For instance, if there were two stores in this town, one occupied by a man who is not of our faith, and another occupied by a man who is of our faith, a man whose whole interests were identified with Zion, whose whole thought was to build up Zion and to advance the cause thereof […]
Monthly Archives: October 2019
470. What Building Zion Requires of Us – Brigham Young quote, 1853
Whenever we are disposed to give ourselves perfectly to righteousness, to yield all the powers and faculties of the soul… when we are swallowed up in the will of Him who has called us; when we enjoy the peace and the smiles of our Father in Heaven, the things of His Spirit, and all the […]
Jesse What Building Zion Requires of Us, What Zion is and is not Brigham Young
469. Babylon – Zion’s Antithesis – John Taylor quote, 1852
I feel as though I am among the honorable of the earth when I am here [in Utah Territory]; and when I get mixed up with the people abroad, and mingle with the great people in the world, I feel otherwise. I have seen and deplored the weakness of men—their folly, selfishness, and corruption. I […]
466. Zion Prophesied – Orson Pratt quote, 1873
We find, in the 40th chapter of the prophecies of Isaiah, that the people of Zion are to be raised up preparatory to the second advent of the Son of God. – Orson Pratt, 6/15/1873