“May we accomplish the great work thou didst commence through thy servant Joseph, that truth may reign on the earth, and righteousness predominate among all people. May we have power over the wicked nations, that Zion may be the seat of government for the universe, the law of God be extended, and the scepter of […]
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27. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1856
May the Lord God of heaven and earth bless you, and may He preserve us and all good men and women upon the earth, and give us power to [1] blow the Gospel trump to earth’s remotest bounds, and [2] gather up the honest in heart, [3] build up Zion, [4] redeem Israel, [5] rebuild […]
14. Building Zion Requires Real Labor, Brigham Young, 1855
You know the old theory is that the kingdom of God, and all pertaining to it, is spiritual and not temporal; that is the traditional notion of our brother Christians. But a person may merely think until he goes down to the grave, and he will never be the means of saving one soul, not […]
22. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, Amasa M. Lyman, 1855
…how long will it take us to build up Zion, to emigrate people from the far off corners of the earth, and they apostatize and run away when they get here? – Amasa M. Lyman, 12/2/1855
26. No Need to Wait, Brigham Young, 1862
We have all the material we need to build up Zion, and I wish the Spirit of Zion to extend from heart to heart, and from house to house. This good work must commence in each person; there must be instituted a watchful care over the passions to bring them under control, that an angry […]
25. It’s Temporal Too! Brigham Young, 1860
I believe it to be the duty of all sisters who profess to be Saints to make apparel, and, if they want ornaments, make them. It is the duty of the brethren to know how to build a house, how to make a garden, and how to do everything that can be accomplished by the […]
31. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, Jedediah M. Grant, 1856
But we desire to appear before thee [Lord] with clean hands and hearts, to call upon thee for thy blessing and do thy will, that our inheritance may be blest and all we have, and that all the efforts we make to build up Zion and rear temples to thy name may be blest, that […]
28. Central to The Gospel, Wilford Woodruff, 1857
…we will go to work and labor with all our mights to build up the kingdom of our God, to carry out the purposes of the Lord, in [1] the building up of Zion, [2] the establishment of his kingdom, and [3] restoration, and salvation of the house of Israel. – Wilford Woodruff, 2/22/1857 [Numbers […]
11. Building Zion is God’s Will, Brigham Young, 1860
The commandment has gone forth for the Saints to gather and build up Zion. – Brigham Young, 9/2/1860
29. Building Zion is God’s Will, Brigham Young, 1862
It is his will that we should prepare ourselves to build up his kingdom, gather the house of Israel, redeem and build up Zion and Jerusalem, revolutionize the world, and bring back that which has been lost through the fall. – Brigham Young, 8/31/1862
13. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, Brigham Young, 1855
When our Elders go out to preach the Gospel, they tell the people to gather to Zion. Where is it? It is at the City of the Great Salt Lake in the Valleys of the Mountains, in the settlements of Utah Territory—there is Zion now. But you perceive when you come here the same covetous […]
20. Building Zion is God’s Will, Daniel H. Wells, 1862
Do we think that we shall be shielded from the judgments of the Almighty if we lay ourselves liable by the same acts as the world? If we do we are mistaken, for if we are guilty of the same crimes and wickedness the results will be the same with us as with the world, […]
34. It’s Temporal Too!, Brigham Young, 1860
Let every mechanic and every scientific man of all classes and occupations, and every woman, improve to the best of their ability, faithfully living their religion, and we shall be none too well qualified to build up Zion when that time arrives. I never saw a stonemason who thoroughly understood his trade. We have not […]
5. Early Utahns Were Building Zion: Heber C. Kimball on 3/19/1854
” I do not expect to be with you forever, neither will brother Brigham in these bodies; they are nearly worn out; they have stood a long and violent siege and will soon go the way of all the earth. Still we may live many years yet to assist in making permanent the foundations of […]
510. We are obligated to build Zion – John Taylor quote, 1884
But we are here in a school to learn, and it is for the Elders of Israel who are desirous to do the will of God, and keep His commandments, …to seek to the Lord for His guidance and direction, …and to seek to build up the Zion of God and the kingdom of God […]
18. Central to The Gospel, Jedediah M. Grant, 1854
They will then find out that the “Mormons,” notwithstanding their curious bumps, for they have got some curious bumps, are authorized to preach the Gospel of God, gather Israel, build up Zion, bind Lucifer with a chain, and establish the reign of peace on earth. – Jedediah M. Grant, 2/19/1854