06 August 2026

"... the messengers of the nation ..."

I read the scripture here and I feel that something big is being expressed, but I am struggling to bring it out.

Isaiah 14:32

32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it. 

Does "the messengers of the nation" mean that the words to be broadcast widely? 

Could "the poor of his people" mean those whose attachment to the Lord is new and therefore lacking and that the founding of Zion is to give place for those who are thus poor (need deeper community supports)?

Isn't that the function of the LDS wards (a manifestation of a Zion community within the Church)? To be a strength to those who are weak or young (poor) in the Gospel? But not to let people sit there in that (poor) state, but to strengthen their devotions to the Lord in their homes and in the temples?

Is the "Zion" ward to be like a halfway house to the goal of gospel-centered homes and temple worship? 

"... the messengers of the nation ..."

I read the scripture here and I feel that something big is being expressed, but I am struggling to bring it out. Isaiah 14:32 32 What shall ...