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Approaching Zion

Hugh W. Nibley; Don E. Norton (Editor). Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Company, 1993, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Volume 9, hardbound, 637 pages.

When shall we see Zion? In 1833 the Lord told Joseph Smith, "There is now even already in store sufficient, yea, even an abundance, to redeem Zion, and establish her waste places, no more to be thrown down, were the churches, who call themselves after my name, willing to hearken to my voice." (D&C 101:75). In Approaching Zion, Nibley echoes this message; that the Latter-day Saints will see Zion when they stop seeking after Babylon. It also contains Nibley's essays on the uses of wealth, consecration, the Zion society, spiritual gifts, and the atonement.

Review Excerpt:

"I have read most of the published writings of Hugh Nibley and this book is my favorite. Drawing lessons from the past, Dr. Nibley shows us exactly how far we really are from the Zion ideal and what we must do to get there. And the changes required do not leave us in our comfort zone. A must read for any person truly wanting to reach a high spiritual plane. I would rate this book as one of the great classics in LDS literature." --John Walsh, MI, 2000, Editor, All About Mormons web site.

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"First of all, this book is geared to temple-endowed members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So if you want a basic book, I recommend The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, or Standing For Something, by Gordon B. Hinckley, the world-leader of the Church., or A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, by LeGrand Richards, or Our Search For Happiness, by M. Russell Ballard. These books are designed as introductory texts, and explain our history, an what our basic beliefs are, and why we build temples.

This book, however, is written by a member for members, and has a very cutting edge to it. It is a very sharp and repeated call to live after the manner of happiness, after the united order, or, in short, after the manner of Zion. This book is a collection of samizdat discourses that circulated underground at Brigham Young University. Dr. Nibley has the academic freedom to speak rather bluntly on the current economic order of things. He is not a communist, or a capitalist, but a third party-a consecrationist. He believes in restoring the early Christian order of things that prevailed in the primitive church (See Acts 2:32-37)

This book shakes you to the core as Dr. Nibley drives a stake thought the heart of the vampire of greed and selfishness. It it not all attack, though. This book opens your mind to focus on the things test matter, the eternal things, the peaceable things of the gospel." --Kendal B. Hunter, UT, 2002.

Hugh Nibley received his Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1939. He is emeritus professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He is a gifted scholar, educator, and lecturer who has been delighting and motivating Latter-day Saints for decades. A prolific writer, a keen and witty observer, and a relentless critic of the worldly, he has led LDS Church members of all ages to a deeper understanding of and commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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