Intro Movie

Famous Members
Welcome Home Our Living Prophets
Jesus Christ Our Church Size
Our History Temple Locations
Eucharist Nauvoo Temple
Tithing/Priesthood Book of Mormon
The Scriptures Rare Strang Photo
Translated Plates Debate FAQ
Revelations African-Americans Tour the City of Voree Thanksgiving/Sacrifice Catalog (Secure Server)
Voree Plates Women/Marriage Mormons in Wisconsin Baptism for the Dead Church Name
Chiasmus 7th Day Sabbath Mormons in Iowa Order of Enoch Become a Member
The Kingdom . . . Gather to Zion
.

.

Welcome to
http://www.ChurchofJesusChristofLatterDaySaints.org

Site Version January 2011

Gathering to Zion

We believe in the gathering of God’s people to Zion (Jerusalem in Israel and New Jerusalem in Jackson County, Missouri), or to one of its stakes (historically Kirtland, Ohio; Far West, Missouri; Nauvoo, Illinois; and Voree, Wisconsin), or to the Islands of the Great Lakes where God’s literal kingdom was established in 1850. Voree has a special promise of peace and refuge, and in keeping with that prophecy there has never been persecution there. Instead of gathering to stakes of Zion, other Mormons now put stakes among the gentiles, for convenience, and never mention gathering to a sacred city. In the early church periodicals from Zion, Kirtland, Far West, and Nauvoo, gathering was emphasized over 1000 times, whereas the endowment was mentioned only about 150 times.  The numbers are similarly proportioned in the scriptures.  Surely, it is important to live in sacred places.

66 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.  (D&C 45:66)

39 And whatsoever city thy servants shall enter, and the people of that city receive their testimony, let thy peace and thy salvation be upon that city; that they may gather out of that city the righteous, that they may come forth to Zion, or to her stakes, the places of thine appointment, with songs of everlasting joy.  (D&C 109:39)

6 And that the gathering together upon the land of Zion, and upon her stakes, may be for a defense, and for a refuge from the storm, and from wrath when it shall be poured out without mixture upon the whole earth. (D&C 115:6)

10 For the day of my visitation cometh speedily, in an hour when ye think not of; and where shall be the safety of my people, and refuge for those who shall be left of them?  (D&C 124:10)

 

Continuing Faith

For baptism for the remission
of sins, it is necessary only to have
faith toward God, and to repent of all sin.

To receive baptism by immersion, contact:

 

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon Road and Hwy. 11
Burlington, Wisconsin

(800) 862-5667


 

 

One example of our
concise priesthood lineage

Prophet Joseph Smith, 1829

Ebenezer Page, 1830
(Early Mormon in N.Y., Missouri, brother of John E. Page,
Later an Apostle at Voree, Wis., and Beaver Island)


Elder Wingfield Watson, 1858
(Lived on Beaver Island)

Elder Joseph H. Hickey, 1907
(Son of L.D. Hickey who lived at Palmyra, N.Y., Nauvoo, Ill.,
Voree, Wis., and was an apostle on Beaver Island)


Elder Steve Barany, 1953
(Son-in-law of Joseph H. Hickey, died in 2010 at 95)

Others

 

Enter your email address below if you would like to receive occasional news about this church:


Privacy
statement

© 1996-2011 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  All Rights Reserved.
The First Presidents of this Church were Joseph Smith Jr. 1830-1844, and James J. Strang 1844-1856.
The First Presidency was at Voree, Wisconsin 1844-1850, and St. James (Beaver Island), Michigan 1850-1856.

Hit Counter On this particular page, since January 1, 2004.