D&C 45

In a great revelation to the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Lord recounts His prophecies prior to His second coming which He gave to His apostles of the Mount Olive. Two of those being -

"...in that generation shall the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled." (Doctrine and Covenants Section 45:30)

and -

"...there shall be men standing in that generation, that shall not pass until they shall see an overflowing scourge; for a desolating sickness shall cover the land." (Doctrine and Covenants Section 45:31)

With these terrible conditions, the Lord admonished -

"But my disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved..." (Doctrine and Covenants Section 45:32)

What are these "holy places"? There is no question that the home and family can be one. The Holy temple is certainly one. The Lord also talked of another place -

"...of refuge, a place of safety for the saints of the Most High God;
67 And the glory of the Lord shall be there, and the terror of the Lord also shall be there, insomuch that the wicked will not come unto it, and it shall be called Zion.
68 And it shall come to pass among the wicked, that every man that will not take his sword against his neighbor must needs flee unto Zion for safety.
69 And there shall be gathered unto it out of every nation under heaven; and it shall be the only people that shall not be at war one with another." (Doctrine and Covenants Section 45:66 - 69)

Zion is the place where the saints should gather as a place of safety and refuge. In the early days of the Church, the gathering was very central but later the Lord reveals -

"...that the gathering together upon the land of Zion, and upon her stakes, may be for a defense, and for a refuge from the storm, and from wrath when it shall be poured out without mixture upon the whole earth." (Doctrine and Covenants Section 115:6)

Our wards and stakes also serve as a "holy place", a place of refuge and safety.