Zion and Early Latter-day Saint History

Zion in Missouri: Early LDS Expectations and Conflict

Scriptural Foundations for Zion The idea of Zion emerged from biblical sources but took on a distinct meaning among early Latter-day Saints, who believed in a literal New Jerusalem to be built in preparation for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Passages in the Book of Mormon—including prophecies in Ether and 3 Nephi 21—described a … Read more