(Isa. 52:8–10; 2 Sam. 18:19, 23–25, 27; Ezek. 33:1–9; refer in this text to Mosiah 15:29–31.)
When the day of the Gentile has been fulfilled, that is, when the gospel will be taken from them because of their iniquities, the Savior will remember the covenant he made with those of Judah to return them to their ancient covenant land. Of this yet future day, he said, “The fulness of my gospel shall be preached unto them; and they shall believe in me, that I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and shall pray unto the Father in my name.” After their conversion to Christ, after that time when their “watchmen” come to see “eye to eye” with their Savior, “then will the Father gather them together again, and give unto them Jerusalem for the land of their inheritance” (3 Ne. 20:29–33).
It will be in this future setting, the Savior explained, that the prophecies of Isaiah relative to Zion putting on her strength (the authority of the priesthood), and loosing herself from the bands of her neck (returning to the Lord and receiving revelation) shall be fulfilled. (See Isa. 52:1–2; D&C 113:7–10.)
(Joseph F. McConkie, Studies in Scripture, Vol. 8, ed. Kent P. Jackson, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1988], 189–90.)
As all the world knows, many Jews are now gathering to Palestine, where they have their own nation and way of worship, all without reference to a belief in Christ or an acceptance of the laws and ordinances of his everlasting gospel. Is this the latter-day gathering of the Jews of which the scriptures speak? No! It is not… . It does not fulfill the ancient promises. Those who have thus assembled have not gathered into the true Church and fold of their ancient Messiah. They have not received again the saving truths… .
This gathering of the unconverted to Palestine—shall we not call it a political gathering … or shall we not call it a preliminary gathering brought to pass in the wisdom of him who once was their God? —this gathering, of those whose eyes are yet dimmed by scales of darkness and who have not yet become the delightsome people it is their destiny to be, is nonetheless part of the divine plan.
(Bruce R. McConkie, The Millennial Messiah [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1982], 229.)