Part 2: Building Zion for Outliers

In the first part, I talked about turning work into an experience — something spiritual, alive, and purpose-driven. But this vision isn’t for people who need to be managed, spoon-fed, or told what to do. It’s for the doers.

For the ones who, if given a spark and a little bit of space, create fire.

We’re looking for the outliers — the ones who think in equations and parables at the same time. The analytical and the inspired. The builders who create not out of ego but out of conviction.

A Zion Model of Creation

Doctrine and Covenants 88 teaches us to learn “by study and also by faith.” Section 93 reminds us that “whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.”

That’s not just about scripture study — it’s about building a life of continual progression. So why not build an economy of intelligence?

Imagine a modern Zion-like structure — a consecrated ecosystem where individuals bring their gifts, create value, and the community multiplies it. Each person owns their output, but everyone benefits from the rising tide of shared growth.

It’s not socialism. It’s stewardship — capitalism with covenant principles.

The Ecosystem, Not the Company

We’re not building a corporation. We’re building an ecosystem.

The ecosystem gives outliers the tools, capital, and network to build what they’re already called to build. It’s less about employment and more about empowerment.

Think of it as an incubator of divine potential — a place where revelation and execution coexist.

The Profit Engine

Purpose still has to pay the bills. A few models make sense here:

• Revenue Share: Each project that launches from the ecosystem gives back a small percentage of earnings to sustain future builders.
• Equity Pool: Founders keep majority control, but the ecosystem holds a fractional stake — shared prosperity without control.
• Dividends & Re-investment: Profits feed back into training, new ventures, and fellow outliers, creating a cycle of compounding intelligence.
• Curriculum & Mentorship: Workshops, talks, and live sessions generate value, attract sponsorship, and build credibility.

These models keep stewardship and self-reliance balanced — purpose feeding profit, profit fueling purpose.

The Curriculum of Builders

The training isn’t about writing résumés or scaling a business in ten steps. It’s about teaching how to think, how to discern, and how to act on revelation.

Bring in people like Peter Thiel, Casey Baugh, John Haynes — not to give TED talks, but to open their playbooks and share how conviction becomes strategy.

The curriculum would weave together philosophy, finance, faith, and execution. The goal: increase intelligence, as section 93 describes — wisdom that endures beyond trends.

Finding the Outliers

Outliers rarely raise their hands. They’re busy building in silence — the coder in a basement, the athlete mentoring kids, the designer who can’t stop sketching.

Finding them takes discernment, not marketing. We’re not recruiting employees; we’re recognizing builders. Once they’re found, we hand them the keys: access, mentorship, capital, community.

And then — we step back. Let them create.

Making It Real

How do you make this real?

You start small. Build one space — physical or digital — where faith and creation meet. Launch a pilot cohort of ten outliers. Give them mentors, seed capital, and freedom. Track outcomes, stories, and revenue.

Then invite investors who understand eternal ROI — those who see intelligence and impact as the new assets. People who want to fund builders that make a difference and make it profitable.

When that flywheel turns — when builders build, investors believe, and the community shares — it becomes self-sustaining.

The Vision Forward

This isn’t about ego or empire. It’s about consecration through creation.

We’re building a modern Zion for outliers — a gathering place for those who learn by study and by faith, who grow in intelligence, and who use their gifts to bless the world.

If we can build that kind of economy — one grounded in faith, fueled by purpose, and driven by impact — we won’t just change how people work.

We’ll change why they work.