Zion

The pure Adamic language is what Adam spoke. He learned it from God. It was pure and undefiled meaning it didn’t have any swear words or in-appropriate words or meanings. It was not vulgar in any way.

It was what was spoken on the earth until the tower of Babel, 100 years after the flood, when languages were confused.  The Jaredites were able to keep the Adamic language even after they came to the Americas, but were killed off.

We know some words from the Adamic language –

1.       Deseret

2.       Ahman (which is a name for God. It means Man of Holiness. One of Christ’s names is Son of man of Holiness.

3.       Zion, which means Pure in heart.

We will speak the Adamic language again in the Millennium.

In Enoch they were of one heart.

The dispensations are periods of time when a new prophet was is called and God dispenses truth and authority. The main dispensations have been Adam, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, the Apostles (or Christ’s time), and Joseph Smith.

Each dispensation had a period of apostasy between them. The dispensation of the apostles to Joseph Smith was 100 AD to 1820 AD.

Remember the dispensations with Adam Eats Nuts And Melon And Jam

Enoch was before the flood, born in a righteous family but in a wicked world all around.

Cain beame the first son of Perdition. Seth replaced Abel – the name Seth means replacement

Seth was 69 when called to be prophet

Enos was 134

Cainan was 187

Mahalaleel was 496

Jared was 200

Enoch was 25 – the youngest to be called. Enoch was a child prodigy. His name means “walk with me” God said he would protect him. When he started preaching to the people, they said, “A wild man has come upon us.” But some believed and others tried to hurt him. Enoch has the sealing power to make the earth tremble, mountains flee. (Moses 6 & 7) He was commanded to build a city to where they could be protected and safe. They lived and improved thee 365 years before they got to the pont that they were taken up.

Neal Maxwell wrote a book, “Enoch’s Letters” showing what it might have been like in the City of Enoch living the law of consecration. All deeded their property and belongs to the Bishop and then were given back just what they needed. It can be compared to a really good pot luck dinner.

There are other times when people lived the consecrated lives, Acts 2:44 and 4 Nephi.

Enoch wanted others to be happy. No cheating, lying, no cutting in line. The city was moved to a terrestrial neighborhood. All were translated, meaning they are immortal but weren’t resurrected until Christ resurrected. That means they were changed in the twinkling of an eye. In the mean time they are ministering angels to other planets and will return in the millennium. Their city was where the Gulf of Mexico is and it will be put back in that place.

The city of Enoch is a type and shadow of things to come. The New Jerusalem will be in Independence, Missouri which is where the Garden of Eden was. It was a temple in that God walked and talked to them there and taught the Plan of Salvation. Thanks to Satan, Independence became the bloodiest place when the extermination order was given.

The saints wanted o build the New Jerusalem but weren’t ready – they still had too much contention.

The Arc was built in North Carolina & landed in the Middle East.

D&C 58:44  says the time has not come for many years for the New Jerusalem to be built. Part of the reason they weren’t ready was that they hadn’t yet been endowed and didn’t have the protection of their garments against Satan.

Joseph Smith’s code name was Enoch whenever he needed to hide. In D&C sometimes it refers to him. as Enoch. He is like the next Enoch.

A good object lesson:

Get a punch bowl or glass bowl. Fill with water, then add a lot of dirt which represents the temptations of mortality. When you add a peeled orange, it will sink and get dirty. But if you add an orange with a peel, it will float, keeping it unspotted from the worldly dirt. The peels represent wearing garments.

To build the City of Zion, The Army of Israel has to be

Endowed: Now we have 150 temples so there are many people with their endowments.

We have to be a tithing paying people, which we are

We have to be ready to live the Law of consecration.

We have to be ready to serve – we are being tested now to see if we will serve – there are 70,000 missionaries

We are more generous than ever. She said we should go to Welfare Square – it is the most inspirational place to visit. It is a light to the world

The church changed the 3-fold mission of the church to a 4-fold mission. They added “care for poor”

They changed “missionary work” to “Gather Israel.

10 times in the D&C the saints were told to buy land. Now the Church has been buying lots of lands for farming, cattle, orchards, vineyards to grow food for our people.

Isaiah said “Enlarge the place of thy tent.” Which means the church. The tent (church) is for shelter and safety. We have stakes set up everywhere. After the stakes are strong, then the center stake (the pole in the middle) will be set up. That will be the New Jerusalem.

Moses 7 says my people will prepare a New City before the 2^nd coming.

The Savior will lead us to the New Jerusalem (before His coming), through inspiration.

It is a myth that we will have to walk to the New Jerusalem. That's why airplanes, cars and trains were invented.

The younger people now ay see it being built in their lifetime.

People will be called to build the city. We already have lots of land there. The center will have a 24 complex temple (Journal of Discourses)

D&C 45 talks about the New Jerusalem. It will be the only place where people won’t be at war with each other. There will be so much light and glory that the wicked won’t be comfortable there. It will be protected by a cloud of smoke by day and fire of flame by night.

The New Jerusalem will be prepared as a bride for her bridegroom. In the New Jerusalem Zion will be again rise like the City of Enoch and will be taken up to meet Christ in the 2^nd coming. Hymn #41

The temples now are built to last through the millennium.

The purpose and goal of the Church is to build up Zion. We need to serve, and pray for Zion ot come. We need to be a Zion person – one who could live the United Order. We need to want to serve others. In family council we can ask “How can we help --- family?” A family council is basically family around the dinner table where someone asks the discussion question.

Laurel prayed in family prayer one night, “Help us not to have contention.”. the kids asked what “contention” was and started praying for that in every prayer.

We need to become a Zion family and be ready to live in Zion.