Wherefore, this is the land of promise, and the place for the city of Zion. Sidney Gilbert and Edward Partridge were to start making preparations with the help of William W. Phelps as printer and Oliver Cowdrey assisting him. Lots were back to back and all would be the same size. The houses would all face a street and would be 25 feet back from the road. The plot also allowed for farms on the edge of the city to supply the food for everyone.
History tells the rest of that story and why the city of Zion in Missouri has yet to be realized.