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Come Follow Me is discussing Doctrine and Covenants 115-120 in the upcoming week. Some questions about these verses. D&C 115:6 - "And that the gathering together upon the land of Zion, and upon her stakes, may be for a defense, and for a refuge from the storm, and from wrath when it shall be poured out without mixture upon the whole earth". The land of Zion is again mentioned in 117:14, 118:2, and 119:5-6. Is this a reference to all of Missouri? D&C 115:13 - "Verily I say unto you, let not my servant Joseph, neither my servant Sidney, neither my servant Hyrum, get in debt any more for the building of a house unto my name". Were these three the only ones restrained from entering into debt for that purpose? D&C 117:16 - And again, verily I say unto you, let all my servants in the land of Kirtland remember the Lord their God, and mine house also, to keep and preserve it holy, and to overthrow the moneychangers in mine own due time, saith the Lord. Even so. Amen. Is the sin of moneychangers applied to individuals in Kirtland who corrupted sacred things by mixing spiritual leadership with greed, power-seeking, or financial manipulation involving church resources and the temple?