[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 […]
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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 […]
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
179. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1868
Christ lives and is the Savior of the world, and has commenced His work in the last days, to gather His people, redeem and build up Zion, gather the remnants of Israel, bring the Gentiles into His covenant who will receive the gospel, restore the Jews to their land, and establish the New and Everlasting […]
192. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, John Taylor, 1873
We have come here to build up Zion, to be taught of the Lord, to establish righteousness, and to prepare a people for his coming. – John Taylor, 1/5/1873
251. Central to The Gospel, John Taylor, 1879
…the time had come, in the councils of heaven, that it was necessary to start the latter-day work, and to prepare a people, gathering them together to build up Zion and establish the kingdom of God upon the earth, that His will might be done upon the earth as it is done in heaven. – […]
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 […]
177. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1867
You and I have the privilege of serving God, of building up Zion, sending the gospel to the nations of the earth and preaching it at home, subduing every passion within us, and bringing all subject to the law of God. – Brigham Young, 12/8/1867
300. Economic Independence – Brigham Young quote, 1870
Are you going to prepare for [Babylon’s fall]? We say we are the people of God and are building up the kingdom of God. We say we are gathered out of the nations to establish Zion. Let us prove it by our works, and we will then manufacture that which we wear. – Brigham Young, […]
171. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1867
We have many duties to perform, and a great work is before us. We have Zion to build up, and upon this we are all agreed, but we differ more or less respecting the modus operandi for we wish, in the majority of instances to follow the dictates of our own inclinations. – Brigham Young, […]
271. We are obligated to build Zion – Brigham Young quote, 1863
We have to build up Zion, if we do our duty. – Brigham Young, 5/24/1863
201. We are obligated to build Zion, George Q. Cannon, 1883
It is not my business; God has not required it of me that I should build up anything that is opposed to Zion, but on the contrary that I should always keep in my thoughts and be influenced by it in my actions that which will advance the cause of Zion, and that which will […]
189. Building Zion is God’s Will, Wilford Woodruff, 1873
We must build up the Zion and kingdom of God on the earth, or fail in the object of our calling and receiving the Priesthood of God in these latter days. The full set time has come, which the Lord decreed before the foundation of the world—the great dispensation of the last days, and a […]
288. Central to The Gospel – Joseph F. Smith quote, 1877
Then let us search after truth—for the light of the Spirit which leadeth into all truth, that we may comprehend the Gospel, be able to sustain the hands of the servants of God in their efforts to build up Zion, and work out our own salvation. – Joseph F. Smith, 4/2/1877
215. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, Brigham Young, 1876
We have donated towards the deliverance of the poor from foreign lands, bringing them here, where they have the privilege of being taught further in the plan of salvation, and where they can assist more materially in the establishment of Zion in the earth. – Brigham Young, 8/15/1876
166. Economic Independence, Brigham Young, 1865
When we produce our food and clothing in the country where we live, then are we so far independent of the speculating, moneymaking world outside, whereas, if we were to dig gold, and make this our business, then should we become slaves to the producers of food and clothing, and make fortunes for speculators and […]