[T Minus Four]

OK, that was easy. You're right PD, it's all right there at our fingertips.

“Quite obviously the ‘root of Jesse’ is a man, a descendant of Jesse and Joseph (as the Lord explains), who seems to have a great mission to perform in connection with gathering the remnant of Israel, as explained in Isaiah 11:11–16 . [Most likely] the ‘rod’ of verse 1 and the ‘root of Jesse’ of verse 10 refer to the same man, Joseph Smith"

Here's the link

Any doubts now?

[Normandy]

Hi TM4,

I understand that there are LDS that believe the “rod of Jesse” refers to Joseph Smith. I think that could be a possiblity, but personally I have yet to be entirely convinced.

It’s not a major deal to me anyway. I know that Joseph Smith was called of God to do an important work, and that he was a true witness of Jesus Christ.

Best,

Normandy