built upon the land of America, "And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads" (Isaiah 35:10); and then they will be delivered from the overflowing scourge tha shall pass through the land. But Judah shal. obtain deliverance at Jerusalem. See Joel 2: 32; Isaiah 26:20 and 21; Jeremiah 31:12; Psalm 1:5; Ezekiel 34:11, 12 and 13. These are testimonies that the Good Shepherd will put forth His own sheep, and lead them out from all nations where they have been scattered in a cloudy and dark day, to Zion, and to Jerusalem; besides many more testimonies which might be brought. History of the Church, Vol. 1, p. 315.

Zion, Whole of America-You know there has been great discussion in relation to Zionwhere it is, and where the gathering of the dispensation is, and which I am now going to tell you. The prophets have spoken and written upon it; but I will make a proclamation that will cover a broader ground. The whole of America is Zion itself, from north to south, and is described by the Prophets, who declare it is the Zion, where the mountain of the Lord should be, and that it should be in the center of the land. When Elders will take up and examine the old prophecies in the Bible, they will see it. History of the Church, Vol. 6, p. 318.