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I had a question on this part: If your family needs help understanding this chapter (which corresponds to Isaiah 11), you might find insights in Doctrine and Covenants 113:1–6, in which the Prophet Joseph Smith answers some questions about Isaiah 11. The verses ask 3 questions about identities of people: Who is the stem of Jesse? What is the rod? What is the root of Jesse (Isaiah 11:10)? The rod is described as partly a descendant of Jesse and partly of Ephraim. I know that this excludes Jesus (of Judah). Some in the ward I talked to say the rod is Joseph Smith (and they point me to the January 1991 Ensign; which refers to him as a full Ephraimite). But I see that Joseph is partly of Manasseh (2 Nephi 3). Can he be a full Ephraimite when he is in the lineage of a son of Lehi? Isaiah 11:12-13 says "He will raise a signal for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart, and those who harass Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim". Why would Ephraim be jealous of Judah in this future time? Peter