Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved,
until the day of Jehovah come; for behold, it cometh quickly,
saith the Elohim. Amen.
D&C 87:8 (JST Context)
The Plat of the City
The organization of Zion is the organization of space. Unlike the chaotic entropy of Babylon, Zion is built upon the Celestial Square. In the 1833 Plat, we find the literal footprint of the Kingdomβcentralized storehouses and the House of the Elohim as the geometric and spiritual anchor of the Paternal Chain.
Zion cannot be built upon any other principle than that of the High Law. If we do not organize our physical environment, our intelligence remains scattered. We gather to insulate the remnant from the industrial and spiritual decay of the fallen world.
[GEOMETRIC RECORD: INDEPENDENCE Β· NAUVOO Β· THE DESERET GRID]
Statutes of the Celestial Economy
Equality of Intelligence
"Every man equal according to his family, according to his circumstances and his wants and needs, that the Ahmanite species may be one."
β D&C 51:3 (1879 ed.)
The Common Stock
"A covenant and a deed which cannot be broken; the surplus is for the storehouse of the Elohim for the relief of the poor."
β D&C 42:30-34 (1879 ed.)
Industrial Autarky
"Let all thy garments be plain, and their beauty the beauty of the work of thine own hands; separate from the Babylonian market."
β D&C 42:40 (1879 ed.)
The Law of Consecration
"Behold, this is the way that I, Jehovah, have decreed to provide for my saints, that the poor shall be exalted, in that the rich are made low."
