TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1855·Parley P. Pratt·Apostle
   I say, Jesus could not be held in Palestine; the mountains, nor the rolling seas had not power to stay his progress, for he had told his disciples, while he was yet living, that he had other sheep which were not of that fold, and, said he, "They shall hear my voice."
   The First Principles of the Gospel — jodcopy citation
2. 1859·Orson Pratt·Apostle
   Now, recollect, this is under the Gospel dispensation, and not under the law of Moses, which was given several hundred years afterwards. The Lord made great and precious promises to the seed of Jacob, through these wives, saying they should inherit the land of Palestine, and they should be blessed above all people. We find this blessing fulfilled upon their heads, according to the righteousness of their descendants, until they were scattered because of iniquity.
   Polygamy — jodcopy citation
3. 1909·James E. Talmage·Apostle
   _Eusebius_: Eusebius Pamphilus, bishop of Caesarea in Palestine. He lived from about 260 to about 339 A.D., though there is some uncertainty as to the exact time of his death. He was an eye witness of and a participant in some of the sufferings incident to heathen persecution of the Christians, and has been called the "Father of Church History." He was the author of several works, among them one of the earliest on "Ecclesiastical History." The quotations from this work by Eusebius, as given in the text, are from the version translated from the Greek by C. F. Cruse.
   The Great Apostasy — apostle_bookcopy citation
4. 1915·James E. Talmage·Apostle
   Repentance, and humility akin to that of the innocent trusting child were the prerequisites for baptism, without which none could inherit the kingdom of God. With the incisiveness and simplicity that had characterized His teachings in Palestine, the Lord thus instructed His newly chosen Twelve:
   Jesus the Christ — apostle_bookcopy citation
5. 1977·Mark E. Petersen·Apostle
   He gives timing to the event also, and says it would be before Palestine regains its fertility. Palestine is now the fruitful field he envisioned, and the book has been published.
   It Was a Miracle! — cojccopy citation
6. 1983·Mark E. Petersen·Apostle
   The prophet Isaiah explains. In the twenty-ninth chapter of his book, he tells of an ancient record that would come out of the ground in the latter days, in a time preceding the restoration of Palestine as a fruitful field. (See Isa. 29:17 .) This record would be in the form of a book, he said, having to do with a people who had been destroyed suddenly. (See Isa. 29:5 .)
   The Angel Moroni Came! — cojccopy citation