Was Zions Camp a Success or Failure? | Church History Matters with Scott & Casey | Sep 15-21

Scott and Casey, with guest expert Matthew Godfrey, explore the purpose, challenges, and legacy of Zion’s Camp, the 1834 march led by Joseph Smith to aid displaced Saints in Missouri. Along the way, participants endured hardship, threats of violence, and a cholera outbreak, leading some to question Joseph’s leadership while others gained powerful spiritual lessons. Though it failed to restore Zion immediately, Zion’s Camp became a training ground for future Church leaders, including many of the Twelve Apostles and Seventy, and left a lasting impact on Church governance, unity, and the principle that Zion would be redeemed through faith and peace rather than force