Israel, Israel, God is Calling

"We must no longer think of Zion as where we are going to live; we must think of it as how we are going to live." I recently came across this quote while studying the talk titled "Israel, Israel, God is Calling" by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. As this semester comes to an end, I can't help but think how much this quote relates to me and each and every one of my classmates at BYU-Idaho. We are living in the last days as part of the last dispensation on Earth. We believe that the Church of God will never flea again as it has in times of old. Because of this, we as Latter-Day Saints must be better than ever. We must do as Elder Holland has said and, “plant our feet, and our families, and our foundations in every nation, kindred, tongue, and people permanently”. We must obey God’s commandments every day and live righteously throughout our entire lives. There is no room for error. We must build Zion where we stand. We have been so blessed to have been taught true doctrines, principles, and applications in our Family Relations class this semester. We must now apply what we have been taught into our own lives. Now is the time. Let's build Zion!