There are facilities for many fine, flourishing settlements in [southern Colorado]; and we are establishing some colonies in that [area], consisting mostly of emigrants from the Southern States, with a few from Utah, to counsel and instruct them in the art of irrigating the soil and establishing settlements after the order of Zion. – Erastus […]
Monthly Archives: August 2026
217. Central to The Gospel, John Taylor, 1884
We are here for the purpose of becoming acquainted with the will of God, with the law of God, with the order of God, with the dominion of God; and we are here to establish the kingdom of God. We are here to be taught in things pertaining to the Church of God, and its […]
154. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1865
There are persons who say they believe [1] in Joseph the Prophet, [2] in the Book of Mormon, [3] in the gathering of the house of Israel, [4] in the building up of Zion, and in all the blessings promised to the Church and kingdom of God upon the earth; but they do not like […]
188. Economic Independence, George A. Smith, 1870
It appears that we have gathered many to Zion who do not fully appreciate the great work of these days—namely, to place the people of God in a condition that they can sustain themselves, against the time that Babylon the Great shall fall. Some will say that it is ridiculous to suppose that Babylon, the […]
224. We are obligated to build Zion, John Taylor, 1877
For as I have said, we are not here to build up ourselves, but to build up Zion and establish the principles of righteousness upon the earth. That is our calling, that is what the Priesthood is conferred upon us for, and it behooves us to magnify it and honor our God. – John Taylor, […]
73. We Are Obligated to Build Zion, Brigham Young, 1862
The kingdom of God is before us; we have it to build up, and to establish the Zion of our God upon this land. And if I am right in my views and feelings, the Latter-day Saints cannot labor too fast nor too diligently to accomplish the work they are called to do. Then let […]
141. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1863
The Lord gives us possessions, and he requires of us one-tenth of the increase which we make by the putting to good use the means He has placed in our hands. I am sorry to see a disposition manifested in some to go to distant parts to trade and build up themselves and make money, […]
133. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1863
The purpose of our life should be to build up the Zion of our God, to gather the house of Israel, bring in the fulness of the Gentiles, restore and bless the earth with our ability and make it as the Garden of Eden, store up treasures of knowledge and wisdom in our own understandings, […]
208. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, Wilford Woodruff, 1873
I would to God that the eyes of the Latter-day Saints were open far more than they are to those things that rest upon them! The Lord is looking to them alone to build up his Zion here in the mountains of Israel, and to prepare the bride, the Lamb’s wife, for the coming of […]
182. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, John Taylor, 1872
We have been gathered here. What for? What did we come here for? Who knows? We came here because God said he would build up his Zion in the latter days. – John Taylor, 5/26/1872
169. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1867
In killing the Prophet Joseph Smith, they did not kill “Mormonism,” and they cannot kill it unless they kill all the “Mormons,” for if they leave a single Latter-day Saint living he will cry to the people to repent of their sins and return to the Lord, and the Lord will work with him to […]
105. Economic Independence, Wilford Woodruff, 1867
We have to build up Zion independent of the wicked; we have got to become self-sustaining, and the Lord is inspiring His prophets to preach to us to lay the foundation for the accomplishment of this work. The day is not far distant when we shall have to take care of ourselves. Great Babylon is […]
117. Building Zion is God’s Will, Brigham Young, 1868
The ordinance of sealing must be performed here man to man, and woman to man, and children to parents, etc., until the chain of generation is made perfect in the sealing ordinances back to father Adam; hence, we have been commanded to gather ourselves together, to come out from Babylon, and sanctify ourselves, and build […]
209. No Need to Wait, Lorenzo Snow, 1878
Wherever there is a people of God, the principles of the United Order are applicable, if they would receive and obey them. Some have thought that the United Order was to be kept only by the people who should go up to the land of Missouri. Now this, I believe, is incorrect. It would seem […]
137. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, John Taylor, 1867
We have come out from among the world, for the express purpose of serving God and keeping His commandments, building up Zion, and establishing His Kingdom upon the earth. – John Taylor, 7/21/1867
152. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, Joseph F. Smith, 1868
We are engaged in the great latter-day work, of preaching the Gospel to the nations, gathering the poor and building up Zion upon the earth. – Joseph F. Smith, 11/25/1868