Ezekiel 37

After Ezekiel was commanded to prophecy concerning the resurrection of Israel -

"The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:
17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand."  (Old Testament | Ezekiel 37:15 - 17)

And when the people in the last day are only focused on the Bible and the doctrine contained therein, in some confusion they will ask -

"...Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?"  (Old Testament | Ezekiel 37:18)

And the Lord's answer will be -

"...Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand."  (Old Testament | Ezekiel 37:19)

And of those that will have both "sticks" in their hands, believing both, they will find the answers therein for -

"...I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:
22 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:
23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.
24 And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people."  (Old Testament | Ezekiel 37:21 - 27)

What a great blessing will be had by those that read and ponder both sticks.  Obviously, we believe the stick of Judah to be the Bible and the stick of Ephraim to be the Book of Mormon.  Keith H. Merserby explains -

““Recent exciting discoveries now confirm the correctness of Joseph Smith’s interpretation in a way impossible in 1830. But before discussing these new discoveries, let’s take quick look at some linguistic points. Both stick, in the English King James Version, and rod, in the Greek Septuagint Version, are very unusual translations of the Hebrew word ets . . . whose basic meaning is wood. . . "  ( Keith H. Meservy, "Ezekiel's Sticks", Ensign, Setember 1977)