3 Nephi 15:11

And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words,

he said unto those twelve whom he had chosen:

3 Nephi 15:12

Ye are my disciples;

and ye are a light unto this people,

who are a remnant of the house of Joseph.

3 Nephi 15:13

And behold, this is the land of your inheritance;

and the Father hath given it unto you.

3 Nephi 15:14

And not at any time hath the Father given me commandment

that I should tell it unto your brethren at Jerusalem.

3 Nephi 15:15

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.

3 Nephi 15:16

This much did the Father command me, that I should tell unto them:

3 Nephi 15:17

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.

3 Nephi 15:18

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.

3 Nephi 15:19

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 15:20

And verily, I say unto you again

that the other tribes hath the Father separated from them;

and it is because of their iniquity that they know not of them.

3 Nephi 15:21

And verily I say unto you,

that ye are they of whom I said:

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.

3 Nephi 15:22

And they understood me not,

for they supposed it had been the Gentiles;

for they understood not

that the Gentiles should be converted through their preaching.

3 Nephi 15:23

And they understood me not

that I said they shall hear my voice;

and they understood me not

that the Gentiles should not at any time hear my voice

that I should not manifest myself unto them —

save it were by the Holy Ghost.

3 Nephi 15:24

But behold, ye have both heard my voice, and seen me;

and ye are my sheep,

and ye are numbered among those whom the Father hath given me.

3 Nephi 16:1

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.

3 Nephi 16:2

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 Nephi 16:3

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.