ed by a new name.-5 God shall rejoice over Zion.-12 The inhabitants of Zion shall be called the redeemed of the Lord. -lxiv. 10 Zion is a wilderness.-lxvi, 8 Zion brought forth her children.-Jer. iii. 14 The Lord will take one of a city, and two of a family, and bring them to Zion.-xxxi. 6 Arise, and let us go up to Zion.-12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the heights of Zion.-1. 5 They shall ask the way to Zion.-Joel ii. 1-11 The haste of the nations to gather to Zion.-15 Blow the trumpet in Zion.-iii. 16 The Lord shall roar out of Zion.-17 I am the Lord your God, dwelling in Zion. Amos i. 2 The Lord will roar from Zion.-Obad. 21 And Saviours shall come upon Mount Zion.—Micah iv. 4 But every man shall sit under his own vine and fig tree.— 10 Zion in the last days to be driven and persecuted.-13 Zion to beat in pieces all her enemies.

Zeph. iii. 14-20 Zion triumphs over her enemies.-Zech. i.17 The Lord will comfort Zion.-ii. 10-13 The Lord will dwell in the midst of Zion.

Rom. xi. 26 The Deliverer shall come out of Zion.-ix. 33 Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone.-Rev. xiv. 1 A Lamb stood on Mount Zion.-xxi. 2 The Holy City of the New Jerusalem, or Zion.

[The student is here cautioned that there are three Zions spoken of in the Scriptures, viz., the Zion that formerly was in Jerusalem, where David dwelt, the Zion that will be again in Jerusalem, the Zion on the Western Continent; and there is also a Zion of Enoch, spoken of in the Pearl of Great Price, hence the necessity of care in making selections for a discourse on this subject.]

Book of Mormon.

Ether vi. 1 It became a choice land above all other lands, a chosen land of the Lord; wherefore the Lord would have that all men should serve Him who dwell upon the face thereof; and that it was the place of the New Jerusalem, which should come down out of heaven, and the Holy Sanctuary of the Lord. Behold, Ether saw the days of Christ, and he spake concerning a New Jerusalem upon this land. And that a New Jerusalem should be built up upon this land, unto the remnant of the seed of Joseph, for which things there has been a type; for as Joseph brought his father down into the land of Egypt, even so he died there; wherefore the Lord brought a remnant of the seed of Joseph out of the land of Jerusalem, that He might

be merciful unto the seed of Joseph, that they should perish not, even as He was merciful unto the father of Joseph, that he should perish not; wherefore the remnant of the house of Joseph shall be built upon this land. It shall be a land of their inheritance; and they shall build up a holy city unto the Lord, like unto the Jerusalem of old; and they shall no more be confounded, until the end come, when the earth shall pass away. And there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; and they shall be like unto the old, save the old have passed away, and all things have become new. And then cometh the New Jerusalem; and blessed are they who dwell therein, for it is they whose garments are white through the blood of the Lamb; and they are they who are numbered among the remnant of the seed of Joseph who were of the house of Israel.

1 Nephi iii. 7 America, the land of promise.-44 The Gentiles to inherit the promised land.-41 Blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth Zion.-vii. 3 Those that fight against Zion to be destroyed.

2 Nephi xi. 15 The labourer in Zion shall labour for Zion. -Nephi ix. 8 The land of America given to the remnants of Israel.-10, 11 The triumph of Zion.-x. 1 The people who are gathered in, to build a New Jerusalem.-Mosiah vii. 17 The Lord shall bring again Zion.

Doctrine and Covenants.

Sec. iv. 1 A revelation of Jesus Christ unto his servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and six Elders, as they united their hearts and lifted their voices on high; yea, the word of the Lord concerning His Church, established in the last days for the restoration of His people, as He has spoken by the mouth of His Prophets, and for the gathering of His Saints to stand upon Mount Zion, which shall be the city of New Jerusalem, which city shall be built, beginning at the Temple lot, which is appointed by the finger of the Lord, in the western boundaries of the state of Missouri, and dedicated by the hand of Joseph Smith, Jun., and others, with whom the Lord was well pleased.

2. Verily this is the word of the Lord, that the city New Jerusalem shall be built by the gathering of the Saints beginning at this place, even the place of the Temple, which Temple shall be reared in this generation; for verily, this generation shall not all pass away until an house shall be

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built unto the Lord, and a cloud shall rest upon it, which cloud shall be even the glory of the Lord.

Sec. xv. 12 And with one heart and with one mind, gather up your riches that ye may purchase an inheritance which shall hereafter be appointed unto you, and it shall be called the New Jerusalem, a land of peace, a city of refuge, a place of safety for the Saints of the most high God; and the glory of the Lord shall be there, and the terror of the Lord also shall be there, insomuch that the wicked will not come unto it, and it shall be called Zion.-[See Sec. xiv.]

Sec. lxxxvii. 4 For I have consecrated the land of Shinehah in mine own due time for the benefit of the Saints of the Most High, and for a stake to Zion; for Zion must increase in beauty, and in holiness; her borders must be enlarged; her stakes must be strengthened; yea, verily I say unto you, Zion must arise and put on her beautiful garments. [The reader is here informed that the word Shinehah was substituted for Kirtland, and means Kirtland.]

Sec. xcviii. 11 Now, unto what shall I liken the children of Zion? I will liken them unto the parable of the woman and the unjust judge (for men ought always to pray and not to faint), which saith-There was in a city a judge which feared not God, neither regarded man. And there was a widow in that city, and she came unto him saying-Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while, but afterwards he said within himself-Though I fear not God, nor regard man, yet because this widow troubleth me I will avenge her, lest, by her continual coming, she weary me. Thus will I liken the children of Zion.

Sec. x. 2 The righteous to be gathered unto one place, in the land of America.-xviii. 3 The land upon which is the Zion of God.-xxi. 7 The rebellious are not of the blood of Ephraim, and shall not inherit Zion.-8 Zion shall flourish.-xxii. 4 The inhabitants of Zion to observe the Sabbath. xlvi. 2 Joseph Smith inspired to move the cause of Zion.-lix. 4 Zion to flourish upon the hills.-lxv. 5 Before the Lord comes Zion shall flourish on the mountains.lxxxii. 5 The nations shall honour Zion.-xcviii. 4 Zion shall not be moved out of her place, though her children be scattered.-6, 7, 8 A parable concerning Zion.-9 Jackson County to be the gathering place of the Saints.-ci. 3 Those who have been scattered shall build the waste places of Zion. -5 The Saints commanded to purchase the land of Zion.-cii. 2 Zion cannot be built up, unless it be by the princi

ples of a celestial kingdom.-3 Counsel to the inhabitants of Zion.-9 Zion to become fair as the sun, clear as the moon, &c.—ciii. 13 The inhabitants of Zion to build a temple. -cviii. 10 The Prophets of old to come and stand with the Saviour, upon Mount Zion.

Pearl of Great Price.

Page 7 To gather out my own elect from the four quarters of the earth, unto a place which I shall prepare; a Holy City, that my people may gird up their loins, and be looking forth for the time of my coming; for there shall be my tabernacle, and it shall be called Zion, a New Jerusalem. And the Lord said unto Enoch, then shall you and all your city meet them there, and we will receive them into our bosom, and they shall see us; and we will fall upon their necks, and they shall fall upon our necks, and we will kiss each other; and there shall be my abode, and it shall be Zion, which shall come forth out of all the creations which I have made; and for the space of a thousand years shall the earth rest. And it came to pass that Enoch saw the days of the coming of the Son of Man, in the last days, to dwell on the earth in righteousness for the space of a thousand years.-Prophecy of Enoch. [See Seer, Vol. II, Number 5, by O. Pratt.]

TITHES AND OFFERINGS, AND CONSECRATION.

Bible.

Mal. iii. 8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.

10 Bring ye all the tithes into the store-house, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.

12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.

Lev. xxvii. 30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's: it is holy unto the Lord.

31 And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.

32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord.

33 He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it, and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy: it shall not be redeemed.

28 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord.

29 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.