“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 […]
Brigham Young
60. Economic Independence, Brigham Young, 1862
Whiskey is useful in making vinegar, and we need it for cutting camphor gum, for medicine, washings, &c., but is it necessary to keep a whiskey shop? No. And if it is right for one man to keep a whiskey shop, it is right for another, until all become whiskey peddlers and whiskey drinkers, and […]
144. Building Zion is God’s Will, Brigham Young, 1870
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. – […]
113. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1862
We are determined to build up the kingdom of God on the earth; to bring forth Zion, to promote the cause of righteousness on the earth, and to walk under foot sin and wickedness. – Brigham Young, 8/31/1862
122. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1862
Our course is onward to build up Zion, and the nation that has slain the Prophet of God and cast out his people will have to pay the debt. – Brigham Young, 8/31/1862
82. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1860
That we may be blessed, let us do our duty, gather the house of Israel, redeem and build up Zion, see Jerusalem established, and Jesus reign triumphantly upon the earth; which is my desire, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. – Brigham Young, 9/2/1860
72. Building Zion is God’s Will, Brigham Young, 1867
Do we know and understand that it is our business to build up Zion? To have seen the way this people have conducted themselves in years past, one would not have had the least idea that such was our business; but it made no difference whom we built cities for; many would build for Jew […]
71. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1860
The Latter-day Saints throughout the valleys in these mountains and throughout the world ought to be learning what they are on this earth for. They are here to increase and multiply, to enlarge, to gather the house of Israel, redeem Zion, build up the Zion of our God, and to promote that eternal intelligence that […]
120. Building Zion Requires Real Labor, Brigham Young, 1862
We talk and read about Zion, we contemplate upon it, and in our imaginations we reach forth to grasp something that is transcendent in heavenly beauty, excellency, and glory. But while contemplating the future greatness of Zion, do we realize that we are the pioneers of that future greatness and glory? Do we realize that […]
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 […]
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
63. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1860
Men rise up here and say they do know that this is the work of God, that Joseph was a Prophet, that the Book of Mormon is true, that the revelations through Joseph Smith are true, that this is the last dispensation and the fullness of times, wherein God has set to his hand to […]
54. Building Zion is God’s Will, Brigham Young, 1863
Are we not all under obligation to be Saints, to build up the kingdom of God, to bring forth righteousness and deliverance to the honest-in-heart, to gather up the lost sheep of the house of Israel, to send the Gospel to the uttermost parts of the earth, giving all a privilege to hear and believe […]
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 […]
95. Central to The Gospel, Brigham Young, 1862
"I have Zion in my view constantly. " – Brigham Young, 2/23/1862
74. Early Utahns Were Building Zion, Brigham Young, 1860
[Their converts] are not worth bringing across the Plains; for, after their arrival, they annoy and disturb the peace of others. Do such come here to build up Zion? Did such persons love the Gospel? No; or, if they did, they lost that love while coming here. – Brigham Young, 4/22/1860