Genesis 49:10 “The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”
John 10:16 “And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.”
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To Him shall the obedience of the people be … I was born a Gentile. If it weren’t for God’s mercy I wouldn’t be where I am today, and just like countless others in life, I’m fully aware of how unworthy I am to be called by Him.
Somewhere along the way, Joe Smith decided the ‘other sheep’ Jesus was referring to meant a mysterious group of Jews who were living in America. How could this be? The other sheep are the Gentiles who find themselves wandering around because they’re lost. Israelites weren’t living in the Americas!
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3 Nephi 15:20-21 “And verily I say unto you, that ye are they of whom I said: Other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. 22 And they understood me not, for they supposed it had been the Gentiles; for they understood not that the Gentiles should be converted through their preaching.”
Die Joe Smith think of the Nephites as the Lost Tribe of Israel? I heard that said before in church, but I was curious about whether or not that was traditional Mormonthink.. Or, perhaps it was the Jaredites that were the lost tribe. Either way, Joe Smith had a way of bending reality and truth to fit his narrative. People that live and act that way (bending reality to fit their personal story) are usually called insane or malicious