Mark 13:30 'in this generation has no correlation to the JS 'in this generation" new temple prophecy of 1832. On March 10, 1861, Apostle of God, George A. Smith stated: "Who is there that is prepared for this move back to the centre stake of Zion.... let me remind you that it is predicted that this generation shall not pass away till a temple shall be built, and the glory of the Lord rest upon it, according to the promises" (Journal of Discourses, vol. 10, p.344). 1870: Apostle of God, Orson Pratt stated (in part) ... a temple will be reared on the spot that has been selected, and the corner-stone of which has been laid, in the generation when this revelation was given; we just as much expect this as we expect the sun to rise in the morning and set in the evening.... But says the objector, "thirty-nine years have passed away." What of that? The generation has not passed away; all the people that were living thirty-nine years ago have not passed away; but before they do pass away this will be fulfilled (vol. 14, p.275). "in this generation" meant "in this generation" As late as 1935 Joseph Fielding Smith, who later became president of the church, maintained that the revelation would be fulfilled: I firmly believe that there will be some of that generation who were living when this revelation was given who shall be living when this temple is reared.... I have full confidence in the word of the Lord and that it shall not fail" (The Way to Perfection, 1935, p.270). In a more recent book, however, Joseph Fielding Smith stated: "It is also reasonable to believe that no soul living in 1832, is still living in mortality on the earth" (Answers to Gospel Questions, vol. 4, p.112). *Church of Christ owns 'Temple Lot', site of JS prophecy, and they are not about to sell to the LDS so no LDS Zion temple will ever be built there. It is what it is...
