Article 10, Christ’s 2nd Coming & Judgment, Part 4 The tenth LDS Article of Faith says: “We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.” Joseph Smith began to emphasize Christ’s second coming soon after he founded the “Church of Christ” in 1830. At an LDS Conference me