We live, in fact, in the dispensation of the fullness of times, the last dispensation in which the Lord will reveal his mind and will to the inhabitants of the earth, the last time in which the Lord will prune his vineyard, the last time in which he will [1] set up his kingdom upon […]
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385. Building Zion is Gods Will – George Q. Cannon quote, 1889
If our enemies conspire against us, let us be true to our God, true to Zion, true to the methods that God has revealed unto us for the building up of His Kingdom, and take the course that will be right and pleasing in the sight of God…. God has established His Zion, and He […]
277. Its Temporal Too! – John Taylor quote, 1875
…we are gathered here to serve God and keep his commandments, and to build up his Zion upon the earth. After praying for years that God would inspire his servant Brigham with the Spirit of revelation, that he might be able to lead forth Israel in the path in which they should go, he tells […]
382. Its Temporal Too! – Brigham Young quote, 1877
I say, let us gather and accumulate the things of the earth in the manner indicated by the Lord, and then devote it to God and the building up of his kingdom. What little property I have I wish it to be devoted to the building up of Zion, and I suppose I have as […]
328. We are obligated to build Zion – Wilford Woodruff quote, 1867
We are called to build up Zion, and we cannot build it up unless we are united, and in that union we have got to carry out the commandments of God unto us, and we have got to obey those who are set to lead and guide the affairs of the Kingdom of God. – […]
356. Central to The Gospel – Franklin D. Richards quote, 1882
It remains for us to continue to bear our testimony to the world, to build our Temples, in which to perform the work for ourselves and our dead, essential to salvation and exaltation in his kingdom, and to build up a Zion to the glory of God. That this may be our determined purpose to […]
331. Building Zion is Gods Will – George A. Smith quote, 1872
God has commenced a work in these last days to elevate mankind, to save them, to increase them, to place them on a footing of independence; to cause them to love one another and to lay a foundation for peace and harmony, that bloodshed and war, contention and devastation shall cease; that the power of […]
380. Central to The Gospel – Brigham Young quote, 1852
If I lay [aside] the Book of Mormon, I shall have to deny that Joseph is a Prophet; and if I lay [aside] the doctrine and cease to preach the gathering of Israel and the building up of Zion, I must lay [aside] the Bible; and consequently, I might as well go home as undertake […]
336. Building Zion Requires Real Labor – L. Tom Perry quote, 2001
The Prophet had a design to build a community of Saints. He had three major objectives: first, economic; second, educational; and third, spiritual…. The second basic principle is that of work. Work is just as important to the success of the Lord’s economic plan as the commandment to love our neighbor. – L. Tom Perry, […]
371. Central to The Gospel – John Taylor quote, 1881
We pay our Tithing and we pay Temple donations, we attend to the duties of the House of the Lord; we go forth and proclaim the Gospel of peace to the nations of the earth; we convert people, under the blessing of God, and they come to a knowledge of the principles of the Gospel, […]
443. We are obligated to build Zion – Wilford Woodruff quote, 1880
We are called of God; we have been chosen, we have been ordained as men who have been called to bear the priesthood and to attend to the ordinances of the house of God, to preach the Gospel, to warn this generation, to build up Zion, to redeem the earth, to erect temples unto the […]
323. Central to The Gospel – Brigham Young quote, 1868
I testify that this work of God in which we are engaged has been commenced to gather the house of Israel and establish Zion in the last days… – Brigham Young, 5/10/1868
307. Building Zion is Gods Will – John Taylor quote, 1858
…the Lord has set his hand to accomplish his designs in these last days; he has opened the heavens and revealed his purposes to his servants the Prophets, and has called his people from the ends of the earth to gather together, that he might establish his Zion upon the earth, and bring to pass […]
364. We are obligated to build Zion – Brigham Young quote, 1867
Read the revelations in the Book of Doctrines and Covenants given through Joseph, and you will find that the burden of the gathering of the House of Israel, the building up of Zion, and the sanctifying of the people, and the preparing for the coming of the Son of Man is upon the elders of […]
357. Building Zion is Gods Will – George Q. Cannon quote, 1889
We have been called to gather, not to scatter; we have been called by the Lord to build up Zion. – George Q. Cannon, 4/8/1889
426. Building Zion is God’s Will – 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; and the world do not like the doctrine we teach…. – Wilford Woodruff, 5/14/1882