1 Nephi 21:9-12

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9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners: Go forth; to them that sit in darkness: Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

10 They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun smite them; for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

12 And then, O house of Israel, behold, these shall come from far; and lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.

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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The Lord will miraculously open the way for them to return to their lands (1 Nephi 21:9-11). The pioneer trek from <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on">Nauvoo</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Illinois</st1:State> to the <st1:place w:st="on">Rocky Mountains</st1:place>, was the major and most obvious example of the Lord opening the way. The way has been opened, and will be opened, in every land to one degree or another. The power of God will be both physical and spiritual in redeeming and delivering his people. The Book of Mormon retention of “And then O house of <st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region>” (1 Nephi 21:12) shows that the majority of the people of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region> will be gathered after the major trek to the west. The verses that follow further substantiate this thesis.

Monte S. Nyman, I, Nephi Wrote This Record, p. 331

<o:p>Jeffrey R. Holland

“Christ brought freedom to mortal beings imprisoned by ignorance, sin, apostasy, and death. He also brought deliverance to those on the other side of the veil who had not heard the gospel but would receive it in their spirit prison. Peter taught this clearly, and the whole of section 138 of the Doctrine and Covenants is devoted to this glorious doctrine…On both sides of the veil, the captives rejoice and praise their God as Christ throws wide the prison doors.” (Christ and the New Covenant: The Messianic Message of the Book of Mormon [salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1997], 83.)

Wilford Woodruff

“If the elders of Israel had the vision of their minds opened to see Zion in her beauty and glory, they would have no time to sin or do evil; but they would rise up in the strength of the Lord God of Israel and accomplish all that he requires at their hands. Zion is yet in her weakness, but the little one shall become thousands, and the small one a great nation. We talk of the future and of the promises of God to us. They are worthy to be talked of, worthy to be lived for, and to rejoice over, because they are true…J623I have an anxiety—a strong desire, to see the people of the Latter-day Saints—the inhabitants of Zion, rise up and put on their strength. I desire to see them increase in the knowledge of the truth, in faith and good works, and in the knowledge of the things of the kingdom of God.” (Journal of Discourses, 26 vols. [London: Latter-day Saints' Book Depot, 1854-1886], 11: 248.)

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