Zion and the Coming of the Lord
There is a tension in Mormonism between our pragmatism and our Millenarianism. Every Saint in this dispensation has wondered if they would live to see the great and terrible day. Most believed they would, only to be corrected by death’s disappointment. Kirtland. Independence. Nauvoo. Salt Lake City. The Mexican Colonies. Each held their promise of fulfilling one of the great precursors of the Lords return: Zion. Not simply the pure in heart of which we now frequently speak, but the institution that so many of our people died for – the community of God. (more…)