Latter-day Saint and Jewish Delegation Gathers at Historic Jerusalem Site
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- čas přidán 27. 10. 2016
- A delegation of Latter-day Saint leaders and Jewish dignitaries from the United States gathered at a historic site in Jerusalem to mark the 175th anniversary of an earlyLatter-day Saint apostle’s journey to Jerusalem. On October 24, 1841, Elder Orson Hyde climbed the Mount of Olives under the direction of Joseph Smith, the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to offer a prayer to dedicate the land as a gathering place for the Jewish people.
“Orson Hyde’s 1841 mission to Jerusalem to dedicate this land for the return of the Jews and for Jerusalem to be its capital city was an important moment in the latter-day Jewish return to their homeland. We believe the work of Elder Orson Hyde has played a key role in God choosing Jerusalem again,” said Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, a member of the Church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, speaking at a commemoration event at the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, Thursday, October 27, 2016.
Elder Holland and Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Elder James J. Hamula of the Seventy traveled to the Holy Land with a group of distinguished Jewish leaders.
The delegation included former New York Attorney General Robert Abrams; former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman from Connecticut; Rabbi Michael Miller, executive vice president and CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York; Marlene Post, former U.S. national president of Hadassah; Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, executive vice president of the New York Board of Rabbis; and Rabbi Meir Soloveichik of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York City and director of the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought of Yeshiva University.
“There is nothing more noble than extending the hand of friendship to fellow human beings. The world needs more understanding and respect among people, and it is encouraging to see the fostering of that core value here today,” said Abrams, who has been involved in cultivating a stronger relationship between Mormon and Jewish communities for many years.
“Over the years we have toured the facilities of the Church and discussed various topics in meetings with Church leaders, including Elder Holland and Elder Cook, aimed at creating greater bonds of friendship and understanding," said Abrams during the Jerusalem visit. "These events enabled me to learn more about the Mormon community and to discover that there are strong areas of common ground with the Jewish community.”
He continued, “Each has a fundamental focus on family; each places a very high value on education; each has a strong commitment to charitable giving; each demonstrates humanitarian concern and response when there are international catastrophes such as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis around the globe; each has a history of disproportionate success due to ability, hard work and determination; and each has been subjected to fierce persecution and prejudice.”
Elder Cook noted, “The genesis for this event was the extraordinary relationship and friendship that grew out of our collaborative effort to better get to know each other and our traditions that were important to both Jews and Latter-day Saints.”
“Interestingly, in the United States we each have a population of between 6 to 7 million. The center of Jewish influence is New York City and the East Coast; the center of Latter-day Saint influence is in Utah and the surrounding states,” explained the Mormon apostle.
“The Jewish delegation is composed of exceptional individuals and is a remarkable representation of the mainstreams of Judaism,” said Elder Cook. “It also includes major Jewish organizations. We express particular appreciation to Robert Abrams, who has been the primary impetus in developing this relationship.”
“We are grateful to join together in this commemorative event, which is also a commemoration of our friendship and our desire to unitedly participate in certain humanitarian projects in the future,” he added.
What a joy this is to have two religious sects bond together! I am so grateful to be a Latter-Day Saint!
Edelweiss Montera not sects that's something from the Amish...no it's two religions getting together and to find that we're both alike is amazing
Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful visits of the Prophet and Apostles and their wives to all our brothers and sisters in the world. It is just so special and wonderful to see the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ grow throughout the world.
Dios poderoso Gracias mi dios x todos mi bendición amén?
Love the conversation between Former Senator Lieberman and Elder Holland. "Don't buy a Book of Mormon from Amazon! I'll send one to you!" :)
Deseret Home exactly..let us send one to you!
Psalms 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
j malko, the mormons also rewrote the Bible -- they have their own version of the Bible -- so it would match the other crap that Joseph Smith snatched.
middle eastern have a different way of singing it is also beautiful
Prayers of strength and peace and knowledge in the middle eastern countries and Israel O' Heavenly Farther I pray for love that you may teach us to follow your Son Jesus amen
im a latter-day saint been doing family search the father fathers side trace to Zerah judah twin brother of Perez than the mother mothers trace to Perez judah than on my mom her father fathers is jewish this so cool
I’m personally sick as hell lol religion fighting religion having different beliefs, when did Christ offer that message? This friendship between people who have different beliefs is the message of Christian and Jewish scripture yet the Jews and LDS seem that they would rather do the walk, not just the talk. We’ll never know how much money and time are given by these two faiths and that’s the way it should be. Love One Another not just those you share beliefs with.
this is confusing. in high school there were several classmates who "teased" me because i had the Star of David charm on a bracelet. i was laughed at for the jewish symbolism.
It's nika, Duh What is confusing ? Teasing is not right I think. Though, teasing is not uncommon in high school unfortunately. I’d probably admire that you had that symbol as since joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints I’ve gained knowledge, appreciation, and a sense of the significance of the Jews, and their religion. I probably am now most interested in the Jewish religion than any other except my own.
. It is the fate, apparently, of those whom God most loves that they suffer most, that they might gain the experience for which men came into this world
. It signifies, then, that the ordinances must be kept in the very way God has appointed; otherwise their Priesthood will prove a cursing instead of a blessing. (Joseph Smith, TPJS, p. 169)
Very few of them saw in that Great High Priest, the kind of virtue they wanted to see. The Priests made the temple of God into a den of thieves; they took the widow’s money; they strained at gnats and swallowed camels. In general, they had very few qualities relevant to the office of Priest. Although Jesus was “a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek” (Ps. 110:4), they could not recognize the Lord of lords.
a false priest labors in and for the world; a true priest separates himself from it. A false priest labors under the jurisdiction of the world; the true priest labors under the direction of God.
some men who bear the Priesthood possess the authority of God but not the attributes. They are the type to give and take orders, but they seldom reflect the inspiration to think and act for themselves. They fall into the “businessman’s” world and soon conduct the affairs of God after the manner of the merchants. They employ salesmanship, [42] advertising, good will meetings, business transactions, and all the tools of company public relations to gain their converts.
The elect rejoice in the spiritual powers of the Priesthood; the “unelect” rejoice in the temporal powers of the corporation.
To most Latter-day Saints today the Priesthood means status. Their Priesthood office and title have a prestigious temporal appearance, and it seems that the man with the most money is the man most blessed with a higher Priesthood position. Generally speaking, the wealthier he is, the more “qualified” he is for a promotion in the Church. Have you seen [43] very many poor Stake Presidents or poor General Authorities? It seems apparent that a fine car, a large home, and a successful business are all necessary criteria for selecting mission presidents, stake presidents, and Apostles in the Church. These temporal assets may bring respect from the rest of the world, but the Prophet Joseph said, “The world always mistook false prophets for true ones” and that the true prophets were “the most honorable men of the earth”, yet they were always “banished from society.” (TPJS, p. 206) So often poverty followed the prophets, but wealth was a partner of pride.
I would exhort you that ye deny not the power of God; for he worketh by power, according to the faith of the children of men, the same today and tomorrow, and forever.
Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
Rev. 2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Mormonism and Catholicism and Judaism also Islamic faith we will see the change because of the gospel Doctrine and Covenant an the Bible.
So why has every member of the LDS that I have ever met absolutely hated the Jews?
Reverend George Wo. That is so different from my experience of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints I’ve met. And, I like the Jews a lot and their religion, and I’m a member of said church. Also, one or two of the members of the local branch of The Church are Jewish and I like them a lot too, and, I’m always asking them about the Jews and Judaism.