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Show PREFACE On Jesus Christ of in the 1836, Joseph Smith, April 3, Temple claimed that he received Latter-day Saints, Kirtland, Ohio. at the founder of the Church of Part of this revelation consisted of visitation from Moses who gave to the Mormon as did that their church they spoken of by were the prophet was restoration of all a prophets of old, to Smith and a promised land, so these nineteenth century "Israelites" This as religious unique emigration was America, belief laid the foundation for movements of the nineteenth divinely in the main ordained cede the second they plan; part coming Believing they prophets, Joseph promised land commonly of known Zion. Mormon converts left their native lands and country and to As Moses had led his The people. a things formerly too would the Mormon lead their Brigham Young, among the Mormons authority the Mormons held the belief that the modern counterparts of ancient Israel. people the Israel from the four parts of the earth. gathering commence revelation a did so of the one of the most century. sought a new Over 80,000 home in in the conviction that this gathering was a new a of Israel which would pre of Christ. In the British Isles the Mormon message found its way into almost every section of the land, Welsh, Irish and Scottish, and the four national groups, responded to the new religion English, from America. |
