I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE reading this. It is so awesome that you stopped and acted on your "BING!" in the middle of the video!! That is PERFECT!! Thanks so much! I hope you will share it with others, too!!

Thank you!! Yes, and as this world gets crazier and crazier, He needs more and more of us to have that faith and act on them even more!! Sorry for only seeing these comments now.

Yikes! That is scary. That's how cults think and get their members to k!ll themselves... It's wonderful to be spiritual, and vital to keep it balanced with logic.

Tanisha, it appears you didn't listen to this talk

Thank you so much! That was the goal of this talk and it makes me feel so great to hear that it reached you in that way!! I LOVE IT!! I hope you will share it with others!! Thanks again!!

Thank you so much!! I hope you will share it with others!!

Thank you so much!! I hope you will share it with others so we can have more and more of us acting on our "BINGS!"

Sounds like you were blessed with a wonderful mom!! Congratulations!!

@@lorendalton7294 oh thank you. Yes, God bless good mothers

OPA!! Thank you so much!! You were also a GREAT missionary. I have such wonderful memories of our mission!! What a golden time that was for each of us!!

Thank you so much!! I hope more and more people will learn and act on these principles so we can help so many people we are being prompted to help!

Tell your parents "Thanks" from me!! I hope you will share it with others, too!!

Thank YOU for your kind words about the talk. I hope we can help members all across the globe learn these important principles! Please share with family and friends!

I'm sorry I am a year late in responding, but thank you! This made my day!! I hope you are still acting on your "BINGS!"

Thank YOU for your kind feedback! I appreciate it and hope you will spread this message to your friends, too!

I am so sorry that I just learned about these comments now. I am embarrassed to respond to your comment THREE YEARS LATE!! But, it makes me feel so good to hear that this talk has helped some people in acting on their promptings! Keep acting on them. You are helping a lot of lives!!

I'm sorry that I didn't see these comments earlier, but thank you for your comments! I agree....personal revelation is SO IMPORTANT (in today's world more than ever)!! Have a great day!

BING!

Thank you, Dale! I appreciate it (and I agree)!!

I am so sorry that I am just finding out about these comments now (2 years after you posted it). I'm so glad you liked the talk!! You might be happy to know that I've recently published a book on the same topic that goes into these principles in greater detail. Have a great week!

I also try to be more like my sweet mom!! She was truly an angel on earth! 11 kids and 69 grandkids! Her name was "Davida". Interestingly, in Spanish and Portuguese, that means "Gives life". She was AMAZING!!! I sure miss her and can't wait to be with her again!!

Thank you so much for sharing it with others!! I really appreciate it. I hope that we can help as many people as possible learn these important principles. You will find even more about them in the book I was asked to write on this subject (same title).

Oh my goodness, I'm so excited to get the book!!! I tell near everyone about your talk. I've listened to it at least 12 times. I'm one who's gotten attacked by evil spirits (possessed) many times since the end of my mission, when I was possessed by several demons for 7 months straight. My Dad's mission president George Oakes, figured the problem out. "Smart" ppl chalked it up to pure depression. He gave a simple gentle blessing, and they were finally cast out. Because of this personal experience, it's easy for me to know God is real. My own siblings still don't believe me and have in a way disowned me. Thank you for being courageous enough to tell truth clearly. The love of God is tangible.

Thank you!! Yes, I LOVE the story about my Mom. She was amazing! Thank you for your kind words!

​​​​@@lorendalton7294 20:45 Omgsh!!! Brother Dalton!! I'm struggling with suicidal thoughts now!!!! What?!?!? 🥺🥺 God truly is a God of miracles!!! I'm in tears!!!!!

​@lorendalton7294 I commented 3 years ago!!! Why are you responding now? I cannot believe this! ❤️😭

Thank you so much! You were one who, on the mission, followed your "BINGS!" ALL of the time!! I am so grateful that I was blessed to serve with you!!

TE AMO MUITÍSSIMO!! Parabéns com tudo na sua vida estes dias!! Obrigado!!

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words. And thanks for sharing it with others!

Thank you!! I'm so happy to hear that it touched you and helped! That was the goal of the talk (and why I was pushed to go further and write a book on it, going into more detail)!

Thanks for watching it (I know it is strange that I am thanking you two years later, but I am only finding out about these comments now).

BING!

I have had a number of people ask me this since they have seen this talk. So, in my book (under the same title as my talk), I go into it in more detail (about the arguments of whether satan can know our thoughts or not). But, you are correct that, since satan and the Holy Ghost are spirits, they communicate the same way and can hear each other. So, satan or one of his minions only need to eavesdrop on promptings we get from the Holy Ghost. Have a great day!!

I have had a similar question with the 1st Vision and Joseph Smith. How did Satan know to show up right before when Joseph was praying for forgiveness and to know which church to join? I don't know if I know the answers to these questions, and I don't think we understand all of what Satan can and can't do, but we DO know that God allows Satan to tempt us. And Satan has had a long time on this earth to learn the foibles and weaknesses of human kind. Whether that is simply God allowing Satan to influence us or for God allowing ourselves to allow doubt when we have felt promptings or experienced miracles.... I don't know if there is a huge difference. Is it Satan tempting us? Or is it Satan tempting us to tempt ourselves? To me it is the same. There is a force of wickedness, doubt, despair, and darkness and a force of light, hope, joy, and goodness. The goodness comes from God, and the wickedness comes from Satan. Whether it is coming straight from Satan or unseen dark images or from human nature...I don't know if we know. I think it is all of the above. The good thing is...we can find truth through God and through the Holy Ghost. I don't know if this makes sense...these are just my thoughts. :)

How does Satan know what will tempt us individually? He knows us well. Not only has he had a few thousand years to understand the failings of mortality, he knew us before we came to earth, before the council in heaven. He was our brother and knew us well. I'm glad the thoughts and feelings I get aren't always either from the Holy Spirit or Satan, but also my own. Even though it's frustrating that they all use *my* voice. Haha

From what I understand, we are given messages from our ancestors or angels who work through the power of the Holy Ghost. Satan's minions who are also spirits, hear what these heavenly messengers are telling us. I have heard that we are surrounded by both all the time.

@@ninawigginton2559 - You nailed it right on! Since both evil spirits and good spirits (including the Holy Ghost) are all spirits, they all communicate the same way and they CAN listen to each other. So, satan's minions just eavesdrop on what the Holy Ghost is prompting us to do and they IMMEDIATELY know what to prompt us NOT to do. Very well stated. Thank you!

@dlmorris6: I am so sorry for responding soooooo late to your very good question. I was just recently made aware of these comments and am trying to respond to all of them. Anyway, your sincere question is a GREAT one. After I gave this talk, I have had a number of people ask it of me. So, when I wrote my book, I went into it in much greater detail in that book (the book is the same title as the talk and is available at Deseret Book, Amazon and Barnes & Noble). In my book, I explain why some people believe he CAN'T read our thoughts.....then I also give the arguments for why some people believe that he CAN read our thoughts. I felt it was important for the readers to know both sides of the argument. But, then I explain that whether he can or can't, it doesn't matter because all he has to do is have one of his minions stationed at our side so he/she can "eavesdrop" on what the Holy Ghost prompts us to do and they then know IMMEDIATELY to jump in and prompt us NOT to do that same thing....and use logic to convince us why we shouldn't. Since the Holy Ghost and satan (and his minions) are all spirits, they all communicate the same way, so by eavesdropping on the prompting, they know immediately what to tell us as they work to thwart God's prompting to us. Does that make sense?

Did you listen to the whole talk? Surely the promise from sacrament each week "that they may always have His Spirit to be with them" is not an empty promise from the Lord.

Your response is a good example of the ‘second voice’ that he’s talking about. He addresses your very logical question in depth.