The Veil of Unbelief

"Behold, when ye shall rend that veil of unbelief which doth cause you to remain in your awful state of wickedness, and hardness of heart, and blindness of mind, then shall the great and marvelous things which have been hid up from the foundation of the world from you-- yea, when ye shall call upon the Father in my name, with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, then shall ye know that the Father hath remembered the covenant which he made unto your fathers, O house of Israel." Ether 4:17

In the book of Ether we learn that Ether had such great faith that he saw the Lord and more. Ether was told to write the things which he saw and then these things were sealed up. Faith cannot exist with unbelief. Here unbelief is referred to as a veil, shielding us from the truth which in turn causes us to remain in a state of wickedness, with a hard heart and a blind mind. We are told to tear apart the veil of unbelief and approach the Father in Christ's name, with a broken heart and a contrite spirit.