TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1843·Joseph Smith·Prophet
   true viz that if we did not build the & it would proove the ruin of the place that if we did not build those buildings we might as well leave the place & that it was as necessary to build one as the other, & many other things were said much to the purpose [p. [11]]
   Discourse, 21 February 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff — jspcopy citation
2. 1857·Joseph Angell Young·Apostle
   What are we going to do? We are going to build a Temple here; and when that Temple is built, we are going to have a font and be baptised for our fathers, mothers, and friends who have died in generations past, just as far back as we can get at them.
   Unpopularity of "Mormonism"—Redemption of the Dead, Etc. — jodcopy citation
3. 1973·L. Tom Perry·Apostle
   “Consider your ways.” If that witness has not been given to you, isn’t now the time to seek it? Come and join with us, and let us continue to build the kingdom of God here and now, I humbly pray, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
   Consider Your Ways — cojccopy citation
4. 1979·Spencer W. Kimball·Prophet
   This general priesthood meeting provides a wonderful opportunity to thank you, the men and young men of the Church, for all that you do to lead good lives and to build the kingdom of God on the earth. We are eternally grateful to you, and we take notice of the fact that God has placed you on the earth now in order that your talents and devotion can be utilized in this important period of human history and the history of the Church.
   Our Sisters in the Church — cojccopy citation
5. 1984·James E. Faust·Apostle
   Revelations came to the Prophet Joseph Smith for the building of the kingdom of God upon the earth, declaring the universal salvation of mankind.
   The Magnificent Vision Near Palmyra — cojccopy citation
6. 1993·Boyd K. Packer·Apostle
   The isolation, which gave some relief from the mobs, was itself an obstacle. Where would they get sledgehammers and wedges with which to split out building blocks of granite? They didn’t carry many of those in handcarts, or in wagon boxes either.
   The Temple, the Priesthood — cojccopy citation