We have talked about redeeming Zion, but the people are not yet righteous enough to receive and build up Zion in its purity though they are growing to it. – Brigham Young, 3/28/1858
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411. What Holds Us Back – Brigham Young quote, 1867
And our mechanics [ie. tradesmen], do they labor for the express purpose of building up Zion and the kingdom of God? I am sorry to say that I think there are but very few into whose hearts it has entered, or whose thoughts are occupied in the least with such a principle; but it is, […]
345. Central to The Gospel – Brigham Young quote, 1853
Let me refer your minds to the time that the Gospel was first introduced to you, and the light and glory of it opened up to your understandings…. What were your feelings and meditations, when Zion and its glory burst upon your vision? when the people of God appeared to you, assembled together, preparatory to […]
483. Babylon – Zion’s Antithesis – Brigham Young quote, 1874
Have we separated ourselves from the nations? Yes. And what else have we done? Ask ourselves the question, Have we not brought Babylon with us? Are we not promoting Babylon here in our midst? Are we not fostering the spirit of Babylon that is now abroad on the face of the whole earth? I ask […]
470. What Building Zion Requires of Us – Brigham Young quote, 1853
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 […]
457. What Building Zion Requires of Us – Brigham Young quote, 1872
I will now ask a question of the Latter-day Saints, and I can ask it of the aged, middle-aged and the youth, for it is a matter that comes within the range of the understanding of the entire community, even the children—How long will it take us to establish Zion, the way we are going […]
423. Economic Unity – Brigham Young quote, 1862
It does not require much illumination of mind to comprehend that unless the selling of spirituous liquors is managed by proper persons, it will result in the ruination of many of the community. So with the selling and disposing of our produce to outside interests; for those who expend their means and labor in a […]
387. What Building Zion Requires of Us – Brigham Young quote, 1853
…if every heart were set upon doing right, we then should have Zion here. I will give you my reason for thinking so. It is because I have had it with me ever since I was baptized into this kingdom. I have not been without it from that day to this. I have, therefore, a […]
372. Babylon – Zion’s Antithesis – Brigham Young quote, 1872
What are you here for? What did you come for? Virtually you all say you left Babylon and came here to build up the kingdom of God…. – Brigham Young, 10/9/1872
358. Babylon – Zion’s Antithesis – Brigham Young quote, 1873
Elders of Israel, High Priests, Seventies, High Councilors, Presidents, brethren and sisters, no matter who, if you have an idea that you are going to take Babylon—I use this term, because it is well understood that Babylon means confusion, discord, strife, folly and all the vanities the world possesses—if you have the idea that you […]
342. What Building Zion Requires of Us – Brigham Young quote, 1862
When we conclude to make a Zion we will make it, and this work commences in the heart of each person. When the father of a family wishes to make a Zion in his own house, he must take the lead in this good work, which it is impossible for him to do unless he […]
311. Babylon – Zion’s Antithesis – Brigham Young quote, 1874
We have gone just as far as we can be permitted to go in the road on which we are now traveling. One man has his eye on a gold mine, another is for a silver mine, another is for marketing his flour or his wheat, another for selling his cattle, another to raise cattle, […]
299. What Building Zion Requires of Us – Brigham Young quote, 1869
We have come here to build up Zion. How shall we do it? I could tell you how if I had time. I have told you a great many times. There is one thing I will say in regard to it. We have got to be united in our efforts. We should go to work […]
204. Babylon – Zion’s Antithesis, Brigham Young, 1870
That angel delivered the keys of this apostleship and ministry to Joseph Smith and his brethren, and commanded them to blow the Gospel trump through all the nations of the earth, and to cry to all who love and wait patiently for the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, “Come out of her, my people, […]
183. Babylon – Zion’s Antithesis, Brigham Young, 1867
If you have the right to buy and sell and get gain, to go here and there, to do this and that, to build up the wicked and the ungodly, or their cities, you have rights that I have not got. I have the right to build up Zion, but I have no right to […]
176. What Building Zion Requires of Us, Brigham Young, 1870
But when He speaks from the heavens and says, “Now, my children, gather out from the wicked,” some consent to this, and actually go so far as to gather, and that is why we are here in these mountains. But our labor is not done: we must still progress until we become one. The Lord […]