Temples Filling the Earth: A Sign That Points Us to Holiness and Hope

One of the most visible latter-day signs is also one of the most hopeful: houses of the Lord rising across the earth. Ancient prophets foresaw a day when the mountain of the Lord’s house would be established and nations would flow unto it (see Isaiah 2:2–3; 2 Nephi 12:2–3). Modern prophets describe temples multiplying so […]

Earthquakes and Natural Calamities: A Sign That Calls Us to Trust and Prepare

When Jesus sat with His disciples on the Mount of Olives, He named earthquakes among the signs of the last days. He did not say it to turn His friends into disaster spectators. He said it so they would recognize the times—and so they would not lose heart. The same Lord who foretold that the […]

The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Sign That Invites the World to Christ

Among the latter-day signs Jesus and His prophets have named, few are as concrete—or as kind—as this one: a book. Not a rumor of war. Not a shaking of the earth. A volume of scripture brought forth by the gift and power of God, carrying another testament of Jesus Christ. The Savior told the Nephites […]

The Gathering of Israel: A Sign That Calls Us to Help Bring Souls to Christ

Among the latter-day signs the Savior and His prophets have named, few are as hopeful—or as personal—as the gathering of Israel. Wars can unsettle us. Calamities can humble us. But the gathering is the Lord’s invitation to join Him in the work of salvation: finding His scattered children, teaching them of Jesus Christ, binding families […]

The Love of Many Waxing Cold: A Sign That Calls Us Back to Christlike Love

When Jesus described the last days, He named something quieter and closer to home: because iniquity would abound, the love of many would wax cold (see Joseph Smith—Matthew 1:30; Matthew 24:12). That line can sound bleak if we hear it only as a forecast of cruelty. Heard in the Savior’s full counsel, it is a […]

The Gospel Preached in All the World: A Sign That Invites Us to Share Hope

Before His Second Coming, Jesus said something that sounds less like a warning and more like a commission: the gospel of the kingdom would be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations—and then the end would come (see Matthew 24:14; Joseph Smith—Matthew 1:31). For Latter-day Saints, that line is not a […]

Wars and Rumors of Wars: A Sign That Points Us to Peace

When Jesus sat with His disciples on the Mount of Olives, they asked about the signs of His coming. Among the things He named was something every generation has known: wars, and rumors of wars. He did not say it to frighten them—He said it so they would recognize the times and not lose heart. […]