LDS church buys 6,000 Missouri acres
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“..the land of Missouri, which is the land which I have appointed and consecrated for the gathering of the saints. Wherefore, this is the land of promise, and the place for the city of Zion…Behold, the place which is now called Independence is the center place; and a spot for the temple is lying westward, upon a lot which is not far from the courthouse.”
Doctrine and Covenants 57:1-3
This prophecy, given over 150 years ago, may already be coming to pass.
On Saturday May 5, 2012, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased 6,000 acres of Missouri farm land. Latter-day Saints believe Missouri to be the place Adam and Eve lived in after they left the Garden of Eden, and the place where many righteous people will meet prior to the Second Coming.
On Sunday President Thomas S. Monson dedicated the Kansas City temple. The temple resides about 10 miles west of Independence. For Latter-day Saints, temples are sacred places in which to learn more about Heavenly Father’s plan and make sacred covenants with God.
Though the LDS Church hasn’t announced any plans to gather people to Missouri, it’s interesting The Church recently bought 6,000 more acres of land in Missouri and completed a temple, “lying westward,” “not far from the [Independence] courthouse.”
Beside the 6,000 acres, the LDS church also purchased several historical sites from the Community of Christ, including Haun’s Mill, the Far West Burying Ground and Joseph Smith Sr.’s home in Kirtland, Ohio. These historical sites preserve some of the history of the Mormon pioneers’ journey to the west.
“What was the object of gathering … the people of God in any age of the world? … The main object was to build unto the Lord a house whereby He could reveal unto His people the ordinances of His house and the glories of His kingdom, and teach the people the way of salvation”
-Joseph Smith Jr. History of the Church
Personal Notes: I honestly don’t know exactly what will take place in Missouri. I am, however, excited and willing to do whatever God’s prophet asks us to do.
Brillant correlations. For those of us living in Missouri it is obvious there are preparations being made.
Thanks! If you see any other interesting preparations, feel free to let me know, so I can add them to this article.
Only is fulfilling the words of the prophets to be prepared before the Second Coming of the Lord.
Yeah, I really look forward to the Second Coming. I hope to do all I can to help myself and others prepare for the Second Coming.
Not all members from Utah would be traveling back to Missouri! right?? I think there will be chosen-prepared people who will establish a new Zion out there….as the prophet said it would be the church headquarter when Jesus would be here again! Amazing isn’t it!
I don’t know exactly how it will all work out, but I know there will be a gathering of some of the righteous in Missouri at some point in the future.
Right now we are commanded to build up Zion wherever we reside. The gathering to ZION prior to the Second Coming, and in preparation to the Second Coming will happen at some future point, and will not include every member of the LDS Church, but rather a select number who are specifically called to gather there. I can’t wait! :)
Hey Don- where did you learn this? That it will not include every member..
Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Vol 11, pg 16: “Remarks have been made as to our staying here in the Rockies. I will tell you how long we shall stay here. If we live our religion, we shall stay here in these mountains forever and ever, and a portion of the Priesthood will go and redeem and build up the Center Stake of Zion.” Vol 18, p. 355-356: “Are we going back to Jackson County? Yes. When? As soon as the way opens up. Are we all going? Oh no! Of course not. The country is not large enough to hold our present numbers. When we do return there, will there be any less remaining in these mountains than we number today? No, there may be a hundred then for every single one that there is now. It is folly in men to suppose that we are going to break up these our hard earned homes to make others in a new country. We intend to hold our own here, and also penetrate the north and the south, the east and the west, there to make others and to raise the ensign of truth.”
Thanks for sharing that quote Shellie!