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2067 - Enoch’s Zion, Joseph’s Zion and the Future Zion by Jerald R. Johansen From the distant time of Enoch to the events that will climax at the Second Coming of Christ, Jerald Johansen describes both the doctrinal and spiritual City of Zion. He begins with a detailed account of Enoch and his Zion. Much of Enoch's Zion, Joseph's Zion deals with the early days of the LDS Church, emphasizing the many revelations focused on building a new Zion. Joseph Smith was to be an Enoch for our day. Through revelations and visions, the Lord gave instructions on gathering and caring for the saints, the Word of Wisdom, the keys of the kingdom, the oath and covenant of the priesthood, the School of the Prophets, Adam-ondi-Ahman, tithing, and temples. From Jackson to Nauvoo, the Saints struggled to build Zion and temples to the Lord, for the temple is always the center of Zion. The saints endured many trials and had their faith tested often, but they persevered. They were unable to create the Zion that Joseph had seen in vision, and when he was slain, even some of the most faithful doubted that Zion was possible. Brigham Young, however, urged them to complete the temple and move on to Salt Lake City, where they built a new temple and began a new city. The Lord said there were to be many stakes and cities of Zion, not just one. Another Zion will be built, Enoch's Zion will be restored to the earth, and they shall dwell together for a thousand years. Enoch's Zion, Joseph's Zion closes with John the Revelator's vision, and a question to ponder. He saw no temple there, for "the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it." Is it possible that Zion exists today? That when we are in the temple, we are in Zion? Carefully researched and thoroughly described, this powerful book will bless those who seek to understand, grasp, and live the doctrines of Zion in the last days. $17.98
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