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
Posts by John Taylor Wilford Woodruff:
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
273. No Need to Wait – Keith B. McMullin quote, 2002
The establishment of Zion should be the aim of every member of this Church…. “And the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them.” Take special note of the word because in this scripture. Zion is established and […]
349. Early Utahns Were Building Zion – George Q. Cannon quote, 1882
It is upon President Taylor night and day, I know. Every thought and desire of his heart is for the salvation of this people, and to establish and build up the Zion of our God. – George Q. Cannon, 10/29/1882 No truer words were ever spoken! Of the 80 recorded talks President Taylor gave […]
266. Building Zion Requires Real Labor – Wilford Woodruff Quote, 1873
We have it to do, we can’t build up Zion sitting on a hemlock slab singing ourselves away to everlasting bliss; we have to cultivate the earth, to take the rocks and elements out of the mountains and rear Temples to the Most High God; and this temporal work is demanded at our hands by […]
329. Early Utahns Were Building Zion – Orson Hyde quote, 1855
If I feel at our approaching Conference as I now do, I shall ask to move that our home missions be not diminished, but increased, if possible; and all set to raising wheat, and make Zion a house and city of refuge for the Saints and for the sons of strangers, that they may come […]
338. Early Utahns Were Building Zion – George Q. Cannon quote, 1884
We would have a pure people here; we would have a Zion such as the Bible describes, if we were allowed; we would have a city in which angels might walk in the streets all day, if we could have our way; but Satan says: “You shall not.” – George Q. Cannon, 1/6/1884
412. Building Zion is God’s Will – Wilford Woodruff quote, 1876
…it seems as though we have almost lost sight of our calling, of the object of our being gathered together, and the purposes which God requires at our hands. There is a good deal for us to do if we build up Zion…. The Lord has commanded us, and we have got to obey his […]
289. Early Utahns Were Building Zion – Brigham Young quote, 1857
We know that the world is angry at us, and that we cannot help. We mean to pursue our course, build up the kingdom of God on earth, and establish Zion. – Brigham Young, 6/7/1857
318. Central to The Gospel – Brigham Young quote, 1873
The Lord has blessed me; he has always blessed me; from the time I commenced to build up Zion, I have been extremely blessed. I could relate circumstances of so extraordinary a character in regard to the providences of God to me, that my brethren and sisters would say in their hearts, “I can hardly […]
326. Early Utahns Were Building Zion – Brigham Young, Jr. quote, 1884
They strive to practice what they preach, and the Saints in the South are no exception to this rule. They are seeking to live their religion, to serve God, to perfect themselves in the knowledge of the truth, and to build up a Zion here in this Territory. – Brigham Young, Jr., 6/22/1884
297. Central to The Gospel – John Taylor quote, 1883
If you will give me your attention and your faith and prayers I will endeavor to address you. It always affords me pleasure to meet with the Saints of God. In company with my brethren we have been traveling up and down lately, associating with the Saints in the different conferences, trying to speak of […]
252. We are obligated to build Zion, John Taylor, 1879
It is difficult, as has been remarked, for us sometimes to realize the position we occupy—the relation we sustain to our heavenly Father—the responsibility that rests upon us, and the various duties we have to perform in the fulfillment of the purposes of God; in the interest of a world lying in wickedness; in the […]
262. What Building Zion Requires of Us, George Q. Cannon Quote, 1881
Let us cultivate the spirit of love and kindness, and let every little unpleasantness be buried, let us forget the election difficulty and our neighbor’s difficulty, and be one, brethren and sisters together, united in building up Zion and establishing the Kingdom of God upon the earth. – George Q. Cannon, 10/20/1881
370. What Holds Us Back – George Q. Cannon quote, 1889
The time must come in Zion when a new order of things will be established in regard to temporal matters. We all look forward to it; we all pray for it, we all labor for it—that is, all who have the love of Zion at heart; and we deprecate and deplore everything that would retard […]
321. Early Missionaries Taught About Zion – Brigham Young quote, 1852
When you had obeyed the first ordinances of the Gospel, then you discovered that the Lord and set his hand to gather Israel, that Zion might be built up and Israel gathered from the four winds. These doctrines have been taught and re-taught again and again. I think there is not a man here who […]