Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The term "Real Intent" comes from a very popular verse in the Book of Mormon known as the Book of Mormon Promise where if you pray to know the truth of it with "real intent" (as well as other criteria) that the Lord PROMISES you that you will get an answer. Unfortunately, many people do not understand the true meaning of this phrase as well as the related requirements to get an answer. If the Lord promises that you would have a manifestation about the truthfulness of something, wouldn't you want to put the Lord to the test? This video talks about what is required in order to get that answer and what it means to us if we do.
The term "Real Intent" comes from a very popular verse in the Book of Mormon known as the Book of Mormon Promise where if you pray to know the truth of it with "real intent" (as well as other criteria) that the Lord PROMISES you that you will get an answer. Unfortunately, many people do not understand the true meaning of this phrase as well as the related requirements to get an answer. If the Lord promises that you would have a manifestation about the truthfulness of something, wouldn't you want to put the Lord to the test? This video talks about what is required in order to get that answer and what it means to us if we do.






![Mark of the Beast
There is probably not a more provocative topic to cover than the Mark of the Beast. It has been requested more than any other topic. But it is really different than nearly any other topic. If you take something like the temple in Jerusalem or the 2 witnesses or nearly any other 2nd coming or last days topic and you can find there are many references in scripture. There are many prophets and apostles that have talked about it. And from those sources we can better understand those topics. This is not such a topic.
There are only a few places in scripture that even mention it and all of them are part of John the Revelators Apocalyptic writings in the book of Revelation which can be difficult to wade between what is symbolic and what is real. Apostles and Prophets havent discussed it much in public, recorded forums. The guide to the scriptures, topical guide and bible dictionary are silent. And the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints has no official position on what it is. So this leaves us with a few verses and the surrounding context of the book of Revelation to make any sense this subject other than a few student manuals Ill reference later. In fact, if you want a formula on figuring out the odds of misunderstanding the interpretation of a prophesy, [click] you can take the number of references to that specific thing found in scripture and divide it by the number of Google results you get on that same topic. Now thats a little facetious but you get my point. So what does scripture say about the Mark of the Beast?
Book of Revelation Study Guide: https://gospeldoctrine.us/Revelation.pdf
Last Days Timeline: https://prezi.com/view/CeAPmfPvhvkk0Z5NR8j6/ Mark of the Beast](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y_QWF1BtFxA/mqdefault.jpg)



