The allegory returns to the young and tender shoots that were good, but which were removed. Those were taken to different parts of the vineyard and planted to give them a chance to grow. From Zenos’s perspective, these would be the lost ten tribes, among whom there were righteous people. For Jacob, the Nephites were clearly one of those young and tender branches. They had clearly been planted in the nethermost part of the vineyard, literally on the other side of the world. They would grow in isolation from the rest of the trees of the vineyard. Nevertheless, they were part of the original tree, part of the house of Israel. They were preserved so that the house of Israel might continue, and might also grow.