Eric Pierre

St. Matthew / Chapter 20 20 ¶Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. 21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. 22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. 23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. You will notice here that Jesus did not deny that these seats or positions did not exist, but merely indicated that He did not have the possession to give and appoint these two chosen callings. Yet He indicates that the Father has appointed them, these two chosen seats. These two are the two witnesses, the two candlesticks, the two olive trees yet to fulfill there appointed anointed time. And no, one of them is not a David. The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that "the throne and kingdom of David is to be taken from him and given to another by the name of David in the last days, raised up out of his lineage" (TPJS, p. 339). Elder Orson Hyde, in his dedicatory prayer on the Mount of Olives, October 24, 1841, prophesied that the Jews would return to Jerusalem and that in time a leader called David, "even a descendant from the loins of ancient David, [would] be their king" (HC 4:457). These witnesses are not kings as the world views kings or defines kings.

Never heard of such a rumor. Seriously doubt a patriarchal blessing would reveal the Olive calling (one of the two) to an individual via that venue. Such revelation is top tier that only the LDS Prophet now or any future LDS Prophet there after and there after would and will know of the individuals along with the individuals. Christ Church will know them once the President and The Prophet of the Church confirms such information, whither it be The President of the LDS Church included or another two. Could an individual holding the position as President of The LDS Church be one of the Olive Trees? Sure. Though I doubt that would be the case. The Church will need a President sound and strong to run, operate, and service The Church as most efficient as the Lord has always commanded especially when The Church is persecuted like before seen in times past. The Olive's may or may not be part of the 1st Presidency, but via a former LDS'S Apostle's authority, revealed a statement otherwise. Elder Bruce R. McConkie identified the two prophets as “followers of that humble man Joseph Smith, through whom the Lord of Heaven restored the fullness of his everlasting gospel in this final dispensation of grace. No doubt they will be members of the Council of the Twelve or of the First Presidency of the Church. One must also know that as the LDS Church converts many followers of Christ to Christ, that many are ethnically Jewish, especially those of Ashkenazic and Sephardi/Sephardic Jewish lineage. Many hid their true beliefs due to the Spanish inquisition and began practicing Christianity, but were practicing Jews in secrecy due to the livelihood and reality of constant death intimidation. The children of that generation eventually lost their Jewish religious identities, but ethnically have remained Jewish, let alone those of Mexico and south America. The natives may have already been a mix of Jewish blood lines if one believes in The Book of Mormon, and archaeological factual evidence (which indicates numerous accounts of hewbrew and jewish ties with the new world). Later these generations of the new world post- Columbian were mixed with the English, Portuguese, Italian, French, and Spanish which may have be descendants of those Jewish families that hid in the pre-Columbian history during the inquisition. So the Jewish ethnicity runs via the stick of Ephraim and Manasseh clearly.

May 1972 Ensign edition speaks NOT on this, but of another leader, not necessarily a prophet or one of the two Candlesticks. I've heard this alleged relation before by a PHd theologian currently working on the Joseph Smith Papers likewise, interesting this gentleman and brother in the Lord of mine also is named David. But there is no relation between this article https://www.lds.org/ensign/1972/05/the-future-of-the-holy-land?lang=eng and the two lampstands. Joseph Smith never tied the two topics together. Your memory suits you correct in that it mentions a David yet to be established with a leaderdhip role in Jerusalem, from this Ensign article. The names of the witness are hidden in plain sight within the scriptures only to be revealed by the spirit such as in the way this information on Matt. 20:21-23 had been given via the Good Spirits enlightenment.

21 And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right and one on Your left.” 22 But Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They said to Him, “We are able.” 23 He said to them, “My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.” -Matt. 20:21-23 The one on the left and the one on the right are the Two Witnesses my friend. Revelation 11:1-14. Jesus chose his apostles, God the Father chose these two others in addition to choosing the Messiah, The Christ, to represent The Word, Heavenly Father's Eternal Word, in preparation of Christ’s return prior His millennial reign, similar to John, The Baptist, who was prepared and prepared the way before The Christ, who began His/The Gospel Mission. God chose some and Christ had authority to choose others given from the Priesthood authority as we know it from our Heavenly Father. The two, one on the left and the one on the right, are NOT, Elijah, Mosses, or Enoch, which many stumble on in confusion. Elijah, and Enoch’s bodies have already been translated into resurrected bodies in the blink of an eye. Hence their bodies can no longer taste death as mortals.