The United Order is a social and economic system designed by the Lord to enable His children on earth to live the Law of Consecration, thereby creating an order based on love and charity, abolishing poverty, and establishing Zion. At Kirtland, Ohio, February 9, 1831, Joseph Smith received the following revelation: The United Order is unlike socialism and unlike capitalism: The United Order has always been God's plan for His children on earth in order to provide for the poor and encourage unity and love: