Zion LINE UPON LINEEVOLVING CONCEPT OF ZION DC
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Zion “LINE UPON LINE”--EVOLVING CONCEPT OF ZION
D&C 28: 9—
D&C 28: 9— 8 And now, behold, I say unto you that you shall go unto the Lamanites and preach my gospel unto them; and inasmuch as they receive thy teachings thou shalt cause my church to be established among them; and thou shalt have revelations, but write them not by way of commandment. 9 And now, behold, I say unto you that it is not revealed, and no man knoweth where the city Zion shall be built, but it shall be given hereafter. Behold, I say unto you that it shall be on the borders by the Lamanites.
What was the meaning of the phrase, “the border of the Lamanites”?
What was the meaning of the phrase, “the border of the Lamanites”? • In 1820’and 30’s, large number of native Americans living in the eastern and midewestern United States.
What was the meaning of the phrase, “the border of the Lamanites”? • In 1820’and 30’s, large number of native Americans living in the eastern and midewestern United States. • May 28, 1830, United State Congress passed the Indian Removal Bill, directing all native Americans within the bounderies of the United States to relocate to the federal Indian Territory just west of Missouri.
What was the meaning of the phrase, “the border of the Lamanites”? • In 1820’and 30’s, large number of native Americans living in the eastern and midewestern United States. • May 28, 1830, United State Congress passed the Indian Removal Bill, directing all native Americans within the bounderies of the United States to relocate to the federal Indian Territory just west of Missouri. • Some tribes had already moved there. This was the meaning of “borders of the Lamanites. ”
