unshaken
SHORING UP YOUR TRUST IN CHRIST
OUR MISSION
UNSHAKEN is dedicated to building faith in Jesus Christ and in the principles of His restored gospel.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
MEET JARED
Jared Halverson is a dedicated lover of the word of God, a passion that has taken him on a journey through the Bible belt and divinity school, where he specialized in anti-religious rhetoric.Currently an Associate Professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University Provo, Jared is committed to teaching young adults how to discover their Savior within the pages of scripture. Throughout his life, he has proved Nephi‘s promise that the words of Christ will teach us all things that we should do. Alongside his wife, Emily, Jared is the proud parent of five children.
EDUCATION
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History, BYU
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Master of Arts (MA) in Religious Education, BYU
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Master of Arts (MA) & Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in American Religious History, Vanderbilt University (Specialization: History of Secularization, Faith Loss, and Anti-Religious Rhetoric)
THE BOOK OF MORMON
CHANGES US
As amazing as the Book of Mormon stories are, maybe the greatest Book of Mormon stories are the ones that involve you and me. That’s the power of scripture, that it draws us in and changes us through the process of study.
-- Jared Halverson
90-SECOND HIGHLIGHTS
BOOK OF MORMON PRINCIPLES
Be uplifted with powerful moments based on Come Follow Me's curriculum for individuals, teachers, leaders, and families.
![Tap 💙 for More Insights by Jared into Plural Marriage—
“Joseph wrestled.
Brigham wrestled.
Violet Kimball wrestled.
Heber Kimball wrestled.
They wrestled over these things [plural
marriage] but they gained a testimony,
and it’s not my place to question it…
They gained a testimony that God was
behind this commandment, behind this
exception, just like he was behind the
rule.” [—Thou shalt not kill, yet Abraham
commanded to offer his son Isaac – an
exception to the rule.] Jared
PLEASE NOTE: It is impossible to capture Jared’s insights on plural marriage within just a few minutes for an Instagram reel. Please go to Jared’s Unshaken YouTube channel to watch the full video on this topic. April and Ralph
Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants 132:34-36
Topic: Abrahamic Tests
*Grateful to Faith Matters for assisting Jared with his reels.
>>> To WATCH the Unshaken video of Jared speaking on this topic visit: YouTube Unshaken
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![You’re going to love 💙 this insight from Jared!
Tap💙 for God’s ecclesiastical umbrella— it covers everyone!
>>> [Powerful insights into the three-fold mission of the Church.]
“I shared with her the three-fold mission
of the Church that we perfect the Saints
but that's a small umbrella…
The second level proclaim the gospel.
That's why we do missionary work.
It extends our umbrella.
We're not just taking care of Latter-day
Saints, we're extending the possibility of
those blessings.
Anyone who wants to come into the
umbrella, we got room for you.
Come out, come in from out of the rain
redeems the dead.
And she's like, redeemed what?
And I explained the redemption of the
dead.
The things we do in temples, the ways we
extend the blessings of the gospel of
Jesus Christ to everyone who's ever lived
because can you think of any child of God
that doesn't fit underneath one
of those three missions?
Perfect the saints, proclaim the gospel,
redeem the dead covers everyone.”
Jared
Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants: 128:8-18
Topic: The Infinite Umbrella
*Grateful to Faith Matters for assisting Jared with his reels.
>>> To WATCH the Unshaken video of Jared speaking on this topic visit: YouTube Unshaken
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![Tap that 💙 for Jared’s insights—What Joseph Smith and the Saints needed to learn about enduring hard things is what we need to know also.
>>> Doctrine and Covenants 121:33
“The saints are going through hard times.
It's what Joseph is going through.
But what are they learning?
You think I'm [God] is hiding?
But I am hard at work bringing to pass
your immortality and eternal life.
I am hard at work trying to prepare you
with the kind of polishing that is required
for you to live up to your divine potential.”
Jared
Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants: 121:26-33
Topic: Pouring Down Knowledge from Heaven
*Grateful to Faith Matters for assisting Jared with his reels.
>>> To WATCH the Unshaken video of Jared speaking on this topic visit: YouTube Unshaken
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![Tap that 💙 for Jared’s insights—Jesus knew everyone of Joseph’s trials because He listed them—
He knows yours just as personally. 💙
“… [Jesus] recounting abuses that Joseph
and his family have already suffered,
…the Lord is saying, I'm aware of every
detail of what you're going through.
I can list it.
I am, I'm right here alongside you.
I'm not in a hiding place.
I am in prison right next to you.…
It's like, [Joseph] here's the full catalog of
your catastrophes.
I know everyone.
I've engraven thee upon the palms of my
hands…”
Jared
Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants: 122:5-8
Topic: Hitting Rock Bottom
*Grateful to Faith Matters for assisting Jared with his reels.
>>> To WATCH the Unshaken video of Jared speaking on this topic visit: YouTube Unshaken
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Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants: 121:1-6
Topic: Divine Hiddenness
*Grateful to Faith Matters for assisting Jared with his reels.
>>> To WATCH the Unshaken video of Jared speaking on this topic visit: YouTube Unshaken
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![Tap that 💙 for Jared’s deep dive with his uncle Michael Wilcox—
“And as uncle Mike [Michael Wilcox]
described it, it's like, no way.
The Pearl of Great Price is the
compilation of the seven dispensation
heads.”
[>>> You've got, Adam in Moses 2-5. You have, Enoch and Moses, 6 and 7. You have Noah in Moses 8. You have Abraham. That's all I forgot. You have Abraham in the Book of Abraham. And then rewind to Moses 1 and you have Moses. Then you get Joseph Smith. Matthew. And the emphasis is on Jesus, who's teaching it at the time and promising a second coming, His own return.]
Jared
Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants: 112:30-35
Topic: The Last Dispensation
*Grateful to Faith Matters for assisting Jared with his reels.
>>> To WATCH the Unshaken video of Jared speaking on this topic visit: YouTube Unshaken
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![Don’t miss Jared’s insights— temples are the Lord’s way of reversing the fall of Adam and Eve.
[So many powerful insights. Drop a 💙!]
“It's incredible what God is trying to
prepare us to receive, because He's long
been prepared to give.
Are we ready to think about these
endowments of power,…
As I said before, the temple is the ultimate
place of missionary prep.
And to think about missionaries going out
from the temple endowed with power to
then bring people back to the temple
where they can be endowed with power
as well.
This is the Lord's way of reversing the fall
of Adam and Eve and bringing everyone
back to His holy house.
This is gathering Israel on both sides of
the veil.”
Jared
#temple
#ldstemples
#ldstemple
#houseofthelord
Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants: 110:1-3
Topic: Manifest in Mercy
*Grateful to Faith Matters for assisting Jared with his reels.
>>> To WATCH the Unshaken video of Jared speaking on this topic visit: YouTube Unshaken
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![Don’t miss Jared’s insights —our temple clothing.
[So much love for Jared's insights. Drop a 💙 if you love them too!]
“And getting clothed upon in the temple,
in some ways, is a preview of being
clothed upon in the resurrection,
glory and beauty, eternal life.
And if we can simply understand what it
is, the Lord is willing to clothe us in.
The word itself is fascinating, because
that's what the word endowed means.
An endowment is meant to be a gift that
keeps on giving.
But, there's also another form of that.
Because an endowment literally is
clothing.
When we are endowed with power, we are
clothed with power.”
Jared
>>>SHARE to help others dive a little deeper, too.
#temple
#ldstemples
#ldstemple
#houseofthelord
Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants: 109:72-76
Topic: Clothed with Glory
*Grateful to Faith Matters for assisting Jared with his reels.
>>> To WATCH the Unshaken video of Jared speaking on this topic visit: YouTube Unshaken
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A NOTE FROM UNSHAKEN'S DIRECTORS
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Our mission is to build faith in Jesus Christ and the principles of His restored gospel.
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Our vision is bringing Professor Jared Halverson's lectures and scripture classes to as many people as possible, that faith may increase in the world.
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We are committed to sharing additional unshaken voices of faith, aiming to strengthen and shore up your trust in Christ.
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We bear witness to and share our own unshaken testimonies of our Savior Jesus Christ, declaring Him as the Messiah, our Redeemer, and THE WAY!
April & Ralph Sorbonne