Philip Allred’s Meridan Magazine blog post titled, “Lesson 35: A Mission of Saving” really got me thinking this morning! I believe Philip was saying, in short, just as our pioneer ancestors rescued each other temporally, we Saints today can rescue each other spiritually. “We Saints have been conditioned to sit back and watch our neighbors […]
Monthly Archives: August 2013
If God Wants Us to Leave Babylon & Build Zion, Why Wait?
These statements from The Lord and his modern apostles and prophets indicate the Lord’s will that we: 1. Flee Babylon, and 2. Establish Zion. “The establishment of Zion should be the aim of every member of this Church…. “Zion comes not as a gift but because virtuous covenant people are drawn together and build it…. […]
Thoughts on Zion 9: The Two Faces of Humility
As a people interested in fleeing Babylon and building Zion, we need to thoroughly understand the similarities and differences between pride, the foundation of Babylon, and humility, which leads society to Zion. Pondering President Benson’s landmark talk, “Beware of Pride“, it became clear that both pride and humility have two faces: how we relate to […]
Jesse 'Thoughts on Zion' newspaper column God, humility, one, unity