“The clarion call to ‘enlarge’ and ‘strengthen’ the stakes of Zion was given anciently to Isaiah (Isa. 54:2), repeated to the Nephites (3 Ne. 22:2), and reiterated in our day (D&C 109:59; 133:9). … [Stakes] are places where the Saints of God may be instructed more perfectly in the doctrines of salvation. As the number of stakes increases, the influence of the protective tent expands to reach more of the earth’s inhabitants. The ultimate goal is to stretch it over the entire earth, to gather all people under its protection” (Brewster, Isaiah Plain and Simple, 263).
“By chapter’s end [3 Nephi 22], the relationship between the Lord and his children of covenant is seen fully and poetically. Consider this summary of God’s promises and Israel’s millennial hope”:
| Verses | Husband Provides Wife | Jehovah Provides Israel |
| 1–3 | Children | Gathering and great growth |
| 4–8 | Love | Mercy and redemption |
| 9–10 | Commitment | Unbreakable covenant |
| 11–12 | Material comfort | Splendor in a New Jerusalem |
| 13–17 | Protection for the family | Peace, freedom from fear and oppression for Zion |
(Holland, Christ and the New Covenant, 291.)