Comments and Resources "Elder Bruce R. McConkie said: 'two things are accomplished by the gathering of Israel: First, those who have thus chosen Christ as their Shepherd...need to be gathered together to strengthen each other.... "And second, those who are seeking the highest rewards in eternity need to be where they can receive the blessings of the house of the Lord." ("Come: Let Israel Build Zion," Ensign, May 1977, p. 117.) "He who scattered Israel has promised to gather them" (Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 195) During the study of this topic, we will learn what is meant by the gathering of Israel and how missionary work is related to the gathering.
Resources:
Gospel Principles: chapter 42
A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, chapters 15-16.
Articles of Faith, chapters 17-19.
Russell m. Nelson, "The Gathering of Scattered Israel," Ensign, Scriptures:
1 Nephi 15:12-20
  "12 Behold, I say unto you, that the house of Israel was compared unto an olive-tree, by the Spirit of the Lord which was in our father; and behold are we not broken off from the house of Israel, and are we not a branch of the house of Israel?
  13 And now, the thing which our father meaneth concerning the grafting in of the natural branches through the fulness of the Gentiles, is, that in the latter days, when our seed shall have dwindled in unbelief, yea, for the space of many years, and many generations after the Messiah shall be manifested in body unto the children of men, then shall the fulness of the gospel of the Messiah come unto the Gentiles, and from the Gentiles unto the remnant of our seed
  14 And at that day shall the remnant of our seed know that they are of the house of Israel, and that they are the covenant people of the Lord; and then shall they know and come to the knowledge of their forefathers, and also to the knowledge of the gospel of their Redeemer, which was ministered unto their fathers by him; wherefore, they shall come to the knowledge of their Redeemer and the very points of his doctrine, that they may know how to come unto him and be saved.
  15 And then at that day will they not rejoice and give praise unto their everlasting God, their rock and their salvation? Yea, at that day, will they not receive the strength and nourishment from the true vine? Yea, will they not come unto the true fold of God?
  16 Behold, I say unto you, Yea; they shall be remembered again among the house of Israel; they shall be grafted in, being a natural branch of the olive-tree, into the true olive-tree.
  17 And this is what our father meaneth; and he meaneth that it will not come to pass until after they are scattered by the Gentiles; and he meaneth that it shall come by way of the Gentiles, that the Lord may show his power unto the Gentiles, for the very cause that he shall be rejected of the Jews, or of the house of Israel.
  18 Wherefore, our father hath not spoken of our seed alone, but also of all the house of Israel, pointing to the covenant which should be fulfilled in the latter days; which covenant the Lord made to our father Abraham, saying: In thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
  19 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, spake much unto them concerning these things; yea, I spake unto them concerning the restoration of the Jews in the latter days.
  20 And I did rehearse unto them the words of Isaiah, who spake concerning the restoration of the Jews, or of the house of Israel; and after they were restored they should no more be confounded, neither should they be scattered again.And it came to pass that I did speak many words unto my brethren, that they were pacified and did humble themselves before the Lord."
2 Nephi 15
"The Lord's vineyard (Israel) shall become desolate and his people shall be scattered Woes shall come upon them in their apostate and scattered state The Lord shall lift an ensign and gather Israel Compare Isaiah 5.Between 559 and 545 B.C." Jacob 5
"Jacob quotes Zenos relative to the allegory of the tame and wild olive trees They are a likeness of Israel and the gentiles The scattering and gathering of Israel are prefigured Allusions are made to the Nephites and Lamanites and all the house of Israel Gentiles shall be grafted into Israel Eventually the vineyard shall be burned.Between 544 and 421 B.C." 3 Nephi 15:17-24; 16:4-20; 21
3 Nephi 15:17-24
  "17 That other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
  18 And now, because of stiffneckedness and unbelief they understood not my word; therefore I was commanded to say no more of the Father concerning this thing unto them.
  19 But, verily, I say unto you that the Father hath commanded me, and I tell it unto you, that ye were separated from among them because of their iniquity; therefore it is because of their iniquity that they know not of you.
  20 And verily, I say unto you again that the other tribes hath the Father separated from them; and it is because of their iniquity that they know not of them.
  21 And verily I say unto you, that ye are they of whom I said: Other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
  22 And they understood me not, for they supposed it had been the Gentiles; for they understood not that the Gentiles should be converted through their preaching.
  23 And they understood me not that I said they shall hear my voice; and they understood me not that the Gentiles should not at any time hear my voice that I should not manifest myself unto them save it were by the Holy Ghost.
  24 But behold, ye have both heard my voice, and seen me; and ye are my sheep, and ye are numbered among those whom the Father hath given me." 3 Nephi 16:4-20
  "4 And I command you that ye shallwrite these sayings after I am gone, that if it so be that my people at Jerusalem, they who have seen me and been with me in my ministry, do not ask the Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge of you by the Holy Ghost, and also of the other tribes whom they know not of, that these sayings which ye shall write shall be kept and shall be manifested unto the Gentiles, that through the fulness of the Gentiles, the remnant of their seed, who shall be scattered forth upon the face of the earth because of their unbelief, may be brought in, or may be brought to a knowledge of me, their Redeemer.
  5 And then will I gather them in from the four quarters of the earth; and then will I fulfil the covenant which the Father hath made unto all the people of the house of Israel.
  6 And blessed are the Gentiles, because of their belief in me, in and of the Holy Ghost, which witnesses unto them of me and of the Father.
  7 Behold, because of their belief in me, saith the Father, and because of the unbelief of you, O house of Israel, in the latter day shall the truth come unto the Gentiles, that the fulness of these things shall be made known unto them.
  8 But wo, saith the Father, unto the unbelieving of the Gentiles for notwithstanding they have come forth upon the face of this land, and have scattered my people who are of the house of Israel; and my people who are of the house of Israel have been cast out from among them, and have been trodden under feet by them;
  9 And because of the mercies of the Father unto the Gentiles, and also the judgments of the Father upon my people who are of the house of Israel, verily, verily, I say unto you, that after all this, and I have caused my people who are of the house of Israel to be smitten, and to be afflicted, and to be slain, and to be cast out from among them, and to become hated by them, and to become a hiss and a byword among them
  10 And thus commandeth the Father that I should say unto you: At that day when the Gentiles shall sin against my gospel, and shall reject the fulness of my gospel, and shall be lifted up in the pride of their hearts above all nations, and above all the people of the whole earth, and shall be filled with all manner of lyings, and of deceits, and of mischiefs, and all manner of hypocrisy, and murders, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, and of secret abominations; and if they shall do all those things, and shall reject the fulness of my gospel, behold, saith the Father, I will bring the fulness of my gospel from among them.
  11 And then will I remember my covenant which I have made unto my people, O house of Israel, and I will bring my gospel unto them.
  12 And I will show unto thee, O house of Israel, that the Gentiles shall not have power over you; but I will remember my covenant unto you, O house of Israel, and ye shall come unto the knowledge of the fulness of my gospel.
  13 But if the Gentiles will repent and return unto me, saith the Father, behold they shall be numbered among my people, O house of Israel.
  14 And I will not suffer my people, who are of the house of Israel, to go through among them, and tread them down, saith the Father.
  15 But if they will not turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, I will suffer them, yea, I will suffer my people, O house of Israel, that they shall go through among them, and shall tread them down, and they shall be as salt that hath lost its savor, which is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of my people, O house of Israel.
  16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, thus hath the Father commanded me that I should give unto <3_ne/16/16a">this people this land for their inheritance.
  17 And then the words of the prophet Isaiah shall be fulfilled, which say:
  18 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing, for they shall see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
  19 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
  20 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of God." 3 Nephi 21
"Israel shall be gathered when the Book of Mormon comes forth The Gentiles shall be established as a free people in America They shall be saved if they believe and obey; otherwise they shall be cut off and destroyed Israel shall build the New Jerusalem, and the lost tribes shall return.[A.D. 34]" D&C 110:11; 133:17-35
D&C 110:11"After this vision closed, the heavens were again opened unto us; and Moses appeared before us, and committed unto us the keys of the athering of Israel from the four parts of the earth, and the leading of the ten tribes from the land of the north." D&C 133:17-35 "He shall stand on Mount Zion, the continents shall become one land, and the lost tribes of Israel shall return;" Isaiah 5; 54
"The Lord's vineyard (Israel) shall become desolate and his people be scattered Woes shall come upon them in their apostate and scattered state The Lord shall lift an ensign and gather Israel Compare 2 Nephi 15." Isaiah 54
"In the last days, Zion and her stakes shall be established, and Israel shall be gathered in mercy and tenderness They shall triumph Compare 3 Nephi 22." Jeremiah 16
"Utter ruin of the Jews foreseen Israel rejected and scattered for serving false gods Fishers and hunters shall gather them again, and they shall serve the Lord Gospel to be restored for last time." Ezekiel 34
"The Lord reproves those shepherds who do not feed the flock In the last days, the Lord will gather the lost sheep of Israel The Messiah shall be their Shepherd The Lord will make his gospel covenant with them." Micah 4
"In the last days, the temple shall be built, Israel shall gather to it, the Millennial era will commence, and the Lord will reign in Zion." Zechariah 10
"Judah and Joseph shall be sown among the people in far countries- The Lord will hiss for them and gather them and redeem them." Romans 11
"Israel was chosen (foreordained) according to the election of grace - But some hardened their hearts against it The Gentiles are grafted into the house of Israel  - The gospel goes preferentially to the Gentiles until the fulness of the Gentiles comes in." Articles of Faith 1:10"We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory." Topical Guide:
                            Bondage, Spiritual
                            Graff, Graft
                            Israel, Bondage of, in Egypt
                            Israel, Bondage of, in Other Lands
                            Israel, Deliverance of
                            Israel, Gathering of
                            Israel, Remnant of
                            Israel, Restoration of
Bible Dictionary:
                                Adoptions
                                Israel, Kingdom of; Israel
                                Joseph, Son of Rachel Guide to the Scriptures:
                                             Abraham
                                             Abrahamic Covenant
                                             Adoption
                                             Covenant
                                             Israel
                                             Jacob, Son of Isaac
                                             New and Everlasting Covenant Return to Previous Page
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Moroni 10:4-5
  "4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
  5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things."

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