The questions we hear most often.

No. Gathering Israel is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It is not owned, operated, sponsored, approved, or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

We do not direct missionary work, represent the Church, or perform any ecclesiastical function. Our role is limited to digital outreach, faith-promoting content, and helping interested people connect with official Church resources or request contact with missionaries.

We produce faith-promoting content about Jesus Christ, the Book of Mormon, and the restored gospel. When people respond with sincere interest, we engage respectfully and — when the person is ready — help them request contact with full-time missionaries through official Church channels.

That’s the entire scope. Share, listen, route, step aside.

No. We operate as an independent organization and seek to avoid any impression of official coordination. When an interested person requests contact with missionaries, we direct them to official Church channels — we do not assign, schedule, or manage that relationship.

Sometimes, and carefully. We may share that a number of people who first connected through Gathering Israel were later baptized — after meeting with full-time missionaries, learning the gospel, and choosing to make a covenant with Jesus Christ.

But baptism is a sacred covenant administered through the Lord’s authorized Church. We do not perform ordinances and we do not claim credit for them. Our role is limited to helping people take an initial step. What happens afterward belongs to the Lord, to His servants, and to the person making the covenant.

Every doctrinal asset we publish is traceable to scripture, general conference, Preach My Gospel, Gospel Topics, the Saints history series, official Church manuals, or official newsroom statements. We do not speculate about end-times prophecy, lost tribes, temple details beyond what the Church publicly teaches, or “what the Brethren really meant.”

When we don’t know, we say so — and we point to an official source.

Sometimes. We may reference or share publicly available Church-produced material — like General Conference excerpts, official Church videos, or scripture passages — when it’s the clearest way to point someone toward Jesus Christ. When we do, we attribute it to its source, and we seek permission for redistribution where Church guidelines require it.

Our long-term goal is to share Church content only when we’ve been explicitly permitted to do so. In the meantime, we err toward pointing people to the Church’s own channels rather than reposting at length.

Yes, we use modern tools — including AI — to help produce and translate content at scale. But we do not let AI publish doctrine unsupervised. Every piece of content is reviewed by a human, traced to official sources, and held to a strict “no speculation” standard before it goes out.

Donations fund digital outreach: content production, advertising that places faith-promoting messages in front of sincere seekers, translation, and the infrastructure that keeps the organization running. Gathering Israel is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Please note: donations to Gathering Israel are not tithing. Tithing is paid to the Church through your bishop or online through ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Giving to Gathering Israel is a separate, voluntary contribution to an independent nonprofit.