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(8/4/99)
"Isaiah names the building of latter-day temples as a sign both of the gathering of Israel and of the second coming of Christ. Israel, as we are aware, is to gather to places where there are temples so her municipals
may gain the blessings made available in these holy houses, and these
blessings prepare their recipients to meet the Lord, who will suddenly come to his temple."
— Bruce R. McConkie, The Millennial Messiah,
p. 276
(8/5/99)
"The First Presidency and the Twelve see great wisdom in the multiple
Zions, many gathering places where the Saints within their own culture and nation can act as a leaven in the building of the kingdom-a kingdom which seeks
no earthly rewards or treasures. Sometimes, inadvertently, we have given artificial encouragement to individuals to leave their native land and culture and, too often, this has meant the loss of the leaven that is so badly needed, and the individuals involved have sometimes regretted their migrations."
— The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, p.
440
(8/6/99)
"The Book of Mormon is the instrument that God designed to 'sweep the
earth as with a flood, to gather out [His] elect' (Moses 7:62).
This sacred volume of scripture needs to become more central in our preaching, our teaching, and our missionary work."
— Ezra Taft Benson, Flooding The Earth
With The Book Of Mormon, General Conference, October 1988
(8/7/99)
"In an area conference held in Mexico City in 1972, Bruce R. McConkie
said: 'The place of gathering for the Mexican Saints is in
Mexico; the place of gathering for the Guatemalan Saints is in Guatemala; the place of
gathering for the Brazilian Saints is in Brazil; and so it goes throughout the
length and breadth of the whole earth. ... Every nation is the gathering place
for its own people' (in Conference Report, Mexico and Central America Area Conference 1972, p. 45)."
— Boyd K. Packer, Ensign, Nov. 1992
(October Conference) page 71
(8/8/99)
"The responsibility of the seed of Abraham, which we are, is to be missionaries to "bear this ministry and Priesthood
unto all nations." (Abraham 2:9.) Moses bestowed upon Joseph Smith in the Kirtland Temple
the keys to gather Israel. (See D&C 110:11.)"
— Ezra Taft Benson, A Witness and a Warning,
p. 35
2/8/06
"Two things are accomplished by the gathering of Israel: First, those who have
thus chosen Christ as their Shepherd; those who have taken upon themselves his
name in the waters of baptism; those who are seeking to enjoy his Spirit here
and now and to be inheritors of eternal life hereafter—such people need to be
gathered together to strengthen each other and to help one another perfect their
lives.
"And second, those who are seeking the highest rewards in eternity need to be
where they can receive the blessings of the house of the Lord, both for
themselves and for their ancestors in Israel who died without a knowledge of the
gospel, but who would have received it with all their heart had opportunity
afforded." - Bruce R. McConkie, "Come:
Let Israel Build Zion," Ensign (CR), May 1977, p.115