Feb 2–8, 2026
The God Who Weeps
Moses 7: The God Who Cries
Most religions teach that God is all-powerful. And if you grew up in the Church, you know that God is loving. But here's a question that's easy to skip: does God actually feel things? Does He grieve?
Moses 7 says yes.
And seeing God cry changes Enoch's entire understanding of who God is.
What Enoch Sees
By the time we hit Moses 7, Enoch has already done some remarkable things. He's moved mountains, redirected rivers, and stopped armies from attacking his people. God has been with him through all of it.
Then Enoch is shown a vision. He watches God look at the people of the world—people who have rejected Him, who have chosen cruelty over love, who are hurting each other. And God weeps.
Enoch is shocked. "How is it that the heavens weep?" (Moses 7:28).
He assumed God was beyond this. Too powerful. Too far away. He'd seen God stop mountains. He couldn't picture God sad.
God explains: these are my children. I gave them every tool they needed. They have chosen something else. I cannot force them. And I miss them.
God weeps because He loves.
Building Zion
Meanwhile, back in Enoch's world, something beautiful is being built.
Moses 7:18 gives the definition of what they became: "The Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them."
One heart and one mind. No poor.
This didn't happen by accident. Enoch had spent years building these people one person at a time. He preached when nobody listened. He kept going. And gradually—slowly—the people changed enough that God could call them Zion.
Eventually, the whole city was taken up to be with God. Translated. Preserved.
President Nelson has talked about this in recent conference talks: the Church's goal is to help build Zion, and that building starts at home—in our families, our wards, our friendships. You don't have to wait for some big future event. Zion is built now, one relationship at a time.
Enoch's Prayer
After seeing God weep, Enoch weeps too. He absorbs God's grief. And then he prays—specifically, boldly, asking God to preserve a remnant of His people. To not let everything be destroyed.
God answers. He makes a covenant with Enoch about Noah's family. He promises that truth will eventually come forth from the earth in the last days (Moses 7:60)—which many Latter-day Saints read as a prophecy of the Book of Mormon.
Enoch started the chapter afraid of crowds. He ends it deep in conversation with God about the fate of humanity, asking for things and receiving them.
That's what happens when you spend enough time learning to love what God loves.
🎮 What surprised Enoch when he had his vision in Moses 7?
🎮 Why did God weep, according to Moses 7?
🎮 What made Enoch's people qualify to be called Zion?
🎮 What happened to the Zion people after they achieved that level of righteousness?
🎮 What did Enoch do after seeing God weep?
🎮 What might Moses 7:60—"truth will I send forth out of the earth"—refer to?
Open Your Come Follow Me Manual
Find the manual's section on what Zion means. Then write down one relationship in your life—a family member, a friend, someone in your class—where you could work on "one heart and one mind." What's one specific thing that might help?