Whenever we are disposed to give ourselves perfectly to righteousness, to yield all the powers and faculties of the soul… when we are swallowed up in the will of Him who has called us; when we enjoy the peace and the smiles of our Father in Heaven, the things of His Spirit, and all the […]
What Zion is and is not
456. What Zion is and is not – John Taylor quote, 1880
And I would further remark in relation to these matters, that this is the Zion of our God; that we are gathered here not for the purpose of seeking to do our own wills or to carry out our own designs, our own ideas or theories; but to be subject to the law of God, […]
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 […]
378. What Zion is and is not – John Taylor quote, 1881
Then again, did Enoch build up a Zion? So we are doing. What is it? The Zion of God. What does it mean? The pure in heart in the first place. In the second place those who are governed by the law of God—the pure in heart who are governed by the law of God. […]
339. What Zion is and is not – John Taylor quote, 1884
We are here really to build up and purify the Church of the living God. We are here to build up and establish the kingdom of God. We are here also to build up a Zion unto our God…. – John Taylor, 11/30/1884 This quote, along with many others, suggests that the organization God desires […]
325. What Zion is and is not – George Q. Cannon quote, 1873
Why are men tempted, to be thieves? Why do they steal—take property that does not belong to them? Would they do this if society was properly constituted? No, they would not be tempted to do it. The temptations that we are exposed to are the result, in a great degree, of the false organization of […]
313. What Zion is and is not – George Q. Cannon quote, 1883
…when Zion is organized properly, it will be found to be as admirably adapted to the wants of the children of men as the organization of the Church is today to the wants of the people. There will be nothing lacking. In every particular it will be found adequate to the wants of humanity. The […]
298. What Zion is and is not – George Q. Cannon quote, 1869
It has been seen by thinking men that there is something radically wrong in the organization of society in this respect, but they have not known how to remedy the evils. It is so in the religious world. Religionists have to mourn and deplore the divisions that exist among the so-called followers of Christ; and […]
287. What Zion is and is not – John Taylor quote, 1884
Let us observe the laws of God, and keep His commandments, and the blessing of God will be with us. We will go forward and build our temples and labor therein. [1] We will go forth and build up the Kingdom of God; [2] we will go forth and purify the Church of God; [3] […]
284. What Zion is and is not – John Taylor quote, 1884
We are here for the purpose of becoming acquainted with the will of God, with the law of God, with the order of God, with the dominion of God; and we are here to establish the kingdom of God. We are here to be taught in things pertaining to the Church of God, and its […]
259. What Zion is and is not, Wilford Woodruff, 1873
This is the work and kingdom of God; this is the Zion of God and the Church of Christ…. When I look at the history of the Church of God in these latter days I many times marvel at what has been done and how we have progressed, considering the traditions, unbelief, failings, follies and […]
214. What Zion is and is not, Wilford Woodruff, 1880
This Church has continued to rise. It is the only true church upon the face of the whole earth. Its history is before the world. It has continued to grow and increase from the day it was organized until the present time. This is the Zion of God. We see an embryo of it in […]
203. What Zion is and is not, George Q. Cannon, 1869
The evils that have flourished so long in what is called the Old World have been transplanted to this land. If Western men travel through the Eastern States they are struck with the great distinction of classes that exist there. There is an aristocracy of wealth fast growing up there; and at the same time […]