may be short people or very large people whose spirit may naturally be of a different height. This discrepancy will be corrected in the resurrection.

14. When our mortal children are resurrected, they are resurrected in the state that they died. If a child, they will be raised in the resurrection as a child, and then grow into an adult in the resurrection, at their prime. If our mortal child dies in their old age, they will be resurrected in the state their body died, as an old person. Once resurrected and appearing as an older person, they will gradually change to conform to their size, stature and look of their spirit, in their prime condition.

15. The resurrected person may also appear as needed in disguise at times. This is a capability also of celestial resurrected and translated persons. We allow disguise to come in order to fulfill a particular assignment, which is approved or assigned from God.

The angel Moroni appeared to Joseph Smith while walking on the road to Cumorah. In "Visions of Glory", Spencer talks about seeing himself disguised as a translated being to fulfill an assignment. Such is the capability of celestial resurrected individuals and translated individuals.'

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his words and for both of them coming to me here at the fountain of living water. I sensed this was what I was to receive tonight, so I thanked them for coming and closed my prayer. I then felt myself falling from the celestial world back to my mortal telestial state. I felt in awe of how this all comes to me! I then got ready for bed."

See also 137A12-137A16 for more information on the birth of a child into mortality, and the functions of a mother spirit and the baby spirit. This is so very fascinating!

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The following passage is very long, but has so much good information on the spirit creation of God's plants, animals, and their very own children. Enjoy!

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"3. I then saw my Heavenly Parents at the end of the road in the distance. They came walking in the air together, and soon were beamed in front of me! They were holding hands, smiling. I felt immediately the light, love and acceptance come from them.

4. Heavenly Mother spoke first: 'Raphael, come sit on the oak branch next to us that comes from the ground!'

5. I stood and sat in front of them on the oak branch. It was about 1-½ feet in diameter. They were both before me in the air.

6. Heavenly Mother resumed: 'We would like to share with you our methods of creation, starting this morning. There are two methods we use in creating our worlds: First, we create our own children and also use the many plants, animals, and other living beings that are resurrected in our celestial world to propagate new offspring. Second, we create new living things that have never been formed.

7. Today, your Heavenly Father and I will talk about the first method. It is by far the most common way we populate our worlds in each eternity.

8. We start by discussing together the need we have to create new living beings. If we desire to find an offspring that will become our newest son or daughter, we go to the vast area outside our organized universe. This is where there exists the intelligences and elemental matter. There is nothing else except these two things outside the boundaries of the universe.

9. We work together as a couple God. We are intent on perceiving where we might find our future son or daughter's intelligence. We use our Godly powers to find the exact individual intelligence among all the others. When identified, we confirm between us, using our gift of foresight, what gender best will fit this intelligence. We always select the gender together, and it always matches what we have determined when we came into the area beyond the boundaries of the universe.

10. At this point, one of us directs their thoughts to the identified intelligence. We state whom we are and what we wish to do in creating this intelligence into our son or daughter. We say we are a Mother and Father God and have creation powers to make them into our son or daughter. We ask if we might have their permission to do so.

11. If they return the thoughts into our minds, using their inherent spirit sense capability, that they agree, we then proceed. We always tell them what becoming our son or daughter means. We say that if they are obedient to us, and follow our plans, they may one day become even as we are, a glorified God made in our image. We say this from the beginning, even when they are only an intelligence.

12. The intelligence is always very pleased to be so honored to have been chosen by us. They always say "yes" to our request. We tell them that we will always honor their choices in all the processes of becoming like us.

13. Once we have confirmed that they agree to become our chosen son or daughter, Heavenly Father then takes them by his hand and places their intelligence into his own resurrected celestial body. They remain in their intelligent state, and enter into his holy seed that will at one time be transferred into me. This holy seed of the Father is an individual sperm that has a finite boundary and is tangible as spirit matter. The Father creates this sperm from his own resurrected body. Each of these sperms is individually created to be the first tangible body of the intelligence.

14. Once the intelligence is in the holy seed of your Heavenly Father, we then go back to our celestial orb. There is only one intelligence at a time that he transfers in this way. Then by the God-ordained method of propagation, your Heavenly Father and I have intercourse. This allows his holy seed, containing the selected intelligence, to enter into my womb and fertilize my spirit holy egg. There are many such spirit eggs in my body, but we direct this sperm to this egg that we have selected. This is all determined precisely by us, the Father and Mother parent of this newly fertilized egg. The new embryo then is partly from the Father from his holy seed from his body and partly from me, from my holy egg from my body. Both are spirit tangible matter. There is never more than one intelligence at a time that we fertilize in this method.

15. Once the embryo is in my body, I cause it to grow and divide. I give more spirit matter to this new growing fetus. All the while, during these propagation and growth stages, we continually are in communication with our son or daughter intelligence. We tell our child through our directed thought transfer what we are doing and what is happening. We so enjoy the excitement of the intelligence that experiences all of this new change! We coach him or her to fully fill their new chosen matter of a sperm, a fertilized egg, and then a growing fetus in my womb.

16. As our new child to be grows, I share my thoughts continually with him/her in the new growth changes that are occurring. I soon feel the growing embryo within me and confirm all is happening, as I desire.

17. When we initially chose this intelligence, your Heavenly Father and I envision not only the gender of our new child, but the features of their body parts that will make them unique from all of our other children. We determine those features together, even from before Heavenly Father takes the intelligence into his body. I then use my Godly powers to create those unique features of our growing fetus in my womb. I observe and create our new child in this way, in my womb, even before birth.

18. When our fetus child is all grown, as far as I determine within my womb, I inform my husband, your Father, that I am ready to deliver by birth our new spirit infant child! We both come together again and I squat and push with my uterus and other muscles the spirit child out of my body. There is no pain in the birth process like there is in the mortal state for my daughters. Heavenly Father is there and we receive our new spirit child into our celestial home, our temple on this celestial orb. This is such a joyous occasion for both your Father and me!

19. At this time of birth, we name our child. This is the name he/she will have for eternity. It always fits perfectly! I then immediately nurse our new infant son or daughter from my breasts, giving the needed nourishment for their first time outside of my body. My heavenly spirit milk is all our child receives for nourishment until they have developed to a small toddler size. They are gradually introduced to others of our children in our nursery area, also located in our holy temple. It is in the nursery that we teach them to eat solid spirit food. They continue to grow and flourish under our constant observation.

20. We imbue our children from the beginning with our light and love. They all flourish and grow in their new spirit bodies. This is such a joy for both your Father and I to participate in! Oh, we love our children, and this stage is so very precious to us both!'

21. I could see a tear of joy in Heavenly Mother's eyes. She was smiling through her Godly tears, such a tender moment for her!

22. Heavenly Father then placed his arm around his wife and looked at me and spoke: 'Raphael, your Heavenly Mother has explained in detail how we propagate ourselves, creating our own offspring. This is one of the greatest joys we experience in eternity! We cherish these moments with each one of our beloved sons and daughters!

23. Tonight come again to this branch of my mighty oak tree during your prayer. I will explain the details of creation of our many plants and animals that propagate their own offspring.'

24. I felt so very touched by this prayer today, in the explanations from my Heavenly Parents. I thanked them both profusely! I felt so blessed to receive all of these revelations.

25. I knew my time in prayer was completed. I closed my prayer in the name of Jesus Christ, and came immediately into my adjacent bedroom where I had been continually writing all of this down. I started my new day.

26. Evening- This has been a productive day. I am ready now to commune with my Heavenly Parents again at the oak tree where I was this morning when I received a great revelation on the creation of the sons and daughters of God. I look forward to words from my Heavenly Father tonight!

27. I came to the branch of the mighty oak tree next to Heavenly Father's wheat field. I asked for my Heavenly Parents to come, or one to come to me. I was sitting on the large branch like I had been instructed to do this morning. Heavenly Father appeared immediately before me. Heavenly Mother was not with him that I could see or perceive. He was filled with light and was very great and majestic in his appearance.

28. Heavenly Father spoke: 'Raphael, I will now share with you the creation process we use to propagate our plants and animals. These, too, start as intelligences, just like our own children. We choose which intelligences are to become, or are given an opportunity to become, one of our many creations. We choose the higher, more intelligent ones to become our own children. We choose the lesser intelligences to be all of our other creations. We determine which intelligence we wish to offer to become one of our specific creations, whether a plant, animal, or other spirit being requiring an intelligence. We determine their level of intelligence because of our capability of being a God with this power.

29. In this process, both your Heavenly Mother and I come to a certain individual or a group of intelligences, and offer to them to be one of our creations. We ask them if they accept our offer, just like we do for our own offspring. If these intelligences accept, either Heavenly Mother or I, or both of us, take the intelligence(s) in our hand and transport them to our celestial orb. We individually place these intelligences in the mature resurrected male of the species we have chosen. We place them in the sperm of the higher animals or place them in the appropriate way in which the lower forms of animals propagate. We allow these to birth more than one offspring at a time if this is the normal process. Each animal egg or live animal has one intelligence per offspring.

30. We communicate with our resurrected animal species what we are doing with their new offspring intelligence. The male of the higher animal orders mates with his female counterpart, thus transferring his sperm or seed containing the new intelligence into the womb of his mate. She then grows the new baby of their kind until it is ready for birth. She then births a spirit baby of their own kind, just like occurs on earth by this same species.

31. There are other animals that reproduce with eggs or other means. These propagate in the same manner as they do on earth, but in our celestial orb from resurrected parents. Plants are propagated in the same way as they multiply on earth, but instead from resurrected plants on our celestial orb. Most of these grow from seeds, spores and roots. We bring the intelligences into these seeds, spores and roots and they grow into full mature plants, just like occurs on earth.

32. In all cases, the intelligences we bring to these, our resurrected animals and plants, fill the boundary of their new spirit completely, to the size they are destined to be. As the plants grow larger, the intelligence fills this larger spirit being.

33. We may also ask our resurrected animals and plants to bear offspring that are physical. In this case, the spirit being enters into the resurrected animal or plant, and is propagated in a similar way as the growth of the spirit animal or plant. We propagate our creations on the new earth with our multiple creations, in their physical bodies. The resurrected parent animal may come to the earth for a season until their offspring is well on its way to becoming a physical animal, able to live on its own.

34. In the case of Adam and Eve, we came to the physical Garden of Eden and your Heavenly Mother bore the infant physical bodies of both Adam and Eve. Instead of their intelligence alone entering my spirit holy seed, their spirit entered my physical holy seed and was placed in the womb of my wife, your Heavenly Mother. She then grew a physical embryo and fetus in her body until our son or daughter was ready for birth. This is the exact process that our mortal children on earth bring forth their mortal infants, in this same birth process from mortal parents.

35. We therefore populate our celestial orb in each eternity with our own spirit offspring. We also populate our plants and animals in the spirit on our celestial orb. This is called the premortal life. When these come into mortality, that same premortal spirit is born, using the same propagation method used in our celestial world to create spirit offspring, except that the spirit enters into the physical sperm, fertilized egg, embryo, or other propagation method used. In the first propagation, the intelligence enters the spirit infant and in the second propagation, the grown spirit enters the physical infant.

36. I have previously explained how our earth, water, and atmosphere each are multiplied for the new eternity. There is only one intelligence for each of these living beings.'

37. I thanked my Heavenly Father for his explanation of this amazing creation process! I now feel I understand the manner of creation in the spirit state and in the physical state. It is all so simple and understandable to me now!

38. Heavenly Father then asked me to come again to this same oak branch tomorrow morning. He said both Heavenly Mother and he would come to share more creation information with me. I thanked him for his continuing revelations. I said I would be here again in the morning!

D. R's Personal Journal Entry, January 10, 2019, Thursday

1. "I came this morning to my adjacent room in my house to pray. I am writing in my journal as I always do, during my prayer. I then mentally envisioned me at the large oak branch in the celestial world. I knew I was fully connected once again with my replicated self in heaven and was actually doing what I envisioned. It is an amazing process I have become used to doing during my prayers. I feel so blessed to be able to thereby connect with God in my unconscious mind in this way!

2. I paused on the oak branch and accessed my level of spiritual clarity. I feel very clear and aware of my surroundings and prepared to commune again with my Gods.

3. I then asked for my Heavenly Parents to come to me. I then saw a light above and south of the oak tree, gradually descending to me. I saw both Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother in the light! They came right in front of me, standing a little above me in the air. They were both bright and shining with light and love. I felt their beings close to me and basked in their presence! They were both smiling.

4. Heavenly Mother spoke to my mind: 'Raphael, your Father and I have come to you to give you our revelation on how we create new living beings that have never been before created. If we desire a living being that has already been created, either by us or some other God, we use the creation processes we have already explained to you.

5. I mostly create new plants that I desire to have for new beauty, fragrance, and a food source or for the purpose of healing. We have each created both plants and animals that are entirely new creations. This is the process I will now explain.

6. I have an area in the uninhabited region of our celestial orb where I do my new plant creations. I currently have rainbow and fluorescent colored petaled flowers that I plan to introduce on your own earth during the millennium. I always seem to have something new that I am developing here, for this is a great interest for me!

7. Your Father and I both go together to the area outside the boundaries of our universe. We determine the correct intelligence for our new creation. We always agree upon which to choose, for we work together as a Father-Mother God couple, using our joint powers of perception in the selection process.

8. I will take the example of the rainbow fluorescent colored petaled flower, a new spirit being that I have created. We found one intelligence, and gained its permission to be created into this new flower. I took the intelligence in my hand and brought it to our uninhabited area of our celestial orb. Heavenly Father then took some elemental matter in his hand and came with me to that same uninhabited area. He placed the elemental matter near me and left me to create this new flower myself. If I needed his advice, he would have immediately come to my side to counsel with me.

9. I took the intelligence in my hand and placed it on my creation table I use. I then took the elemental matter and also placed it on the table. Both were before me, the intelligence and the elemental matter. I then formed a portion of the elemental matter into a new spirit flower. I created the shape, color, parts and functionality of this flower, first without its intelligence. The functionality of photosynthesis, for example, was formed but did not yet work since the intelligence controls this function using the structure I created from elemental matter. I formed the entire spirit flower to my satisfaction like a potter would create the clay into his own bowl or vessel.

10. In the process of creation, I direct my thoughts to the elemental matter, and use my hands to shape the matter into a flower shape. In this case I was mostly interested in beauty and fragrance. I continued to create the petals, stem, leaves, roots, and all the functional parts of this flower. I determined if this new flower would be part of a given species already growing, or would be of a new order. I love working in this very exciting and creative process!

11. Once the elemental matter had been shaped to the perfection I desire, I then invite your Father to come and see my new work. He usually gives some of his advice. He always is very complimentary of my works. We are loving companions, kind and considerate of each other! He always remains there when I place the intelligence we have chosen to enter into my new creation. I communicate with this intelligence at that time, stating what I am about to do. For the flower, I gained its permission again and then took it from the creation table in my hand and placed it in the new flower I had formed. I watched and instructed carefully, using my spirit sense communication method, to the intelligence in its new spirit being. I instructed the intelligence how to operate and manage in its new spirit body in the shape of the flower I had created.

12. I then brought soil in a container and placed the roots of my new flower into the celestial soil. I poured living water on the soil. I then shone the light of my countenance on my new flower, all the while instructing my new creation how to function in its new flower body.

13. When we use a propagation process of reproduction of a plant or animal, the parent mother helps instruct its growing offspring how to function and grow. If I am growing my own spirit child, I am in continual communication with the growing being inside my own body. I instruct and watch until the intelligence within the growing spirit follows and learns.

14. In the case of the new flower creation, there was no parent flower to instruct its offspring and to watch and observe. Instead, I took over this role to insure that the growing flower intelligence learned and functioned properly in its new surroundings.

15. When our first parent Gods, as intelligences, formed their spirit bodies they would inhabit, they worked together as a team of two intelligences. They communicated back and forth in the creation process. They directed their thoughts to form the elemental matter into the shape and form they wished. They created all of the body functions and shapes by their directed thoughts, even before they themselves entered into these human shapes of matter. Once they entered into the matter that was formed as a human being, they continued to refine the shape and functionality, working together as a team. In this way, they perfected themselves as spirit beings with their own intelligences controlling all.

16. In a similar way, I created my flower first by my directed thoughts and the actions of my hands. I do this since I am a God and have been given these powers by ordination. Our first parent Gods were the first, and by their superior intelligence set up a system for those that followed to guard and control this power of creation that they had discovered. They chose a plan for other intelligences they would choose to become like them. These creative powers would be restricted to those who would become Gods like themselves.

17. Raphael, my new flower creation is now thriving and has grown to maturity. I have created other flowers of the same shape and order, in order that these may propagate with seeds that will become flowers too. We have brought more intelligences to inhabit these new spirit flowers. There is now a field of these beautiful rainbow petaled fluorescent flowers, all located in our uninhabited section of our celestial orb.

18. When I bring these to your earth in the millennial day, I will first need to create a physical equivalent of these flowers. This I will need to do so that physical seeds may be reproduced by two parent physical flowers. These seeds will be planted on your earth and will have the spirit flowers enter into these seeds so that they will grow and flourish. I have not yet created these physical flowers, but I plan to do so soon. Once these are physically created in heaven, they will be exactly the same as resurrected flowers, capable of reproducing seeds and finding joy in their creation. Since I created them physically in heaven, these two flowers will not have the earth experience like the others. One of the main purposes of earth life is to attain a physical body, which can then be resurrected with the spirit body.

19. Come now with us, Raphael, and let us visit this flourishing field of flowers in our uninhabited area of this celestial orb!'

20. I stood and took both of my Heavenly Parents' hands and we instantly came to a stunningly beautiful field of rainbow colored fluorescent flowers! The flowers were very strikingly pretty. The fragrance was gentle and sweet, like an iris, but different.

21. I thanked my loving Heavenly Mother for her words and explanation today! I felt very blessed to have received such an amazing story of the creation process they use to form new living beings. I bowed my head in humble adoration of their great work!

22. I then was immediately propelled back into my adjacent bedroom. I had written this all as it happened. I closed my prayer and started my new day!

23. Evening–I worked at one of our rentals today. It was good to be back home and be involved again in my normal work. I also talked to my sister again today; it was good to reconnect too.

24. I came this evening to the little forest with the horizontal log. I came here because I felt impressed to come here. I knelt on the ground next to the log and faced the path in front of me. I asked for my Heavenly Parents to come. I waited, and then saw my Heavenly Mother walking to me from the path to my left. She was smiling and there was a light halo around her face. I rejoiced to see her before me!

25. She spoke to me: 'Raphael, M.A. asked about whether another intelligence, or group of intelligences could do again what our first parent Gods did in the beginning when they created themselves as spirits. They couldn't do this now since the many Gods in our universe continually scan over the vast expanse of intelligence in search of ones they could take to make their creations. We as Gods are aware of all the intelligences in that existence in the limitless expanse, and we would know if any are attempting to do what our first parent Gods did in the beginning. If this were the case, we would come to communicate with them and invite them into our kingdom. Since this early time that our first Gods existed as only intelligence, there have been no others who have attempted to do this same or similar process of creation by their own directed thoughts.

26. Your Father and I have given you an abundant amount of new information during your last three prayers. We have covered the basics of creation. You will one day experience all of this yourself after you are ordained to this power. There is so much more to understand when you actually act in the process of creating. We will not reveal more of this topic until that time that you are ordained.'

27. Heavenly Mother then extended her hand to me. I stood up and took her hand. She put her arm through mine and we continued walking down the path. She started talking to me, but I couldn't hear in my conscious mind. I watched as we walked away and were gone. I came back to my home and ended my prayer."

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This next short passage is how the twelve chakral energies develop inside a human fetus:

96H3
"3. You also talked together yesterday with your wife about qigong's concept that at the moment of conception, when the sperm fertilizes the egg within a woman, there are twelve gates that immediately are created. This is true. The premortal spirit comes inside the sperm during intercourse and seeks for an egg to fertilize. When it comes in contact with the egg it starts the process of creating new life. There are twelve open gates, or chakras, that immediately are established in the fertilized egg. This is then the start of a new life inside the mother! The spirit is able to align its own premortal spirit chakral energies with the twelve gates and then grow inside the mother's womb as a newly formed fetus."

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The next passage reveals how God chooses the gender of their future spirit child. I think that you will find this very interesting:

70B8-70B13
"8. Heavenly Mother responded:
'One thing I wanted to share with you are the factors we use in choosing a particular intelligence to be a male or a female spirit child. Your Father and I come together as husband and wife and view our chosen intelligence we wish to create into our child. We then both look at this intelligence with our Godly foresight, and are able to see how that particular intelligence would be in the future as a male and then as a female spirit. We see out in the future each future possibility. We then share our thoughts with each other, what gender, male or female we feel would be best for our child, even before we ask this intelligence for their permission to create them into our child. We are always united on what gender, male or female, that intelligence should become before we approach them.

9. Once we settle on their gender, we then approach this intelligence and offer to make it our own son or daughter, in our own image. They always agree with our offer, seeing this as an exceeding great blessing and honor!

10. Once this intelligence accepts our offer, your Father brings them into his body. Later, when we come back to our celestial home, his holy sperm with the intelligence enters into my womb and this intelligence grows into a male or female spirit child. In the process of their growth, I have full control over their development. I create all male spirits differently from female spirits. I do this also by my creative power as their Mother God, or their Heavenly Mother. I control all development features of each child by my thoughts. These directed thoughts control the details of development of our future spirit baby. Nothing is happenstance, but all is decided and controlled in my womb from my thoughts. We decide on all the unique features of our future beloved son or daughter.

11. Raphael, you live in an era where many of our children are questioning their sexual identity. Some want to change their gender, or their sexual orientation. However, we have chosen their gender from the beginning and have carefully created each son or daughter spirit. These same spirits inhabit the physical bodies that are born to them on earth, by their earthly parents. In every case, the gender we have spiritually created becomes that same gender in the flesh. They are imbued with all the same male or female characteristics as they experienced in their premortal life. We are not pleased when our child thinks they should have been born as the opposite sex, or wants to change their God-given gender.

12. We have also planned for their physical bodies to have natural desires for the opposite sex. When this is disrupted somehow, there may be same gender attraction. This also has become a big issue in your day, even among the faithful. In these cases, we desire our child to come to us in meditation and prayer for assistance and help from us. They may also have evil spirits who possess these, our earthly children, and influence them in their sexual orientation or attraction. Now that those who are our elect each have a protective shield, these elect will be able to more easily correct their God-given desires towards their own sex and that of the opposite sex. For those who are not among our elect, they may pray for help from us, in the sincerity of their heart, and we will hear and answer their pleas.'

13. I was very glad for her clarification of these issues on gender selection from the beginning. I feel so glad I am a man! I am so pleased in how they chose to make each of us either a man or a woman. I feel very settled about all of this. I hope that those with these protective shields will soon have any same sex attraction or gender identity issues corrected."

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Here is an entry I found on how I was personally created as a spirit from an intelligence. This understanding was received before the other posts above, in October 2017:

61D1-61D2
"1. This morning I had a prayer in the mortal chapel room in the temple in heaven. I was kneeling in front of the raised area, calling upon my Heavenly Parents. They both came in the door from my left side. I turned to face them on my knees. I gazed at their pleasant and happy faces! I then thanked them for the experience yesterday at the sacrament, when I saw my short visions of the future.

2. As I was confirming that this all happened, I came again, in my mind, to the time when Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother chose me as an intelligence entity, to become their offspring. I saw the process: When I gave my acceptance to their offer to have me become their son, Heavenly Father took me into his body. I went into his loins, into his testicles. This was where my intelligence resided until the holy seed from Father (via sperm) was placed into Mother's womb or uterus. I was transferred into her at this time where she gave me of her own body to grow into a spirit fetus. From here I grew until I was ready to be delivered, with my own spirit baby body that her body had created inside of her. This is the way that the Gods create their offspring! It was so ordained in the beginning, and continues today in yonder heavens. Only those ordained to this power are able to procreate in the eternities. It is an amazing and sacred process!"

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I read under Moses 3:8 some very interesting information on the whereabouts of the garden of Eden, the birthplaces of Adam and Eve, and the garments they wore in the garden and after they were cast out of the garden:

May 21-22, 2024
"I prayed about the size and scope of the land of Eden and the garden of Eden. After praying over this for both days, here is what I received from Heavenly Father:

"Raphael, the original garden of Eden was located within what you call the temple square area in the celestial realms of the current New Jerusalem island. The garden was located starting 550 ft due east of the fountain of living water. It was 700 ft square, and extended to 1,250 ft. The four rivers in Eden began at the fountain, dividing into four rivers from the fountain, the same locations as the current four channels flowing out of the fountain. The land area called Eden was 3,000 ft x 3000 ft square, exactly the same as the current temple square area. It was all in the terrestrial realm on the earth."

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his wonderful revelation today, on May 22, 2024!

I then found this in post 179D17-179D21, from Heavenly Mother:

"R.S. sent you an email where he had the impression that the birthplace of Father Adam and Mother Eve could be the future location of the New Jerusalem.

R.S. is correct, for I gave him this impression that awoke him from his sleep. When your Father and I begat Adam and Eve in the flesh, this was in the very location where the future island city of the New Jerusalem will be built. I first birthed Adam and then Eve, and your Father and I raised them in the beautiful Garden of Eden nearby. It was a beautiful terrestrial earth in the garden at the time. Satan and his evil minions were not allowed in this garden, our home, until Adam and Eve were adults and had their full agency.

Once Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden, this area of the New Jerusalem fell and became a telestial earth like all the rest of the world. The birth place of these two choice children, the progenitors of the human race then became erased from the memories and records of the human family, even until now when I have renewed this knowledge again to my humble servant R.S. and to you, Raphael. The exact location of the birth place of Adam and Eve was upon the ground where the celestial temple will one day be built.

These two individuals will also be the first ones that you will administer the waters of separation ordinance to in our holy temple! Oriphiel will record their names in the Lamb's Book of Life. These two great examples and righteous children will thereby show the rest of their vast posterity the way to enter the Church of the Firstborn.'

I thanked my Heavenly Mother for this exciting bit of knowledge, now revealed in our day at the beginning of the tribulations. I told her I treasured this truth, and felt honored to receive it from her very being."

5-22-2024: I later prayed about the precise location where Heavenly Mother birthed Adam and Eve. I was directed in my thoughts to the veil of the celestial temple, on the celestial earth side before one passes through the veil. I felt that this is where our first parents were born into the physical world by Heavenly Mother! There was no temple in that day, but it most likely occurred in the celestial earth realm.

They were born with physical bodies, quickened by their spirits, having no blood nor decay in their bodies. They grew in this state to adulthood, and would have remained forever in that state until the fall.

I also felt that Adam and Eve had a celestial garment that covered their nakedness. The garments grew, or were each changed out for a larger size, as they grew bigger. When they reached their full stature, this garment was always on them until they transgressed the commandment and ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. At that point, this celestial garment then departed, leaving them naked. This is why they suddenly tried to cover their nakedness with fig leaves.

Moses 4:27: "Unto Adam, and also unto his wife, did I, the Lord God, make coats of skins, and clothed them."

After they transgressed, Jesus Christ made a coat, or garment, for each to again cover their nakedness. I believe this wasn't made of animal skins, but of a similar skin or garment like they wore before in the garden. This garment is what they each wore as they left into the telestial lone and dreary earthly world. These thoughts of the garments is also born out in apocryphal records.

I took an Ancient Temple class at BYU with my wife and son in the fall/winter of 2022. In this class we read ancient texts about temples and such. I gave a presentation to the class in October 2022, along with other students. I will give part of this below as it relates to the garden of Eden experience. These are all my own thoughts from my studies of the scriptures and ancient texts:

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"My presentation title: "A compilation of the most plausible and inspired thoughts to me of the Garden of Eden experience, all taken from ancient texts and traditions, and modern revelations"

Conclusions of presentation: Adam and Eve were born from God the Father and Heavenly Mother, figuratively from the dust of the earth (probably the terrestrial or celestial earthly dust), in the same way children are all born.

Adam and Eve wore robes of light, created by God while they were in Eden. They were not naked.

When Eve and then Adam partook of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, their robes of light fell off, and they became naked.

God made coats (robes or garments) to cover the nakedness of their skins, and this likely was not created from animal skins.

Here is the information that supports the above conclusions:

1) Birth of Adam and Eve: "[God] created man, as we create our children; he said, for there is no other process of creation in heaven, on the earth, in the earth, or under the earth, or in all the eternities, that is, that were, or that ever will be." (Brigham Young, JD 11:122; cf. JD 3:319)

God created man in his own image, Gen. 1:26-28 (Moses 2:26-28; Abraham 4:26-28).

"And the Gods formed man (Adam and Eve) from the dust of the ground (this was figuratively speaking, from celestial dust, of a high glory based on many ancient texts), and took his spirit (that is, the man's spirit), and put it into him; and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul." (Abraham 5:7, my remarks parenthesis).

2) Adam and Eve wore robes of light since birth: Pirqe de Rabbi Eliezer also says that the garment of the first man was a "skin of nail" and he was covered with a "cloud of glory." After he sinned Adam was deprived of both the skin of nail and the cloud of glory and saw that he was naked. In another version, after Adam and Eve sinned, the garment of light fell from them. When they repented, God made for them another garment. (Stephen Ricks, The Garment of Adam, page 708). Adam and Eve wore the "robe of light" or the "robe of sanctity" before their fall; thereafter, they assumed a "garment of humility." (Ricks, page 708).

And the Lord God made for Adam and his wife garments of honor (to be worn) upon the skin of their flesh, and He clothed them. (Ricks, page 716).

In R. Meir's Torah it was found written, Garments of light ... refer to Adam's garments, which were like a torch [shedding radiance], broad at the bottom and narrow at the top. Isaac the Elder said: They were as smooth as a fingernail and as beautiful as a Jewel. R. Johanan said: "They were like the fine linen garments which come from Bethshean, (a) garment of skin meaning those that are nearest to the skin." (Ricks, page 706).

3) When Adam and Eve partook of the forbidden fruit, their terrestrial robes of light disappeared-they then knew they were naked.

Adam and Eve fell from a paradisiacal world in the Garden of Eden to a fallen telestial world outside the garden.

As they ate the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil their robes of light disappeared.

Once these robes of light disappeared, they realized were naked. Satan also told them they were naked.

Adam responded to Eve's transformation (of losing her robe in the Garden of Eden) by saying, 'Eve, I would rather die than outlive you. If Death were to claim your spirit, God could never console me with another woman equaling your loveliness!' So saying, he tasted the fruit, and the outer skin of light fell away from him also. The same tradition is also to be found among the Samaritans; cf John MacDonald, The Theology of the Samaritans (London: SCM, 1964), page 138. (Ricks, page 723).

4) God made coats (robes or garments) to cover the skins of Adam and Eve.

The two Hebrew words for "light" ("or) and "skin" ('or) differ in but the initial letters, and are pronounced alike in modern Hebrew. This explains why some traditions have the garments of the first couple made of light, others of skin. . . Targum Onkelos, Genesis 3:21, says that God "made garments of glory on the skin of their flesh." (John A. Tvedtne, Priestly Clothing in Bible Times, page 651). Some traditions indicate that Adam and Eve had been clothed with a horny (reptilian?) skin that fell off, leaving them naked, whereupon the cloud of glory that surrounded them departed. The garment of light, according to some accounts, was replaced by its earthly symbol, a garment of skin, after the fall. By this reckoning, the garment of skin given to the first human couple was their own skin, not that of animals. This makes even more sense when one considers that the Hebrew root for "nakedness" (crh) may be related to the word for "skin" (cor). The Book of the Rolls explains it this way: "After the clothing of fig-leaves they put on clothing of skins, and that is the skin of which our bodies are made, being of the family of man, and it is a clothing of pain. (Tvedtne, page 652).

Thou hast driven us out of Paradise and called us back. Thou hast taken away the fig-leaves, that garment of our misery, and clad us once more with a robe of glory. (Ricks, page 709).

And the Lord God made for Adam and his wife garments of honor (to be worn) upon the skin of their flesh, and He clothed them. (Ricks, page 716).

After he sinned Adam was deprived of both the skin of nail and the cloud of glory and saw that he was naked. In another version, after Adam and Eve sinned, the garment of light fell from them. When they repented, God made for them another garment. The first garment that Adam and Eve had worn fled to heaven, where it is now in the treasury of the heavens. (Ricks, page 708)."

There is more information about the telestial and terrestrial land at the time of Adam's fall listed under Moses 3:8 for those interested.

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After I had copied all of these entries above, about Moses 3:5-9 and the creation of Adam and Eve, and of all the plants, animals, and other entities like the earth, water, atmosphere, I stopped searching for more in my Book of Raphael. I thought that what I had recorded was probably enough to satisfy what Heavenly Father asked me at the beginning of this post.

Heavenly Father had asked me to call upon him in prayer, once I had done this research and recorded these above, and then to ask for further enlightenment. I therefore found a quiet place and called upon my Father in Heaven. He immediately came in front of me, and asked me to write what he said:

"Raphael, I am glad that you have copied over many choice references in your Book of Raphael above! It is important that these truths be reiterated in your journal entry. It would be very laborious for many of our elect to search thoroughly in your very large record to find such important revelations.

When our beloved children read about the true facts of the creation of Adam and Eve, their first parents in the flesh, and of the pattern of their own spirit birth to their Heavenly Mother and me, they may then confirm if these are true. If they pray to me, with sincere hearts and open minds, about the truthfulness of what you have written, in the name of Jesus Christ, Heavenly Mother will witness of these truths to their souls by the power of the Holy Ghost. They may then have a very powerful knowledge of their divine heritage that will sustain them in their efforts to press forward to Zion, the New Jerusalem. We will be by their sides in every time of trouble and need."

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his words, and acceptance of what I had compiled in this journal post as pleasing to him.

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January 25-27, 2026

This morning I awoke, eager to read and study the word of God in the scriptures. I prayed to my Father in Heaven. He led me to a scripture in the Book of Mormon to study and ponder:

3 Nephi 5:23-26
"23 Yea, and surely shall he again bring a remnant of the seed of Joseph to the knowledge of the Lord their God.

24 And as surely as the Lord liveth, will he gather in from the four quarters of the earth all the remnant of the seed of Jacob, who are scattered abroad upon all the face of the earth.

25 And as he hath covenanted with all the house of Jacob, even so shall the covenant wherewith he hath covenanted with the house of Jacob be fulfilled in his own due time, unto the restoring all the house of Jacob unto the knowledge of the covenant that he hath covenanted with them.

26 And then shall they know their Redeemer, who is Jesus Christ, the Son of God; and then shall they be gathered in from the four quarters of the earth unto their own lands, from whence they have been dispersed; yea, as the Lord liveth so shall it be. Amen."

Mormon was the author of these words. He had made an abridgment of the history of the Nephites, according to the record of the plates of Nephi until his day. He said these words of himself:

3 Nephi 5:13-18
"13 Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life.

14 And it hath become expedient that I, according to the will of God, that the prayers of those who have gone hence, who were the holy ones, should be fulfilled according to their faith, should make a record of these things which have been done—

15 Yea, a small record of that which hath taken place from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem, even down until the present time.

16 Therefore I do make my record from the accounts which have been given by those who were before me, until the commencement of my day;

17 And then I do make a record of the things which I have seen with mine own eyes.

18 And I know the record which I make to be a just and a true record; nevertheless there are many things which, according to our language, we are not able to write."

I feel a lot like Mormon, in that I have a similar mission to his recording a record that God commanded him. I know that I am the premortal Raphael, an archangel of God in the flesh. I know who I am, and like Mormon, I am also a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have also been called of God to write a record of the revelations that my Gods have given to me. God has poured out remarkable and never before revealed revelations upon me in great abundance, and I have written all of them in my record, the Book of Raphael. I also, like Mormon, write my words even until the present time. I have recorded my revelations in my record from April 20, 2013 until today in 2026, for nearly thirteen years.

I have been asked by my Heavenly Father to keep my mortal identity secret for now: "Heavenly Father told me that all inquiries from you at this time are to be directed to him through humble and sincere prayer. He has power to direct each of his children who come to him with revelation, giving them answers to their questions, just as he has given to me. He will confirm all truth that he has given to me, to every humble and open seeker of truth."

In 3 Nephi 5:23, Mormon said that God will "again bring a remnant of the seed of Joseph to the knowledge of the Lord their God." Then in the next verse, in 3 Nephi 5:24, Mormon switched from Joseph to Jacob, saying that God would "gather in from the four quarters of the earth all the remnant of the seed of Jacob, who are scattered abroad upon all the face of the earth."

Mormon then continued in 3 Nephi 5:25 more on what God will do with the house of Jacob:

"And as he hath covenanted with all the house of Jacob, even so shall the covenant wherewith he hath covenanted with the house of Jacob be fulfilled in his own due time, unto the restoring all the house of Jacob unto the knowledge of the covenant that he hath covenanted with them."

I had written under this verse the following:

"October 1, 2024
The covenant in 3 Nephi 5:25 is the new and everlasting covenant, described in the scriptures (see Jeremiah 31:31-34). This is culminated in the New Jerusalem temple with the promise of eternal life."

I am impressed also with the next verse, 3 Nephi 5:26, wherein Mormon writes "then shall they know their Redeemer, who is Jesus Christ, the Son of God". Once they know Jesus Christ, he states "and then shall they be gathered in from the four quarters of the earth unto their own lands, from whence they have been dispersed".

Here is how I believe this all plays out in these last days, in my own words:

A remnant of the seed of Joseph (through Ephraim and Manassah, his two sons, those who are counted as the elect from these two tribes who are a remnant), in the last days will come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Ghost. Once they become awakened, they will be gathered along with a remnant of the house of Jacob from all over the earth. It's my opinion that the awakening of the tribe of Joseph will be the first ones of the group of the elect awakened to Jesus Christ. This is seen by so many of the tribe of Joseph in the initial gathering of the elect into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, starting with the prophet Joseph Smith who was of the tribe of Ephraim. I have been told that there are very many of the elect in this church (see my journal entry dated April 23-24_2025 and 3 Nephi 16:8).

The two ordained and commissioned head leaders in the flesh of this last days gathering are John the Revelator and Raphael. John is translated, and is a descendent of Judah through his father Jesus Christ, and Ephraim, of the lineage of Joseph, through his mother Mary Magdalene.(see Isaiah 11:10 and D&C 113:3-6). Raphael is also of the tribe of Ephraim, and has received a great commission (see Isaiah 11:1-2 and my notes under D&C 85:7). Ephraim has the role of leading the tribes of Israel in the last days (see Genesis 48:9-20). Seeing that these two servants are of the lineage of Joseph, this partly fulfills the prophecy of 3 Nephi 5:23, that God would "again bring a remnant of the seed of Joseph to the knowledge of the Lord their God". There would also be many of the seed of Joseph who are of the elect of God, who also are brought to the knowledge of their God.

Speaking of Joseph, son of Jacob and his blessings, the promised land of America would eventually be the inheritance of the seed of Joseph. There are several scriptures that attest to this:

Ether 13:8
"Wherefore, the remnant of the house of Joseph shall be built upon this land; and it shall be a land of their inheritance; and they shall build up a holy city unto the Lord, like unto the Jerusalem of old; and they shall no more be confounded, until the end come when the earth shall pass away."

Genesis 49:26
"The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren."

However, the initial gathering place for all the righteous elect, who are the tribes of Israel scattered over all the earth, is Zion, the New Jerusalem in the terrestrial realm of the earth. This is located in the center of the land of promise, in the United States of America. This telestial land is superimposed directly under the terrestrial land of the future Zion that will endure through the entire millennium. I believe the celestial is on top of the terrestrial, which is on top of the telestial, all superimposed in the same space. The lower physical spheres cannot see into a higher physical sphere(s) because of a veil. They all act independently.

After Jesus Christ comes to the earth, and things are settled out, some of those who have gathered to the New Jerusalem will be assigned their permanent lands of their inheritance in the terrestrial mortal realm of the earth. Their previous lands, on the telestial earth, will have been destroyed at the second coming of Jesus Christ. Therefore, all areas on the earth will have become new for settlement. The seed of Joseph will inherit the Americas, whereas the other tribes of Israel will initially inherit their own lands in the land now called Israel. There will be two world center capitals, the New Jerusalem in the western hemisphere, and Jerusalem in the eastern hemisphere (see Isaiah 40:9-10, 88F1-88F4, 94D5-94D6, and 72I19). I believe once the lands around the New Jerusalem and Jerusalem get fully occupied, there will be migrations to all parts of the earth by the people (see Isaiah 49:19-20).

The elect that are gathered to the New Jerusalem, just prior to the second coming of Jesus Christ to the earth, will be numbered among all the tribes of Israel. Some will be direct descendants of the tribes of Israel, and others will be adopted in (see Heavenly Father's words in my post 115I2). God will see them all as his elect, the tribes of Israel.

In 3 Nephi 5:25, Mormon talks about God's covenants:
"And as he hath covenanted with all the house of Jacob, even so shall the covenant wherewith he hath covenanted with the house of Jacob be fulfilled in his own due time, unto the restoring all the house of Jacob unto the knowledge of the covenant that he hath covenanted with them.""

I believe there is a covenant of gathering, and later an everlasting covenant. I believe that these are both referred to in this passage above, and are just called "the covenant". The first covenant is fulfilled once all of Israel is gathered from their telestial lands from across the earth, to Zion, the New Jerusalem. This is the gathering of the terrestrial to Zion from the telestial world. This first covenant of gathering will then be fulfilled at the second coming of Jesus Christ, for Christ will gather his elect as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wing:

D&C 10:65-66
"For, behold, I will gather them as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if they will not harden their hearts;

The second covenant, the everlasting covenant, is for those who have pressed forward, with steadfastness in Christ, and because of their diligence and heed to the Spirit, he then chooses them to enter into the Church of the Firstborn. This is a second gathering of sorts, but this time for God's very faithful children to come into the celestial realm. This is personal invitation to partake of the new and everlasting covenant from Jesus Christ himself, the keeper of the gate, who employeth no servant there:

2 Nephi 9:41
"O then, my beloved brethren, come unto the Lord, the Holy One. Remember that his paths are righteous. Behold, the way for man is narrow, but it lieth in a straight course before him, and the keeper of the gate is the Holy One of Israel; and he employeth no servant there; and there is none other way save it be by the gate; for he cannot be deceived, for the Lord God is his name."
In my journal entry dated October 25-27, 2025, I gave references to this wonderful blessing that the faithful will receive in the everlasting covenant. A portion of this reference is copied below:

"I started to look again at my notes for the new and everlasting covenant. See Heavenly Father's words dated December 10, 2024 under D&C 2:1-3, D&C 1:22, 3 Nephi 20:22 about the new and everlasting covenant, and my notes in Moses 6:51-53,59-68 dated January 6, 2025.

In reading the above references, I was impressed with the following entry on July 14, 2024 under 3 Nephi 20:22:

"And behold, this people will I establish in this land, unto the fulfilling of the covenant which I made with your father Jacob; and it shall be a New Jerusalem. And the powers of heaven shall be in the midst of this people; yea, even I will be in the midst of you."

The powers of heaven are those found in the celestial Church of the Firstborn, located on the earth at the center of the island of the New Jerusalem, in the celestial realm of the earth. It is superimposed upon the terrestrial island. This is where the true eternal ordinances are administered by the angels to the chosen faithful, to begin their process of eternal life and exaltation.

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After I have given my opinion above on the deeper meaning of 3 Nephi 5:23-26, I came in prayer before my Heavenly Father. I hoped that what I had written was inspired by the Holy Ghost. I wanted to hear from my Father directly, about why he chose this scripture for me to study, and if I had spoken correctly in my interpretation.

I then felt my Heavenly Father's presence directly in front of me! I knew he wanted to speak to me, and for me to write his words. Here is what he said:

"Raphael, I have chosen this scripture in 3 Nephi 5:23-26 for you to ponder and study. You have done well in evaluating each verse. One correction, however, is in 3 Nephi 5:25. You are correct that we make a covenant of gathering the elect from their telestial world to our terrestrial Zion, the New Jerusalem. However, this verse talks exclusively about the new and everlasting covenant, not the covenant of gathering.

The new and everlasting covenant was first introduced to Adam, but this is not fully explained in your scriptures. When Adam was baptized by the Holy Ghost, and immersed in the water, and brought forth out of the water, this was the part or the first covenant of the new and everlasting covenant:

Moses 6:64-68
"64 And it came to pass, when the Lord had spoken with Adam, our father, that Adam cried unto the Lord, and he was caught away by the Spirit of the Lord, and was carried down into the water, and was laid under the water, and was brought forth out of the water.

65 And thus he was baptized, and the Spirit of God descended upon him, and thus he was born of the Spirit, and became quickened in the inner man.

66 And he heard a voice out of heaven, saying: Thou art baptized with fire, and with the Holy Ghost. This is the record of the Father, and the Son, from henceforth and forever;

67 And thou art after the order of him who was without beginning of days or end of years, from all eternity to all eternity.

68 Behold, thou art one in me, a son of God; and thus may all become my sons. Amen."

Adam baptized Eve right after this experience with himself being baptized. Adam and Eve proceeded forth in their lives, both true, faithful and obedient in all things. At the end of their lives, Adam and Eve received the promise of eternal life from my Beloved Son, Jesus Christ who appeared to them. This was the main part of the blessing that Jesus gave to both Adam and Eve. Jesus called Adam as Michael and Eve as Sophia, their premortal names. Michael, being the chief archangel, was called a prince in the blessing, a prince over his posterity forever. Eve was called a princess over her posterity forever. Once they would receive the ordinances administered to them by the angels of God, they would become a king and a queen over their righteous posterity forever in eternity. This is all recorded in the original Book of Remembrance (see Moses 6:5). This event is partially described below:

D&C 107:53-56
"53 Three years previous to the death of Adam, he called Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah, who were all high priests, with the residue of his posterity who were righteous, into the valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and there bestowed upon them his last blessing.

54 And the Lord appeared unto them, and they rose up and blessed Adam, and called him Michael, the prince, the archangel.

55 And the Lord administered comfort unto Adam, and said unto him: I have set thee to be at the head; a multitude of nations shall come of thee, and thou art a prince over them forever.

56 And Adam stood up in the midst of the congregation; and, notwithstanding he was bowed down with age, being full of the Holy Ghost, predicted whatsoever should befall his posterity unto the latest generation."

At this time, Adam and his wife Eve were chosen and invited into the Church of the Firstborn, our celestial eternal church, by Jesus Christ. However, the time of this event had to wait until the celestial Church of the Firstborn was actually established upon the mortal celestial earth, and not just in heaven. Jesus said that they would be brought into this eternal church as resurrected beings in the New Jerusalem Temple, under the hands of you, Raphael. This would happen in the last days before he, Jesus Christ, would come again to the earth in glory.

Once you established and dedicated our celestial church in the New Jerusalem temple (see your post 200D8-200D18), we commanded you to administer to Adam and his wife Eve the waters of separation ordinance, bringing them into our Church of the Firstborn (see your post 200E64-200E75). Following your own entry of coming into this church (see 200E40-200E42), Adam and Eve were the second and third members of the Church of the Firstborn. This event fulfilled the promise of Jesus Christ.

After the flood, Jesus Christ appeared also to Noah and his wife Emzara, and promised them eternal life. This was at same time as recorded in the Bible:

Genesis 9:8-9
"8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,

9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;"

The full account of this appearing to Noah and his wife Emzara is recorded in the Book of Noah. This is the same promise that was given by Jesus Christ to Adam and Eve.

Jesus Christ also appeared to Abraham as is recorded in your Bible. When Abraham was ninety-nine years old, he asked him to be perfect:

Genesis_17:1-2
"1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly."

Like he did to Adam and Eve, and to Noah and Emzara, Jesus made a promise with Abraham and Sarah, that one day they would be called and chosen to enter into the Church of the Firstborn, our celestial church:

Genesis 17:7-8
"7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God."

The way that the promise of Jesus Christ was made to these noble men and women, by his choosing them to eternal life, is referred to in D&C 131:5:
"The more sure word of prophecy means a man’s knowing that he is sealed up unto eternal life, by revelation and the spirit of prophecy, through the power of the Holy Priesthood."

This is the promise that Adam and Eve, Noah and Emzara, and Abraham and Sarah all received by revelation from Jesus Christ. The fulfillment of this promise for them, and for every one of our faithful sons and daughters, is in the New Jerusalem Celestial Temple, as administered by you, Raphael. You are the only one commissioned and authorized by Jesus Christ to administer the waters of separation ordinance. Once they receive this ordinace, they are immediately brought into the Church of the Firstborn. Oriphiel, our recorder archangel who works with you, then records the ordinance in the Book of Life. Once recorded, we then give our unalterable promise and everlasting covenant that our children will progress and receive all the ordinances and steps necessary to be exalted as couple Gods in eternity!"

(end of Heavenly Father's words)

I responded to my Heavenly Father the following:

"Thank you my Father, for your wonderful words to me today! I feel so much light and clarity in my soul as I have written your message. Please confirm to every soul who humbly and openly address you in prayer, in the name of Jesus Christ, your Beloved Son, by the power of the Holy Ghost, the truth of these words. May they too then feel the abundant light and strong witness that I feel!"

Heavenly Mother then came in front of me, and stood on the left side of Heavenly Father. They looked at each other and smiled. Then Heavenly Mother turned to me and spoke:

"Raphael, as the Holy Ghost, I will bear witness of the truth of what your Father has revealed to you today, and that you have written in your journal to every sincere, humble child who approaches him in the openness of their heart and mind. This witness that I will burn into their soul will help sustain them in all their times of need. They will also know that we inspired you, our archangel Raphael in the flesh, in recording our very words in your Book of Raphael. This record will give them great comfort and focus in fulfilling our will and obeying our guidance in their lives.

The very most and greatest joy that we will ever receive in this eternity is when our obedient children begin their journey back to us in the New Jerusalem temple, now built on the celestial earth, and ultimately receive their exaltation in our celestial worlds above! Their entry into our holy celestial Church of the Firstborn will separate them from their brothers and sisters, and bring them into a position to receive all that we have to give them, even the riches of eternity! We and our new members of the Church of the Firstborn will rejoice together at this momentous event!

This is the very event that Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son, told Enoch would happen when his people come to the New Jerusalem:

Moses 7:63-64
"And the Lord said unto Enoch: Then shalt thou and all thy city meet them there, and we will receive them into our bosom, and they shall see us; and we will fall upon their necks, and they shall fall upon our necks, and we will kiss each other;

And there shall be mine abode, and it shall be Zion, which shall come forth out of all the creations which I have made; and for the space of a thousand years the earth shall rest.""

(end of Heavenly Mother's words)

My heart felt so very full and happy! I bowed my head before my Heavenly Parents in deep gratitude and love for them. Their light flowed into me in abundance, filled with their acceptance and joy.

I then became aware of my earthly surroundings. I then reviewed their words written above, and concluded my journal entry for today. I have also given links of scriptures above that have lots of information. In addition, here are other references I love about the everlasting covenant (there are lots!), many from the Book of Raphael:

The everlasting covenant:
Joseph Smith Translation Genesis 9:21-25 and 159L15-159L18, my notes dated May 21, 2024 in Isaiah 49:8-12, dated June 5, 2024 in Isaiah 55:3, dated July 14, 2024 in Jeremiah 31:31-34, dated July 4, 2024 in Ezekiel 37:26, dated October 20, 2024 in Malachi 3:1, my notes in D&C 1:15, D&C 1:22, D&C 2:1-3, D&C 22:1, May 28, 2024 under D&C 66:2, my posts 127B17 and 133E18-133E20, and my journal notes dated April 6, 2025, Heavenly Mother's words in my journal entry dated July 20, 2025, and dated October 25-27, 2025.

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January 28-29, 2026

I have been reading in alternate news like X (formerly Twitter) and watching some of my favorite conservative YouTube channels about what has been happening around the nation and world. I have prayed about this, whether it is important that I know what is really happening in the world, and I felt strongly that I needed to learn from reliable news sources. I know that the old news channels that I used to occasionally follow have been giving fake news and lies in order to deceive and blind the people, for they were controlled by evil and conspiring individuals and corporations who own these networks. This may seem crazy to some, but I have learned of their motives to give spurious and false news to the masses, for their various objectives, are just like Satan's tactics from the beginning. They truly are not trusted news sources, as are many online sources neither.

Therefore, I have sought prayerfully to find a group of what I consider true sources to help me understand what really is happening across the world. I have decided to choose my news sources based on what my Heavenly Parents have said about Donald Trump and the four years of relative peace that the United States will experience under his leadership (see my entry dated January 21, 2025, from both Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother). I have been listening to these conservative news sources, trying to decipher what is true nd what is not. It seems that the prophecy of Paul in 2 Timothy 3:7 "Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." is alive in our day! (see also 108H1-108H3.)

As I was thinking about this over the past few days, I came upon a scripture below in the Book of Mormon that I felt I was led to read. This time was at the end of a very dangerous era among the Nephites when the Gadianton robbers infested the land and threatened to destroy their entire civilization. Their leader and prophet Lachoneus appointed Gidgiddoni as chief captain of the armies, to fight against Giddianhi, the Gadianton leader. See 3 Nephi chapters 2-5.

3 Nephi 5:4-6
"4 And now it came to pass that when they had taken all the robbers prisoners, insomuch that none did escape who were not slain, they did cast their prisoners into prison, and did cause the word of God to be preached unto them; and as many as would repent of their sins and enter into a covenant that they would murder no more were set at liberty.

5 But as many as there were who did not enter into a covenant, and who did still continue to have those secret murders in their hearts, yea, as many as were found breathing out threatenings against their brethren were condemned and punished according to the law.

6 And thus they did put an end to all those wicked, and secret, and abominable combinations, in the which there was so much wickedness, and so many murders committed."

Similarly, in our very time in the United States of America, there has been a concerted effort to destroy the liberty of our nation, and to bring tyranny, socialism and communism into our land. With President Donald Trump's administration, the abundant fraud and evil is being routed out of the land. He is aggressively and steadily finding the illegal aliens, particularly those who are evil and convicted of crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. I see that what the Nephites did to route out the Gadianton robbers is very similar to what Trump is doing to route out the illegal alien gangsters and robbers of federal funds, and the conspiracies and abundant fraud in our land that these evil ones are so tightly holding onto. The democrat leaders have been particularly evil in bringing in from all over the world these illegal aliens for their vote, and have perpetrated abundant fraud and conspiracies in the land for their own gain and ambition. This condition mirrors what has happened in our land with the last Biden administration that perpetuated so many secret organizations that funneled US tax dollars to their own non-approved projects. That administration brought so many illegal aliens into our land so they could manipulate the established laws so they could then vote for them and keep them in power:

I pray almost daily for the success of President Trump and the more righteous and wholesome people in our land in their efforts to turn all this evil around, and make America the land of peace, liberty and overall prosperity. What I fear most is not what will happen during these four years of the Trump administration, for I believe our Gods are going to make these four years of relative peace actually happen. What I do worry and fear is when Donald Trump leaves office. I pray that we, as a nation, will not turn to commit evil like the Nephites of old did, even after the robbers were destroyed, when the Nephites "did forsake all their sins, and their abominations, and their whoredoms, and did serve God with all diligence day and night" (3 Nephi 5:3). What the Nephites did in only a few years after repenting and turning righteous, was to destroy the peace and government in the land. This is what I fear is our greatest danger in the United States of America in its future.

This is how the evil started all over again in the land of the Nephites, just a few years after they were all righteous and a few years before the appearance of Christ to the preserved righteous Nephites:

3 Nephi 6:10-17
"10 But it came to pass in the twenty and ninth year there began to be some disputings among the people; and some were lifted up unto pride and boastings because of their exceedingly great riches, yea, even unto great persecutions;

11 For there were many merchants in the land, and also many lawyers, and many officers.

12 And the people began to be distinguished by ranks, according to their riches and their chances for learning; yea, some were ignorant because of their poverty, and others did receive great learning because of their riches.

13 Some were lifted up in pride, and others were exceedingly humble; some did return railing for railing, while others would receive railing and persecution and all manner of afflictions, and would not turn and revile again, but were humble and penitent before God.

14 And thus there became a great inequality in all the land, insomuch that the church began to be broken up; yea, insomuch that in the thirtieth year the church was broken up in all the land save it were among a few of the Lamanites who were converted unto the true faith; and they would not depart from it, for they were firm, and steadfast, and immovable, willing with all diligence to keep the commandments of the Lord.

15 Now the cause of this iniquity of the people was this—Satan had great power, unto the stirring up of the people to do all manner of iniquity, and to the puffing them up with pride, tempting them to seek for power, and authority, and riches, and the vain things of the world.

16 And thus Satan did lead away the hearts of the people to do all manner of iniquity; therefore they had enjoyed peace but a few years.

17 And thus, in the commencement of the thirtieth year—the people having been delivered up for the space of a long time to be carried about by the temptations of the devil whithersoever he desired to carry them, and to do whatsoever iniquity he desired they should—and thus in the commencement of this, the thirtieth year, they were in a state of awful wickedness."

Then this is how the Nephite people broke up the righteous government of their land:

3 Nephi 7:1-6
"1 Now behold, I will show unto you that they did not establish a king over the land; but in this same year, yea, the thirtieth year, they did destroy upon the judgment-seat, yea, did murder the chief judge of the land.

2 And the people were divided one against another; and they did separate one from another into tribes, every man according to his family and his kindred and friends; and thus they did destroy the government of the land.

3 And every tribe did appoint a chief or a leader over them; and thus they became tribes and leaders of tribes.

4 Now behold, there was no man among them save he had much family and many kindreds and friends; therefore their tribes became exceedingly great.

5 Now all this was done, and there were no wars as yet among them; and all this iniquity had come upon the people because they did yield themselves unto the power of Satan.

6 And the regulations of the government were destroyed, because of the secret combination of the friends and kindreds of those who murdered the prophets."

I remember President Ezra Taft Benson, 13th President of the LDS Church, spoke on this very topic:

"The record of the Nephite history just prior to the Savior’s visit reveals many parallels to our own day as we anticipate the Savior’s second coming. The Nephite civilization had reached great heights. They were prosperous and industrious. They had built many cities with great highways connecting them. They engaged in shipping and trade. They built temples and palaces.

But, as so often happens, the people rejected the Lord. Pride became commonplace. Dishonesty and immorality were widespread. Secret combinations flourished because, as Helaman tells us, the Gadianton robbers “had seduced the more part of the righteous until they had come down to believe in their works and partake of their spoils” (Hel. 6:38). “The people began to be distinguished by ranks, according to their riches and their chances for learning” (3 Ne. 6:12). And “Satan had great power, unto the stirring up of the people to do all manner of iniquity, and to the puffing them up with pride, tempting them to seek for power, and authority, and riches, and the vain things of the world,” even as today (v. 15).

Mormon noted that the Nephites “did not sin ignorantly, for they knew the will of God concerning them” (v. 18)." (see The Savior’s Visit to America, April 1987.)

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At this point, I wanted to find out if my Heavenly Father wanted to reveal to me anything that he might want to say on these things. I therefore knelt and asked Heavenly Father to come and reveal to me his will. I felt his presence come in front of me, and then he spoke to my heart and mind, these words:

"Raphael, you have done well in comparing the fall of the Nephites into sin and entrapment by Satan with your modern day, and the near future. I concur with your words and conclusions.

Your Heavenly Mother and I will rescue all our children who persist in following us, and obeying our Spirit. We cannot promise that your country will turn out to follow the Nephite example of so many following Lucifer and his evil ways, after the current Trump administration is completed. We do not know how they will all vote, for we give our children their full agency to choose whom they will serve, God or mammon" (Matthew 6:24). This is a conditional prophecy about their demise, whether to peace and life eternal, or whether to their ultimate destruction. If the majority of the citizens of your nation choose to vote for upstanding leaders who will safeguard the US Constitution and act uprightly before us, we will continue to prosper your nation with wealth, peace and freedom from aggression from all other nations. If the majority chooses evil leaders, your nation will not have our promised protection, and the assurance of our peace will be withdrawn.

However, in all cases, both in these next approximate three remaining years of President Donald Trump's administration, and during up to the following four years of the next president, we will focus our efforts in gathering our elect to your promised land. This is part of our great and marvelous work in these last days (see my notes dated July 14, 2024 under 1 Nephi 14:7.)! We desire that all of our faithful elect be brought to Zion, the New Jerusalem, in the terrestrial realm of the earth. This is our place of true safety and protection for our people whom we will bring into the millennial era, and who will meet Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son, in the clouds of heaven.

For those who do not heed our promptings and warnings, they will reap captivity and destruction, for we will not continue to speak to them if they reject our spiritual promptings.

1 Nephi 14:7
"For the time cometh, saith the Lamb of God, that I will work a great and a marvelous work among the children of men; a work which shall be everlasting, either on the one hand or on the other—either to the convincing of them unto peace and life eternal, or unto the deliverance of them to the hardness of their hearts and the blindness of their minds unto their being brought down into captivity, and also into destruction, both temporally and spiritually, according to the captivity of the devil, of which I have spoken.""

(end of Heavenly Father's comments)

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January 30, 2026

This morning in my scripture study, I was lead by my Heavenly Father to read Exodus chapter 3. Here are the first six verses that I dwelt upon:

Exodus 3:1-6
"1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God."

I thought to also read verse 2 from the original Hebrew tongue. Here is what I found:

"And appeared the Angel of Yahweh to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked and behold the bush was burning with fire but the bush not [was] consumed." (Source: Exodus 3:2 from the Hebrew Bible)

I read on to verse seven in both the King James version and the original Hebrew Bible translation into English. They both said that an angel was in the bush in verse 2, but then that Yahweh (Jehovah) spoke to Moses. According to these verses, the angel first appeared but there were no words from the angel.

I then felt to pray to my Father in Heaven about these verses, for I suspected there was some mystery hidden that was not revealed in the text.

My Father then clearly appeared before me, standing in front of me, elevated a little bit above the ground. He immediately spoke to me:

"Raphael, Bible scholars have various views of why an angel of God is in the midst of the burning bush, but then Jehovah is the one who speaks. I will reveal this mystery to you today.

Raphael, you were in my presence as my premortal archangel just before this happened. I commanded you to go to a bush in front of Moses who was on the mountain tending sheep. I asked you to show forth your glory in the midst of the bush so it appeared as on fire, but did not burn. I told you that once you got the attention of Moses, that he would approach the bush and wonder why the bush was not burnt. You continued to show your glory and keep the flame on the bush, to make it appear burning, through this entire experience.

At that moment, Jehovah, my Beloved Son whom I also named Jesus Christ, came by your side in the midst of the bush, in our celestial realm. You remained there, while he spoke to Moses out of the bush. You never spoke, and left with Jehovah after he gave Moses the rod. Moses did not see either of you, but was quickened by us to hear the voice of his Redeemer, and to receive a rod from his hand.

Raphael, the reason I sent both you and Jehovah to the bush was this: you would be the angel of the Lord in the future, involved in protecting Israel when the blood of the lamb marked their doorways, and later in a cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night. You were in the midst of the cloud between the hosts of Israel and the armies of Pharaoh when they all entered the dry ground of the Red Sea. We had many other angels assisting you at different times, but they all reported through you, our archangel Raphael. You acted as our messenger and agent to protect Moses and our people Israel from destruction, both from Pharaoh and his armies, and into the promised land (see my words to you on January 5-6, 2026).

Raphael, you were commissioned by me to be my messenger to speak to my prophets and chosen vessels at various times once man came forth on the mortal earth (see my words to you on March 14, 2025). I also had my Beloved Son, Jehovah, frequently speak to Moses and my prophets. I wanted you to witness first-hand the calling of Moses to his high and holy calling by Jehovah himself, and to be our messenger to do our work as we would ask you to do. You took your commands from both Jehovah, Heavenly Mother and me, as you continue to do even until today."

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his confidence in me, and for this honor to be his angel. I feel very committed to always respond to what he and my Gods ask me to do. I will keep their commandments. I feel very humble and open to all their revelations!

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January 31-February 1, 2026

Today, after I prayed to be led to a scripture to ponder and study, Heavenly Father led me to this scripture:

D&C 76:114-119
"114 But great and marvelous are the works of the Lord, and the mysteries of his kingdom which he showed unto us, which surpass all understanding in glory, and in might, and in dominion;

115 Which he commanded us we should not write while we were yet in the Spirit, and are not lawful for man to utter;

116 Neither is man capable to make them known, for they are only to be seen and understood by the power of the Holy Spirit, which God bestows on those who love him, and purify themselves before him;

117 To whom he grants this privilege of seeing and knowing for themselves;

118 That through the power and manifestation of the Spirit, while in the flesh, they may be able to bear his presence in the world of glory.

119 And to God and the Lamb be glory, and honor, and dominion forever and ever. Amen."

I am curious why I have been given this exact same passage of scripture today, as I was given on my previous journal entry dated January 9-10, 2026. On that date, Heavenly Mother spoke to me exclusively. Maybe today, Heavenly Father wants to talk to me about this same scripture? During that time on January 9-10, Heavenly Father did not speak. However, Heavenly Mother had me quote him when she referred to my post 68A7-68A15, given in that January 9-10 journal entry.

I read through that entire journal entry dated January 9-10, 2026. After I had slowly read this, I prayed to my Heavenly Father. He came in front of me in my private room I was in. I asked him if he wanted to say anything about D&C 76:114-119. He then spoke to me these words:

"Raphael, my son, I want to add something to what your Heavenly Mother spoke to you on January 9-10, 2026 about D&C 76:114-119.

Today you will attend your local ward's fast and testimony meeting following the sacrament service. There are many who stand up, of all ages, who want to speak in the short time of sharing testimonies. However, if we have not enlightened them with revelation in their past, how can they bear witness of our reality, and of the things of a higher realm? They will need to have had an experience where we have shown them, or revealed to them our truths, in order to bear their witness to the group of believers. Some will express a belief that our abundant truths in the scriptures are true, or what others have said are true. Some have felt the Holy Ghost, bearing witness to their hearts and minds. Some feel the emotions of others among their congregation, or their expectations, and are confused, thinking that this is the Spirit of God.

However, so many are clueless to the reality of spiritual things, for they haven't been truly endowed with our light, glory and truths to a significant degree. Some rely on their past feelings, but have little such current enlightenment. Almost all of them are so immersed in their own telestial world. They know so very little of our higher realms, particularly of our celestial glory where we live, and of truths like we have revealed to you. It is a far lesser spiritual experience to read about spiritual experiences, and yet another one to participate directly in these celestial realm experiences. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, as recorded in D&C 76, each had an overwhelming experience of a series of revelations about the degrees of glory and the salvation of mankind through Jesus Christ. They both saw and participated in these revelations, each with great spiritual perceptions, and partaking of the grandeur of God. They expressed their feelings in D&C 76:114-119.

Our initial promptings to our children during the time of their awakening is usually through our still, small voice, and not a voice of thunder or great glory. We require those who receive our subtle, spiritual promptings to seek for more. When they pray in their secret prayers, with diligence and regularity, we will give them more, always basing what we share with their obedience to our previous promptings.

You had receive on Friday, August 14, 2020, words from your Heavenly Mother about the following scripture, that I would like to repeat again today, about those in the LDS Church (see your post 169E13, words in parenthesis in from Heavenly Mother):

Isaiah 28:9-10
"Whom shall he teach knowledge, and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? (The "he" here is God who reveals our will to our sons and daughters. What are the requirements to receive revelation?) them that are weaned from the milk and drawn from the breasts (our elect who hear our voice must wean themselves from the constant false dribble that now comes from leaders of the LDS church. How can they listen to those who are not inspired by God, but secretly by Satan, and then listen to us their Gods in their personal quiet time? The falsehoods they are used to must be severed in order to receive freshly our light and true revelation.)

For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept (repeated for emphasis); line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; (this is how we reveal our truths to the faithful: we give a little and see how they receive it then we give more, a little more, and not all at once. We let faith and actions take place in the lives of our elect, and we see how they do. Change in their lives is gradual but sure.)"
(end of Heavenly Mother's comments).

Everyone who comes to me, in the name of Jesus Christ, my Beloved Son, needs to shed their previous ideas of how we communicate with them in our celestial realms. When you first saw with your spiritual eyes, me with Jesus Christ on my right hand in an upper location, and then saw your Heavenly Mother come from behind us into your room, you were very surprised! (see "When Heavenly Mother Came", dated April 20, 2013). This is because we had never before opened your spiritual eyes so much that you could see us before you. You saw into our celestial realm where we dwell. You had many other spiritual experiences leading up to this, but never one so impacting. This was also true of Enoch, Abraham, Moses, Isaiah, and the young Joseph Smith in the grove of trees in the spring of 1820. With every one of these, we gradually led them, here a little, and there a little, gradually opening up more and more to them. They were humble, open and diligent in coming to us in sincere prayer. They were obedient to whatsoever we inspired them to do.

We will also lead all of our elect by the hand, giving them more and more spiritual experiences until they receive a similar experience where their spiritual eyes are significantly opened. They will be able to see into our celestial realm with spiritual eyes and understanding, and it will seem like it is all new to them. Up to that point, they will have been led by our still, small voice. Once they see one of us with spiritual eyes, they will then understand in a much more deep and significant manner.

Moses 1:5,11
"5 Wherefore, no man can behold all my works, except he behold all my glory; and no man can behold all my glory, and afterwards remain in the flesh on the earth.

11 But now mine own eyes have beheld God; but not my natural, but my spiritual eyes, for my natural eyes could not have beheld; for I should have withered and died in his presence; but his glory was upon me; and I beheld his face, for I was transfigured before him."

Here is what you wrote under this scripture that I want copied here:

204D13-204D31
"This afternoon I meditated in prayer, just trying to view the faces of my Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother. I was able to visualize each one in my mind. I want to next see them act and move in vibrant color and in the surrounding areas I see them in. I want to see them with my spiritual eyes.

I have thought of the scripture in Moses 1:11, when Moses distinguished between his spiritual eyes and his natural eyes:

Moses 1:11-

"But now mine own eyes have beheld God; but not my natural, but my spiritual eyes, for my natural eyes could not have beheld; for I should have withered and died in his presence; but his glory was upon me; and I beheld his face, for I was transfigured before him."

I had a question about Moses 1:5-

"Wherefore, no man can behold all my works, except he behold all my glory; and no man can behold all my glory, and afterwards remain in the flesh on the earth."

I wondered how this last scripture relates to those of us who receive a merged mind? I wondered if we will view all the glory of God, or a partial view of this glory, for how else could we continue with our missions in the flesh if we viewed all of God's glory?

I came this evening to the steps of the Great Assembly Hall, on the western shores of Lake Beautiful. I had a beautiful view of the lake, with a lovely sunset. I knelt on a step and faced the lake. I asked for my Heavenly Father to come. I kept my eyes open towards the sky and the water in front of me.

A bright beam then shone from the sky to the water's edge. Heavenly Father next appeared in glory, in the air a few feet above the water. He walked a few steps to a place right in front of me. I bowed my head, but was able to still gaze intently upon his glorious face. I was able to zoom up in my spiritual sight close to his eyes, so that I could clearly see into his deep and clear eternity eyes.

He smiled at me and asked me to write what he said: 'Raphael, you are brought back into my presence and glory, and can withstand my full celestial glory, radiance and light. Your Heavenly Mother and I have come before you like this multiple times, and have even brought you into our highest celestial realm. We have shed upon you our full glory at various times. You are able, however, to remain in the flesh on earth.

The way we have been able to have you continue in the flesh as a mortal man, is that we have appeared to your replicated celestial being, and not your mortal being. Had we appeared to you in your mortal body, you would have had to be transfigured in your flesh to behold our glory, but then afterwards you would of necessity be permanently changed from being a mortal man.

The way we allow you to behold our full glory and afterwards remain in the flesh is to appear to your replicated celestial being. We may then show you all of our glory, and much of our works without interrupting your mortality.

With your merged mind, you may view clearly in the flesh, in your mortal conscious mind, all that we may reveal to you in your replicated celestial being. You may record these visions as we direct, and share them with other mortal beings.

When you come to the New Jerusalem, you will come in the flesh, from your telestial mortal world to the terrestrial mortal world. This will become your new mortal location for your earthly body on earth. You will continue having prayer experiences with your Heavenly Mother and me in your replicated celestial being, and be able to view these in your mortal conscious mind. The manner of viewing us in your terrestrial mortal body is the same as you are now learning in your telestial mortal body.

Moses was correct when he said he saw God with his spiritual eyes, and not his natural eyes. His natural eyes were the eyes in his mortal telestial body. His spiritual eyes were those in his replicated celestial man that came before us. This is the same manner by which you also are able to view us in conscious reality in your mortal mind. During the vision of seeing God that Moses had, he saw God in his unconscious mind, and the veil between his mortal mind and his celestial replicated mind was lifted during his vision. In this manner, he was truly talking face to face with God.

Moses saw and talked with our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, similar to how Enoch talked with Jehovah (see Moses 7:53). You see and talk primarily with your Heavenly Mother and me in a similar way. However, with the blessing of a merged mind, you may view our interactions in your conscious mortal mind instead of your unconscious mind.'

Heavenly Father then reached out with his right index finger and touched both of my eyes. These were my celestial eyes in my replicated celestial being. He then asked me to look upon him again, and to tell him if I saw him in any greater clarity.

I initially saw him moving his hand and returning it to his side. I sought to view him in my conscious mind with even more clarity and vision. I saw his light blue eyes, and white hair, but not other colors in clearness.

He then smiled, and said he and Heavenly Mother would continue to help me as I sought to exercise faith in learning to use my new blessing of a merged mind.

A white cloud came around him so that all that was visible was his face. I gazed upon him and saw the bright yellow light of the sunset behind him envelop his head, shining through his white hair. He then stepped back into his column of light and traveled back up into the celestial sky, and was gone.

I thanked him for my prayer experience tonight. I thanked him for the blessings to have seen a little more clearly tonight. I thanked him also for having my question answered."
(end of 204D13-204D31)

March 19, 2023 (recorded under Moses 1:5,11)
Moses saw God (Jesus Christ) face to face (verse 2), and talked with him. This was not with his natural eyes with which we see in mortality in the telestial world, but with his spiritual eyes. The spiritual eyes can see beyond this mortal realm at times, like happened to Moses. The natural eyes in mortality cannot behold God, for the body would wither in God's presence. Moses instead had to be transfigured, or brought up into a realm higher that the telestial, even to the celestial realm. In his quickened state, Moses saw with his spirit eyes, or spiritual eyes, the things that God wanted to show and reveal to him. I believe that at no time is God lowered to a telestial or terrestrial state, but the one receiving the revelation is brought up to where God is, even into the celestial realm. This is only understood by those who have this experience to commune with God, or see visions or dreams in the celestial realm. Once one has this experience, he or she understands these type of revelatory scriptures, and how it happens. Until that happens to an individual, they cannot fully understand, but somehow think they will see with their natural eyes."
(end of Moses 1:5,11 comments)

Father continued speaking:
"Raphael, when we activate and open the spiritual eyes of our sons and daughters to our glory and presence, it is an very welcome and exhilarating experience for them! This is a significant step up into our celestial realm, from their telestial or terrestrial mortal realm! When we speak to or prompt our children with the Spirit of Christ, or with the Holy Ghost, they do not receive such a view or deep spiritual understanding. At these times of receiving only our promptings from the Spirit, they still receive these spiritual impressions into their unconscious minds, but the veil is still strong over their mortal minds. When they finally see us with their spiritual eyes, the veil is rent, and they experience a face-to-face moment. They then almost always communicate with us through their thoughts, and not by audible words. When the scriptures say that our prophets spoke to us, and we to them, it is through the transmission of thoughts. They see us with spiritual eyes and hear us with spiritual ears, being quickened by the Spirit and brought into our celestial realm. This is very real, and sometimes seems to them like it is an audible and visual experience, with their natural senses. This is the way that they almost exclusively communicated with us in their premortal experience on our celestial orb, prior to their birth on earth.

Joseph Smith, our prophet, said this: "Could you gaze into heaven five minutes, you would know more than you would by reading all that ever was written on the subject" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 324). When he saw both Jesus Christ and me, his Heavenly Father, we came to him in our celestial glory, and he was quickened to be in our celestial presence. Every time he came into our presence again, in our celestial realm, he understood more than anyone who had never been in that higher realm.

Moses 6:34-36
"34 Behold my Spirit is upon you, wherefore all thy words will I justify; and the mountains shall flee before you, and the rivers shall turn from their course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore walk with me.

35 And the Lord spake unto Enoch, and said unto him: Anoint thine eyes with clay, and wash them, and thou shalt see. And he did so.

36 And he beheld the spirits that God had created; and he beheld also things which were not visible to the natural eye; and from thenceforth came the saying abroad in the land: A seer hath the Lord raised up unto his people."

When Enoch anointed his eyes with clay, his spiritual eyes were opened, and he saw with spiritual perception. This was from a celestial perspective, for Jesus Christ who appeared to him, gave him this Godly ability at that time. As verse 36 states, this gift was not available in the natural eyes, but by a gift from God, using his quickened spiritual eyes. The spiritual eyes are those that the spirit of man may see with, which spirit resides inside his mortal body. It is with these spiritual eyes that replicated celestial mortals may also see. These spiritual eyes, if that individual is transfigured before God or replicated before us as a celestial being, and brought into God's celestial realm, may see things according to the will of God. My son or daughter who has such an experience, may then return to their flesh and continue living in mortality. This was the case with Enoch.

Once one of our children experiences seeing with their spiritual eyes, that have come into our celestial glory by one of us Gods, they have a big advantage over those who have never had such an experience. They remember so much of what the celestial realm is like, and their understanding of God's realm is great. Enoch and Joseph Smith were both called seers, for they saw into the celestial realm and talked with God.

Members of the LDS Church have the belief that their current members of the First Presidency and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are all prophets, seers and revelators. However, none of them have seen into our celestial realm, so how can they be seers? They are not, but have received in their life previously spiritual experiences with the Holy Ghost. They are all now as other men and women, never having seen into the heavens nor communed with God, like Joseph Smith, the prophet of the restoration, and our seers of old.

Raphael, you have been chosen by your Heavenly Mother and me to come again into our presence, beginning in April, 2013. It was at that time that we brought you into our celestial realm, that was superimposed upon your telestial mortal realm. You could see us throughout that day in your energy class, but nobody else in that class could see us. Your spiritual eyes and ears were all awakened, and you conversed with us by thought communication for the entire class day.

Raphael, you have continued a daily communication with us directly, day by day. Each major interaction you have experienced is recorded in your Book of Raphael. We have brought you into our presence thousands of times over the last nearly thirteen years, and now your mortal mind is merged with your unconscious mind. Both minds are part of your spirit, and linked now to your physical body. In the premortal life these two minds (mortal mind and unconscious mind) were one, but in mortality they are separated with a veil. When you see us, and communicate with us, like I am doing now with you, you hear us in your thoughts, and then your mortal mind perceives it and you write down what we say. This merging of your mind is a very big blessing from us, your Gods! You are our seer and prophet, for which I commissioned you to be in these last days prior to and directly after the second coming of Jesus Christ (see your commissioned references here). You see into our celestial realm on the earth or in heaven daily, and we speak to you, face to face. You have walked with us many times, and speak to us as one man speaks with another, only in a more elevated thought transfer communication manner."
(end of Heavenly Father's words)

I responded to my Heavenly Father, who was still in front of me:

"My Father, I feel so very blessed to be privileged to hear your voice so clearly in my thoughts, and to have the blessing of a merged mind! I perceive so much more that I used to, before I had come into your celestial realms above! I thank you for these great blessings to my personal life, and to that of my family! Thank you also for this great commission that you have given me. I commit to always keep your and Heavenly Mother's commandments that you give to me personally. Thank you for trust and confidence in me!"

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February 2-3, 2026

This morning in my scripture study, I was carefully led to one verse in the Book of Mormon:

3 Nephi 8:23
"And it came to pass that it did last for the space of three days that there was no light seen; and there was great mourning and howling and weeping among all the people continually; yea, great were the groanings of the people, because of the darkness and the great destruction which had come upon them."

I don't know why I was given this scripture to ponder. However, I fully want to be led by my Father in Heaven, and I feel he led me to this scripture.

I wondered if this experience of thee days of darkness among the Nephites, before the visit Jesus Christ among them, is a type of things to come just before the second coming of Jesus Christ?

As I pondered this question, I perceived the presence of my Heavenly Father in front of me, in my room. I was on my computer typing this down. He spoke to me in my thoughts, and told me to write his words:

"Raphael, this is your Heavenly Father speaking to you. I am speaking to you in your thoughts. I am before you transferring these thoughts to your mind, even as I explained to you yesterday in detail.

You are correct that I have led you to ponder this one verse in 3 Nephi 8:23. This verse is a type of an event proceeding the second coming of Jesus Christ.

On October 23-24, 2025, I referred to D&C 88:95 in your scripture study. I have included part of what I said below:

"You are correct that there are remarkable parallels between the coming of my Beloved Son Jesus Christ to the Nephite nation, and the coming of Jesus Christ to the entire earth at his second coming. The Nephite record is a prototype of his second coming. His coming to the Nephites was accompanied by great physical upheavals and destructions upon the wicked in the promised land. He spoke directly to all the inhabitants of that land, and then the people heard my own voice, announcing his arrival from the heavens.

Similarly, just prior to the second coming, all the inhabitants of the earth will hear the voice of Jesus Christ from the heavens (D&C 43:18,23, D&C 45:49). This will be preceeded by great physical upheavals, calamities and destructions, upon all the face of the telestial earth. Only those gathered in Zion, the New Jerusalem, and those who later gather in the clouds above the earth with the righteous, will have peace and safety.

There will also be silence in heaven for half an hour (Revelation 8:1-2 and D&C 88:95), just like there was prolonged silence abroad on the land of the Nephites after the great and terrible storm and destructions. At the second coming, the voice of Jesus Christ and the sounding of the trumps of the angels will again be heard, just prior to his glorious appearance to all peoples on the earth.

The angels of God will first be gathered in the clouds of heavens. They will be joined in the skies in quick succession by various groups of the righteous. The first group will be those who were resurrected at the time of Christ's resurrection. Next will be those who were translated in the flesh, who belong to Enoch and Melchizedek's bands, and a few others. These will just then have been resurrected, and will come forth in their glory. Next will come those who have been awaiting their glorious celestial resurrection from the afterlife spirit world. These will all be immediately resurrected, and gathered in the skies. This group includes all the righteous dead from the time of Christ's resurrection to the present. They will include the celestial resurrection of the heathen nations who knew no law in mortality, but accepted the gospel teachings in the world of the spirits (D&C 45:54). At this point, all my angels and all my celestial resurrected children will be assembled in the heavens.

These will be then joined by all the inhabitants of the celestial orb who have yet to be born in mortality on the earth during the great millennium. Finally, the mortal terrestrial and translated righteous who will be faithfully waiting in the New Jerusalem and over all the earth in mortality, will be caught up in the clouds of heaven. These will be all quickened to a celestial glory until they descend to the earth, for they will remain mortal once back on earth.

All of these dedicated followers of Jesus Christ, of heaven and of earth, will be poised in the skies above the earth when Jesus Christ, the bridegroom, will come in great glory and power! He will take his position at the front of this large gathering in the heavens.

Again, the voice of Jesus Christ will be heard by all the inhabitants of the earth and in the heavens, similar to how he spoke to the Nephite inhabitants. When he is finished with his address, I will utter my voice from the heavens, in introducing my Beloved Son to the earth.

Jesus Christ will then first descend alone to the earth and set his foot upon the Mount of Olives in the telestial world at Jerusalem (see D&C 45:48-50). He will show his wounds to the Jews who are waiting for the Messiah to come. He will speak to them "These wounds are the wounds with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. I am he who was lifted up. I am Jesus that was crucified. I am the Son of God." (D&C 45:52) The Jews in Jerusalem will then be spared and their enemies who surround them destroyed.

Immediately after this appearance, Jesus Christ will come back again to his place in the heavens. At this point, the mighty arm of the Lord will fall upon the wicked living on the entire earth. The mortal inhabitants on the earth and the telestial earth itself will be burned with unquenchable fire coming from Jesus Christ, until the telestial mortal earth will be no more (see Malachi 4:1, D&C 60:23 and D&C 29:9). The wicked who die will all transfer into the telestial spirit world prison. The destroyed, burned and melted telestial earth will return to elemental matter to the location outside the universe boundaries where these same materials were first gathered by us Gods, prior to the earth's creation. The intelligence of mother earth will remain with her spirit and physical creations, for only the physical telestial portion will be shed and removed.

There will then be a terrestrial and celestial physical earth remaining. Those who are to be spared this destruction on earth, like the Jews in Jerusalem, will all transition into the terrestrial realm of the mortal earth in order to be spared from the telestial destruction upon the wicked.

Jesus Christ will then descend with the angels and the righteous hosts of heaven who are in the clouds of heaven to the New Jerusalem on the terrestrial physical world. Jesus Christ will set foot upon the island of the New Jerusalem, in the terrestrial realm of that island. All the hosts of heaven who accompanied him will also settle on this island for a short time, all enjoying the splendor of the moment, and appearing to each other in a great glory and happiness. They will witness their Redeemer before them who will again speak to them all. When he is finished, Jesus Christ will dismiss the unborn hosts of the celestial orb to return to their home. He will next dismiss the resurrected hosts to their assigned locations, most which will return to a different section of the celestial orb than the unborn spirits dwell in. Those who remain on the terrestrial physical earth will be the angels, a few resurrected people, some translated terrestrial individuals (most who comprised the 144,000), and the terrestrial mortal elect."
(end of your October 23-24, 2025 journal entry excerpt)

Father continued:

Raphael, today I want to share more details of similarities of the Nephite appearing of Jesus Christ to the second coming of Jesus Christ. This will complete my discussion of this monumental event, with the parallels between them.

In the Nephite record, there was a great and terrible storm and tempest. There were vivid lightnings, severe earthquakes and catastrophic volcanic activity. The parallel of this event in the last days is the coming of the sign of the Son of Man. This will occur just prior to the actual appearing of Jesus Christ to all the inhabitants of the earth, in the clouds of heaven.

Matthew 28:30
"And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."

Joseph Smith Matthew 1:36:
"And, as I said before, after the tribulation of those days, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken, then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven, and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn; and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory;"

D&C 88:93
"And immediately there shall appear a great sign in heaven, and all people shall see it together."

Here is what I told you about the sign of the coming of the Son of Man, in your post 56H3-56H4, on August 22th, 2017:

"3. Heavenly Father spoke to me:
Raphael, the video you watched tonight about Planet X, or Nibiru, is mostly true. We have designed your solar system to be linked to a second binary star that rotates around the sun. This smaller star is not nearly as large as the sun, and isn't visible very often to those on earth. When it does approach and come close to the earth, this star, with it's high gravitational pull and magnetic properties, and the planets, moons and asteroids that orbit or trail Nibiru, will cause many problems for the inhabitants of the earth. These will create devastations that we have designed, as part of the tribulations coming to the earth. This event will be what the prophet Joseph Smith said, that people will mistakenly think it is the second coming of the our Son Jesus Christ, but it will be a planet or a comet.'

4. Later I looked this quote from Joseph Smith:
"Judah must return, Jerusalem must be rebuilt, and the temple, and water come out from under the temple, and the waters of the Dead Sea be healed [see Ezekiel 47:1–9]. It will take some time to rebuild the walls of the city and the temple, etc.; and all this must be done before the Son of Man will make His appearance. There will be wars and rumors of wars, signs in the heavens above and on the earth beneath, the sun turned into darkness and the moon to blood, earthquakes in divers places, the seas heaving beyond their bounds; then will appear one grand sign of the Son of Man in heaven. But what will the world do? They will say it is a planet, a comet, etc. But the Son of Man will come as the sign of the coming of the Son of Man, which will be as the light of the morning cometh out of the east [see Joseph Smith—Matthew 1:26]."
(Reference 1, also Reference 2)"

See also what you experienced in 56L5-56L10:
"5. I knelt and raised my hands high above my head, calling upon Heavenly Father, Heavenly Mother and Jesus Christ to come to me. I saw them next exiting the temple doors in heaven in the near distance, and walking side-by-side to me until they were all three in front of me.

I looked into their faces, eyes and saw them each smile at me. It seemed Heavenly Mother was wearing a crown for an instant, then it went away.

I then opened my prayer. In my short opening words, I asked about whether Planet X or Nibiru was a planet rotating around the binary star, or whether it was one-in-the-same heavenly body.

6. Heavenly Father answered me:

'Raphael, stand before us, and hold your Heavenly Mother's left hand with your right hand. We will go to this star that will soon come near earth!'

7. I stood, and took my Heavenly Mother's hand. We were immediately in the sky above a large glowing but somewhat dark heavenly body in space. Heavenly Father spoke again:"

'Raphael, the object below us is the binary star Nibiru that rotates around the sun in a very long elliptical orbit. It is the only large body heading towards the earth.

8. Its trajectory path will pass by earth twice–on the way towards the sun and then on its way again out into space. It has this regular orbit, rotating fully nearly every 4,000 years.

As it passes by the earth both times, it will cause great upheavals in the magnetic and physical earth, causing great tribulations to come upon the earth.

9. Nibiru is the great sign of the coming of the Son of Man that was spoken of by Joseph Smith the prophet. Some will call it a comet since there are many smaller asteroids, moons or small planets, which trail its path. These also will appear as fulfillment of the sign of stars falling from heaven to the earth. However, the great upheaval to your planet earth will be caused from the large gravitational and magnetic influence of Nibiru itself. This will cause a great earthquake to open up the flow of living water to the surface of the earth in Jackson County, Missouri.'

10. We stood silent for a moment over the heavenly body Nibiru. I knew it was many times larger than the planet earth, and was what we call a small dwarf star. I believe it has already entered our solar system."
(end of 56L5-56L10)

Raphael, on its first pass towards the sun, Nibiru passed by the earth, and affected the terrestrial earth, with the opening of living water flowing to the surface of the earth. This pass was not seen or felt on the telestial earth. At the present time, Nibiru is waiting around the sun, so that the inhabitants of the earth cannot see Nibiru. (see 191F14 and 191F19-191F22). We are controlling the entire orbit and movement of Nibiru, including its current stationary status. We also control whether it comes in its telestial or terrestrial state around the earth, for our various purposes.

When Nibiru comes on the second pass to the earth, it will come in the telestial realm of the mortal earth. This is the sign of the coming of the Son of Man. This passing will cause great upheavals on the telestial earth, but will not affect the terrestrial earth. Many on the telestial earth will die with the coming of Nibiru and the great destructions its passing will cause on the earth. Those who remain will mourn and howl, like the surviving Nephites did at the great destruction on the land of America at that time.

D&C 88:87-91
"For not many days hence and the earth shall tremble and reel to and fro as a drunken man; and the sun shall hide his face, and shall refuse to give light; and the moon shall be bathed in blood; and the stars shall become exceedingly angry, and shall cast themselves down as a fig that falleth from off a fig tree.

And after your testimony cometh wrath and indignation upon the people.

For after your testimony cometh the testimony of earthquakes, that shall cause groanings in the midst of her, and men shall fall upon the ground and shall not be able to stand.

And also cometh the testimony of the voice of thunderings, and the voice of lightnings, and the voice of tempests, and the voice of the waves of the sea heaving themselves beyond their bounds.

And all things shall be in commotion; and surely, men’s hearts shall fail them; for fear shall come upon all people."

There will also come thick darkness upon the surface of the broken telestial earth, similar to the darkness experienced by the Nephites. This will be caused by the abundant volcanic activity that will erupt with the close passing of Nibiru. Here is what the record says about the darkness among the Nephites:

3 Nephi 8:20-22
"And it came to pass that there was thick darkness upon all the face of the land, insomuch that the inhabitants thereof who had not fallen could feel the vapor of darkness;

And there could be no light, because of the darkness, neither candles, neither torches; neither could there be fire kindled with their fine and exceedingly dry wood, so that there could not be any light at all;

And there was not any light seen, neither fire, nor glimmer, neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the stars, for so great were the mists of darkness which were upon the face of the land."

Once the sign of the coming of the Son of Man passes, then the voice of Jesus Christ will be heard over all the telestial and terrestrial earth. Everyone will hear his voice in their own language, and they will understand his message. This is similar to what occurred when Jesus spoke to all the inhabitants of the Nephites in 3 Nephi chapter 9.

After Jesus Christ finishes speaking from the heavens to the inhabitants of the earth, there will be a great silence, for those on the earth will be extremely astonished. This same silence occurred among the Nephite survivors in America:

3 Nephi 10:1-2
"And now behold, it came to pass that all the people of the land did hear these sayings, and did witness of it. And after these sayings there was silence in the land for the space of many hours;

For so great was the astonishment of the people that they did cease lamenting and howling for the loss of their kindred which had been slain; therefore there was silence in all the land for the space of many hours."

D&C 88:95
"And there shall be silence in heaven for the space of half an hour; and immediately after shall the curtain of heaven be unfolded, as a scroll is unfolded after it is rolled up, and the face of the Lord shall be unveiled;"

The silence in heaven is for an actual half an hour in earth time, and not to be thought of as a type of a longer period of silence (see also your posts 21J2 and 22C24). The type of this half an hour is the silence among the Nephites that occurred with the darkness upon the land for three days, after the voice of Christ was heard upon the land:

3 Nephi 10:1
"And now behold, it came to pass that all the people of the land did hear these sayings, and did witness of it. And after these sayings there was silence in the land for the space of many hours;"

In the future day, just before Jesus Christ comes in his glory in his second coming, this is the time of the silence for half an hour (see D&C 88:95 above and Revelation 8:1). There was another time in heaven, when I referred to silence in heaven for half an hour (see 21H6-21H9). However, this silence will happen again, this time on the earth just prior to the coming of the Son of Man to the earth. The first silence of half an hour was when I gave you and your archangel brothers your trumpets. These same trumpets will be blown by my archangels in the heaven above the telestial earth, at different times during this time of the second coming of Jesus Christ to the earth. See D&C 88:92,99-100,102-106.

The destruction of those remaining on the telestial mortal earth will come when my Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, comes in the brilliance of his glory in the clouds of heaven. The fire of his wrath will consume all these telestial inhabitants, as well as all that remains telestial on the physical earth. When he descends with our faithful sons and daughters, he will come to the terrestrial earth at the New Jerusalem. Just prior to his appearing to all the inhabitants of the telestial and terrestrial earth, I will utter my voice, announcing his arrival, as I did to the Nephites who were spared:

3 Nephi 11:7
"Behold my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, in whom I have glorified my name—hear ye him."

Once I have spoken, Jesus Christ will appear in the clouds of heaven! This will then be the great and terrible day of the Lord:

Joel 2:10-11
"10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

11 And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?""

(end of Heavenly Father's words)

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February 5, 2026

This morning I came to my quiet room for my personal prayer and scripture study. I love this time of day, for it is in my meditations like today where I may commune directly with my Heavenly Parents. Today I asked my Father in Heaven where I should study. He led me to the following two verses:

Joseph Smith Matthew 1:31-32
31 And again, this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come, or the destruction of the wicked;

32 And again shall the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, be fulfilled.

I studied many of the references in verse 32 to the word abomination, to abomination of desolation, and found this verse in 1 Nephi 22:13-14 I liked:

"13 And the blood of that great and abominable church, which is the whore of all the earth, shall turn upon their own heads; for they shall war among themselves, and the sword of their own hands shall fall upon their own heads, and they shall be drunken with their own blood.

14 And every nation which shall war against thee, O house of Israel, shall be turned one against another, and they shall fall into the pit which they digged to ensnare the people of the Lord. And all that fight against Zion shall be destroyed, and that great whore, who hath perverted the right ways of the Lord, yea, that great and abominable church, shall tumble to the dust and great shall be the fall of it."

It seems to me that in these last days, that the great and abominable church, the whore of all the earth that Nephi speaks about, will be destroyed by internal conflict and war. Nephi specifically refers to nations warring with each other. We are living in a day when the nations of the earth are very wicked and full of abominations. In our own land of the United States, there has been great evil that just days ago was uncovered with the public release of several million pages of emails and images from the Jeffrey Epstein's sex and perversion files. These are now made publicly available by the US Department of Justice. These secret evil acts committed by elite leaders of government and industry are extremely abominable, and are all verified as true. About half of the total files have been made publicly available so far, but what is now public is very evil and shocking!

These newly released files, showing great evil and secret abominations, are part of the great and abominable church of the devil. These hidden secrets of our time are now being revealed. Those who committed great sins in secret are falling "into the pit which they digged" (see verse 14 above).

I know too that the Turning Point USA organization, created by Charlie Kirk, recently murdered in Utah County, is growing fast across the United States. His widow now and their Christian organization have been targeted by the wicked elites in our land, to be suppressed and destroyed. However, this attempt has only backfired, and now some of those elites are being exposed for their gross wickedness. There are also reports among the younger people of our nation of an increase in church attendance, getting married and having babies.

Anyway, I want to know why I was to study these two scripture verses above. I prayed to my Heavenly Father, asking for his revelations on this subject to me.

He came in front of me, and spoke to me these words:

"Raphael, my son, you are living in the days of the fulfillment of these prophecies in Joseph Smith Matthew 1:31-32. I would like to comment first about verse 31.

Many in the LDS Church say that the gospel first has to be preached by their missionaries in all the nations of the earth before Jesus Christ, my Beloved Son, comes again in his second coming to the earth. This is not accurate. The meaning of the "Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world" is not exclusive to the LDS Church. There are many other Christian churches who have an active missionary program, and have made inroads into many nations. They preach of Jesus Christ, and promote his gospel of peace. Although they don't have a fulness of the gospel, which included the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, they preach what is in their Bibles. The knowledge of Jesus Christ is being spread through all the nations of the earth.

With the advent of the internet, access to the gospel is spreading very fast. Even where missionaries from these Christian churches, including the LDS Church, may not be able to send their representatives, the gospel message may be read in their language online. Those nations who suppress access to the internet will fall, and ways will be opened for the people to read or watch on their phones or other devices the truth of Jesus Christ. Your record, the Book of Raphael, is also online, as well as all the standard words of scripture. These are available, or will soon be, in every nation for those eager and open to receive.

Joseph Smith Matthew 1:31 states that "this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come, or the destruction of the wicked". This means all people of the nations will have opportunity to read, hear and watch the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is now happening and accelerating. The "end" coming is the end of the telestial mortal earth. This will be destroyed, along with the wicked, during the second coming of Jesus Christ.

In verse 32, Jesus said that the "abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, (would) be fulfilled." This abomination is the same as promoted by the great and abominable church of the devil in your day, referred to in 1 Nephi 22:13-14 (given above) and 1 Nephi chapter 14.

1 Nephi 14:3
"And that great pit, which hath been digged for them by that great and abominable church, which was founded by the devil and his children, that he might lead away the souls of men down to hell—yea, that great pit which hath been digged for the destruction of men shall be filled by those who digged it, unto their utter destruction, saith the Lamb of God; not the destruction of the soul, save it be the casting of it into that hell which hath no end."

My wrath is now being poured out upon the great and abominable church of the devil. The evidence of my wrath is shown by the many conflicts and wars among the nations of the earth in your very day, which will only increase until Jesus Christ returns in glory.

1 Nephi 14:15-17
"15 And it came to pass that I beheld that the wrath of God was poured out upon that great and abominable church, insomuch that there were wars and rumors of wars among all the nations and kindreds of the earth.

16 And as there began to be wars and rumors of wars among all the nations which belonged to the mother of abominations, the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold, the wrath of God is upon the mother of harlots; and behold, thou seest all these things—

17 And when the day cometh that the wrath of God is poured out upon the mother of harlots, which is the great and abominable church of all the earth, whose founder is the devil, then, at that day, the work of the Father shall commence, in preparing the way for the fulfilling of his covenants, which he hath made to his people who are of the house of Israel."

My great work in your day, given in verse 17 above, is focused on the online publication of the Book of Raphael, and the gathering of my elect to Zion, the New Jerusalem. These works fulfill the covenant of gathering my people, the elect, to a place of safety on the terrestrial earth. The remainder of the people who remain on the telestial earth, if they do not repent and come unto my Beloved Son Jesus Christ, will be destroyed. They are counted as the tares of earth, bound in bundles, ready to be burned. On the other hand, my wheat will be gathered into safe garners, where they will await in peaceful settlements until the glorious coming of Jesus Christ to the earth (see D&C 86:1-7). These are they who will receive an inheritance upon the earth, and live in peace for a thousand years."

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February 6-7, 2026

This morning I awoke early and received a quick and clear message in my prayer from my Heavenly Father: He wanted me to discuss what he and Heavenly Mother had revealed to me in the past about the tree of knowledge of good and evil. As I recall, the revelations they gave to me were some of the most fascinating I have ever received! In the quotes below, I give a lot of information also about the tree of life.

Here is the first verse in the Old Testament that mentions this amazing tree:

Genesis 2:9
"And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil."

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Here is an entry in my Book of Raphael that talks in detail about the tree of knowledge of good and evil. It was in answer to a question by one of the individuals who was on my email lists at the time:

110D17-110D28, from Heavenly Father:
"Is the tree of life the same tree as the tree of knowledge of good and evil, as mentioned in the Garden of Eden?

Moses 4:31
"I placed at the east of the Garden of Eden, cherubim and a flaming sword, which turned every way to keep the way of the tree of life."

Genesis 2:9
"And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil."

See also Alma 42:5

From R: The tree of life was eaten freely by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. It wasn't until they ate of the new tree of the knowledge of good and evil, that they were not to eat of the tree of life again. Once they had eaten of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the fruit caused a change in their immortal bodies, making them mortal, or soon to be mortal. Had they eaten of the tree of life at that time, in their physical and newly fallen state (or falling state), they would have forever lived in their sins, having transgressed God's commandment and not having time to repent. The tree of life is not the same tree as the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The tree of knowledge of good and evil was made available to Adam and Eve once they became adults in the Garden of Eden. Heavenly Father introduced them to this new tree, saying that he forbid them to eat of it, lest they would surely die. He gave them their choice, however.

"Does the tree of life have 12 different kinds of fruit?

Revelation 22:2
"In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations." (speaking of the holy city, the New Jerusalem)."

Later–This is a question that I don't know the answer to and I am hoping our Heavenly Parents will answer tonight!

I came to the grassy area just south of the white gate. I was impressed to kneel on the grass, which extended to my left and right. I knelt and asked for one or both of my Heavenly Parents to come to me. I waited. To my left I saw a movement and saw my Heavenly Father signaling for me to arise and walk to him! He was next to a hedge of bushes and some taller trees. I stood and walked up to him. He was smiling and seemed eager to talk with me. He asked me in my thoughts to remain standing.

Heavenly Father spoke: 'Raphael, I have asked you to come near these trees next to these bushes. They are two trees of the knowledge of good and evil. These trees are male and female so that they may produce fruit for our use. We planted the fruit of this tree in the terrestrial Garden of Eden on your earth once Adam and Eve were adults. They still lived with us in that paradisiacal state. When the fruit grew up to a tree, it was a fruiting tree, a female tree. We hand pollinated the blossoms from the male tree in our celestial world, that you see before you on the right (he pointed to that tree). The blossoms on the tree of knowledge of good and evil on earth became beautiful fruits on that tree. It was at that point that I introduced Adam and Eve to that tree, with my charge not to eat of the fruit lest they would surely die. Once they were deceived by Lucifer, they both ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The fruit started a change in their immortal bodies, as you have correctly answered to your sister's question

I came again to visit Adam and Eve along with your Heavenly Mother and Jesus Christ. I asked Adam and Eve if they had eaten of the fruit of that tree. They both admitted that they did eat. I then asked our Beloved Son then to protect the tree of life from Adam and Eve, lest they again eat of that fruit and live forever in their sins. Adam and Eve had physical bodies of flesh and bones, which were now changing to mortal bodies due to partaking of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. They also began perceiving that the serpent really was possessed by Lucifer who lied to them, tricking them to eat. Eve was the first to partake and came to an awareness of the designs of the evil one. She also began to be enlightened by the Holy Ghost, your Heavenly Mother, that now that she had partaken, she would be cast out of the Garden of Eden, and Adam would be left alone as man in the garden. They would be forever separated. Heavenly Mother reasoned with her daughter to convince Adam to partake so that they could together bring forth the children of men and women on the earth, to experience mortality in a fallen world.

Eve convinced Adam, who had not yet been enlightened by the actions of the fruit. Once he ate, he and Eve realized too that they were naked, which they had never before realized. They hid when we came walking through our garden in the cool of the day (Genesis 3:8). I knew then, besides my gift of seeing all things, that they had both partaken of the fruit of the tree that I had commanded them not to eat. I had no choice but to drive them forth into the lone and dreary world outside of their terrestrial garden home. The outside world was telestial in nature.'

I thanked my Heavenly Father for showing me these two trees of the knowledge of good and evil. He said that if I ate of the fruit, now that I had been redeemed and brought again into his presence, it would have no detrimental effect on me. I asked if I could partake, and Heavenly Father reached out to the female tree, plucked a fruit and gave it to me. I ate, and it tasted sweet and very clarifying to my mind. The effects were like drinking of living water, but had substance and was sweeter. I ate the fruit to the pit. I then asked if I should plant the pit next to the other two trees.

Heavenly Father responded: 'Raphael, plant the pit of the fruit you have eaten where you are standing on the grass.' I planted the pit of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the grass. I easily dug a little hole in the grass with my hand. I covered it up and stood again before my Heavenly Father.

'Raphael, the pit you planted will become a new female tree of knowledge of good and evil. I will have you transplant this future sapling tree, with other people that you choose to help you, to your celestial earth. This will be during the time that we divide the earth into inheritances for the faithful couple Gods. The tree that you will plant will be the sapling tree of knowledge of good and evil. It will have twelve manners of fruits, which yield their fruit every month, and her leaves are for the healing of the nations. This was spoken by John the revelator in Revelation 22:2. The current version reads that this will be the tree of life, but it was mistakenly written in your Bible. It should read the tree of knowledge of good and evil. That tree will remain on the celestial earth forever, as a memorial to the celestial Gods who live there and who frequent there. The memorial will be that this fruit is what initiated the past mortal journey of their first parents, Adam and Eve.'

I was amazed at this revelation from my Father! I felt so blessed to have been here with him tonight and to have learned first hand the wonderful story of these beautiful trees. I am so pleased to have partaken of one of its fruits, and to have planted that pit where I was standing. I felt so privileged to one day in the future be able to transplant this sapling tree to the new celestial earth where we will have our inheritance.

I thanked my Heavenly Father for being with me tonight and for what he shared with me! He smiled and I came immediately into my mortal body, writing all of this down."
(end of 110D17-110D28)

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On the day following the above entry, in post 110E16, on February 4, 2019, Heavenly Father revealed the following:

"The tree of knowledge of good and evil, whose seed you planted last night, will be transplanted downstream of the river coming from the fountain of living water, the same fountain that will have existed during the entire millennium. There will be the two trees of life on either side of that fountain of living water. Downstream, you will plant the sapling tree of knowledge of good and evil in an island in the river that comes from the fountain. The river will surround the tree of knowledge of good and evil, which will bare twelve fruits each month and whose leaves will be for the healing of the nations. (see Revelation 22:2) The resurrected earth will then permanently have a rotation around the center of our galaxy as previous resurrected earths also have their own orbits."

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The above comment from Heavenly Father refers to the celestial realm in the New Jerusalem, following the resurrection of the earth. The following quote tells that it is not yet planted, but will be planted sometime during the beginning of the resurrected earth:

110E1, 110E3-110E4:
"I thought more about the tree of knowledge of good and evil. It must be a very slow growing tree if I just planted the seed and at the end of the millennium, when I and others will transplant it to the resurrected celestial earth, it is still called a sapling. I believe it will not yet have born fruit by that time. Maybe God will delay the seed from growing until years into the future?

. . . I came this morning to the entry room through the front doors of God's temple. I came to the east side by a spruce tree next to the little channeled stream of living water. I knelt on the floor next to this tree and stream, facing so I could see the temple doors. I drank some living water and felt clarified in my mind. I then asked for my Heavenly Parents to come. Heavenly Mother appeared before me, next to the spruce tree there! She was radiant and loving, for I could feel her love I received from her in her light that shone upon me!

'Raphael, I wish to answer all of the questions you and your sister Rachael have. First, about the seed you planted last night. We will keep it dormant until Satan is loosed for a little season upon the earth, at the end of the millennium. By the time the earth is resurrected in its glory, and there is a new heaven and a new earth, this seed will have grown into a sapling tree about 5 to 6 inches in diameter, and will soon after that be ready to blossom and fruit. After you transplant it, you will be able to hand pollinate the blossoms from the male tree of knowledge of good and evil that you saw last night with your Heavenly Father. The tree is a slow growing tree that, in its glory in the celestial world, produces new fruit every month from the one yearly pollination that you will continue to do in eternity. This action of a yearly hand pollination will link these two worlds together forever, a remembrance of the origin of this tree of knowledge of good and evil.' "

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On several days in January and August, 2024, under Revelation 22:2, I wrote the following:

January 23, 2024
In prayer with my Heavenly Father, he asked that I write his words:

"Raphael, once Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden into the lone and dreary world, the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good of evil remained behind in the garden. I asked my angels to transplant these two celestial trees back to an area near my holy temple on the celestial orb.

The tree of life brought from the Garden of Eden was later transplanted to the area east of Lake Beautiful with the people of Enoch for their use. This tree has since been also transplanted to the New Jerusalem area on the celestial portion of that area, east of the fountain of living water. The tree of life on the west side of the fountain was the sapling tree of life that you had seen under our original tree of life at the end of the straight and narrow path, was also later brought by the angels to New Jerusalem.

The tree of knowledge of good and evil that had been transplanted on our celestial orb still remains near our temple, amongst the other trees north of our temple. This tree has flowered since but we have not hand pollinated it from our male tree of knowledge of good of evil. The blossoms are beautiful and very fragrant. The other trees of this same forest are also trees of knowledge of good and evil, removed from earths of previous eternities during their Adam and Eve phase. We now have a very large forest of these same varieties of trees north of our temple. This forest is between our temple to the south and the river representing Jesus Christ to the north. These trees are now all in full bloom. We may ask them to bloom when we will. Your Heavenly Mother will now join us as we stroll through these very fragrant trees of knowledge of good and evil!"

Heavenly Mother then appeared, smiling very broadly. She took my left hand, and Heavenly Father my right, and we began to walk to the forest. We started at the grassy area in front of the female and male trees of knowledge of good and evil. We traveled east along the grassy area, with bushes on our right. Then we turned into a path through these bushes into a vast forested area. As we entered, the forest seemed to expand, and I could see from our vista many rolling hills for as far as I could see, of these trees of knowledge of good and evil! I knew that each tree had been transplanted there from previous earths.

As we walked into the forest, the fragrance from the blossoms of these trees filled me with such peace and assurance in my Gods next to me, and their beautiful plans for their children! I asked my Heavenly Parents where the tree of knowledge of good and evil that had been in our own Garden of Eden was located? They both looked to a beautiful tree immediately before us, and Heavenly Mother spoke: 'Raphael, this is the tree that Eve and then Adam partook of on your earth! This female tree has since joined all of these other female blossoming trees in this vast forest, and will remain here for eternity! This is a favorite place for your Heavenly Father and I to come and stroll through together! We feel such peace here, and assurance in the great plan of salvation that we have extended to our children."

I then let go of their hands and came up to this beautiful tree of knowledge of good and evil. I touched its trunk, now about 12 inches in diameter, and one of its main branches. I also smelled one of its pink blossoms. The tree had many blossoms of different pastel colors. I thought that if pollinated, each blossom color would produce a different fruit, one for every month of the year, for the healing of the nations.

Heavenly Father then spoke: 'Raphael, you have correctly thought that these blossoms would produce different fruits, one new set of fruits for every month for each blossom of the same color. The fruited seed that you have planted in the grass in front of our female and male trees will become a female tree of knowledge of good and evil on your own Celestial Earth. You will pollinate this tree yearly, according to our celestial time, which will be at the beginning of each eternity, from our own male tree. It will produce a new fruit every celestial month during that current eternity, as shown to John the Revelator in Revelation 22:2 -"In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the (should read "tree of knowledge of good and evil"), which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations." '

Heavenly Mother then said that I could come to this newly revealed forest whenever I yearned for peace and assurance. She said that I should follow the same path into this forest when I would come, and it would expand from a narrow set of trees that I have previously seen into this vast forest of millions and millions of trees of knowledge of good and evil. She said that I would know how to come to this same tree of knowledge of good and evil that has been on my own mother earth.

I thanked both of my Heavenly Parents for this beautiful experience with them today! I felt so assured that this vision was all true, for I feel great peace and clarity of mind.

My vision then closed, and I was typing this on my computer in my morning scripture study. I reread this entry and placed this in my note in my scripture app in Revelation 22:2.

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See my notes in Abraham 3:4, written in January and August 2024.

January 25, 2024
In my morning scripture study: I had the impression that the pastel flowers of the tree of knowledge of good and evil produce twelve manners of fruits when pollinated, each colored the same as the pastel flower they fruited from. Each fruit also tastes and looks different, as do our fruits on earth taste different, and are different shapes, textures and sizes. The twelve fruits also each enhance various attributes of peace and faith (assurance). As couple Gods chew together the leaf of this tree, and all of its twelve fruits are eaten, with the intention to receive the spiritual measure or manner from each fruit, along with eating the fruit and leaf of the tree of life (filling each with the love of God and healing), they bring a fulness of joy! This results in extreme love, peace, healing and faith. As I wrote these words, Heavenly Mother whispered to my mind "Raphael, these words you have written this morning were from me and are true." I had gone over these words again and again until she confirmed the specific words I should use.

August 23, 2024:
I just finished learning about Nephilim, or the giants on the earth prior to the great flood (see my notes in Genesis 6:4). This all came about because the fallen angels (the watchers) partook of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil before that tree was transported away from the garden of Eden to the celestial orb.

I next wondered about the unique properties of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. I also wondered about its very unique name.

Tonight I approached my Heavenly Mother about these things relating to the tree of knowledge of good and evil. I prayed sincerely, with an open heart and mind, with Heavenly Mother before me. When done with my request, Heavenly Mother asked that I write her words:

"Raphael, I am very glad to enlighten your mind about the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

You have recently taken a stroll with your Heavenly Father and me through the forest of trees of knowledge of good and evil (see your entry above dated January 23, 2024). Each of the trees in this great forest were the original tree of knowledge of good and evil from each of our eternities that your Heavenly Father and I have experienced. I also showed you the tree of knowledge of good and evil from your own eternity in that vast forest.

The very first progenitor tree of knowledge of good and evil was created by our first parent Gods, in the beginning. They also created at that same time the tree of life. We have previously given you the history from the beginning of the tree of life, and how it is propagated to all the parent Gods in their own domains. Its purpose is to shed forth the love and healing of God to all creations.

The first tree of knowledge of good and evil was also created in the beginning. It's multiple purposes are described below:

1) For those in a garden of Eden: if the first parents for an eternity partook of this fruit, there would be a change in their bodies from living forever in a suspended eternal state, to a mortal fallen state. This would introduce the seeds of death into their bodies.

2) For those servants in their celestial spirit state, with evil intentions (like the evil "watcher" angels, see your notes in Genesis 6:4, or like Lucifer and his hosts before their expulsion from heaven), when they [added later: the watchers, not Lucifer or those who followed him in the premortal life] partake of the fruit they are changed into a mortal fallen state, with the seeds of death in their new physical bodies. These fallen individuals would have no ancestors on the earth, including no mother nor father. They would be alone adults in the world without a family they came from. They would also be granted evil knowledge known among the Gods, employed by evil Satans or devils in eternities up to that time, according to their evil desires. This is the meaning of the "tree of knowledge of evil".

3) For righteous angels or servants who were in their spirit state (either terrestrial or celestial beings), or celestial translated or resurrected state (all of these groups would have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ, and have become clean every whit), they could partake of the fruit of this tree and enjoy the mental clarity, sweetness, and resultant joy coming from eating that fruit. They would also be able to ask for truth and knowledge of good things, if they had pure and righteous intentions, and receive answers from revelation to their mind and heart. This is the meaning of the "tree of knowledge of good".

4) For celestial couple Gods in eternity, were they to partake of this fruit in the celestial realms, along with the fruit of the tree of life, they would experience a fulness of joy! In addition, were they to ask any questions while partaking of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, they would receive the answer from our first parent Gods in their minds and hearts. This would be in addition to a continual link to their immediate parent Gods, or their ancestor Gods, who would normally guide and help them.

As you can see, both our children with only spirits and those with a physical body may partake of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. There is a spirit fruit superimposed upon the physical fruit. When a spirit individual plucks the fruit, only the spirit fruit is removed and the physical remains. Likewise, when one of our children with a physical body plucks the fruit, only the physical fruit is removed and the spirit fruit remains. Within a short time the missing fruit grows again so that there is both a physical and a spirit fruit. In this way the female tree of the knowledge of good and evil, that has been pollinated by the male tree, always has fruit, regardless of how many eat of the fruit.

As spoken of above in this note, the tree of knowledge of good and evil has a female and a male tree. If pollinated, the blossoms of the female tree bear a different fruit for each celestial month of a given eternity. This feature is active regardless of where the pollinated tree of knowledge of good and evil is located. In the garden of Eden on your earth, this tree was bearing fruit for one of these twelve celestial months when Eve then Adam partook.

Raphael, each of our celestial earths that rotate around in the skies above our celestial orb, has a fruiting tree of knowledge of good and evil. We also have each of the trees that their respective first parents partook of, in the forest of trees on our celestial orb.

Oh how I love the fruit of this tree, and the wisdom of our first parent Gods to have created such a beautiful and powerful tree! We, who are couple Gods and your parent Gods, are able to use this tree for our many purposes throughout the development, testing and progress of our children. We watch carefully over every one of these few trees that are used in each eternity, as we do also for the few trees of life for each eternity."

I thanked my Heavenly Mother for her wonderful words to me today. I prayed about this in detail, and she confirmed that what I had written was all true. I feel so humbled to have received such great truths from her today!

August 24, 2024:
I have been mulling over the power of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. For children like Adam and Eve, who were immortal terrestrial beings (no blood, but spirit in their physical bodies), the following occurred soon after they ate of the fruit of that tree: 1) The spirit [added later: flowing through their veins] in their bodies changed to blood, and 2) The seeds of death entered into their bodies.

For celestial premortal spirits who turned evil, disobeyed God, and sought evil knowledge from the tree, the following occurred soon after they ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil: 1) Their celestial spirit body was cast out of the celestial realm, and became telestial, 2) Their spirit body was changed to a mortal physical body of flesh and blood, 3) The seeds of death entered into their bodies, 4) They were thrust into mortality as adults without a mortally nurtured childhood, void of progenitors–no mother nor father, and 5) They received knowledge of evil practices known to the Gods and Satans.

I then wondered if Lucifer, from our eternity who became a Satan, was able to partake of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. I addressed this question to Heavenly Mother tonight. She immediately said the following to my mind:

"Lucifer did not to partake of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil at any time. When he was thrust down to the earth, in the beginning, he was confined to a telestial world. He was not allowed into the terrestrial garden of Eden except at the time when he tempted and seduced Eve. He did not eat of the fruit of that tree at that time, for he was still fallen but quickened by God to be allowed to come into the terrestrial garden and to view and pluck the fruit of the tree.

The tree of knowledge of good and evil is a celestial tree, planted in this terrestrial garden, just like the tree of life is a celestial tree. Adam and Eve could see it and eat of it because of the celestial garments of light that they wore. Satan, who had fallen to the telestial realm, could see and handle the fruit because he was temporarily quickened by God, even though he had entered into the body of the serpent. The serpent was used to living in the terrestrial realm of the garden, but Lucifer was not. Normally, Satan does not enter into telestial animals, for they have no agency. However, in the terrestrial realm, animals are more aware and, in this case, the serpent allowed the deceptive Lucifer to enter into his body.

At the time Lucifer came into the garden of Eden, he had cleverly and fully entered into the body of a serpent as a disguise, so as not to alarm Eve. Lucifer, who dwelt in the telestial world outside of the garden, saw that the serpent had been coming frequently to the entrance of the garden of Eden. This was the boundary of the telestrial outside world and the terrestrial garden of Eden. It was at this time that Lucifer confronted the serpent and gained access to his body. He entered the serpent, for he thought that Eve would recognize him as the one who rebelled against God. However, in talking to her, he found that she had a veil of forgetfulness over her mind, and didn't remember anything about any former premortal world.

Lucifer appeared to Eve as a serpent, but spoke to Eve in his own spirit sense voice that communicated to her spirit. This voice was from Lucifer, not from the serpent's voice. Spirit sense is the way that our children have always communicated with animals in the premortal existence on our celestial orb and then in the garden of Eden (see the "Spirit Sense" heading in your index to the Book of Raphael). Spirit to spirit communication was also the norm of "talking" with each other in the premortal existence and in the garden, although Adam and Eve also were developing their audible voices. These methods of spirit sense and spirit to spirit communication were very well understood and practiced by both Adam and Eve.

The serpent stood upon two legs and had two arms with hands, and a long tail, similar to a lizard but larger. The serpent lived in the garden of Eden and was tall enough to reach the fruit of the tree while standing on his legs. Eve was used to this serpent and the other animals in the garden of Eden.

When Lucifer (through the body of the serpent) plucked the physical fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, he held this fruit in his serpent hand and gave it to Eve. It was a celestial fruit, and would have been very painful for him to hold had he not been quickened (even while in the body of the serpent) by your Heavenly Father to endure the celestial environment.

After Eve partook of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, Lucifer sent her away to find Adam and give him of the fruit that she had partially eaten.

Lucifer also came later into the celestial presence of the Father and the Son, when he was called forth by the Father, and subsequently cast out of the garden of Eden by the Father. At that time he was no longer possessing the body of the serpent, but appeared in his spirit person. He soon was no longer quickened, and was required to quickly exit into the telestial world outside of the garden. However, at no time did Lucifer or any of his devils partake of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The only evil spirits that partook of the fruit of that tree were the twenty-two fallen angels called the "watchers".

Had Lucifer been allowed to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, he would have been thrust into mortality, just as the watchers were changed. Lucifer wondered if he could do more harm to God's children as a spirit that wouldn't die than as a mortal who would one day die. Satan did not obtain the evil knowledge from the tree either, but gained what he possessed by his own cunning and evil devices.

The tree of knowledge of good and evil remained in the garden of Eden in a terrestrial sphere. Cheribim and a flaming sword guarded the entrance to the garden so that no person from a telestial realm like Satan or fallen man could enter. However, those of a terrestrial or celestial glory were allowed to enter. The cherubim specifically was commanded to restrict Adam or Eve, or any of their posterity, from entering into the garden, but not other individuals from terrestrial or celestial realms. This is how the "watchers", who at that time were still celestial, were able to enter into the garden and gain access to the fruit of that tree."

August 25, 2024:
I was in my prayer this Sunday morning, communing with my Heavenly Father. As I prayed over what I received yesterday, Heavenly Father wanted to add more information to what Heavenly Mother told me. Here are his words that come into my mind this morning:

"Raphael, you have wondered if Lucifer or any of his evil hosts would have been able to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, before they were cast out of heaven, on my celestial orb.

As you recall, at one point before the great battle with Lucifer and his evil hosts, we restricted access for Lucifer and his companions of the wilderness area. This area includes our holy celestial temple, the three rivers coming forth out of the fountain of living water, lake Beautiful and the healing lake, and all lands in that area. This wilderness area encompassed also the tree of life and trees of knowledge of good and evil, including the vast forest of these trees. Your Heavenly Mother and I did not want any of our sons and daughters with evil intentions to break through and partake of the fruit of any of these trees. We knew that Lucifer and his hosts would be cast out of the celestial realm for rebellion, and we didn't want them to receive any evil knowledge from partaking of the fruit of that tree.

While in the garden of Eden, when we allowed Lucifer entrance to tempt and try Eve through the body of the serpent, he claimed that he had special evil knowledge from the fruit of that tree. This was a lie, for Lucifer never had eaten of this fruit. When he held this fruit in the serpent's hand, he was planning to eat of the fruit himself once Eve had left to give of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil to Adam. His plan was to exit the serpent's body and stand before the tree and pluck the fruit for himself to eat. However, we ushered Lucifer away from the tree by our Cheribim with a flaming sword that we immediately sent. Lucifer later interacted with Adam, Eve, Jesus Christ and me in his spirit person, once Adam had also partaken of the fruit. From there we cursed Lucifer and cast him out of the garden. We also cursed the serpent who from that time on moved upon his belly and lost his legs and arms. At no point had Lucifer partaken of the fruit of this tree of knowledge of good and evil."

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his new insights to what really happened, both in heaven and in the garden of Eden. I feel so blessed to receive such great truths from my Heavenly Parents!

I then considered other miraculous events in the gospel of Jesus Christ. I considered birth, whether a spirit birth to Heavenly Mother, or a mortal birth on earth. I considered the glorious resurrection, where one who is dead is changed and born into immortality. This is certainly more dramatic than the powerfull miracles given by the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

I thought of the atonement of Jesus Christ, how he could suffer for all of our sins, one at a time, in some way only God is able to understand. I thought of how revelation comes to the mind and heart of God children. I thought of the transfer of our spirits into different realms, like when we die or when in a vision. All of these are miraculous, only possible by the power of God. God is all-powerful, and dwells in a highest celestial realm where all things are possible. How great are these mysteries! The power and characteristics of the tree of knowledge of good and evil is very miraculous as well. I feel so humbled to receive a portion of these truths through personal revelation from my Heavenly Parents!

August 28, 2024:
This morning in my prayer I wondered why the first parent Gods would come up with a tree that gave evil information? I could understand good revelation, or truth, but why evil? Wasn't this encouraging God's children to seek for evil? Why would God do that?

I have no preconceived answer to my question above about the tree of knowledge of good and evil. I am humbly praying to my Father, with this question in my mind, hoping that he will answer this.

Heavenly Father gave me the impression to write his words, while he would give me revelation on this specific question:

"Raphael, my son, you have learned so very much truth recently about the tree of knowledge of good and evil. This answer you seek today will complete these truths from us about the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

We who become couple Gods in eternity come to that position with limited knowledge. Our first parent Gods wanted a method for us to gain all truth in order for us to wisely govern and raise our children. Many of our children would chose evil ways. Our first parent Gods wanted us to know the history and truth of every evil trick, manipulation, and method that these wayward children might do or think, so that we could be prepared for their sinister ways. This knowledge is power, for we who are Gods, cannot be deceived by one of our children who invents an evil method in seeking to destroy our glorious plan of salvation we offer to all of our children.

Our first parent Gods recognized that those of their posterity who would become Gods in eternity would need to have additional and superior knowledge and understanding of all truth, even including sinister ways and methods of the evil ones. Because of this concern, they created a tree designed to reveal such evil knowledge they possessed to any of their posterity who became Gods. These Gods could partake of the fruit of the tree of knowlege of good and evil, with the intention to gain this knowledge. This vast information from which they would seek answers would be a compilation of all good and all evil knowledge and history from the beginning, amongst all the Gods.

Our first parent Gods oversee all of their posterity, both who are Gods, and to those in the universe of the many different degrees of glories, and also all those who receive no glory for reward for their works. They want all of their progeny Gods to have access to all that has ever happened in this vast array of experience. This accumulated knowledge is what the tree of knowledge of good and evil provides. These trees all may access this vast body of knowledge, and in this way, the first parent Gods have chosen to give revelation to the Gods who inquire.

For example, if one of the couple Gods in eternity is presented with a situation where their children have come up with evil practices that they are unsure how to handle, they may partake of the fruit of this tree and with intention, gain all knowledge about what has ever happened in the past on that subject. Usually, a similar situation has occurred in one of the eternities of another God. The knowledge of how it was handled and the outcome is very valuable information for the inquiring couple God. This gives them superior knowledge on how to handle the situation. The actions of the Gods are always done according to the laws of the kingdom that have been written for the Gods to operate within.

The access to the tree of knowledge of good and evil may be extended to those of the first parent Gods' posterity, who seek good or who seek evil knowledge. In all of these cases, the current parent Gods of those children control access to the tree of knowledge of good and evil. They may choose to use the placement of the tree to assist their children to enter mortality, of their own free will, from an eternal state of no death. Such was the case when we placed the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the garden of Eden. We used the tree to ultimately bring Adam and Eve out of the garden into a telestial mortal sphere, without using force, but by their own free will and choice.

We also knew that a very few of our angels might be tempted to partake of the fruit of that tree, with evil intentions, and thus be propelled into mortality. Our now fallen twenty-two angels thought that they could embrace evil and continue living in a celestial realm with their celestial powers we gave to them. In seeking evil, we knew that they could never become like us who are Gods. For them, this was part of their probationary testing.

Your Heavenly Mother and I come to the tree of knowledge of good and evil whenever we are confronted with a new situation where our experience and knowledge may not be sufficient. We partake of the fruit of that celestial tree, and instantly come to a much greater understanding what are our options for our future actions. This tree is the source through which this revelation is brought to us from our first parent Gods. With our godly foresight, we then may view the future outcome of a particular action that we may take. We are so very grateful for such a wonderful gift, given to us from our first parent Gods!"

I am very enlightened by this beautiful response from my loving Heavenly Father! I feel abundant assurance and light when I think over what he revealed to me, and know it is true. Oh, how wonderful are the revelations of my Gods to me!"

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I found this entry dated January 24, 2024 under Abraham 3:4:

"There will be no more mortal time once the seven thousand years of earth's temporal existence is ended. We will then be back to celestial time which is much longer in days, months and years.

As I understand, in every year of celestial time, I will re-pollinate the tree of knowledge of good and evil. For each of the twelve months the tree will have a new fruit, as stated in my notes in Revelation 22:2 (see above).

I believe that each eternity will have many celestial years of existence for the couple gods. The tree of knowledge of good and evil will continually rotate its fruit, producing new monthly celestial fruit.

See my note in Revelation 22:2" (given above). If pollinated, the blossoms of the female tree bear a different fruit for each celestial month of a given eternity.
(end of my January 24_2024 entry)

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I found more on the tree of knowledge of good and evil, that the original tree was removed to the celestial world before the flood, from an entry dated May 1-2, 2024 under Moses 3:6-9:

"When you created the island of the New Jerusalem by our power, you raised the land from under the water to create the land mass of the New Jerusalem. This is the same exact location as was the beautiful garden of Eden. Once Adam and Eve were cast out of the garden of Eden, we removed the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil to our celestial orb. We next preserved this entire garden soil structure on its terrestrial foundation under terrestrial water at the time of the fall of man. However, the remainder of the surface of the terrestrial earth fell to become the telestial mortal earth, along with its soil layers. The underlying terrestrial earth foundation remained, and was mostly covered with terrestrial waters."

One of the features of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, was when Adam and Eve partook of it in the garden of Eden, it caused their celestial garment to leave their body, and they became naked, without any covering (see my entry dated May 22, 2024 under Moses 3:8).

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See also my post 35E3-35E8:
"In order to go to the celestial world in our physical body, it has to be both translated and transfigured, or it has to be resurrected. The spirit cells of the transfigured person encapsulate and control the physical cells. This provides protection, and the ability to teleport to places of glory, like our celestial world home.

I also was listening to the Book of Isaiah in the car on Monday, and listened to Isaiah chapter 6. This is where Isaiah sees the Lord, in the temple, and receives his commission. He saw the house (temple) filled with smoke (verse 4). In versus 6-7, one of the seraphims took a live coal from the alter, and touched Isaiah's lips with the coal, saying his sins were purged.

I realized then that Isaiah's visions occurred in front of the temple and inside the temple doors, where I have been! The alter from where the coal was taken, is the golden alter, just north of the temple doors, and next to the fountain of living waters. The smoke that filled the temple, is similar to the smoke which now fills the temple. I believe it represents the wrath of God. Isaiah was called to preach to the people, until our day, the day in which 'the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate' (verse 11).

In the last verse 13, Isaiah talks about eating a tree, and also about leaves. I had questions:

Q– In Isaiah 6:13, is Isaiah talking about the holy angels who will partake of the tree of life next week?
A– Yes! Isaiah wrote this last verse in Isaiah 6:13, because he saw, at the time of his calling, the journey of the mortal angels in the future, who walked up to the tree of life, and partook of both the fruit and the leaf of that tree. Although not really clear in this verse as it now reads, he says the following (parenthesis added): '(the tree) shall be eaten (the fruit and the leaf of the tree) as a teil tree, and as an oak (the tree of life looks like a huge mature oak tree), whose substance (the powerful affect of the fruit and the leaf) is in them (in the angels who have eaten of the fruit), when they cast (eat) their leaves (the leaves of the tree of life): so the holy seed (the holy angels) shall be the substance thereof (the powerful affect of the tree of life will transfer to the holy seed or the holy angels, preparatory to their receiving their full power as holy angels in the flesh).'

Here is the full verse 13 without the comments:

'But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed what be the substance thereof.'

You, who are God's holy angels, are privileged to partake of the fruit and the leaf of the tree of life, and thereby qualify as God's holy angels (the holy seed). You need to have this experience and strengthening effect from the tree of life, before being filled with the full power of your angelic commission. This power, authority and strength will be conferred in full upon you in the general assembly of heaven's angels, on the evening of the day you take your journey to the tree of life. The day that has been chosen by the Father is November 25, 2016."

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This reference in 106R5-106R7 shows that the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, introduced the seeds of mortality to the terrestrial bodies of Adam and Eve:

"I would like to address M.A.'s question about the effect of eating the tree of life fruit and leaf. Adam and Eve were commanded not to eat of the fruit of the tree of life once they had eaten of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. They transgressed my commandment and therefore received the consequence to die in the flesh. They had previously eaten freely of the fruit and leaf of the tree of life, while in the Garden of Eden, for this fruit kept them in a highly clarified and spiritual state. The fruit and leaf of the tree of life are celestial and those who partake of it are clarified to a celestial level.

In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve lived in a terrestrial world, but as they ate of the tree of life, they were quickened to this higher celestial state, even in their physical bodies. They had not become mortal yet. Once they partook of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, they had the seeds of mortality introduced into their systems. It was in opposition to the fruit of the tree of life (see 2 Nephi 2:15). This was called the forbidden fruit, and its effect would propel them into their new mortal life and would initiate the fall of man.

We did not want Adam or Eve, or any of their children, to now freely partake of the fruit and leaf of the tree of life in their mortal state without their own effort to come unto us and seek our face with all of their hearts. We wanted them to grow and progress gradually in their struggle to come to us in the telestial world that they would soon come into."

This reference talks about the memory of Adam and Eve, and the fall from a terrestrial state to a telestial state:

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50D2-50D3
"When did the veil of forgetfulness come upon Adam and Eve?
A– Adam and Eve were born as babies in the terrestrial world, and raised by their Heavenly Parents on the new, terrestrial earth, before the Fall. They grew up as normal children, with no memory of their premortal lives. They were terrestrial beings with no mortality (no blood in their veins, but spirit). They were married and sealed together when they became adults, by Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother.

Once they partook of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, they fell from their terrestrial state and became telestial mortals. However, they retained their full memories of their terrestrial state with their Heavenly Parents. This is how faith in their now unseen God was perpetuated to their own children.""

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50G30-50G31, from Heavenly Father:
"Finally we came and bore Adam and Eve, as our own offspring, as babies, into this paradisiacal state of the earth. These too were immortal, for they could not die in this terrestrial state. Our two children grew to maturity, to a man and a woman.

Prior to this time, and before the sanctification of mother earth to the terrestrial state, Lucifer and his hosts were cast down to this telestial earth from heaven. They were no longer in our presence.

However, once Adam and Eve reached their mature status, we gave them their full agency. Satan then came among them, tempting them. When Adam and Eve transgressed our commandment, to not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, they fell from our presence and became the first flesh on earth, or mortal man. Soon the rest of creation also became mortal, and the earth also fell from its sanctified, terrestrial state, to a state again in the telestial realms. This is the time that the 7,000 years of earths temporal existence began."

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I have compiled a lot of what I have recorded about the tree of knowledge of good and evil from my Book of Raphael. I believe I have found most of what my Heavenly Parents have spoken about this unique tree and its fruit.

Tonight I asked for my Heavenly Father to confirm whether he is pleased, and if wants to speak anything more on this subject.

Here are his words I next heard in my thoughts:

"Raphael, I am pleased that you have recorded again our revelations about the tree of knowledge of good and evil today. This is what I wanted you to copy into your current journal. We want our faithful children to realize the background and great planning we do in order to fulfill all of our plans for the second estate of our mortal children, and into eternity. At the judgment day, all of our children will know that we have been very careful in all of our actions, so that they could each choose what they really wanted to do with their lives. The tree of knowledge of good and evil is one of the means for us to accomplish our great work. This information has never been before revealed by us in such clarity as it has in your record."

I thanked my Heavenly Father for these amazing revelations, and for helping me bring up all their words into one place. I feel so very blessed to have been the conduit for my Heavenly Parents in bringing forth this great information in our day!

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February 8-9, 2026

This morning I prayed for direction, and Heavenly Father led me to ponder 1 Nephi 21:1-6. This is Nephi where Nephi quoted Isaiah_49:1-6. I read all that I had written about this in my Book of Raphael, under 1 Nephi and Isaiah.

I then felt impressed to view the Hebrew Bible version of this same passage. I have placed the Book of Mormon version next to a few of the Isaiah versions I knew about below for comparison:

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Berean Standard Bible (a modern English translation of the Bible that aims for accuracy and readability, connecting each English word to its original Greek or Hebrew roots for deeper study.)

"1 Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.

2 He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.

3 He said to Me, "You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory."

4 But I said, "I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God."

5 And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—

6 He says: "It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.""

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King James Version (In 1604, King James I of England authorized that a new translation of the Bible into English be started. It was finished in 1611, just 85 years after the first translation of the New Testament into English appeared which was the Tyndale 1526 translation).

"1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

3 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.

5 And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.

6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth."

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Isaiah Institute translation (The Isaiah Institute was created in the year 2000 by the Hebraeus Foundation to disseminate the message of the prophet Isaiah. Translated from various versions of Isaiah in Hebrew.)

"1 Hear me, O isles; listen, you distant peoples: Jehovah called me before I was in the belly; before I was in my mother’s womb, he mentioned me by name.

2 He has made my mouth like a sharp sword— in the shadow of his hand he hid me. He has made me into a polished arrow— in his quiver he kept me secret.

3 He said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified. 4 I had thought, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose! Yet my cause rested with Jehovah, my recompense with my God.

5 For now Jehovah has said— he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to restore Jacob to him, Israel having been gathered to him; for I won honor in the eyes of Jehovah when my God became my strength—

6 he said: It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore those preserved of Israel. I will also appoint you to be a light to the nations, that my salvation may be to the end of the earth."

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1 Nephi 21:1-6

"1 And again: Hearken, O ye house of Israel, all ye that are broken off and are driven out because of the wickedness of the pastors of my people; yea, all ye that are broken off, that are scattered abroad, who are of my people, O house of Israel. Listen, O isles, unto me, and hearken ye people from far; the Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

3 And said unto me: Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

4 Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for naught and in vain; surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.

5 And now, saith the Lord—that formed me from the womb that I should be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him—though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength.

6 And he said: It is a light thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the ends of the earth."

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In comparing all of these passages, 1 Nephi 21:1 contains the most significant changes between all these verses. This was in the Isaiah version in the brass plates which Joseph Smith translated using the Urim and Thummim.

I wrote this in my notes under this verse in the Book of Raphael:

"June 28, 2024
This first part of verse 1 is added in the Book of Mormon account over the Isaiah account in the Old Testament. It is noteworthy that there is "wickedness of the pastors of my people", even among the LDS people. These pastors include some of our leaders, up and down the leadership positions of the church. We who are broken off and scattered, we are still His people."

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In the notes of 1 Nephi 21:2-6, I wrote the following:

"July 14, 2024
This is a prophecy for the one mighty and strong (see D&C 85:7, Isaiah 28:2), the servant in the hand of God, even the archangel Raphael, hidden for centuries, to yet help gather Israel in the last days. This used to be the role of the Church, to the one holding the keys conferred upon Joseph Smith, as the president of the church in gathering the tribes of Jacob. Because of apostasy (see D&C 86:2), these keys have been conferred upon Raphael and John the Beloved.

Raphael is truly a means of salvation, to raise spiritually the tribes of Israel, to receive eternal inheritances, "that thou mayest be my salvation unto the ends of the earth."

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Here is what I wrote about Isaiah 49:2:

"July 20, 2024
A shaft is an arrow. From the 1828 Webster Dictionary, the first definition states: "An arrow; a missile weapon; as the archer and the shaft".

I prayed this morning how Heavenly Father will use Raphael like an arrow in his quiver. Here is his response that I was asked to write down as he spoke:

"Raphael, you have been taught my truths, my many revelations that have not yet been revealed to the faithful. These truths are like an quiver full of arrows that, when taught to my elect, will be accompanied by my Holy Spirit, and the more powerful impressions of the Holy Ghost. When the elect pray about these truths, in humility and penitence before me, they will again receive the witness that these are all from me and not from man.

In this way we will reveal all truths to our beloved children who humbly and sincerely seek to know.

Moroni 10:4-5 "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.

And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things."

We have revealed these truths to you by our power, and will in turn reveal them afresh to those who sincerely approach us in prayer, even as Moroni exorted them to do in the above scripture.

Isaiah used the words "polished shaft" to denote the great power of the words that we have revealed to you, and which you have written in the Book of Raphael. When one of our elect studies and prays about these truths, our Spirit will pierce him as a polished shaft, and will convince him of their truth, and that they came directly from God. These, our humble elect, all from the House of Israel by lineage or adoption, will then glorify God:

Isaiah 49:3: "And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified."

This would have been better written as

"And said unto me, Thou art my servant. From your words will Israel glorify me.""

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In my notes under Isaiah 49:3-4, I wrote this:

"July 21, 2024
This is a direct reference to Raphael and his mission in the last days to gather Israel. In verse 2 Isaiah states the he will be hid in the shadow of God's hand, and in God's quiver will he hide him.

Compare 2 Nephi 8:16 notes about Raphael being hid: "covered thee in the shadow of mine hand".

July 26, 2024
While studying this verse 4 today, I felt that my Father had something to say about what Isaiah wrote. Here are my Father's words that have come into my mind, even while I was in prayer and meditation before him:

"Raphael, there have been times, over the past few years, when you have felt that all of your effort, and those few who helped you to record the Book of Raphael, have been in vain. You wondered why it was still hidden if it were all true. Those four individuals who supported you in your efforts to bring the record to light, all are now infrequently in contact with you about this Book of Raphael. You thought only you were reading or studying it, even if only occasionally. This was a time when you felt that you "laboured in vain, and spent your strength for nought, and in vain". You felt too that you had truly been inspired by me and your Heavenly Mother to write all of these words. You felt that "your judgment is with God". You felt that you were truly enlightened to bring this work forth. You knew God knew that he revealed it to you, but your work was still hidden.

This verse 4 is now fulfilled. You have more recently been diligently studying the scriptures, and reviewing the Book of Raphael. We have continued to pour out upon you our abundant revelations, giving you continually more insights, truths from heaven, and directions for your life. You have become more and more convinced of the great value of the Book of Raphael. This great book is still hidden from the telestial world's inhabitants in which you dwell.

Raphael, this record, the Book of Raphael, is to be read by those who are terrestrial or celestial. It was never intended to be given to those in your fallen world to those who of the telestial who would not understand these truths and reject them.

I will inspire you when to bring it forth and how to make it available, even as I will. My elect, whom I have chosen in these last days, who will come to Zion, will have the opportunity to read and pray about your record, and the abundant truths contained therein. These words from us to you, that you have written, will buoy them up and cause great joy and excitement in their lives, for they love our words of truth and will hearken to all revelations and our commandments. Through my Spirit, and from the Holy Ghost, and from your words that you have written, "shall you be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and your God shall be your strength." (Isaiah 49:5)."

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his gracious words! I told him that I would wait upon him, and be patient with his timetable, when to bring forth the Book of Raphael. I also felt that which I have written above to be from Heavenly Father and not from me."
(end of my notes under Isaiah 49:3-4)

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I wrote this about verse 5 in my notes under 1 Nephi 21:2-6:

"June 28, 2024
In verse 5 it reads ". . . the Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name." This is a reference to Raphael, who lives in the flesh in these last days. His life has been normal, but hidden from the world. His mission will come at some point in the timing of the Lord, prior to the second coming. His referenced mother is Heavenly Mother, whose bowels are specifically mentioned in this verse, for she speaks to him and, along with Heavenly Father, directs him in his mission."

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Now that I have copied above all of the pertinent references and notes to what my Father in Heaven prompted me to study in 1 Nephi 21:1-6, I prayed to my Father in Heaven. I wanted to know if there was anything more he wanted to reveal to me today. He came immediately before me, and spoke to me these words:

"Raphael, I am pleased with what you have studied and written above in reference to 1 Nephi 21:1-6. I wanted these revelations and notes assembled in one place so that my elect would be able to see more clearly your mission. This mission that we have called you to accomplish, and have commissioned you to do, is very critical in gathering our elect in these last days. Your Heavenly Mother, by the Holy Ghost, will guide those whom we have chosen to find your record. They will read and ponder it, for the Holy Ghost will strongly prompt them to pursue and press them forward to do so. In their study, the Holy Ghost will bear witness to their hearts and minds of its truthfulness, and that what you have written is from God and not you nor man. As they continue following our promptings, and continue reading, they will be filled more and more with our Spirit. We will by this means gently lead them to come to Zion, the New Jerusalem, where we will safely gather them.

Raphael, we know the end from the beginning. We have inspired our ancient prophets to write prophecies like Isaiah and Nephi who wrote about your great mission and the latter-day gathering of our elect. Nephi, the son of Lehi, saw your day but was restricted from writing about it in his record. Instead, he placed Isaiah's words about your mission and the great work of gathering in the small plates of Nephi. The brass plates included the additional information which is given in 1 Nephi 21:1 over your current day translation of Isaiah 49:1. This is all part of the work of the Father, and our great and marvelous latter-day work! (see your notes in 1 Nephi 14:7 and 1 Nephi 14:15-17)"

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February 10-12, 2026

This morning I was directed by my Heavenly Father to Revelation chapter 15. I believed that one or more of these verses were what I was to study and ponder, and write about in my journal. I finally ended with these three verses:

Revelation 15:2-4
"2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest."

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When searching these verses in my Book of Raphael, I found this reference, copied below:

162J1-162J9
"R's Personal Journal Entry, June 12, 2020, Friday

Today I walked up the path next to the mountain stream in Heavenly Mother's upper garden. I came to the pocketed rock wall with hanging flowers. It was all so sunny and beautiful around me.

I drank living water and felt refreshed. I then knelt by the flower wall, facing the stream, and asked for my Heavenly Mother to come to me.

I then saw a bright light in the trees in front of me, and then I saw Heavenly Mother walking through the trees to me! She was radiant and seemed to be humming a sweet tune. All the mountain birds had stopped their chirping and seemed to be listening. All I could hear was the gurgling of the water and her beautiful hummed song!

Soon my Heavenly Mother was standing in front of me. Her eyes were sparkling with joy it seemed, and she was smiling broadly. She had stopped humming her song.

I was so taken with the beauty of her song I had heard her hum, that I asked her what song she had been humming as she came to me.

Heavenly Mother spoke: 'Raphael, this is the new song spoken of in Revelation 15:3-4-

"And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying, great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of Saints.

Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name, for thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest."

Raphael, this song of Moses is what our servant John heard and named. However, it is a song of praise that all of the elect will quickly learn and love when they hear it. John heard it in his unconscious mind, as have you this morning. You both won't remember this in your conscious minds, but you will, along with all of our elect of God when Jesus Christ, our Firstborn, descends to the earth in glory at the beginning of the millennium. At that time the entire chorus of heaven, in the clouds, will sing this new song of the Lamb.

Those with Jesus in the skies above the earth, prior to him descending in great glory, will become quickened, even to a celestial glory for a moment to learn this new celestial song. It is a song of praise and of great victory over Satan and the troubles, hardships and tribulations they have experienced on earth, just prior to the second coming of our Beloved Son.

Once the elect of all have all sung their beautiful song of praise and rejoicing, then they will descend in the clouds of heaven with Jesus Christ to the earth. This great event will then complete the transition of the earth, all of her plants and animals too, to a full terrestrial state. Those who descend will abide the fire of the Son of Man as he descends to the millennial earth. All the remaining wicked will be destroyed, making it easy for a great terrestrial paradise of God."

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I next found this other post where I saw a heard the singing of the Song of Moses:

87H6-87H8
"After the flow of these many thousands of people passed by me and went into the sky, Jesus Christ then came out of the temple doors! He walked right up to me and stopped in front of the golden altar.

He spoke to me:

'Raphael, these who have come out of the temple and are on our right and left sides in the sky are those who have come unto me, their Savior. I have washed their robes in my blood, and they are now clean and pure before me! I have manifested myself to them in the flesh, according to the scriptures you have written in your journal last night and this morning [this was D&C 93:1, John 14:6,18,21,23 and Revelation 7:9-10,13-17]. I have also introduced them again to our Father and Mother.'

He then turned and raised his hand towards our Heavenly Parents who were still at the temple doors. At that moment, both Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother came together again, held hands, and walked next to their Beloved Son, on the right hand of the Father! All three were in front of me now.

Heavenly Mother then spoke to me:

'Raphael, these people that are so happy, all dressed in glorious white robes in the skies, are our beloved children who came to us through Our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ introduced us to them. We now continue to lead them in their lives as we do you.

It is our desire that all our mortal children, either on the earth or in the spirit world around the earth, come unto their Redeemer, as have these. If they sincerely seek him, according to D&C 93:1, he will manifest himself to them, and soon we will also come to them. This event is a crowning joy to their souls!'

At this time, those dressed in white broke out in singing. This was the song that John the Revelator heard, as is recorded in Revelation 15:2-4:

"And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest."

When the singing stopped, I realized this day, Pioneer Day, was a time to remember our ancestors and pioneer dead. It could also be a time to remember all of those who have persisted in coming unto their Savior until he manifested himself to them and introduced Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother to them. These are from all peoples, all of the elect over the earth.

I spoke:

'Oh my Gods, I thank thee to have you come before me, and show me so many that have broken through the veil of unbelief and have seen your faces! I know this is possible for all of thy children who diligently seek thee.'

Heavenly Father spoke next:

'Raphael, we are eager to come to them in this pattern we have shown to you. Now is the day for our elect to come unto Our Beloved Son and see his face and then our faces, and know that we live! We will lead them, step by step gradually in their lives, and bring them great peace and assurance. Oh, we love these our elect children!'"

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Here is an experience that happened on the celestial orb in a meeting. At the time, Heavenly Father told me that this is how the meeting would go:

35A16
"At the end of this experience, the angels will all break out into singing the song of the Lamb, as spoken of in Revelation 15:3-4. The area in God's Loving Healing Center will then be transformed to our view as a sea of glass, mingled with fire (Revelation 15:2). Each of the angels will then be imbued with their full angelic powers and strength! This will be done altogether, as a whole. It will be especially powerful and changing for all the mortal angels!"

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The following is an account of the ordination of the 144,000 servants of God, referred to in the Book of Revelation. Once they are ordained by angels of God, they will break out in singing the song of Moses. Here is what Heavenly Father spoke to me would happen on Wednesday, September 8, 2021:

204I2-204I20
"My Father, Jesus Christ, and John the Beloved then appeared before me! Heavenly Father spoke immediately: 'Raphael, I have brought with me today my Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, and his translated earthly son John the Beloved. They will speak to you this morning of the procedure that they will use in issuing callings to the 144,000.'

Jesus then spoke to me: 'Raphael, today my son John will issue a calling from me to each one of our servants I have chosen. These callings will be given in this manner: For those who reside on the island of the New Jerusalem, John has instructed the head prophet to cause the people to be divided up into their respective tribe, into twelve groups at noon today. John, my son, will then replicate himself twelve times and come among each group to direct them what to do.

He will ask those who have been previously called by him in their unconscious minds, even in the celestial world, who know they have been called, to step out from their tribe to a separate area in a single group of their own tribe. After our meeting with you this morning, John will issue these callings to every one of the 144,000 in the celestial realms, with their replicated celestial beings before this meeting at noon. In their mortal state, this will be in their unconscious mind. This is how each one will be separately called. John will receive their acceptance at that time from their celestial self. However, once they separate into their own group in their individual tribe of Israel, he will also receive their verbal confirmation of their acceptance. Once the 12,000 individuals are separated from their tribe, and he is assured these are the ones he has previously called in the celestial realm earlier today, he will ask for their verbal acceptance as a group. They will bow their heads and say "yes" in their own language. They will then be ready to be ordained by the five angels tomorrow, Wednesday September 8, 2021.

For those who are to be members of the 144,000 who are not living on the island of the New Jerusalem, here is how this is to be done: John will replicate himself to come before those whom I have chosen. They will mostly all be gathered to the area north of the New Jerusalem temple, between the golden north steps of the temple and the fountain of living water. The Father will bring them by his power in their replicated being to this location today, at noon on the New Jerusalem. John, my Beloved, will address the entire group and speak to them. He will inform them that they have been replicated in the celestial realm there, for him to issue a calling to each one to be members of the 144,000 servants. He will say they were spiritually called and ordained in the past, but that I desire that they also have this done in the flesh, even in their translated bodies. They will have been translated either previously or today to a terrestrial glory, and then quickened by me to come into this celestial realm for their calling.

John will then replicate himself a sufficient number of times to come before each one gathered at the New Jerusalem temple area. He will individually issue the call to them, and receive their acceptance. When done, he will address this entire group, and ask also for their verbal acceptance by them bowing their heads and saying "yes".

John will speak to them, saying that tomorrow on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, those who came here today will come again individually to the celestial realm in front of the New Jerusalem temple, and be ordained by one of the five angels holding the authority to ordain them. They will confer the Father's priesthood and ordain them a high priest if not previously done for the men. They will ordain them to the Mother's office of high priestess if not previously done for the women. Then they will ordain them to their high and holy calling, as members of the 144,000, to gather Israel to the New Jerusalem and cities of Zion.

Those who reside at the New Jerusalem will come tomorrow, during their 7:00 pm classes, and be ordained in this manner: You, Raphael, will be present and arise above the New Jerusalem island in the air, even in your celestial glory. You will be seen by all of the inhabitants on the island. John has already taught in the classes, as well as their teachers, that you, Raphael, will do this in your authority as our archangel of God.

When you arise in the sky to the location you met with your Heavenly Father (see your post 204F20, which occurred on 9-4-2021), you will raise your sword of Raphael above your head. With a loud voice then call forth the five angels of God. These will immediately come before you, and be seen by those on the island. Then command them to go forth and ordain the 144,000 called servants on this island. These 3 male angels and 2 female angels will then disperse below among the classes and ordain those who are translated and called to their important callings. When done, all the ordained will have received the Father's priesthood, or Mother's high priestess authority, as well as been set apart and ordained as one of the 144,000 servants.

At that time you will remain in the sky until all are individually ordained. This will only take a few minutes, for all will be ordained at the same time. At the conclusion of this grand event, the very celestial skies will open and numerous celestial beings will be seen, singing songs of praise to those on the island! This will be the same song of Moses, and the song of the Lamb, that John foresaw in Revelation 15:3-4-

"And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest."

After the heavenly choir is completed, the heavens will close and you will return to earth and become again your Raphael terrestrial being. This event will conclude the classes tomorrow evening.

At that time, all of the 144,000 will have been ordained, and be ready to go forth in my power. I will direct them starting the next morning to go forth and start to gather Israel, my elect from the nations of the earth.'

Jesus stopped speaking. Heavenly Father then spoke: 'Raphael, what your Great Redeemer has said will all occur today and tomorrow, September 7 and 8, 2021. By tomorrow evening, all of our 144,000 save a few outside of the New Jerusalem, will be ordained and translated. We will give them our power to replicate and move in the celestial and terrestrial realms on the earth, according to our commands and their intentions to follow our directions. This is a glorious time for all of us, and one of great rejoicing and happiness. Our elect will now be gathered home!'

John the Beloved then spoke: 'Raphael the past few days I have been teaching from the Book of Revelation to the teachers and also in their classes. I have taught of these events coming to them on their island.

This morning I was with you in the celestial realms at the northern steps of the New Jerusalem temple. I witnessed you laying your hands on the five angels of God, conferring upon them your authority from the keys you have been given in your commission, to gather Israel. These angels now have the Father's and Mother's authority and charge, through you, to ordain the 144,000 servants that I will call today.

This is a great day of joy in heaven! The great work of Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother is going forth boldly upon the earth!'

I bowed my head before my Father, his Son Jesus Christ, and John the Beloved. I thanked them for their messages, and said I would do my part in this great event in empowering the 144,000 servants.

My two Gods then rose up into the celestial sky, leaving John and I to talk. We watched as they both departed. John and I then walked on the grass to the east, talking over what had just occurred.

My vision then vanished, and I was back in my room writing all of this in my journal. I closed my prayer in the name of Jesus Christ."

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It is interesting what happened after the above experience when I saw in vision what actually happened during the ordination of the 144,000 servants:

204J32
"Note from R: Later I wondered later why in my experience last night I didn't hear the heavenly chorus singing after the angels left. I asked my Heavenly Father this question. He spoke to my mind: 'Raphael, sometimes in a vision our children may only view one thing and not another. This was the case with you last night. You were wondering where your portal was, even before hearing the bell ring. Being distracted, you did not hear the celestial choirs in the skies above the New Jerusalem (see your post 204I10).' I thanked my Heavenly Father, and thought I should try to be more observant next time."

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26A7-26A8
"Q– Concerning Revelation 15:2-4 Who are these people? and has this happened yet? A– These are the faithful who come to the Church of the Firstborn, who have overcome the world. This is a time after the day of judgment, at the end of the 1,000 years of peace. In verse 4 it is mentioned that all God's judgments are just. See also D&C 77:1 (below).

8. D&C 77:1 Q. What is the sea of glass spoken of by John, 4th chapter, and 6th verse of the Revelation?
A. It is the earth, in its sanctified, immortal, and eternal state."

See my post 26
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The several entries from my Book of Raphael that I have copied above describe the humming or singing of the song of Moses on different occasions. I have grouped these in sequence below:

1) During a general assembly meeting on November 25th, 2016, where the angels of God sang this song of Moses. I was told that "the angels will all break out into singing the song of the Lamb, as spoken of in Revelation 15:3-4. The area in God's Loving Healing Center will then be transformed to our view as a sea of glass, mingled with fire" (see 35A16)

2) When Heavenly Mother was humming the tune of the song of Moses on June 12, 2020.

3) Immediately after the 144,000 had been ordained by the angels of God on September 8, 2021.

4) During the second coming of Jesus Christ, before the elect descend with Jesus Christ to the earth.

5) When "a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands" (see Revelation 7:9-10). It was at this time that John the Revelator heard and named this song of Moses. I believe that this is the same time when the faithful who come to the Church of the Firstborn, who have overcome the world. This is a time after the day of judgment, at the end of the 1,000 years of peace.

After pondering this, I prayed to my Heavenly Mother about the song of Moses. I asked her in my prayer if she had more to add to any of what I had found about the song of Moses.

I immediately felt her presence before me! She spoke these words to me:

"Raphael, my son, I am pleased that you found these references to the song of Moses, or song of the Lamb (they are the same), in your Book of Raphael! This song is a specific hymn of praise that has great historical significance, for it was composed during the first eternity of our first parent Gods. Both our first Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother worked together on this. When completed, it was sung seven major times during that first eternity, even at significant events among their first children:

1) They sang this song once it was announced in their premortal world that there would be an earth where those who accepted their Christ would be coming for their mortal experience.
2) It was sung by the angels after the fall of their first Adam and Eve.
3) All the hosts of the premortal world during that first eternity broke out in singing after their Great Redeemer finished suffering for the sins of mankind and was resurrected.
4) They next all sang this same song of Moses at the time of the second coming of their Redeemer.
5) All who had entered and received all the ordinances of their New Jerusalem Temple, in the Church of the Firstborn sang this song of the Lamb.
6) All those who had been sealed to each other exalted as couple Gods broke out in singing when the last couple was ordained a couple God on their first celestial orb!.
7) Finally, when all were ordained Gods and Goddesses, they again sang this song on their own first resurrected celestial earth.

There were a few other times too that this hymn was sung in that first eternity as well, but those above are the seven milestone events where it was sung.

Now, in our current eternity, we have also taught our children this same sacred celestial hymn. It was designed to only be learned and sung in the celestial realms, and cannot be even understood in the lower realms of glory. We taught our children this song of the Lamb after they each learned about the new earth they would enter, and after they had mastered learning all about their future physical bodies and functions. This was after Lucifer and his hosts were cast out of heaven. Learning this song was also a prerequisite for all of our mortal children coming from celestial realms of glory to their mortal probation.

The song of the Lamb contains twelve verses, the last few verses of which are translated into English in D&C 84:98-102:

"Until all shall know me, who remain, even from the least unto the greatest, and shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord, and shall see eye to eye, and shall lift up their voice, and with the voice together sing this new song, saying:

The Lord hath brought again Zion;
The Lord hath redeemed his people, Israel,
According to the election of grace,
Which was brought to pass by the faith
And covenant of their fathers.

The Lord hath redeemed his people;
And Satan is bound and time is no longer.
The Lord hath gathered all things in one.
The Lord hath brought down Zion from above.
The Lord hath brought up Zion from beneath.

The earth hath travailed and brought forth her strength;
And truth is established in her bowels;
And the heavens have smiled upon her;
And she is clothed with the glory of her God;
For he stands in the midst of his people.

Glory, and honor, and power, and might,
Be ascribed to our God; for he is full of mercy,
Justice, grace and truth, and peace,
Forever and ever, Amen."

Each time this song of the Lamb is sung, it is always in the celestial realm, and always in the original language of the Gods in which it was learned, called the Adamic tongue. Your Heavenly Father and I will also sing this same song with our righteous children at seven major milestones in this eternity. These will be at the same times as occurred on the first eternity. Each time, those our righteous children who sing will either be already in the celestial realm, or be brought there and quickened to that realm while they sing this anthem. Each time they have been or will be accompanied by a celestial orchestra. John the Revelator spoke of this orchestra when he said "having the harps of God" in Revelation 15:2. This orchestra was also chosen and played during the first time this was sung in the premortal realms in heaven. As they sing and play, I endow each one who qualifies with a fulness of the Holy Ghost during this hymn. This will bring unspeakable joy to their souls in their journey towards eternal life and exaltation! This is the same fulness of the Holy Ghost that you received from me, as recorded in your post 131H8-131H25 (see also D&C 109:15).

There have been other times also, besides the seven milestone events, that we and our beloved children have sung or will sing the song of the Lamb. You referred to two of these events in the meeting of angels and the ordination of the 144,000 servants of God from your Book of Raphael.

Each time this hymn is sung, there is great rejoicing and an outpouring of my Spirit. This has been repeatedly spoken in the Doctrine and Covenants concerning the gathering to Zion in these last days (see D&C 45:71, D&C 66:11, D&C 101:18, D&C 109:39 and D&C 133:33). These references refer to singing the song of the Lamb in the clouds of heaven, just before Jesus Christ descends with the righteous to the earth. All will be in a celestial realm while singing this song of praise. These will be from the celestial realms themselves, or quickened into this celestial realm and glory in the clouds of heaven. Those who remain on the earth at the time of the singing will not understand nor hear any of these words, for they are in a lower realm. Instead, they will see lightnings above and the brilliance in the heavens.

You may wonder how our beloved children will recall the song of Moses, or song of the Lamb. I will give each mortal child when they are quickened into our celestial realm, a clear remembrance of the words and tune of this song at the time they all assemble to sing. All who sing will also know their part that they have learned, and sing perfectly without being off tune. Even the deaf and dumb who have temporary weaknesses of the flesh will hear and sing in loud anthems of praise and rejoicing!"
(end of Heavenly Mother's words.)

I rejoiced in this great revelation from my Heavenly Mother this morning! I am very excited to again sing the song of the Lamb next time in the clouds of heaven when Jesus Christ comes in glory during his great second coming! I feel the abundance of the Holy Ghost inside of me when I think of all this great, great revelation today!

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February 13-14, 2026

This morning I prayed to my Heavenly Father, and was led to my post 81 entitled "Exercising Our Faith" in the Book of Raphael. I was specifically asked to read and ponder about pure religion, found in 181D4-181D10, 81E13-81E15 and 81H3-81H9.

181D4-181D10, from Heavenly Father:
"You discussed with your wife last night the issue of allowing your name to be slandered, ridiculed, or yourself to be laughed at in a derogatory way. This is what our Beloved Son experienced, and he paid no heed to those who did so, for he knew he pleased us. When you are able to know that your Heavenly Mother and I approve of your actions, or that you keep our commandments despite what others may think or say, and you don't get upset but keep your focus on doing our will and the right thing, you are truly our faithful servant. Because of these actions, we may more fully work through you our great works, or reveal to you our revelations with confidence that you will continue to do as we ask.

There are people all around you who respond to what others think and base their actions on their opinions. These do not have the strength or courage to be true to themselves, but are double minded, and are unstable in all their ways.

James 1:5-8
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

A double minded man is unstable in all his ways."

Our faithful servants, on the other hand, are true to what they know is right and what we have revealed to them to do. They pay no heed to the opinions or actions of others, but keep a steady course in following their own purposes and are obedient to our promptings.

Lehi saw in his dream groups of people coming to the tree and partaking of the fruit. Then he saw those in the great and spacious building "in the attitude of mocking and pointing their fingers towards those who had come at and were partaking of the fruit. And after they had tasted of the fruit they were ashamed, because of those who were scoffing at them; and they fell away into forbidden path and were lost." (1 Nephi 8:27-28).

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his confirming words this morning. I said I wanted to be fully obedient to him and my Heavenly Mother, and to pay no heed to the mockings of others around me. I said I was so pleased to hear his words and to keep his commandments.

He then smiled upon me and then left my presence. I closed my prayer in the name of Jesus and returned to my private room where I was writing all of this in my journal."

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81E13-81E15
"Heavenly Mother was speaking:

'Raphael, your wife this morning expressed a feeling that she hadn't been able to connect spiritually to us. She wondered if she was holding you back. You expressed to her your love and acceptance. You also said that she possessed more true religion than anyone else you knew, including yourself, because she was always connecting to others and trying to serve them and lift their burdens. You said she possessed more spiritual gifts and love, more than others you know. You said you loved her and were trying to learn from her loving ways every day.

Your words were sweet to her, Raphael. We agree that she possesses a great portion of love and continued desire to help and uplift others. To us, this is pure religion, undefiled:

James 1:7
"Pure religion and undefiled before God the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their afflictions and to keep himself unspotted from the world."

On the way home from church you visited two widows who were in need, one who lost her husband this past Tuesday. These acts of kindness reflect the true religion we live. When religion becomes regimented or mechanical, our children lose something. We desire they serve each other because they want to, not because of an assignment. Spontaneous service is often the best kind, particularly if you follow our gentle promptings at the moment.

Raphael, you have a very loving and compassionate spouse who practices pure religion. You both may be disillusioned with the way organized religion is heading in your current world, but you have come to understand the practice of our true religion!'

I thanked my Heavenly Mother for her kind and loving words. I said I want to be more open, more loving, reaching out to those who may be in need around me. I am so grateful to serve God's children with my wonderful wife."

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81H3-81H9
"You have been able to see your Father and I both in our happy times and in more rare times when we have been upset or have had negative emotions. These strong emotions have been the result of our thoughts, which we fully control. We could dwell on these negative thoughts, but we have chosen to be happy so we think on positive thoughts that bring us joy.

Raphael, you have wanted more ability to be able to control your mind when facing difficulties and problems in your life. Your Father has given you an overview last night of how you may act in a godly way in these situations. The way you now learn is by actually going through more problems and then controlling your thoughts so you feel and act in ways you wish, so your emotions will naturally flow. We also told you to feel the unwanted or negative emotions, so that you may be able to correct properly your thoughts to change your feelings. Feeling negative emotions gives you experience so that you will gain better control of your thoughts and be able to relate to our other children who dwell in the negative, and have difficult trials in life.

Your Father and I remember clearly the ups and downs of our own mortal lives. These memories are very important to us in helping us succor and bless our children who are going through their own difficult situations in their mortal lives. We gain more compassion and understanding also, more acceptance and empathy. We could only have developed these godly attributes by having our own mortal experience. Cherish the good and hard situations that come your way in your mortal life, and seek to learn all you can from them. When you gain control of your thoughts, your actions will be more Christlike and not at the mercy of uncontrolled thinking.'

Heavenly Mother's eyes were so bright and happy. She seemed so pleased in me and in my efforts to control my thoughts during difficulties. I felt deeply her acceptance and love- of who I am at this time with all my foibles and weaknesses. I realized that to love another, I too need to fully just accept them as they are. I don't need to have judgment of how they may be acting inappropriately in my mind, but just exude acceptance and love. The acceptance doesn't mean anything about how they act, but it means everything about who they are as a person having a mortal experience. I want to be so accepting and loving as my Heavenly Parents are to me!

Heavenly Father then spoke:

'Raphael, because you have experienced the ups and downs of life and have not controlled your mind in the past, you too have felt negative feelings of despair, anger, greed, and a host of unwanted emotions. This gives you greater understanding of your brothers and sisters on earth who dwell with the negative. You accept them because you have experienced similar strong emotions. You learn not to judge because you know how hard it is to change and to pull yourself out of difficult challenges in life. By loving and accepting them, you give them the freedom to change without them feeling judgment because of their poor choices and actions.

This is pure religion, godly religion, our way of living and accepting our beloved children! These are what the teachings of Jesus Christ, Our Beloved Son, meant. When he said for his disciples to love each other, he meant to accept them, regardless of weaknesses or their actions. They are to be supported and loved, not judged or criticized.'

Here is the scripture Heavenly Father was referring to:

John 13:34-35
"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.""

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Here is another few paragraphs from my post 199 that echoes this same thing as those above:

199L12-199L17, from Heavenly Mother:
"'Raphael, you, your wife and son spent the day celebrating the birthday of your oldest daughter. You took the entire afternoon and early evening focusing on her and her two children. She was so pleased and happy with the love you all showered upon her, making her birthday a big celebration.

The attention you gave to her and her two young boys is the type of love, care, and service that our elect will have for each other, even to those not in their families. They will be genuinely interested in the happiness and well-being of each other. This sort of love is rarely found in your telestial world except for parents' love to their children. The intensity of service and love will be similar to this love that some parents have for their children. They will study what service would delight their neighbors and then actively do it. This is akin to the love Jesus had for his disciples.

John 13:34-35
"A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."

When you felt tired today, you still pushed through and did the things that made your daughter and her two boys feel so special and happy. You didn't do your own will, but you did what pleased them. This is the type of love Jesus, our Beloved Son, showered upon his disciples and all the people he ministered to. He rarely thought of himself, or his own needs. When he had any free time, he often sought us, his Heavenly Parents in prayer. He then sought to do our will, and not his own. This was truly selfless service.

John 3:30
"...because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me."

Love in the terrestrial realm focuses on the one who is being served. Love in your telestial world has waxed cold (see Matthew 24:12 ). Often in your society, the love expressed or done for others has something in it for the one serving, rather than selfless love typical of our Zion society. In that realm, we won't have a people who have ulterior self-centered motives when giving service to others. The love in Zion is pure love, given freely without thought of personal compensation of any kind. The focus is also fully on the one being served, and not the one serving. This type of love will spread quickly among our faithful living in Zion, and will make a very peaceful and happy community. Here is where we will shine forth our love in our heavenly light upon all the people.'""

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Here is another reference that I wanted to include from my post 145:

145F3-145F8, from Heavenly Mother:
"She spoke: "Raphael, we wish that our faithful spend quality time with their loved ones, and make time for others in need.

Isaiah 1:17
"Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow."

In seeking to bless others, they truly will be our emissaries of light and love for those to whom they minister.

John 13:34-35
"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."

Your Father and I love each of you, our children deeply. Our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, has willingly laid down his life for each of our children. Surely, our elect should love and serve each other, and all those around them.'

I thanked my Heavenly Mother for her beautiful and simple message! I thanked her for her deep love for each of us, her children. I thanked her for her light and love she showers continually upon me!"

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After copying all of these entries above, I feel a little like a hypocrite. This is because I can't seem to get all that I need done, and still serve and help others like I want to do! This is a common feeling I believe among the faithful. Please don't think that I am always attentive to those around me! I have many weaknesses in this area. I have a great example in my wife, for she is constantly seeking the well-being and happiness of others, and works at making them feel special and loved. Today is no exception, being Valentine's day. She has already texted many friends and acquaintances, sending them good cheer and love, and has plans to visit others with small gifts, particularly those who have lost their husbands. This is truly Christlike love!

I next prayed to my Heavenly Father and Mother above. I asked them to enlighten me more with what they wanted to say when they referred me to my post 81.

I first perceived my Heavenly Father directly in front of me, and then my Heavenly Mother came to his right side. They held hands, and my Father spoke:

"Raphael, we are getting more and more disgusted with the lack of love in your current society! There are many other areas on the earth where the love of God has been absent for years. This day before the second coming of Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son, has been seen by many ancient and modern prophets as one where our children fight and kill each other, with little emotional connections to even those in their own families. Your day is one of great wickedness and vengeance!

Moses 7:61-62
"And the Lord said unto Enoch: As I live, even so will I come in the last days, in the days of wickedness and vengeance, to fulfil the oath which I have made unto you concerning the children of Noah;

And the day shall come that the earth shall rest, but before that day the heavens shall be darkened, and a veil of darkness shall cover the earth; and the heavens shall shake, and also the earth; and great tribulations shall be among the children of men, but my people will I preserve;"
The love of mankind has also largely departed from the wicked in your day.

Matthew 24:12-13
"And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."

Your Mother and I will gather out our righteous children from among the wicked. We will gather them to safe places in Zion, the New Jerusalem, where they will show great love and consideration to each other. They will all be taught our truths, and rejoice together! These will be the elect whom we will bring forth into the great millennial day of peace and love! We have no choice but to move the wicked, who will not listen to our voice, into the next telestial world of the spirits, so that the society among our beloved children may grow in great love towards each other and towards us, their Heavenly Parents.

Isaiah 52:7-9
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.

Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.""
(end of Heavenly Father's words)

Heavenly Mother then spoke to me:

"Raphael, I am so very excited to have my righteous children gather to Zion and love each other with genuine thoughts of serving and caring tenderly for one another!

Moses 7:18
"And the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them."

Our people will be of one heart and one mind, not only in doctrine and beliefs, but in showing love and kind thoughts one towards another. If there is any distress or need among a family member, friend, neighbor, or other fellow citizen of Zion, the immediate thought that will come into the mind of our child will be to care for and succor them, as if they were their very own child. This great outpouring of love will bring an abundance of my Spirit, even the Holy Ghost, into the hearts of the giver and receiver. My Spirit will bind them as strong friends, with loving bonds that cannot be broken.

Raphael, above all else done in the society of the millennial world, these actions of love are the very most important! How can these, my beloved children, act otherwise if they hope to secure for themselves and their beloved friends in Zion an eternal place in our celestial realms? The outward showing forth of love and kindness, in all their actions, bring immediately your Father and I great joy, even to tears! Oh, how we love to see Christlike love bloom across our terrestrial world in that millennial day!"
(end of Heavenly Mother's words)

I then felt an abundance of the Holy Ghost in my whole being! I thanked both my Heavenly Parents for their revelations on true love today! I asked them to fill my fellow elect sons and daughters of God, and me with an abundance of their charity, the pure love of God, even while we labor in this telestial mortal world. My Heavenly Parents each smiled upon me while they rose up into the heavens and departed. I felt that they will answer this petition for me, and for every soul who also asks them in faith, and then acts on the promptings to show forth kindness, service, and love unfeigned to those around them.

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February 15-17, 2026

Today I soon found out what my Heavenly Father wanted me to study and to write about in my Book of Raphael. It is found in D&C 133:1-15:

"1 Hearken, O ye people of my church, saith the Lord your God, and hear the word of the Lord concerning you—

2 The Lord who shall suddenly come to his temple; the Lord who shall come down upon the world with a curse to judgment; yea, upon all the nations that forget God, and upon all the ungodly among you.

3 For he shall make bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of their God.

4 Wherefore, prepare ye, prepare ye, O my people; sanctify yourselves; gather ye together, O ye people of my church, upon the land of Zion, all you that have not been commanded to tarry.

5 Go ye out from Babylon. Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord.

6 Call your solemn assemblies, and speak often one to another. And let every man call upon the name of the Lord.

7 Yea, verily I say unto you again, the time has come when the voice of the Lord is unto you: Go ye out of Babylon; gather ye out from among the nations, from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

8 Send forth the elders of my church unto the nations which are afar off; unto the islands of the sea; send forth unto foreign lands; call upon all nations, first upon the Gentiles, and then upon the Jews.

9 And behold, and lo, this shall be their cry, and the voice of the Lord unto all people: Go ye forth unto the land of Zion, that the borders of my people may be enlarged, and that her stakes may be strengthened, and that Zion may go forth unto the regions round about.

10 Yea, let the cry go forth among all people: Awake and arise and go forth to meet the Bridegroom; behold and lo, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Prepare yourselves for the great day of the Lord.

11 Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour.

12 Let them, therefore, who are among the Gentiles flee unto Zion.

13 And let them who be of Judah flee unto Jerusalem, unto the mountains of the Lords house.

14 Go ye out from among the nations, even from Babylon, from the midst of wickedness, which is spiritual Babylon.

15 But verily, thus saith the Lord, let not your flight be in haste, but let all things be prepared before you; and he that goeth, let him not look back lest sudden destruction shall come upon him."

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Here is the interpretation from my Heaven Mother of most of these verses, give in 198I3-198I5

"She spoke to me: 'Raphael, when you read scriptures now about the gathering of our elect, you can see much more clearly how they will be fulfilled. As you read section 133 of the Doctrine and Covenants, I enlightened your mind to see a second deeper meaning of some of these verses:

D&C 133:2-3,5-7,9-15 (Note from R: I have added a few paragraph returns and have highlighted Heavenly Mother's words more clearly to my original entry below. I have done this so it is easier to read her own words.)

v2. "The Lord who shall suddenly come to his temple:

(see your post 189F10 to 189F12.

The Lord, Jesus Christ, will come to his celestial temple on July 19, 2021, a little over two weeks away, and administer to you the waters of separation ordinance. This will begin the great entry of our beloved elect children into the Church of the Firstborn. Jesus Christ will come to his temple of the New Jerusalem that you have built with the help of thousands of our celestial servants. You are the messenger of the covenant referred to in the LDS footnote in this verse, Raphael. Once you are given entry into the Church of the Firstborn, and begin administering with Oriphiel this great gift to others, then will our son Jesus Christ come down in greater judgment upon the telestial world)

(the Lord who shall come down upon the world with a curse to judgment; yea, upon all the nations that forget God, and upon all the ungodly among you.)

v3. For he shall make bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations,

(this means upon the wicked nations in your telestial world, and the gathered elect who will come from all nations to the New Jerusalem in the terrestrial world)

and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of their God

(this refers to those who are celestial elect, from all the ends of the earth, or from all time, who come to our celestial temple in the New Jerusalem and receive from you and Oriphiel their further significant step in their eternal salvation).

v5. Go yet out from Babylon. Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord

(this command is given again, now specifically to our elect who live in the telestial world that is being overtaken by Babylon, the wicked. Our call is to gather to Zion, the New Jerusalem.).

v6. Call your solemn assemblies, and speak often one to another.

(like the pattern you are doing on your own trek, in talking daily to your fellow travelers about our true doctrines and the great events coming to the earth, particularly about Zion.).

And let every man,

(woman and child)

call upon the name of the Lord

(and receive and confirm our revelations of these things. We will give each our revelation to gather to Zion and to come to the New Jerusalem.)

v7. Yea, verily I say unto you again, the time has come when the voice of the Lord

(through our Spirit, by the promptings and guidance of angels, and soon by the 144,000 who are commissioned to gather our elect)

is unto you: Go ye out of Babylon;

(the telestial world in which you live)

gather ye out from among the nations, from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

(This includes all of our celestial elect from the hosts of our children who will be called and gathered to our celestial New Jerusalem temple, and receive our eternal ordinances there from the angels of God.)

v9. And behold, and lo, this shall be their cry, and the voice of the Lord unto all people: Go ye forth unto the land of Zion,

(at first this was to the telestial church, even the LDS church to build it up. However, now in the latter phase, it will be a call to come forth to the actual land of Zion, the New Jerusalem.)

that the borders of my people may be enlarged,

(even to surrounding cities of Zion)

and that her stakes may be strengthened,

(stakes of the terrestrial Church of Christ, to be headquartered in the terrestrial city of the New Jerusalem)

and that Zion may go forth unto the regions round about.

v10. Yea, let the cry go forth among all people: Awake and arise and go forth to meet the Bridegroom;

(even Jesus Christ, who will accept them into his Church of the Firstborn, and greatly reward each one who hears our voice and keeps our commandments)

behold and lo, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Prepare yourselves for the great day of the Lord.

(when Jesus Christ comes again to the earth in great glory.)

v11. Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour.

v12. Let them, therefore, who are among the Gentiles flee unto Zion

(the New Jerusalem).

v13. And let them who be of Judah flee unto Jerusalem.

(the New Jerusalem),

unto the mountains of the Lord's house

(where our temple has been erected on the celestial land of the earth.)

v14. Go ye out from among the nations, even from Babylon, from the midst of wickedness, which is spiritual Babylon.

v15. But verily, thus saith the Lord, let not your flight be in haste, but let all things be prepared before you; and he that goeth, let him not look back lest sudden destruction shall come upon him.

(for the telestial mortal world will break down into chaos and destruction quickly, and there is no returning.)"
(words above in parentheses are from Heavenly Mother)

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Here is my post 189F10 to 189F13 that Heavenly Mother referenced above:

From Heavenly Father:
"Malachi 3:1
"Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts."

The LDS Church leaders have interpreted the messenger of the covenant to be Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son. However, how can Jesus prepare the way before himself, for this is inconsistent with our ways of doing things. There is another who prepares the way when the Lord comes to his temple. The temple referred to is the New Jerusalem temple.

Raphael, you are the messenger of the covenant. The covenant is in part the ordinance of the waters of separation that you will administer to everyone of our celestial elect, which brings them into the Church of the Firstborn. These, our proven and faithful sons and daughters, will then be able to proceed to receive all of the covenants and ordinances in our New Jerusalem temple for their exaltation, even from the angels of God.

Our beloved celestial elect will greatly delight in you, the messenger of the covenant, and of that glorious ordinance that brings them into our celestial church. Our holy angels will also administer to these, our celestial elect, in the New Jerusalem temple. This is the true meaning of Malachi 3:1. You are our Branch, and the messenger of the beginning covenant of eternal life and exaltation, and their eventual exaltation.'"

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When I prayed about this scripture passage of D&C 133:1-15, I felt that my Heavenly Father particularly wanted Heavenly Mother's interpretation of these verses, that I have included above. He then spoke to me these few words:

"Raphael, you are the messenger of the covenant, not Jesus Christ. You are the one we have appointed to administer the waters of separation ordinance to all of our proven children whom Jesus Christ has chosen, for their entry into the Church of the Firstborn. You are the prophet whom Malachi referred to in Malachi 3:1." Although it has been recorded in your Book of Raphael before, I wanted to reemphasize this again today so that our elect don't miss this important message.

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February 18, 2026

Late in the evening on February 17th, 2026, I sought my Father in Heaven, to know what he wanted me to study and ponder tomorrow. I was led directly to D&C 88:78-80, which reads as follows:

"Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructed more perfectly in theory, in principle, in doctrine, in the law of the gospel, in all things that pertain unto the kingdom of God, that are expedient for you to understand;

Of things both in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth; things which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad; the wars and the perplexities of the nations, and the judgments which are on the land; and a knowledge also of countries and of kingdoms—

That ye may be prepared in all things when I shall send you again to magnify the calling whereunto I have called you, and the mission with which I have commissioned you."

I had an experience last Sunday during the sacrament meeting that was very impactful to me. I came home and wrote all of what occurred to me in a private page of my journal. In this account, I referenced this exact scripture that I was led to today. I also now understand that my Father and Mother want to me to share this in my open journal with all of you. I feel the confirmation of the Holy Ghost to do this now, even though I had thought that it might be months before I would be directed to share this. I now know that they want it shared immediately.

As a preface to my experience given below, I have pondered "why me?" a lot. I wondered and prayed. I felt deeply that what I saw in my vision during the sacrament meeting is true. I ask that you also pray about this, and confirm with Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, if this is true. If it is true, and if you are open and humble, you will receive a witness from the Holy Ghost that this occurred as I have stated.

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Here is what I had written in my private journal last Sunday that I am now directed to share. It spans February 15-17, 2026, the same time period of my previous journal entry above:

Experience at the sacrament, Sunday, February 15, 2026

I attended sacrament meeting at my local ward today. Directly after I ate the bread, I sought my Heavenly Parents in prayer. I immediately saw my Father and then my Mother in front of me, both in very regal clothes, with gold trimmed robes. I saw on each of their heads gold crowns! They were absolutely majestic in appearance! I had the impression they were displaying being a King and a Queen over their posterity, with complete power and authority to orchestrate events on the earth as they pleased.

I then looked at myself from a distance, and I was kneeling in shining vestures of an archangel. Heavenly Mother had a gold crown in her hands, and placed this crown on my head. As she did so, I remembered the gold crown with the word "UNION" emblazoned on it that I received also from Heavenly Mother on Sunday, May 16, 2021 (see 194H11):

"Next, my Heavenly Mother came holding a gold crown with the word "UNION" in capital letters emblazoned on it. The crown was also exceedingly bright with golden rays sparkling from it. She placed it with her hands onto my head, with the words facing her. She then backed up next to the Father. They were about twenty feet away from me to my right side."

Today, however, Heavenly Mother placed a different gold crown on my brow. This gold crown did not have the words "UNION" emblazoned on it. It had no words, but was similarly very shining. I was feeling very much in awe of this entire experience, for I had never received such a remarkable visit during my time at the sacrament!

Heavenly Mother stepped back next to Heavenly Father. No words were spoken yet. Both my Heavenly Parents were smiling, standing in front of me a few feet above the ground.

I then stood up on my feet facing them, and said I wanted to renew my sacramental covenant with them both. I knew I was replicated before them in the celestial realms on the earth. I raised my right arm to the square, and made my covenant before them, in my thoughts. When I was done, Heavenly Father spoke these words to me:

"Raphael, your Heavenly Mother and I accept your covenant. We will always be with you, in our very persons. You will always have our Spirit to be with you.

We have prepared this gold crown for you, which your Mother has placed on your head. With this crown, we are signifying that you too are a king, somewhat in a way like I am a King and your Heavenly Mother is a Queen. You are also a righteous high priest.

With this gold crown on your head, you have a portion of our authority as a rightful earthly king, to influence the nations of your current telestial mortal world. You have been studying diligently the perplexities of the nations, increasingly over the past year, according to the scriptures:

D&C 88:78-80
"78 Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructed more perfectly in theory, in principle, in doctrine, in the law of the gospel, in all things that pertain unto the kingdom of God, that are expedient for you to understand;

79 Of things both in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth; things which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad; the wars and the perplexities of the nations, and the judgments which are on the land; and a knowledge also of countries and of kingdoms—

80 That ye may be prepared in all things when I shall send you again to magnify the calling whereunto I have called you, and the mission with which I have commissioned you."

We now send you forth to understand more fully our will as it relates to "things which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad; the wars and the perplexities of the nations" (verse 79). If you feel some policy needs to change, or that a nation needs to win a conflict, or something should change in your world, then pray to me, in the name of Jesus Christ. Heavenly Mother will send upon you her Holy Ghost, to inspire you for what to pray. Then ask me in faith for anything she may inspire you to request that pertains to nations, governments or cultures of the earth, and we will hear and answer your prayer. We will change the situation in your telestial mortal world according to your prayer of faith. The overarching effort we wish to now accomplish is for our chosen elect to be safely gathered to Zion, the New Jerusalem, as they feel directed. Your inspired prayers will open up doors of passage for them to fulfill their desires in gathering to our safe refuge in a very wicked world."

Heavenly Mother then spoke:

"Raphael, I will direct you in your study of current events, so that you become aware of what we wish you to be inspired about and to pray for. In the future, when you pray for such things to the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, you will also see your own person praying, wearing this gold crown which I have placed on your brow as you pray. This short vision of you with the crown praying will be our signal to you that what you are praying for is also our will, and will be answered in our own due time."

I bowed my head and knelt again before my Heavenly Parents. I thanked them for entrusting me with such inspiration, responsibility, and understanding to be able to request their intervention in the circumstances of the nations of my world. I said I would be always humble, seeking diligently to discern their holy will, and not my own.

At this time the sacrament meeting began again, and I lost my immediate connection with my Gods. In the afternoon, I came in my quiet bedroom and wrote all of what I experienced down, in a separate record from my journal.

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February 16-17, 2026

When I returned home after attending our sacrament meeting yesterday, I wrote my above entry. In the evening, as I was pondering what I had received, I prayed whether I should then pray for some issues that would greatly benefit bringing relative peace in the United States of America, and assist in allowing the elect to come to Zion, the New Jerusalem in the terrestrial realm. I wondered if my Heavenly Parents would show me myself praying with a shining gold crown on my head, when I specifically prayed for an issue.

I then wrote on a paper those issues that I felt would qualify and be approved of my Father and Mother. I prayed about these things specifically, one at a time. I came up with thirteen items to pray for, that I felt assured would be approved by my Heavenly Parents. I also prayed for two which I did not receive a confirmation from the Spirit. These are also included below as requests that I shouldn't ask. I include these two in order to give the reader a better understanding of the mind of God on the issues of our day.

The next morning, on February 16th, while in the quiet seclusion before the family stirred, I prayed for each of these thirteen confirmed issues. After I petitioned my Heavenly Parents in prayer for each one, I saw myself praying on my knees, with a gold crown on my head. This was my signal that my prayer for each item had been heard and received by God, and that they would answer this prayer with action, by their power. I saw this crown on my head thirteen times, each time I prayed about one of the specific requests.

Before I write these requests below, I want to express my humble gratitude to my Father and Mother for this great gift and power that they have bestowed upon me! I don't know why this is all happening, but it is. I don't know why they have chosen to endow me with such a power to petition them, and receive confirmation of acceptance of my prayer, but they have. I humbly accept this gracious gift from my very loving and kind Heavenly Parents! In no way am I thinking I am any more than a normal man. I believe this is all their great blessing, and not by any real qualification that I see that I have done myself, except being steady in obedience to them, and in seeking their face continually. I see myself a normal individual with weaknesses common to all mankind.

Here are the thirteen requests that I prayed about and confirmed this morning. I received clear confirmation for each one that it was accepted, for I saw myself in a short vision from a distance with a shining gold crown praying. I saw this after I prayed to my Heavenly Parents after each accepted request. I also received much light and confirmation from the Spirit that each prayer request was accepted.

My initial thirteen requests:
1) May the "Save America Act" that may be voted on as early as this coming week pass the Senate. This is all about election integrity, that only US Citizens will be able to vote in upcoming elections. They will need to show voter ID, and will have one vote each.

2) In the upcoming November 2026 midterm elections for the US House and Senate, I prayed that those elected will, by a majority, be supportive of the "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) purposes as promoted by President Donald Trump. This would mean that the Republicans will sweep the elections with majorities in both federal houses and also likely increase in state governments.

3) May the Trump Administration continue to find, eliminate, and prosecute appropriately government fraud and abuse, and illegal and clandestine actions both in federal and state agencies.

4) Continue the speedy deportation of illegal aliens in the United States in record numbers, until almost exclusively only US citizens and authorized foreigners with temporary VISAs or green cards are within the boundaries of the US.

5) May Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, and the Yukon Territory in Canada become annexed as the 51st-56th states in the United States.

6) May Greenland be permanently secured to the US for our military bases, a location for the golden dome protection of North America, and that the US will have mineral rights to this vast landmass.

7) May the entire western hemisphere become composed of mostly healthy sovereign nations in North, Central and South America which have strong alliances with the United States, and that these nations will be protected from intrusions from other hostile nations.

8) May regulations for mandatory vaccines for schools, travel and daily living be eliminated.

9) May the US government restrict incentives for processed foods, seed oils, ultra processed foods, and chemical food additives, and that real food consumption will be encouraged.

10) May there be a dramatic awakening among the elect across the earth to find my record, the Book of Raphael. Also, may the Holy Ghost come very strongly upon the elect to come to Zion, the New Jerusalem, and inspire them in their journey.

11) May there be a great awakening among the LDS people to think more independently of church doctrine and stranglehold dogmas promoted by their leaders, to find and search the Book of Raphael, and to move forward to Zion as the Spirit directs them.

12) May any widespread fraud and evil coverups at high levels in the LDS Church be fully exposed for all to see. May this cause a significant renewal of searching for God and rebalancing of member's beliefs to the importance of individual and personal revelation directly from the Holy Ghost.

13) May the drought in Utah be reversed, so that we have ample water to satisfy the increased population growth in the state, and to still have abundance to water our crops, lands and livestock. That the February 28th, 2026 general fast to be held in Utah churches be answered with sufficient rain in the valleys and snowfall in the mountains.

Here are the two requests that I did not receive approval for:

• That the Democratic Party in the United States be destroyed from within, and by the overall rejection of the citizens of the country.

• That European countries awaken to 1) deport all illegal aliens from their countries, 2) become sovereign nations again, 3) eliminate the European Union, and 4) return to a Christian heritage in the sovereign lands.

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Later, on February 17, 2026
While working outside yesterday, I was listening to a conservative YouTube channel and heard the supposed new approach of the democrat party: The claim was that they are now planning to act very reasonable and acceptable to the general public, rather than their current radical left talking which is fully against constitutional principles and fiscal responsiblity. Then, after they are planning to be elected in the 2026 midterms (with their aim to hopefully win the US house and senate congressional seats to receive a majority), they will immediately turn back into who they really are, as very left radical democrats, or even socialists. They plan to thereby trick the public with their pleasing words, and then turn on them with more government regulations, anti-ICE policies, and other programs they currently promote which undermine President Trump.

I prayed about this last night and this morning, and felt this was exactly their plan! I also was impressed that I should pray to my Heavenly Parents that this new Democratic Party approach would backfire on them, and that the general public would somehow not believe their lies and deception. After I prayed this morning about the following 14th request, I again saw clearly a gold crown on my brow while I was praying.

14) May the US Democrat Party's new plan of deceit to trick voters, by not keeping middle ground and moderate campaign promises, but then turning into far left and liberal socialists once elected, entirely backfire on these conniving ones seeking public office.

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After I wrote all of the above, I remembered that Nephi, the son of Helaman, received the sealing power of the Lord. This is recorded in Helaman 10:3-10:

"3 And it came to pass as he was thus pondering—being much cast down because of the wickedness of the people of the Nephites, their secret works of darkness, and their murderings, and their plunderings, and all manner of iniquities—and it came to pass as he was thus pondering in his heart, behold, a voice came unto him saying:

4 Blessed art thou, Nephi, for those things which thou hast done; for I have beheld how thou hast with unwearyingness declared the word, which I have given unto thee, unto this people. And thou hast not feared them, and hast not sought thine own life, but hast sought my will, and to keep my commandments.

5 And now, because thou hast done this with such unwearyingness, behold, I will bless thee forever; and I will make thee mighty in word and in deed, in faith and in works; yea, even that all things shall be done unto thee according to thy word, for thou shalt not ask that which is contrary to my will.

6 Behold, thou art Nephi, and I am God. Behold, I declare it unto thee in the presence of mine angels, that ye shall have power over this people, and shall smite the earth with famine, and with pestilence, and destruction, according to the wickedness of this people.

7 Behold, I give unto you power, that whatsoever ye shall seal on earth shall be sealed in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven; and thus shall ye have power among this people.

8 And thus, if ye shall say unto this temple it shall be rent in twain, it shall be done.

9 And if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou cast down and become smooth, it shall be done.

10 And behold, if ye shall say that God shall smite this people, it shall come to pass.

11 And now behold, I command you, that ye shall go and declare unto this people, that thus saith the Lord God, who is the Almighty: Except ye repent ye shall be smitten, even unto destruction."

I then wondered why Jesus Christ gave Nephi this power, when he himself could do it himself, without Nephi? Was it to train Nephi, or to make him elevated in the eyes of the people, or something else? Soon after Nephi received this power, he prophesied this to the people:

Helaman 10:14
"Except ye repent, thus saith the Lord, ye shall be smitten even unto destruction."

He next petitioned the Lord the following:

Helaman 11:3-5
"3 And it came to pass that in this year Nephi did cry unto the Lord, saying:

4 O Lord, do not suffer that this people shall be destroyed by the sword; but O Lord, rather let there be a famine in the land, to stir them up in remembrance of the Lord their God, and perhaps they will repent and turn unto thee.

5 And so it was done, according to the words of Nephi. And there was a great famine upon the land, among all the people of Nephi. And thus in the seventy and fourth year the famine did continue, and the work of destruction did cease by the sword but became sore by famine."

When the people finally repented, Nephi pled to the Lord that he would turn away his anger, and send rain upon the earth (see Helaman 11:9-16).

In a similar way, I wonder if my Heavenly Parents want me to make judgments on the earth, in full alignment with their views and desires? However, unlike Nephi, I act in secret now, but someday my actions may be revealed to the righteous.

I made this a matter of prayer this morning. I asked my Heavenly Father specifically to come and answer my question, of why he and Heavenly Mother are choosing me to pray to them for specific requests about the wars and perplexities of the nations, particularly for my nation it seems.

Heavenly Father then appeared before me, and spoke these words:

"Raphael, your Heavenly Mother and I are pleased with the fourteen requests that you have made of us in humble and sincere prayer. We gave you the gift of vision to see yourself with a gold crown on your head as a sign that we accepted these requests, and will fulfill them in our own due time.

You asked why we are doing this for you at this time, even while you act in secret, with very few knowing what we are having you do. We are doing this to establish you as our prophet and seer, similar to why we called Nephi, the son of Helaman, to have power over the elements. We know that you will only ask for that which we confirm to you as our will. When the requests you pray for are fulfilled, you will gain greater confidence that we hear and answer your specific prayers. You will then have the great faith to fulfill our mission that we have for you to do in the near future.

Secondly, there will be a time in the near future when we will ask you to share this information in your Book of Raphael. Our elect who more and more will read and study your record of revelations, will then also know that you are our prophet and seer, and that you truly do commune with us daily in such an intimate setting as you do. They will gain the confidence in you, for when they pray whether what you have written is true, they will receive the confirming voice of the Holy Ghost to witness to their hearts and minds.

Thirdly, your Heavenly Mother and I could do these actions that we inspire you to petition us about, all by ourselves. However, our method to have you come to a knowledge of what we wish to do, and then to pray for these specific plans, makes our great work more specifically known to you and to our elect. When you all see our actions change your nation of the United States specifically, and the events as they unfold in your country, this has a greater impact upon the people.

We have made a promise to you of relative peace in your land while President Donald Trump is in his second term of office. We will fulfill this overall promise by also fulfilling all the individual actions that are a direct fulfillment of your inspired prayers.

Finally, we have chosen to show you a short vision of a gold crown upon your brow while you pray as our sign to you that we accept your prayer and petition to us. The gold symbolized that our mighty power as a King and Queen of this eternity, and that it is by our mighty hand that these actions are fulfilled. We have extended the image of a gold crown on your head as our acceptance of your prayer to us. This shows to you that it is by our power, your Heavenly Parents, that these prayers are fulfilled, or will be soon fulfilled.

Raphael, it is by curious means that we fulfill our actions. To Lehi, we gave him a Liahona outside of his tent door, to guide his family through the wilderness. We created on this curious ball a spindle to point the way to travel, and written words we added or changed on the ball. We also gave our ancient prophets and Joseph Smith, Jun, a Urim and Thummim, a means by which we gave them revelation and a way to translate ancient records. You received our own unique healing methods from us, from our heavenly realms in your energy class in April, 2013. We now give you a sign of our gold crown, symbolizing our authority and power, upon your head while you pray. Our ways are not ordinary, but unique manifestations of us, your Gods.

Mormon 9:25-27
"And whosoever shall believe in my name, doubting nothing, unto him will I confirm all my words, even unto the ends of the earth.

And now, behold, who can stand against the works of the Lord? Who can deny his sayings? Who will rise up against the almighty power of the Lord? Who will despise the works of the Lord? Who will despise the children of Christ? Behold, all ye who are despisers of the works of the Lord, for ye shall wonder and perish.

O then despise not, and wonder not, but hearken unto the words of the Lord, and ask the Father in the name of Jesus for what things soever ye shall stand in need. Doubt not, but be believing, and begin as in times of old, and come unto the Lord with all your heart, and work out your own salvation with fear and trembling before him."
(end of Heavenly Father's words)

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February 19, 2026

Last night I was listening to and reading about the upcoming conflict between the US and Iran in my news sources. I felt that this inevitable conflict could become very ugly for both sides, and grow into a regional or worldwide conflict. When I finally had my evening prayer, I asked to approach both my Heavenly Parents. In my prayer, I asked if I might request that certain things happen to turn out for a clear victory for the United States in this brewing conflict. This would be for the overall freeing of Iran from the Ayatollah Khamenei's dictatorial rule since 1989. I felt that this was not going to be easy.

As I prayed, I was actually surprised to come to understand that every part of my queries was favorably accepted with my Heavenly Parents. I then composed in my prayer a fifteenth request:

15) May the current US-Iran conflict be a decisive win for the US, with a strong and quick resolution, little or no loss of life of US servicemen or women, decisive power and victory by a superior US military, a decapitation of the Iranian regime, and an overall improvement towards peace in the Middle East region. May China and Russia be helpless and non-players in the conflict. In the end, may the United States be able to soon remove most of its overall presence with assurances of a new government favorable to peace in the region and promoting the rights and protection for its people.

When I offered up to my Father and Mother this request, I saw a short vision of me praying with a gold crown on my head. I felt a confirmation from the Holy Ghost that my request was pleasing to my Heavenly Parents. I expressed gratitude for the unique opportunity to come before them in such a manner.

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This morning in my scripture study, I was directed to Joseph Smith Matthew 1:18-20:

"18 For then, in those days, shall be great tribulation on the Jews, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, such as was not before sent upon Israel, of God, since the beginning of their kingdom until this time; no, nor ever shall be sent again upon Israel.

19 All things which have befallen them are only the beginning of the sorrows which shall come upon them.

20 And except those days should be shortened, there should none of their flesh be saved; but for the elect’s sake, according to the covenant, those days shall be shortened."

These verses seem to correlate to the my prayer request above about the US-Iran conflict. I wondered why my Heavenly Father wanted me to study this scripture.

I looked in the 24th chapter of Matthew, and found far less in similar verses, and that Joseph Smith has added much more in his inspired version of these same verses:

Matthew 24:21-22
"21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened."

I looked at the footnote under the word "tribulation" in Joseph Smith Matthew 1:18, and I found this scripture:

Daniel 12:1
"And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book."

I then prayed to my Heavenly Father, asking him to help me with his revelations on these verses. He came in front of me, and spoke these words to me:

"Raphael, I have inspired you to find the above scriptures that relate to the conflicts of the radical Islam religion and the Jews in modern day Israel and across the world. Your fifteenth prayer request that we have approved and will fulfill, is part of our plan to shorten the days of conflict, and resolving differences between these religious beliefs for a short period of relative peace. These religious beliefs will result in eventual war and the death of many people. These conflicts with outlying Arab countries, some of whom believe all Jews need to be killed, is and will cause great tribulations upon the Jews, as spoken by Jesus Christ, my Beloved Son in Joseph Smith Matthew 1:18-19.

In the next verse 20, it reads "And except those days should be shortened, there should none of their flesh be saved; but for the elect’s sake, according to the covenant, those days shall be shortened." We will shorten the seemingly inevitable conflict the radical Islamic peoples want to inflict upon the nation of Israel. The United States will decisively overpower and route out the current hostile regime in Iran, to allow a more moderate government to come to power. This will shorten the conflicts and diffuse for a time the inevitable wars in the future. Unless this were done, by our power and direction, Israel would be destroyed. It is by our mighty arm that we are shortening these conflicts, and allowing Israel to maintain and prosper.

Raphael, the overall purpose of reducing the time of regional and worldwide conflicts is to allow our elect in these countries to awaken and leave to Zion, the New Jerusalem. Were some of these countries destroyed, our elect would also be in great danger or be killed. We have different plans, for we will gather our elect, one by one, and bring them in time to Zion, located in the terrestrial realms of the United States of America.

The verse in Daniel 12:1 that you referenced above, ends with this phrase:

"and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book."

The book refers to the Book of Life, in a future recording of the names of our elect that will be written in the Book of Life by Oriphiel. This will happen once some of these elect are chosen to come into the Church of the Firstborn by Jesus Christ. You will administer to them the waters of separation, and they will become full members of that celestial church. To us, who see all things in the future, we see that the names of these elect will be written in that book, even the Book of Life. It is for these individuals that we are preserving the nations of the earth for a little longer, and shortening conflicts among them so that our elect might be awakened and removed to a safe garner."
(end of Heavenly Father's words)

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his beautiful words that enlightened my understanding so much! I expressed deep gratitude to be involved in a small degree in the gathering of the elect from the nations in these last days!

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February 20-21, 2026

This morning is a snowy day in Utah. I am pleased we are finally receiving snow in the valleys and the mountains!

I was directed today to study and ponder a rather lengthy passage in the Pearl of Great Price. It should be read together with the revelation that I received yesterday on Joseph Smith Matthew 1:18-20:

Joseph Smith Matthew 1:5-17,21
"5 And Jesus answered, and said unto them: Take heed that no man deceive you;

6 For many shall come in my name, saying—I am Christ—and shall deceive many;

7 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated of all nations, for my name’s sake;

8 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another;

9 And many false prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many;

10 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold;

11 But he that remaineth steadfast and is not overcome, the same shall be saved.

12 When you, therefore, shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, then you shall stand in the holy place; whoso readeth let him understand.

13 Then let them who are in Judea flee into the mountains;

14 Let him who is on the housetop flee, and not return to take anything out of his house;

15 Neither let him who is in the field return back to take his clothes;

16 And wo unto them that are with child, and unto them that give suck in those days;

17 Therefore, pray ye the Lord that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day;"

21 Behold, these things I have spoken unto you concerning the Jews; and again, after the tribulation of those days which shall come upon Jerusalem, if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there, believe him not;"

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Verses 5-8 above have previously been interpreted by my Heavenly Father in my journal entry dated October 5, 2025, which is included in the scriptural passage today. I will repeat it below because of its very pertinent information:

"Today I prayed where God would want me to ponder in the scriptures. I then was led to this scripture in the Pearl of Great Price:

Joseph Smith Matthew 1:5-8
"5. And Jesus answered, and said unto them: Take heed that no man deceive you;

6. For many shall come in my name, saying—I am Christ—and shall deceive many;

7. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated of all nations, for my name’s sake;

8. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another;"

I found these same words in verses 5 and 6 above in Matthew 24:4-5, Mark 13:5-6 and Luke 21:8. These words were almost exactly the same.

I also found in JS Matthew 1, the word "deceive" five separate times. This makes me think our day is a great day of deception! In JS Matthew 1:37 it reads "And whoso treasureth up my word, shall not be deceived". This is the key to not being deceived: that we treasure up the word of God, or receive revelation and direct guidance from God and not man.

I then asked my Heavenly Father why he had chosen me to study this scripture today.

He immediately came directly in front of me, and looked me in my eyes, with his very clear and all-knowing eternity eyes! Here are his words that I am writing down as he speaks to me, in my unconscious mind:

"Raphael, my son, Joseph Smith Matthew 1:5-8 is a double prophecy: once fulfilled before the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD, and once in the last days. I will discuss the second fulfillment of these prophecies in the last days, before the second coming of Jesus Christ.

This scriptural selection forewarns that in your current day, there will be great deceptions in the world. Nobody will really know where to turn or what to do for safety and security, except they are inspired by one of us, the true Gods who know the beginning to the end. The only way for anyone to be assured that they are being led correctly, or that they are taking the correct actions in their lives, is to be guided by God, and not man. This includes individuals and leaders of the land.

There will come a time when there will be false Christs that come in your day in the world, before the second coming of Jesus Christ. Jesus predicted that these would come in the days of his chosen Apostles (JS Matthew 1:6), and then he said that false Christs would come in the last days also (JS Matthew 1:20,21). Since verse 6 is also a double prophecy, they all refer to the last days in which you live. If anyone professing to be Christ comes, even with great signs and wonders, "believe it not" (JS Matthew 1:21). When our Beloved Son comes in glory in the clouds of heaven before all mankind, this is our true Christ and Messiah.

Joseph Smith Matthew 1:7-8 refers to your day, when there are so many people being offended, full of hate, to the point that they actively seek to kill each other. In your land, the sanctuary cities that harbor illegal aliens and criminals are particularly evil and unsafe. These cities harbor lots of homeless, drug addicts, and many individuals who are full of hatred and selfishness. I am pleased that President Donald Trump is attempting to route out evil and make these cities safe again, despite the corrupt leaders who protect and fund the non-citizens (these are supported to gain their illegal votes). The liberal judges and elected leaders accept the hostile gangs and criminals in your land, and don't prosecute them according to the full extent of the law. I want the cities of the United States in particular, to be safe places and no longer terrorize the city inhabitants. Were these to continue unchecked, they would cause civil war and anarchy to spread throughout all the land.

Raphael, as long as your federal, state and local leaders are good and wholesome individuals, who promote freedom and support just laws, and frequently pray to me, in the name of Jesus Christ for guidance and protection, your land will be free from tyrany and destructive forces. It is wise for these leaders to route out evil and establish peace in all the land, including large cities. We desire all sedition and tyrany against the long-established constitutional laws of your land to be eliminated. We will support these efforts by your elected leaders because the majority of the land has chosen freedom and peace. There are many prayers of the faithful, God-fearing citizens of your land who continue to petition us to be actively involved in bringing peace and safety to your great nation.

Soon the only true place of safety in the entire world will be in the United States of America. This is the promised land, which we protect from all nations and evil influences, as long as the inhabitants worship the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ, my Beloved Son.

Ether 2:12
"Behold, this is a choice land, and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall be free from bondage, and from captivity, and from all other nations under heaven, if they will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ, who hath been manifested by the things which we have written."

D&C 57:2
"Wherefore, this is the land of promise, and the place for the city of Zion."

In these verses below, Zion is in the center of your land, in the mortal terrestrial realm, and is located within the United States of America, which is in the mortal telestial realm. We, Heavenly Mother, Jesus Christ, and me, the Father, and all our heavenly hosts, will also protect your nation, and make it a telestial land of peace, refuge and safety. This promise will continue as long as President Trump's administration is in place until the next presidential inauguration. When the scripture below states "Zion", it could just as well state the "United States of America".

D&C 45:66-71
"And it shall be called the New Jerusalem, a land of peace, a city of refuge, a place of safety for the saints of the Most High God;

And the glory of the Lord shall be there, and the terror of the Lord also shall be there, insomuch that the wicked will not come unto it, and it shall be called Zion (and the United States of America).

And it shall come to pass among the wicked, that every man that will not take his sword against his neighbor must needs flee unto Zion (and the United States of America) for safety.

And there shall be gathered unto it out of every nation under heaven; and it shall be the only people that shall not be at war one with another.

And it shall be said among the wicked: Let us not go up to battle against Zion (or the United States of America), for the inhabitants of Zion are terrible; wherefore we cannot stand.

And it shall come to pass that the righteous shall be gathered out from among all nations, and shall come to Zion (and the United States of America), singing with songs of everlasting joy." (words in parenthesis by me, Heavenly Father)"
(end of Heavenly Father speaking)"

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I also received revelation on the lack of love in our latter-days from my Heavenly Father on January 2-4, 2026. This passage referred to Joseph Smith Matthew 1:10-11, which is included in today's scripture passage.

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After I had read and pondered all of the above, I prayed to my Heavenly Mother to enlighten me on Joseph Smith Matthew 1:5-17,21, for this is what I was directed to do. As I began my private prayer, I could sense her presence in front of me. Oh, this always thrills me to know that one of my Heavenly Parents are standing before me, ready to impart to me their words!

Here is what she spoke to me, into my thoughts in actual words and phrases that I am recording as she transfers them to me:

"Raphael, my son, I am so pleased to come before you today! You live in wonderful times, with so much technology available to you, and the comforts of living where you don't have to work so hard as your ancestors to provide warm shelter, clothing and food for your family and yourself. As such, you have more time to ponder and think on spiritual things, and to receive my voice to your heart and mind today.

As a preface, Jesus spoke these words to his disciples when they inquired of him privately as he was seated on the ground on the slopes of the Mount of Olives. This location was significant, for it would be the very location of his return to the Jews in last days, when he would save them from their enemies, just prior to him appearing in the clouds of heaven at his great and terrible second coming to the earth (see your Father's words recorded in your journal entry dated February 2-3, 2026).

When Jesus spoke these words, they were very impactful upon his disciples! The prophet Joseph Smith was very successful in adding back in the original words of Matthew who meticulously recorded them in his record, but which had since been changed over the centuries. The Joseph Smith Matthew version is a gem of truth, and you are blessed to have this record today!

I would like you to copy the verses below that I inspired you to select today, and I will give you my words after each section that I wish to comment on. Write my words in parenthesis:

Joseph Smith Matthew 1:5-17,21
"5 And Jesus answered, and said unto them: Take heed that no man deceive you;

6 For many shall come in my name, saying—I am Christ—and shall deceive many;

(Raphael, your Father has spoken to you on the great deceptions of your day. I am glad that you have included his words above in this journal entry.)

7 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated of all nations, for my name’s sake;

(This is a multiple prophecy to three groups, referring to the disciples who were listening, referring to the Jews in the last days, and referring to all the peoples of the nations in your day.

The first group, who were the disciples listening to Jesus, came to know that most of them would be slain for what they would preach with the gospel of Jesus Christ, and that the early church of their day would be soon fully removed from the earth.

The second group, the Jews in the last days, have already had a devasting history of being killed during the holocaust of World War II. This wanton killing has been reignited in October 7th, 2023 attack in Gaza, led by Hamas, and fighting that began from that time. In the future, the Jews in their nation of Israel will be surrounded and attacked by hostile nations. After many die, the survivors will flee to the Mount of Olives where they will meet Jesus Christ who will save them (see D&C 45:51-53).

The third group include all the nations of the earth. This is who Heavenly Father addressed above in your journal entry dated October 5, 2025.)

8 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another;

(During the times when there are so many wicked people on the earth, as in the days before the flood and in your last days, the people become easily offended. Iniquity abounds, and as a result, the wicked lie, cheat, deceive, betray each other, and ultimately devolve into hate, wanting to kill their enemies or even the innocent. We saw this coming upon the inhabitants of the earth in these last days, and therefore have devised a plan of gathering the choicest ones, our elect whom we have chosen, to a safe place. This safe garner is Zion, the New Jerusalem in the terrestrial realm of the physical earth. We will lead these righteous ones carefully to Zion, and will require that they heed our promptings in order to be safely gathered.)

9 And many false prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many;

(See your Father's words under your post 96J12-96J22 and 102I8, D&C 86:1-2, Joseph Smith Matthew 1:22-23 and Isaiah 52:1-3, and your journal entries dated June 25-26, 2025, September 6-7, 2025 and November 19, 2025, my words under your posts 67K18-67K22, 88D2-88D6, 116A10, 168M6-168M15 and 203F12-203F23, and finally Isaiah 30:9-11, Matthew 24:21-22.)

10 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold;

(See my comments under verse 8 above. When iniquity abounds, the people lose their love for each other, and instead are filled with increasing wickedness which causes them to hate each other more and more and lose the sensitivity of love, affection, consideration, and similar Godly attributes.)

11 But he that remaineth steadfast and is not overcome, the same shall be saved.

12 When you, therefore, shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, then you shall stand in the holy place; whoso readeth let him understand.

(Raphael, you have correctly discussed the meaning of the abomination of desolation in your recent journal post February 5, 2026. In this same entry, Heavenly Father said the following about the abominations in your day:

"In verse 32 (this refers to Joseph Smith Matthew 1:32), Jesus said that the "abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, (would) be fulfilled." This abomination is the same as promoted by the great and abominable church of the devil in your day, referred to in 1 Nephi 22:13-14 (given above) and 1 Nephi chapter 14.

1 Nephi 14:3
"And that great pit, which hath been digged for them by that great and abominable church, which was founded by the devil and his children, that he might lead away the souls of men down to hell—yea, that great pit which hath been digged for the destruction of men shall be filled by those who digged it, unto their utter destruction, saith the Lamb of God; not the destruction of the soul, save it be the casting of it into that hell which hath no end."

My wrath is now being poured out upon the great and abominable church of the devil. The evidence of my wrath is shown by the many conflicts and wars among the nations of the earth in your very day, which will only increase until Jesus Christ returns in glory.

1 Nephi 14:15-17
"15 And it came to pass that I beheld that the wrath of God was poured out upon that great and abominable church, insomuch that there were wars and rumors of wars among all the nations and kindreds of the earth.

16 And as there began to be wars and rumors of wars among all the nations which belonged to the mother of abominations, the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold, the wrath of God is upon the mother of harlots; and behold, thou seest all these things—

17 And when the day cometh that the wrath of God is poured out upon the mother of harlots, which is the great and abominable church of all the earth, whose founder is the devil, then, at that day, the work of the Father shall commence, in preparing the way for the fulfilling of his covenants, which he hath made to his people who are of the house of Israel."
(end of February 5, 2026 entry)

In addition, Joseph Smith Matthew 1:12 above states "then you shall stand in the holy place; whoso readeth let him understand." This holy place is the holy New Jerusalem, where our elect are being gathered. There may be other temporary holy places along their journey to Zion, but the real holy place is completely protected from the wicked telestial world. It is here where they will stand, awaiting the glorious second coming of their Redeemer, Jesus Christ! This is what the elect of God who "readeth this" revelation are to clearly "understand".")

13 Then let them who are in Judea flee into the mountains;

14 Let him who is on the housetop flee, and not return to take anything out of his house;

15 Neither let him who is in the field return back to take his clothes;

16 And wo unto them that are with child, and unto them that give suck in those days;

17 Therefore, pray ye the Lord that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day;"

(Verses 13-17 above refer to our elect leaving their own lands, and fleeing to Zion, the New Jerusalem, even as we inspire them. The mountains in verse 13 refer to the mountain hill of the island of the New Jerusalem, which is also established in the center of the promised land. The mountain here also has a meaning of the center of the North American continent, where Zion is located.

See also Isaiah2:2:
"And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it."

One of the meanings of this verse in Isaiah2:2 is that those coming to this holy mountain are the elect, for the mountain of the Lord's house is Zion, the top of the island of the New Jerusalem.

In all of the gathering, it is our desire that our elect go not in haste, but in a calm and methodical manner, always guided directly by the Holy Ghost.

D&C 101:68:
"Nevertheless, as I have said unto you in a former commandment, let not your gathering be in haste, nor by flight; but let all things be prepared before you."

As our elect heed our voice, we will prepare all things before them, but there will not be time to delay, or to bring with them unnecessary things like excess clothing (verse 15 above). The journey may be strenuous, and difficult for any who are with child, but it will be possible and we will strengthen all of the elect who follow our promptings.)

21 Behold, these things I have spoken unto you concerning the Jews; and again, after the tribulation of those days which shall come upon Jerusalem, if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there, believe him not;

(The words in Joseph Smith Matthew 1:5-17 above were primarily directed by Jesus Christ to the Jews of both his day and the last days. This is why he said in verse 21 that "these things I have spoken unto you concerning the Jews". However, these same verses also refer as a prophecy to the last days, as I have explained above. The remainder of the chapter refers to events in the last days, during the days just before his second coming.)"

(Heavenly Mother's words above in parenthesis, and end of Heavenly Mother's words)

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February 22, 2026

Today I was directed to study and ponder 3 Nephi 21:14-22:

"14 Yea, wo be unto the Gentiles except they repent; for it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Father, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots;

15 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strongholds;

16 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy land, and thou shalt have no more soothsayers;

17 Thy graven images I will also cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee, and thou shalt no more worship the works of thy hands;

18 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee; so will I destroy thy cities.

19 And it shall come to pass that all lyings, and deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, shall be done away.

20 For it shall come to pass, saith the Father, that at that day whosoever will not repent and come unto my Beloved Son, them will I cut off from among my people, O house of Israel;

21 And I will execute vengeance and fury upon them, even as upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.

22 But if they will repent and hearken unto my words, and harden not their hearts, I will establish my church among them, and they shall come in unto the covenant and be numbered among this the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I have given this land for their inheritance;"

I have read all of the comments under 3 Nephi 21:14-22. (The references under these verses include Heavenly Father's words in 143B13, 144G17-144G18, 172H1-172H11, and from journal entries April 21-22, 2025, and Heavenly Mother's words in
January 15-16, 2026.)

However, after reading all of these words, I felt that there was a new slant on this scripture passage that we now may be able to better understand. I prayed to my Heavenly Father again, asking humbly that he come to me and reveal his mind and will.

He then came in front of me, smiled upon me, and spoke these words:

"Raphael, my son, you have done well to select the scripture passage in 3 Nephi 21:14-22 that I wish to talk about. All that your Mother and I have said in the past on this passage is unchanged, but there is a fulfillment of these words that will happen before any major destruction comes upon the United States of America by foreign powers. This is what I wish to talk about today.

Your Heavenly Mother, by the Holy Ghost, and all the resources and helpers we have amassed in our last-days efforts prior to the second coming of Jesus Christ, are now influencing and moving upon all the inhabitants of the world to repent before we cut off all the things spoken of in verses 14-19 above. Until that time, we will expose all the evils and corruption that is rampant in your country. What will be found out and revealed will be in quick succession. This has just begun in your country. The Trump Administration will begin bringing those responsible for this evil to justice in establishing peace and prosperity to your country. The wholesome and good citizenry of your country will also wake up to the awfulness of their situation, while the wicked will panic and be exposed. Since I now have a US President that does my bidding, this is what I will do through him against these evil ones: "I will execute vengeance and fury upon them, even as upon the heathen, such as they have not heard" (see 3 Nephi 21:21.)

What the Trump Administration will discover is a sinister coverup of a web of secret combinations intertwined all across your country. This was seen by Moroni who saw your very time and day, and wrote the following about your nation and world:

Ether 8:24-25
"Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you; or wo be unto it, because of the blood of them who have been slain; for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who built it up.

For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who beguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath hardened the hearts of men that they have murdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning."

These great evils constitute the secret combinations seen by Moroni in his vision of your day: "And it shall come to pass that all lyings, and deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, shall be done away" (see 3 Nephi 21:19). These will be systematically routed out by the Trump Administration as they clean up the great wickedness in the United States.

Sadly, most countries outside the United States will allow these secret combinations to flourish while their people languish. This will give more incentive for our elect in those countries, to repent and come to the Father, with more sincere and heartfelt prayers. We will respond with peace and clear direction. As they tune their lives to our voice, we will continue to lead them, even to Zion, the New Jerusalem.

In the United States, by exposing the great corruption and secret combinations, we will "cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strongholds" (see 3 Nephi 21:15,18). Large US cities like Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St Paul, Chicago, and many more wicked "sanctuary" cities harbor illegal aliens and the vilest of criminals in your nation. They will continue to be cut off, and will not stand against the ICE officers (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and other law enforcement officials who will continue to route out more and more criminals and illegal aliens.)

We will "cut off witchcrafts out of thy land, and thou shalt have no more soothsayers" (see 3 Nephi 21:16). These are those who dwell in dark corners and love Satan more than God. These find joy in hurting and killing Christians and the innocent. They riot and are committed to destroy law and order. Some pray to Satan, and call upon evil forces against those who are routing them out of their positions of evil influence. However, our power is greater, and we will destroy them in order to secure order and peace.

"Thy graven images I will also cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee, and thou shalt no more worship the works of thy hands" (3 Nephi 21:17). These graven images include those objects or devices that the wicked ones use to defy those who seek to establish constitutional order in your society and return to civility. These graven images also include the evil network of communication between evil groups. Objects include weapons, cell phones, vehicles, and anything used to create evil and mayhem for those around them for evil purposes. Many of those who use these will be discovered and brought to justice in your country. This is part of securing relative peace in your country during these next few years.

Raphael, our mighty arm will be revealed, and will cut off the evil ones in your nation. We are doing this because the majority of your country overwhelmingly chose President Donald Trump with the hope that his campaign promises would be fulfilled. We will secure relative peace in your land for the remainder of his second term presidency."
(end of Heavenly Father's words)

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his strong words against the wicked, and for his promise of relative peace to our land! I feel so pleased that I live in this free land at this time, with the hope of better times!

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February 23-24, 2026

My wife and I stayed home from church yesterday, and watched some of the proceedings on a video link. I wish there was more of the presence of the Holy Ghost in the meetings, but there is not. We both want to commune with the saints, and to have spirit-filled meetings. However, sometimes I feel like we live in the last days of the Nephites or the Jaredites, when the even the churches are corrupted.

2 Nephi 28:11-12
"11 Yea, they have all gone out of the way; they have become corrupted.

12 Because of pride, and because of false teachers, and false doctrine, their churches have become corrupted, and their churches are lifted up; because of pride they are puffed up."

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This morning I prayed to my Heavenly Father for direction and revelation. I wanted to commune with him, and to study what he wanted me to study. He then directly led me to the following scripture:

D&C 87:8
"Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come; for behold, it cometh quickly, saith the Lord. Amen."

I then read from this post 174F8-174F9, words from my Heavenly Mother, referring to D&C 87:8:
"Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come; for behold, it cometh quickly, saith the Lord. Amen.

All that your Heavenly Father and I have told you over the years is coming quickly upon your nation and upon the earth. We are inspiring our elect to stay home, to connect to us in diligent prayer, and to prepare every needful thing. Home is where they will generally find protection and safety, unless we direct them by our Spirit otherwise. Their spiritual preparations are the most important, for how can we reach them and give them our protection and blessings if we are far from the thoughts and intents of their hearts?"

I have previously thought in the past that "holy places" referred only to the sanctity of a righteous home, and places of worship. However, "holy places" refers specifically to Zion, the New Jerusalem, where the Saints of God will be gathered in a very safe terrestrial place, away from all the harsh things going on in the telestial world. Here the righteous elect wait for the coming of the Lord in glory, to be revealed in his second coming to the earth.

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Read this entry from my post 166E9-166E10, with comments from Heavenly Father in parenthesis:
"D&C 29:7-8

"And ye are called to bring to pass the gathering of mine elect; for mine elect hear my voice and harden not their hearts;

Wherefore the decree hath gone forth from the Father that they shall be gathered in unto one place upon the face of this land,

(Raphael, this is the New Jerusalem, but before that time, my elect will be gathered in safe garners to wherever they live on the earth, in holy places, with our protection and guidance upon them. They will be responsive to our Spirit for they are our elect, and harden not their hearts)

to prepare their hearts and be prepared in all things against the day when tribulation and desolation are sent forth upon the wicked."

Heavenly Father continued: 'This tribulation will also envelop the elect until they come unto us, their Gods, in mighty prayer for their deliverance. They will need to look upward towards the light, and we will send Jesus Christ to come and individually succor and bless them, even as S saw in his most recent vision in the sandstorm. Jesus will be able to stop the storms of life upon them and bring to them his peace and connection again with us, their Heavenly Parents, all in process of time, even as fast as they are willing to receive.'"

The one place of gathering for the elect, in the New Jerusalem on the terrestrial earth, will be a holy place, a protection from the storms of destructions coming upon the telestial earth.

D&C 45:32
"But my disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved; but among the wicked, men shall lift up their voices and curse God and die."

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Heavenly Mother said this about the above scripture in my post 144H13-144H14:
"When the days of calamity erupt on the earth, like the tornado of leaves you saw last night in your prayer, our disciples will be ready. Their bodies will be changed to a terrestrial level, and most of them will "stand in holy places, and shall not be moved; but among the wicked men shall lift up their voices and curse God and die." (see D&C 45:32).

The holy places are where our elect are located and gathered, for they hear our voice, our still small voice, and keep our commandments. We will preserve them by our matchless power and protection!"

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I next found an account of a remarkable vision I had with Heavenly Father, that I want to include here:

"163E2-163E18:
"I reread S's email this morning, and the references he had to Genesis 18:23-33, and D&C 45:31-33. I wondered about the great wickedness in some of the cities of our land, how there are many cities of our land ripe for destruction. S was told that there are so few righteous that those cities will not be spared. He said large numbers of God's children would be removed by the earthquakes and destructions in the contour and face of the land. I read that the Lord would spare the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah if there were even ten people who were righteous, but there weren't even ten, for these cities were destroyed.

I then read D&C 84:114-115, when the Lord spoke of the city of New York, Albany, and Boston. He said to "warn the people of those cities with the sound of the gospel, with a loud voice, of the desolation and utter abolishment which await them if they do reject these things. For if they reject these things, the hour of their judgment is nigh, and their house shall be left unto them desolate."

I wondered about any few who were righteous in those cities, if they would be protected? I had also read in D&C 45:32, about the desolating sickness coming to the land, that "my disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved; but among the wicked, men shall lift up their voices and curse God and die."

These things were all in my mind as I approached God in humble and open prayer this morning.

I then came to a place in my mind, in the inner city of some large US city. I was a little above this ghetto in the air, in the celestial realms on the earth. I could clearly see all that was happening in this wicked district of this city.

I then knelt in the air and asked my Heavenly Father to come to me. He came immediately, in bright glory before me! I felt the fire of his glory, great light, passing through me, even as if I wasn't there. I still beheld his fiery face, particularly his eternity eyes that seemed full of justice and great power. He was somber and intent on something it seemed.

Heavenly Father then spoke: 'Raphael, we are in the celestial realms on your earth above a wicked city of your nation. The inhabitants of this city are wicked and of the telestial world except for a few, less than ten required of Jesus Christ when he spoke to Abraham about the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. This city below us has reached the same level of evil as those ancient cities, and they will be destroyed.

The very few righteous that remain in these cities have been elevated to be terrestrial mortals. For these few, they stand in holy places which is in their own dwellings. If they do not respond to our promptings to leave this wicked city, we will still be merciful to them. There is a great darkness that has enveloped all of your land, and particularly the large cities like this one. Many of our elect are still in these cities, and will remain even until we destroy these cities. Some of these elect will perish, but most will be spared, even as was Rahab and her father's household who dwelt in Jericho (see Joshua 6:25). Just as clearly as the destroying armies of Joshua saw the scarlet thread in the window, and spared Rahab and her household, so clearly will the angel of destruction see our elect having the corona flame about them in their bodies, and spare them in the destructions coming to their cities. This will then fulfill the scripture in D&C 45:32, where the people around these spared elect will curse God and die, while the elect stand in holy places.'

I was kneeling before my majestic Heavenly Father in the air above this wicked city. I then saw below us, an angel of destruction come also above the city, and raise his right arm in the air. The power and strength of the Father then came into and passed through this angel to the city and its inhabitants. Great destruction and death came to those in this city, even to their utter destruction. I saw that S's words in his email that the large earthquakes "will remove large numbers of (God's) children from the face of the earth."

I saw other cities of our land also being destroyed. Heavenly Father took me higher above the land, so I could see the curvature of the earth, and the United States below me. I saw flashes of light around the land, in populated areas primarily. It was nighttime.

Heavenly Father spoke: 'Raphael, these flashes of light are the wicked cities of your own land that are being destroyed, for they have reached a high level of wickedness, even as Sodom and Gomorrah were wicked. We will spare the righteous mostly who dwell in those cities, but the wicked will perish in large numbers.

When S saw that the light and glory of my presence destroyed him and the tree of life, this was representative of what will happen to these cities and the wicked. I will cleanse your land, and then the entire world, of all who are telestial, and spare the terrestrial elect whom I have chosen.

At a future day, in the millennium, my righteous shall enlarge the places of their habitations, and inherit some parts of these desolated cities:

Isaiah_54:2-3-

"Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.

For thou shalt break forth on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited." (see also 3 Nephi 22:2-3)

I faced my Heavenly Father who was no longer full of intense fire and indignation. I spoke: 'My Father, I thank you for the confirming vision of what S saw, and more. I pray for the safety and well-being of your elect scattered on the earth. I pray that I may be able to protect them, for I know I have been replicated many times over, and stand as a sentinel or guard over them, even with my sword of Raphael unsheathed (see my post 151B26-151B31). May I help in preserving them also during the days of destruction coming upon the wicked, that these, your elect, may largely be protected and saved, even in their mortal bodies?'

Heavenly Father smiled and spoke: 'Raphael, you will protect and spare all of the elect that we inspire you to save from the destructions around them! You are already in place among each of our elect, in your replicated bodies, in the celestial realms on the earth. Protect them with my power that I have given to you with your sword of Raphael. Extend your sword of protection above these elect that I tell you to spare, and I will spare them, even as Rahab in Jericho. They will then be allowed to inhabit our new millennial earth, filled with others of my elect that I have chosen.

For those few elect who are not spared, I do this for my own purposes, that they may minister to me in the paradise of God in the world of the spirit dead.'"

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After I had read and pondered all of these references above, I reread again D&C 87:8:
"Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come; for behold, it cometh quickly, saith the Lord. Amen."

I asked my Heavenly Father if he had any more to comment about this scripture. He then spoke quietly to my mind these words:

"Raphael, part of the intention of your Heavenly Mother and me is to bring scriptures like this one in D&C 87:8 into your mind. You then research in your Book of Raphael and other scriptures all the references to this verse(s), and place what you feel is needed in your journal entry. In this way we are able to have you collect all of these references in one place, for the benefit of our elect who will be reading them, and looking up these same links and references. In this way, we will teach our elect children the doctrines of our kingdom with greater power and understanding.

What you have written is all true. Our plan is to inspire as many of our elect as will come to the New Jerusalem from their fallen telestial world. We will lead them patiently, and provide additional protection for them along their journey. The places where they travel and live will become holy places while they are there. However, the end of their journey, even in Zion in the terrestrial realms on the earth, will be their final holy place until Jesus Christ comes in glory, during his second coming to the earth.

Once Jesus comes to the earth in glory, he will gather all those in holy places, and they will be caught up in the clouds of heaven with him and all the holy angels and the righteous ones from this eternity. When they descend together to the earth, the wicked in the telestial earth will have been destroyed, and only the righteous will return to a glorious terrestrial earth. The entire earth will then be a safe and holy abode for our elect! They will live and multiply upon this beautiful earth for a thousand years in the great millennial era:

D&C 45:58-59
"And the earth shall be given unto them for an inheritance; and they shall multiply and wax strong, and their children shall grow up without sin unto salvation.

For the Lord shall be in their midst, and his glory shall be upon them, and he will be their king and their lawgiver."

During the great millennium, there will be many who will live in such righteous ways that Jesus Christ will call to them by personal revelation to enter into the celestial realm on the earth, even into the holy temple at the New Jerusalem. This will be after he has proven them as faithful stewards in their life, since their beginning in the premortal world. These will then make their way to the center of the island of the New Jerusalem, and pass the sentinels there into the land of Eden, in the celestial realm on the earth (see 54P4). This is where that holy temple is located that you have had construction with our great power and authority.

As our holy ones approach the temple, you will meet them at the north doors, and they will ascend up the seven steps into the temple (see 54W5). There you will administer to them the waters of separation ordinance which will bring them into the celestial Church of the Firstborn. Oriphiel, our recorder archangel, will then write there names in Book of Life. This is give to them our irrevocable promise of eternal life and exaltation (see your post 200. Dedicating the New Jerusalem Temple).

Once they rejoice together with you and Oriphiel, our new members of our celestial eternal church will have access to the portals in the temple to our celestial orb (see 196D10). This is our eternal abode, where we have created millions of eternities like yours, that have all gone onto their eternal glories.

Our new members of the Church of the Firstborn will have more ordinances to receive until they become couple Gods in eternity. This is all explained in detail in your Book of Raphael, never before revealed to mortal man on the earth until you received such remarkable truths directly from us, your Heavenly Mother and Father. Our promises are sure for these, our new members of our celestial and eternal church, that they will attain all that we have promised to them!"
(end of Heavenly Father's words)

I immediately bowed before my glorious Heavenly Father, in deep gratitude for these eternal truths that he has just brought again to my bright memory! Oh, how I love him, Heavenly Mother and Jesus Christ! This is beyond anything I could ever have imagined!

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February 25-26, 2026

My recent prayers have centered more and more over concern for the elect scattered over all the earth. There seems to be a marked increase in violence and upheavals among the nations. I prayed for the hand of God upon the nations, to provide a path for the righteous to be protected and to be awakened to God. I prayed that in this awakening that they will be led to and discover the scriptures including the Book of Raphael. I prayed for the Holy Ghost to come upon them in a mighty way to enlighten their minds and hearts to come to holy places of refuge, and lead them to Zion, the New Jerusalem, the ultimate holy place at this time.

I prayed also to my Heavenly Father this morning to be directed on what verse in scripture to be enlightened with, and to include in my journal entry. He led me to these three verses in the Book of Mormon:

1 Nephi 15:2-4
"2 And it came to pass that I beheld my brethren, and they were disputing one with another concerning the things which my father had spoken unto them.

3 For he truly spake many great things unto them, which were hard to be understood, save a man should inquire of the Lord; and they being hard in their hearts, therefore they did not look unto the Lord as they ought.

4 And now I, Nephi, was grieved because of the hardness of their hearts, and also, because of the things which I had seen, and knew they must unavoidably come to pass because of the great wickedness of the children of men."

I had only written the following about these verses over two years ago:

"July 29, 2023
We need to have open hearts, not hardened hearts, so we can understand the words of the Lord."

This great man Nephi had seen in vision great events that were coming upon his posterity and upon the world, through the last days. I too have seen and been told by God about so many of the last days events, even until the end of the world. I too am grieved because of the hardness of the hearts of those around me and those in the world, and how easily swayed people get led into false paths and wickedness. To me it seems that these deceptions could be avoided if they have open heats, and pray diligently to God for direction. In his mercy, I believe God will reveal truth to them, and start guiding them to all truth. Oh, it is so important that we don't have hard hearts, but open minds and hearts, and inquire humbly of the Lord.

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In thinking of this and my searching in my Book of Raphael, I found this passage from a previous journal entry over a month ago dated January 9-10, 2026. This impressed me this morning, and so I have included it below:

"I reflected for some time upon my own experiences with the Holy Spirit. These experiences of being enlightened by my Gods always leaves me amazed at how "marvelous the works of the Lord, and the mysteries of his kingdom which he showed unto (me), which surpass all understanding in glory, and in might, and in dominion." (D&C 76:114). These thoughts are all from above, and not from me in this lower realm.

I know for sure that there is no way that I could have invented or created any of the amazing revelations in the Book of Raphael myself. I truly marvel over them! These revelations are from another source and another world, for I have been carried there so many times in the Spirit to behold such glories from this other higher world. After each of these experiences, I am always taken aback with how much I have been enlightened, beyond anything of my own thoughts! I know that these revelations in the Book of Raphael are all from God, and not me. I have continually approached God in a humble and open manner, ready to receive. What I write is entirely what I have received, and not from me.

I then felt to petition my Heavenly Mother in prayer about this passage of scripture in D&C 76:114-119 and of my current thoughts. Almost to my surprise again, she came immediately before me, so that I could view her glorious face in my unconscious mind. I feel and sense again the intense light of her countenance! Being in her presence seems so natural, so much like where I belong. I know she loves me, and loves all of her beloved children. I am so very excited to hear again from my lovely Heavenly Mother!

She asked me to write her words.

"Raphael, your Heavenly Father and I have granted you access to our heavenly realms on a daily basis, as frequently as you petition us. Even though you live and are immersed in your telestial mortal world, you have sought to enter into our celestial presence very frequently. This is possible for you when you are in meditative and focused prayer, acting in faith. Because of your exceeding diligence over the years, and your persistence in carving out time for us in your daily schedule, and because of your very important mission and calling, we now come to you as often as you request our presence. You have pressed forth in faith, and have thereby proven to us your intentions. We have therefore taken up our abode with you, becoming your Beloved Heavenly Parents, your teachers and your guide throughout every day. When you look spiritually to us in your mind, you see us with your spiritual eyes before you.

Isaiah 30:20-21
"And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers (you behold us with your spiritual eyes):

And thine ears (these are your spiritual ears, for you hear our voice in your mind and heart spiritually, by the enlightenment of our Spirit) shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left." (words in parenthesis from me, your Heavenly Mother).

This great blessing of gradually receiving our presence over time, based on your good works and persistence in coming before us, is available to every one of our children, whether in mortality, in the world of spirits, or as resurrected beings. Your Heavenly Father and I wish to be close like this with every one of our children, if they hear our voice and keep our commandments. We will carefully lead each one along, helping them draw nigh to us as we have helped you. We are no respecter of persons (Romans 2:11).

Raphael, you are correct that our great works and the mysteries of our elevated kingdom are impossible to know for those in the flesh, unless we enlighten them and show them directly.

1 Corinthians 2:9-11,14
"9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

(There is no way for our children in mortality to know of the us and our celestial realm without us showing them. These things do not enter into the heart of any man or woman of themselves, for the veil is very strong that guards from them the secrets of the celestial world where we live. Once man becomes of age to act and think for himself with agency, the veil has covered any recollection of their previous life with us. They are immersed in the fallen world around them, and they fully partake of a mortal experience. This would be void of any enlightenment from us, their Heavenly Parents, unless we reach down to them with our Holy Spirit and connect with them.)

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

(We Gods, Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and me, the Holy Ghost who is Heavenly Mother, send forth our Spirit among our children to reveal all things, even the deep things of God, according to the readiness of our children to receive them. Unfortunately, most of our children are so immersed in their mortal life, and desire the things of the flesh, that they do no hear us or even respond to our frequent spiritual promptings. However, our elect hear our voice, and keep our commandments (D&C 29:7-9). These are the ones that we now are working with, to reveal to them by our Spirit "all things, yea, the deep things of God." As they respond and are enlightened, we gradually give more.

Isaiah 28:9-10
"Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little".)

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

(Whatever realm in which our children are immersed in, this is the realm that they know. For those in mortality, because of of the strong veil, they know of no other realm, for they seemingly have forgotten everything. For our children who haven't yet been born as mortal children, they too really don't know of the things of that fallen world, for they haven't experienced it first-hand yet. This is all by our great and grand design for the progression of our children. The things of man (the fallen telestial world in which you live, or the terrestrial world in the millennium) are what our children know. The things of God (our celestial eternal higher world) they have no current knowledge of, except as we reveal this world to them by the Spirit of God.

Raphael, from the beginning of man coming into the fallen world, we have enlightened them by our Spirit of God. We will continue to do so until the last man and woman come to earth. However, many reject our subtle spiritual promptings, for they would rather continue to be immersed fully in their own world, and not make room for us and our Spirit that we so frequently pour out upon them! Others dismiss our promptings as their own thoughts and their own feelings. This is why we delight to honor and serve those who respond to us, and obey our counsels! These are our elect, that we will continue to lead carefully to Zion, to progress as fast and as far as they themselves allow and they themselves receive.)

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

(The bulk of humanity, our own children who live on the earth, receive not the things of the Spirit of God that we so diligently offer to them. These cannot know of us and our world, for they reject our Spirit. If they then hear them from one who is enlightened by us, they consider their words foolish and of no worth, for they themselves have previously rejected our own subtle spiritual promptings. Even when spoken with our Spirit, by our Spirit-filled servant, they reject their words, "neither can (they) know them, because they are spiritually discerned.")"
(words in parenthesis are from me, Heavenly Mother)

Raphael, the passage of scripture that I inspired you to study today in D&C 76:114-119, was an expression of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon after they had been extremely enlightened with our Spirit, and saw into the eternal worlds. They saw the flaming glory of our celestial kingdom, and the inhabitants of that highest realm. These visions had been hidden from all before that time. They were truly overcome and in awe over all that they saw and heard! These two servants were enlightened by my Spirit to behold the things of our worlds. They received and wrote them for all the faithful to study and ponder. What they wrote is true, and from us your Gods.

Raphael, your record, the Book of Raphael, is also from us. In its pages we revealed to you over time, even greater things that Joseph and Sidney saw and recorded, about our creations, the heavens, and how things are in our worlds. There are no bounds to what we have already revealed and will yet reveal to you, for you are the one ordained by us to first receive so many of our hidden mysteries.

D&C 101:32-34
"32 Yea, verily I say unto you, in that day when the Lord shall come, he shall reveal all things—

33 Things which have passed, and hidden things which no man knew, things of the earth, by which it was made, and the purpose and the end thereof—

34 Things most precious, things that are above, and things that are beneath, things that are in the earth, and upon the earth, and in heaven."

Remember what your Heavenly Father spoke to you in January 2018, now over eight years ago in 68A7-68A15:
"We have been gradually tutoring you in the ways of heaven and of the Gods, and gradually sharing with you truths from heaven. We will continue to do so as you come unto us so faithfully. We will do so for every one of our children who come unto us with diligence, with an open heart and mind, and in humility. Change and new direction is what we reveal to our elect, so that they may ultimately become even as we are.

We are pleased when you and the others who have access to your writings are able to review the truths we have shared with you. This is a great part of our revelations, when we reveal all things to the children of men, at the beginning of the millennium."

He then quoted D&C 101:32-34 given above, and then continued:

"During all of the future turmoil that is coming to the earth, we will continue to pour out upon you our revelations, in a continual flow of truth from heaven! Continue to record all of these in your journals on earth. They will also be recorded in heaven. These records will be combined with others we will bring forth to constitute these great revelations we will soon share with the faithful.'

Heavenly Father stopped speaking. He then turned towards heaven above. Another very bright light started descending from the sky above, from the same place he had just come!"

Raphael, it was then that I, your Heavenly Mother, came before you and spoke to you. Here is what you continued to write at that time:

"Soon my Heavenly Mother came before us, in resplendent light and glory! She was magnificently beautiful and shining! She was smiling broadly, and so happy it seemed! She took the left hand of Heavenly Father in her right hand and looked at him lovingly. She then turned to me and spoke:

'Raphael, today is the revealing of my person and power in the world! I will shed forth more and more my love and light to you and the faithful, as you come to us, your Heavenly Parents. It is very appropriate for our children now to call on our names together when they pray. We will gradually reveal ourselves to them, even in mortality, as they humbly come unto us in faith.

Your words you have written and will write over the years will motivate our elect children to persist in coming to us in deep prayer and meditation. Your words will be revealed when we reveal all things in this, in a day called today, in the days of the coming of your Lord, Jesus Christ:

D&C 64:23
"Behold, now it is called today, until the coming of the Son of Man."

D&C 45:6
"Hearken, O ye people of my church, and ye elders listen together, and hear my voice while it is called today, and harden not your hearts."

Today is the day of my revealing, first to you and our holy angels on the earth, and then to the elect who hear our voice and keep our commandments.

Raphael, what we reveal to you will be read and studied by the faithful in a day not far distant. We have yet much to reveal to you, as fast as you are able to receive. Flow with the pace we now share with you, and you will see greater things yet that we will show you.'"

Raphael, my son, what I have spoken eight years ago is what I would again speak today to you. It is time to review our words, that we your Heavenly Parents had spoken to you over eight years ago. You have matured much in your spiritual perceptions and understandings, and now your Book of Raphael is very great, available online, and contains so many of our first revelations that have never been revealed before to man. We will continue to pour out upon you abundant truths, so that our elect will recognize these are truths from us, their Heavenly Parents. They have been taught these same truths in the evening hours to their spirits while their bodies slumbered, so that they would recognize these as our truths (see 171D16, 177H5, and 190F11). I will bear witness to their soul again, by the power of the Holy Ghost, that these revelations are from us and are true. This witness will continue to burn in their hearts and minds, giving them the faith necessary to press on to Zion, our place we have prepared for their safety and peace."
(end of Heavenly Mother's words written on January 9-10, 2026)"

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I then prayed to my Heavenly Mother again about the concepts she spoke about above, and about 1 Nephi 15:2-4 that she or Heavenly Father inspired me to find this morning. I prayed to her in faith, in the name of Jesus Christ. She has previously said in my above quote that this was "the day of my revealing". She previously had said I should pray to either her or the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ. All of her children now may call upon her, just like they call upon the Father, or both of them together, in the name of Jesus Christ! She will reveal herself to them just like the Father reveals himself to them.

I then felt the presence of my Heavenly Mother in front of me! She brings a great feeling of love and acceptance into my little room I am in. I humbly awaited her loving voice into my mind. She then spoke to me:

"Raphael, I want my beloved elect children on earth, wherever they may be, to now feel free to pray to me, in the name of Jesus Christ, just like they would pray to the Father. This is the great day of my revealing to my children! I am just as involved in our last days gathering of Israel as is your Heavenly Father. We are jointly focusing our efforts to bring our elect whom we have chosen, into a safe and holy place in Zion, the New Jerusalem. We will open up a way for each of them, for we are involved in the details of their lives. We will carefully guide each one as they gain faith in our inspiration and direction in their individual lives.

In addition, we are very accepting of the foibles and weaknesses of our beloved mortal elect children. However, we require that they open their hearts and minds to us, and humbly pray to us. As they do so, I will enlighten them as the Holy Ghost, coming into their very being with the power of my Spirit. I will help them find your Book of Raphael online, and witness to them of the truth of this holy record. I will gradually lead them along, one step at a time, so that they are carried in my heavenly cloak of protection and inspiration. Oh Raphael, this is what I love to do! These are my choice children, preserved for these times to begin the foundations of Zion, the pure in heart!

In 1 Nephi 15:2-4, Nephi said that some of his willful brothers were not understanding the words of their father, and that they were hardened in their hearts. They never prayed sincerely or diligently enough to God to give us time to enlighten them. They were too casual with spiritual things, and loved darkness more than light. As Nephi states, "they did not look unto the Lord as they ought."

This same malease over spiritual things, and hardness of hearts, is what keeps so many of our children in mortality from understanding our ways. They cannot understand the things of God because they have never been enlightened by the Spirit of God which is required for comprehension. They are fully immersed in their own lives, and cannot even imagine that our words nor our guidance could make any difference in their lives. They are carnal, sensual, devilish, and are led by the foolish imaginations of their hearts (see Helaman 16:22).

Our righteous elect want to inherently do the right, and they actively seek us. They open time in their busy lives to read what scriptures they may possess or find, and to seek after spiritual things like attending church. They are open and seek the truth. They reject that with which they don't feel the confirming witness of the Spirit, and in this way are gradually led by us to know how to act and to find what is true. They care and love their family, neighbors, and communities, trying to make them better places for all. They shun all evil, and are repulsed by those in their society who are manipulative and seek to control others. They cherish and promote freedom of thought and actions. They do not take advantage of others, but instead seek to lift their burdens and serve them. These are those who open their minds and hearts to us, their Gods and their Heavenly Parents.

For these our elect, when I prompt them to do something, they quickly recognize that God is influencing them. They relish doing what I inspire them to do, and make this a priority in their lives. It is to these choice sons and daughters that we may successfully reveal gradually all things, and guide them to Zion. These will place our revelations above their own plans, and change course in their lives to follow us. They will exercise great faith and obedience, sacrificing much to know us and ultimately to gather with the faithful to our holy place in the New Jerusalem. My Spirit will burn in their bosom, motivating them to act. They will greatly rejoice in these new directions we give them! Many will share their inner feelings with their close loved ones and friends, and make plans together. They seek a holier and happier life, coming out of a harsh and lonely world ladened with sin and darkness, into the light. These will put my promptings above what any man or woman, institution or societal norms may prescribe. These will act on our directions, and thereby be led carefully and lovingly by us to Zion, the pure in heart.

1 Nephi 13:37
"And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb; and whoso shall publish peace, yea, tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be."

I will rejoice with our elect, with each one, and will also sing the song of redeeming love with them, when in tears they arrive at the mountain of the New Jerusalem! (see Alma 5:26)"

I thanked my beautiful and loving Heavenly Mother for her touching words and encouragement! I too will rejoice in every one of these faithful elect sons and daughters who put God first in their lives, and make their way to Zion, the pure in heart. How much I look forward to that amazing day!

D&C 97:21
"Therefore, verily, thus saith the Lord, let Zion rejoice, for this is Zion — the pure in heart; therefore, let Zion rejoice, while all the wicked shall mourn."

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February 27-28, 2026

This morning I was led to study and ponder in the Doctrine and Covenants. I was led here by the soft and gentle promptings of the Holy Ghost. This Spirit was very quiet, like a very still and small voice in my thoughts. I could distinctly hear the voice, but I had to rid my mind of outside distractive thoughts, and focus on what God was telling me. When I did so, I could absolutely hear this voice of the Spirit.

D&C 76:59-66
"59 Wherefore, all things are theirs, whether life or death, or things present, or things to come, all are theirs and they are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.

60 And they shall overcome all things.

61 Wherefore, let no man glory in man, but rather let him glory in God, who shall subdue all enemies under his feet.

62 These shall dwell in the presence of God and his Christ forever and ever.

63 These are they whom he shall bring with him, when he shall come in the clouds of heaven to reign on the earth over his people.

64 These are they who shall have part in the first resurrection.

65 These are they who shall come forth in the resurrection of the just.

66 These are they who are come unto Mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly place, the holiest of all."

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As I studied all that I had written in the Book of Raphael about these verses, I came across the following that impressed me so that I felt I should copy this below:

178C1-178C19
"R's Personal Journal Entry, Wednesday, November 11, 2020

This new day I wondered if all those who come to Zion will be exalted and become eventually couple Gods. I wondered if there were some who would not put forth the effort, and not enter into the celestial kingdom.

I came to the circling waters and drank of the living water from the stream. I knelt and asked for my Heavenly Father to come and enlighten my mind.

Heavenly Father then stepped directly out of his highest celestial realm, parting the veil and standing before me! He was smiling and full of light and acceptance.

He spoke: 'Raphael, we allow our beloved children who make a covenant of obedience and sacrifice when entering into Zion, to continue to choose what they wish to do. Agency is always a continual blessing in their lives. Some who live in Zion may choose to not be valiant or press forward to eternal life and exaltation. Others will press forward in the energy of their soul to the lofty goal and objective of fully repenting of their sins, becoming forgiven and redeemed by Jesus Christ, and coming into the Church of the Firstborn. Once their names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life, they will eventually be exalted and become a God.

There will be those in the terrestrial world who are not admitted into the Church of the Firstborn. These will not have qualified by their actions and efforts to be accepted by Jesus Christ, the keeper of the gate. Most of these who don't qualify will be good people but not valiant in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

These are those who have received of the presence of the Son, but not the fullness of the Father. (D&C 76:77). They will be living in the terrestrial mortal earth, and Jesus Christ will reign personally upon the earth. They may at times see him, and will be subject to his reign. However, they do not make the extra effort to come unto him with a broken heart and contrite spirit, pressing forth with faith and diligence to be fully accepted and proven by him, to warrant him to bring them into the Church of the Firstborn. They will live and die terrestrial individuals.

Raphael, S.A. wrote to you this morning about the terrestrial elect and the celestial elect. When we choose our elect to come to Zion, it is not a guarantee that they will be exalted. They need to "press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: ye shall have eternal life." (2 Nephi 31:20).

I would prefer not using the word "terrestrial elect", but just elect to describe those who are brought into the terrestrial mortal earth in the millennium. The elect are chosen at the beginning of the millennium as those who will be allowed to come into the terrestrial mortal world and Zion. This is not an approval that they will also be received into the Church of the Firstborn where they will be guaranteed a place in the highest heaven. They still need to show forth great effort in pursuing eternal life by their godly actions and daily living. It is only after they pursue this, and press forward in great diligence in their lives, that Jesus Christ will have proven them worthy of entry into his celestial church, the Church of the Firstborn. Once Oriphiel records their name in the Lamb's Book of Life, they will be promised eternal life and exaltation.'

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his clarifying words this morning. This cleared up a misconception in my own mind that I hadn't really thought out in detail. I told him I loved him, and would pursue my course to eternal life, in all diligence.

He then assured me that my salvation in his kingdom was made sure. He then rose up in the air and left my side. I closed my prayer and started a new day.

Email from S.A. on 11-11-2020:

"Hi R!

I'm doing well. I enjoyed reading this post, is there a previous post where I can read more about the difference between the celestial elect and the terrestrial elect? I think it's interesting to contemplate the difference, it seems hard to wrap my mind around the concept that some righteous in Zion will not desire the higher celestial laws. I understand all are seeking light to the level they desire, but in a Zion society I imagine everyone wanting the greatest blessings of all.

Sending my love,
S.A."

Evening–I called upon my Heavenly Mother tonight in prayer. I came to her lower garden, near her glass table, and faced the gentle rising slopes of her remedy beds to the east. I felt very clear and eager to come into her presence.

Heavenly Mother appeared next to me on my right side! She was smiling and so very loving and accepting of me. I had more questions in my mind about the elect who would be living in Zion and during the millennium. I had to shift my mindset a little today, after receiving truths from my Father this morning.

Heavenly Mother spoke to me: 'Raphael, we try and prove our elect whom we have chosen, to see if they will press forward and continue to choose us, their Heavenly Parents. The elect will be saved from your current telestial world, for the entire mortal earth will transition into a higher terrestrial mortal realm. Although Satan and his evil hosts will no longer tempt our elect children who will occupy the earth, there is still much for our children to do to show us that they are valiant and faithful.

If in the course of one's life in the millennium our son or daughter pursues a life of kindness and Christlike love towards others, and diligently seeks to keep our commandments, Jesus Christ will one day accept him/her as a candidate to the Church of the Firstborn. They will then come to you and Oriphiel, whether during their mortal life or after their death as a resurrected individual, and receive the entry ordinance into the Church of the Firstborn. They will then have their calling and election made sure, for their name will be recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life by Oriphiel. They will then receive the remainder of the ordinances of our celestial temple sometime during the millennium. They will move forward with all of our celestial elect to their final exaltation and eternal life.

There will be those in Zion, even during the millennium, who will not press forward in an effort to secure their own eternal salvation. These will not be as valiant in their lives, even though they will be good men and women, and responsible citizens of Zion on the earth. They will enjoy the presence on the earth of our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, but will not pursue a relationship with him nor with us, their Heavenly Parents.

When such a one dies, they will not have proven themselves worthy of the acceptance of Jesus Christ into our celestial church. They will be buried in the earth, and will not resurrect like the celestial upon their death, for they are not yet worthy, or may never become worthy, of a celestial resurrection in the First Resurrection. They will proceed into the terrestrial world of the dead, where they may continue in their pursuit of eternal life. However, there will be many who make no further major efforts towards their progression into the celestial kingdom where God and Christ live.

Raphael, the parable of the wheat and tares is a parable about the transition of our elect into the millennium, or the terrestrial mortal world, (the wheat), or the tares (the telestial wicked). The elect, or the wheat, are saved into garners and protected as they move forward into the higher terrestrial realm on the earth. However, now these elect need to further prove themselves by their actions and diligence in pressing forward towards eternal life in the celestial realms. They need to seek our face, obey our counsels, and fully follow our Spirit that we abundantly shed forth upon them. Of the elect that live during the one thousand year span of the millennium, about one third will become accepted of Jesus Christ and admitted into the Church of the Firstborn and celestial glory, and about two thirds will continue on to a place in their eternal terrestrial glory in eternity. These latter sons and daughters will not show forth enough effort to receive a place in the kingdom of Heaven where the faithful persevere and are appointed.'

I thanked my Heavenly Mother for confirming the words that I wrote from my Father this morning and for further explaining about the elect of God in the millennium. I expressed my great love for her. She then went away and I closed my prayer."
(end of 178C1-178C19)

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I also wondered about D&C 76:59
"59 Wherefore, all things are theirs, whether life or death, or things present, or things to come, all are theirs and they are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s."

Here it states that all things in life can be theirs. The word "theirs" refers to those who are celestial (in this vision of the celestial in D&C 76:50-70), or in their mortal life (I assume life means mortal life), are those who will one day inherit the celestial glory. I wondered what this means that "all things are theirs, whether in life or death". I also wondered what "things present" means.

I then humbly prayed for greater understanding on this verse 59, and on this entire passage D&C 76:59-66. I prayed to my Father in Heaven.

I then saw with my spiritual eyes, both my Heavenly Father and Mother before me! Here is what my Father said to me, for he spoke first:

"Raphael, we have both come to you in answer to your prayer and to enlighten you on this important scripture that we have led you to study and ponder. Once I speak, your Heavenly Mother will also give her comments.

Verse 59 above contains a promise given by us to Joseph Smith, the prophet while yet in his vision. It is this: if our child in mortality follows the promptings of the Holy Ghost, they soon become sanctified by Jesus Christ, the Great Redeemer of mankind. They are then given all things for their good and enlightenment, as fast as they are able to receive them. We withhold nothing from their view, based on their previous obedience to our promptings! We will give them all understandings and abundant blessings, at the best timing that we deem fit, even revelation upon revelation, with no boundary or limits. We may reveal all things to them. We may also give them an abundance of our Spirit, to protect them, and to lead them into paths and experiences we wish them to have in their mortal and postmortal lives. We may show them things past, present as they really are, and of things to come. These are heirs of our celestial glory in their future!

As our child persists in seeking us, and in seeing our faces, Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son, will one day call them to enter into our New Jerusalem Temple, and receive from you the waters of separation ordinance. This will bring them into the Church of the Firstborn, our eternal celestial church. All other churches and organizations will pass, but our celestial church will always exist, and its members will be united forever. Our archangel Oriphiel will record their individual names in the Book of Life, which entry constitutes our unalterable promise that they will receive eternal life and exaltation in our celestial realms, to live with us forever in glory! (see 200E24-200E47 and 201D3).

Raphael, the path that you have lived, up to now and in the future, is one that each of our celestial children will also follow. You have been chosen, called forth and received from Jesus Christ himself this eternal saving ordinace as part of your progression to your own eternal celestial glory. In turn, you will administer this saving ordinance to every one of our faithful children in this eternity that will receive this same celestial glory. Oriphiel will record each of their names in our Book of Life.

Then, as a group of our faithful celestial children, you will all move forward to receive all the necessary steps and ordinances towards becoming like us, Gods in eternity, and to receive all things as we possess all things!"

Heavenly Mother then stepped forward slightly, and spoke:

"Raphael, the great millennial day will be the time when the bulk of our beloved children will ultimately be accepted into our celestial glory for eternity. They will receive entry into our Church of the Firstborn by you, and have their names written in the Book of Life by Oriphiel. This will take the entire millennium. All will also go through the New Jerusalem temple and receive their eternally-binding temple ordinances from our holy angels. Each will need to be resurrected to go through and be ordained, washed, anointed, clothed in robes of exaltation (see 136F30), and receive their own temple endowment. When they pass through the veil in that temple, we will greet them (see 199K10). You and your wife and family members will be the last ones in the millennium to receive these ordinances.

At the end of the millennium, there will be a final battle between Lucifer and his hosts, and Michael with the armies of heaven. Satan and all evil will be finally all defeated, and the righteous will move forward to receive further ordinances on our celestial orb and the resurrected celestial earth.

The final judgment will then come upon all our children in this eternity. All will be judged on their actions in the premortal, mortal and postmortal events of their lives. They will receive what they were willing to receive, for we offered them all. What they receive is what they really wanted in eternity, and those who receive a telestial, terrestrial, and celestial glory will be very happy. Lucifer and his wicked followers who do not defect with the refugees of Lucifer (see 62 Refugees of Lucifer and 63 More on Refugees of Lucifer), who will also receive a kingdom of glory, will be judged and cast off forever. They will be stripped of their spirit bodies, and their intelligence that remains will live in isolation, never be able to receive a chance to be born again as any new life or object (see 139F16). They fully rejected this great opportunity when they became one of our children, but will never again be approached by any God who has power to elevate their position from their eternal isolation.

Raphael, in D&C 76:63, the record states this about the celestial:
"These are they whom he shall bring with him, when he shall come in the clouds of heaven to reign on the earth over his people."

There will be others who are not celestial and who are also who are caught up in the clouds of heaven with Jesus Christ in his glorious second coming. However, all of those mortals who are caught up in the clouds, who are not celestial individuals, will be temporarily quickened by us to a celestial glory (see your journal entry dated October 28, 2025). Many of these who at the time live on the terrestrial earth, will be waiting on the island of the New Jerusalem, or some who may still live on the telestial earth. These will all experience celestial glory as they are quickened into the clouds with Jesus Christ. They will all move into the terrestrial millennium.

Almost all of those who are mortal who are caught up in the cloud will not know yet that they will ultimately receive a celestial or a terrestrial glory, for their mortal probation is not yet completed. I have said in your post 178C18 about the future destiny of these, our mortal children, that "about one third will become accepted of Jesus Christ and admitted into the Church of the Firstborn and celestial glory, and about two thirds will continue on to a place in their eternal terrestrial glory in eternity. These latter sons and daughters will not show forth enough effort to receive a place in the kingdom of Heaven where the faithful persevere and are appointed."

There will also be many more born in the millennial day who are born as terrestrial mortal beings. These also will need to prove themselves by their obedience to our commandments, and in following our promptings by the Holy Ghost. Of these I said this in this same post: "These elect need to further prove themselves by their actions and diligence in pressing forward towards eternal life in the celestial realms. They need to seek our face, obey our counsels, and fully follow our Spirit that we abundantly shed forth upon them."

Finally, those who do not qualify by the end of their mortality in the millennium for celestial glory, by being accepted by Jesus Christ into the Church of the Firstborn, will not resurrect to a celestial glory. Instead, they will die and be buried in the earth during the millennium (see 178C17). They may still be able to progress in the terrestrial spirit world by their diligence to a celestial glory, but they will not have a glorious celestial resurrection at the time of their death on the millennial earth.

D&C 76:64-65 states the following, speaking about the celestial:
"These are they who shall have part in the first resurrection.

These are they who shall come forth in the resurrection of the just"

Only those who are celestial at the time of their resurrection from the dead are part of the first resurrection, or the resurrection of the just. These will all be resurrected prior to any other person is resurrected who receives a lesser degree of glory. Those of a lower glory will be resurrected after all the celestial righteous are resurrected. Raphael, you were the first one who was received into the celestial Church of the Firstborn (see 200E45), and you will be the last one resurrected to a celestial glory (see 132H16). Your celestial resurrection will be the signal for the remainder of our children who receive a terrestrial or telestial glory to be resurrected. They will be resurrected at the time of their final judgment, and be rewarded with their eternal glory on their respective world. They will not be able to progress to any higher glory after this time of their judgment and assignment.

Raphael, in concluding my words, I wish to tell you and all our faithful elect, how very pleased I am that so many of my beloved children are coming into the Church of the Firstborn now! After you administered to Adam and Eve the waters of separation ordinance in our New Jerusalem Temple (see 200E64-200E72), many more have been added. You and Oriphiel do your great work six days a week, except the Sabbath. You are tirelessly doing this work in a replicated translated celestial state, and Oriphiel does his work as an premortal spirit. Both of you are our chosen and ordained archangels. Both Heavenly Father and I are so deeply happy over our children who are coming into our celestial church, and destined for eternal life and exaltation!"
(end of Heavenly Mother's words)

I thanked my Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother who were before me, for their revelations to me! I told them how very privileged I felt to be numbered among the celestial who will one day enter into their glorious world forever! I thanked them for answering my prayer. I asked them to verify what I have written today to every person who humbly asks them for a witness, in the name of Jesus Christ. I asked them to protect and lead their elect whom they have chosen out of this increasingly wicked telestial world, and eventually bring to Zion, the New Jerusalem.

Both of my Heavenly Parents then smiled upon me, and then gradually rose up in the heavens. I saw them pass through a cloud and then exit from my view. I feel strongly the confirmation of the Holy Ghost, from Heavenly Mother, that what I have written is true.

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March 1, 2026

Yesterday the United States and Israel attacked Iran in an effort to eliminate their nuclear bomb capability, and to eliminate their terror-based regime. I prayed ten days ago for a quick conflict and then the withdrawal of the US forces:

Journal entry dated February 19, 2026
"15) May the current US-Iran conflict be a decisive win for the US, with a strong and quick resolution, little or no loss of life of US servicemen or women, decisive power and victory by a superior US military, a decapitation of the Iranian regime, and an overall improvement towards peace in the Middle East region. May China and Russia be helpless and non-players in the conflict. In the end, may the United States be able to soon remove most of its overall presence with assurances of a new government favorable to peace in the region and promoting the rights and protection for its people."

After I prayed about this, I was told from Heavenly Father the following:
"Raphael, I have inspired you to find the above scriptures that relate to the conflicts of the radical Islam religion and the Jews in modern day Israel and across the world. Your fifteenth prayer request that we have approved and will fulfill, is part of our plan to shorten the days of conflict, and resolving differences between these religious beliefs for a short period of relative peace. These religious beliefs will result in eventual war and the death of many people. These conflicts with outlying Arab countries, some of whom believe all Jews need to be killed, is and will cause great tribulations upon the Jews, as spoken by Jesus Christ, my Beloved Son in Joseph Smith Matthew 1:18-19.

In the next verse 20, it reads "And except those days should be shortened, there should none of their flesh be saved; but for the elect’s sake, according to the covenant, those days shall be shortened." We will shorten the seemingly inevitable conflict the radical Islamic peoples want to inflict upon the nation of Israel. The United States will decisively overpower and route out the current hostile regime in Iran, to allow a more moderate government to come to power. This will shorten the conflicts and diffuse for a time the inevitable wars in the future. Unless this were done, by our power and direction, Israel would be destroyed. It is by our mighty arm that we are shortening these conflicts, and allowing Israel to maintain and prosper.

Raphael, the overall purpose of reducing the time of regional and worldwide conflicts is to allow our elect in these countries to awaken and leave to Zion, the New Jerusalem. Were some of these countries destroyed, our elect would also be in great danger or be killed. We have different plans, for we will gather our elect, one by one, and bring them in time to Zion, located in the terrestrial realms of the United States of America."
(end of my journal entry dated February 19, 2026)

Yesterday the supreme leader of the Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, along with multiple high-ranking Iranian regime leaders. Remarkably, as of last night, there was not a single American serviceman or servicewoman killed in the conflict! I am hopeful this war will end soon, creating a much safer Middle East and a more peaceful world.

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Today I shifted my thoughts away from the world conflicts, and sought to receive in prayer what my Heavenly Father wished me to study and ponder. He quickly led me to this scripture, bringing the very section number 113 into my mind:

D&C 113:9-10
"9 What are we to understand by Zion loosing herself from the bands of her neck; 2d verse?

10 We are to understand that the scattered remnants are exhorted to return to the Lord from whence they have fallen; which if they do, the promise of the Lord is that he will speak to them, or give them revelation. See the 6th, 7th, and 8th verses. The bands of her neck are the curses of God upon her, or the remnants of Israel in their scattered condition among the Gentiles."

I read all that I had written and received from God on this scripture, and related scriptures in Isaiah. I found a lot of references to the contents of D&C 113:7-8, but few to verses 9-10.

While searching my Book of Raphael, this thought came to me:

"The people in Iran and all the oppressed countries of the world, need to now follow the direction of God given in Isaiah 52:2-3:

"Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money."

It is time now for the 93 million people in Iran to rise up and loose themselves from the bands around their neck. They are being freed from 47 years of ruthless oppression, or "redeemed without money", from their now dead tyranical ruler and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who are being destroyed by foreign powers, the United States and Israel. They are now able to claim their own free agency and establish a more freedom-based country. They individually may also call upon God and find direction from heaven above on what they should do next.

Are these the "scattered remnants" who are exhorted to return to the Lord from whence they have fallen? (see D&C 113:10). Will God speak to them, and give them revelation? To me, it seems that "The bands of her neck are the curses of God upon her, or the remnants of Israel in their scattered condition among the Gentiles." Are these people really the remnants of Israel in Iran and other oppressed countries over the earth? Are the elect of God in these countries now able to free themselves, and receive revelation from God, ultimately leading them to Zion, the New Jerusalem?

I feel that my thoughts are correct, but I want to see what my Heavenly Father thinks! I immediately prayed to him, in the name of Jesus. He immediately came before me, and started speaking to my mind the following:

"Raphael, Heavenly Mother and I are now orchestrating the freeing of the very oppressed people of Iran by the countries of the United States and Israel. The Iranian totalitarian regime is now crumbling, and will be replaced with a government that allows for much more freedom of conscious and actions of the people.

D&C 113:9-10 and Isaiah 52:2-3 refer directly to the freeing of all the oppressed peoples in your current day world, including Iran. Your Heavenly Mother and I have chosen many in all of these countries to be our elect. They are scattered all over the nations of the earth. Now is the time for them to loose themselves from the bands around their necks. We are now calling upon "the scattered remnants ... to return to the Lord from whence they have fallen; which if they do, the promise of the Lord is that he will speak to them, or give them revelation."

Raphael, with their soon new found freedom, and with access soon to the internet, we will inspire our elect in Iran to find your Book of Raphael. We will send upon them the Holy Ghost, who is your Heavenly Mother, who will come upon them and reveal our will for them personally in their lives. They will believe, and be greatly enlightened and motivated. We will provide a safe and sure way for them, when they are ready, to come to Zion where there will be security from the many storms of destruction soon coming upon the earth."
(end of Heavenly Father's words)

I expressed my deep gratitude for this revelation today to my Heavenly Father! I am thrilled by the mighty works of God. I feel so blessed to live in this very exciting time!

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March 2-3, 2026

Yesterday at the sacrament meeting I attended, I received some very interesting words from my Heavenly Mother. When I prayed to my Heavenly Parents while taking the sacrament, they both appeared before me. I first saw Heavenly Father and then Heavenly Mother on his side. I was able to declare the renewal of my sacrament covenant with both of them. Heavenly Father spoke to me on behalf of both of them, and said that they would always be next to me, in their very persons, and also would send their Spirit to be with me always.

Heavenly Mother then spoke. I could see her eyes and mouth clearly, and I knew it was she who spoke to me. She spoke to me about the revelation that Heavenly Father had given to me that very morning, as I recorded in my journal above on March 1, 2026, before I went to church. She said that she wanted to witness to me of the truth of what what I had written down that Heavenly Father spoke to me. Her witness warmed my heart and enlightened my mind, even as she spoke to me in my thoughts!

She said that the fall of the evil regime in Iran was the beginning of other evil nations falling apart. These other nations, like Russian and China (she specifically named those two communist nations), would reduce in their power over their own people. Their stranglehold on the freedom of their people would lessen, so that God's elect children in those countries would feel a loosening of the grip of oppression, particularly for their internet access. It would continue to be a fulfillment of Isaiah 52:2:

"Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion."

Then, later in the day, we had a visit from a friend who lives in China! (Very curious, for this never happens!) She said each week in their small church gathering of LDS people (about a dozen people), they read a statement that they cannot share or speak of any religious topic with the citizens who live there. In the course of our visit, I asked her how the Chinese people access the free internet. She said that those who want to do so, outside of the state-controlled internet, use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) so that they may have access to the world-wide web, and that their communications would not be easily detected by their communist government. She said many people use VPNs to access the free internet. She emphasized that the people were continually brainwashed from all the state-generated propoganda (now extending over 70 years since the regime has been in power, so that this is what virtually all the people can remember being exposed to all their lives). These people fully believed what they were told by the government. For many of these brainwashed individuals, they might not be very motivated to need access to information outside of their state restricted internet, and therefore not need a VPN. They were also told only to use their state-controlled internet.

I later found on the internet that the only VPN's that really worked well in alluding detection in China were known as obfuscated VPNs. What I read stated that the Chinese government currently rarely prosecuted or fined ordinary citizens who use VPNs.

After I had written the above that happened at the sacrament meeting and from our visit yesterday, I prayed to my Heavenly Mother. I wanted to know what her plan was on this subject in order to inspire and free her elect in communist countries. My pressing questions were these: how will the elect who live in these oppressed countries like China and Russia, be able to have their minds opened and be receptive to what I have written in the Book of Raphael? I wondered if all of these elect would also find my online record, and then come to know it was true.

After I prayed, and asked these things, Heavenly Mother came directly in front of me! She spoke these words to my mind, in my thoughts:

"Raphael, what you have written above about restricted access to the free world-wide web or free internet in suppressed countries is true. As ordinary citizens in these countries acquire sophisticated VPNs, and the number using VPNs increase significantly, these will take more and more time and resources to monitor that the government has available resources.

In addition, like I have said to you earlier today during the sacrament meeting, the current regimes in both Russia and China will start to crumble because of internal vying for power, insurrections, focus on military conflicts, and growing economic distress in their countries. These will open opportunity windows where our elect will be able to gain reliable access to your record. They will also be able to download all of your Book of Raphael record that you update twice a month onto their own computers and cell phones, making daily access completely undetectable. Individuals will also be able to share their downloadable copy with interested family and friends who do not have reliable internet access, or who don't want to risk being detected.

In most of these cases with our elect in oppressed nations, we will send a messenger from our 144,000 servants to appear to them, when they are ready, and to transport them directly in their terrestrial portal, to Zion, the New Jerusalem. The elect in these countries will not have the trials of travel to the United States, and walking to Zion in the terrestrial world. However, the hardships they will need to endure in obtaining your record in their own country, and then praying in faith to be transported to Zion by one of our servants, will usually be their big test and tribulation to prepare them spiritually for Zion. In all cases, I will respond with my Holy Ghost to witness to them of our abundant truths, and to guide them in their every action to come to Zion.

A big challenge for our elect in each of these countries is to change their minds and hearts to God, whom many of them have never known. Language will also be an obstacle, although they will be able to use language translater apps in translating your record. I will witness to them, by my Holy Ghost in great power, that they will come to recognize and trust. Most of them will need to cast off most of their beliefs they learned since their birth, and accept our truths from heaven. As they read your Book of Raphael, and our other online scriptures, they will be enlightened and converted. Remember, these elect have already been taught in their recent past while they slumbered, in our celestial realms above, and will recognize these truths (see 171D16, 177H5, and 190F11). They are also changed from a telestial mortal state to a terrestrial mortal state, making their recognition of truth much easier (see 142B16). We will extend our power of protection upon our elect, in whatever country they reside (see our shields of the Father). They will be in our power as they follow our promptings, and keep our commandments."

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This morning I again sought for direction from my Heavenly Parents on what to study and ponder from the scriptures. I was then led to find these verses in the Book of Mormon:

3 Nephi 16:1-7
"1 And verily, verily, I say unto you that I have other sheep, which are not of this land, neither of the land of Jerusalem, neither in any parts of that land round about whither I have been to minister.

2 For they of whom I speak are they who have not as yet heard my voice; neither have I at any time manifested myself unto them.

3 But I have received a commandment of the Father that I shall go unto them, and that they shall hear my voice, and shall be numbered among my sheep, that there may be one fold and one shepherd; therefore I go to show myself unto them.

4 And I command you that ye shall write these sayings after I am gone, that if it so be that my people at Jerusalem, they who have seen me and been with me in my ministry, do not ask the Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge of you by the Holy Ghost, and also of the other tribes whom they know not of, that these sayings which ye shall write shall be kept and shall be manifested unto the Gentiles, that through the fulness of the Gentiles, the remnant of their seed, who shall be scattered forth upon the face of the earth because of their unbelief, may be brought in, or may be brought to a knowledge of me, their Redeemer.

5 And then will I gather them in from the four quarters of the earth; and then will I fulfil the covenant which the Father hath made unto all the people of the house of Israel.

6 And blessed are the Gentiles, because of their belief in me, in and of the Holy Ghost, which witnesses unto them of me and of the Father.

7 Behold, because of their belief in me, saith the Father, and because of the unbelief of you, O house of Israel, in the latter day shall the truth come unto the Gentiles, that the fulness of these things shall be made known unto them."

I had not written about these verses in my Book of Raphael, except for a little on verse 4 above. As I pondered over these verses, I thought of the elect in the oppressed nations of the earth during our very last days. I wondered if Jesus Christ was referring to them also as some of his other lost sheep. If so, would they hear his voice by the power of the Holy Ghost, or by reading his words in the scriptures?

I then thought of these words from Jesus Christ, speaking through Joseph Smith the prophet, speaking about his words in the scriptures:

D&C 18:17-18,33-36
"17 Behold, you have my gospel before you, and my rock, and my salvation.

18 Ask the Father in my name in faith, believing that you shall receive, and you shall have the Holy Ghost, which manifesteth all things which are expedient unto the children of men.

33 And I, Jesus Christ, your Lord and your God, have spoken it.

34 These words are not of men nor of man, but of me; wherefore, you shall testify they are of me and not of man;

35 For it is my voice which speaketh them unto you; for they are given by my Spirit unto you, and by my power you can read them one to another; and save it were by my power you could not have them;

36 Wherefore, you can testify that you have heard my voice, and know my words."

In this scripture above, Jesus says in verse 36 that we hear his voice and know his words when we read and study the scriptures. Is this the way that the elect across the globe in our day will hear the voice of Jesus Christ? Are they then counted also as "other sheep" referred to in 3 Nephi 16:1?

I decided to pray about all of this.

I then came before my Heavenly Father in a humble prayer. I asked him, in the name of Jesus Christ, to enlighten my mind on these scriptures as they might relate to the elect of God, scattered over the entire earth.

Heavenly Father then came before me, in his highest celestial realm that I was privileged to see into. I felt that I was replicated before him in this realm, kneeling. He was wearing his regal Godly robes of glory, and I was before him, dressed in my angel vestures. There was bright light all around me.

Here are the words I heard in my mind from Heavenly Father as he spoke to me:

"Raphael, you have done well to listen to my quiet and still, small voice in leading you to the scriptures you have recorded above. The scriptures speak of the voice of God coming to our children in different ways. You heard my voice in directing you to find the scripture in 3 Nephi 16:1-7. Yesterday you found a scripture in D&C 113:9-10 and Isaiah 52:2-3 from Heavenly Mother, from the Holy Ghost. This morning you found a scripture in D&C 18:34 where Jesus Christ states his voice is heard when you read and ponder the scriptures. You are also now hearing my very voice in your mind, as a thought communication to you. All of these ways we share our voices with you are true. All of these ways are conveyed to you by light matter which transfers with it our feelings, words and thoughts (see your posts 124G6-124G13, 123D10-123D20, 123E3-123E9, 123F13-123F17, 123I12-123I16, 118B17-118B19, and 118J6-118J23). This is the main way how we communicate with each other in our celestial worlds.

Yesterday you read 3 Nephi chapters 16-21. There is much information in these verses that apply to the last days, and about the elect being gathered as lost sheep of the House of Israel. When Jesus Christ spoke of the other sheep in these chapters, that he would visit them, and that they would hear his voice, he did this literally to some (like to the Nephites on the land of North America and then later to the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel in the hollow earth). However, he will visit others in your day with his Spirit, but not appear to them directly in his personage. He has stated that when those in the last days read the scriptures, including from all of your scriptures and your Book of Raphael, they will be hearing his words (see D&C 18:34). In this context, he refers to the words we give to you, as his words also, for we are one in purpose and doctrine. We Gods view the same events happening in your world, and speak to our children of God on earth with the same message. We are united in our thoughts and understandings. Therefore, when he says the scriptures contain his words, they also contain my words, or Heavenly Mother's words.

With this understanding, the lost sheep of the house of Israel spoken of in 3 Nephi, include those in your day who are the elect, scattered across many nations of the earth. These may be from Iran or nations of Africa, or from the islands of the oceans, and from an all of the nations of the earth. These are all our elect whom we have chosen. One of my great works in these last days, called the work of the Father by my son Jesus Christ, is to gather all of these home to Zion, the New Jerusalem. This seems almost impossible to do for those on earth who do not know us, but by our great power, we will gather all of these safely to our designated safe place of refuge on the terrestrial earth, even to Zion!

At the time that Jesus Christ suddenly appears in his second coming, all will be safely gathered in, as is recorded in the parable of the wheat and tares. The wheat will be gathered first (these are our elect), and then the tares bound in bundles by the angels of God (see D&C 86:4-7). There will be none of the elect left on the telestial earth, save a very few who remain, who are terrestrial in nature. All of these few, plus all those elect gathered in the New Jerusalem, who are all terrestrial mortals, will be caught up in the clouds, with the hosts of heaven, and descend with Jesus Christ when he comes in glory to the earth!

Those who remain on the telestial earth, who will not been caught up into the clouds of heaven, will constitute the tares of the earth. These will be the telestial mortals who will have chosen to remain in their state of being carnal, sensual, and will have rejected the Spirit of the Lord. They will all be burned, and subsequently transfered to the telestial world of the spirit dead. The very telestial earth will also be burned and removed from the earth. The physical earth will then consist of a terrestrial realm and a celestial realm, superimposed upon each other.

In the first part of this journal entry above, you wrote about the remnants of Israel, our elect, who are located in countries like China and Russia that have very limited freedoms. For all of these lost sheep of Israel in these countries, they will use various means, including VPN access to the free internet, to find your record and other online scriptures. We will guide our elect to these inspiring resources, and help them change their mindsets, for they have usually been severely misguided in their training and false indoctrination throughout their lives. However, we will bring these lost sheep back to the fold of God, by our miraculous power. Each one is precious to us, and we will save them!

You wondered also if the actual blood or lineage of scattered Israel is located in these, our elect that among these oppressed nations. This is also true, for we know their multiple earthly lineages, each one for each of our elect. There are now very few individuals living on the earth who do not have the lineage of our chosen Israel in their heritage. All are descendants of Noah, and of Adam, the first man. All of these also come from a Godly heritage of the righteous, back in their genealogy. All of these are our very own spirit children, who lived with us in a premortal life. We know and love each one. But we have also insured that each one of our elect have some of the physical lineage of Israel, and of Abraham, in their heritage in some way. None of our elect will need to be adopted into the lineage of Israel. They are all truly lost sheep of the house of Israel, or the remnants of Jacob, now living on the telestial earth in mortality.

There is a passage in the Doctrine and Covenants that has been somewhat misunderstood, that relates to our elect:

D&C 84:33-34
"33 For whoso is faithful unto the obtaining these two priesthoods of which I have spoken, and the magnifying their calling, are sanctified by the Spirit unto the renewing of their bodies.

34 They become the sons of Moses and of Aaron and the seed of Abraham, and the church and kingdom, and the elect of God."

These verses refer to our elect who receive my priesthood. Moses and Aaron anciently held the Melchizedek and Aaronic priesthoods, respectively. Those in the last days, who are counted as the elect of God in verse 34, will receive the priesthood, unto the renewing of their bodies. They will not need to be adopted into the house of Israel, or become literally the lineage of Moses and Aaron. Instead, as they will magnify their priesthood as faithfully as did Moses and Aaron, they will be alluded to as their sons, but not literally in the body. Moses and Aaron were of the tribe of Levi, one of the sons of the twelve sons of Israel who anciently held the priesthood and ministered to all the tribes of Israel. In the last days, our elect will already be of the literal seed of Israel in their literal genealogical heritage. All the elect in the last days are of the literal lineage of Abraham and Israel.

Verse 33 speaks of the renewing of their bodies. This is reserved for the elect of God. This is where these chosen elect individuals are changed from a telestial mortal state to a terrestrial mortal state. Their bodies, both men and women, have now been changed to be able to be received fully into the terrestrial world. This is the spiritual level of New Jerusalem, and of all the millennial earth. The telestial cannot enter this realm, for they cannot stand its glory. Only those who are terrestrial or celestial may endure the mortal terrestrial state.

There are many in the LDS Church who qualify as being the elect of God, who have already experienced this remarkable change in their bodies. They are generally not recognizable from those who have not been changed, and who remain telestial. There are also very many more scattered throughout the earth who have been changed to terrestrial mortals, but they don't know it. All of our elect whom we have chosen, are now already renewed in their bodies, both men and women (see 142F6-142F8). However, many of these still remain in ignorance, having not yet been enlightened and changed in their mortal minds and hearts to accept all that we want to reveal to them.

These same elect who are changed in their bodies to a terrestrial mortal state, have all been also taught our abundant truths in the celestial realms, while their physical bodies slept on earth (see 171D16, 177H5, and 190F11). We replicated their spirits, and brought these spirits into our celestial realms to be taught by our called and ordained heavenly servants. These classes are now completed, but these elect still retain the knowledge and enlightenment from these classes in their unconscious minds. When we reawaken them again, by the power of the Holy Ghost, they will recognize our voice and our abundant truths, and will be very spiritually motivated to heed our words and follow our promptings. We will lead them to your online record, and ultimately bring them to Zion, the pure in heart.

Raphael, I would like to now comment on 3 Nephi 16:1-7. Please add my comments in parenthesis after the verses where I wish to comment.

"1 And verily, verily, I say unto you that I have other sheep, which are not of this land, neither of the land of Jerusalem, neither in any parts of that land round about whither I have been to minister.

(Raphael, these include the lost tribes of Israel and other lost sheep of Israel in the last days that he will speak to from the scriptures, like I have explained above while commenting on D&C 18:34.)

2 For they of whom I speak are they who have not as yet heard my voice; neither have I at any time manifested myself unto them.

3 But I have received a commandment of the Father that I shall go unto them, and that they shall hear my voice, and shall be numbered among my sheep, that there may be one fold and one shepherd; therefore I go to show myself unto them.

(The lost sheep of the ten tribes of Israel heard the audible voice of Jesus Christ. They have written his words in their scriptures which now reside among them in the New Jerusalem. The lost sheep that will hear the voice of Jesus Christ in the last days will be those who read our words in the scriptures, and in your Book of Raphael. This will be the voice of the Spirit that they will hear, not an audible voice. These lost sheep all have a direct lineage to the house of Israel.)

4 And I command you that ye shall write these sayings after I am gone, that if it so be that my people at Jerusalem, they who have seen me and been with me in my ministry, do not ask the Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge of you by the Holy Ghost, and also of the other tribes whom they know not of, that these sayings which ye shall write shall be kept and shall be manifested unto the Gentiles, that through the fulness of the Gentiles, the remnant of their seed, who shall be scattered forth upon the face of the earth because of their unbelief, may be brought in, or may be brought to a knowledge of me, their Redeemer.

(The "fulness of the Gentiles" are those, like you who has written the Book of Raphael, and Joseph Smith, the prophet, who have translated the Book of Mormon, and revealed the books of the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. We have revealed to you both these great truths. These records will be the means of our last days lost sheep of Israel, our elect, to "be brought in, or may be brought to a knowledge of me, their Redeemer.")

5 And then will I gather them in from the four quarters of the earth; and then will I fulfil the covenant which the Father hath made unto all the people of the house of Israel.

(The great work of gathering of our elect from the four quarters of the earth, from every nation, will bring them to Zion, the New Jerusalem. This is the according to the covenant Jesus Christ has made with Abraham, that all the faithful will be numbered as his seed (see Genesis 12:2-3).)

6 And blessed are the Gentiles, because of their belief in me, in and of the Holy Ghost, which witnesses unto them of me and of the Father.

7 Behold, because of their belief in me, saith the Father, and because of the unbelief of you, O house of Israel, in the latter day shall the truth come unto the Gentiles, that the fulness of these things shall be made known unto them.

(These truths are the great revelations given to the latter-day Gentiles to Joseph Smith, Jun and to you, Raphael, both of you who are associated with the Gentiles with the last days. You are both of the lineage of Israel, but called by the Book of Mormon authors the Gentiles, or the fulness of the Gentiles. These truths include those never before revealed to all mankind, even "the fulness of these things shall be made known unto them".

D&C 101:32-34
"Yea, verily I say unto you, in that day when the Lord shall come, he shall reveal all things—

Things which have passed, and hidden things which no man knew, things of the earth, by which it was made, and the purpose and the end thereof—

Things most precious, things that are above, and things that are beneath, things that are in the earth, and upon the earth, and in heaven.")
(end of Heavenly Father's words)

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March 4-5, 2026

This morning I awoke to beautiful blue skies. The daffodils, crocuses and hyacinths are starting to bloom in our yard! There is a promise of a beautiful spring!

I was led this morning to these verses in the Doctrine and Covenants:

D&C 29:1-2,8-9
"1 Listen to the voice of Jesus Christ, your Redeemer, the Great I Am, whose arm of mercy hath atoned for your sins;

2 Who will gather his people even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, even as many as will hearken to my voice and humble themselves before me, and call upon me in mighty prayer.

8 Wherefore the decree hath gone forth from the Father that they shall be gathered in unto one place upon the face of this land, to prepare their hearts and be prepared in all things against the day when tribulation and desolation are sent forth upon the wicked.

9 For the hour is nigh and the day soon at hand when the earth is ripe; and all the proud and they that do wickedly shall be as stubble; and I will burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that wickedness shall not be upon the earth;"

These verses were given to Joseph Smith the prophet in September 1830, only five months after the Church of Christ was organized on April 6, 1830 (see D&C 20 and 21). There was only a few members of the restored church on the earth. Yet Jesus Christ gave this remarkable revelation that he would gather his elect, and bring them to one place to protect them against the day of tribulation. The fulfillment of this prophecy would actually be starting with the arrival of the lost tribes of Israel from the land of the north to Zion, the New Jerusalem, on July 19, 2021 (see my post 200E51-200E62). This was nearly 191 years later.

Jesus Christ saw that the establishment of the Church of Christ on the earth would start the last days of events of the gathering his elect. First there were Elders of this early church called and sent forth to preach the gospel. They gathered the first fruits of the elect in these last days to the church. This great work would continue even until today, now with more than 84,000 full-time proselyting missionaries in many countries. These are gathering their converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in their own lands, and not to Zion, the New Jerusalem. Of the members of this church, I have been told as recent as yesterday by Heavenly Father that many of these have been chosen as the elect of God. This means these elect who are now living on earth will be pressed upon by the Holy Ghost at some point to gather to Zion, the New Jerusalem, the "one place upon the face of this land, to prepare their hearts and be prepared in all things against the day when tribulation and desolation are sent forth upon the wicked" (D&C 29:8). This is not the current doctrine of the LDS Church, for the leaders in recent years do not speak of about gathering to the New Jerusalem. Instead they encourage the Latter-day Saints to come to their own churches, in their own native lands where they are converted by the missionaries. This is what they say is gathering to Zion, or to the stake of Zion (see Elder D. Todd Christofferson's conference talk Come to Zion).

I then prayed to my Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ for enlightenment on my thoughts and on D&C 29:1-2,8-9. I prayed in faith, believing one of my Gods would come to me.

As I sought to view one of them come to me from the celestial realm above, I saw Heavenly Father on my left, Heavenly Mother directly in front of me, and Jesus Christ on my right, all three, come before me in my room! Their presence gave me a surge of joy and excitement! Oh, I love to be in their glorious presence!

Jesus Christ then stepped forward slightly, and smiled upon me. I found myself kneeling before him. I could still see my Heavenly Parents a little behind him. They too were smiling.

Jesus then spoke:
"Raphael, my son, I have been asked by our Heavenly Parents to come this morning and answer your prayer. I am the one who gave the revelation to Joseph Smith, our prophet and oracle, now known as D&C section 29, in Fayette, New York, September 1830. I named this church at this time the Church of Christ (see D&C 20:1). This is the name that the previous church, in the days of my apostles soon following my resurrection. This modern-day church was renamed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (D&C 115:4). The name the "Church of Christ" will be the name of the millennial church that I will also establish as our terrestrial church for a thousand years. All three of these churches have an end, for their purpose is to gather my saints and provide them the ordinances of baptism and and gift of the Holy Ghost, and entry into my church on the earth. The Father also granted our righteous sons to be ordained to his holy priesthood in these churches. In the millennium, Heavenly Mother's office of High Priestess will also be available for our righteous daughters to receive and exercise.

In the last days in which you live, we will first gather our righteous elect to Zion, the New Jerusalem. This is the one place the Father and Mother have designated for the gathering of their elect whom they have chosen. In D&C 29:1-2,8-9, I told Joseph Smith that he and the Elders were to "bring to pass the gathering of mine elect". This was the start of our gathering in this last days. The first ones who gathered were initially gathered to this telestial church. They built up the church, which continued until your day. By then, when you were baptized into this church in the 1960s, you studied and had read the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. These books of scripture gave you a foundational understanding of who we are, and how we reveal our will to elect. This is also the way we currently are using the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint. The fundamental scriptures they make available to our elect are fundamental in giving them a basis on how to live and how to call upon us, their Gods. Even though we have cut off this church from our direct revelations, the church still gathers into its fold many who are our elect. These are taught many fundamental truths and doctrines found in the scriptures that are made available to them. However, we no longer direct the overall leadership in this church, and have removed the priesthood of the Father from them. In our view, they are like other Christian churches in the land, except that they promote the scriptures that we endorse.

In 2013 I first introduced myself to you, and then introduced you to the Father. In April of that year, you were also introduced to Heavenly Mother. In the energy class you attended on April 20, 2013, all three of us Gods appeared to you throughout your day during the class. Your eyes were opened into our celestial realms, while others could not view what you saw with your enlightened spiritual eyes. Since that time, you have been carefully tutored and guided to fulfill your role as our oracle and prophet, one who communes with God directly. You have written these communications with us in your record, which Book of Raphael has now become very great and expansive. You now commune daily with your Heavenly Parents, and are reporting directly to them as their archangel Raphael, charged with a great mission of gathering Israel in these last days. Both you and John, the Beloved, who is my son in the flesh, have complimentary missions to gather Israel, both spiritually and physically. We work through both of you, our last-days leaders, whom we have commissioned and endowed with our vision and mission. You both have at your disposal the hosts of heaven, and those of the tribes of Israel, my 144,000 servants, who are gathered and ordained who reside in the New Jerusalem. All of these will continue to act under the leadership of both you and John in gathering our elect (see your posts 201L3 and 202H10 and our comments under Isaiah 11:1-2). Heavenly Father, Heavenly Mother, and me, Jesus Christ, are doing the miraculous work of gathering through both of you and our many servants, to bring to pass the gathering of the elect of God in these last days, prior to my return in glory to the earth.

The one place we have designated for our elect to gather is in Zion, the New Jerusalem, located in the center of your land of the United States, on the terrestrial realm of the earth. Because it is located on the terrestrial realm, which is superimposed upon the telestial realm, it is fully protected and safe (see 190G32-190G38). We only allow our elect whom the Father and Mother have chosen to enter into this realm. This location will be the beginning place of the millennium, once I fulfill my words in D&C 29:9:

"For the hour is nigh and the day soon at hand when the earth is ripe; and all the proud and they that do wickedly shall be as stubble; and I will burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that wickedness shall not be upon the earth;"

The information on the gathering of our elect to one place on the earth, prior to my second coming, was of such importance to my early church, that I revealed it very soon after it was barely organized, even after five months. I also charged Joseph Smith, Jun and the first elders of this fledgling church to start the great work of gathering our elect from across the earth. I spoke my deepest feelings to them as recorded in D&C 29:1-2:

"Listen to the voice of Jesus Christ, your Redeemer, the Great I Am, whose arm of mercy hath atoned for your sins;

Who will gather his people even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, even as many as will hearken to my voice and humble themselves before me, and call upon me in mighty prayer."

See also D&C 10:64-65 where I mentioned even before the church was formally organized, the gathering of my elect:

"Therefore, I will unfold unto them this great mystery;

For, behold, I will gather them as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if they will not harden their hearts;"

Raphael, the great work of the Father in gathering the elect from all nations and corners of the earth, to the New Jerusalem will be extremely miraculous! We will gather all who hear our voice, and humble themselves before us in mighty prayer. We will carefully and safely gather them, one at a time, or small groups at a time. Then will be the fulfillment of this scriptures:

Joseph Smith Matthew 1:44-46
"Then shall be fulfilled that which is written, that in the last days, two shall be in the field, the one shall be taken, and the other left;

Two shall be grinding at the mill, the one shall be taken, and the other left;

And what I say unto one, I say unto all men; watch, therefore, for you know not at what hour your Lord doth come."

We will direct our elect to be gathered to our safe garners, even to the New Jerusalem, taken from among their friends and family who will not listen to the still, small voice of the Spirit. Those who will not gather will not have called upon us in mighty prayer, like our faithful. However, those who are taken, do so because of their desires to be with us, and to be with the other faithful elect. These are the ones whom we will inspired to find your record, and our other scriptures, that explain clearly that the elect are to gather to Zion, the New Jerusalem. The gathering of our elect brings me great joy and deep fulfillment!"

Jesus Christ, my Redeemer, then reached out to me, brought me to stand before him, and then embraced me! Oh, how merciful he is to me, and to all of our elect, for he it is who has redeemed all of us from our fallen states! I feel so enlightened and loved, literally while in the precious arms of Jesus!

Jesus next stepped back next to Heavenly Mother. She then stepped slightly forward and spoke these few words to me:

"Raphael, what our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ has just spoken to you is true. We have asked him to come and speak about the revelation given to Joseph Smith, the prophet, found in D&C 29:1-2,8-9. He is the one who gave this revelation, and he has interpreted it to you.

Your Father and I are very focused on awakening and leading every one of our elect sons and daughters whom we have chosen together. These are our righteous mortals who now will move under our direction to the one place we have designated, even to Zion, the New Jerusalem. Our direction and revelations have never varied, although leaders of the LDS have interjected their own views on the gathering. We have chosen you and John the Beloved, as our translated mortals, to lead out in this great work of gathering Israel. We are inspiring you, all of our heavenly servants, and all of our elect on the earth, wherever they may be, to move forward in this great effort. This remarkable process is included our great and marvelous work and a wonder, and the work of the Father, as spoken of in the scriptures!"

Heavenly Mother then stepped back, and Heavenly Father stepped forward. His robes started blowing gently backwards as he began to speak to me:

"Raphael, even as my royal robes and cape are blowing gently backwards, so is the work of gathering now just starting, in gentle ways. However, soon the pace will increase, and many will be awakened to your online Book of Raphael. At some future day, you will see me with my robes blowing steadily and strongly–a signal that it is a time when our elect will be flowing into Zion in vast numbers. They will be enlightened by deep impressions of the Holy Ghost, who is your Heavenly Mother. They will then hear their personal call to gather to Zion, the pure in heart. We will awaken in them a great desire to belong to the faithful, even in person. The Holy Ghost will lead them one step at a time to fulfill this great desire to be one day in Zion, the New Jerusalem, in the safety of our terrestrial world.

Likewise, we will inspire you and John, the Beloved, our called and commissioned leaders (see all my comments under my journal entry dated January 25-27, 2026), to know what to do to help orchestrate this great endeavor. We will replicate you both many times over, so that you will be able to use our power in bringing to pass the gathering of our elect, spiritually and physically, to the one place that we have chosen. Our work will be spoken of during the entire millennium, for it will be miraculous above all that you or any man or woman could possibly imagine!

Raphael, besides the great work of gathering that you are doing, in spiritually gathering our elect with the written revelations that we continually reveal to you, you are fully involved in the celestial temple at the New Jerusalem. Your work with Oriphiel, our recorder archangel, is bringing so many of our celestial ones into the Church of the Firstborn, our eternal celestial church. Your joys in doing this will continue throughout the millennium. We love you Raphael! This brings your Heavenly Mother, Jesus Christ, and me so much eternal rejoicing!"
(end of the words from Jesus Christ, Heavenly Mother, and Heavenly Father)

Heavenly Father stepped back to be in a row with Heavenly Mother and Jesus. They all stood before me in glorious majesty, beaming upon me their love and light! They then gradually faded backwards until they all disappeared from before me.

I feel so very blessed to receive such an amazing revelation from each of them! I feel humbled and energized, at the same time. I know what I received to be true. The Spirit burns strong inside of me, a witness that all happened as I have written.

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March 6-7, 2026

Yesterday as I was pondering, I thought of the faith necessary to do great things like Nephi to build a ship and sail to the promised land. Nephi's brothers didn't believe he could build a ship, and didn't believe they would ultimately arrive in a land of promise. They had no assurance except from their father and Nephi. Nephi exercised great faith in pressing forward in acting on the Lord's inspiration.

This same type of faith was exhibited by Moses when he was backed up against the Red Sea, and the armies of Pharaoh were pressing upon the children of Israel. Moses exercised great faith to act on the still, small voice of inspiration, the spirit of revelation from God, to raise his staff and divide the sea, by the power of God (see D&C 8:2-3).

I also thought about Noah and building the ark, about Jesus stilling the waters during the storm, and of the tribes of Israel leaving the inner earth on ships to travel to the outer earth (see 166B8-166B29 and 139A2). I thought of the great faith that our Heavenly Parents require for us to fulfill their will.

My mind then turned to faith that is required to gather to Zion, the New Jerusalem. I have talked about this abundantly in my Book of Raphael. I have seen this heavenly place many times in vision, but not in with my conscious mind and mortal eyes. The Doctrine and Covenants is replete with references to the New Jerusalem also. However, it will take great faith for everyone of the elect to finally take the action and travel to Zion, leaving behind all their telestial world. This is a faith similar to what God required among the faithful in every generation of the earth.

Faith is defined as "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." (see Hebrews 11:1).

Heavenly Father spoke to me the following about faith in my post 95J9-95J18 :

"'Raphael, I would now like to share with you the principle of faith, as it relates to our thoughts and all actions in intelligent beings. Faith is well defined in the scriptures and in the words of Joseph Smith.

Hebrews 11:1

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

Joseph Smith Lectures on Faith, Lecture 1:9-10–

"From this (Hebrews 11:1) we learn, that faith is the assurance which men have of the existence of things which they have not seen; and the principle of action in all intelligent beings.

If men were duly to consider themselves, and turn their thoughts and reflections to the operations of their own minds, they would readily discover that it is faith, and faith only, which is the moving cause of all action in them; that without it both mind and body would be in a state of inactivity, and all their exertions would cease, both physical and mental."

When our first parent Gods thought to organize elemental matter into a form of man, a spirit man, they did so by exercising faith that they could do this. They directed their thoughts in great faith together to create the first spirit matter that they enshrouded over their intelligences. This was the first real act of faith in all of the eternities, even in the beginning of the Gods.

Every new action our first Gods did was created by their combined exceeding faith. Their first action of each new creation or activity was the most difficult to accomplish. Once done before, they had great assurance that they could do it again. Thus by degrees they created their first family and all of their creations. One success spawned new activity and success. Our first parent Gods were very determined and learned from each effort that they made and thus increased their faith that they could be more successful in the future.

We have followed this same pattern given by our first parent Gods in all of our godly works. We had assurance that we would be successful in all of our actions as Gods because other Gods had done these actions previously. We still had to exercise faith in our ability to repeat this for ourselves, however.

We have taught our beloved children to have faith in Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son, and in his power to redeem them of their sins and weaknesses. This great act of redemption is already fulfilled, but our children still need to activate this redemptive and cleansing power in their own lives. They need to repent and take upon them the name of Jesus Christ. As they do this they are exercising their faith by expressing their belief that forgiveness and redemption will happen.

I like this scripture found in Alma 32:27–

"But behold, if ye will awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words."

When you came to us, seeking our faces, you were persistent in praying and visualizing that you would truly see us. You persisted for months, acting in faith. When we came to you in your energy class in 2013, you had displayed to us a great deal of faith, persistence and visualization. We rewarded you with a dramatic experience that day in your class when Heavenly Mother revealed to you one of our healing gifts.

All actions in our children are initiated by their directed thoughts and faith. This is how the infant learns and persists until they walk, even to the Gods who create and populate worlds. Faith is the driving force behind all action.

Raphael, you have conditioned your mind to be open and receptive to our revelations. We give them to you a little at a time. You have developed great faith, based on your previous experiences. You act with assurance, even though you don't know it will all turn out like you think. You have expectations that, even in unknown areas, and you have confidence that all will turn out as we will reveal to you. This attitude of faith allows us to continue to reveal more and greater things to you!

We encourage all to align their thoughts in great faith. This will act like the growing seed spoken of by Alma:

Alma 32:28–

"Now, we will compare the word unto a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves–It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth to be delicious to me." (see also verses 29-43)'

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his revelation on faith that we all need to exercise! I told him that I was determined to act in faith, believing that I would continue to receive and then act on God's direction in faith."
(end of Heavenly Father's words given in 95J9-95J18)

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I then prayed to my Father in Heaven to strengthen my own faith. I want to be super strong, with great faith like Moses was when he came up to the Red Sea, and divided the waters. I love what Nephi said to his doubting brothers in 1 Nephi 4:1-3:

"And it came to pass that I spake unto my brethren, saying: Let us go up again unto Jerusalem, and let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord; for behold he is mightier than all the earth, then why not mightier than Laban and his fifty, yea, or even than his tens of thousands?

Therefore let us go up; let us be strong like unto Moses; for he truly spake unto the waters of the Red Sea and they divided hither and thither, and our fathers came through, out of captivity, on dry ground, and the armies of Pharaoh did follow and were drowned in the waters of the Red Sea.

Now behold ye know that this is true; and ye also know that an angel hath spoken unto you; wherefore can ye doubt? Let us go up; the Lord is able to deliver us, even as our fathers, and to destroy Laban, even as the Egyptians."

Nephi said that his brothers knew this was true, and that an angel had just appeared to them, so how could they doubt? (see 1 Nephi 3:28-30, which angel I was told by Heavenly Father was actually me, Raphael).

As I was pondering all of this, and thinking that I needed my faith strengthened, Heavenly Father came before me in my room! I could tell he wanted to speak to me! I came to my knees before him, in my replicated being, and looked into his eternity eyes. Here are the words he spoke:

"Raphael, my son, it is sometimes difficult, even for our faithful who receive revelation upon revelation, as you have received, to come out of their mortal world perspective and act in great faith, even as Moses acted. Doubts often creep in, or sometimes come very strongly, causing our beloved children to waiver. We know how this feels, for both your Mother and I have lived a mortal life in our past on a telestial earth, and were often challenged in our faith. We believed our prophets at the time, and our scriptures, but our faith was weak and not very strong. However, we chose to believe and act in ways that brought us closer to our own Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother. By continuing to exercise our faith, primarily by our actions, we gradually received more confidence and faith, even until we eventually received eternal life and exaltation. All along the way in this process, we were required to take action, and do what was asked of us by our Gods. By our obedient actions we exhibited faith in their promises, and were rewarded with more and more light, truth, knowledge and eventual Godhood.

The key to overcoming weak faith is obedience to us, your Gods, by taking action. Even if you are not absolutely sure in your mortal mind that you really constructed the New Jerusalem under our power, for example, as you have actually done in your unconscious mind, you can act, speak and write as if you have. This assurance you express increases your faith and belief. All along we give you our Spirit, our light and clarity and our actual words we whisper to your heart and mind as a confirmation. Your life and interactions with us has been in higher, spiritual realms up to this point in your life. You have continually been obedient to us, taking actions in our higher terrestrial and celestial realms as we asked of you. However, in your telestial mortal life, you act like those around you, living as a normal righteous man, without any authority or power like you possess in our higher realms.

Raphael, you had a very large trial of your faith when you attempted to come to the New Jerusalem in September 2021, thinking it was our will, but we didn't allow you to come yet (see your explanation in Transition to Book of Raphael Volume Two). The experience of your portal not working as you explain in this link was very difficult for you. We control your portal movement, and did not want you at that time to pass through yet from your telestial world to the higher terrestrial world in the New Jerusalem. You did not know this at that time. However, praying to us that you would be able to pass through, and taking your first step was an act of faith. We recognize this, and will one day reward you with success in passing through your portal whenever you need to do so.

This negative experience with your portal shook your confidence. We allowed this partly because we wanted you to ultimately be strengthened, and to gain a greater understanding of true faith. At the time, and over the months that followed, you successfully passed the trial of your faith. Although confused, you still prayed to us and acted in obedience. We later told you why we didn't allow you to pass through your portal, for the time to come to the New Jerusalem was delayed.

Nephi's trial of his faith was always centered on his rebellious brothers. He also learned a great deal in interacting with them, to understand better the negative effect of being disobedient as they were, and how this increased doubt and their lack of faith. Moses' trial of faith began after he slew a servant of Pharaoh who was beating a slave, one of his own people (see Exodus 2:11-15, Acts 7:23-25). After doing this, Moses felt alone and fled the land. The Spirit had inspired him to defend the slave, and in so doing he slew the servant, similar to how the Spirit told Nephi to kill Laban (see 1 Nephi 4:10-18). Moses was greatly conflicted and fled. He wandered in the wilderness seeking to know our will, and wanting to be obedient. We strengthened him in the wilderness as he humbly petitioned us for direction. He then came to the priest of Midian where he found refuge and a home.

Raphael, many of our elect will become increasingly awakened to our command for them to come to the New Jerusalem in the terrestrial realm. Others will remain in their own land, praying for one of the 144,000 or other heavenly servants to come to bring them in their portal to the New Jerusalem. We will orchestrate for each one of our elect to have trial of their faith. This will help them grapple with what they really believe, and what they really want to do. Remember, "mine elect hear my voice and harden not their hearts" (D&C 29:7). Our elect will each conclude that they need to act in faith by taking action. They will obey the voice of the Holy Ghost that will deeply impress upon them our desires and directions. They will, in time and by their own obedience, be brought to Zion, the New Jerusalem.

When our beloved children finally gather to the area of the island of the New Jerusalem, they will have been greatly strengthened in their dedication to serve us and keep our commandments. They will all break forth in great joy and gladness! The trial of their faith will be completed, and they will be filled with an abundance of the Holy Ghost. We too will greatly rejoice with them! We will shine forth our abundant light upon them. All will "see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion."

Isaiah 52:6-10
"Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.

Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.""

(end of Heavenly Father's words)

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March 8, 2026

This morning I looked back on my 2026 Journal, and was amazed at all the revelations that my Gods had given to me! Often I am inspired to select a scriptural passage to ponder and study. As I do so, I am led to receive pertinent revelation centered around the theme of the passage. I have thus been led to add to my Book of Raphael by revelation from my Gods. My book is therefore not from me, but structured and formed almost exclusively by Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother's revelations. This is how I want it to be!

Today I again sought to know what scriptural passage to study and ponder. I was led to one verse in the Pearl of Great Price:

Moses 5:1
"And it came to pass that after I, the Lord God, had driven them out, that Adam began to till the earth, and to have dominion over all the beasts of the field, and to eat his bread by the sweat of his brow, as I the Lord had commanded him. And Eve, also, his wife, did labor with him."

I had written about this verse in my Book of Raphael. Here is a passage that I wanted to copy in here:

160G8-160G17, from Heavenly Mother:
"'Raphael, you have been enjoying working outside each day. We have strengthened you so you can prepare your garden and orchard, doing all of the manual work yourself. This is very enjoyable to you, your wife and son. You have never been so free to work the land like you have been doing. It is deeply satisfying.

There is a connection you are all three making with your earth, by working in the soil. This greatly enhances your health too, and your emotional and physical grounding.

When Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden (a terrestrial environment), they came to the telestial earth and began to till the ground:

Moses 5:1-

"And it came to pass that after I, the Lord God, had driven them out, that Adam began to till the earth, and to have dominion over all the beasts of the field, and to eat his bread by the sweat of his brow, as I the Lord had commanded him. And Eve, also, his wife, did labor with him."

In the beginning of man, they had to labor on the ground in order to eat what the ground produced. In your day, many people no longer work or till the ground as you have been diligently doing. Instead, they buy food from a store and have lost the connection to the land. There are many blessings of laboring on the soil and producing your own food from the land.

In the coming millennial day, our people will work again their own lands. Their gardens and orchards will produce in abundance, for the living terrestrial water will transform the terrestrial earth, and bring forth tenfold in more abundance. Man will not need to labor so extensively as Adam did and you do in bringing forth food to eat, for the earth will change from a telestial earth to a terrestrial earth.

Since you are now a terrestrial mortal, as are all of our elect on the earth, the foods you eat will be better assimilated, and your health and vitality will be enhanced. As you work the land, and grow your own food, this process will also enhance your immunity and ground your body to the earth itself.

The effects of aging will slow down, and your strength will last longer than had you not labored to till the earth.

Raphael, pray that your garden beds and your orchard and fields become transformed to a terrestrial piece of land. We will be changing all of the earth to becoming terrestrial, and will speed up this change on your own land if you ask this of us. This promise is also true for all of our elect, for they are heirs of our abundant promises and blessings, even a fulness of the future terrestrial earth!'

I thanked my Heavenly Mother for her words. I asked her to change and transform my land that I work on to become terrestrial land, and to produce terrestrial food for us who live here. In turn, I asked her to bless our terrestrial mortal bodies to change as we eat more from our own land, instead of the food from the store. I said I was excited to see this transformation in our own bodies."

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We have large growing areas on our acreage. We have a large garden, an orchard and berries. I have been busy the past month pruning berry canes, grapes and our orchard trees. My wife has been working beside me. We both enjoy very much working outside! She is also busy planning the garden, growing seedlings now and having a lot of fun. I am soon going to awaken the soil, by getting it ready to plant. I also prepared our garden beds in the fall so it would be rejuvenated and ready for a new season of growing. Over the years, our soil is getting richer and more suitable to grow healthy plants.

My lovely wife also grows so many flowers and herbs on our land. I have also grown to love all of these. I am amazed at the abundant variation, beauty and intricate construction of all of God's wonders in the plant kingdom. These truly "please the eye and gladden the heart!" (verse 18 below).

D&C 59:15-20
"15 And inasmuch as ye do these things with thanksgiving, with cheerful hearts and countenances, not with much laughter, for this is sin, but with a glad heart and a cheerful countenance—

16 Verily I say, that inasmuch as ye do this, the fulness of the earth is yours, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and that which climbeth upon the trees and walketh upon the earth;

17 Yea, and the herb, and the good things which come of the earth, whether for food or for raiment, or for houses, or for barns, or for orchards, or for gardens, or for vineyards;

18 Yea, all things which come of the earth, in the season thereof, are made for the benefit and the use of man, both to please the eye and to gladden the heart;

19 Yea, for food and for raiment, for taste and for smell, to strengthen the body and to enliven the soul.

20 And it pleaseth God that he hath given all these things unto man; for unto this end were they made to be used, with judgment, not to excess, neither by extortion."

This morning is a beautiful day, with a clear blue sky, and sunshine everywhere. I feel enlivened and so happy to live on land that we can work, and with the Lord's blessings of water, sunshine the miracle of creation, we can produce so much abundance in beauty and very tasty food. I love feeling in synch with the earth also. I feel very connected to Mother Earth, and that this is how it is supposed to be.

Over the years my wife and I have worked jobs that produce money so we may sustain ourselves. However, our preferred status is to just live off the land. We eat a lot of what we produce, but are not there yet. It takes a great deal of labor, like I am sure Adam and Eve did on the earth in the first days of the telestial earth.

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Here is another post I found that I really like:
138H12-138H19, from Heavenly Mother:

"In the beginning we cursed the land for the sake of Adam and Eve, so that they and their posterity would be propelled into a telestial world. At the end of the six thousand years of our children living in this fallen world, we will cleanse the world from sin and bless the earth for the sake of those elect millennial sons and daughters who follow, and for those who transition into the terrestrial world.

In this world of the millennium, there will still be need of hard work and productivity to sustain oneself. However, the earth will bring forth in much greater abundance and it will be easier to obtain more. There will be among our children a Zion society, where there will be no poor among them. The aggressive governments and nations will disappear, and our people will live in peaceful settlements. We will bless and prosper all who provide for their own wants and needs, and there will be enough for them to share of their abundance with those around them. They will share freely because of the love of God that is abundant in the land!"

Heavenly Mother walked next to me, extended her hand, and I stood and took her hand.

'Raphael, let's stroll now through my garden behind you!'

We walked up paths next to her beautiful garden beds. They were so lush and produced whatever one could possibly grow from the ground for food for man. I know these were on the earth too.

D&C 59:18-20-"Yea, all things which come of the earth, in the season thereof, are made for the benefit and the use of man, both to please the eye and to gladden the heart.

Yea, for food and for raiment, for taste and for smell, to strengthen the body and to enliven the soul.

And it pleaseth God that he hath given all these things unto man; for unto this end were they all made to be used, with judgment, not to excess, neither by extortion.""

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March 9-10, 2026

Yesterday and today I have been thinking more on faith, and the trial of our faith. I continued my thoughts from what my Heavenly Father said in my journal entry a few days ago dated March 6-7, 2026. While pondering this, I heard in one of the talks at sacrament meeting yesterday this scripture below. This impressed me a lot, and seemed like a message to me from the heavens! I thought about this throughout the rest of the day:

Ether 12:5-6
"And it came to pass that Ether did prophesy great and marvelous things unto the people, which they did not believe, because they saw them not.

And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith."

I had not recorded this verse in my Book of Raphael, so I put it in. I felt that this applied directly to me. Moroni had said that the people that Ether preached to "did not believe, because they saw them not". Ether spoke many things, including great prophecies about the New Jerusalem of our day (see Ether 13:4-11). Ether spoke of things so great to the people that Moroni said he was forbidden to put them in the Book of Mormon (Ether 13:13). I believe that these very things about the New Jerusalem were reserved for me to write about in this, my Book of Raphael (I have written over 18 posts focused only upon Zion, the New Jerusalem's construction, dedication, and gathering to this amazing place. See some of these in my posts 54, 55, 136, 171, 172, 173, 174, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199 and 200, plus so many references in my 2025 and 2026 journals).

Our Heavenly Parents said that the elect of God in these last days would believe in the New Jerusalem. This would be even though they didn't see this with their own physical eyes, or have pictures of it, or had evidence of it except my words in the Book of Raphael, and references in other scriptures. They would NOT be like the people in Ether's time who did not believe because they didn't see it. However, the elect who would eventually come to the New Jerusalem would have a trial of their faith.

Heavenly Father said this to me on March 6-7, 2026:
"Raphael, many of our elect will become increasingly awakened to our command for them to come to the New Jerusalem in the terrestrial realm. Others will remain in their own land, praying for one of the 144,000 or other heavenly servants to come to bring them in their portal to the New Jerusalem. We will orchestrate for each one of our elect to have trial of their faith. This will help them grapple with what they really believe, and what they really want to do. Remember, "mine elect hear my voice and harden not their hearts" (D&C 29:7). Our elect will each conclude that they need to act in faith by taking action. They will obey the voice of the Holy Ghost that will deeply impress upon them our desires and directions. They will, in time and by their own obedience, be brought to Zion, the New Jerusalem."

Each of us need to "dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith" (see Ether 12:6). I, myself, have seen with my spiritually enlightened eyes great things pertaining to my Gods, the New Jerusalem, and have received great revelations. These I have written down in this Book of Raphael. However, I have never seen any of these things with my natural eyes, but only with my spiritual eyes. This phenomenon was explained by Moses:

Moses 1:11
"But now mine own eyes have beheld God; but not my natural, but my spiritual eyes, for my natural eyes could not have beheld; for I should have withered and died in his presence; but his glory was upon me; and I beheld his face, for I was transfigured before him."

For me, I have seen so very much with my enlightened spiritual eyes, I am almost overcome when I think of it! I hope that I have adequately written about all of these things, for they are all true and from God, not me. I so hope that my words will not be rejected by the elect, like Ether's words were at the time he preached to his people. They rejected Ether's great prophecies because they saw them not with their physical eyes. They were lacking faith in spiritual things. They only believed what they saw with their natural eyes, that existed in their physical telestial world.

To me, the main factor that separates the terrestrial who believe (the elect of God), from the telestial people on the earth, is that the elect believe what they cannot yet see with their own physical eyes, and then act on these beliefs by being obedient to the promptings from God. Many people may believe in God, but if they are not motivated enough to act on what God tells them by the Spirit, or even believe it is God prompting them to do a certain thing, they are not counted as the elect of God.

1 Corinthians 2:9,14
"11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."

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I then determined to pray to my Heavenly Parents. I sought more insights and revelations on this subject of faith in things which are not seen with our natural eyes, but seen with our spiritual eyes.

My Heavenly Mother then came in front of me. I could distinctly feel her presence before me! I then heard her voice in my mind:

"Raphael, you have prepared well in coming before me, by pondering about faith. I wish to share with you some of my perpectives today about this topic, and how we expect our elect to act in faith.

From the beginning, our first parent Gods set up a system for their children which involved spirit reality and physical reality. In our spirit world, a spirit son or daughter can see with their spiritual eyes. They also have sensitivities of knowing certain things, like knowing when someone comes behind them. Their spirit perceives this, even though they don't see behind them with their spiritual eyes. They are also able to understand, perceive and spiritually see many things all at once, like Moses said:

Moses 1:8
"And it came to pass that Moses looked, and beheld the world upon which he was created; and Moses beheld the world and the ends thereof, and all the children of men which are, and which were created; of the same he greatly marveled and wondered."

Moses saw all of these things while yet in the flesh, by being transfigured or enlightened by the power of God. Jesus Christ, who showed Moses "all the children of men which are, and which were created", and "all things are present with me, for I know them all." Jesus knew all the children of men, and all creations, and he knew what all were doing at that very time, for he perceived it all with the inherent power of God. This is what he showed to Moses.

Jesus showed Moses all the children of men, at one time. He perceived them all, by the portion of the power of God that was given to him at that time. He could discern these with his spiritual perceptions, which we also call his spiritual eyes or spiritual understanding. We don't really differentiate the spiritual perceptions from the spiritual eyes, for it is one and the same. We call all of this "seeing with spiritual eyes".

The perceptions of what is real with the physical senses were patterned after what was real with the spiritual senses. In the natural or physical man, when they see with their physical eyes, they only see in front of them what is in their physical world. They cannot see into higher realms, for they have a veil over their conscious mortal mind so that they cannot see or perceive with their unconscious mind which operates their spiritual eyes. This restricts their physical view to the mortal state of man. This is how our first parent Gods planned these two worlds, with the spirit world using both the conscious and unconscious minds and the physical mortal world using exclusively the conscious mind. They also planned for different levels or realms in both of these worlds, named the telestial, the terrestrial, the celestial, and the highest celestial. Our children in the lower realms could not see into higher realms because of a veil restricting them from all higher realms, unless one of us Gods were to enlighten their spiritual perceptions to see into these higher realms. See your posts 86 Three Degrees Of Glory and 131 The Veils for more details on these.

When our spirit children who lived with us on our celestial orb were ready, we revealed to them our plan for each of them to progress by coming into a mortal life, to see if they would do all that we commanded them, even though they wouldn't be able see us.

Abraham 3:24-26
"And there stood one among them that was like unto God, and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell;

And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;

And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; and they who keep not their first estate shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate; and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever."

Abraham called the premortal spirit world probation the first estate, and the mortal world the second estate. In the first estate, our children would see us, but in the second estate they would not. Instead, they would be given physical eyes which would only see the physical world around them. However, they would still retain their spiritual perceptions, which included their spiritual eyes and senses. These would be shrouded in their physical body, restricted by a veil, and not activated unless we were to enlighten them by our Holy Spirit. For Moses, he was enlightened by Jesus Christ to see and perceive with his spiritual eyes and spirit (Moses 1:8).

Raphael, you are correct that since you have been in mortality, you have seen into our higher realms of glory with your spiritual eyes and spiritual perception, like Moses, and not with your natural eyes with which you see in your telestial mortal world. You have never seen us with your physical eyes. However, seeing us with your spiritual eyes is very real and verifiable spiritually. This is how it has been since the beginning of man, starting with Adam, for all those who have seen us and our higher realms of glory. They have never seen us with their natural eyes, but with their spiritual eyes and spiritual perceptions. Spiritual things are not meant to be verifiable through natural means, or with your natural eyes or natural testing. There is no reliable natural or physical testing that you can do in mortality to prove what you have seen spiritually in our higher realms. You need to bridge this gap between your spiritual sight and your physical sight with faith. Again, this is how it has always been in the second estate of man.

We have provided our children with mental testing and spiritual verification, to give them confidence that what they perceive and see with their spiritual eyes is true and real, even while in their mortal estate. This greatly increases their faith in us. They may become fully assured that what they see with spiritual eyes is from us, their Gods who dwell in higher realms. I will now reveal to you how verifying spiritual things while in the flesh is done.

First, the spirits of our mortal children remember in their unconscious minds their experiences with us on our celestial orb. They know exactly how to hear us, and how perceive spiritual things with their spirit that dwells within their physical body. Although there is a strong veil over their unconscious mind, they still retain these great gifts of discernment they developed in their premortal life. This gift of discernment is a method that their spirit may use to detect spiritual promptings from us, their Gods. Some of our children in mortality have a greater ability than others to access their discernment gifts in their unconscious minds.

Second, our children can measure how much enlightenment they receive when they follow our promptings. We always give them more light which is discernable, when they obey and follow our gentle spiritual nudgings. They can tell that they are filled with more light and enlightenment. Their minds are more clear, and they feel more inspired and tangibly better than they were before. This is a real, verifiable mental perception. In this way, they may have confidence that we are leading them in their lives in the ways that they should go.

Alma 32:28-35
"28 Now, we will compare the word unto a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves—It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth to be delicious to me.

29 Now behold, would not this increase your faith? I say unto you, Yea; nevertheless it hath not grown up to a perfect knowledge.

30 But behold, as the seed swelleth, and sprouteth, and beginneth to grow, then you must needs say that the seed is good; for behold it swelleth, and sprouteth, and beginneth to grow. And now, behold, will not this strengthen your faith? Yea, it will strengthen your faith: for ye will say I know that this is a good seed; for behold it sprouteth and beginneth to grow.

31 And now, behold, are ye sure that this is a good seed? I say unto you, Yea; for every seed bringeth forth unto its own likeness.

32 Therefore, if a seed groweth it is good, but if it groweth not, behold it is not good, therefore it is cast away.

33 And now, behold, because ye have tried the experiment, and planted the seed, and it swelleth and sprouteth, and beginneth to grow, ye must needs know that the seed is good.

34 And now, behold, is your knowledge perfect? Yea, your knowledge is perfect in that thing, and your faith is dormant; and this because you know, for ye know that the word hath swelled your souls, and ye also know that it hath sprouted up, that your understanding doth begin to be enlightened, and your mind doth begin to expand.

35 O then, is not this real? I say unto you, Yea, because it is light; and whatsoever is light, is good, because it is discernible, therefore ye must know that it is good;..."

Third, our children may learn to discern spiritual promptings from us very clearly while in the flesh. This method was explained to Oliver Cowdery after he tried to translate from the Book of Mormon.

D&C 8:1
"Oliver Cowdery, verily, verily, I say unto you, that assuredly as the Lord liveth, who is your God and your Redeemer, even so surely shall you receive a knowledge of whatsoever things you shall ask in faith, with an honest heart, believing that you shall receive a knowledge concerning the engravings of old records, which are ancient, which contain those parts of my scripture of which has been spoken by the manifestation of my Spirit."

Oliver was told above what he had to do to receive the knowledge he sought. However, he did not fully understand the extent of his studying and pondering we required, prior to revealing to him truths from us, as explained in the followup scripture:

D&C 9:7-9
"Behold, you have not understood; you have supposed that I would give it unto you, when you took no thought save it was to ask me.

But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right.

But if it be not right you shall have no such feelings, but you shall have a stupor of thought that shall cause you to forget the thing which is wrong; therefore, you cannot write that which is sacred save it be given you from me."

What Jesus Christ taught Oliver through the prophet Joseph was how Oliver could discern the manifestations of the Spirit. This comes differently to each one of our children, but the way we choose to show them is clear to each one. This is how I show my children by my power of the Holy Ghost. These manifestations are repeatable and verifiable: when our child asks in faith whether something is true or not, I will manifest the truth of that thing to them by the power of the Holy Ghost, by my spirit, clearly each time they ask, in a manner they can discern and know that it is not from them, but from me.

For Oliver, and for you too, Raphael, you may ask me about somethings, and I will cause "your bosom shall burn within you" (or be enlightened with my Spirit) when that thing is true, or cause you to forget the thing that is not true. This is repeatable so that you know what I prompt you is from me, and not from you, and is true or not.

Other people may receive a prompting from me in this same way that Oliver received it, or they may receive my promptings in a different way, all suited specifically for them. However, the method they receive from me is able to be repeated, thus verifying to that person it is not from themselves, but from me. They also receive enlightenment to their soul each time I manifest this to them. They can't create this enlightenment themselves.

Raphael, there is one way you verify that the truth of something is from me, that you use throughout each day. You ask me, in your mind, if something is true, or if it is something you should do or pursue, and then you wait. You then feel the manifestation of my Spirit, either by a signal from me of enlightenment, or a signal of lack of enlightenment, or a withdrawal of my light. After you receive my light or removal of my light, you then know my will. This you do many times during the day. I am pleased that you continually ask of me. You only ask of me for those things that you can't figure out yourself through exercising your own mental evaluations and perceptions. You still move forward on many things that you already know are right for you to do without asking me on every item. This shows me that you are doing many things of your own free will, and bringing about much righteousness at the same time (see D&C 58:27-28).

Fourth, if our child needs a direct prompting, or needs to change course, we may give them a unique thought or phrase in their mind. They might wonder if this is from their own thoughts, or from us. They may determine if it is from us by specifically asking, in a simple prayer in their mind, if one of us Gods gave them that thought as a specific prompting. If it is from us, they will know by the manifestation of the Spirit.

Fifth, we often are involved in the details of the lives of our beloved children, to the point that we bring into their lives other people or events that they need to learn from. This type of orchestration in the lives of our sons and daughters is also verifiable if our child asks of us if it is mere coincidence or if we were unseen actors behind their mortal view.

Finally, I cannot list the many more ways that we Gods help direct our children in their mortal life, for there are so many ways. We also give them gifts of the Spirit, to help them in their mortal journey, and to help each other. We watch over our faithful elect constantly, and guide them here a little, and there a little, so that they are continually enriched and led, as they will allow us. These methods constitute gifts of the Spirit as spoken of in D&C 46.

D&C 46:15-16 (my comments in parenthesis)
"And again, to some it is given by the Holy Ghost to know the differences of administration, as it will be pleasing unto the same Lord, according as the Lord will, suiting his mercies according to the conditions of the children of men.

(Raphael, you now live in a unique time where the "conditions of the children of men" in your day have changed dramatically with the advent of modern-day technology. We are able to use this technology, such as the internet, to prompt our children to find our truths online in ways never before possible. These are "differences of administration" in how we show forth our power and guidance to our elect children.)

And again, it is given by the Holy Ghost to some to know the diversities of operations, whether they be of God, that the manifestations of the Spirit may be given to every man to profit withal.

(The "diversities of operations" refers to how I, as the Holy Ghost, manifest differently to each of my children in ways that they may best understand, so that my children develop faith in us and our directions. Each man and woman receives the manifestations of the Spirit in slightly different ways, for they are all unique. Their spirit inside of their physical body may discern how I connect with them, for I know them intimately well, for they are my own son or daughter.)"
(end of Heavenly Mother's words)

I deeply thanked my beloved Heavenly Mother for her clear explanation of the manifestations of the Spirit! I feel very enlightened and full of a better understanding of the ways of God.

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March 11-12, 2026

Today I was directed to two scriptures in the Doctrine and Covenants concerning faith:

D&C 8:10
"Remember that without faith you can do nothing; therefore ask in faith. Trifle not with these things; do not ask for that which you ought not."

D&C 20:29
"And we know that all men must repent and believe on the name of Jesus Christ, and worship the Father in his name, and endure in faith on his name to the end, or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God."

I found the following in my 2025 journal from Heavenly Father on October 12-13, 2025. He referred to D&C 20:29:

"Today I was guided to study D&C 20:27-29:
"27. As well as those who should come after (meaning, after Christ came in meridian of time, in the flesh; see previous verse), who should believe in the gifts and callings of God by the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of the Father and of the Son;

28. Which Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one God, infinite and eternal, without end. Amen.

29. And we know that all men must repent and believe on the name of Jesus Christ, and worship the Father in his name, and endure in faith on his name to the end, or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God." (my comments in parenthesis)

I asked my Heavenly Father about his comments concerning this scriptural passage.

He then spoke to me:

"Raphael, I want to talk to you further about the kingdom of God. There is only one way for any of our children to be saved in the kingdom of God, even from the beginning (see verse 29 above). It is through a valid baptism by an authorized and honorable priesthood holder, of water and of the Spirit in the true Church of Christ on the telestial or terrestrial mortal earth. This ordinance is always attended by the "abundant gifts and callings of God by the Holy Ghost" (verse 27), if the recipient is full of faith and repentant. This baptism by fire, given by the Holy Ghost, then gives the new member of the Church of Christ the presence of the Holy Ghost in his or her life, and the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost to be a guide in their life. This great gift continues as our child strives to listen to the Holy Ghost, in all circumstances in his or her life. This baptism ordinance is also acceptable for the dead, similarly as for the living.

This is all to be done in the telestial or terrestrial mortal realms of the earth, in the authorized Church of Christ on the earth. Currently, there is no such church on the earth, for the keys of the kingdom of God in the church, and the priesthood that once were in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been removed from the heads of that church. "The kingdom of God is now splintered and will need to be fully set back in order by God in his own due time.""

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This morning I felt that Heavenly Father wanted to say more about these verses, and particularly comment on the faith required to attain eternal life.

Heavenly Father came before me in my room. I could "see" him with my spiritual eyes, not my physical eyes. He spoke these words to me that I heard in my unconscious mind, in my thoughts:

"Raphael, I want to say a few more things about the two verses in the Doctrine and Covenants that I have inspired you to find and study (D&C 8:10 and D&C 20:29).

In mortality we have planned that our children act in faith. We have placed a strong veil between their unconscious mind and their conscious mind. In their premortal life when our children lived in our presence, there was no veil and they saw us clearly, and directly interacted with us. They possessed a combined mind consisting of what we would later call the unconscious and the conscious minds. Once they were born on earth, we separated their minds so that they couldn't see or interact with us in their mortal, conscious mind. This controls their visual sight. If they were to come back into our presence while yet mortal, they would only see us with their spiritual eyes or perception, that is all controlled by their unconscious mind.

Right now when you see me before you standing in the air, you see me with your spiritual eyes. You will never see me while you are in mortality with your natural eyes that are controlled by your conscious mind, for that is how we have ordained mortality to be for all of our children.

When you see me with your spiritual eyes, you see what we want you to see. We are able to control how much you see. The sight and impressions upon your unconscious mind are very real and may all be recalled in your unconscious memory. In addition, the impressions upon your spirit that resides within your body are more impactful that were you to see me with your physical sight that is controlled with your conscious mind.

When our prophet Ether spoke to the Jaredites of his day, he said that they didn't believe him because they didn't see these things with their mortal eyes.

Ether 12:5-6
"And it came to pass that Ether did prophesy great and marvelous things unto the people, which they did not believe, because they saw them not.

And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith."

However, our elect of these last days will believe what they perceive with their spiritual eyes, or spiritual perception in their unconscious minds. They will act in faith and take action based on what we prompt them to do by the Holy Ghost, which promptings come to their unconscious mind. This will be by our still, small voice that they will spiritually hear within them. See your comments and those of Heavenly Mother that you wrote in your journal entry dated March 9-10, 2026.

Today I want to reiterate the great importance for our mortal children to act in faith, a belief in what they cannot see with their physical eyes and conscious mind, but what they perceive with their unconscious mind. I wish to do so by including my comments within the two scriptures you wrote earlier above in the Doctrine and Covenants (my words will be in parenthesis following these scriptures):

D&C 8:10
"Remember that without faith you can do nothing;

(Raphael, as I said earlier, we have ordained that in mortality our children will not have us next to them, where they could see us with their physical eyes (that is controlled by their mortal, conscious mind). Instead, they must act in faith, believing what they see and perceive with their spiritual eyes controlled by their unconscious minds. Their entire mortal life will remain in this state, with the requirement to act in faith. Remember, "without faith you can do nothing".

At the end of the mortal lives of our children, when they die and enter into the world of the spirit dead, or are resurrected, they will have their unconscious and conscious mind restored as one mind to them, as it was in their premortal life. If they are in the spirit world, awaiting their resurrection, they will still see with their spiritual eyes, for they will no longer have access to their physical bodies and physical eyesight. We may choose to gradually allow them to remember their premortal life experiences, which are housed in their unconscious mind. When they are later resurrected, their physical bodies will be raised from the earth and be permanently merged with their spirit. They will have restored their full mind in their resurrected body, and will have perfect recollection and use of both their unconscious and conscious minds which will be one mind again. They will then have no veil between their unconscious and conscious mind, but it will be one combined mind as it was in their premortal life. They will be able to see us with their resurrected eyes, for these too will be merged as their spiritual eyes and physical resurrected eyes.

Raphael, when you act as our servant in the New Jerusalem temple, in the millennial day, you will still be mortal, only you will be translated to a celestial level. This is still a mortal condition. You will still need to act in faith, for all that you "see" in the higher realms will still be with your spiritual eyes only, and not your natural or physical eyes. You will live in the New Jerusalem with other mortals, but each morning your replicated translated physical body will walk through the celestial gate into the land of Eden which is part of the celestial realm of the earth. Your replicated person will enter the celestial New Jerusalem Temple and, with Oriphiel, you will together administer to our candidates that Jesus Christ has chosen to enter into the Church of the Firstborn. In this state, you will have active your unconscious mind, whereas back in your home in the city of the New Jerusalem, you will function with your conscious mind.

Because of the replication of your translated body, at that point that you are located physically in both places, we will merge both of your unconscious and conscious minds together. This will allow you to know what you are doing in your conscious mind in both locations you are in. This gift of a merged mind will be a great gift to you! (see your post 203 Blessings of a Merged Mind) You will be able to fully act in both places, using our power of God to be replicated as we have power to do. You will be able to switch mentally between each place, or keep them entirely separate, yet have a perfect recollection of all that occurred in each location.

Raphael, we are granting you the gift of a merged mind, and the gift of replication (see 67H4-67H5), in order that you are able to do the work we need you to do. We require that you remain a mortal in administering the waters of separation ordinance in the New Jerusalem Temple (see 200E1-200E47). You will still be required to act in faith, for you will be still mortal. However, with the gift of a merged mind, you will have access to your full mind, both unconscious and conscious. The veil between these parts of your mind will be removed, and you will be a seer, one who truly sees into our higher realms and still lives on the earth as a mortal.

At this time in your life, before the millennium, you are able to activate these same gifts of a merged mind and being a seer. However, these gifts will all be more highly refined in the millennial day.)

therefore ask in faith. Trifle not with these things; do not ask for that which you ought not.

(We require all our mortal children to ask in faith in their prayers. Our children on earth need to be consistent in prayer, and constant in their prayers and obedient, and trifle not, or don't let these important habits falter or slide out of importance. They each need to work for praying with desire, and praying as moved upon by the Holy Ghost who will guide them what to pray for. In addition, the Holy Ghost will prompt them what not to pray for.)"

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D&C 20:29
"And we know that all men must repent and believe on the name of Jesus Christ, and worship the Father in his name, and endure in faith on his name to the end, or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God.

(Raphael, the requirement for all of our mortal children is to repent of their sins, come unto Christ, and believe in his gospel. This belief is the foundation of faith. Faith is belief plus action in obedience to God. When our child believes in us, without seeing us with their physical eyes, and then acts in a way to promote that belief, they are exercising faith in God. Without faith it is impossible for our children to please us in this second estate of probation. It is by the test of their faith that they prove that they are willing to do all that we command them:

Abraham 3:25
"And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;"

Our children who act in faith in mortality, must also endure in this faith until the end of their mortal lives. This endurance shows their eternal commitment to us. This is our assurance that they qualify, in all conditions that they might be exposed to in their mortal life, for eternal life and exaltation. Enduring in the midst of any trial that might come upon them in life is our very good test of their allegiance to God above all else in their lives, or what might happen to them in the course of their mortal life.)"

(end of Heavenly Father's words)

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March 13-14, 2026

Life is going very well for my wife and me! We are gaining increased love for each other, our neighbors, friends and family members. As for me, I feel increased interest in them, and love to be cheery, friendly and accepting to all of them. My wife has been a great example to me for continually thinking of those around us that might be in need of increased friendship and concern.

I then did a search in the scriptures of "faith, hope, and charity" that ties love, or charity, with faith and hope. Here are the top five scriptures I was given:

1 Corinthians 13:13
"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."

D&C 18:19
"And if you have not faith, hope, and charity, you can do nothing."

Moroni 10:20
"Wherefore, there must be faith; and if there must be faith there must also be hope; and if there must be hope there must also be charity."

Alma 7:24
"And see that ye have faith, hope, and charity, and then ye will always abound in good works."

D&C 4:5
"And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work."

The scriptures group faith, hope, and charity together often. I have recently been studying a lot about faith, and now I feel to expand this to learning more about faith, hope and charity, these three.

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It seems that in my life I have been given so many weaknesses. I am glad to now be finally breaking free of the weakness of not knowing how to love people deeply like I am feeling now. I feel great liberation with this great gift of charity for people, like heavy chains are being lifted from my shoulders!

I found this quote from my Heavenly Father in my post 116E4-116E7 that addresses my weaknesses to faith, hope, and charity:

"I came to the tall tree fir forest just west of the overlook of Heavenly Father's wheat field. I was among very tall and majestic straight trees, with most of their branches very high above the ground. I knelt in the soft forest floor, faced the distant opening of the overlook and asked for Heavenly Parents, or one, to come to me.

Heavenly Father then appeared at the overlook to my east! I saw him then start to walk on the forest floor to me. Soon he was right in front of me, shining in his glory and smiling.

Heavenly Father then spoke to me: 'Raphael, we have given you some great weaknesses that have come to you because of your flesh. This is common to all mankind on the earth. These weaknesses are not a reflection of who you were before in your premortal state, but were given to you to help you grow and change, in your struggles to do so. We will help you as you come unto us.

Ether 12:27-28
"And if men come unto me, I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.

Behold, I will show unto the Gentiles their weakness, and I will show unto them that faith, hope, and charity bringeth unto me–the fountain of all righteousness."

Raphael, you have received a view last night of the reality of how you have acted in your weakness you inherited in your family and from life that you have never corrected. This has been painful for you to see yourself in your weakness! You then became motivated to correct your longstanding weaknesses, by first recognizing you are weak, and secondly making a plan to change. As you start to take corrective action, we will come and encourage you in your efforts. As you begin change for the better, you will feel better about yourself, being encouraged by our Spirit. When you consistently act in this better way, you lose any desire to be your old self. You have then made the change and have learned the process of changing your ways. You are then able to see the fact of your changed actions and receive the rewards of being a more kind, loving and sensitive person.

In verse 28 of Ether 12, Jesus Christ, who is speaking to Moroni, states that the fountain of all righteousness is faith, hope and charity. He says it right after saying the he would show the Gentiles (that is you and those who live in your day) their weakness. We have given you great weaknesses. We are still able to reveal to you such great revelations, even though you are not perfect, but still have these great weaknesses. This alone is a witness of our truth, for it is a marvel that we could get you to the point that you become so capable in one area of receiving our revelations, and yet you are so weak and vulnerable in another area. As you see yourself in clarity, with all of your foibles and weaknesses, it is very uncomfortable, and you feel more motivated than ever to finally work on these particular weaknesses. As you gradually and slowly change, you become even more of a capable and wise servant to us."

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I then found these encouraging words from Heavenly Mother centered around faith and hope, from my post 95K1-95K9:

"I came in the celestial world to the horizontal log in God's Healing Center to the west of the switchback, down the little hill. It was lovely there, with the sun streaming through the trees to the north. I leaned upon the log and knelt on the ground. I asked my Heavenly Parents, or one of them, to come to me in prayer.

My Heavenly Mother appeared at the top of the hill to the east, very radiant in light! She floated in the air right behind the horizontal log where I could fully see her! She was smiling broadly, had sparkling eternity eyes and just exuded happiness and love!

Heavenly Mother then spoke to me:

'Raphael, my son, your Father shared with you last night how important faith is in exercising our thoughts to act. We continue to exercise our faith continually in all of our actions. Faith is often described in the scriptures along with hope and charity:

D&C 18:19
"And if you have not faith, hope, and charity, you can do nothing."

You understand how critical faith is to all action in intelligent beings, but what about hope? Hope has been described for the faithful by Nephi:

2 Nephi 31:20
"Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope and a love of God and of all men. . ."

Hope is centered in Christ, with anticipation of eternal life.

Alma 13:29
"Having faith on the Lord; having a hope that ye shall receive eternal life; having the love of God always in your hearts, that ye may be lifted up at the last day and enter into his rest."

When our children are able to lay hold upon the idea that they may progress and live in a happy, eternal state, even in eternal life, this hope is very motivating to their desires to persist in the path towards eternal life. It is hope that propels them forward in faith to do what they need to do in order to attain eternal life. They act in small steps towards their overall objective, in exercising their faith, being motivated by hope.

I like the phrase "having a perfect brightness of hope", for this is how our faithful believe and act. If there were no hope in our children, they would have no motivation to persist in faith, and therefore would take no action. Hope, coupled with strong faith, always produces action and improvement when focused on works we direct our children to accomplish.

Even after we ordain our children to be Gods, and ordain them with power to act like we act, the new gods need to act in faith and hope. These two attributes continue to propel them forward in all their actions.

Raphael, you have hope that all of the promises we are telling you by revelation are true. You act in faith, riveted by the hope swelling in your heart that they are true. As you move forward and progress, one step closer at a time, you are encouraged and generate more hope and assurance that you are on the correct path that leads to your own exaltation. You believe and hope that you are acting in harmony with our will. We give you more and more light and love to continue to feed your faith and hope. Soon your hope becomes a perfect brightness of hope!

Even now, Raphael, I am filled with hope and assurance that you will be motivated to do all we encourage you to do. I see your faith and hope growing stronger with each day. This confirms my own hope that you will press forward and attain all we command and encourage you to do!

I also have great hope in our holy angels–all of them! I see them acting in faith and hope to accomplish such great actions, even as we reveal to them! I desire each to press forward in hope, acting in faith, even until they fulfill all of our commands!'

I thanked my loving Heavenly Mother for her encouraging words on hope! I told her that I am continually motivated by hope in being with them and my lovely wife and family in eternity and all the faithful. I am filled with joy and happiness that rewards my efforts!

She then pulled me forward to a standing position and then she lovingly embraced me! I felt her great love and acceptance of me! I felt her great hope and assurance I could and would be really able to do all that she and Heavenly Father asked of me! I too was filled with greater faith, hope and charity.

I then immediately came back to my own mortal conscious mind. What a great message I received today from my Heavenly Mother on hope! I closed my prayer and got ready for work."

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Once I had written all of the above, I went back and looked up each of the linked verses above in my Book of Raphael, and read all that I had previously written under each verse. I will copy below those parts that are particularly impactful to me.

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95L1-95L13, from Heavenly Mother about charity:

"Heavenly Mother came to me from on top of the grassy hill! She walked down to a place directly in front of me. She was smiling and seemed happy. She was beautiful and such a glorious being!

She extended her left hand and spoke:

'Raphael, stand and walk with me!'

I stood and took her hand in mine! We walked over the hill and started walking among the beautiful area of the celestial realms on the earth. We walked on a path next to some woods. We passed by meadows and a gurgling stream and a lake.

She spoke to me as we strolled together:

'Raphael, Heavenly Father answered one of S.A.'s questions last night about the main purpose of life. When our children learn to listen to our voice, the voice of the Spirit that we send to them, we will lead them in progressive steps. We always lead them to Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son. We also teach them our ways and how we live.

We live in loving relationships. We love to serve each other and our many children. Our great work is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of men and women. We show forth great light and love to our children whom we are guiding to come to us and become like us.

Charity is often spoken in the scriptures together with faith and hope:

1 Corinthians 13:13

"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."

(see this entire chapter for the definition of charity).

In the instructions we continually give to our children who listen and follow us, we always act and speak in loving ways. We lead our children to serve one another in love and consideration. We teach them of the great importance of the moral agency of all of our children, so that they never seek to force others, gain power or control over them in any unrighteous way, or gain any advantage of others. Instead, we instill love, or charity in them:

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."

Moroni 7:46-48

"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail–

But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen."

When our children on earth come unto us and seek our will, we gradually fill them more and more with our light and love. This tangible substance engenders feelings of all the godly virtues of charity spoken of in these scriptures. We also encourage them to care for and serve others, to act in kindness and think of others' needs, even before their own. We gradually tutor them to become filled with the godly love called charity.

As they act in obedience to our promptings, they are not only filled more and more with charity, but are becoming like us. When they eventually come into our presence, they are already filled with a large measure of our love. We continue then to shower upon them our love, and they witness of our abundant love and acceptance that we have for them. They also may see that our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, has ransomed them because he loves them so fully. He has suffered for their own sins and weaknesses so that they don't need to suffer if they would repent. He cleanses and forgives them because he loves them each so fully.

Charity is something our children receive as their greatest attribute along their journey of a full life of seeking us and wanting to do our will. They act more and more from a place of love and acceptance of others. Their faith and hope is critical in their progress, but if they don't learn along the way to love and succor others, they have really missed the lessons of life. Our objectives are to mold them so that they are filled with love, even to think, and act lovingly of others and themselves. They love seeing others succeed and rejoice in their well being and happiness.

Satan and the devils cannot understand the motivations of love, for they possess none. They are continually filled with hate and all the evil attributes that attend hate. On the other hand, our elect children are filled more and more with charity, the pure love of Jesus Christ, and all the godly attributes that attend love.

Raphael, we are pleased when our children pray to us, in the energy of their hearts, to be filled with charity. We then lead them to act in ways that will strengthen their love in their actions. We fill them with the love of God that we shed forth upon the world. We gently and lovingly act in great love as we nurture and guide their lives.

Charity grows brighter and stronger in our faithful children as they mature through life's journey. Their faith and hope not only increases with their assurances gained in life, but they develop a strong love and bond of charity that covers them, even as a mantle or a cloak:

D&C 88:125
"And above all things, clothe yourselves with the bond of charity, as with a mantle, which is the bond of perfectness and peace." '

Heavenly Mother then stopped walking and faced me. She spoke again:

'Raphael, oh how we love our children! We delight particularly in those who obey us and allow us to lead them. We will fill all our elect with our love and light, and bring them even to a place like we have done for you, even while they are on the journey of life. Please convey our deep love for them!'

I told her I would do so as often as I could! I said I loved her so very much! I thrill to be with her, to learn from her and that I love to be guided by her, Heavenly Father, and Jesus Christ. I committed to seek them always, and to keep their commandments!

She started to embrace me as my vision closed. I felt her love in my heart as I came back to my mortal conscious mind. Oh, what a great prayer this morning!"

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From Heavenly Father, July 15, 2025, showing the great importance to be warm and welcoming to those who come to Zion:

"Once our elect come to the New Jerusalem, there will be a time for giving an account of his/her life, prior to coming into our Zion communities. After the first time our elect enter, they will have a time appointed to meet with one of our inspired leaders. These elect individuals, couples, or families will come together to share with our appointed leader their journey to this beautiful land. This entry interview will be more of sharing experiences, for there will be many who will have sacrificed greatly to come. The leader will hear of their recounting, which is really an account of the stewardship they have received, and how they have chosen to follow the directions of the Holy Ghost in their journey, leaving the telestial world behind. This will help the leader then choose where they may best fit and live as neighbors near those who, like them, have also made their trek to Zion. We will send the Holy Ghost upon our leaders to make inspired directions and suggestions. Above all, these leaders will be very warm and welcoming, fully embracing the new new citizen(s) of Zion into a happy community of believers in Jesus Christ. Our new Church of Christ will just be beginning to be organized (see 124F10-124F16 , 131G18, 143C13-143C23, 146E9-146E12, 182J6, and 192B9), so these leaders may not even have place yet in that terrestrial church. This accounting of stewardship is what will be "an account of their stewardship, in time." In the future, at the judgment day, there will be another "account of stewardship, in eternity". For those who have been good and faithful stewards, they will receive great rewards in the mansions I have prepared for them!"

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From Heavenly Mother recorded in my journal entry dated July 29-31, 2025:

"Raphael, it has been good for you to have read and pondered our words to you about the great importance of our elect children to have charity, the pure love of Jesus Christ (see Moroni 7:46-48). Everyone who enters the rest of the Lord will have received this overarching gift and requirement to have this love in their heart. In the course of their premortal and mortal lives, they will have been given this great gift from us, their Gods.

The apostle Paul also wrote about the very important and overarching need to having charity in 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. You have not included this entire chapter in your references in the Book of Raphael, in the New Testament. I want you to include this chapter, with reference to this journal entry today. These verses in 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 are beautiful, and completely reflect our feelings.

Everyone of our elect who are called by Jesus Christ to enter the glorious Church of the Firstborn must needs have attained a high level of charity, the pure love of God. Without this gift from us, they are truly "as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal". This means that their religion and actions are hollow, for they have no driving purpose and meaning. We will give each of these, our children whom we have chosen to become like us, a great outpouring of the gift of charity prior to them entering into our celestial church.

Charity, the love of God, is the motivation and driving force behind all of our actions. This great gift is what binds all of our works together, into one great whole. Truly, this abundant love of God is a prerequisite for our children to possess, when we bestow our greatest gift to our children, the gift of eternal life and exaltation (see D&C 14:7). Raphael, you have also not included this verse in your references in the Book of Raphael. I want you to include this reference today, with a link to this journal entry. We do not grant eternal life to any of our children except to those who have sought for the gift of charity first, and that we have graciously given to them this great, great blessing!"

I thanked my Heavenly Mother for her words! I felt very humbled and grateful before my Heavenly Mother today. I know that I have only recently been gradually endowed with this great gift of charity. I feel it now, motivating me in all my actions, more and more. I am still full of so many weaknesses of the flesh, and stumble and yield to pride and the cares of the world at times. However, the love from God, and God's great gift of charity I feel for others, motivates me to repent and become one with God. I pray for a greater and greater abundance of charity in my mind and heart. It is so delicious to me!

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Heavenly Mother said this my renewal of my sacrament covenant, on December 14-15, 2025:

"Heavenly Mother responded:

"Raphael, we will send upon you our Godly charity for our beloved children who dwell on earth, and with whom you will interact. Your position is to accept and to love them, without judgment but with loving focus on them. In this way, you will forget your own needs as you turn to serve and love them.""

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After reading all of these scriptures and entries in my Book of Raphael, I prayed to my Heavenly Mother. I prayed that I be filled more and more with charity, the pure love of Jesus Christ. I prayed that those with whom I interface with, and all with whom I have contact, will feel from me the love of God. This is the great gift of which I continually seek.

Heavenly Mother then came into my room. I could feel her presence at first, and then I beheld her loving face! She was smiling broadly upon me. Her eternity eyes looked upon me with such compassion and love, for I could feel that too!

She asked me to type on my computer her words as she spoke them to me:

"Raphael, you have read and pondered many of the words of your Heavenly Father and me, and read many of our favorite scriptures on faith, hope, and charity. Over the years, you and your loving wife have developed a great amount of love, and we have endowed you with an abundance of our love. We send our love, what the scriptures also call charity, accompanying our light that comes from our very beings into you. It is a tangible feeling, discernable in the spirits of our beloved children who live on earth. Therefore, as you warmly greet our children, and in loving ways interact with them, you uplift them with the love and light we give to you. You can hardly speak to them without smiling and thinking of them, wanting to focus on them and their needs. A part of the light and love that is in you then actually remains with them, and cheers them up. They leave your presence happier people, and truly uplifted.

After they leave you, being uplifted by the enlightenment of our Spirit that spreads from you to them, they then have an increased amount of light and love in their beings. As they interact with others, this tangible happy and loving feeling spreads to others. Soon your extension of our love, conveyed to them by our light, further spreads to others. All are uplifted and become happier, and gain the desire to show forth the same love and light to others they meet and interact with. The feeling of acceptance and love is very attracting to all of our children.

When two or more of our children who possess the love of God in abundance in their lives meet, they become instant friends. Their connection can be electrifying, and they both are blessed by the love that each other shares. This experience will be especially evident when you administer the welcoming ordinance of the Church of the Firstborn in the New Jerusalem to the hosts of the saints of Enoch, the prophet, who were all translated and received into heaven before the great flood:

Moses 7:63-64
"And the Lord said unto Enoch: Then shalt thou and all thy city meet them there, and we will receive them into our bosom, and they shall see us; and we will fall upon their necks, and they shall fall upon our necks, and we will kiss each other;

And there shall be mine abode, and it shall be Zion, which shall come forth out of all the creations which I have made; and for the space of a thousand years the earth shall rest."

Here is what your Heavenly Father spoke to you on December 20-21, 2025, when he referred to this same scripture:

"My Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, will prove the elect based upon the desires of their hearts and their actions. When he is satisfied that they will always follow us, and keep our commandments, he will come to them and open the way for them to come to the New Jerusalem Celestial Temple. At the same time, you and Oriphiel will receive their names the day of them coming to that temple. On that day, you will open the door of that temple and call out their name. They and their loved ones who are found worthy will be brought into our temple by you, Raphael. There you will administer the waters of separation ordinance which will bring them into our celestial Church of the Firstborn. Oriphiel will then record their name in the Book of Life. Oh, what a glorious experience this will be for all of you, especially for those elect sons and daughters who receive this ordianance!

The experience all of you will have is similar to what Jesus Christ spoke to Enoch, about his people who come to the New Jerusalem:

Moses 7:63
"And the Lord said unto Enoch: Then shalt thou and all thy city meet them (Raphael and Oriphiel, our archangels) there, and we (you Raphael, Oriphiel, and sometimes also their Heavenly Mother, Jesus Christ and me, their Heavenly Father) will receive them into our bosom, and they shall see us; and we will fall upon their necks, and they shall fall upon our necks, and we will kiss each other (This experience will be when the people of Enoch each receives their entry into the Church of the Firstborn)."
(words in parenthesis from Heavenly Father).

Raphael, there will be similar rejoicing and outpouring of the Spirit when our elect arrive in Zion, the New Jerusalem! As they enter into one of the gates of that city, in the terrestrial world, they will be greeted by very warm and welcoming individuals whom we will have called for this very purpose. These will meet them, embrace each one, and receive them into that glorious city of peace! We will abundantly send our Spirit at that time, even the Holy Ghost, which will fill all the weary ones who come, to be rewarded with great joy and deep satisfaction! Many tears of happiness will be shed as they enter into our safe garner, even the New Jerusalem!"
(end of Heavenly Father's words spoken on December 20-21, 2025)

Heavenly Mother continued:

"Here is what I said to you on January 25-27, 2026, about this same scripture in Moses 7:63-64

"The very most and greatest joy that we will ever receive in this eternity is when our obedient children begin their journey back to us in the New Jerusalem temple, now built on the celestial earth, and ultimately receive their exaltation in our celestial worlds above! Their entry into our holy celestial Church of the Firstborn will separate them from their brothers and sisters, and bring them into a position to receive all that we have to give them, even the riches of eternity! We and our new members of the Church of the Firstborn will rejoice together at this momentous event!

This is the very event that Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son, told Enoch would happen when his people come to the New Jerusalem:

Moses 7:63-64
"And the Lord said unto Enoch: Then shalt thou and all thy city meet them there, and we will receive them into our bosom, and they shall see us; and we will fall upon their necks, and they shall fall upon our necks, and we will kiss each other;

And there shall be mine abode, and it shall be Zion, which shall come forth out of all the creations which I have made; and for the space of a thousand years the earth shall rest.""

At times like these, our love with know no bounds, but will abundantly flow from us to all who participate in such remarkable experiences! In many of these rejoicings, your Father and I will no longer hold back, but will open the heavens and come in the midst of our loving children! It is then that the fulness of our Spirit and love will be shed forth upon our beloved sons and daughters! These memorable experiences will in the future be recalled with great emotion, accompanied each time by an outpouring of our light and love upon our beautiful children.

Raphael, whenever there is a flow of our love to our children, and they accept this love and are enlightened, they want to share this with their family and friends. As they do so, our love and light propagates throughout their communities and into the world. This is a how the love of God spreads across the world and into the lives of our beloved children.

Tomorrow when you come to us in your scripture study, I wish to speak to you on hope. This is a very important attribute for all of our children who live in their mortal experience.
(end of Heavenly Mother's words)

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March 15-16, 2026

When I awoke early this morning I remembered what my Heavenly Mother spoke to me yesterday morning:

"Tomorrow when you come to us in your scripture study, I wish to speak to you on hope. This is a very important attribute for all of our children who live in their mortal experience."

I remember these verses about hope in the Book of Mormon:

Moroni 7:40-43
"40 And again, my beloved brethren, I would speak unto you concerning hope. How is it that ye can attain unto faith, save ye shall have hope?

41 And what is it that ye shall hope for? Behold I say unto you that ye shall have hope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life eternal, and this because of your faith in him according to the promise.

42 Wherefore, if a man have faith he must needs have hope; for without faith there cannot be any hope.

43 And again, behold I say unto you that he cannot have faith and hope, save he shall be meek, and lowly of heart."

Faith and hope grow together, and without hope in that which is to come, faith cannot grow.

I hope for eternal life like Mormon is quoted by Moroni having said in verse 42, for I also hope for "the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life eternal". But I have hope for more than this too. I have been given great promises and statements from God that I am really Raphael, an archangel in the flesh, with a great latter-day mission. I have been told this so many times by them, and have recorded this in my Book of Raphael, that this is how my entire perspective of who I really am now. Of course I hope that this is true. I never think otherwise.

I also have hope that I am really translated to a celestial level, and have been commissioned by God to do a great work in these last days. I have hope that I really did act under God's power to construct the island of the New Jerusalem, and all that I have seen that I built with my Heavenly Parents by my side, and by their authority. I especially have thrilled in the construction of all that is celestial in the land of Eden on this island: the glorious celestial New Jerusalem Temple, the fountain of living water, the beautiful pool and rock structures of that fountain, the underground piping and above ground living water fountain and channels that brings this celestial living water from the pressurized water cavern under the earth, the paths and gardens, the beautiful structure of the landscaping, and the golden altar and table. I have hope that all that I was shown within this glorious celestial temple is accurate, like the font room with its beautiful steps leading down to the font floor, and the portals on either side of this room that open to the celestial orb. I love all the structure that was revealed to me, including the men and women's endowment room with a portal to God's temple in heaven behind the veil and seven pillars. It is all something that I could never have thought of myself (see my posts 54. Expansion of the Work and 55. Visiting the New Jerusalem).

I also have great hope in my very connective relationship with my Heavenly Father, Heavenly Mother and Jesus Christ. I know them, and one of them talks to me nearly every day. The direction I receive from them I write in my Book of Raphael. I have great hope to live again with them in eternal glory, worlds without end!

I have great anticipation and hope for the assignment I have been given to be the one who administers the waters of separation ordinance in the New Jerusalem Temple. This brings the candidates into the Church of the Firstborn, God's celestial church in the eternities. I look forward to rejoicing with those who will be brought into this church, after all their pressing forward in being righteous and acting in faith. I greatly rejoice and hope in this great assignment that I will fulfill during the entire millennium.

I have faith and hope in so many more things relating to the higher realms of glory, and what exists in the eternities. I have hope in the doctrines of the gospel of Jesus Christ, both that are in the scriptures and in the abundant revelations contained in this Book of Raphael

After pondering about all that I hope for, I realize I have so much that I hope for, that I don't see in this telestial mortal world, or with my physical eyes. My faith and hope are huge, really, for I ponder on all of these things every day for hours. My world is grounded in my mortal being, but my thoughts, revelations, and perspective is visionary in other realms that very often are opened up and revealed to me.

I have great hopes too that my role as Raphael, as an archangel for God up to my birth on earth, is a fulfillment of the many scriptures that I have recorded under the comments of D&C 128:21.

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After thinking of all that I hope for, I called upon my Heavenly Mother in humble prayer. She came before me, smiling! I am thrilled to be before her, recording her every word in my journal:

"Raphael, my son, I have liked what you have written so far in your journal this morning about hope, and how it relates to faith. They are inseparable, but each have a different focus. As truth from us is revealed and taught our children on earth, both faith and hope swell in their hearts and minds. As they evaluate the truths and doctrines of the gospel of Jesus Christ, we their Gods send our Spirit, the Holy Ghost, to magnify and expand their understandings. This feeling of assurance they feel from us instills in them a belief and hope that it is all true. I recall to their own spirit the feelings they once possessed of happy times living in our premortal world. These were not specific remembrances, but feelings aroused in their unconscious minds that motivate them to ponder and want to receive more. It becomes delicious to them (see Alma 32:28).

This is a very tender and formative time in their awakening. "If ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts" (Alma 32:28). We reveal our truths gradually, according to the receptivity of each of our beloved children in their mortal life.

Your Heavenly Father said this in your post 86B3-86B8:
"'Raphael, your Heavenly Mother or I both speak to you generally in the same gentle mode. Our words are actually thoughts we communicate to you. These thoughts are then formulated by your mind into your language of the flesh, even English. These are all your own words, which describe the impressions and thoughts that we give to you.

We speak or communicate our thoughts to your spirit, your unconscious mind. We frequently transfer our thoughts to you during the day and in your meditative prayers. You always receive these in your conscious mind, as in a similar way that your own thoughts come. You may discern whether these are from yourself or us by asking us in your thoughts or mind. You will immediately sense if they are from us or yourself.

The very words you are now writing are flowing from me, your Father, as thoughts to your unconscious mind, then formulated in your conscious mind as these same thoughts, and then into words that you write in English. It is a smooth flow if you are focused in prayer, in a meditative state before us. These thoughts occupy your entire focus. (There was then a pause)

When there is a pause in our thoughts, like just happened, you wait and spiritually listen until the flow of revelation again comes into your mind and heart. In this way we may gently lead you. We do similarly to all of our beloved children who are in their mortal state. If they ask of us, in the prayer of faith, we will speak to them also. They need to develop the sensitivity and receptive nature that you developed, in order to clearly hear our thoughts and direction.'

I bowed my head in reverence to my Heavenly Mother and Heavenly Father before me! I thanked them in my thoughts which they knew, as clear as any words I may have spoken. Our entire exchange was in our thoughts, which it always is. I use the words "speak" and "said" in my journal, but I do this for the better conveyance of understanding for those who might read my journal someday.

This is all such a natural exchange of thought between my Heavenly Parents and me, that sometimes I think, "Is this really God speaking to me, or am I just making all of this up in my own thoughts and my mind?" I then know it is really the gentle flow of revelation to my open and receptive soul. This is all so delicious to me–for I am fed by these revelations from my loving and very real Heavenly Parents! They are so loving, tender and accepting of me, in all of my weaknesses!

I next thanked them for our prayer this morning at Heavenly Mother's glass table. I knew my time in prayer was over for now and that I needed to start my new day. This too was what they wanted. They want to lead me a little bit each day, frequently in prayer and in between when I am involved with mortal living.

It is exactly as the prophet Isaiah wrote:

Isaiah 28:10–

"For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little.""
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Heavenly Mother continued:

"Raphael, I love what my son Moroni wrote that his father Mormon spoke to the people about faith, hope, and charity. His words about hope in Moroni 7:40-43 that you referenced above are beautiful, and reflect my exact feelings. As our child nurtures their faith and hope in us, their Heavenly Parents and Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son, they must needs become more humble, meek, and lowly in heart. This is precisely the state in which I may come to that child and reveal more truths, and confirm what they receive. This in turn magnifies their faith and hope in us and in what we promise to them of eternal life. At this point, we endow our child with the gift of charity, usually gradually at first, but increasing, depending upon their diligence and persistence in coming unto us, their Gods.

I want to expand more on what faith and hope develop in our children on earth. As they seek more, and grow in their faith and hope, we gradually fill them with a love of God and of their fellowman. This love is charity. This is truly the greatest of all these three. It is a great gift we give to all our children who seek more and more to learn and grow by their faith and hope.

I want to quote again from the book of Moroni, and extend these verses to include what he says about charity:

Moroni 7:40-48
"40 And again, my beloved brethren, I would speak unto you concerning hope. How is it that ye can attain unto faith, save ye shall have hope?

41 And what is it that ye shall hope for? Behold I say unto you that ye shall have hope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life eternal, and this because of your faith in him according to the promise.

42 Wherefore, if a man have faith he must needs have hope; for without faith there cannot be any hope.

43 And again, behold I say unto you that he cannot have faith and hope, save he shall be meek, and lowly of heart.

44 If so, his faith and hope is vain, for none is acceptable before God, save the meek and lowly in heart; and if a man be meek and lowly in heart, and confesses by the power of the Holy Ghost that Jesus is the Christ, he must needs have charity; for if he have not charity he is nothing; wherefore he must needs have charity.

45 And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

46 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail—

47 But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.

48 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen."

Until our child deeply thinks about it, the hope they have is often buried in their mind and heart. However, it is helpful to evaluate what hopes are developing, and look at them squarely as you have done above. Your hope is based on trust in us, your Heavenly Parents, and all that we have revealed to you in your unconscious mind, accompanied by my Holy Ghost. Each time we speak to you in your thoughts, our words become another foundation of your faith and hope. You now have so many foundations planted in your heart and mind from us that your belief in many of these revealed truths is shifting into knowledge. You rarely wonder of them not being true, for in your mind you firmly believe they are true, even to the point of acting that they are true. When you act on our foundational revelations given to you, you gradually become a new man, full of the knowledge of God. These things are all in your unconscious mind, not in your mortal mind which concerns itself about the telestial world. Your visionary mind, or unconscious mind, is continually thirsting for more truths from us, and from direct communication with us. In this beautiful state, you are "press(ing) forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope":

2 Nephi 31:20
"Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father (and the Mother): Ye shall have eternal life." (words in parenthesis given by me, your Heavenly Mother, end of Heavenly Mother's words).

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Later: Yesterday I attended my sacrament meeting, and renewed my covenant with my Heavenly Parents at the sacrament. Heavenly Father spoke to me at that time. He said that as I develop more faith and hope in their truths, they gradually give me more and more charity. He said this cycle of increased faith, hope and charity continues to increase, and never stops, even after I receive eternal life. He said that this is true for all mankind who pursues a similar course.

As I thought of this, I reasoned that this is why if one of God's children becomes meek and lowly in heart, and continues to develop increased faith and hope, they must needs also have charity, for this is part of the endowment that our Gods promise to give to their children in this cycle of increasing their faith, hope and charity. This is why in Moroni 7:44, Moroni states "if a man be meek and lowly in heart, and confesses by the power of the Holy Ghost that Jesus is the Christ, he must needs have charity." God's children don't get to that point of developing deep faith and hope in God, and knowing that Jesus is the Christ, and then becoming meek and lowly in heart, without also receiving the great gift of charity.

I then prayed to my Heavenly Father, seeking to gain a confirmation and greater understanding of all of this. He then appeared before me, with Jesus Christ on his right side! I did not see my Heavenly Mother. My Father then spoke to me, into my thoughts, in my unconscious mind:

"Raphael, I have brought Jesus Christ with me, in answering your questions still in your heart this morning. He is one in whom we endowed with great, great faith and hope in us while in his earthly life. He came to us, his Heavenly Parents, in meekness and lowliness of heart while a young boy. We then gradually endowed him with charity, which great gift he also had previously developed and which had been given from us to him while in his premortal life. In mortality, yet while in his youth, he exercised great faith in us, so that we blessed him with a large measure of faith, hope and charity. This prepared him for his great mission ahead of him. Like you, he interacted with us, his Heavenly Parents, only in his unconscious mind, with spiritual perception, or with spiritual eyesight, and not with his physical eyes, even as Moses stated that he experienced in Moses 1:11:

"But now mine own eyes have beheld God; but not my natural, but my spiritual eyes, for my natural eyes could not have beheld; for I should have withered and died in his presence; but his glory was upon me; and I beheld his face, for I was transfigured before him."

Never during his lifetime did Jesus see us, his Heavenly Parents, with his physical mortal eyes. He always saw us with spiritual eyes. He was a mortal man, and would have withered and died in our very presence, as Moses stated would happen. We, his Heavenly Parents, remained in our glory before him each time we appeared to him. It was also because our glory was upon Jesus while he came unto us (being quickened or transfigured before us), that he could behold us, before him with his spiritual perception. This is the same way that you behold us in your mortal life, even at this time. When you are resurrected to a celestial resurrection, you will then be able to behold us with your resurrected, physical eyes. At that time your spiritual eyes and physical eyes will be merged into resurrected eyes, and your unconscious and conscious minds will be merged into one resurrected mind.

When Jesus, my Beloved Son, who is standing beside me, comes in great glory in the clouds of heaven for all to see, only the celestial who are resurrected will see him with their resurrected, physical eyes. All others will see him with their spiritual eyes, for they will all be activated and quickened at that time. If those who are mortal were to see him with their physical eyes, they would immediately wither and die in his presence.

Therefore, in the following scriptures, the people see him either with their spiritual eyesight, or their resurrected physical eyesight, depending upon if they are resurrected or not:

D&C 130:1
"When the Savior shall appear we shall see him as he is. We shall see that he is a man like ourselves."

1 John 3:2
"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is."

Revelation 1:7
"Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him..."
(end of Heavenly Father's words)

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Jesus Christ then spoke to me the following words:

"Raphael, my son, for I call you my son because I have redeemed you from all of your sins and weaknesses, and you are brought back into our presence, and are clean and pure before us. In this way I am your spiritual Father, for I have spiritually begotten you.

When a man or woman is in mortality, they are not allowed to see God, or to look into higher realms of glory with their physical eyes. They are all in a fallen state with a veil, even those like you who are redeemed and made clean and pure before us. They are still mortal, even though they might be redeemed. Moses was redeemed by me, so that he could come into my presence. However, he saw me who interacted with him at the burning bush and thereafter, with his spiritual eyes, or spiritual perceptions. You also call this your unconscious mind which is accurate, which has a veil over it, separating this from your conscious, mortal mind. I removed the veil when I spoke to Moses and when he saw me with his spiritual eyes.

What Moses saw was all very real and extremely dynamic for him. Had he somehow seen me only with his natural eyes, it would not have been as impactful as when he saw me with his spiritual eyes, for he could not have perceived with his conscious mind all that he had perceived and seen with his spiritual eyes:

Moses 1:8
"And it came to pass that Moses looked, and beheld the world upon which he was created; and Moses beheld the world and the ends thereof, and all the children of men which are, and which were created; of the same he greatly marveled and wondered."

Mortal men or women, even those who are translated like you, or like me when I came into mortality as a God, can only look upon a higher glory with their spiritual eyesight. Even when quickened in their flesh, like I was on the Mount of Transfiguration (see Mark 9:2), I still only saw into this higher glory with my spiritual eyes.

The only exception to seeing exclusively with spiritual eyes is when a celestial resurrected person withholds his/her glory, and appears without that celestial glory to mortals on the earth. In these cases, then these mortals see that resurrected person with their physical eyes, as if that resurrected person was a mortal. This happened when Moroni came in June 1829 as a mortal man (withholding his glory), and appeared to the prophet Joseph Smith by the wagon with a sack on his back containing the gold plates ("Moroni" by H. Donl Peterson, Ensign Magazine, January 1992). In this instance, Moroni was seen by Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer with their mortal, physical eyes. However, when Moroni appeared to Joseph in his bedroom (see Joseph Smith History 1:30-47), or by the cement box with the plates at the Hill Cumorah (Joseph Smith History 1:53), he appeared as a glorified resurrected being, and Joseph saw him only with his spiritual eyes.

This same type of incident happened when I showed myself to my ancient apostles shortly after my own resurrection, as recorded in the New Testament:

Luke 24:36-43
"36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.

41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.

43 And he took it, and did eat before them."

At this time, my apostles saw me with their physical eyes. They touched me, as a resurrected being, with their physical hands, and felt my hands, feet and my side. They witnessed that I was a tangible man, with flesh and bones. I withheld my glory from them so that they could have this physical experience with their mortal bodies.

Your Heavenly Parents and I want you to know the details of how seeing with spiritual eyes function for our mortal children on earth. If you see us, or into our realms of a higher glory, or one of our servants from our higher glories without his glory in the mortal sphere, with either your spiritual eyes or physical eyes, the impact upon your being is very real. However, the viewing with spiritual eyes is much more expansive and impactful that what is limited with physical eyesight."
(end of Jesus Christ speaking to me)

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I bowed before my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ who stood in the air before me. I thanked them for answering all of my questions that I had been mulling over about spiritual and physical eyesight. I also thanked Heavenly Father for enlightening me with a greater understanding on charity, and the interdependence of faith, hope and charity.

They then both smiled upon me, and my vision then closed. I then closed my prayer in the name of Jesus Christ.

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March 17-18, 2026

This morning I sought from my Heavenly Father what he would have me study and ponder from the scriptures. I was led quickly to the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, and then to Isaiah 42:19-23. I don't recall ever reading these verses carefully in the past. I have never referenced this in my Book of Raphael before either, nor are they quoted in the Book of Mormon that I could find. I then added these verses in my Book of Raphael, under the Joseph Smith Translation references.

Joseph Smith Translation Isaiah 42:19-23
"Header: The Lord sends His servant to teach those who have chosen not to see or hear the truth; those who listen and obey will be made perfect."

"19 For I will send my servant unto you who are blind; yea, a messenger to open the eyes of the blind, and unstop the ears of the deaf;

20 And they shall be made perfect notwithstanding their blindness, if they will hearken unto the messenger, the Lord’s servant.

21 Thou art a people, seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears to hear, but thou hearest not.

22 The Lord is not well pleased with such a people, but for his righteousness’ sake he will magnify the law and make it honorable.

23 Thou art a people robbed and spoiled; thine enemies, all of them, have snared thee in holes, and they have hid thee in prison houses; they have taken thee for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore."

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As a comparison, I have added four other interpretations of this section of Isaiah. I have also added in each of these Isaiah 42:18 which seems to be an introduction. These are given below.

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King James Version Isaiah_42:18-23
"18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord’s servant?

20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.

21 The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.

22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

23 Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?"

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Amplified Bible Isaiah 42:18-23 (I found this online, and it seemed to give a more clear interpretation)
"18 Hear, you deaf! And look, you blind, that you may see.

19 Who is blind but My servant [Israel], Or deaf like My messenger whom I send?

Who is blind like the one who is at peace with Me [in a covenant relationship], Or so blind as the servant of the LORD?

20 You have seen many things, but you do not observe them; Your ears are open, but no one hears.

21 The LORD was pleased for His righteousness’ sake. To make the law great and prove to be glorious.

22 But this is a people despoiled and plundered; All of them are trapped in holes, Or are hidden away in prisons. They have become a prey with no one to rescue them, And a spoil, with no one to say, "Give them back!""

23 Who among you will listen to this? Who will listen and pay attention in the time to come?"

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Hebrew Bible Isaiah 42:18-23:
"18 You deaf Hear and you blind look that you may see

19 Who [is] blind for but My servant Or deaf as My messenger [whom] I send who [is] blind as [he who is] perfect and blind as the servant of Yahweh

20 Seeing many things but not you do observe Opening the ears but not he does hear

21 Yahweh is well pleased for sake His righteousness' He will exalt the law and make [it] honorable

22 But it [is] a people robbed and plundered are snared in holes all of them and in houses prison they are hidden they are for prey and no one delivers for plunder and no one says Restore

23 Who among you will give ear to this will listen and hear for the time to come."

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Isaiah Explained with Avraham Gileadi, LDS Scholar Isaiah 42:18-23
"18 O you deaf, listen; O you blind, look and see!

19 Who is blind but my own servant, or so deaf as the messenger I have sent? Who is blind like those I have commissioned, as uncomprehending as the servant of Jehovah—

20 seeing much but not giving heed, with open ears hearing nothing?

21 It is the will of Jehovah that, because of his righteousness, they magnify the law and become illustrious.

22 Instead, they are a people plundered and sacked, all of them trapped in holes, hidden away in dungeons. They have become a prey, yet no one rescues them, a spoil, yet none demands restitution.

23 Who among you hearing this will take heed of it hereafter, and be mindful and obey?"

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I did find an LDS footnote to 1 Nephi 15:18-20 in the above King James Version, which reads as follows:

"18 Wherefore, our father hath not spoken of our seed alone, but also of all the house of Israel, pointing to the covenant which should be fulfilled in the latter days; which covenant the Lord made to our father Abraham, saying: In thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

19 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, spake much unto them concerning these things; yea, I spake unto them concerning the restoration of the Jews in the latter days.

20 And I did rehearse unto them the words of Isaiah, who spake concerning the restoration of the Jews, or of the house of Israel; and after they were restored they should no more be confounded, neither should they be scattered again. And it came to pass that I did speak many words unto my brethren, that they were pacified and did humble themselves before the Lord."

These verses above are part of what Heavenly Father interpreted to me in my journal entry on June 9, 2025. He said that Isaiah was referring to the last days. He also said in interpreting 1 Nephi 15:13-15 the following (given in parenthesis after each of these verses, but given altogether below):

"Raphael, the fulness of the gospel refers both to the Book of Mormon and the Book of Raphael. There are many of our elect whom we have chosen who have accepted the Book of Mormon, which is a true record of the ancestors of your land. They know that they are of the house of Israel from this book. In addition, these our elect will also receive and study your Book of Raphael, for we will testify to them of the great truths of your record.

The "knowledge of their Redeemer and the very points of his doctrine" refers exclusively to the information in the Book of Raphael. We have revealed to you great new truths about the plan of salvation, the mission of Jesus Christ, his remarkable atonement for mankind, our abundant light that we shed forth upon the earth, and so many other truths. Many of these revelations have never been revealed to mankind, being first revealed from us to you, Raphael. When our elect, many who are among the remnant of the seed of Lehi, come to the knowledge of these things, they will fully accept them as our revelations. These same truths were taught them recently in the celestial realms in their unconscious minds [see 171D7-171D29]. When they hear and/or read them again, they will recognize these revelations from us, their Gods.

The time of their great rejoicing is the time spoken of by Nephi earlier in 1 Nephi 14:14: "And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory." It is during this time of rejoicing that we will arm our elect with the power of God. They will be imbued with exceedingly great faith, even to possess power over their enemies. The glory that we will pour out upon them will frighten their enemies. These our elect will then be led by the Holy Ghost to do all things that we direct them to do."

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Now that I have studied this all, I feel I can approach my Heavenly Father. I therefore prayed to him on the morning of March 18, 2026 for his revelation on these verses that he led me to study. I immediately felt to record Joseph Smith Translation Isaiah 42:19-23 again below. He then appeared to me in my room, and wanted to interpret each verse further than what Joseph Smith had written in his inspired version. He asked me to also include the verse in Isaiah_42:18, King James Version, below prior to the verses that Joseph Smith corrected. (words in parenthesis from Heavenly Father)

"18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
(Raphael, this is your Heavenly Father. I have led you this morning to these passages of scriptures. Verse 18 serves as a preface to what is to come. It was correct as it stands in the King James Version, and needed no changes, so Joseph Smith did not correct this verse.

In verse 18, Isaiah sets the stage for what is to come. As Jesus inspired him, Isaiah directs his comments to those in the last days, just prior to the second coming of Jesus Christ, in your very days, Raphael, when we would be revealing to you our abundant revelations that you are writing in your Book of Raphael. Isaiah saw in vision your exact time, in 2025-2028, the days of relative peace in the United States when President Trump would be in office.

Those who are deaf and blind are those who are our elect across the breadth of the earth, in your days who do not have adequate spiritual direction from us, their Heavenly Parents nor Jesus Christ. They are spiritually deaf by not being able to hear the true word of the Lord in the flesh that we have spoken to you, and are spiritually blind in not being able to see with their spiritual eyes the great revelations that we have revealed to you and that you have written! They know not where to find these truths. However, we have chosen to first reveal our great revelations to you, and then have these deaf and blind elect to find your Book of Raphael and read them first online. Heavenly Mother will then confirm that they are true by the Holy Ghost who will come upon them, in great power (see 1 Nephi 14:1,2,14).

These who read your words are our elect whom we have chosen. We have been adequately prepared by having been transitioned into terrestrial mortal beings (165L10), having received my shields of the Father (post 69), and their spirits having been taught the truths in our celestial realms from our ordained servants while they slumbered on earth during their sleep (see my words under Isaiah_60:1-3). This is the time of our revealing to them in their flesh that is described in verses 19-23 below)"

Joseph Smith Translation Isaiah 42:19-23
"19 For I will send my servant unto you who are blind; yea, a messenger to open the eyes of the blind, and unstop the ears of the deaf;

(Raphael, we inspired Joseph, the prophet, to change these words from what they appear today in your Bible versions. The other Bible translations of this passage that you have listed above do not as clearly state what Jesus Christ actually revealed to Isaiah. We restored exactly what was revealed to Isaiah in the Inspired Version from the prophet Joseph Smith. Isaiah's writings purposefully did not reflect exactly what Jesus Christ revealed to Isaiah, for Jesus wanted Joseph Smith to write the true interpretation of his words. Therefore, this entire passage that Isaiah wrote did not contain all the wording of Jesus Christ as he revealed it to Isaiah.

The servant that was revealed to Isaiah from Jesus Christ is you, Raphael! The meaning of "send(ing) our servant unto you who are blind" is done by us, revealing to you our great revelations that we have held back for this very time, and then you writing them in your Book of Raphael, and then making this book available online. We will then inspire these our deaf and blind elect to find your record and receive a divine witness that your revelations are true and from us, their Gods. You are therefore the "messenger to open the eyes of the blind, and unstop the ears of the deaf".)

20 And they shall be made perfect notwithstanding their blindness, if they will hearken unto the messenger, the Lord’s servant.

(Our elect will "be made perfect notwithstanding their blindness" by coming to the knowledge that they were deceived in part by what they had learned in the past. Made perfect means that their new understanding will be made perfect, apart from all the false religious ideas in the world. Their perspective of us, their Gods, and our new and glorious revelations that will flood into their souls will make them acknowledge how spiritually deaf and blind that they had been in their life up to that time. All of this will be revealed to them "if they will hearken unto the messenger, the Lord’s servant" who is you, Raphael. You are our commissioned servant to reveal these great truths to our elect in these last days.)

21 Thou art a people, seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears to hear, but thou hearest not.

22 The Lord is not well pleased with such a people, but for his righteousness’ sake he will magnify the law and make it honorable.

23 Thou art a people robbed and spoiled; thine enemies, all of them, have snared thee in holes, and they have hid thee in prison houses; they have taken thee for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore."

(In verses 21-23, Jesus spoke to Isaiah of the religious leaders of your world by whom our deaf and blind elect are led. These leaders in your current day are all led astray, all of them. Some like in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have many more truths found in their Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price scriptures, but these highest LDS leaders themselves are now without my priesthood power and revelations. In this way, they are like all the rest of the Christian world who direct their congregations without our current revelations and powerful directions from the Holy Ghost. This is the current state of the people and their religious leaders in your very day, Raphael.

I am "not well pleased with such a people" (verse 23 above), but for my righteous elect whom Heavenly Mother and I have chosen who now live in your world, we will "magnify the law and make it honorable", or, in other words, we will reveal to them our great and remarkable revelations and make these sought after by our elect.

In verse 23 above, Jesus speaks to the vast people of your day who "art a people robbed and spoiled". These are the those in your world who have abundant physical things but lack spiritual guidance and revelations from us, their true Gods. They have been all snared and deceived, and driven into dark holes which are like spiritual "prison houses." Satan has taken them "for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore." The word "Restore" means that nobody on the earth knows of our plan to restore Israel, our chosen elect scattered over all the earth, to come to Zion, the New Jerusalem. Even though our scriptures are replete with references to Zion and the New Jerusalem, no one knows how to interpret these scriptures correctly, except you, our chosen messenger of light and truth, Raphael! In your record we have clearly shown how Israel will be restored in these last days. Your record will be a clear light in the darkness, and will guide our chosen elect to our place of safety, even to Zion, the New Jerusalem in the center of your land of the United States of America, in the terrestrial realm of the physical earth.)"
(end of Heavenly Father's words)

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I thanked my Heavenly Father for his beautiful interpretation of these remarkable verses in Isaiah! I was directed to put these verses into the references of Raphael in scripture, compiled in D&C 128:21.

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March 19-20, 2026

I came to my scripture study early this morning, before the rest of the family had awakened. I was led to study D&C 113:7-10, particularly verses 7, 9 and 10, which reads as follows

"7 Questions by Elias Higbee: What is meant by the command in Isaiah, 52d chapter, 1st verse, which saith: Put on thy strength, O Zion—and what people had Isaiah reference to?

8 He had reference to those whom God should call in the last days, who should hold the power of priesthood to bring again Zion, and the redemption of Israel; and to put on her strength is to put on the authority of the priesthood, which she, Zion, has a right to by lineage; also to return to that power which she had lost.

9 What are we to understand by Zion loosing herself from the bands of her neck; 2d verse?

10 We are to understand that the scattered remnants are exhorted to return to the Lord from whence they have fallen; which if they do, the promise of the Lord is that he will speak to them, or give them revelation. See the 6th, 7th, and 8th verses. The bands of her neck are the curses of God upon her, or the remnants of Israel in their scattered condition among the Gentiles."

Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother have both already commented on these verses multiple times in the past. These are recorded in the comments under D&C 113:7-10. Many of these comments were about the loss of priesthood power in the LDS Church because of transgression, and the reestablishment of the priesthood in the third Church of Christ at the beginning of the millennium. However, I believe, from the intimations of the Spirit, that in this journal entry, that one or both of them will not address so much the priesthood power being lost and subsequently restored, but one of my Gods will address the gathering of Israel to Zion.

I then prayerfully read all that I had written about these scriptures in my Book of Raphael. I have copied below parts of these previous quotes from my Heavenly Parents that I felt should be included in my journal entry today.

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From Heavenly Father in June 28, 2025:

"This morning I awoke and prayed to my Heavenly Father. He immediately said he wanted me to write his words. Here goes!

"Raphael, this is your Heavenly Father speaking to you, my mortal prophet on the earth. Your Heavenly Mother, Jesus Christ, and I have been orchestrating the miraculous changes in your country, ever since the election of President Donald Trump. To you and many conservative individuals across your land, the changes have been very phenomenal and miraculous. They have come in rapid succession in favor of freedom and peace. Were we not involved, by directing many of our angels and heavenly hosts in inspiring good men and women to press forward with such zeal and ambition, these changes would have never happened. Satan is dumbfounded in seeing all of his clever and sinister plans evaporating, all because of the miracles we are doing in behalf of freedom of the individual and the survival of the United States of America.

Our overall plan is that there will be an era of relative peace and prosperity in your land, so that we may gather the elect whom we have chosen. The elect need to be taught now in mortality, and empowered with great faith to be able to move forward towards Zion, the pure in heart. We are carefully and individually guiding each one to Zion, with understanding and conviction of the truths that we have revealed to you in your Book of Raphael, and other scriptures. This impact will dramatically shape their lives. Then will this scripture in Isaiah 52:1-2 be fulfilled:

"Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion."

This scripture in D&C 113:7-10 also will soon be fulfilled:
"Questions by Elias Higbee: What is meant by the command in Isaiah, 52d chapter, 1st verse, which saith: Put on thy strength, O Zion—and what people had Isaiah reference to?

He had reference to those whom God should call in the last days, who should hold the power of priesthood to bring again Zion, and the redemption of Israel; and to put on her strength is to put on the authority of the priesthood, which she, Zion, has a right to by lineage; also to return to that power which she had lost.

What are we to understand by Zion loosing herself from the bands of her neck; 2d verse?

We are to understand that the scattered remnants are exhorted to return to the Lord from whence they have fallen; which if they do, the promise of the Lord is that he will speak to them, or give them revelation. See the 6th, 7th, and 8th verses. The bands of her neck are the curses of God upon her, or the remnants of Israel in their scattered condition among the Gentiles."

Your country, the United States of America, will continue to be a bastion of freedom and an example to all countries and peoples across the earth, at least for the next nearly four years. This is the promised land, the land of the New Jerusalem where we will safely gather our elect prior to the second coming of our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. Your day is one where righteous men and women, throughout all time, have longingly looked with great anticipation. The battle between the freemen and the king-men, as has occurred in the pages of the Book of Mormon (see Alma chapters 51 to 62), is a type for your day. In your country, they will overcome the king-men, long enough for us to fully gather our elect to safe garners. This golden era of peace will last just long enough for us to do our great miracles of gathering Israel, one by one, and bring them to Zion and ultimately into the millennium!

Raphael, yesterday I inspired you to ponder 1 Nephi 4:1-3, where Nephi was trying to convince his wayward brothers to be faithful and strong in keeping the commands that Jesus Christ gave to them to obtain the plates of Laban. The great miracle of his day was Moses dividing the Red Sea, and then drowning the armies of Pharaoh when the waters receded. Pharaoh was a wicked king and political ruler. We orchestrated a miracle in saving Israel in Egypt, and bring them forth to our promised land at that time.

Likewise, your country was broken and overcome with Satanic ideologies and policies that suppressed the freedom of expression and action. It is likewise a miracle, even a greater miracle that we are orchestrating, in saving our elect in a land which is reclaimed to one of freedom and relative peace. Our hand is resting mightily upon the current leaders in your country who are freedom-loving and want peace and prosperity.""

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From Heavenly Father on November 8-10, 2025, speaking on D&C 113:7-10 and other scriptures:

"Raphael, this great work of gathering our elect is my work, specifically spoken as the "work of the Father" in the scriptures. It is part of my marvelous work and a wonder that is now exploding upon the earth (see your journal entry dated May 7, 2025). It is starting small, but will grow very fast, expanding to over all the telestial mortal world. Your Heavenly Mother, Jesus Christ, and millions of the hosts of heaven are all focusing their efforts with mine to bring this great, great work of gathering the elect of God to the New Jerusalem, even to Zion."

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From Heavenly Father on March 1, 2026:

"After I prayed about this, I was told from Heavenly Father the following:
"Raphael, I have inspired you to find the above scriptures that relate to the conflicts of the radical Islam religion and the Jews in modern day Israel and across the world. Your fifteenth prayer request that we have approved and will fulfill, is part of our plan to shorten the days of conflict, and resolving differences between these religious beliefs for a short period of relative peace. These religious beliefs will result in eventual war and the death of many people. These conflicts with outlying Arab countries, some of whom believe all Jews need to be killed, is and will cause great tribulations upon the Jews, as spoken by Jesus Christ, my Beloved Son in Joseph Smith Matthew 1:18-19.

...Raphael, the overall purpose of reducing the time of regional and worldwide conflicts is to allow our elect in these countries to awaken and leave to Zion, the New Jerusalem. Were some of these countries destroyed, our elect would also be in great danger or be killed. We have different plans, for we will gather our elect, one by one, and bring them in time to Zion, located in the terrestrial realms of the United States of America."
(end of my journal entry dated February 19, 2026)

...Raphael, Heavenly Mother and I are now orchestrating the freeing of the very oppressed people of Iran by the countries of the United States and Israel. The Iranian totalitarian regime is now crumbling, and will be replaced with a government that allows for much more freedom of conscious and actions of the people.

D&C 113:9-10 and Isaiah 52:2-3 refer directly to the freeing of all the oppressed peoples in your current day world, including Iran. Your Heavenly Mother and I have chosen many in all of these countries to be our elect. They are scattered all over the nations of the earth. Now is the time for them to loose themselves from the bands around their necks. We are now calling upon "the scattered remnants ... to return to the Lord from whence they have fallen; which if they do, the promise of the Lord is that he will speak to them, or give them revelation."

Raphael, with their soon new found freedom, and with access soon to the internet, we will inspire our elect in Iran to find your Book of Raphael. We will send upon them the Holy Ghost, who is your Heavenly Mother, who will come upon them and reveal our will for them personally in their lives. They will believe, and be greatly enlightened and motivated. We will provide a safe and sure way for them, when they are ready, to come to Zion where there will be security from the many storms of destruction soon coming upon the earth.""

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From Heavenly Mother on March 2-3, 2026:

"Heavenly Mother then spoke. I could see her eyes and mouth clearly, and I knew it was she who spoke to me. She spoke to me about the revelation that Heavenly Father had given to me that very morning, as I recorded in my journal above on March 1, 2026, before I went to church. She said that she wanted to witness to me of the truth of what what I had written down that Heavenly Father spoke to me. Her witness warmed my heart and enlightened my mind, even as she spoke to me in my thoughts!

She said that the fall of the evil regime in Iran was the beginning of other evil nations falling apart. These other nations, like Russian and China (she specifically named those two communist nations), would reduce in their power over their own people. Their stranglehold on the freedom of their people would lessen, so that God's elect children in those countries would feel a loosening of the grip of oppression, particularly for their internet access. It would continue to be a fulfillment of Isaiah 52:2:

"Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion."

... Raphael, what you have written above about restricted access to the free world-wide web or free internet in suppressed countries is true. As ordinary citizens in these countries acquire sophisticated VPNs, and the number using VPNs increase significantly, these will take more and more time and resources to monitor that the government has available resources.

In addition, like I have said to you earlier today during the sacrament meeting, the current regimes in both Russia and China will start to crumble because of internal vying for power, insurrections, focus on military conflicts, and growing economic distress in their countries. These will open opportunity windows where our elect will be able to gain reliable access to your record. They will also be able to download all of your Book of Raphael record that you update twice a month onto their own computers and cell phones, making daily access completely undetectable. Individuals will also be able to share their downloadable copy with interested family and friends who do not have reliable internet access, or who don't want to risk being detected.

In most of these cases with our elect in oppressed nations, we will send a messenger from our 144,000 servants to appear to them, when they are ready, and to transport them directly in their terrestrial portal, to Zion, the New Jerusalem. The elect in these countries will not have the trials of travel to the United States, and walking to Zion in the terrestrial world. However, the hardships they will need to endure in obtaining your record in their own country, and then praying in faith to be transported to Zion by one of our servants, will usually be their big test and tribulation to prepare them spiritually for Zion. In all cases, I will respond with my Holy Ghost to witness to them of our abundant truths, and to guide them in their every action to come to Zion.

A big challenge for our elect in each of these countries is to change their minds and hearts to God, whom many of them have never known. Language will also be an obstacle, although they will be able to use language translater apps in translating your record. I will witness to them, by my Holy Ghost in great power, that they will come to recognize and trust. Most of them will need to cast off most of their beliefs they learned since their birth, and accept our truths from heaven. As they read your Book of Raphael, and our other online scriptures, they will be enlightened and converted. Remember, these elect have already been taught in their recent past while they slumbered, in our celestial realms above, and will recognize these truths (see 171D16, 177H5, and 190F11). They are also changed from a telestial mortal state to a terrestrial mortal state, making their recognition of truth much easier (see 142B16). We will extend our power of protection upon our elect, in whatever country they reside (see our shields of the Father). They will be in our power as they follow our promptings, and keep our commandments."

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After reading and pondering all of these quotes relating to D&C 113:9-10 and Isaiah 52:2-3, I was ready to approach God in prayer. I felt to pray to my Heavenly Mother. When I had this thought, she immediately appeared before me in my private room where I was typing on my computer. I was in the attitude of prayer. She then spoke to my heart and mind, in my thoughts. Here are her words:

"Raphael, I have inspired you yesterday and today to collect in one place in your Book of Raphael much of what your Heavenly Father and I have spoken to you about these scriptures, particularly concerning our great work of gathering in oppressed countries. We see the end from the beginning, which includes all that we are orchestrating in gathering our elect from all the nations of the earth, even up to just prior to the second coming of Jesus Christ. In the future millennial day of peace and rest, our people will refer back to these gathering times and the start of the New Jerusalem Temple ordinace work as the great work of the Father and Mother (see 200E66-200E74). The miracles in these days will far eclipse the miracles of Moses who brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, across the Red Sea, and then into the promised land (see Jeremiah 23:7-8), or other miracles since the fall of Adam and Eve.

Raphael, your Father and I are intervening in the affairs of your broken world, across every nation and continent! We are focused on gathering every one of our chosen elect to Zion, the New Jerusalem. We have called thousands and thousands of heavenly servants to use our power to help turn the hearts of our elect, and to break the bands of oppression and darkness from our elect. These are the "bands of her neck and the curses of God upon her" as spoken of in D&C 113:9-10:

"9 What are we to understand by Zion loosing herself from the bands of her neck; 2d verse?

10 We are to understand that the scattered remnants are exhorted to return to the Lord from whence they have fallen; which if they do, the promise of the Lord is that he will speak to them, or give them revelation. See the 6th, 7th, and 8th verses. The bands of her neck are the curses of God upon her, or the remnants of Israel in their scattered condition among the Gentiles."

I will speak to these scattered remnants by the Holy Ghost, and give them revelation. This will be compelling to them, for they "hear my voice and harden not their hearts."

D&C 29:7-8
"7 And ye are called to bring to pass the gathering of mine elect; for mine elect hear my voice and harden not their hearts;

8 Wherefore the decree hath gone forth from the Father that they shall be gathered in unto one place upon the face of this land, to prepare their hearts and be prepared in all things against the day when tribulation and desolation are sent forth upon the wicked."

Each of these scattered remnants are of the blood of Israel, among all nations. They need not be adopted into our chosen lineage, for we know them and they are already our literal remnants of Israel whom we have chosen.

Raphael, you and John the Beloved have been commissioned by the Father to gather Israel, and to each have complimentary missions to lead out in our great work of gathering Israel (see all our comments under Isaiah 11:1-2). We are working through you in bringing about the gathering of our elect on the mortal earth. You both are actively directing and encouraging our heavenly servants in their labors as they receive specific revelation from us, their Gods, on whom to visit or how to do our great, coordinated effort of gathering.

Raphael, on a personal note, these times in each of our past eternities for your Father and me, when the second coming of our Beloved Son comes again in glory to the earth, there is always a gathering of our elect sons and daughters into one designated and protected place. This eternity of yours is no different. This time period is one of the most rewarding for us, to separate our obedient and receptive children from the rest of our children who want to follow Satan more than our gentle promptings. The bringing together of our righteous sons and daughters in one location is very much a thrill to us, for they are ours, and many of them will receive eternal life and exaltation. This great gathering event in each eternity, followed by the second coming of our chosen Redeemer to their earth, heralds the advent of great peace and rest from the ever increasing wickedness on earth. This is a very choice time for our obedient living on the earth also!

For your eternity, your prophets of old have looked forward to these tremendous blessings that we will pour out upon our faithful, even in your day. The transition from a telestial earth to the glorious terrestrial millennial earth will be miraculous and dynamic!"

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March 21-22, 2026

This is the first full day of Spring 2026. I awoke to beautiful blue skies, with so many of our fruit trees blossoming! I so look forward to a gorgeous spring when the earth newly awakens with new life!

This morning I was led to these words in the Book of Mormon:

Ether 8:18-26
"18 And it came to pass that they formed a secret combination, even as they of old; which combination is most abominable and wicked above all, in the sight of God;

19 For the Lord worketh not in secret combinations, neither doth he will that man should shed blood, but in all things hath forbidden it, from the beginning of man.

20 And now I, Moroni, do not write the manner of their oaths and combinations, for it hath been made known unto me that they are had among all people, and they are had among the Lamanites.

21 And they have caused the destruction of this people of whom I am now speaking, and also the destruction of the people of Nephi.

22 And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of his saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them and yet he avenge them not.

23 Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain—and the work, yea, even the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the justice of the Eternal God shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things to be.

24 Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you; or wo be unto it, because of the blood of them who have been slain; for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who built it up.

25 For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who beguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath hardened the hearts of men that they have murdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning.

26 Wherefore, I, Moroni, am commanded to write these things that evil may be done away, and that the time may come that Satan may have no power upon the hearts of the children of men, but that they may be persuaded to do good continually, that they may come unto the fountain of all righteousness and be saved."

I had recorded the following in my Book of Raphael that pertains to this scriptural passage, and have copied them below as I felt inspired:

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104D3-104D6: "Heavenly Father continued speaking to me:

'Raphael, there are very many false stories, cover-ups and collusions in dark and secret corners where Lucifer lurks and tempts the leaders of industry and government. These people purposefully change reports and plan for using their position to gain huge amounts of money from false reporting. They are leading the people into severe health hazards and pitfalls of all kinds. These sinister conspiring men are fully influenced by the evil one to destroy mankind in trade for large sums of money and control.

Your day is like those days of Akish that was reported by Ether and later by Moroni:

Ether 8:18-26 [see above]

Raphael, I command you also to clearly write our words about these secret combinations in your own land. The secret combination to destroy the health of our children over all the earth is evil and from Lucifer. He intends to destroy many of the innocent by his secret combinations, promoted by evil and conspiring men and women.

We desire our children to come to us in prayer about their health challenges. We will inspire those who are open and able to hear our words. We will guide them through a precarious and dangerous world where their health options may seem limited. However, we will bless them and strengthen them. We are causing many alternative health care methods to be brought forth in your day to counter the evil medical practices that you face.'"

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154F2-154F4
"Last night I prayed and talked with my Heavenly Mother at the circling waters. I asked her about whether I should send out an email today. She also responded to my question whether there is a conspiracy behind the COVID-19. Here are her words:

"Raphael, there are many secret combinations in your land and in the world. The one with the virus is this: The Russian and Chinese government have been colluding for decades, with many long term plans to invade and overtake America. This weaponized coronavirus accidentally escaped the Chinese biotech labs in Wuhan and they were unprepared for its devastation. They have other, more lethal bioweapons they are developing, which are even stronger and more deadly that they also plan to release. Both Russia and China are planning also other attacks, planned for years after the US government and people are weakened and the economy in your country is shaken by reason of the pandemic in your land. The earth also will increase in her convulsions as part of cleansing and preparation for a better world. We use natural and manmade destructions to cleanse the wicked from your land, the promised land, in preparation for our glorious millennium.

In your own land there are many government, education and industry leaders who are also in collusion with the communist governments of China and Russia. They are attempting to overthrow the US Constitution and your own republic form of government. This conspiracy has been prophesied by Moroni in Ether 8:22-25.""

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117D10-117D11
"Heavenly Father then spoke: 'Raphael, we have stepped into your celestial realm from our higher celestial realm tonight. We want to talk directly to you about an important matter to us!

You live in a day of great pollutions on the earth as prophesied by Mormon.

"Yea, it shall come in a day when there shall be great pollutions upon the face of the earth…" (Mormon 8:31)

You also live in a day spoken by Jesus Christ to the prophet Joseph Smith:

D&C 89:4
"Behold, verily, thus saith the Lord unto you: In consequence of evils and designs which do and will exist in the hearts of conspiring men in the last days, I have warned you, and forewarn you, by giving unto you this word of wisdom by revelation."

Finally, speaking to the gentiles in your day, who are the nations of the world, and particularly your own country, in Ether 8:24: "Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you..."

Raphael, your own nation is the host to secret combinations run by conspiring men and women who seek to destroy the innocent of the land you live on, and the peoples of the earth. These conspirators are lawless, and have much wealth to alter in a dramatic way the food you eat, the water you drink, and the air you breathe. These once pure and wholesome sources required for your survival are now compromised and polluted to a high degree. The dramatic increase of disease and illness of the physical bodies of our mortal children can be seen everywhere. Our systems of natural immunity and vitality are being destroyed by these great pollutions in your land and world. We foresee our children on earth becoming sickly and very weak as they continue to live normal lives in this ever increasingly polluted world.

We have foreseen this time you live in and have provided a way for our people to survive in these difficult times.'"

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162H5-162H9
"He immediately spoke: 'Raphael, when John the Beloved cursed your land of America with his silver rod (see 161K9-161K16), he did so under my direction. Do not be too grieved for the loss of your central government that will soon happen. There are so many intrigues and secret combinations at work around those who have followed Satan and who now wield great power. They are the ones who will topple your government!

The people of your land have also built up these secret combinations, laying the foundations for their own destruction. Well did Moroni speak of these things now happening in your day:

Ether 8:25
"For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies…"

The people who are not my elect in your land have become wicked, like unto those before the great flood in Noah's day:

Moses 8:22
"And God saw that the wickedness of men had become great in the earth; and every man was lifted up in the imagination of the thoughts of his heart, being only evil continually."

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It is now Sunday morning, March 22nd. I have just reread all of the above, and I am now in the attitude of humble prayer. I am praying for my Heavenly Father to come to me, so that I might receive his revelations. Just now he has come before me, so that I can see him in my unconscious mind. Oh, I am so glad to have his revelations pour into my mind and my heart!

Heavenly Father then spoke, and I am writing his words:

"Raphael, I gave you the scripture yesterday morning to ponder in Ether 8:18-26. You have written what your Heavenly Mother and I have correctly spoken in the past in your Book of Raphael. However, I want to shed more light on this past information, for we have done much more in regards to destroying the sinister and evil secret combinations of mankind across the world.

First, there are many false religions in the nations of the earth. The Muslim people who follow the religion of Islam are greatly deceived. This religion is one inspired by Lucifer himself, to mislead and twist our children's view of God who are Muslim. The nation of Iran has been governed by a radical Islam leadership for 47 years, the Ayatollah (a autocratic cleric who was called a supreme leader) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). They have ruthlessly oppressed and killed any dissidents who have threatened their power and religious edicts. This is an evil and conspiring combination that has gotten control of Iran and some neighboring lands that are proxies of this evil regime (primarily Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Houthis, and sleeper cells across the nations of the earth). There was also the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and currently the Allied Democratic Forces (in Democratic Republic of the Congo) which act as radical Islamic forces. In addition, the nation of Iran had been a proxy of China which is an evil-controlled communist nation. The objectives of Iran and China are to spread their dogmas, oppression and control over the entire world, and to ultimately take away the agency of man.

We are destroying Iran and its proxies now through the actions of President Donald Trump of the United States and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the nation of Israel. This action is fully our doing through these leaders. We have many righteous elect in Iran and other middle east countries who will respond to our Spirit when we awaken them and call them to come to Zion.

There is also a religious secret combination named 'Hindutva', a Radical Hindu Ideology that seeks to eliminate Christians and non-Hindus. All religions that oppress the freedom of speech and religion cannot stand, for we will destroy them at some point and not allow these to enter into the millennial day of peace and rest. These will either be destroyed before or at the time of the second coming of Jesus Christ to the earth.

Second, there are many government and industry secret combinations that are hidden among many nations of the earth. In your own land, the Democrat political party has recently become aligned more and more with communism and marxism, which seeks to overthrow the freedom of all people. This political party is very dangerous now, with many elected leaders of that party acting very unreasonable in their attempts to maintain their power by cheating, lying and covering up their abuse of power and fraud.

Raphael, there are many more secret societies and combinations that Satan controls by his sinister plans and oaths. The objective of these organizations are "to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation" (Ether 8:22). When these organizations or nations are ripened in iniquity, "they shall be destroyed" by us, the true Gods of the earth. This is the ultimate end of all nations that shall uphold and promote such secret combinations.

Ether 8:22-23,25
"22 And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of his saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them and yet he avenge them not.

23 Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain—and the work, yea, even the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the justice of the Eternal God shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things to be.

25 For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who beguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath hardened the hearts of men that they have murdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning."
(end of Heavenly Father's words)

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I had to stop my scripture study this morning to attend my own ward. When I came into the chapel with my wife, I was somewhat overwhelmed by the sudden love of God that came upon me! I could tell that my Heavenly Father, Heavenly Mother, and Jesus Christ were all before me, shedding upon me abundant love and acceptance. I don't believe anybody else felt what I was experiencing.

We soon sang hymn 1008, "Bread of Life, Living Water" (Text and music: Annette W. Dickman, 2011, Healing Grace © 2024 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), for the sacrament hymn. This hymn brought a greater intensity of the love of God into my soul.

Here is the chorus of this hymn:

"Bread of Life, Living Water,
Feed my soul, fill my heart.
Lord, give me new life in Thee
And make me whole—complete and holy—
Bound to Thee eternally."

Once I partook of the bread, I prayed to my Heavenly Parents. I then saw first Jesus Christ, shining before me. I saw his very soft, loving and accepting eternity eyes! I then saw my Father and Mother, with my Father in the middle, Jesus on his right side, and Heavenly Mother on his left. They were all shining brightly before me. I could tell that this very tender love of God was particularly coming from my Beloved Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

Heavenly Father then immediately spoke to me to following:

"Raphael, we have brought our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ with us today. He will now address you."

Jesus then stepped forward and spoke to me, to my thoughts and into my mind:

"Raphael, our Father has asked that I come with them during this sacrament to you. I have shared with you from the very moment that you entered into this chapel until now, an abundance of the love of God, even from me, your Savior and Redeemer. I have done this so that you will know the feeling that I will give to our elect across the earth who humbly pray to us, their Gods, in faith for understanding and guidance in their lives. The feeling of great acceptance and love will burn in their hearts, as it did in yours today. For many of these, our choice elect sons and daughters, I will also appear to them in their dreams or in visions. This will be in fulfillment of the words of Joel in your Bible:

Joel 2:28-29
"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit."

I will also give them great enlightenment and an endowment of my great love. This will be very dramatic and overcoming to them! I will speak to them in their own native tongue, and in the language of the Spirit. It will kindle in them a desire to continue to petition the Father in my name for what they should do to again receive a continuation of this love, acceptance and direction in their lives. Regardless of their upbringing, and the false training and education of their lives to that point, they will become extremely open and willing to act in ways that I may tell them.

As they learn more, they will start to be led by the Holy Ghost, who is their Heavenly Mother. For many, they will gradually be led to join a Christian church of some kind, where they will gain the fellowship of others who have been led as they were. They will seek my words in the Bible, and other scriptures. We will guide each one individually, based on their circumstances and receptivity. At some point, we will inspire each one to find your record, the Book of Raphael. This will be such a remarkable book of revelation that they will study and verify that it is from us, by the power of the Holy Ghost.

Raphael, yesterday you listened to several YouTube videos of my children that grew up in Iran in very oppressive circumstances that were raised as Muslims, practicing the Islam religion (see 1. a woman married to Hamas man whose father started Hamas, 2. a man who had to leave his family in 3 days, and had to flee Iran for Jesus, and 3. another man where Jesus appeared in dreams to him and his family members). This represents the way I am now revealing myself as their Savior and God to our elect children across the world. These, and many more, are making great life changes by becoming Christians in their very hostile world."
(end of Jesus Christ's words)

Heavenly Father then spoke to me:

"Raphael, your Heavenly Mother and I accept your covenant today at the sacrament. We will always be with you, and will lead you day by day. The day of awakening of our elect is now at hand, and we are now and will continue to openly contact each one of our elect in a dramatic way to the point that they will feel the great love of God in their lives. They will then start a life of being led by the Holy Ghost."

At this point, the meeting continued after the sacrament, and I gradually felt the love of God in its intensity fade from Jesus to me, to what is now more of a normal level of the love of God in my daily life.

I am so very happy to have enjoyed this great spiritual experience in my sacrament meeting today! I thanked my Heavenly Parents and Jesus for this remarkable blessing in my life!

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March 23, 2026

I have been thinking a lot about God coming out of his hiding place and appearing to his elect over all the earth. This is what Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father spoke to me about yesterday. Heavenly Mother is sending forth her Holy Ghost upon all the elect of the earth, now or in the immediate future. I have also been thinking of Jesus Christ appearing to many of his elect and chosen people now, over all the earth. These are amazing times, to awaken the elect of God in whatever nation they may live in!

Here are a few scriptures and posts or journal entries from the Book of Raphael that I have found that speak of God coming out of his hiding place, which is now happening:

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D&C 123:12-17
"12 For there are many yet on the earth among all sects, parties, and denominations, who are blinded by the subtle craftiness of men, whereby they lie in wait to deceive, and who are only kept from the truth because they know not where to find it—

13 Therefore, that we should waste and wear out our lives in bringing to light all the hidden things of darkness, wherein we know them; and they are truly manifest from heaven—

14 These should then be attended to with great earnestness.

15 Let no man count them as small things; for there is much which lieth in futurity, pertaining to the saints, which depends upon these things.

16 You know, brethren, that a very large ship is benefited very much by a very small helm in the time of a storm, by being kept workways with the wind and the waves.

17 Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed."

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D&C 121:4
"O Lord God Almighty, maker of heaven, earth, and seas, and of all things that in them are, and who controllest and subjectest the devil, and the dark and benighted dominion of Sheol—stretch forth thy hand; let thine eye pierce; let thy pavilion be taken up; let thy hiding place no longer be covered; let thine ear be inclined; let thine heart be softened, and thy bowels moved with compassion toward us"

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D&C 101:89-95
"89 And if the president heed them not, then will the Lord arise and come forth out of his hiding place, and in his fury vex the nation;

90 And in his hot displeasure, and in his fierce anger, in his time, will cut off those wicked, unfaithful, and unjust stewards, and appoint them their portion among hypocrites, and unbelievers;

91 Even in outer darkness, where there is weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth.

92 Pray ye, therefore, that their ears may be opened unto your cries, that I may be merciful unto them, that these things may not come upon them.

93 What I have said unto you must needs be, that all men may be left without excuse;

94 That wise men and rulers may hear and know that which they have never considered;

95 That I may proceed to bring to pass my act, my strange act, and perform my work, my strange work, that men may discern between the righteous and the wicked, saith your God."

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From my journal entry dated January 11-13, 2026, from Heavenly Mother:
"Your Heavenly Father and I have allowed this evil church of the devil to propagate and grow over the centuries, until the time of the foundation of the Church of the Lamb of God, which has just recently been established, with the online publication of your Book of Raphael on January 20, 2025 (see your journal entry dated May 31, 2025 and January 21, 2025). Once this Church of the Lamb was established, I have come out of my hiding place. I am now exposing very quickly the sinister and evil foundations of the great and abominable church of the devil. All of these foundations, many established for centuries, will come down and be exposed! They will then crumble and falter, and the kingdom of the devil will start in a freefall decline until Jesus Christ comes to end and destroy all the nations on the earth, in his glorious second coming to the earth.

Jeremiah 46:28
"Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the Lord: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee"

D&C 101:10-13
"Mine indignation is soon to be poured out without measure upon all nations; and this will I do when the cup of their iniquity is full."

D&C 84:96
"For I, the Almighty, have laid my hands upon the nations, to scourge them for their wickedness."

Even though I will expose the evil secrets of governments and other wicked combinations across the earth, before all the world, and break apart the rule of those nations, those who perpetuated these evils on their nations will continue to pursue their evil intentions. Satan will still rage in their hearts, even until their total destruction with the telestial earth at the second coming of Jesus Christ."

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From my journal entry dated January 14, 2026
"On the same day as the publication of the online Book of Raphael, unknown to me at that time, the Church of the Lamb of God was also established. This was also the inauguration day for President Donald Trump's second term, and the very day when Heavenly Mother came out of her hiding place as the Holy Ghost. This day when all these things happened was January 20, 2025. The time of the day was 10 am local time for me in Utah. I believe this was the exact time all these events also happened."

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From my journal entry dated September 4-5, 2025, from Heavenly Father:
"1 Nephi 22:10-12 (comments from Heavenly Father in parenthesis)
"10 And I would, my brethren, that ye should know that all the kindreds of the earth cannot be blessed unless he shall make bare his arm in the eyes of the nations.
(The elect that Heavenly Mother and I have chosen are located across the earth. These are our covenant people, even from the loins of Abraham, who have been scattered over time across the entire breadth of the earth, in all nations. These are among all kindreds of the earth, or among all races, cultures and nationalities.)

11 Wherefore, the Lord God will proceed to make bare his arm in the eyes of all the nations, in bringing about his covenants and his gospel unto those who are of the house of Israel.
(We have been purposefully hidden from the world, but will now come out of our hiding place! We will act in power in the individual lives of our elect, so that they are embued with our power and great glory. Angels and others of our heavenly servants will also be embued with our power to be next to them, to guide them more directly and openly through all hazards and obstacles, to the New Jerusalem, our designated place of gathering.)

12 Wherefore, he will bring them again out of captivity, and they shall be gathered together to the lands of their inheritance; and they shall be brought out of obscurity and out of darkness; and they shall know that the Lord is their Savior and their Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel."
(The lands of their inheritance are the areas in the terrestrial earth, in and around the New Jerusalem. Their lands of inheritance are not on the telestial earth where they currently live, for there is no inheritance that will last in those lands. The telestial will ultimately all be destroyed unless we change it to a terrestrial land before the second coming of Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son. Once our elect are all safely gathered to the New Jerusalem, and the telestial earth is destroyed, they might be directed and inspired to migrate to other areas on the terrestrial earth, which will ultimately become the lands of their inheritance. However, until that day, we have designated the area in and around the New Jerusalem to be our place of gathering.""

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From my journal entry dated November 22, 2025, from Heavenly Father:
"Raphael, my son, I am pleased with your words above, all given to you by the power of the Spirit as I led you along. I also inspired you to the one verse in Mosiah 29:20

"20 But behold, he did deliver them because they did humble themselves before him; and because they cried mightily unto him he did deliver them out of bondage; and thus doth the Lord work with his power in all cases among the children of men, extending the arm of mercy towards them that put their trust in him."

Mosiah is correct that "the Lord work(s) with his power in all cases among the children of men, extending the arm of mercy towards them that put their trust in him." It is by the power given to your Heavenly Mother and me, by our ordination as a couple God, that we have this great power to bring forth our purposes among our vast creations, and among our children in this eternity. By our power we have chosen Immanuel in the beginning as our Firstborn Son, and later named him Jehovah and then Jesus Christ. We have embued him with our power as a God and the Great Redeemer of this eternity. Through his name have our creations been brought forth, all through our power.

Of all times in this telestial world where our children come to earth to dwell, there has never and will never be such a great display of our power, the power of God in gathering the elect, and bringing forth the glorious second coming of Jesus Christ. This is all a display of our power, for your Mother and I are coming out of our hiding place. We are moving upon you with our power to bring forth your Book of Raphael. We have enlisted millions of the hosts of heaven to assist us in our great work of gathering our chosen elect to Zion, the New Jerusalem. We are now all actively working our great work through them, in what is a marvelous work and a wonder, even the "work of the Father" in these last days."

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From 184D4-184D5:
"Raphael, as you read accounts of our dealings with our children from your standard works in scripture, we have usually waited until the last possible moment to come out of our hiding place and act. Sometimes we have allowed the righteous to be slain in order to secure judgment on the wicked. Such was the case with the leaders of the Nephite city of Ammonihah, for they had burned the records and many of the people who believed in the words of Alma and Amulek. We delivered these two men from that wicked city, and waited longer until the inhabitants of the city of Ammonihah were all wicked, for they had cast out the righteous or destroyed them all. Then we sent the armies of the Lamanites to destroy all of the inhabitants of Ammonihah in one day, for they were fully ripened in iniquity and gross sin (see Alma chapters 14-16).

You, who are our children on earth, need to wait upon us, pray to us for deliverance, and seek our protection and guidance. We will do our work when we will, and we make no excuses for our delays or our actions. We are fully responsible for what things we pronounce, and our actions. Of you, you need to be patient and wait in humility and prayer, seeking our face always, and do our will."

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After reading and pondering all of the entries above, I have been impressed again on how significant this special time is for the revealing of God's power among the elect of God. We should expect the great power of God in revelations, visions and abundant miracles and dramatic events opening up to bring the elect of God to Zion, the New Jerusalem. This journey will include conversion of these elect sons and daughters of God, great faith on their part, and the extension of majestic miraculous events. I expect these will be fast and frequent, to the point of overwhelming those at the gates of Zion when they hear these fantastic testimonies! I hope that I may be able to receive many of these choice elect saints onto the island of the New Jerusalem!

I then prayed to my Father in Heaven, asking him humbly if he had anything to say to add to what has already been written. He quietly came next to me, and asked me to write his prompting by the still, small voice with which he would speak to me:

"Raphael, you are exactly correct in your assessment of how strong our mighty arm is over all the earth in bringing our elect of God to safety! We will not leave behind any of our chosen ones who desire to come to Zion, the island of the New Jerusalem, on the terrestrial earth. There is nothing too great for us to overcome in their lives, as they express humble, open and sincere prayers to us of their intention and desire to gather with the true saints of God, and have faith in our power. This is all a part of the work of the Father and Mother, spoken of in the scriptures as the work of the Father (see the work of the Father and Mother, 165H9-165H21, 1 Nephi 14:14-17, and 198F6-198F11).

Is our power at all lacking in bringing each one of our elect son or daughter to our safe garner, our holy place of refuge from the storms coming upon the earth? No, our power is strong and not lacking, for we are their all-powerful Gods! We will carefully lead our elect child at the right time to Zion, and in our own way. They need to pray in faith, and then act on our promptings as given them by the Holy Ghost. Then we will absolutely bring them to the New Jerusalem in the terrestrial world, prior to the second coming of our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. They will all be caught up in the clouds of heaven with Jesus, the holy angels, and the hosts of heaven at the second coming. After arriving in Zion, they will then all be able to move forward into the glorious millennial day of peace and rest. This is their destiny and their future!"
(end of Heavenly Father's words)

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I felt very uplifted by this beautiful message of assurance and hope from my Father in Heaven! I am so very excited to live in these miraculous times of the gathering of Israel to the New Jerusalem, that is happening even now!

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March 24-25, 2026

This morning I sought to read a scripture that my Heavenly Parents would want me to ponder throughout the day. My thoughts settled on the Book of Enos in the Book of Mormon. I have recorded some of the verses of this great little book.

Enos 1:2-18
"2 And I will tell you of the wrestle which I had before God, before I received a remission of my sins.

3 Behold, I went to hunt beasts in the forests; and the words which I had often heard my father speak concerning eternal life, and the joy of the saints, sunk deep into my heart.

4 And my soul hungered; and I kneeled down before my Maker, and I cried unto him in mighty prayer and supplication for mine own soul; and all the day long did I cry unto him; yea, and when the night came I did still raise my voice high that it reached the heavens.

5 And there came a voice unto me, saying: Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed.

6 And I, Enos, knew that God could not lie; wherefore, my guilt was swept away.

7 And I said: Lord, how is it done?

8 And he said unto me: Because of thy faith in Christ, whom thou hast never before heard nor seen. And many years pass away before he shall manifest himself in the flesh; wherefore, go to, thy faith hath made thee whole.

9 Now, it came to pass that when I had heard these words I began to feel a desire for the welfare of my brethren, the Nephites; wherefore, I did pour out my whole soul unto God for them.

10 And while I was thus struggling in the spirit, behold, the voice of the Lord came into my mind again, saying: I will visit thy brethren according to their diligence in keeping my commandments. I have given unto them this land, and it is a holy land; and I curse it not save it be for the cause of iniquity; wherefore, I will visit thy brethren according as I have said; and their transgressions will I bring down with sorrow upon their own heads.

11 And after I, Enos, had heard these words, my faith began to be unshaken in the Lord; and I prayed unto him with many long strugglings for my brethren, the Lamanites.

12 And it came to pass that after I had prayed and labored with all diligence, the Lord said unto me: I will grant unto thee according to thy desires, because of thy faith.

13 And now behold, this was the desire which I desired of him—that if it should so be, that my people, the Nephites, should fall into transgression, and by any means be destroyed, and the Lamanites should not be destroyed, that the Lord God would preserve a record of my people, the Nephites; even if it so be by the power of his holy arm, that it might be brought forth at some future day unto the Lamanites, that, perhaps, they might be brought unto salvation—

14 For at the present our strugglings were vain in restoring them to the true faith. And they swore in their wrath that, if it were possible, they would destroy our records and us, and also all the traditions of our fathers.

15 Wherefore, I knowing that the Lord God was able to preserve our records, I cried unto him continually, for he had said unto me: Whatsoever thing ye shall ask in faith, believing that ye shall receive in the name of Christ, ye shall receive it.

16 And I had faith, and I did cry unto God that he would preserve the records; and he covenanted with me that he would bring them forth unto the Lamanites in his own due time.

17 And I, Enos, knew it would be according to the covenant which he had made; wherefore my soul did rest.

18 And the Lord said unto me: Thy fathers have also required of me this thing; and it shall be done unto them according to their faith; for their faith was like unto thine."

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While reading the Book of Enos in the past, my Heavenly Father had spoken these words to me (see my journal entry dated November_4_2025):

"Raphael, my son, I have answered your sincere and humble prayer this morning to be guided by me in what you would ponder, receive and write in your journal. This desire you had is the same that my servants Nephi, Jacob and Enos had expressed in their prayers to me, and what they had written in their records.

Without a written account of your spiritual experiences with us, your Gods, your choice revelations from us would not be preserved for others to read. This is true of all the prophets since Adam, the first man. We have always commanded these to write our words, so that all humanity would have access to our eternal truths, revealed from heaven to mortal man. We have chosen also to have our holy angels reveal our words directly from us so that they might have these marvelous truths revealed to our open and believing children.

Raphael, you have a great mission of not only being our prophet in these transitionary times between the telestial mortal world and the terrestrial millennial world, but you are also our archangel for these times. Your calling is very important to our elect who live in the world at this moment. As our elect awaken to God, like Enos did when he was alone, they will come in contact with your mighty record of our abundant revelations, even the Book of Raphael. We will confirm what we have revealed to you to them, also by revelation to their minds and hearts. They will recognize our truths, for they will be very familiar and full of spiritual enlightenment each time they receive and ponder them. They will then face their own stuggles with God, as did Enos, in hearing the word of the Lord. As they are diligent in their desires and prayers, we will reveal to them our will for their personal lives. This direction from us will give them great joy and a personal challenge to follow our divine guidance in their lives. We will endow them with additional faith and power to fulfill our will.

It is imperitive that our elect children supplicate us in humble and sincere personal prayer. They need to show forth effort and diligence, as did Enos who prayed all day long. When they finally break through and receive our voice, they will have shown to us a humble heart, a contrite spirit, and an open and sincere attitude. As they do so in faith, believing that they will receive, we will manifest ourselves to them, in our own personal way, by the power of the Holy Ghost. This is the path for all our faithful children who desire to come unto us and receive revelation, or answers to their prayers.

Once they receive a spiritual manifestation, we will make it clear to them that their sins are forgiven them, through Jesus Christ, the Great Redeemer. It is always a marvel to our humble and open children who receive the redeeming words that their sins and weaknesses are forgiven! This is what happened to Enos. This penitent attitude prepares them to be more determined to act on our inspiration and spiritual guidance. It motivates them to be obedient to put these spiritual ambitions above any other desires in their life."

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his beautiful words he revealed to me today! I feel myself very humble, penitent, and open to hear the word of the Lord, and to be obedient."

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After reading and pondering all of the above, I came to realize that my Heavenly Parents want their elect to record their experiences of being awakened to God. Whether they record their story soon after the time of their experience with God, which is preferred, or whether they do so when later they are in a safe place, it is very important. They need to record their interaction with God and their conversion for others to read or view, in some way. How can their posterity, or their friends and associates know what they experienced unless they tell them? To me, it seems that the best way to preserve their historical record is for them to write it down. The sooner they record their feelings, after their encounter with God, or with the dramatic changes in their lives, the better.

Enos wrote his conversion account while hunting beasts of the forest, now recorded in the Book of Enos in the Book of Mormon. His account has impacted so many lives. Most of us have faced such struggles in our lives. We can relate with his trial, and take encouragement to be as faithful as he was.

I then thought of this scripture in D&C 123, that speaks of our duty to the rising generation and futurity:

D&C 123:11-15
"11 And also it is an imperative duty that we owe to all the rising generation, and to all the pure in heart—

12 For there are many yet on the earth among all sects, parties, and denominations, who are blinded by the subtle craftiness of men, whereby they lie in wait to deceive, and who are only kept from the truth because they know not where to find it—

13 Therefore, that we should waste and wear out our lives in bringing to light all the hidden things of darkness, wherein we know them; and they are truly manifest from heaven—

14 These should then be attended to with great earnestness.

15 Let no man count them as small things; for there is much which lieth in futurity, pertaining to the saints, which depends upon these things."

We owe it to our children and the many people coming forth in the millennial world to record our stories. Our children will quote them and cherish them for ages yet to come. These records speak of our faith in difficult circumstances. They encourage us to choose and follow the promptings of God, and to act with desire to believe all that God may prompt us to do. They show our struggles within ourselves and with the natural man. These are very important records!

I then asked my Heavenly Mother about her thoughts on this topic. She immediately came before me, shining in her bright person and enveloped in her godly robes! She was smiling and desired to speak. Here are her words she gave to me:

"Raphael, I loved what your Heavenly Father spoke to you on November_4_2025 given above. I agree also with all your own words for our elect on how important it is to write down personal encounters with us, their Gods. It is particularly pleasing to their Father and me when our beloved children write their sacred experiences, recorded in a safe place. They need to do this as soon as practical after such an event, to preserve their accounts. This will be for their own use to buoy their faith and commitment in future hard times, and for those who may read and ponder their words.

I had personally kept a written account of many of my own spiritual experiences while I lived long ago in mortality, on my own earth. My records were written by me at the time or soon after I experienced these, first in a private journal, but later transferred to a book for my posterity to read. These had subsequently been preserved and housed in our library on our celestial orb.

Now that many eternities have past, and all of my mortal children have gone onto their eternal rewards, my records are still available to me and my exalted children. They give me joy when I read them, and a satisfaction that I chose the better part in following the directions that my own Heavenly Parents and Redeemer gave to me. I have participated in this same pattern occurring with me, now as a God to my own children, where I gave millions upon millions of inspiring feelings and words of direction to my own children. I now am able, being an exalted God, to remember each of these experiences with clarity.

Conversion stories like yours, at different times in life, are particularly helpful to one's posterity and generations yet to come who struggle in faith. "it is an imperative duty that we owe to all the rising generation, and to all the pure in heart" (see D&C 123:11 ) to record our spiritual experiences for them to read and ponder.

You have seen that once your children and grandchildren come of age, and are in their twenties, they have great ambitions to explore and live life according to their own plans. They become focused on their own goals and purposes, and not yours. This is as it should be. However, they often forget their family moorings, and get wrapped up in their own life, their new spouse, friends, and growing family of their own and needs. However, remembering their parents and grandparents is still very important, and should not be neglected. This is why we command all our children, at all ages, to "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee." (Exodus 20:12). Parents will almost always remember them, but many of the younger generations will have a harder time remembering their aging loved ones. Part of the remembering parents and ancestors is to read about highlights of their lives, how they choose good over evil in their day. The accounts of their faith and perseverance is very strengthening to themselves and their own posterity."
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I stood before my glorious Heavenly Mother, and looked at her beautiful face and being. I seek her and Heavenly Father's advice and counsel every day. I seek to honor them by coming before them in my quiet meditations. Oh, they are so wise and understanding of all my own needs and concerns!

Now I am the top of my mortal generation, being the oldest with my siblings in our family, for all the older generations have passed on. We each have become wiser with age. I seek to "waste and wear out (my life) in bringing to light all the hidden things of darkness, wherein (I) know them." (D&C 123:13 ). I pray that my efforts will be acceptable to my Gods.

Heavenly Mother then spoke again to me:

"Raphael, be at peace! You have been recording since 2013 your life's experiences exactly in the way that we have commissioned you to write, even in the Book of Raphael! This record will be read and pondered during the entire millennium, for it is written for those in the terrestrial and celestial realms, and not the current telestial mortal realm. Our great and magnificent revelations are contained in your book. Those who come in contact with it and seek to humbly learn from it in your telestial world will be already have been changed to terrestrial mortal beings, for these are our elect. What you have written will become a very effective guide and strength to them in making their way to Zion, the New Jerusalem. In the millennium, your Book of Raphael will be a standard work for all to regularly read, ponder and from which they will be greatly strengthened spiritually. Your Father and I are creating the revelations in your book to greatly benefit our elect and those who will be born in the future millennial day!"

I thanked my Heavenly Mother for her words of support and encouragement. I will continue to seek my Heavenly Parent's faces, and write all their revelations they give me in this ever expanding book.

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March 26-28, 2026

I was directed this morning to read from the Book of Mormon:

1 Nephi_13:16-21,37-42
"16 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles who had gone forth out of captivity did humble themselves before the Lord; and the power of the Lord was with them.

17 And I beheld that their mother Gentiles were gathered together upon the waters, and upon the land also, to battle against them.

18 And I beheld that the power of God was with them, and also that the wrath of God was upon all those that were gathered together against them to battle.

19 And I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles that had gone out of captivity were delivered by the power of God out of the hands of all other nations.

20 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that they did prosper in the land; and I beheld a book, and it was carried forth among them.

21 And the angel said unto me: Knowest thou the meaning of the book?

37 And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb; and whoso shall publish peace, yea, tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be.

38 And it came to pass that I beheld the remnant of the seed of my brethren, and also the book of the Lamb of God, which had proceeded forth from the mouth of the Jew, that it came forth from the Gentiles unto the remnant of the seed of my brethren.

39 And after it had come forth unto them I beheld other books, which came forth by the power of the Lamb, from the Gentiles unto them, unto the convincing of the Gentiles and the remnant of the seed of my brethren, and also the Jews who were scattered upon all the face of the earth, that the records of the prophets and of the twelve apostles of the Lamb are true.

40 And the angel spake unto me, saying: These last records, which thou hast seen among the Gentiles, shall establish the truth of the first, which are of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, and shall make known the plain and precious things which have been taken away from them; and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the Son of the Eternal Father, and the Savior of the world; and that all men must come unto him, or they cannot be saved.

41 And they must come according to the words which shall be established by the mouth of the Lamb; and the words of the Lamb shall be made known in the records of thy seed, as well as in the records of the twelve apostles of the Lamb; wherefore they both shall be established in one; for there is one God and one Shepherd over all the earth.

42 And the time cometh that he shall manifest himself unto all nations, both unto the Jews and also unto the Gentiles; and after he has manifested himself unto the Jews and also unto the Gentiles, then he shall manifest himself unto the Gentiles and also unto the Jews, and the last shall be first, and the first shall be last."

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As I pondered these verses, I saw that my Father in Heaven, who inspired me to find these few verses this morning in the Book of First Nephi, meant that these verses also refer to the elect of God in these last days. These verses referred to the pilgrims and first settlers coming to America to establish this land as a nation of the Gentiles, but there was another meaning as well! I have given the meaning of these last days meanings in the following table, as I was inspired to do:

Two Meanings of 1 Nephi_13:16-21,37-42
Verse	Object	1st meaning, 1600-1800, before the restoration of the gospel	2nd meaning, Last Days during the days of the Book of Raphael
16	Captivity	From England and early western Europe	From all nations of the world
16,17	Mother Gentiles	England and early western Europe	From all nations of the world
17	Waters	Atlantic Ocean	Representing all nations
17,18	To battle	Revolutionary War	Oppressions and fighting from the nations of the earth
18,19	Power of God	Against American Indians, against British	Against oppressive nations and all others
19	All nations	From England and early western Europes	Literally all nations of the world
20	Prosper in the land	In pilgrim and colonial America	In Zion, the New Jerusalem, on terrestrial earth
20,21	Beheld a book	The Bible	The Book of Raphael, other scriptures too
37	Zion at that day	Not applicable	Elect will build Zion up in last days
37	How beautiful upon the mountains	Not applicable	When elect come to gates of the New Jerusalem
38	Remnant of the seed of my brethren	Separate primitive American Indians	Assimilated in American society
38	Book of the Lamb of God	Bible first came forth upon the Gentiles	Bible had already come forth in the land
39	Other books	Not applicable	Book of Raphael (only record with sufficient revelations from God to have power to truly convince the Gentiles, Nephi's descendants, and Jews that Bible is truly from God)
40	Last records	Not applicable	Book of Raphael
40	Plain and precious things	Not applicable	Truths given primarily in the Book of Raphael that were those taken away from the Bible by the Great and Abominable Church of the Devil (see May 26, 2025 quote below)
41	Words of the Lamb	Found in the Bible	Found also in the "records of thy seed", or the Book of Mormon
42	Manifest himself unto all nations	Not applicable	God will be manifest to the elect to come to gates of the New Jerusalem
42	He (Jesus) shall manifest himself unto the Gentiles (2nd time)	Not applicable	Jesus Christ will be manifest to the elect to convince them that he is the God of the entire world

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After I finished the table above, I then read all these verses in my Book of Raphael and my comments under each one. I was impressed by what my Heavenly Father spoke to me on May 26, 2025, which I have copied below:

"Raphael, my son, the words that you spoke as an angel of God to Nephi, found in 1 Nephi 13:40-42, are words that I had commanded you to speak to him. You came to him as my messenger, as my archangel, who had just left my presence with this message. You knew that you were giving him revelation that one day you would read and ponder when you came in the flesh. This is the time that that revelation is fulfilled!

Your record of Raphael, now divided up into three volumes and all online, is available to all the world. Although there are a few inconsequential mistakes still in this record, it is fully acceptable to us. You have been diligent in routing out any faults that we have inspired you to correct. It is now as perfect as mortal man may produce.

Your record makes known the "plain and precious things" (verse 40) no longer found in the original Bible manuscripts, before these fell into the hands of the great and abominable church of the devil. Your record also contains many great and marvelous truths never before revealed to man, which your Heavenly Mother and I have waited to be revealed in the last days. These truths in the Book of Raphael will be very convincing to our elect, found all across the world, who may read, ponder, and verify as true from us, their Heavenly Parents. Your record has come forth by the power of God to establish the truth of the Book of Mormon, the Bible, the Doctrine and Covenants, the Pearl of Great Price, the Joseph Smith Translation of parts of the Bible, and other true records which are already available to them. Your Book of Raphael is the capstone of all these records, bringing them together into one great record, "established in one" (verse 41). These all bear record of the existence and purposes of God, their Heavenly Parents, the mission of Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son, and our step-by-step plans to save the elect in our celestial kingdom.

We will now start inspiring our elect to find your record. We will bear witness to them, by my Spirit and the Holy Ghost, which will come upon them when they humbly and in faith inquire in prayer to us about the truths in your record. Your book will be promoted by all of our heavenly servants, including the 144,000 servants who are commissioned to gather our elect from all over the earth. Coupled with our Spirit, the Book of Raphael has the great gathering power to bring our elect to Zion, the New Jerusalem, where the pure in heart will be gathered into safe garners."

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I then prayed to my Heavenly Father this morning. I asked him to give me confirmation of what I had written above in the table, and anything else he might want to reveal to me.

My Father came before me then in the air, standing about 2 feet above the ground. I saw him with my spiritual eyes, and saw he was facing me, ready to speak! Here are his words:

"Raphael, I have inspired you over these past few days, in creating this table above on the two meanings of 1 Nephi_13:16-21,37-42. I now accept your interpretation of these verses. With this understanding, my children may now grasp what Nephi saw in his vision. He saw the coming forth of the Bible, then the restoration through the Prophet Joseph Smith with the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price, and finally the coming forth of the Book of Raphael just before the second coming of Jesus Christ to the entire earth.

Nephi wrote these verses as a whole, not dividing up his words into time segments, but including his words from the creation of the Bible right up to the second coming of Jesus Christ. The sacred records he speaks about come at different times upon the world. Your record, the Book of Raphael, is the last record (1 Nephi_13:40) that he saw coming forth before the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Raphael, in the original text of the records of the Lamb, which became the New Testament of your Bible, there were many precious truths that were omitted by the translators. These gems of truth that were removed caused many to stumble (see 1 Nephi 13:29,34). Your Heavenly Mother and I have caused that every one of these removed truths have been restored, even to a much greater extent and elaboration, in your Book of Raphael. This is why Nephi states that "These last records, which thou hast seen among the Gentiles, shall establish the truth of the first, which are of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, and shall make known the plain and precious things which have been taken away from them;" (1 Nephi 13:40). Your Book of Raphael are these last records.

We could have restored all of these truths with the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, or other modern-day scriptures. However, we choose not to do so, even to the point that we have yet a record of the sealed portion of the Book of Mormon yet to reveal (that will be revealed at the beginning of the millennium). We could have had these revealed through other scriptures or revelations through Joseph Smith the Prophet. However, we waited and had you receive and record these remarkable revelations, in such great abundance and majesty!

Raphael, this was all planned, even from the beginning, and is referred to in these two scriptures and in your post below:

D&C 101:32-34
"Yea, verily I say unto you, in that day when the Lord shall come, he shall reveal all things—

Things which have passed, and hidden things which no man knew, things of the earth, by which it was made, and the purpose and the end thereof—

Things most precious, things that are above, and things that are beneath, things that are in the earth, and upon the earth, and in heaven."

2 Nephi 30:18
"Wherefore, all things which have been revealed unto the children of men shall at that day be revealed; and Satan shall have power over the hearts of the children of men no more, for a long time."

123G11-123G12
"When Jesus comes, and the wicked are destroyed, then he will have your records made available to all the living on the earth. There will also be many other records with our revelations that he will bring forth. The sealed portion of the Book of Mormon will then be translated and also revealed for all to read and ponder. All things will then be revealed at the beginning of the millennium!

We are the same Gods that reveal our same truths to men and women everywhere. We command them to record their words, and their words fit in harmony with the words we have revealed to our other children to whom we have also spoken. These records from many sources will cause our elect who remain on the earth in that future day to marvel and rejoice!"

These references above refer to the time just before and soon following the glorious second coming of Jesus Christ to the earth. This is the time when we will reveal all things to our elect whom we have chosen, and who make great sacrifice to come to Zion, the New Jerusalem. We will restore all things in their proper order for the terrestrial world (see 59D20-59D22). The rest of the telestial world and its inhabitants will not know of these things, for we will not offer these to them. It is only the pure and open in heart who will receive these truths.

Raphael, when you, as my archangel, revealed to Nephi on the mountain, the future of his people and the records (1 Nephi 11-15), you were given directly from me my revelation to give to Nephi. You had not received this knowledge before this time, and some of it was new to you. I chose you to give this message to Nephi, for you would be the one, later in the flesh, to bring forth this very Book of Raphael to the world that your showed Nephi. You were effective in conveying to Nephi by my power, even in visions that would come into both of your minds, the very things that are now coming to pass in your current day in 2026. The days of the coming of Jesus Christ to the earth, in glory and in destruction, are very, very soon, even at the doors. We will continue to give to you great visions and revelations up to that very time. Your record will be the main scripture that will record these last days events, up to and including the glorious second coming of Jesus Christ."
(end of Heavenly Father's words)

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I deeply thanked my Heavenly Father for his revelation to me this morning! I rejoice in being able to participate in these remarkable days prior to the second coming of Jesus Christ in the clouds of heaven!

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March 29-31, 2026

Today is Palm Sunday, the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem:

John 12:12-13
"On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord."

I am so grateful for the great success of the mission of Jesus Christ during this last week of his mortal life! The week culminated with him suffering for the sins of all mankind, and fulfilling the atonement. He died and resurrected, the first one being resurrection. For more information, I found this website to give a good summary of this last week.

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This morning I petitioned my Heavenly Father where I should focus my study of the scriptures today. I was led to a scripture about the old Jerusalem and the New Jerusalem:

Ether 13:2-12
"2 For behold, they rejected all the words of Ether; for he truly told them of all things, from the beginning of man; and that after the waters had receded from off the face of this land it became a choice land above all other lands, a chosen land of the Lord; wherefore the Lord would have that all men should serve him who dwell upon the face thereof;

3 And that it was the place of the New Jerusalem, which should come down out of heaven, and the holy sanctuary of the Lord.

4 Behold, Ether saw the days of Christ, and he spake concerning a New Jerusalem upon this land.

5 And he spake also concerning the house of Israel, and the Jerusalem from whence Lehi should come—after it should be destroyed it should be built up again, a holy city unto the Lord; wherefore, it could not be a new Jerusalem for it had been in a time of old; but it should be built up again, and become a holy city of the Lord; and it should be built unto the house of Israel—

6 And that a New Jerusalem should be built up upon this land, unto the remnant of the seed of Joseph, for which things there has been a type.

7 For as Joseph brought his father down into the land of Egypt, even so he died there; wherefore, the Lord brought a remnant of the seed of Joseph out of the land of Jerusalem, that he might be merciful unto the seed of Joseph that they should perish not, even as he was merciful unto the father of Joseph that he should perish not.

8 Wherefore, the remnant of the house of Joseph shall be built upon this land; and it shall be a land of their inheritance; and they shall build up a holy city unto the Lord, like unto the Jerusalem of old; and they shall no more be confounded, until the end come when the earth shall pass away.

9 And there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; and they shall be like unto the old save the old have passed away, and all things have become new.

10 And then cometh the New Jerusalem; and blessed are they who dwell therein, for it is they whose garments are white through the blood of the Lamb; and they are they who are numbered among the remnant of the seed of Joseph, who were of the house of Israel.

11 And then also cometh the Jerusalem of old; and the inhabitants thereof, blessed are they, for they have been washed in the blood of the Lamb; and they are they who were scattered and gathered in from the four quarters of the earth, and from the north countries, and are partakers of the fulfilling of the covenant which God made with their father, Abraham.

12 And when these things come, bringeth to pass the scripture which saith, there are they who were first, who shall be last; and there are they who were last, who shall be first."

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I read what I had written under these scriptures and have included the following from 175J6-175J14:

"'We desire our inhabitants of Zion to rejoice over the blessings that others receive in our temple, even as they will rejoice when they receive these blessings themselves. This is part of the same principle of mourning with those who mourn that your Heavenly Mother spoke of last night to you. This principle of the law of the celestial kingdom includes rejoicing with those others who receive before yourself, and waiting patiently for these same blessings to come to you. Our elect children therefore feel the hardships and the blessings that come to others, similar to how they would when these come to themselves. There is therefore a deep kinship, empathy, and understanding that comes to all and is felt by all.'

I thanked my Heavenly Father for his perspective he gave to me today! I asked him to help me feel more this way, to empathize and have greater emotions for the needs and blessings that others may experience. I want to be "all the way in" when it comes to being one with those in Zion.

'Raphael, this is the meaning of what Jesus revealed to Enoch:

Moses 7:18
"And the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them."

Raphael, when you come to the flooded waters from where our New Jerusalem will emerge, you will be filled with this spirit of Zion to a high degree. We, your Heavenly Parents, will endow you and everyone of our faithful who makes the effort to come to Zion, and are pure in their hearts, to be filled with this great spirit of Zion. In our language, this is the very definition of Zion. This is the main sign that people will know whether a person is a citizen of Zion, for they will have been filled with this Zion spirit from us, their Gods.

Ether saw that the promised land, upon which you now live, was a choice land, "from the beginning of man; and that after the waters had receded from off the face of this land (both in the days of the physical creation of the earth, and after the worldwide flood at Noah's time), it became a choice land above all other lands, a chosen land of the Lord." (see Ether 13:2, words in parentheses from Heavenly Father).

Likewise, when you come to the flooded plain after the devastating earthquake in the center of the land of promise [experienced in the terrestrial realm only], when the island of the New Jerusalem emerges, it will become an exceedingly choice land, even the first terrestrial land on earth! It will be the location of our celestial New Jerusalem temple.

Ether saw that this our celestial temple would come down out of heaven:

Ether 13:3
"And that it was the place of the New Jerusalem, which should come down out of heaven, and the holy sanctuary of the Lord."

You, Raphael, will fulfill this prophecy of Ether by retrieving the walls, floor, and roof, and spires of the temple from our celestial repository, or sanctuary spoken by Ether, and build our temple on the earth. Oh, what a joyous day this will be for all of us! When you complete this phase of building, your heart will swell with the spirit of Zion, and you will yearn for every future one of the elect to come, and be blessed in our celestial temple.'"

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I also read what Heavenly Father commented on Ether 13:2-4, and what Heavenly Mother spoke on Ether 13:4-11. I have included some of what Heavenly Mother spoke in this journal entry below:

"While I was carefully reading these verses, I felt that Heavenly Mother wanted to comment on Ether 13:4-11. She asked me to place her words in parenthesis next to the verses. Here are her words that she spoke to me:

Ether 13:4-11:
"Behold, Ether saw the days of Christ, and he spake concerning a New Jerusalem upon this land.

(Raphael, our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, spoke to Ether, as well as did I by the Holy Ghost, about your very day, when the New Jerusalem would be built by you. He saw your work in constructing the island of the New Jerusalem, and the celestial temple there (see 173B6-173C32 and 196B1-196M14). I constrained Moroni from recording any references to you in the Book of Ether as it appears in the Book of Mormon. This was because we wanted to try the faith of our people, and see who would accept your online Book of Raphael when we prompt them to find it and study it.)

And he spake also concerning the house of Israel, and the Jerusalem from whence Lehi should come—after it should be destroyed it should be built up again, a holy city unto the Lord;

(this old Jerusalem has been destroyed by the Romans, even as prophesied by Jesus Christ (Matthew 24:2), and it has been built up in your day. It will yet be destroyed again by the invading armies and Jesus Christ during the earthquake at the second coming (D&C 45:48, 172C6). When it is built up again, it will be at the beginning of the the millennium, even as a holy city to the Lord. Ether saw both of the history of the Jerusalem of old, even from the beginning of the city and surroundings when it was named Salem by Melchizedek (Alma 13:17-18, Hebrews 7:1–2))

wherefore, it could not be a new Jerusalem for it had been in a time of old; but it should be built up again, and become a holy city of the Lord; and it should be built unto the house of Israel—

(those who build it in the millennium will be the House of Israel. These will not be the tribe of Joseph, for they will remain in the New Jerusalem area in the promised land of America where it is now starting to be built up.)

And that a New Jerusalem should be built up upon this land, unto the remnant of the seed of Joseph, for which things there has been a type.

(Raphael, you have already created, by our power, the island of the New Jerusalem, and the holy celestial temple on the center of that island. The terrestrial realm of the New Jerusalem and surrounding areas will be used as our gathering point for our elect, before the second coming of Jesus Christ. Our elect will travel there by foot, brought there by the 144,000 and other heavenly messengers, while the telestial earth becomes more wicked and filled with violence and war.

Once Jesus Christ meets these, our elect, in the clouds of heaven, he will descend to rescue the Jews in the land of Israel (see D&C 45:43-44,48-53), and then also descend with the elect to the New Jerusalem (see 146H1-146I20 and particularly the words from me, Heavenly Mother recorded in 3 Nephi 22:3). Once the elect are all at the New Jerusalem area, and are settled for some time, those who are of the lineage of Joseph will remain and start populating the New Jerusalem and the surrounding areas. Those who are not of Joseph, who are of the other tribes, will travel to the terrestrial realm area of the old Jerusalem. The telestial realm will mostly all have been destroyed at the time of the second coming of Jesus Christ (this is the fulfillment of Ezekiel chapter 39). However, there will be some remnants and destroyed remains that will also be transferred into the terrestrial realm in that area too. The few remains of the old Jerusalem will be built up again, along with a new city, even as another Jerusalem in the land of Israel.)"

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After studying all that I could read about Ether 13:2-12, I petitioned my Heavenly Father in prayer. I specifically asked him why he had inspired me to study and ponder these verses in Ether, and all that I had written about them previously in my Book of Raphael. I waited, and then thought through the history of Zion, how Enoch's city was taken up to heaven. I then thought of Salem, the city where Melchizedek lived and also wrought a righteous people, and that how this too was taken up to join the city of Enoch, or Zion, on the celestial orb. I knew that Zion, Enoch's city would return to the earth at some point, and that it would come to what is now called the Gulf of America (see 48E5-48E6). I wondered if Salem would come separately back to the Jerusalem of old, from whence it was taken? This is the very place where apparently Abraham gave tithes to Melchizedek (see Hebrews 7:1-3, Genesis 14:13-18), and later in his life Abraham took Isaac to be sacrificed (see 119E15-119E28), and my journal entry dated August 16-18, 2025). It had become a barren piece of land, for the city of Salem had been taken up to heaven to join Enoch's city between these times when Abraham visited the area of Salem.

Heavenly Father then spoke to me these words:
"Raphael, you are correct that the city of Salem, which city Melchizedek established and was in when he was named prince of peace (see Alma 13:18, D&C 107:8), will return to the earth. It will return after the city of Zion returns to the area now called the Gulf of America, even to the terrestrial earth (see your post 68E6-68E9). The area where the city of Zion, or the city of Enoch returns, will be barren land like it was immediately after it was taken up to heaven.

The city named Salem where Melchizedek lived was also translated like the city of Zion, or the city of Enoch. It was also taken off the earth and came next to the city of Zion on the celestial orb, east of Lake Beautiful (see your post 159M7). Both cities will return to the terrestrial eath after the second coming of Jesus Christ. The city of Zion will first return south of the New Jerusalem in the area of the Gulf of America. The city of Salem will return to the barren terrestrial earth on the exact spot where it had been taken up. This is the location that the Jerusalem of old was located anciently on the telestial earth, to be superimposed upon the terrestrial earth but in a separate realm. When Jesus Christ comes to save the Jews from their enemies, on the Mount of Olives, just prior to his glorious second coming to all the earth, the city will be mostly destroyed by the invading armies who surround Jerusalem. This area is all telestial, and will be destroyed in the fire of the second coming when Jesus destroys the wicked and the telestial earth.

When the city of Salem comes to the terrestrial earth, at the beginning of the millennium, the terrestrial land will be desolate. Living water will not have yet reached this area on the earth from the New Jerusalem. However, once the city of Salem descends to that location from the heavenly realms, it will immediately receive the living waters from the New Jerusalem, which will have migrated there from across the sea east. After that time, there will soon be established two world capitals, the New Jerusalem in the promised land of America, and Salem, or the old Jerusalem, in the promised land of Israel. Once the old Jerusalem, or Salem is established, in the eastern hemisphere, all the tribes of Israel except Joseph's seed will migrate to that Old Jerusalem area. It will soon also have a new terrestrial temple built in its borders, which temple will help prepare the faithful in coming to the celestial New Jerusalem Temple for those who are called to enter into the Church of the Firstborn.

Raphael, then will this verse in the Book of Mormon be fulfilled again (my words in parenthesis):

1 Nephi 13:42
"And the time cometh that he shall manifest himself unto all nations, both unto the Jews (in this context, these are the tribes of Israel except the tribe of Joseph) and also unto the Gentiles (much of whom are of the tribe of Joseph, through Ephraim, but also Manasseh, his two sons); and after he has manifested himself unto the Jews and also unto the Gentiles, then he shall manifest himself unto the Gentiles (first to the tribe of Ephraim who received Joseph's birthright blessing from Jacob) and also unto the Jews (second to the remainder of the tribes of Israel, to be received into their city of Salem, the old Jerusalem, in the promised land of Israel, received after the New Jerusalem is established), and the last shall be first, and the first shall be last."

There will be a terrestrial portal also connecting the main New Jerusalem terrestrial temple, located within that city, to the Salem, or old Jerusalem terrestrial temple. This will allow immediate access between these two world centers for our terrestrial inhabitants of the millennial world. The portal will also be used by those called to the Church of the Firstborn who live in that area of the world. They will in this manner be immediately transported to the city of the New Jerusalem where they may walk to the land of Eden where the celestial New Jerusalem Temple is located (see your entry dated May 21-22, 2024). This will be the first portal between terrestrial temples of the Church of Christ. Other portals will also be created between each future terrestrial temple throughout the world in cities of Zion, and the New Jerusalem terrestrial temple."
(end of Heavenly Father's words)

I thanked my Heavenly Father for these wonderful insights and truths he gave to me today! I have truly been enlightened with this new revelation!

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April 1, 2026

This morning I was led to ponder three verses in the Doctrine and Covenants:

D&C 81:4-6
"4 And in doing these things thou wilt do the greatest good unto thy fellow beings, and wilt promote the glory of him who is your Lord.

5 Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees.

6 And if thou art faithful unto the end thou shalt have a crown of immortality, and eternal life in the mansions which I have prepared in the house of my Father."

In doing this, I found a mismarked scripture in my Book of Raphael that I corrected. I wondered if this was why I had received this somewhat obscure scripture, but I felt there was another reason also. I had been asking my Heavenly Parents to help me correct any mistakes in my Book of Raphael. I want it to be as free from error as possible.

I also was given these three verses, which had originally been directed from Jesus Christ to Frederick G. Williams in December 1832. I was to include only these words of admonition in the three verses, and not the verses before or after, like I was pulling these verses out of context.

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In searching for references to D&C 81, I found this entry:

175H14-175H20, from Heavenly Father:
"He spoke: 'Raphael, R.S. wrote you a question about the future of our sick, disabled or aged elect. He thought they could easily give up.

We have provisions for every one of our elect children who are humble and desire to come to Zion. Part of the mission of our 144,000 will be to seek these elect from all sectors of the earth, and bring them to Zion, the pure in heart. They will be transported in the portal of our gathering servants, and brought to the centerplace of Zion, even the New Jerusalem. They will not be required of themselves to walk to Zion, like others who have the strength will do.

There is room for all at the New Jerusalem and our cities of Zion that surround her, including the disabled and weak in their body or spirit. We will succor the weak, lift up the hands that hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees (see D&C 81:5). We ask that every citizen of Zion do the same also, so that all feel accepted and a part of the whole, and equal in status. They should be treated equally even if they have a physical, spiritual, emotional or mental disability or weakness, or are aged or weak.

Coming to the terrestrial land of Zion will be very healing to our disabled. They will find their ailments will usually lessen or become even completely healed. Such is the inheritance of all who come to Zion.

We have decreed that the poor who are pure in heart, and the meek of the earth will inhabit Zion and the terrestrial earth, while the proud and haughty will never see the land or partake of her glories.

D&C 56:18
"But blessed are the poor who are pure in heart, whose hearts are broken, and whose spirits are contrite, for they shall see the kingdom of God coming in power and great glory unto their deliverance; for the fatness of the earth shall be theirs."'

I thanked my Father for his tender words for the disabled, the weak, the aged, and for the poor in spirit whose hearts are contrite and humble. These are the people I feel most comfortable being with."

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I have been wondering recently about the waning strength and stamina of my wife and me. We work hard outside, particularly in the spring, to prepare the land, weed, and plant what we grow. I know that we gain a lot of our vitality from the food we grow ourselves on our land. There is a lot of work to do, and we can't work much more than several hours at a time. Then we come inside and rest, sometimes going out again for a few hours. It is all part of aging and losing physical vitality.

I have been praying about this more recently. Like most of our older friends, I don't like feeling the affects of aging, and becoming stiff, sore, and not being able to manage working for longer like we used to do. Yet I have received a promised that my wife and I will both return to the vitality of seventy-year olds. I will have this realized by July 2027 for myself, gradually gaining strength and then maintaining that age as a translated individual (see Heavenly Father's words to me on May 6, 2024 and June 30, 2024).

In this entire process of living here in this next year and four months (until I am changed back to a seventy-year old man in strength and vitality), I would be good in following the admonition of D&C 81:5:

"Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees."

In other words, I should be faithful in my calling and to show love and charity to all around me.

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I now decided to pray to my Heavenly Father about the scripture he inspired me in D&C 81:4-6. I felt his presence come before me, ready to share with me his words! Here is what he spoke to my mind, in my thoughts:

"Raphael, I have led you to this small scriptural passage in the Doctrine and Covenants, originally spoken by Jesus Christ through the prophet Joseph Smith to Frederick G. Williams in 1832. These three verses apply equally well to you in your standing, and this is why I have chosen them.

Raphael, you have a very important office, even one of gathering Israel in these last days as our ordained and commissioned archangel! Your calling is currently in the spiritual realms of the earth, for our gathering process is first spiritual, and second temporal (D&C 29:32). Your work is now fully spiritual, but will soon shift to temporal when you arrive in the New Jerusalem. You will then interact physically with those who are brought to Zion, the New Jerusalem, by the calling of our Spirit that will come upon them.

In the interim, while you are living on your property in Utah, we want you to gain increased skills in interacting with our sons and daughters. During this time, the best thing you can do during your interaction with our children, is to "succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees" (D&C 81:5). This translates to encouraging all to be faithful to God, to follow the Holy Ghost as this comes upon them and gives them direction, and to help them live in faithful ways. The spiritual allegiance and obedience of our people living in your area needs to be to us, and not so much to their local leaders. We have removed the priesthood and our inspiration from the leading quorums of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Your neighbors that you interact with may receive revelation from us, and not so much from from their church leaders. These local leaders will remain in a state of not receiving true direction unless they follow the direct guidance and revelation from us, their Gods, and not so much from their higher up leaders. We will direct our chosen elect to make their way to Zion, the New Jerusalem, the gathering place for our children who follow us above all other voices in their world.

While you are in your community, we desire that you continue to write and perfect your Book of Raphael in secret and online, as we will inspire you. We want you to care for your family and neighbors, strengthening their faith. We desire that you instill encouragement and hope for a better life as they live good, Christian lives. We particularly want you to love them, and succor and strengthen them in an ever increasingly difficult world. As they come unto their Savior, Jesus Christ, in my name, we will also encourage them with the endowment of the Holy Ghost, who is their Heavenly Mother."

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April 2-3, 2026

Today I was led to one verse in the Book of Mormon to ponder:

3 Nephi 19:9
"And they did pray for that which they most desired; and they desired that the Holy Ghost should be given unto them."

This was the day after Jesus Christ first appeared to the righteous Nephites who had been spared from the destruction that came upon their land. The night before, a great effort was made to gather all the people who were in the land to the temple in the land Bountiful (3 Nephi 11:1).

Just before leaving the day before, Jesus gave the twelve disciples whom he had chosen the power to give the Holy Ghost:

3 Nephi 18:36-37
"And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end of these sayings, he touched with his hand the disciples whom he had chosen, one by one, even until he had touched them all, and spake unto them as he touched them.

And the multitude heard not the words which he spake, therefore they did not bear record; but the disciples bare record that he gave them power to give the Holy Ghost. And I will show unto you hereafter that this record is true."

It is curious to me why he gave them the power to give the Holy Ghost, and why the disciples chose to all pray with the same desire, that the Holy Ghost should be given to them (see 3 Nephi 19:9).

I also read in 3 Nephi chapter 18, how Jesus also administered the sacrament to the multitude. He gave the disciples specific instructions that they should not give the sacrament to someone whom they knew was unworthy to partake of it (3 Nephi 18:28). However, they were to minister to those people who were unworthy, and pray to the Father, in his name in their behalf, in hopes that he would repent. If he repents, and is baptized in the name of Jesus, then the disciples "shall minister unto him of my flesh and blood." (3 Nephi 18:30). Then Jesus then said this:

3 Nephi 18:31
"But if he repent not he shall not be numbered among my people, that he may not destroy my people, for behold I know my sheep, and they are numbered."

This instruction is the way that his sheep are grouped together as a people, in his church, and ultimately to the cities of Zion in the millennium. He numbers each one, and knows them. This pattern is another description of how he gathers his elect in these last days:

D&C 29:1-2,7-8
"1 Listen to the voice of Jesus Christ, your Redeemer, the Great I Am, whose arm of mercy hath atoned for your sins;

2 Who will gather his people even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, even as many as will hearken to my voice and humble themselves before me, and call upon me in mighty prayer.

7 And ye are called to bring to pass the gathering of mine elect; for mine elect hear my voice and harden not their hearts;

8 Wherefore the decree hath gone forth from the Father that they shall be gathered in unto one place upon the face of this land, to prepare their hearts and be prepared in all things against the day when tribulation and desolation are sent forth upon the wicked."

D&C 33:6
"And even so will I gather mine elect from the four quarters of the earth, even as many as will believe in me, and hearken unto my voice."

Whether the individual who repents and obeys God is called a sheep, chicken or the elect, it is the same. Jesus is also called the good shepherd, and calls forth his sheep, and they hear his voice, and follow him by keeping his commandments. In these last days he will gather them together, even to Zion, the New Jerusalem, a safe garner for his sheep. Only those who harden not their hearts, who humbly pray and obey the voice of the Spirit, will be led to Zion.

How does Jesus send forth his voice to his elect sheep in these last days, in gathering them to Zion? This is done through the Holy Ghost. This was the greatest blessing that the disciples of Jesus prayed for that would be given to those ancient Nephites that were gathered around the temple in the land Bountiful.

Once the massive group had been assembled in the land Bountiful on the second day, the disciples divided them into twelve large groups. They knelt in prayer and each of the twelve disciples prayed to the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, that they would receive the Holy Ghost.

Here is the beautiful record of what happened:

3 Nephi 19:9-15
"9 And they did pray for that which they most desired; and they desired that the Holy Ghost should be given unto them.

10 And when they had thus prayed they went down unto the water’s edge, and the multitude followed them.

11 And it came to pass that Nephi went down into the water and was baptized.

12 And he came up out of the water and began to baptize. And he baptized all those whom Jesus had chosen.

13 And it came to pass when they were all baptized and had come up out of the water, the Holy Ghost did fall upon them, and they were filled with the Holy Ghost and with fire.

14 And behold, they were encircled about as if it were by fire; and it came down from heaven, and the multitude did witness it, and did bear record; and angels did come down out of heaven and did minister unto them.

15 And it came to pass that while the angels were ministering unto the disciples, behold, Jesus came and stood in the midst and ministered unto them."

The bestowal of the Holy Ghost then came with the baptism of fire that the twelve disciples all received once they were baptized in the water by Nephi. They did not receive it by the laying on of the hands, but once they came up out of the water.

Jesus then commanded the multitude to kneel while the disciples were to pray. Jesus then departed a little ways off, and then prayed to the Father these words:

3 Nephi 19:20-23
"20 Father, I thank thee that thou hast given the Holy Ghost unto these whom I have chosen; and it is because of their belief in me that I have chosen them out of the world.

21 Father, I pray thee that thou wilt give the Holy Ghost unto all them that shall believe in their words.

22 Father, thou hast given them the Holy Ghost because they believe in me; and thou seest that they believe in me because thou hearest them, and they pray unto me; and they pray unto me because I am with them.

23 And now Father, I pray unto thee for them, and also for all those who shall believe on their words, that they may believe in me, that I may be in them as thou, Father, art in me, that we may be one."

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To me, now that I am thinking about this more in detail, the Father (and the Mother, and also the Son) may give the Holy Ghost to whomever they please, and in whatever manner they wish to do so. The Holy Ghost is really the Spirit of Heavenly Mother that comes upon her child in a great spiritual power and influence. The Holy Ghost may be given at the time of baptism, in the midst of fire, like it did to the Nephite disciples. The Holy Ghost may be given by the ordinance of bestowal of the Holy Ghost, by the laying on of hands. The Holy Ghost may be "wrought upon a man", even like happened to Christopher Columbus, in inspiring him to come to the land of America across the vast ocean (see 1 Nephi 13:12). The Holy Ghost was given in abundance to the Nephites before they were baptized by water (3 Nephi 26:13-16), for the multitude did not get baptized in the water until after the third day of Jesus' visit among them (see 3 Nephi 26:17). The Holy Ghost may be given to the elect to be "armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory" (1 Nephi 14:14). The Holy Ghost will be with these elect in abundance in the last days, in inspiring them to come to Zion, the New Jerusalem. The Holy Ghost may be bestowed upon the investigator of truth, and lead that individual to all truth. This happened to me before I was baptized into the LDS Church as a young man of 16 years old (see 38B7-38B16).

In the gathering of the elect in these last days, the Holy Ghost will be bestowed upon them in power and great glory, even before they are baptized by the authority of God. There will be so many who come to Zion who have an abundance of the Holy Ghost with them, but who have yet to be baptized by water into the Church of Christ.

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I then decided to pray to my Heavenly Mother. She is the Holy Ghost (see 38B7-38B16). This is her role in this eternity! What a blessing to know this great truth, now being revealed to her inquiring, humble and open children.

I then felt the presence of my Heavenly Mother, standing in the air before me! Here are her words that she spoke to me:

"Raphael, I am truly your Heavenly Mother, and also the Holy Ghost. I have inspired you to ponder 3 Nephi 19:9:
"And they did pray for that which they most desired; and they desired that the Holy Ghost should be given unto them."

I am the Holy Ghost that Jesus spoke about in this verse. My identity has been hidden since the beginning in the Garden of Eden, with Adam and Eve, my first two children in the flesh in this eternity. Listen to what I have revealed to you in December, 2016, nearly ten years ago:

38B8-38B10
"For millennia, I have been hidden from the world, awaiting the seventh seal to be opened by our Son, Jesus Christ (see Revelation_8:1). However, I have been ever present in working and interacting with our children, with your Father and our Son. Because of this long time, of remaining hidden from my children, your Father and I have created a plan whereby I would continue to be hidden, and yet ever interacting and involved with my children.

We decided to make my presence known as the Holy Ghost, but to have my identity hidden for all of these years. I have acted in this capacity as a comforter, just like a mother would be to her children. I also witness to the truth of all things, particularly of the Father and the Son. During your conversion, when you were 15 years old, I bore strong witness to you of the truth of the Book of Mormon, and to our Son, being the Son of God in the flesh, and your Redeemer. I have ever been with you during your life.

All of the scriptures talking about the Holy Ghost were talking about me. We chose to have the Holy Ghost be a male personage, but it was all the time me, your Heavenly Mother. We kept this secret to hide my identity and allow me to be so fully involved with my children.

Now is the day of my revealing among my angels! We want this to be still kept in secret from the world, until we will. However, all of our holy angels need to know this truth. They should each verify this in prayer, and by the power of the Holy Ghost, or by my own spirit, will I witness this to their minds and hearts."
(end of 38B8-38B10)

Raphael, you are correct that there is no restriction on how I may come to my children as the Holy Ghost, or how long I may stay with them. I am free to come upon them, in my Spirit and power of the Holy Ghost, at any time in their lives. I may dwell with them continually, as I do with you, or I may come upon them and leave. I am the great comforter and bringer of peace and tranquility to my beloved children who are in the flesh. My actual Spirit that is within my resurrected body is replicated multiple times so that I may in person be with a very large number of my children, all at the same time in my Spirit. This is the great power of God that I possess!

In the last days, when the elect of God are gathered to one location, even to Zion, I will come to each one of my elect children. I will come to them in my Spirit, and will come upon their beings, and fill them with my actual Spirit. This is my capability and role as the Holy Ghost. My Spirit will enter into their spirit and mortal body and fill them with revelation, encouragement, assurance, and every good comforting blessing that a Mother would give to her child. My elect will hear and recognize this as the voice of their very Mother, although they will not consciously know that I am their actual Mother of their spirit at the time. They will be very deeply touched and motivated to hear my voice and obey my promptings. Many will not know why they are so driven to do what their inner voice tells them to do, but they will obey that still, small voice within. When they finally learn that this voice was from me, their Heavenly Mother, many will immediately know that this is true, and others will wonder at this amazing thought!

There are teachings that say that I am a man, or that I, as God, do not have the power to replicate myself. Some say that my influence is not from my actual being as a Spirit, for they say that this Spirit can only be at one place at a time. There are even scriptures that refer to me as a male individual. However, all this is not actually true, and we suffered it to be for my own protection among my children. Your Father and I have decided to mask my actual being of being myself, the Mother of all our spirit children, until these last days. In the millennial day, all will know me as Heavenly Mother, and my role as the Holy Ghost. This is the great, great day of my revealing among all of my children!

If any of my beloved children are confused over any of these issues regarding my identity, they may pray to the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, our Beloved Son, and humbly ask for a witness whether I am in reality the Holy Ghost. I will come upon them, in my own way and time, and give them a strong assurance that I am the Holy Ghost! By this means, they may know the truth of all things.

Moroni 10:3-5
"Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts.

And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.

And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things."

My husband, your Heavenly Father, and our Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, may give to any of the mortal children on the earth, the promise that I will come to them as the Holy Ghost. I will always honor what they say about the Holy Ghost coming upon any of my children. We work as one, and are united in purpose, thought and action.

Raphael, I am your Heavenly Mother in the spirit realms. You are my fourth son born to your Father and me in the premortal life in this eternity. All the mortal human beings on earth, and those who have ever lived or will yet live, are my own spirit children. They have all lived with their Father and me in the premortal world. They all may receive my very presence, that of my Spirit, as I choose, or that Heavenly Father and Jesus choose. My role as the Holy Ghost is my great privilege in shaping the lives of my mortal children. Oh, how I love and tenderly care for each one! I come repeatedly to those who honor me by acting in obedience to all that I may prompt them to do. Those who hear my voice, and keep my commandments, are those whom the Father and I have chosen as our elect children. These are they who will be guided by me to Zion, the New Jerusalem, our gathering place that we have chosen. They will be privileged to enter into the great millennial day, where the entire world will be a terrestrial mortal realm. Oh, how happy and at peace they will be in this future utopia!

I will continue in the millennium to act in my role as the Holy Ghost, in encouraging and guiding my children to come to the Church of the Firstborn, our celestial church. When these very faithful ones are sufficiently proven, my Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, will call them forth to come to the land of Eden, even to the celestial realm of the New Jerusalem. They will then be called by you to enter into the door of the New Jerusalem Celestial Temple, and receive their entry ordinace of the waters of separation. Oriphiel will record their blessed premortal name in the Book of Life. They will then be assured of eternal life and exaltation, even to become a couple God in eternity with their chosen companion, like their Heavenly Father and me, their Heavenly Mother. I will continue to be with with them, even continually as the Holy Ghost, to bless and guide them until they are ordained a God, and receive all that their Father and Mother in Heaven possess!"
(end of Heavenly Mother's words)

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I have felt very focused and so uplifted with Heavenly Mother's beautiful words this morning! I thanked her deeply for coming and delivering to my mind and heart her message. She then broadly smiled, and her eternity eyes seemed to sparkle with joy! A cloud came around her and she quickly faded away. I could tell, however, she still remained within me, for I have the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost, who is in reality her Spirit. Praised be to God for this great, great blessing!

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April 4-5, 2026

Today I was guided to studying this scripture in the Book of Mormon:

1 Nephi 15:8-11
"8 And I said unto them: Have ye inquired of the Lord?

9 And they said unto me: We have not; for the Lord maketh no such thing known unto us.

10 Behold, I said unto them: How is it that ye do not keep the commandments of the Lord? How is it that ye will perish, because of the hardness of your hearts?

11 Do ye not remember the things which the Lord hath said?—If ye will not harden your hearts, and ask me in faith, believing that ye shall receive, with diligence in keeping my commandments, surely these things shall be made known unto you."

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This issue of praying to God for answers to our questions is what the faithful do, not the unbelieving. Nephi was faithful, and his older brothers Laman and Lemuel were unbelieving and faithless. Those who believe that God can make known to them certain truths, approach God in prayer. Those who do not believe think that "the Lord maketh no such thing known unto us" (verse 9 above). This is an issue of having faith in God or not, and whether one believes that God actually can make known something personally to them.

The elect who have an inherent faith in God are born in all sorts of families. Also, the unbelieving are also born in all sorts of families, often mixed together with the believers. This was the case with the sons of Lehi and Sariah. I believe that Lehi and Sariah taught all their children to have faith in God, and to pray to God for answers to their questions. Nephi was receptive to their teachings, whereas Laman and Lemuel were not.

God does not give the faithful couple only children who are also faithful and believing. Somehow, some of us think that all of our children will become like us, if we just teach or train them sufficiently. God does expect us to teach our children the principles of the gospel and faith in God.

D&C 68:25
"And again, inasmuch as parents have children in Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads of the parents."

When we bring children into our homes, God wants us to teach them about what we know and believe about God. We should train them in the admonition and nurture of the Lord. However, once they are old enough to leave our home, they need to choose what they really believe themselves. We parents hope that they will choose to believe in God, and follow a pattern of righteous living.

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Here is what my Heavenly Father told me in July, 2021 (see 199J17-199J18):
"It is incumbent upon every man and woman to seek us and determine for themselves what they believe. We generously send our Spirit, even the Holy Ghost, to witness the truth of all things, or to not witness false notions or falsehoods. We have clearly done this for you today.

Some of our children may be unwilling to hear our truths, for they are blinded by that which they want to hear, or by their deeply ingrained traditions and taboos they have set for themselves as personal boundaries. They may so much want to hear what they believe is true that they close their hearts and minds to our deeper truths. Some will not hear what we gently whisper to them, for they are afraid of truth if it is too hard for them to bear."

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Heavenly Father had told me on an earlier time the following (see 106E13-106E14):
"We send to families various mixes of the righteous and those who are not so valiant. As they grow in mortality, we see them separating and choosing their own paths. In every family, the members have varying degrees of valiancy to serve us, their Heavenly Parents. Some are more self-centered, some are more loving, and some are more diligent in wanting to please us. Each needs to find their way and settle on what they want.

When you love and accept those in your family on earth, you are allowing them the greatest opportunity to become whomever they wish to be. They will not feel pressured by you to conform to a religious norm or behavioral standard once they become adults, if you accept and truly love them. When they are young and growing up in your home, you need to discipline and teach them as you desire and feel impressed, but when they leave your home you no longer may tell them what to do. They are now in an equal adult role and fully may choose whom they list to obey and what they want to do. They may believe what they may, accept and love them as they are."

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My Heavenly Mother spoke to me more about this issue. I will copy my words below, followed by her words as given in my post 106G1-106G8. This is centered about the caring of our children for us, but just as well relates to acceptance of faith in God and acting in righteousness:
"I believe that our Heavenly Parents feel closer to those who genuinely extend love and caring towards them and who put them first in their lives. Those who are negligent won't receive the same blessings or rewards. Yet, our Heavenly Parents accept all their children for how they choose to act. Somehow too I see the way we treat others, particularly our own immediate or extended family, is evaluated and rewarded by our Heavenly Parents. If we are negligent, or if relationships are not too important, it is not looked upon well by our Heavenly Parents in the Day of Judgment. I see some who act religious are the worst acting ones to other family members. I see others who don't act outwardly religious at all but are the most sensitive and kind.

This morning I came to heaven to meditate and pray. I came to the field of buttercups, for I wanted to feel unconditional acceptance and joy in my surroundings. I had been here several times before. I came today above the buttercups in the air so as not to bend over their lovely flowers and stems. These flowers exuded joy and acceptance somehow to me. These are simple emotions that these celestial flowers have in abundance.

I felt clear and ready to connect with my Heavenly Parents. I knelt in the air and asked for my Heavenly Parents to come. Heavenly Mother came from behind a lovely spruce tree in front of me! She was smiling, reflecting the yellow glow of the beautiful flowers beneath us. She was shining with light and acceptance for me.

She spoke: 'Raphael, you have expressed well in your journal some of the main types of issues that exist in most families on earth. We experience this same lack of caring and ingratitude with many of our children, whether in their premortal state or in their mortal state. There are some children, however, who are very sensitive to their fellow brothers and sisters and to us, their loving and accepting Heavenly Parents. Some are also very grateful and some are not. We love them all, but honor and reward the faithful that do not forget or neglect us. These are our elect children.

Raphael, you too have elect children and grandchildren, and you have others who care more for themselves and not so much for you. This is part of the experience of being human, and has existed in our family from the beginning. Lucifer was even able to cause insurrection and a war in our family because of his self-centered agendas. We were powerless to do anything to stop him or to change his behavior. We mourned over him and at times mourn over all of our children who do not choose us, their loving and accepting Heavenly Parents, and do not value us.

We have chosen to clear our minds during most of the time that our mortal children have lack of caring for us. During this time they act incongruent with how they used to act when they were with us in the premortal life. We will later address their behavior in the Day of Judgment and reward. Until them, we have chosen to work more closely with our elect who hear our voice and respond to our gentle and steady love. We honor them; we seek to reveal ourselves gradually to them, and will lead them to us, for they are responsive to our Spirit.

In your own family on earth, you have seen how some children are more attentive to you than others. When you were deathly ill last year with the flu, you were really able to see who were attentive and loving to you. Some of your children were sorry you were sick, but that is about all the care they mustered. Some didn't even know you were sick, for they weren't interested. Only one was extremely attentive and very caring and a few others tried to help. In some families on earth, there are no children who are genuinely so caring as you have.

My advice to you is to be grateful for who you have and be grateful to be so close with your spouse. Strive to be close to those who respond, yet accept and love all. You will naturally love more those who love you back. There is nothing wrong with loving certain children more because of your tender relationship of caring you have with them. Accept all for what they are willing to share with you and how much they are willing to invest in the relationship. You will naturally honor and favor those who are close to you. This is our behavior towards our elect children."

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What I have written above gives me a better understanding of the situation that Nephi was in, growing up in his father's home. Lehi and Sariah, his parents, had children with great differences in their spiritual inclination and sensitivity. Nephi was faithful, and sought humbly the Lord in prayer, seeking to know if what his father spoke was true. On the other hand, Laman and Lemuel did not have any desire to even pray, or to have much faith in God. They said that "the Lord maketh no such thing known unto us" (1 Nephi_15:9). Nephi was a chosen leader for God, and his brothers were rebellious and murmurers, even murderers in their hearts. These were both in the same family, making for lots of challenges for the faithful ones like Nephi.

This is exactly like it is today in all families of the earth: some children believe in God and desire to draw close to him in prayer, while others may never even think much about God or his gospel. This same thing was in the first family of Adam and Eve, in the beginning:

Moses 6:49,55-56
"49 Behold Satan hath come among the children of men, and tempteth them to worship him; and men have become carnal, sensual, and devilish, and are shut out from the presence of God.

55 And the Lord spake unto Adam, saying: Inasmuch as thy children are conceived in sin, even so when they begin to grow up, sin conceiveth in their hearts, and they taste the bitter, that they may know to prize the good.

56 And it is given unto them to know good from evil; wherefore they are agents unto themselves, and I have given unto you another law and commandment."

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Easter morning, April 5th, 2026:
This lovely morning, the sky is clear and I have a very happy heart! I feel close to my Heavenly Parents, and have just finished a very grateful prayer to them. I am so very blessed to know my Savior, Jesus Christ, who has redeemed me from my sins and weaknesses, which have been many. He has cleansed me, and purified me so that I may return to the presence of my Heavenly Parents. I feel clean and pure before them now, and am praying to both of my Heavenly Parents. I am praying to them to enlighten me on the scripture they have given to me in 1 Nephi 15:8-11.

Heavenly Mother then came before me in her glory! I could at first sense her presence, and then saw her with my spiritual eyes! She then spoke to me, in my unconscious mind, clear and pure. Here are her words:

"Raphael, my son, I am happy to appear before you on this Easter morning! The sky is clear and blue, the sun is shining, and you are celebrating the glorious atonement of Jesus Christ, my Beloved Son, and his resurrection from the dead. I will be with you the entire day, and will bring you peace and comfort, with the assurance that we, who are your Gods, have wrought a glorious plan for the eternal salvation of our beloved children who have been born on the earth! What a happy day this is!

Raphael, I wish that you record the words of 1 Nephi 15:8-11, and I will make my comments after the verses in parenthesis.

"8 And I said unto them: Have ye inquired of the Lord?

(Raphael, we require that our mortal children come to us in humble and open prayer. When they do so, approaching the Father in the name of Jesus Christ, the Great Redeemer, in all sincerity of heart, we will reveal ourselves to them. Some of our children don't know about Heavenly Father or Jesus. For them, we will respond as they approach us as their God. We will show ourselves to them in our own way. They will need to persist in faith, believing that God is there, with a belief that God has power to speak to them by the Spirit to their heart and mind.

If they approach us in this manner, we will respond. We know who are our elect, for these our chosen ones desire with all their hearts to know us, and to have us come into their lives. They are open and persistent, and are very sincere in their requests. They commit to do whatever we tell them to do, and seek to receive from us, again and again. Their sincerity and hope for a connection drives away the adversary of their souls, even Satan and any of his evil hosts. They may have been blinded in the past, but their longing and humble petition comes directly to us. We know our children, and will respond as their loving parents and their Redeemer of their souls, even Jesus Christ.)

9 And they said unto me: We have not; for the Lord maketh no such thing known unto us.

(There are many on earth who are not interested in praying to us. To them, they find other things to occupy their time. They can't seem to generate the faith in an unseen being that is called God. They might have a lingering or far-away belief, in the background of their mind, that God exists, but they feel that he is out of reach for them, and would never reveal himself to them. Some feel that there is no God, for the world around them is harsh, and they can't imagine that a God above would allow such a situation to be. They don't have enough interest to pursue such things, feeling content to follow the ways of the flesh as they are directed by that evil one. In this way, they remain in complacent ignorance.

1 Corinthians 2:14
"But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.")

10 Behold, I said unto them: How is it that ye do not keep the commandments of the Lord? How is it that ye will perish, because of the hardness of your hearts?

(Raphael, Nephi found it hard to believe that his old brothers were not obedient to the commandments of the Lord. He himself was very sensitive and obedient to us, his Gods, and had great faith in us. He had just returned to the tent of his father Lehi after receiving great revelations on the high mountain, from you, the angel of the Lord (1 Nephi 15:1). He had a sure knowledge of God. We, his Gods, had revealed to him great things by the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 2:10-11
"But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God."

There are many on the earth today who are like Nephi of old, with a burning desire to do what is right and to connect with us, their God. These are our elect whom we have chosen. They just don't know where to find God, or haven't had a recent experience to awaken them out of a deep sleep. To these, we will give them a change of heart when they sincerely and humbly approach us in prayer. We will awaken them out of a deep sleep, and awaken them to us, their Gods.

Alma 5:26-34
"26 And now behold, I say unto you, my brethren, if ye have experienced a change of heart, and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask, can ye feel so now?

27 Have ye walked, keeping yourselves blameless before God? Could ye say, if ye were called to die at this time, within yourselves, that ye have been sufficiently humble? That your garments have been cleansed and made white through the blood of Christ, who will come to redeem his people from their sins?

28 Behold, are ye stripped of pride? I say unto you, if ye are not ye are not prepared to meet God. Behold ye must prepare quickly; for the kingdom of heaven is soon at hand, and such an one hath not eternal life.

29 Behold, I say, is there one among you who is not stripped of envy? I say unto you that such an one is not prepared; and I would that he should prepare quickly, for the hour is close at hand, and he knoweth not when the time shall come; for such an one is not found guiltless.

30 And again I say unto you, is there one among you that doth make a mock of his brother, or that heapeth upon him persecutions?

31 Wo unto such an one, for he is not prepared, and the time is at hand that he must repent or he cannot be saved!

32 Yea, even wo unto all ye workers of iniquity; repent, repent, for the Lord God hath spoken it!

33 Behold, he sendeth an invitation unto all men, for the arms of mercy are extended towards them, and he saith: Repent, and I will receive you.

34 Yea, he saith: Come unto me and ye shall partake of the fruit of the tree of life; yea, ye shall eat and drink of the bread and the waters of life freely;"

Alma 5:7
"Behold, he changed their hearts; yea, he awakened them out of a deep sleep, and they awoke unto God. Behold, they were in the midst of darkness; nevertheless, their souls were illuminated by the light of the everlasting word; yea, they were encircled about by the bands of death, and the chains of hell, and an everlasting destruction did await them.")

11 Do ye not remember the things which the Lord hath said?—If ye will not harden your hearts, and ask me in faith, believing that ye shall receive, with diligence in keeping my commandments, surely these things shall be made known unto you.

(Raphael, we who are your Gods will always make know the things of God to our beloved earthly children who do not harden their hearts, and humbly approach us in personal prayer, in the sincerity of their being. I am the Holy Ghost, and will feel after them as a loving mother does to her child, for that is exactly who the people on earth are to me. We have all power to help them overcome the world, and to be cleansed by the power of Jesus Christ, and to be led to a beautiful and safe land that we have prepared, even to Zion. It will not be easy, but it will be very possible! I will not leave them alone, for I will be by their side, guiding them and directing them out of the dark world they live in to the happiness and joy in Zion, the New Jerusalem that awaits them!)"
(end of Heavenly Mother's words)

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