“The Gathering of My People”
Pioneers Arrive by Ship in San Francisco Bay - Arnold Friberg
“A biblical doctrine clarified by Book of Mormon and modern revelations, the “gathering” refers to a promise that in the last days scattered Israel will be gathered to Jerusalem and to a New Jerusalem. Much of that gathering will take place when believers seek safety during the destruction initiating the Millennium. These gatherings have a spiritual as well as a geographical component (D&C 133:14). Two preliminary gathering efforts have already taken place: Jewish people to the Holy Land, and early Latter-day Saint converts form among scattered Israel “leaving sinful Babylon” and gathering to centers in Ohio, Missouri, Nauvoo, and then the Rocky Mountains.” (BYU Global Mormonism Project)
OVERVIEW:
The Lord is gathering His people. The Saints gathered in Ohio. The Saints gathered in Missouri. The Saints now gather to the stakes of Zion in their own lands.
A study of this lesson will help us understand how latter-day Israel was gathered in the early days of the Church, how it is being gathered today, and how we can participate in this gathering.
Here is the handout for this week’s lesson: D&C-Church History Lesson 12.
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