The gathering of scattered Israel is “the greatest challenge, the greatest cause, and the greatest work on earth today!” President Nelson has made this clear in many of his talks and teaching and he has invited all of us to be a part of this critical work in these last days. Let his teachings on this course through your minds and hearts today.
Read Russell M. Nelson 101: The Atonement of Jesus Christ here.
Read Russell M. Nelson 101: The Temple here.
Read Russell M. Nelson 101: The Temple Part 2 here.
Thank you, President Nelson, for inviting us all to participate in this monumental work. We are trying to follow your example.
Happy, happy birthday, President Nelson dear.
It is Happening Right Now!
For the more than 36 years I’ve been an Apostle, the doctrine of the gathering of Israel has captured my attention. Everything about it has intrigued me, including the ministries of Moses and Elijah, both of whom came to the Prophet Joseph Smith. … For centuries, prophets have foretold this gathering, and it is happening right now! As an essential prelude to the Second Coming of the Lord, it is the most important work in the world!
(Let God Prevail–October 2020)
On Either Side of the Veil
When we speak of gathering Israel on both sides of the veil, we are referring, of course, to missionary, temple, and family history work. Anytime we do anything that helps anyone—on either side of the veil—to make and keep their covenants with God, we are helping to gather Israel.
(Let God Prevail–October 2020)
The Book of Mormon and the Gathering
The coming forth of the Book of Mormon is a sign to the entire world that the Lord has commenced to gather Israel and fulfill the covenants He made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We not only teach this doctrine, but we participate in it. We gather pedigree charts, create family group sheets, and do temple work vicariously to gather individuals unto the Lord and into their families. In fact, if there were no Book of Mormon, the promised gathering of Israel would not occur.
(The Future of the Church: Preparing the World for the Savior’s Second Coming–April 2020)
A Daily Commitment to Come Unto Christ
Missionary work is crucial to that gathering. Servants of the Lord go forth proclaiming the Restoration. In many nations our members and missionaries have searched for those of scattered Israel. They have hunted for them ‘out of the holes of the rocks.’ And they have fished for them, as in ancient days (see Jeremiah 16:16). The choice to come unto Christ is not a one-time decision; it is a daily commitment. And as we help people make and keep those commitments, we are helping to gather Israel.
(The Future of the Church: Preparing the World for the Savior’s Second Coming–April 2020)
The Ball is in Our Court
The lineage of Joseph—through Ephraim and Manasseh—is the seed appointed to lead in the gathering of Israel. The pioneers knew they were part of the house of Israel. They knew they were fulfilling prophecy. They knew that the long-awaited gathering of Israel was to commence with them. This ‘ball’ was in their court! And now, it is in ours.
(The Exodus Repeated—September 1997, BYU Speeches)
The Most Important Work on Earth Today
The gathering of Israel is the most important work taking place on earth today. One crucial element of this gathering is preparing a people who are able, ready, and worthy to receive the Lord when He comes again. The gathering is not only missionary work, it is temple work. It is covenant work. It is the work of salvation and exaltation.
(Overcome the World and Find Rest—October 2022)
You Young Men Have Been Reserved for This Time
Each of us has a role to play in the gathering of Israel. Today I reaffirm strongly that the Lord has asked every worthy, able young man to prepare for and serve a mission. Missionary service is a priesthood responsibility. You young men have been reserved for this time when the promised gathering of Israel is taking place. As you serve missions, you play a pivotal role in this unprecedented event!
(Preaching the Gospel of Peace—April 2022)
Preparing the World for the Second Coming
Dear young friends, you are each vital to the Lord. He has held you in reserve until now to help gather Israel. Your decision to serve a mission, whether a proselyting or a service mission, will bless you and many others. There is nothing happening of greater importance on this earth right now than the gathering of Israel and preparing the world for the Second Coming of the Lord.
(Preaching the Gospel of Peace—April 2022)
The Lord’s Youth Battalion
You will remember that I have invited the youth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to enlist in the Lord’s youth battalion to participate in the greatest cause on earth today—the gathering of Israel. This cause is the most important thing taking place on earth today. It is essential to the preparation for the Second Coming of the Savior. Each of you has an important part to play in it.
(Witnesses, Aaronic Priesthood Quorums, and Young Women Classes—October 2019)
To Bless all Covenant Children
Moses appeared in the Kirtland Temple and conferred upon Joseph Smith the keys for the gathering of Israel and the return of the ten tribes. Elijah the prophet appeared there also. His appearance fulfilled Malachi’s promise that before the Second Coming, the Lord would send Elijah to ‘turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers.’ Elijah conferred the keys of the sealing power upon Joseph Smith. These keys authorized Joseph Smith—and all succeeding Presidents of the Lord’s Church—to gather Israel on both sides of the veil, to bless all covenant children with the blessings of Abraham, and to seal families eternally.
(Rejoice in the Gift of Priesthood Keys—April 2024)
Sisters’ Participation is Critical
My dear sisters, I’m extending a prophetic plea to you, the women of the Church, to shape the future by helping to gather scattered Israel. This gathering is ‘the greatest challenge, the greatest cause, and the greatest work on earth today’! Your participation is crucial. You were sent to earth at this precise time—the most crucial time in the history of the world—to help gather Israel.
(Sisters’ Participation in the Gathering of Israel—October 2018)
One Great Work
Our greatest joy comes as we help our brothers and sisters. Thank you for all you are doing to help gather Israel on both sides of the veil. Missionary work, temple work, and family history work are all part of this. The Lord’s invitation is for all of us to join in this effort and find joy in it.
(The Second Great Commandment—October 2019)
To Fulfill Our Divine Mandate
The gathering of Israel moves forward. The Lord Jesus Christ directs the affairs of His Church, and it will achieve its divine objectives. May we go forward together to fulfill our divine mandate—that of preparing ourselves and the world for the Second Coming of the Lord.
(A New Normal—October 2020)
Invite All to Come Unto Their Savior
Our message to the world is simple and sincere: we invite all of God’s children on both sides of the veil to come unto their Savior, receive the blessings of the holy temple, have enduring joy, and qualify for eternal life. That is the essence of the gathering of Israel. It is to bring God’s children back to Him, covenanted and sealed to Him and to their families forever.
(Let Us All Press On—April 2018)
Read Russell M. Nelson 101: The Atonement of Jesus Christ here.
