▁locations ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world , ▁including ▁travel ing ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Territ ory . ▁In ▁the ▁modern ▁era , ▁members ▁are ▁asked ▁to ▁gather ▁in ▁the ▁st akes ▁of ▁Z ion ▁located ▁in ▁their ▁local ▁areas . ▁ ▁Do ctrine ▁In ▁order ▁for ▁gather ing , ▁a ▁scatter ing ▁has ▁to ▁take ▁place . ▁In ▁the ▁Old ▁Testament , ▁Israel ▁had ▁the ▁bless ings ▁of ▁being ▁God ' s ▁c oven ant ▁people , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁scattered ▁because ▁of ▁re bell ion . ▁God ▁promised ▁that ▁the ▁Children ▁of ▁Israel ▁would ▁be ▁gathered . ▁Mission aries ▁are ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁world wide ▁to ▁gather ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁God . ▁Peter ▁and ▁Paul ▁proph es ied ▁that ▁all ▁things ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁restored ▁during ▁this ▁last ▁disp ens ation , ▁which ▁includes ▁gather ing ▁the ▁scattered . ▁▁ ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁are ▁taught ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁purposes ▁for ▁gather ing ▁is ▁to ▁make ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁saving ▁ordin ances ▁available , ▁especially ▁those ▁that ▁are ▁limited ▁to ▁a ▁temple . ▁ ▁Historic ▁examples ▁▁ ▁Histor ically ▁the ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁have ▁gathered ▁in ▁many ▁locations , ▁including : ▁ ▁K irt land , ▁Ohio ▁ ▁Independ ence , ▁Missouri ▁ ▁Nau vo o , ▁Illinois ▁ ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Valley ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁sites ▁within ▁the ▁M orm on ▁Cor rid or ▁ ▁La ie , ▁Hawai i ▁ ▁Modern