1. Then Will I Gather Them In
Lesson 40

2. Then Will I Gather Them In
3 Nephi 20-21
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3. 3 Nephi 26:6
And now there
cannot be written in
this book even a
hundredth part of
the things which
Jesus did truly
teach unto the
people

4. The Gathering of Israel
It is a principle I esteem to be
of the greatest importance to
those who are looking for
salvation in this generation. We
do not fully understand who we
are as a people, the covenants
that God has made with us, or
the destiny that is ours until we
gain a meaningful
understanding of this doctrine.

5. Today’s objectives
Understand who we are as a people
Understand the covenants that God has
made with us
Understand our destiny according to
those covenants

7. The Scattering of Israel
Elder M. Russell Nelson
As descendants of Abraham, the tribes of ancient Israel
had access to priesthood authority and blessings of the
gospel, but the people rebelled. They killed the prophets
and were punished by the Lord. Ten tribes were carried
captive into Assyria. From there they became lost to the
records of mankind. Two remaining tribes continued a
short time and then, because of their rebellion, were taken
captive into Babylon. When they returned, they were
favored of the Lord, but again they honored Him not.
They rejected and vilified Him. A loving but grieving
Father vowed, “I will scatter you among the heathen,” and
that He did—into all nations.

8. You belong to the
house of Israel
“A patriarchal blessing includes a declaration
of lineage, stating that the person is of the
house of Israel—a descendant of Abraham,
belonging to a specific tribe of Jacob.
Many Latter-day Saints are of the tribe of
Ephraim, the tribe given the primary
responsibility to lead the latter-day work of
the Lord.”

9. The Gathering of Israel
It is a principle I esteem to be
of the greatest importance to
those who are looking for
salvation in this generation. We
do not fully (1) understand
who we are as a people,
the covenants that God has
made with us, or the destiny
that is ours until we gain a
meaningful understanding of
this doctrine.

10. The Gathering of Israel
It is a principle I esteem to be
of the greatest importance to
those who are looking for
salvation in this generation. We
do not fully understand who we
are as a people, (2) the
covenants that God has
made with us, or the destiny
that is ours until we gain a
meaningful understanding of
this doctrine.

11. The Abrahamic Covenant
8 My name is Jehovah, and I know the end from the beginning; therefore my hand
shall be over thee.
9 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee above measure, and make
thy name great among all nations, and thou shalt be a blessing unto thy seed after
thee, that in their hands they shall bear this ministry and Priesthood unto all nations;
10 And I will bless them through thy name; for as many as receive this Gospel shall be
called after thy name, and shall be accounted thy seed and shall rise up and bless
thee, as their father.
11 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee; and in thee
(that is, in thy Priesthood) and in thy seed (that is, thy Priesthood), for I give unto
thee a promise that this right shall continue in thee, and in thy seed after thee (that is
to say, the literal seed, or the seed of the body) shall all the families of the earth be
blessed, even with the blessings of the Gospel, which are the blessings of salvation,
even of life eternal.

12. Promises of the
Abrahamic Covenant
1. A promised land (3 Nephi 20:14,22)
2. A great posterity ( D&C 132:30)
3. The promise that the priesthood will continue
with our descendants (2 Nephi 23-24)
4. A mission of salvation to others (3 Nephi
20:25-27)

13. 3 Nephi 20:10-13
10 And it came to pass that when they had all given glory unto Jesus, he said
unto them: Behold now I finish the commandment which the Father hath
commanded me concerning this people, who are a remnant of the house of Israel.
11 Ye remember that I spake unto you, and said that when the words of Isaiah
should be fulfilled—behold they are written, ye have them before you, therefore
search them—
12 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that when they shall be fulfilled then is the
fulfilling of the covenant which the Father hath made unto his people, O house
of Israel.
13 And then shall the remnants, which shall be scattered abroad upon the face
of the earth, be gathered in from the east and from the west, and from the south
and from the north; and they shall be brought to the knowledge of the Lord their
God, who hath redeemed them.

14. Spiritual gathering
In short, the gathering
of Israel is primarily
their restoration to
the knowledge of
Christ. Is is not the
place of gathering
that will save the
scattered remnants
but the message of
salvation that comes
to them in their
Elder
Redeemer’s name… Bruce R.
Salvation is thus McConkie.
found not in a place The
but in a person. It is in Millenial
Messiah,
Christ. 200.

15. Physical Gathering
“The ‘gathering of Israel’ is
effected when the people
of the faraway countries
accept the gospel and
remain in their native lands.
The gathering of Israel for
Mexicans is in Mexico; in
Scandinavia, for those of
the northern countries; the
gathering place for the
Germans is in Germany;
and the Polynesians, in the The
Teachings
islands; for the Brazilians,
of Spencer
in Brazil; for the W. Kimball,
Argentines, in Argentina” 1982 Page
436
Ensign, May 1975, 4.

16. When will the gathering happen?
3 Nephi 21:1-2;7
1 And verily I say unto you, I give unto you a sign that ye may know the time
when these things shall be about to take place—that I shall gather in, from
their long dispersion, my people, O house of Israel, and shall establish
again among them my Zion;
2 And behold, this is the thing which I will give unto you for a sign—for verily
I say unto you that when these things which I declare unto you, and which I
shall declare unto you hereafter of myself, and by the power of the Holy
Ghost which shall be given unto you of the Father, shall be made known
unto the Gentiles that they may know concerning this people who are a
remnant of the house of Jacob, and concerning this my people who shall be
scattered by them;
7 And when these things come to pass that thy seed shall begin to know
these things—it shall be a sign unto them, that they may know that the work
of the Father hath already commenced unto the fulfilling of the covenant
which he hath made unto the people who are of the house of Israel.

17. The Gathering of Israel
It is a principle I esteem to be
of the greatest importance to
those who are looking for
salvation in this generation. We
do not fully understand who we
are as a people, (2) the
covenants that God has
made with us, or the destiny
that is ours until we gain a
meaningful understanding of
this doctrine.

18. The Gathering of Israel
It is a principle I esteem to be
of the greatest importance to
those who are looking for
salvation in this generation. We
do not fully understand who we
are as a people, the covenants
that God has made with us, or
(3) the destiny that is
ours until we gain a meaningful
understanding of this doctrine.

19. The destiny that is ours…
Abraham’s and Sarah’s
descendants are a
chosen people. They
are chosen not because
they have an easier path
to salvation, or because
God loves them more
than other people.
They are chosen to
service. The Lord has
called the house of
Israel to carry the
gospel to the world.
The Abrahamic Covenant, Ensign. February 1990.

20. What can you do?
Here on earth, missionary work is crucial to the
gathering of Israel. The gospel was to be taken first to
the “lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Consequently,
servants of the Lord have gone forth proclaiming the
Restoration. In many nations our missionaries have
searched for those of scattered Israel; they have hunted
for them “out of the holes of the rocks”; and they have
fished for them as in ancient days.
Elder Russell M. Nelson

21. What can you do?
The invitation to “come unto Christ” can
also be extended to those who died
without a knowledge of the gospel. Part of
their preparation requires earthly efforts
of others. We gather pedigree charts,
create family group sheets, and do temple
work vicariously to gather individuals unto
the Lord and into their families.
Elder Russell M Nelson