In this engaging discussion, Professor Alex Baugh, a specialist in early Missouri Church history, shares insights on the challenges faced by early Saints striving to establish Zion. They explore the pivotal pledges made during the land's dedication and the trials that tested the community's faith. Baugh delves into the law of consecration, the importance of stewardship, and the legacy of figures like W.W. Phelps. Additionally, the conversation highlights the educational needs of the community and the divine guidance shaping missionary work, all underscoring the complexities of building a Zion society.
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Consecration Needs Clear Stewardship
Implementing consecration requires deeds in writing to clarify what is consecrated and received.
Leaders like Edward Partridge and Algernon Sidney Gilbert are crucial to managing consecration effectively.
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Bishop's Storehouse Today
The bishop's storehouse is an early system to manage and distribute consecrated resources.
Today's welfare storehouse continues this principle, focusing on generosity and helping those in need.
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Patience Through Tribulation
Be patient in tribulation, as Zion's glory comes after great trials.
Faithfulness leads to promised blessings and eventual exaltation despite challenges.
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On August 2, 1831 a group of saints gathered twelve miles west of Independence in Kaw township. Twelve men, representing the Twelve Tribes of Israel, laid a log as a “foundation in Zion.” Before Sidney Rigdon offered the dedicatory prayer, he asked the saints gathered there, Do you pledge yourselves to keep the laws of God on this land, which you never have kept in your own lands? [The audience responded,] “we do.” Do you pledge yourselves to see that others of your brethren who shall come hither do keep the laws of God? [Those present again said,] we do.
After [the dedicatory] prayer [Elder Rigdon] arose and said, I now pronounce this land consecrated and dedicated to the Lord for a possession and inheritance for the Saints (in the name of Jesus Christ having authority from him). And for all the faithful servants of the Lord to the remotest ages of time. Amen” (Institute Manual, Church History, 107).
From that time until October 1838, the Saints sought to build Zion in Missouri. Establishing a Zion society proved difficult. The Lord warned them in 1831 that Zion’s glory would only come “after much tribulation” (D&C 58:4). Are you ready for Zion?
Join Lynne Hilton Wilson and special guest Professor Alex Baugh for this special edition of Come, Follow Church History. Professor Baugh is an expert on the time period in Missouri detailed in sections 51-59 of the Doctrine and Covenants.
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