Forget me not uchtdorf6/9/2023 ![]() 4Īn event that took place shortly after the birth of Jesus is a good example of this. 3 This underappreciated focus on bringing the lost tribes into Christianity helps to explain the comments of Jesus in John and 3 Nephi. The gospels actually discuss the gathering of all Israel, including the northern “lost ten tribes” of which the Nephites and Lamanites were a part. 2 When one looks at the Gospels in light of 3 Nephi 15, one can see an overlooked theme that runs through them. ![]() Scholars are divided on what John 10:16 actually means, so this is one occasion when the Book of Mormon can help readers to understand the New Testament, rather than the other way around. 1 However, the people of ancient Judea understood him “not, for they supposed it had been the Gentiles for they understood not that the Gentiles should be converted through their preaching” ( 3 Nephi 15:22). ![]() The Nephites were actually part of some of the tribes that were “lost.” Thus the “other sheep” referred to them, among others. When He appeared to the Nephites, He told them that they were among the “other sheep” that must be brought into the fold ( 3 Nephi 15:21). During His mortal ministry in Palestine, Jesus taught His disciples, “other sheep I have, which are not of this fold” ( John 10:16). ![]()
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