Jesus Christ Testifies of One Fold and One Shepherd | 3 Nephi 15–16
Jesus tells the people of Ancient America that they are the “other sheep” of His fold, as recorded in the Bible and spoken of by the Lord to those in Jerusalem. Jesus explains that His gospel fulfills the law of the prophets, and the law of Moses has an end in Him.
Jesus declares that He is the law and the life, and those who believe in Him and endure in His gospel, will gain eternal life. Jesus also speaks of the gospel restored in the latter-days and His covenant and promise to gather the scattered House of Israel.
3 Nephi 15: 11 – 19
11 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words, he said unto those twelve whom he had chosen:
12 Ye are my disciples; and ye are a light unto this people, who are a remnant of the house of Joseph.
13 And behold, this is the land of your inheritance; and the Father hath given it unto you.
14 And not at any time hath the Father given me commandment that I should tell it unto your brethren at Jerusalem.
15 Neither at any time hath the Father given me commandment that I should tell unto them concerning the other tribes of the house of Israel, whom the Father hath led away out of the land.
16 This much did the Father command me, that I should tell unto them:
17 That 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.
18 And now, because of stiffneckedness and unbelief they understood not my word; therefore I was commanded to say no more of the Father concerning this thing unto them.
19 But, verily, I say unto you that the Father hath commanded me, and I tell it unto you, that ye were separated from among them because of their iniquity; therefore it is because of their iniquity that they know not of you.
3 Nephi 16: 1 – 13
1 And verily, verily, I say unto you that I have other sheep, which are not of this land, neither of the land of Jerusalem, neither in any parts of that land round about whither I have been to minister.
2 For they of whom I speak are they who have not as yet heard my voice; neither have I at any time manifested myself unto them.
3 But I have received a commandment of the Father that I shall go unto them, and that they shall hear my voice, and shall be numbered among my sheep, that there may be one fold and one shepherd; therefore I go to show myself unto them.
4 And I command you that ye shall write these sayings after I am gone, that if it so be that my people at Jerusalem, they who have seen me and been with me in my ministry, do not ask the Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge of you by the Holy Ghost, and also of the other tribes whom they know not of, that these sayings which ye shall write shall be kept and shall be manifested unto the Gentiles, that through the fulness of the Gentiles, the remnant of their seed, who shall be scattered forth upon the face of the earth because of their unbelief, may be brought in, or may be brought to a knowledge of me, their Redeemer.
5 And then will I gather them in from the four quarters of the earth; and then will I fulfil the covenant which the Father hath made unto all the people of the house of Israel.
6 And blessed are the Gentiles, because of their belief in me, in and of the Holy Ghost, which witnesses unto them of me and of the Father.
7 Behold, because of their belief in me, saith the Father, and because of the unbelief of you, O house of Israel, in the latter day shall the truth come unto the Gentiles, that the fulness of these things shall be made known unto them.
8 But wo, saith the Father, unto the unbelieving of the Gentiles—for notwithstanding they have come forth upon the face of this land, and have scattered my people who are of the house of Israel; and my people who are of the house of Israel have been cast out from among them, and have been trodden under feet by them;
9 And because of the mercies of the Father unto the Gentiles, and also the judgments of the Father upon my people who are of the house of Israel, verily, verily, I say unto you, that after all this, and I have caused my people who are of the house of Israel to be smitten, and to be afflicted, and to be slain, and to be cast out from among them, and to become hated by them, and to become a hiss and a byword among them—
The following is the release schedule for the 3 Nephi videos:
- October 7: “Jesus Christ Teaches and Gives Power to Baptize” | 3 Nephi 11–12
- October 14: “Jesus Christ Teaches How to Live the Higher Law” | 3 Nephi 12–14
- October 21: “Jesus Christ Testifies of One Fold and One Shepherd” | 3 Nephi 15–16
- October 28: “Jesus Christ and Angels Minister with Compassion” | 3 Nephi 17
- November 4: “Jesus Christ Introduces the Sacrament” | 3 Nephi 18
- November 11: “The Disciples Minister and Jesus Christ Prays for the People” | 3 Nephi 19
- November 18: “Jesus Christ Explains How He Will Gather Israel” | 3 Nephi 20–23
- November 25: “Jesus Christ Declares the Name of His Church and His Doctrine” | 3 Nephi 27
Videos from the series, that started in 2019, have been viewed nearly 53 million times. These videos focus on universal themes of family, faith and sacrifice through some of the book’s most beloved stories.
LINKS TO THE OTHER VIDEOS OF THE SERIES IN ENGLISH
Book of Mormon Videos: Jesus Christ Teaches and Gives Power to Baptize, 3 Nephi 11–12
Book of Mormon Videos: Jesus Christ Appears in the Ancient Americas
Book of Mormon Videos (#23): Alma Counsels His Sons, Alma 36–42
Book of Mormon Videos (#22): Alma and Amulek Teach about Faith in Jesus Christ, Alma 31–34
Book of Mormon Videos (#21): Ammon Serves and Teaches King Lamoni, Alma 17–19
Book of Mormon Videos (#20): Alma and Amulek Are Delivered by the Power of God, Alma 8–15
Book of Mormon Videos (#19): Alma Preaches the Word of God, Alma 4–7
Book of Mormon Videos (#18): Alma the Younger Is Converted unto the Lord, Mosiah 27; Alma 36
Book of Mormon Videos (#17): Abinadi Testifies of Jesus Christ, Mosiah 11-18
Book of Mormon Videos (#16): King Benjamin Addresses His People, Mosiah 1-5
Book of Mormon Videos (#15): Enos Prays Mightily, Enos 1
Book of Mormon Videos (#14): Sherem Denies Christ, Jacob 7
Book of Mormon Videos (#13): Jacob Teaches about Pride and Chastity, Jacob 2–3
Book of Mormon Videos (#12): Nephi Records His Final Testimony, 2 Nephi 33
Book of Mormon Videos (#10): Jacob Teaches of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, 2 Nephi 6–10
Book of Mormon Videos (#9): The Nephites Separate from the Lamanites, 2 Nephi 5
Book of Mormon Videos (#8): Lehi Gives His Family a Final Blessing, 2 Nephi 1–4
Watch the sixth episode: The Lord Commands Nephi to Build a Ship (1 Nephi
Watch the fifth episode: THE LORD GUIDES LEHI’S JOURNEY (1 NEPHI 16)
Watch the fourth episode: LEHI SEES A VISION OF THE TREE OF LIFE (1 NEPHI 8)
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