While reviewing talks given by LDS church leaders during the 1850s and 1860s, I found 26 statements that fell into the category of “What it Takes to Build Zion”. In pondering these, I realized that they fell into two subcategories: Spiritual and Temporal Requirements. In 1855, President Brigham Young, indicated that building Zion is as […]
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“If they labor for money, they shall perish”?!
Second Nephi, chapter 26 has a verse that has perplexed me for decades. Verse 31 states, “But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for money they shall perish.” “Wait! Doesn’t EVERYONE labor for money? Does that mean we’ll all perish? If we all stop laboring for money, what will […]
Jesse Babylon - Zion's Antithesis babylon, labor, money, zion