Doctrines of the Kingdom is the third in a series of four volumes setting forth the thought and doctrine expressed by the Prophet Joseph Smith. Preceded by God, Man and the Universe, and Principles of Perfection, this volume is an attempt to analyze the millennial kingdom of Christ which Joseph Smith envisioned and sought to establish. This book discusses the general order and program of the millennial kingdom, as a divine system based upon enlightening spiritual powers and the principle of mutual covenant; the economic law of the millennial system -- the law of consecration and stewardship -- as it would center in the City of Zion and be administered under the united order; the concept of the City of Zion and the New Jerusalem; the idea and the principles of the government of God -- the divine political system which would prevail in the millennium; and, finally, the divine patriarchial order, or the perfected order of the kingdom into which all of the above principles and programs would eventually be integrated and which would then exist as an eternal family order. More than setting forth a new combination of religious, social, economic, and political principles, Joseph Smith showed men how to bring enlightening and transforming spiritual powers into their lives, then integrate and synthesize all the functions of society into those spiritual truths and powers. If these principles were followed it would be possible to develop a distinctly new society based upon the highest ideals of human freedom and dignity.
