THINNING OF THE VEIL HOW DO SPIRITS COMMUNICATE?: Interview with Brent L. Top
Jan 27, 2026
Brent L. Top, retired BYU Religious Education professor and author who studies near-death experiences and LDS doctrine. He explores how spirits communicate via thought-based impressions, the Holy Ghost’s role in delivering revelation to mind and heart, telepathic reports from near-death accounts, temple promptings, and practical encouragement to act quickly on spiritual impressions.
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Spirits Have Enlarged Capacities
- Righteous spirits possess enlarged capacities like instantaneous travel and direct thought-communication that feel like science fiction.
- Joseph Smith taught spirits can appear in glory and have greater knowledge and power than mortals.
We Talk With Our Think
- Near-death experiencers repeatedly reported knowing others' thoughts instantly and 'talking with our think.'
- These accounts show conversation without audible speech and mutual immediate understanding.
Angelic Speech Enters Thought First
- Swedenborg described angelic speech flowing into thought and activating the ear from within, matching many near-death reports.
- Divine communication often arrives directly in the mind then the heart, bypassing external hearing.
