Source Report Card
Chapter 6: You Are Here: The Gathering of Israel Has Begun
| Source | Who | When | Chain | Rung | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nephi 21:1-7 | Jesus Christ to the Nephites | c. AD 34; pub. 1830 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| 3 Nephi 29:1 | Mormon | c. AD 385 (estimate); pub. 1830 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| Ether 4:17 | Jesus Christ, recorded by Moroni | c. AD 400-421; pub. 1830 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| D&C 109:60 ("identified with the Gentiles") | Joseph Smith, Kirtland Temple prayer | 27 Mar 1836 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| D&C 28:8; 32:2 ("Lamanites"; no tribe named, book not mentioned) | Revelations to Joseph Smith | Sep-Oct 1830 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| Church History Topic "American Indians" (Delaware leader "believes every word," per Parley P. Pratt's report) | The Church | current site | 1st | 2 | A |
| Isaiah 11:11-12 / 2 Nephi 21:11-12 ("second time") | Isaiah (quoted by Nephi) | c. 740-700 BC | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| JS–History 1:40 (Moroni: Isaiah 11 "about to be fulfilled") | Joseph Smith recounting Moroni | Visit 1823; written 1838-39 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| D&C 113:6 ("root of Jesse" holds gathering keys; not named) | Revelation to Joseph Smith | Mar 1838 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| D&C 110:11 (Moses gives gathering keys) | Joseph Smith's journal | 3 Apr 1836 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| Jeremiah 16:14-16 (fishers and hunters) | Jeremiah | c. 627-580 BC | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| Isaiah 49:22-23; 1 Nephi 21:23; 22:3-8 (nursing fathers) | Isaiah; Nephi | c. 740-570 BC; pub. 1830 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| Isaiah 5:26-30 / 2 Nephi 15:26-30 ("speed swiftly") | Isaiah | c. 740-700 BC | 1st | 1 | A+ (text) |
| JS–Matthew 1:27 (eagles = elect gathered) | Jesus Christ (JST) | 1831 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| D&C 58:44-45 ("push the people together") | The Lord through Joseph Smith | 1 Aug 1831 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| Amos 9:9-15 (sifted, brought back, planted) | Amos | c. 760-750 BC | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| Gospel Topics essay "Book of Mormon and DNA Studies" | The Church | 2014 | 1st | 2 | A |
| Book of Mormon Student Manual, ch. 6 (mighty nation = "the United States of America") | Church Educational System | 2009 | 1st | 2 | A |
| 2025 Statistical Report (385,490 converts) | The Church, April 2026 General Conference | as of 31 Dec 2025 | 1st | 2 | A |
| OT Student Manual, ch. 13 (Isaiah 5 = gathering; Richards = "modern-day application") | Church Educational System | c. 1982 | 1st | 2 | A |
| "Hope of Israel" | President Russell M. Nelson (then Church President) | 3 Jun 2018 | 1st | 3 | A |
| "The Gathering of Scattered Israel" (book = sign; fishers and hunters = missionaries) | Elder Russell M. Nelson (then Quorum of the Twelve; later Church President) | Oct 2006 | 1st | 3 | A |
| "Preparation for the Second Coming" | Elder Dallin H. Oaks (then Quorum of the Twelve; now Church President) | Apr 2004 | 1st | 3 | A |
| Fishers and hunters = missionaries (quoted in OT Student Manual) | Elder LeGrand Richards (then Quorum of the Twelve) | Apr 1971 | 1st | 3 | A |
| Isaiah 5 = trains and planes (BYU, 28 Sep 1976) | Elder LeGrand Richards (then Quorum of the Twelve) | 1976 | 1st | 4 | B |
| "Hunters" = violent persecution | Folk reading (bumped up one: vv. 17-18 mention judgment) | Unknown | Untraceable | 6 | D |
| Nursing fathers = 1917 / 1948 | Folk reading (bumped up one: 1 Nephi 22:3, 6 "temporal") | Unknown | No source found | 6 | D |
| Nahum 2:4 = cars with headlights | Folk reading (origin unknown) | Unknown | Untraceable | 6 | F |