"Because Moses brought the keys of the gathering of Israel back to the earth, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has built many communities in the western part of the United States, in the process of gathering the seed of Israel from among the gentile nations of the earth. In the early days of the Church many thousands of converts left their homes in other nations to settle in these communities. [Years ago the converts to Mormonism believed that they were to live in the "Promised Land or New Jerusalem" that Joseph Smith set up. These newly converted people flooded the shores of the United States from other countries. They believed that they were to be 'gathered in.' Mormons believe that they are the "True Jews and the True Israel."] They were not asked or persuaded to immigrate to America, but the unseen power of gathering rested upon them as they received the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands of those who have authority to bestow it.
Today, as stakes and missions are established throughout the nations of the world and temples are being built in many lands, the Saints are encouraged to remain in their homelands to help strengthen the Church among their own people.
In recent years we have seen how the hearts of the children of Judah have turned to the land of their fathers, to Palestine, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, who was the World Zionist Organization, headquartered in Jerusalem, when he was asked why the Jews were returning to the land of Israel, replied that it was because of their belief in a "mystical force." (Bartley C. Crum, Behind the Silken Curtain, New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc,. 1947.)
This "mystical force" that has turned the hearts of the Jews of every country to the land of Israel did not come from man, but came after centuries of being "sifted among the nations." Because Moses committed the keys for the gathering of Israel to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, the spirit of gathering has been poured out upon the nations of Israel, making possible the fulfillment of the prediction of Isaiah which Moroni quoted to Joseph Smith:...." (A Marvelous Work and A Wonder, Legrand Richards, Deseret Book Company, SLC, Utah, 1976, chapter fifteen, The Gathering Of Israel, pg 219, brackets added)
Mormons to this day confess that they are successful in the gathering of Israel. The theology, as you can see, continues to carry the stench of sin by explaining that the Jews (mostly non-Judean Jews) are returning to Israel because of Joseph Smith.
REMEMBER, ISAIAH'S PROPHESIES ARE OF JESUS CHRIST, NOT JOSEPH SMITH!
***Nothing MYSTICAL about our Christ***
"Mystical Force"
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
5 comments:
Lot of confusion between those two guys in the lds world I think.
Good to see you are back.
God be praised, glad to be back!!
handmaiden
I was worried that something may had happend to you. I always think the worste. Whats the worste that can happen to a christian anyway, not death thats for sure. LOL!
That's for sure.
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