Third Hour Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 If I were to ask you, "What is the gathering of Israel?" how would you respond? The standard answer is probably something like, "Oh, that's missionary work. Israel symbolizes God's covenant people, and as people join the Church, they're restored (by blood or adoption) to the covenant, or the House of Israel." And that's true, but there's more to it than that, as is evident in the first eight words of our tenth Article of Faith (emphasis added): We believe in the LITERAL gathering of Israel. Oftentimes we get so caught up in the symbolism of the gathering of Israel that we forget about the other side of the coin, the literal gathering. Why this matters in The Book of Mormon Via Book of Mormon Central YouTube video: Evidences of the Book of Mormon: Plates Check out the first couple of verses in 3 Nephi 29 (emphasis added): "And now behold, I say unto you that when the Lord shall see fit, in his wisdom, that these sayings [The Book of Mormon] shall come unto the Gentiles according to... View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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