What does this obedience lead people to? It leads them to go where they are required to go, and to stay where they may be required to stay; in fine, it leads them to perform every labor that is required at their hands in the building up of the kingdom of God, and the establishing […]
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424. What Building Zion Requires of Us – George A. Smith quote, 1870
…when reflecting upon the great work to be done in molding the children of God, gathered from the various nations and denominations, with all their prejudices, traditions, and varied habits of living. They come here filled with ideas averse to those of God and differing from each other; and under these circumstances it is difficult […]
423. Economic Unity – Brigham Young quote, 1862
It does not require much illumination of mind to comprehend that unless the selling of spirituous liquors is managed by proper persons, it will result in the ruination of many of the community. So with the selling and disposing of our produce to outside interests; for those who expend their means and labor in a […]
421. Zion Prophesied – Wilford Woodruff quote, 1873
Isaiah speaks of the foundation of this great Zion, and writes the whole of her history and travels up to the present day, and from this time on until the winding-up scene. If we had not been driven from Nauvoo we would never have come up the Platte River, where, Isaiah says, he saw the […]
418. Economic Unity – John Taylor quote, 1881
We are here to build up Zion; and how ought we to feel? We want to make as good houses as we can. That is all right provided we come by them honestly. We want to lay a foundation for our children if we can. That’s all right. But do not let our hearts and […]
415. Zion Prophesied – Wilford Woodruff quote, 1878
God has set his hand a second time to build up that kingdom which Daniel was permitted to see in vision, and to establish that Zion in the mountains which Isaiah saw. – Wilford Woodruff, 6/30/1878
414. Babylon – Zion’s Antithesis – John Taylor quote, 1875
Now then, in regard to our temporal affairs, these are the things which seem to perplex us more or less. We have been brought up in Babylon, and have inherited Babylonish ideas and systems of business; we have introduced, too, among us, all kinds of chicanery, deception and fraud. It is time that these things […]
413. Economic Unity – Lorenzo Snow quote, 1876
Then let us practice honesty and diligence in our various callings, seeking unity, and to cultivate the spirit of brotherhood financially as well as spiritually, that we may be in readiness, upon call, to go forth and build up the Center Stake of Zion, and prepare a house in which to meet the Lord our […]
407. Zion Prophesied – Orson Pratt quote, 1873
In the last chapter of the first book of Nephi, the Lord, through the Prophet, speaks concerning the building up of Zion in the latter days on the earth. He says his people should be, as it were, in great straits, at certain times, but said the Prophet, “The righteous need not fear, for I […]
405. What Zion is and is not – Wilford Woodruff quote, 1882
…The Lord Almighty has set His hand to gather His people, and to build up his Zion and to establish his Church in these the last days…. – Wilford Woodruff, 5/14/1882 In this quote (and many others), we see Zion being mentioned as if it were something distinct from the Church — suggesting that it […]
403. What Building Zion Requires of Us – George Q. Cannon quote, 1883
Now, my brethren and sisters, I feel that it is a matter, as I have said, of vital importance that we should have this that I have spoken of—faith and confidence in the Priesthood of the Son of God, and we cannot build up Zion without we have it, and we cannot build up Zion […]
402. Economic Unity – John Taylor quote, 1875
We cannot build up a Zion unless we are in possession of the spirit of Zion, and of the light and intelligence that flow from God, and under the direction of the Priesthood, the living oracles of God, to lead us in the paths of life. We do not know them without, and we need […]
400. Zion Prophesied – Wilford Woodruff quote, 1869
He has set His hand to establish Zion—the great Zion of God—about which the prophets have said so much. No prophet has spoken more pointedly on this subject than Isaiah. Our drivings from Missouri, our persecutions, our travels along the Platte River, the manner of our coming to the mountains of Israel, our return again […]
395. What Building Zion Requires of Us – George A. Smith quote, 1874
If we are to adopt the order of Zion now, it should become in our hearts a cherished desire, an earnest and determined purpose that, in all our actions, we will seek to love our neighbor as ourselves, that we will labor for the good of Zion, and put away selfishness, corruption and false principles. […]
393. Zion Prophesied – Orson Pratt quote, 1858
But we have been rolling up hill for the past ten years, in fulfillment of the predictions of Isaiah, which says — ” O Zion, that bringest glad tidings, get thee up into the high mountain;” – Orson Pratt, 1/24/1858
391. Zion Prophesied – Wilford Woodruff quote, 1884
Was that Prophet inspired by the Spirit and power of God? I say in the name of Israel’s God he was, and so was Isaiah when he spoke of the gathering of the people unto the mountains of Israel to establish the Zion of God…. – Wilford Woodruff, 1/6/1884