Law & Ordinances Restored After Israel Is Revealed Among Gentiles — Martha Jane Knowlton Coray (March 21, 1841)
And he shall witness against all iniquity as saith Malachi and shall sorely chastize those who are gone astray, but still he saith I am God I change not therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed return thou unto me and I will return unto thee The Lord will begin by revealing the House House of Israel among the gentiles and those who have gone from the ordinances of God shall return unto the keeping of all the law and observing his judgments and statutes to do them Then shall the law of the Lord go forth from Zion and the word of the Lord to the priests and through them from Jerusalem
Discourse, circa 21 March 1841, as reported by Martha Jane Knowlton Coray, p. 28, The Joseph Smith Papers.
Jews Cursed Because They Were Not Gathered — Willard Richards (June 11, 1843)
O. Jerusalem &c. [Matthew 23:37]— whence arises the curse of Almighty God that was to be pourd out upon the heads of the jews? That they would not be gathered! because they would not let Christ gather them. It was the design in the councils of heaven before the world was. that the principle & law of that priesthood was predicated upon the gathering of the people in every age of the world.
Jesus did every thing possible to gather the people. & they would not be gathered and he poured out curses upon them
Discourse, 11 June 1843–A, as Reported by Willard Richards, pp. 241-242, The Joseph Smith Papers.
Neccessity of Gathering Israel & Building the Temple — Eliza R. Snow (June 11, 1843)
Last sunday I had the privilege of attending meeting and in the forenoon listening to a very interesting discourse by Prest. J. Smith He took for his subject the words of the Savior to wit. “O Jerusalem thou that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent unto you! How oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings and you would not!” He beautifully and in a most powerful manner, illustrated the necessity of the gathering and the building of the Temple that those ordinances may be administered which are necessary preparations for the world to come: he exhorted the people in impressive terms to be diligent— to be up and doing lest the tabernacle pass over to another people and we lose the blessings.
Discourse, 11 June 1843–A, as Reported by Eliza R. Snow, pp. 34-35, The Joseph Smith Papers.
