A SCATTERED ISRAEL, Pages 41-57, Chapter 5 of The Gathering of Israel.

A SCATTERED ISRAEL, Pages 41-57, Chapter 5 of The Gathering of Israel by Ogden Kraut.

He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad. (Luke 2:24)

The scriptures and sermons of the prophets abound with a multitude of reasons for the Saints to gather; but nowhere have they mentioned advantages in remaining scattered. On the contrary, all of the prophets have listed numerous evils that result from living among the worldly and ungodly. The spirit and power of gathering filled the souls of all the prophets of God. Those prophets who were the most spiritual felt that power the most. In this dispensation that spiritual giant Heber C. Kimball said:

Yes, I feel many times to weep and am sorrowful, and I can hardly sleep at night; and if I had Gabriel’s trump, I would speak to the Saints of all nations, and I would say, Gather! gather! and do not wait even for a handcart to be made. I feel this in my soul. Do the world believe it? Do the Latter-day Saints believe it? No. (J.D. 7:168)