The Standard of Zion

I was studying about Zions Camp recently.  It is an episode in Church History beginning in February of 1834.  The saints in Missouri had been forced from their homes and were in dire straits on the bank of the river and in neighboring Clay County.  Joseph Smith had received sections 101 and 103 of the Doctrine and Covenants directing the saints to organize and go reclaim the land of Zion.  Perhaps they had thought more upon the reality of their status as victims, than on the word of the Lord regarding the reasons why He had allowed them to become victims of such circumstances.  Like I have felt before, I can imagine the saints feeling more anxious to avenge their just cause than correct the faults that allowed it to be brought upon them. Zion's Camp ends up not accomplishing it's stated purpose of redeeming the land of Zion just as the Missouri saints had failed in their attempts to build Zion.  Ironically both failures have come of the same reasons - transgressions and contentions have stopped them.  The saints had been able to establish settlements both before and after the attempt at building the city of Zion.  Their failure comes when the standards for such a society are raised and they neglect the spiritual foundation upon which such a society should be built. 
When I consider the effect of Enoch's Zion, it isn't really any wonder that Satan fights so hard against the establishment of such a powerful force for good as Zion is - in community, in home, or in heart