TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1853·Orson Pratt·Apostle
   To add to the s tillering* and great calamities of the nation, they will be greatly distressed by the aborigines, who “will marshal themselves and become exceeding angry” and vex
   The Seer — apostle_bookcopy citation
2. 1859·Orson Hyde·Apostle
   Again, the sign given in the Book of Mormon, showing when the times of the Gentiles shall be fulfilled and they abandoned to the judgments and wrath of Almighty God, and showing also when the covenants of the Father with the house of Israel shall be fulfilled, is this important declaration—"I will take the fulness of my Gospel from among the Gentiles," &c. It might be considered treason to quote further. With our Elders and missionaries comes the fulness of the Gospel from among the Gentiles, who, like the leaky ship, are abandoned to the mercy of the winds and the waves.
   The Work of Reformation—The United States' Army— Labours of "Mormon" Missionaries—Judgments of God, Etc. — jodcopy citation
3. 1884·John Taylor·Apostle
   What are we to do under those circumstances? Shall we be very angry? No. I feel just as easy about it as the boy did about his father. Says Tommy, to his companion: "Do you know my daddy?" "No, I don't." "Why," said Tommy, "I know him just as e-a-s-y." I feel just as easy as the boy did about knowing his daddy.
   Object of Assembling—A Peculiar People—Saints Misrepresented in All Ages—Statistics—Opposition Expected—Plural Marriage—Early Persecution—"Twin Relics"—Why the Saints Gather to Zion — jodcopy citation
4. 1977·Marion G. Romney·Apostle
   “And the anger of the Lord is kindled, and his sword is bathed in heaven, and it shall fall upon the inhabitants of the earth.
   The Tragic Cycle — cojccopy citation
5. 1982·Mark E. Petersen·Apostle
   No man should quarrel with his wife or give her any cause to quarrel in return. The scriptures command us also to avoid provoking our children to wrath. (See Eph. 6:4 .) If irritations arise in the home, they should be removed in a genuine Christian spirit.
   Believers and Doers — cojccopy citation
6. 1989·Dallin H. Oaks·Apostle
   A sister wrote me about her feelings toward a relative who had abused her as a child, leaving her with a painful physical condition. In her words, “I have to live with the pain and try to function around it.” She wrote, “At times I [felt] angry and wonder[ed] why I had to suffer the abuse in the first place and why must I continue to pay a price now.”
   Modern Pioneers — cojccopy citation