cool quote about zion

[jjrogers]

I found this quote in a book called The Coming of The Lord by Gerald Lund. It is talking about what we need physically to build zion. The quote is from David O McKay in 1935

"If we have in mind the physical Zion, then we must strive for more fertile acres; bring from the mountains gold and silver in abundance; found factories to furnish more employment; extend in length and width our concrete public highways; build banks to protect, or to dissipate, as has been the case recently, the wealth we accumulate; transform our vast coal fields into electricity that will furnish light, heat and power to eavery family; improve the means of communication until with radio in our pockets we may communicate with friends and loved ones from any point at any given moment."

Can I just say Cell phones. I love prophets.

[Maya]

Love them too!

[countrygirl66]

I know this is off topic, but your title reminded me of when I first moved to where I live now. We moved from a big city in our state to a small suburb. Everyone in the ward would ask where we lived before moving here. We would tell them and they would shake their heads and say well sister and brother, "Welcome to Zion". At first I thought it was really annoying, now when I hear it it makes me laugh.

[Wingnut]

I found this quote in a book called The Coming of The Lord by Gerald Lund. It is talking about what we need physically to build zion. The quote is from David O McKay in 1935

"If we have in mind the physical Zion, then we must strive for more fertile acres; bring from the mountains gold and silver in abundance; found factories to furnish more employment; extend in length and width our concrete public highways; build banks to protect, or to dissipate, as has been the case recently, the wealth we accumulate; transform our vast coal fields into electricity that will furnish light, heat and power to eavery family; improve the means of communication until with radio in our pockets we may communicate with friends and loved ones from any point at any given moment."

Can I just say Cell phones. I love prophets.

Do you think this would make a convincing argument to my husband in favor of getting cell phones?

[a-train]

I found this quote in a book called The Coming of The Lord by Gerald Lund.

I love that book. Isn't it out of print? The copy I have is around 30 years old and the cover is in bad shape.

-a-train

[jjrogers]

I actually bought it in the last couple of years. THey have reprinted it.

[darrel]

I use this book quite a bit as it gives a good overview of the events of the last days before the Lord comes again. I have several copys i use for loaners and use the new paperbacks as giveaways. Brother Lund uses prophetic quotes and discourses for this book.

[japacific]

I found this quote in a book called The Coming of The Lord by Gerald Lund. It is talking about what we need physically to build zion. The quote is from David O McKay in 1935

"If we have in mind the physical Zion, then we must strive for more fertile acres; bring from the mountains gold and silver in abundance; found factories to furnish more employment; extend in length and width our concrete public highways; build banks to protect, or to dissipate, as has been the case recently, the wealth we accumulate; transform our vast coal fields into electricity that will furnish light, heat and power to eavery family; improve the means of communication until with radio in our pockets we may communicate with friends and loved ones from any point at any given moment."

Can I just say Cell phones. I love prophets.

Are you aware that the telephone was invented in 1876??

Phones had been invented 60 years prior to this prophecy of radios. So Mr McKay did not need to use the word radio to describe a cell phone. He said we would carry radios in our pockets. To me that sounds like exactly the kind of thing that someone would say that knew about telephones and also knew about the development of radio technology during the early 1900's.

Edited November 17, 2008 by japacific

[jjrogers]

Actually cell phones work off of radio technology.

[japacific]

Your point being? I was actually aware of that. The point I was making that the telephone had already been invented, so why predict that we would carry radios in our pocket.

[john doe]

Japacific, you need to mellow out. The concept of cell phones was not even imaginable in the 1930's. It was Scifi stuff in the 1960's.

[japacific]

I'm still mellow....I just mean, to imply that that statement is a prophecy which has come true to me seems to be stretcccchhhhhiiinnnnggg it alot

[john doe]

Not really. You do realize how long ago that was don't you?

[japacific]

Hey John, I'm still here. I do realise how long ago the quote was? Sorry I didn't understand your question.