Every member of the restored Church is by definition of one of the Lord’s chosen people—that is, of the house of Israel. A clear understanding of the doctrine on this matter is essential to both the Latter-day Saint’s happiness I mortality and his or her quest for eternal life. This book interestingly and eloquently conveys that understanding.
The call and election of Israel goes back to premortal life, where it was based on individual faithfulness to gospel principles we were taught there. In essence, it was and is a covenant relationship—we made covenants with the Lord there that carry over to our present life. Noble, foreordained spirits such as Abraham and Sarah made possible the premortally planned lineage for the mortal birth and rearing of innumerable souls throughout the generations. Ancient Israel, by and large, was unfaithful to covenants both premortal and mortal, and was therefore scattered among the nations. As part of the latter-day gathering, many descendants of scattered Israel find that their mists of memory respond to truths presented by LDS missionaries, and they then make their own mortal covenants in the baptismal water sand the holy temples of this final gospel dispensation.
In this book, all of this and much more becomes not only a spiritual and intellectual education that interestingly imparts knowledge on a vital subject, but also a fascinating story that will make readers feel closer to their forefathers of millennia ago—in that sense turning the hearts of the children to the fathers. Even more important, it will inspire and help readers in their strivings to make their own calling and election sure.
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