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Prayer, 11 January 1834

 
may not be hindered, but  that men’s eyes may thereby  be opened to see the truth.
Sixthly, That the Lord would  deliver Zion

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...

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, and gather in  his scattered people,  to possess it in peace;  and also, while in their  dispersion, that he would  provide for them that  they perish not with  hunger nor cold.  And finally, that God  in the name of Jesus  would gather his elect  speedily, and unveil  his face that his saints [p. 47]

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Prayer, 11 January 1834
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