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=== Assistant: The LDS Church The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints views the Jewish people as God’s chosen people because o… ===
The LDS Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) views the Jewish people as God’s chosen people because of a combination of biblical covenant theology, restorationist interpretation, and prophetic eschatology. This belief is deeply rooted in both ancient scripture and uniquely Latter-day Saint revelations.

Here’s a breakdown of why the LDS Church teaches this, and what that chosenness is understood to mean:

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God made a covenant with Abraham, promising:
* A chosen lineage
* A promised land
* That through his seed, all nations would be blessed (Genesis 12, 17)

===== - The Church teaches that this covenant was passed down through Isaac, Jacob (Israel), and the twelve tribes—and continues through the House of Israel today. =====
* The Jewish people are understood to be literal descendants of that covenant, and their preservation over time is seen as fulfillment of prophecy.

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==== LDS scripture affirms Jewish chosenness across all four standard works: ====
* Book of Mormon: - Declares Jews as a “covenant people of the Lord.” (2 Nephi 29:4–5) - Affirms that God has not forgotten the Jews and that they will be gathered again. (2 Nephi 9; Jacob 5) - Christ himself tells the Nephites that Jerusalem will be rebuilt and that the Jews will come to believe in Him eventually. (3 Nephi 20–21)
* Doctrine and Covenants: - D&C 133:13 calls on Israel to be gathered from all corners of the earth. - The Jewish role in end-time events is emphasized, especially around the return to Jerusalem and temple restoration.
* Pearl of Great Price: - Abraham 2 reaffirms the Abrahamic covenant and frames it as a living, ongoing inheritance that blesses the world through Abraham’s lineage.

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==== - The LDS Church views itself not as a “replacement” of Israel (i.e., not supersessionist) but as a restoration of original covenants — and those covenants began with the House of Israel. ====
* Converts to the LDS faith are often given a patriarchal blessing that declares them to be part of a specific tribe of Israel, most often Ephraim or Manasseh.
* This means: - Jews are literally of the House of Israel (by blood). - Gentile converts become Israelites by adoption—through baptism and covenants.

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==== LDS eschatology (end-times doctrine) includes strong belief in: ====
* A literal return of the Jews to Jerusalem (already partially fulfilled in modern times).
* A rebuilt temple in Jerusalem.
* The Jewish people eventually recognizing Jesus as the Messiah (prophesied in LDS and biblical texts).

From this view:
* The Jews are chosen not only historically, but prophetically.
* They remain central to God’s purposes in preparing the world for the Second Coming.

==== - Despite LDS emphasis on missionary work, the Church does not actively proselytize Jews in Israel, and has at times discouraged doing so elsewhere. ====
* This reflects both respect for Jewish chosenness and the belief that the Jews will come to Christ on God’s timeline, not by coercion.

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Confidence rating: 10/10 — This is deeply rooted in all four LDS standard works and consistently affirmed by modern prophets and apostles. While interpretations vary slightly by audience or context, the foundational belief that the Jews remain God’s chosen people is doctrinal, not merely symbolic.

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