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Discourse, 19 July 1840
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peace but the Nations of the Earth will be at war:
our cry from the 1st has been for peace and we will cont inue pleading like the Widow at the feet
of the unjust judge but we may plead at the feet of Magistrates and at the feet of Judges At the
feet of Governors and at the feet of senators & at the feet of the Pre[s]idents for 8 years it will be
of no avail we shall find no favor in any <of the> courts of this government
The redemption of Zion is the re demption of all N & S Amer ica and those 12 stake must
be built up before the redem ption of Zion can take place and those who refuse to gather [p. [10]]
In JS’s earliest revelations “the cause of Zion” was used to broadly describe the work JS was called to do. However, the term Zion was soon used more specifically to describe a community of believers who live in harmony and equality. The Book of Mormon explained...
View GlossaryThe ecclesiastical organization of church members in a particular locale. Stakes were typically large local organizations of church members; stake leaders could include a presidency, a high council, and a bishopric. Some revelations referred to stakes “to...
View Glossary JS, discourse, Nauvoo, IL, 19 July 1840; handwriting of Martha Jane Knowlton Coray; Martha Jane Coray notebook, pp. [9–22], CHL.
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, LDS church purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas. Served as church headquarters, 1839...
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