We Cannot Wait until Zion Comes

Dear Family:

I have been very negligent in posting to the Zion Family blog.  I will repent!

I was impressed with Elder Todd Christofferson's conference talk about Zion.  He challenges us to actively establish Zion, not just wait for it to occur:

Zion is Zion because of the character, attributes, and faithfulness of her citizens. Remember, "the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them" (Moses 7:18). If we would establish Zion in our homes, branches, wards, and stakes, we must rise to this standard. It will be necessary (1) to become unified in one heart and one mind; (2) to become, individually and collectively, a holy people; and (3) to care for the poor and needy with such effectiveness that we eliminate poverty among us. We cannot wait until Zion comes for these things to happen—Zion will come only as they happen.

Elder D. Todd Christofferson, "Come to Zion", General Conference, October, 2008.

This is great advice for our family:

• Become unified
• Become a holy people
• Care for the poor and needy

I am so gratified to see our family work at and make progress in these areas.  Step by step, day by day, we can, and will, establish Zion in our homes.

Love,

Dad/Mark