Gospel Principles 42: The Gathering of Israel I love and am a little obsessed with Jewish culture and history, so the content of this lesson as it goes in the manual is a bit too cut and dry for me. Maybe The physical gathering entails the literal gathering of the Jews to Palestine, the return of the "Ten Lost Tribes" from their unknown domain in the north (see 2 Esdras 13:40-45), and the gathering of the "Saints" to New Jerusalem, centered in Jackson County, Missouri. The spiritual gathering of Israel is the spreading of the Gospel of Christ. As complete as was the scattering, so shall be the gathering of Israel (Doctrines of the Gospel Institute Manual, 65). These prophesies, by Brigham Young and Elder Talmage, were fulfilled in 1948 (when Israel was declared a nation) and 1967 (when Jerusalem was once again established as a center of worship for the Jews). Gospel Principles. Again. And Again. And Again. For as long as I have been in the ward-coming up on four years now-this course has been going through the Gospel Principles manual, front to back, and starting it over upon completion. The Gathering of the House of Israel, baby! The I've been teaching gospel principles class for a while and decided to post my lesson outlines. In my outlines I've organized the main points from the lessons that I wanted to cover. I've also included the questions, scriptures, video clips and quotes I chose to use as well as my testimony for each lesson. The gathering of Israel has been gaining speed over the years through the missionary work around the world preparing for the coming of the Savior again in His glory. With the celebration of His birth at this time, we can follow His example of kindness to others. (112) Book of Mormon, THE Gathering of Israel, AND THE Second Coming The coming forth of the Book of Mormon is a tangible sign to the world that the Lord has commenced gathering Israel and fulfilling covenants He made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. tion of the gos