Did Jeremiah Know Way Back Then of the Latter-day Saints?

   I hold in my hand a biblical scripture, and wonder if it speaks of the church I ascribe to. I only know that if this prophecy was about another thing, it well could, also, be applied to this church. My thought is that it simply does, most indeed, apply this church, being a prophesy floating down to us through the ages.
   You must read it. You must consider it, for if a biblical scripture speaks of this religion in the mountains of Utah -- if God spoke to prophets way back then of this church -- that is of great interest, or should be, for you live among this people and would want to know there is a scripture that seems to apply to them.
   Mine is a religion that believes in an apostasy. We believe that while churches remained, they no longer were of God. That much fits in with what our scripture says, "Woe unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord." (Jeremiah 23:1)
   The next verse also speaks of the flock being scattered due to lack of care from the pastors. Then, the passage gets very thought provoking, as we consider if it is speaking of the people often called "Mormons." "And I will gather my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase."
   The people of this church have come from all over the world. In the early days of the church, many left Scandinavia, and England, and other parts of the globe. They came by ship, then crossed the American plains till they reached Utah. It is a gathering like no other church has known, to be compared only with the gathering of the Jews to Israel. Think of that, as you read the words of this scripture, "I will gather my flock out of all countries."
   And, it says, "they shall be fruitful and increase." The Latter-day Saints have prospered. Their numbers have increased. They have been one of the fastest-growing churches in America.
   These people of my religion believe in a restoration, that a time was to come when truth would be restored, and leadership of Christ's church reinstituted upon the earth. So, perhaps it stands as words of witness, what the next verse says: "And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord." (Jeremiah 23:4)
   We must consider on such things as this, on this passage. A person can find whatever else turns him (or her) from this religion. But, this passage counters what doubts may be. This passage seems so clearly to apply to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.