Show little zion named by mormon colonist band every once in a while some locality Is fortunate enough to be baptized properly we can thank brigham hara young and his mormon followers for the fact that we may now glibly say were oft off to zion instead of twisting our tongues around deap Is a nice enough name meaning land of the springs according to a utah scholar john wallis who has traced the name to its indian source the name was given to this national park when it was first created by congress that may be the reason that travelers were slow in discovering its wonders they lust just know how to ask for lt it like the man who would like to buy a wife a fancy french perfume bot has to compromise on violet which he can pronounce in 1918 president wilson went back to the name originally given the region by brigham young young and a band of his colonists looking for new territory came upon the shining domes rainbow colors and unearthly shapes and immediately named it little zion as it seemed the one place on earth closest to the heavenly zion chicago dally news newa |