In building up the Zion of God on this land we must become very different from what we are now, in many respects and particularly in financial matters…. There are many men who are so anxious for wealth, that if they cannot make a fortune in a few months, they feel they are not succeeding […]
What Building Zion Requires of Us
269. What Building Zion Requires of Us – Brigham Young quote, 1872
When shall we establish the principles of Zion? You can say, “I do not know.” If we had power to do it, we should do it; but we are just in the position and condition, and upon precisely the same ground that God our Father is—He cannot force his children to do this, that or […]
263. What Building Zion Requires of Us – John Taylor Quote, 1879
Let us cultivate the spirit of love and kindness, and let every little unpleasantness be buried, let us forget the election difficulty and our neighbor’s difficulty, and be one, brethren and sisters together, united in building up Zion and establishing the Kingdom of God upon the earth. – John Taylor, 3/2/1879
258. What Building Zion Requires of Us, John Taylor, 1881
Brethren and sisters, let us be virtuous and pure and holy, and God will bless us and lift us up and the power of God will be with us; and we will rejoice upon the mountains; and we will build our Zion upon the principles of righteousness, and we will love and fear God all […]
236. What Building Zion Requires of Us, John Taylor, 1875
We cannot build up a Zion unless we are in possession of the spirit of Zion, and of the light and intelligence that flow from God, and under the direction of the Priesthood, the living oracles of God, to lead us in the paths of life. We do not know them without, and we need […]
232. What Building Zion Requires of Us, John Taylor, 1881
We have to build up Zion, and make it the praise of the whole earth; but to do this acceptably to God, we must be governed by the principles of purity and honesty; truthfulness and integrity and all the sterling virtues which God has pointed out for man to be governed by. – John Taylor, […]
228. What Building Zion Requires of Us, Wilford Woodruff, 1870
What manner of people ought we to be who are called to carry out this work? We ought to be the Saints and children of God in very deed. Our hearts ought to be open and prepared to receive instruction, light and truth, and to carry out all principles which may be communicated unto us […]
226. What Building Zion Requires of Us, Wilford Woodruff, 1882
We occupy a very important position in the world. There are very few of the inhabitants of the earth who are laboring to build up Zion. There are very few, apparently, who are able to abide the law of God. There are very few who are willing to sacrifice anything for eternal life and salvation…. […]
199. What Building Zion Requires of Us, Wilford Woodruff, 1874
…faith is required on the part of the Saints to live their religion, do their duty, walk uprightly before the Lord and build up his Zion on the earth. Then it requires works to correspond with our faith. – Wilford Woodruff, 10/9/1874
194. What Building Zion Requires of Us, Orson Pratt, 1872
In all these various dispensations God has directly spoken from the heavens; he has communicated his will to the human family. He has raised up revelators and inspired them, he has filled his servants with the spirit of prophecy, that they should foretell the future. He has inspired them to write revelations, and hence in […]
191. What Building Zion Requires of Us, Wilford Woodruff, 1870
This is one thing I want to say to my friends and to the Saints of God, that without the Holy Ghost, without direct revelation and the inspiration of God continually, Brigham Young could not lead this people twenty-four hours. He could not lead them at all. Joseph could not have done it, neither could […]
Jesse What Building Zion Requires of Us revelation, Wilford Woodruff
187. What Building Zion Requires of Us, Wilford Woodruff, 1870
The Lord has put into our hands the power to build up this great Zion, which all the ancient prophets rejoiced in and prophesied about. What manner of people ought we to be who are called to carry out this work? We ought to be the Saints and children of God in very deed. Our […]
176. What Building Zion Requires of Us, Brigham Young, 1870
But when He speaks from the heavens and says, “Now, my children, gather out from the wicked,” some consent to this, and actually go so far as to gather, and that is why we are here in these mountains. But our labor is not done: we must still progress until we become one. The Lord […]
174. What Building Zion Requires of Us, Brigham Young, 1870
The Lord wants to build up His Zion, and He wants to build it up through you and me. We are the ones He has called upon. Will we consent to do this? I firmly believe that, before we make any very effectual progress in the accomplishment of that work, we must become more united […]
167. What Building Zion Requires of Us, Brigham Young, 1870
I can say to my brethren and sisters who profess to believe in the Gospel of the Son of God, as it has been revealed to us in these latter days, that we need to pay attention to our faith, and to observe the principles of our religion inviolate, and to live by every word […]
158. What Building Zion Requires of Us, George A. Smith, 1869
I felt thankful to learn that our brethren in the cotton country were filled with the spirit and were zealous for the accomplishment of their work, and that they were progressing very satisfactorily in the accomplishment of their mission, or at any rate that portion of them who have taken hold of it with the […]