“The True Vine… the True Fold of God”
The expressions “true vine” and “true fold,” as used by Nephi, were metaphorical references to Christ and, through Christ, to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (see John 15:15; 2 Nephi 9:2). Israel is scattered and lost primarily in a spiritual sense. Until they have united again with the Church, no true gathering has taken place.
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