Saturday, April 27, 2024

LeGrand Richard's Use of Isaiah 1:18 in "The Mormons and the Jewish People" (1975)

  

If the Jewish people really understood, they would realize that no other people, organization, or church, has as much in common with them as do the Mormons, as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Lattr-day Saints.

 

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The Jewish people will find our message most fascinating. The complete accomplishment of our mutual and heaven-assigned responsibilities involve our becoming united (as the descendants of Joseph) with the descendants of Judah (the Jewish people) in the fulfillment of the promises given by the Lord to Abraham and renewed upon the heads of Isaac and Jacob, that through them and their seed all nations of the earth would be blessed.

 

Therefore, JUDAH, we as descendants of Joseph, a part of the great family of Israel, invite you to consider with us some very important matters that affect both of us and our future as promised by the Lord and proclaimed by His Holy Prophets. In the words of the Prophet Isaiah, we say: "Come now, and let us reason together. . . ." (Isaiah 1:18) (LeGrand Richards, The Mormons and the Jewish People [Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1975], 1-2)

 

Further Reading:

 

Refuting Matthew Paulson on Isaiah 1:18