Prophetic Statements Joseph Smith The Covenant with Israel #1: The time has at last arrived when the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has set his hand again the second time to recover the remnants of his people, which have been left from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, […]
Prophetic Statements Joseph Smith, Jr. “The time has at last arrived when the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has set his hand again the second time to recover the remnants of his people, which have been left from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and […]
Prophetic Statements Joseph Smith From sundry revelations which had been received, it was apparent that many important points touching the salvation of man, had been taken from the Bible, or lost before it was compiled. Joseph Fielding Smith “When the Lord called Abraham out of Ur, the land of his fathers, he made certain […]
Prophetic Statements Joseph Fielding Smith First came the carrying away of the ten tribes into Assyria, from which country they never to this day have returned. From these exiles many without question found their way into the area which formed the nations of northern Europe. . . . It was to be by scattering the […]
Scriptures James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. Deuteronomy 32:26 I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men.
Prophetic Statements Joseph Fielding Smith Therefore, through the scattering of Israel among the nations, the blood of Israel was mixed with the Gentile nations, fulfilling the promise made to Abraham. Most of the members of the Church, although they are designated as descendants of Abraham, through Israel, also have in their veins Gentile blood. This […]
Prophetic Statements Joseph Fielding Smith “The great mission that was given to Abraham was that he would be a blessing to the generations coming after him, and through him all nations would be blessed. . . . When Israel entered the promised land, the Lord gave them strict commandment that they should serve him and […]
Prophetic Statements Gordon B. Hinckley Of course you are peculiar. If the world continues its present trend, and if you walk in obedience to the doctrines and principles of this church, you may become even more peculiar in the eyes of others. To each of you I say this: As members of The Church of […]
Prophetic Statements Joseph Fielding Smith #1: I have heard people say, and members of the Church too, “I have a right to do as I please.” My answer is: No, you do not. You haven’t any right at all to do just as you please. There is only one right that you have, and that […]
Prophetic Statements Joseph Fielding Smith The Lord has promised that these scattered members of the house of Israel shall in the last days be gathered. They shall come back from their long dispersion to inherit the lands of the covenant in the due time of the Lord and no mortal hand or power can stop […]
Supporting Statements Bruce R. McConkie “Palestine was given to the seed of Jacob anciently, and they shall receive it again in the ressurection. ‘Behold, O my people,’ saith the Lord, ‘I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. . . […]
Prophetic Statements Joseph Smith After his death the Prophet Joseph appeared to Brigham Young and pleaded: “Tell the people to be humble and faithful, and be sure to keep the Spirit of the Lord and it will lead them right. . . . Tell the brethren if they will follow the Spirit of the Lord, […]
Prophetic Statements Brigham Young This is the land that was given to Joseph—the son so well beloved by his father Jacob; and no king will ever reign upon it but the King, the Lord. Could that book [the Book of Mormon] have been brought forth and published to the world under any other government but […]
Prophetic Statements Joseph Fielding Smith Jacob, whom the Lord named Israel, had twelve sons, namely: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin, Gad, Asher, Dan, and Naphtali. Each became the ancestor of a tribe in Israel and received patriarchal blessings as such when Jacob went down into Egypt. He also blessed the two sons […]
Prophetic Statements Harold B. Lee #1: Between the extremes of the “noble and the great” spirits, whom God would make His rulers (see Abraham 3:22-23), and the disobedient and the rebellious, who were cast out with Satan, there were obviously many spirits with varying degrees of faithfulness. May we not assume from these teachings that […]
Prophetic Statements Joseph Smith #1: After his death the Prophet Joseph appeared to Brigham Young and pleaded: “Tell the people to be humble and faithful, and be sure to keep the Spirit of the Lord and it will lead them right. . . . Tell the brethren if they will follow the Spirit of the […]
Prophetic Statements Joseph Fielding Smith #1: “The great majority of those who become members of the Church are literal descendants of Abraham through Ephraim, son of Joseph.” #2: Question: “My companion and I were discussing the lineage of the Israelites. I am a full blood Chinese, and have thought much of my lineage as mentioned […]
Prophetic Statements Brigham Young “If any of the Gentiles will believe, we will lay our hands upon them that they may receive the Holy Ghost, and the Lord will make them of the house of Israel. They will be broken off from the wild olive tree, and be grafted into the good and tame olive […]
