People
He received directions on how to "organize this people."
Bishop Edward Partridge
A sacred spiritual or temporal responsibility to take care of something that belongs to God for which we are accountable.
Stewardship
This article of faith mentions the word Zion.
10th Article of Faith
This is how the Lord instructed the missionaries to go out.
Two by Two
His wife died in childbirth on April 30, 1831, leaving him with 5 small children, including twins.
John Murdock
Three attributes of a good steward.
Faithful, Just, and Wise
This law was practiced by early Saints (and by us today) that involved giving all to the Church to help build Zion.
Law of Consecration
This is how the missionaries were to preach.
"Saying none other things than that which the prophets and apostles have written, and that which is taught them by the Comforter through the prayer of faith."
He was given instructions on forsaking the world, being an "agent," and enduring to the end.
Sidney Gilbert
How the Lord told the Saints to act upon the land, even though they would only be there "for a little season."
"Let them act upon this land as for years."
This is what the Saints were to purchase in Zion.
Land
This is where the missionaries were to preach.
Preach by the way.
He was called and chosen to be baptized, ordained an elder, preach the gospel, and to write books for children.
W.W. Phelps
A specific blessing received for keeping covenants and observing commandments.
Mercy
The Saints were told that the modern day city of Zion was to be located here.
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
This is where the missionaries were traveling to.
Missouri
He offered the Saints 759 acres to live on and then backed out of the agreement.
Leman Copley
The Lord is coming quickly. In the meantime, the Saints are to do this.
"Be patient in tribulation."
Sing a ling from a song that has the word Zion in it.
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Four parts of the "pattern" given for missionaries and Saints to follow.
-pray
-have a contrite spirit
-be obedient
-use language that is meek and edifying