But we are not called upon to build an ark to save ourselves; we are called to build up Zion. God has spoken from the heavens, and given us revelations, and it is for you and me to obey. The command has been given, it is recorded, and you can all read for yourselves. – […]
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#511 – Co-ops are a stepping stone – Lorenzo Snow – 1873
“I view cooperation, when properly understood and practiced, as being a steppingstone to the Order of Enoch, and will enable the Saints who receive it in a proper spirit, to gradually prepare themselves to enter, in due time, more fully into the practice of principles necessary to accomplish the building up of the kingdom of […]
135. Central to The Gospel, Heber C. Kimball, 1863
May the Lord multiply his blessings upon you, brethren and sisters, and upon all the faithful ministers and Saints throughout the world, and may He bless all those who do good, who love righteousness and desire the welfare and building up of Zion; I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. – Heber […]
95. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1862
"I have Zion in my view constantly. " – Brigham Young, 2/23/1862
39. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, Brigham Young, 1856
I desire [Congress] to let us alone…. Let them attend to their own business, and we will build up Zion while they go to hell. – Brigham Young, 8/31/1856
43. No Need to Wait, Brigham Young, 1862
The elements are here to produce as good a Zion as was ever made in all the eternities of the Gods. Here are the elements to produce grain which is good for the food of man, as also the fruit of the vine, and that which yieldeth fruit, whether in the ground or above the […]
389. Co-ops are a stepping stone – Brigham Young – 1873
“Brethren, if you will start here and operate together in farming, in making cheese, in herding sheep and cattle and every other kind of work, and get a factory here and a cooperative store… and operate together in sheep raising, storekeeping, manufacturing and everything else, no matter what it is, by and by, when we […]
115. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, Brigham Young, 1870
We are hastening it with all possible speed, as fast as time and circumstances will admit, when it will be said, “Babylon is fallen, is fallen!” Are you going to prepare for it? We say we are the people of God and are building up the kingdom of God. We say we are gathered out […]
134. Building Zion is God’s Will, Brigham Young, 1870
What has He told us? He has told us, and it is recorded in the revelations contained in the New Testament, that in the latter days He would send His angel flying through the midst of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth. That angel has flown, the […]
56. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, Brigham Young, 1857
We can make Zion, or we can make Babylon, just as we please. We can make just what we please of this place. The people can make Zion: they can make a heaven within themselves. When people gather here, they should come with a determination to make Zion within themselves, with the resolution that, “I […]
46. Building Zion is God’s Will, Wilford Woodruff, 1863
The Lord requires of us to build up Zion, to gather the honest-in-heart, restore Israel to their blessings, redeem the earth from the power of the Devil, establish universal peace and prepare a kingdom and a people for the coming and reign of the Messiah. When we do all we can to forward and accomplish […]
19. Central to The Gospel, Jedediah M. Grant, 1856
“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 […]
89. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1860
“If the Twelve Apostles and the Presidents of Seventies and the High Priests will take the responsibility of bearing off this kingdom and sending the Gospel to the uttermost parts of the earth, of gathering the poor, building up Zion, and doing all that is necessary preparatory to the coming of the Son of Man, […]
65. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, Brigham Young, 1860
If [the mobs] will not let us alone, we will take the musket and the sword in one hand, the trowel and the hammer in the other, and build up the Zion of our God; and they cannot prevent it. – Brigham Young, 3/4/1860
98. Central to The Gospel, John Taylor, 1862
“The poet says—’Do what is right, let the consequence follow.’ This is the duty of the Latter-day Saints in their attempts and endeavors to build up Zion.” – John Taylor, 4/13/1862
68. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1860
We are to build up and establish Zion, gather the house of Israel, and redeem the nations of the earth. This people have this work to do, whether we live to see it or not. – Brigham Young, 6/3/1860