the testaments movie one fold and one shepherd

Such a conclusion overlooks the overwhelming evidence that demonstrates how God had all along planned to engraft the Gentiles into His plan of salvation. The title of the film is taken from John 10:16, which says, “And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.” Concurring with leaders both before and after his time as president, Joseph Fielding Smith has insisted that this passage is a “reference to the people dwelling in America in early times” (Doctrines of Salvation, 3:214). These titles are taken from two of Lehi’s sons, Nephi and Laman. According to the narrative in the Book of Mormon, the descendants of Lehi eventually became known as the Nephites and the Lamanites. Most of the film deals with fictional characters who are supposed to be descendants of Lehi, a prophet who traveled with his family across the ocean to escape the destruction of Jerusalem in 600 B.C. The film jumps back and forth between actual events in Palestine during Jesus’ mortal ministry and those thought to have possibly taken place simultaneously in the western hemisphere.

The film’s script, which was approved by the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, is intended to bolster the LDS claim that there was a group of people living in the western hemisphere who were anxiously awaiting the birth of Jesus the Messiah in the east. The film is a fictional story meant to give the Book of Mormon, the nineteenth century book “translated” by LDS Church founder Joseph Smith, a sense of historicity. Located in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building directly east of Temple Square, the LDS Church is currently showing The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd. Teachings of the Presidents of the Church.Mormon Objections to Christian Evangelism.Doctrine and Covenants / Pearl of Great Price.

The testaments movie one fold and one shepherd