Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 "See That Ye Be Not Troubled" 5
Chapter 2 The Last Days, an Exciting Time to Live 14
Chapter 3 Some Cautions and Observations 21
Chapter 4 100 Signs of the Times 56
1 A Man Named "David" Will Lead the Church 58
2 The Discovery of America and the Establishment of the United States of America 60
3 A Prophet Named "Joseph" to Be Raised Up in the Last Days 63
4 The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon 64
5 The Restoration of the Priesthood and the Priesthood Keys 68
6 The Restoration of the True Church of Jesus Christ 72
7 Once Restored in the Last Dispensation, the True Church Will Never Again Be Lost through Apostasy 75
8 The Church Will Be Established in the Tops of the Mountains 77
9 The Church Will Grow to Fill the Entire Earth 78
10 The Civil War Will Start in South Carolina 82
11 Slaves Will Rise Up against Their Masters 83
12 A Full End of All Nations 84
13 Scattered Israel Will Be Gathered 86
14 All Will Hear the Gospel in Their Own Tongue 91
15 Righteousness and Truth Will "Sweep the Earth as with a Flood" 93
16 The Church Will Be Brought Out of Obscurity 94
17 The Name of Joseph Smith Will Be Spoken of for Good and Evil in All Nations 95
18 Mother Earth Will Rejoice to Finally Be Free of Wickedness 96
19 The Lost Ten Tribes Will Return 100
20 The Times of the Gentiles Will Be Fulfilled 106
21 There Will Be Much Despair, Depression, Emotional Instability, and Gloom and Doom 109
22 In Spite of Gross Wickedness and Spiritual Darkness upon the Earth, the Lord's Covenant People Will Be Preserved 111
23 There Will Be Extraordinarily Widespread Selfishness and Lack of Caring for Others 114
24 Couples Will Avoid Marriage and Openly Live Together 116
25 The Mark of the Beast in Their Foreheads 117
26 Great Tribulation among the Wicked 120
27 Ever Learning, and Never Coming to the Knowledge of the Truth 122
28 Widespread Suppression of Personal Conscience 124
29 The Jews Will Return to Jerusalem 125
30 The Jews Accept the True Gospel 127
31 The Prophet Elijah Will Come to Restore the Keys of Sealing 129
32 The Saints Will Be Few in Number, but the Power of God Will Be with Them 133
33 Christ Will Come to His Temple 134
34 Genealogical Research and Interest in Family History Will Spread as Never Before 136
35 Dangers upon the Waters 138
36 Widespread Despising of Good People (The Crab Principle) 140
37 Much Ecological Damage Will Occur in the Last Days 141
38 Various Forms of "Indulgences" Will Be In Use 142
39 The Sun Will Be Darkened and the Moon Will Become as Blood 144
40 The Church Will Become Well Known throughout the Earth 147
41 Diseases, Plagues, and Pestilences Will Sweep the Earth in Spite of Medical Advances and Technology 148
42 Knowledge, Science, and Technology Will Increase Dramatically 150
43 "The Weak Things of the Earth Shall Break Down the Mighty and Strong Ones" 153
44 The Righteous Wise Will Have Extra Oil for Their Lamps 155
45 Wars and Rumors of Wars Will Become Normal Life 157
46 The Last Days' Scourges of the Lord Will Increase Right Up to the Second Coming 159
47 Famines, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, and Natural Disasters Will Abound 160
48 Additional Scriptures Will Be Published 161
49 Strikes, Overthrowing of Governments, Gang Warfare, Violence, and Disrespect for Authority Will Increase 164
50 There Will Be Widespread Disrespect for That Which Is Sacred and Holy 167
51 Sexual Immorality, Homosexuality, and Pornography Will Abound 167
52 Much Bloodshed Will Precede the Second Coming 172
53 The Disintegration of the Family Will Bring Prophesied Calamities in the Last Days 174
54 The Spirit Will Stop Working with the Wicked 175
55 Peace Will Be Taken from the Earth 179
56 Jerusalem Will Be a "Cup of Trembling" to Those Who Attempt to Fight against It 181
57 Many Will Claim That Miracles Have Ceased 183
58 Miracles Will Abound 185
59 Secret Combinations and Works of Darkness Will Permeate Societies 192
60 People Will Deny the Power of God 196
61 Leaders of Churches and Teachers Rise Up in the Pride of Their Hearts 199
62 Many Will Openly "Approve" Gross Sin 201
63 The Righteous Will Be Alerted by the Signs of the Times 204
64 Materialism Will Be Priority over Service to Others 205
65 People Will Refuse to Believe Obvious Truth and Will Instead Adhere to Fables and Falsehoods 209
66 Many Manifestations of Pride Will Cause Great Damage to Society 211
67 False Prophets, False Churches, and False Miracles Will Abound 213
68 Preachers Will "Transfigure" God's Word for Personal Gain 216
69 People Refuse to Believe the Signs of the Times 220
70 New York, Albany, and Boston Destroyed, Unless 222
71 Some Will Fear That Christ's Coming Is Being Delayed Too Long 223
72 There Will Be Signs and Wonders on Earth and in the Heavens 225
73 The Lamanites Will Blossom as the Rose 226
74 New Jerusalem Will Be Built 227
75 Many Temples Will Be Built 230
76 A Temple Will Be Built in Jerusalem 233
77 The Gospel Will Flourish in Egypt and a Temple Will Be Built There 235
78 The Rainbow Is Withdrawn 236
79 Some of the "Very Elect" Will Be Deceived 237
80 The Constitution Will Hang by a Thread 242
81 Destroying Angels Will Be Allowed to Go Forth upon the Earth 244
82 There Will Be an Extraordinary Increase in Blatant Lying and Deceiving 245
83 There Will Be Much of Truce-Breaking 246
84 There Will Be More and More Members of the Church Who Remain Strong and Faithful as the Tune of the Second Coming Draws Near 247
85 Spirits of Devils Will Work Many Miracles, Deceiving Many 249
86 The "Abomination of Desolation" Will Take Place Again 250
87 The Lord "Will Hasten [His] Work in Its Time" 253
88 Wickedness Will Be Rampant 255
89 Babylon Will Fall 258
90 A Great Hailstorm Will Destroy the Crops of the Earth 261
91 There Will Be a Great Earthquake Such as Never Before 262
92 Waters Will Flow from the Temple in Jerusalem and Heal the Dead Sea 263
93 The Battle of Armageddon 265
94 The Meeting at Adam-ondi-Ahman 267
95 Two Prophets Will Be Killed in Jerusalem 272
96 The Mount of Olives Will Split in Two 275
97 The Sign of the Coming of the Son of Man 277
98 The Righteous Will Be Taken Up to Meet the Coming Lord 280
99 The Wicked Will Be Burned 283
100 Everyone Will See Christ When He Comes 286
Chapter 5 Conditions Preceding Christ's Appearance to the Nephites Compared to Conditions Leading up to the Second Coming 289
Chapter 6 The Actual Second Coming of Christ 294
Chapter 7 How Good Do You Have to Be in Order to Have a Pleasant Second Coming? 305
About the Author 311
