Day 308

  • Principle: Heavenly Father works to gather scattered Israel

  • Book of Mormon Reading: 3 Nephi 20:11 - 20:46 

  • Back tracking a few verses to learn more about the gathering of Israel.

  • Turn to the Book of Mormon Student Manual appendix about a brief history of the scattering of Israel.  (https://www.lds.org/manual/book-of-mormon-student-manual/appendix-scatter?lang=eng)

    • What does the Lord ask the people remember about the scattering of Israel (verses 11-13)

  • Turn to the Book of Mormon Student Manual Appendix section about The Gathering of Israel

  • From these two sections and the verses why do you think Jesus spent time reminding the people about the scattering and gathering of Israel?

  • Bruce R. McConkie said

    • “Why was Israel scattered? … Our Israelite forebears were scattered because they rejected the gospel, defiled the priesthood, forsook the church, and departed from the kingdom. …

      “What, then, is involved in the gathering of Israel? The gathering of Israel consists in believing and accepting and living in harmony with all that the Lord once offered his ancient chosen people. It consists of having faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, of repenting, of being baptized and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and of keeping the commandments of God. It consists of believing the gospel, joining the Church, and coming into the kingdom. It consists of receiving the holy priesthood, being endowed in holy places with power from on high, and receiving all the blessings of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, through the ordinance of celestial marriage. And it may also consist of assembling to an appointed place or land of worship” (Bruce R. McConkie, A New Witness for the Articles of Faith [1985], 515).

  • Through these verses also take note of the phrases such as “I will” or “The Father” as they show promises from Heavenly Father.  

  • Additional Study: