Another favorite Zion-building quote: “We are not going to wait for angels, or for Enoch and his company to come and build up Zion, but we are going to build it. We will raise our wheat, build our houses, fence our farms, plant our vineyards and orchards, and produce everything that will make our bodies […]
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Many Things of Our Own Free Will
Definitely one of my Top 10 favorite Zion-building quotes: We ought to desire to build up the material Zion; and while we may not be commanded in these things, we should, as the revelation which I have read says, be willing to do many things of our own free will and choice. Some might rightfully […]
Zion will come only as they happen
“Zion is Zion because of the character, attributes, and faithfulness of her citizens. Remember, ‘the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them’ (Moses 7:18). If we would establish Zion in our homes, branches, wards, and stakes, we […]
There is not one thing wanting
“There is not one thing wanting in all the works of God’s hands to make a Zion upon the earth when the people conclude to make it. We can make a Zion of God on earth at our pleasure, upon the same principle that we can raise a field of wheat, or build and inhabit. […]
Zion comes not as a gift
The establishment of Zion should be the aim of every member of this Church…. “And the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them.” Take special note of the word because in this scripture. Zion is established and […]
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
261. Babylon – Zion’s Antithesis, Brigham Young, 1872
But I wish now to impress on the minds of the people the necessity of our taking a course to be able to exist and to sustain ourselves—to have something to eat and wear—hats to put on our heads, and coats, mantles, blankets, vests, shirts, garments and other things suitable to wear and to make […]
259. What Zion is and is not, Wilford Woodruff, 1873
This is the work and kingdom of God; this is the Zion of God and the Church of Christ…. When I look at the history of the Church of God in these latter days I many times marvel at what has been done and how we have progressed, considering the traditions, unbelief, failings, follies and […]
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 […]
Thoughts on Zion #56 – The True Organization of Society
Elder D. Todd Christofferson said that “The antithesis and antagonist of Zion is Babylon.” So, we can learn about both Zion and Babylon by comparing and contrasting them. I believe that they both are methods of organizing society, but that Zion is the true method, the one God wants for us, and that Babylon is […]
257. Babylon – Zion’s Antithesis, Wilford Woodruff, 1873
Some of the daughters of Zion do not seem willing to forsake the fashions of Babylon. I to such would say hasten it, and let the woe that is threatened on this account come, that we may get through with it, then we can go on and build up the Zion of God on the […]