The Gathering Begins

THE GATHERING BEGINS The Hope of Zion in the Nemenhah Sacred Records [Spoken Narration — Do Not Sing] Come closer, my friend. Tonight... we come to the final story of our first journey through the Nemenhah Sacred Records. We've walked beside Hagohotl. We've entered the sacred temples. We've listened to the teachings of Moronigh. We've learned about the Medicine Wheel... the Four Pillars... Haymehnay... the Council of Mothers... Samuel the Lamanite... Corianton and Isabel... Chief Joseph... and the prophecies of the Foreign Strangers. But all of those stories lead to one great hope. The Gathering. The Nemenhah Sacred Records teach that the Creator has never forgotten His children. Not the scattered tribes. Not the nations of the earth. Not you. The gathering is more than moving to a new place. It begins inside the human heart. It begins when people choose peace instead of contention. Truth instead of pride. Service instead of selfishness. The records teach that people from many nations... many languages... and many traditions... will one day learn from one another. Old enemies will become friends. Forgotten truths will be remembered. Families will grow stronger. Communities will learn to care for one another. And little by little... Zion will begin. Not because governments create it. Not because armies defend it. But because ordinary people choose to follow the Peacemaker. Perhaps... the gathering has already begun. One family. One friendship. One act of kindness. One willing heart at a time. Maybe... that's how every great work of the Creator has always begun. [Music Begins] (Warm Mature Female Voice) Verse From every nation... Every shore... Love is calling More and more. Every language... Every land... Walking by The Creator's hand. Chorus The gathering begins... Inside the heart. One small kindness... One new start. Side by side... We'll learn to see... The family We're meant to be. Bridge No one forgotten. No one alone. Every child Can come back home. Hope is growing. Light is near. Love is stronger Than our fear. Final Chorus The gathering begins... Today... With every step Along the way. The Peacemaker Leads us on. The fire still burns... The journey goes on. (Female voice, cedar flute, harp, warm strings, and soft piano gently fade into silence.)