We have come to this earth in this time upon a mission. We have been born on purpose in this generation to take part in this work. The Lord required an element to labor with. He will build up Zion. And I bear my testimony here to all men, and would to all the world […]
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202. Building Zion is Gods Will, John Taylor, 1877
Our work is mapped out before us, it is all designed and planned by him who rules above, and it is time that every Elder in Israel fully understood this fact that the Latter-day Saints have got to take a part in all this work, and that we are not here to attend to our […]
227. Its Temporal Too!, John Taylor, 1878
Brethren and sisters, God bless you. Let us love one another; let us seek to promote one another’s welfare. And let the Bishops and the Relief Societies, and the Young Men’s and Young Women’s Associations, and our mechanics and manufacturers, and also our merchants, and all hands, operate in the interests of the whole for […]
241. We are obligated to build Zion, Wilford Woodruff, 1873
[Jesus Christ] leans upon no other people; he expects from no people but those who have obeyed his Gospel and gathered here, the accomplishment of his great work, the building up of his latter-day Zion and kingdom. And, as I have said, this responsibility rests not only upon Prophets and Apostles, but upon every man […]
230. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, Wilford Woodruff, 1868
Why have we gathered to Zion? To fulfill the revelations of God. Isaiah and Jeremiah and nearly all the prophets since the world began have foretold the gathering of the people in the last days to establish Zion…. We are here to do these things, and to receive teachings and instructions that we may be […]
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 […]
253. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, John Taylor, 1875
We read of the Zion that was built up by Enoch…. We have been expecting all along to build up a similar Zion upon these mountains…. – John Taylor, 8/31/1875
210. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, John Taylor, 1881
…all heaven is interested in the work in which we are engaged; and whatever other men may think about these things, we know what we are doing, and we shall try, in the name of the Lord, and under His guidance and direction, to build up his Zion upon the earth… and [establish] not only […]
220. Its Temporal Too!, Brigham Young, 1864
The matters which have been laid before you this afternoon are inseparably connected with our spiritual well-being. There is no man on this earth who can receive the Kingdom of God in his heart and be governed according to the laws of that Kingdom, without being governed and controlled in all temporal matters. If you […]
231. We are obligated to build Zion, Wilford Woodruff, 1867
We have to build up Zion, a temporal work here upon the face of the earth, and we have got to establish righteousness and truth. – Wilford Woodruff, 4/7/1867
243. What Holds Us Back, George Q. Cannon, 1883
God has commanded us to forsake Babylon. He has called us out from Babylon; but though we have come out from Babylon we have brought to a great extent Babylon with us, the love of Babylon, the love of that which God abhors, and which He commands us to forsake. We have brought it with […]
212. We are obligated to build Zion, Erastus Snow, 1882
The calling and mission of the Latter-day Saints are to fulfill what is here promised in these Scriptures—to bring about the restoration of scattered Israel, the establishment of Zion, the preparing a people for the coming of Christ…. – Erastus Snow, 5/6/1882
238. Its Temporal Too!, John Taylor, 1877
…God the Father of Jesus, and all the eternal Priesthood in the heavens expect… all the Priesthood and all the people to be governed by the law of God, and to help faithfully to build Zion and establish the kingdom of God that we may be one in all things temporal and spiritual…. – John […]
225. Building Zion Requires Real Labor, Daniel H. Wells, 1878
…the material prosperity of Zion is alone attributable to the labors of the Saints, guided and directed by the Almighty. – Daniel H. Wells, 6/1/1878
193. No Need to Wait, Brigham Young, 1862
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. […]
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, […]