And now, verily, I say concerning the residue of the elders of my church, the time has not yet come, for many years, for them to receive their inheritance in this land.
Doctrine & Covenants 58:44
The Lord hunted from the beginning that it would be a long time before Zion was to be the residence of everyone in the church.
Inasmuch as there is land obtained, let there be workmen sent forth of all kinds unto this land, to labor for the saints of God.
Doctrine & Covenants 58:54
The church is not to purchase land only to hold it in trust laying fallow. Any land they acquire should be used for beneficial purposes hence the ranches, the farms, and even the commercial districts that they develop on the lands of the church.
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