Our Beliefs
These summaries introduce the beliefs that shape our worship, ordinances, covenant life, and preparation for Zion.
Our Beliefs
These summaries introduce the beliefs that shape our worship, ordinances, covenant life, and preparation for Zion. Fuller teachings will be published in our scriptures and study materials.
We worship God the Father as the one true and eternal God. He alone has always existed without beginning or end. He is the source of all life, light, truth, law, power, and authority. We worship Him in the name of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ is the Father’s Beloved and Only Begotten Son, our Savior, Redeemer, Bridegroom, King, and Lawgiver. The Father gave Him authority to accomplish His work, and He obeys the Father in perfect love and unity.
The Holy Ghost is a spirit son of the Father. He bears witness of Jesus Christ, teaches truth, brings revelation, sanctifies the faithful, and helps God’s children return to the Father.
We receive the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price as the word of God. We also receive the continuing revelations given by the Lord for this Church and the Kingdom of Zion.
God continues to speak. He gives personal revelation to His children and prophetic revelation for His Church and Kingdom. Members seek to recognize the voice of Christ through the Holy Ghost in their daily lives.
Salvation is possible only through the grace and atonement of Jesus Christ. He calls us to have faith, repent, receive authorized ordinances, obey His commandments, remain faithful to our covenants, and allow Him to change us.
Priesthood is authority given by Jesus Christ to act in His name. It is exercised only within the responsibility the Lord has given. Endowed men and women may use priesthood authority within their assigned stewardships, including their homes and families.
Ordinances are more than symbols. Through them, people make covenants with God and receive promised blessings and responsibilities. Baptism and the endowment belong to salvation. Sealing belongs to the higher work of eternal marriage and exaltation.
Zion is a people who seek to become one in heart, mind, love, and purpose. Each household keeps its own stewardship, while members share freely, care for one another, and use what the Lord has given them for the good of the whole people.
Jesus Christ will return and reign upon the earth for one thousand years. The knowledge of the Lord will cover the earth, wrongs will be made right, the dead will be restored according to His order, and people will continue to learn, repent, and progress.
God judges with perfect truth, justice, and mercy. He considers each person’s knowledge, opportunities, choices, works, covenants, and deepest desires. Exaltation requires becoming like Jesus Christ and learning to live the laws of the Celestial Kingdom.
We believe the New Jerusalem will be a real city built under the direction of Jesus Christ. The Lord has not yet revealed every detail, but He has declared that Zion will build it in preparation for His return.
The Life of Zion
Zion is not only a future city or a church organization. It is a covenant way of life in which people learn to live the laws of the Celestial Kingdom together.
Members seek daily guidance from Jesus Christ through the Holy Ghost. Revelation may come through prayer, scripture, spiritual impressions, dreams, visions, or other ways chosen by the Lord.
Families and households remain distinct. Each household is responsible for the people, property, work, and duties the Lord has placed in its care. Every stewardship ultimately belongs to God.
Members of Zion share freely, help raise and protect one another’s children, care for the sick and poor, and do not withhold needed help from one another. What is borrowed is treated with respect and returned in the same or better condition whenever possible.
Salvation comes through Jesus Christ and brings God’s children into a kingdom of glory. Exaltation is the greater gift of becoming like Christ and learning to live eternally in the presence and order of God. No exalted being replaces the Eternal Father or becomes equal to Him.
