Signs & Reasons

Signs & Reasons

By Gregory SargentReligion & Spirituality
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Signs & Reasons episodes

  • Increasing wickedness and the love of men waxing cold
    The Savior said the love of many shall wax cold, and Moroni, speaking directly to us, shows that cold love can look like simply not noticing.
    In this episode:
    • The sign and where it comes from
    • Noah's days and the first fulfillment
    • Open questions and other readings
    • Fulfilled now, and a reason for hope
    Sources:
    • New Testament: Matthew 24
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/matt/24?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Luke 17
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/luke/17?lang=eng
    • New Testament: 2 Timothy 3
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/2-tim/3?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Revelation 16
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/rev/16?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Genesis 6
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/gen/6?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Isaiah 5
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/isa/5?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Matthew: Joseph Smith Matthew 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/js-m/1?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Translation: JST 2 Thessalonians 2
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/jst/jst-2-thes/2?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Translation: JST 2 Peter 3
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/jst/jst-2-pet/3?lang=eng
    • Pearl of Great Price: Moses 7
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/moses/7?lang=eng
    • Pearl of Great Price: Moses 8
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/moses/8?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 1 Nephi 14
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/14?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 27
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/27?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 28
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/28?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 4 Nephi 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/4-ne/1?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: Mormon 4
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/morm/4?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: Mormon 8
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/morm/8?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: Moroni 7
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/moro/7?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: Moroni 9
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/moro/9?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/1?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 18
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/18?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 29
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/29?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 38
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/38?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 45
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/45?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 63
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/63?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 86
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/86?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 112
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/112?lang=eng
    • Bible Dictionary: Charity
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/charity?lang=eng
    • Bible Dictionary: Noah
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/noah?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Prayers for Peace, Henry B. Eyring, April 2026
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2026/04/19eyring?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Neil L. Andersen, October 2024
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/12andersen?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Drawing Closer to the Savior, Neil L. Andersen, October 2022
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/10/35andersen?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Gary E. Stevenson, April 2026
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2026/04/23stevenson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Russell M. Nelson, April 2025
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/04/57nelson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Russell M. Nelson, October 2024
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/57nelson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Russell M. Nelson, April 2022
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/47nelson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Let God Prevail, Russell M. Nelson, October 2020
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/46nelson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Joy and Spiritual Survival, Russell M. Nelson, October 2016
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/10/joy-and-spiritual-survival?lang=eng
    • General Conference: David A. Bednar, October 2021
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/10/22bednar?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Ulisses Soares, October 2023
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/10/34soares?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Sacrament Meeting and the Sacrament, Dallin H. Oaks, October 2008
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2008/10/sacrament-meeting-and-the-sacrament?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Preparation for the Second Coming, Dallin H. Oaks, April 2004
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2004/04/preparation-for-the-second-coming?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Times in Which We Live, Gordon B. Hinckley, October 2001
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2001/10/the-times-in-which-we-live?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Living in the Fulness of Times, Gordon B. Hinckley, October 2001
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2001/10/living-in-the-fulness-of-times?lang=eng
    • General Conference: If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear, Gordon B. Hinckley, October 2005
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2005/10/if-ye-are-prepared-ye-shall-not-fear?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Constant Truths for Changing Times, Thomas S. Monson, April 2005
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2005/04/constant-truths-for-changing-times?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Shield of Faith, Boyd K. Packer, April 1995
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1995/04/the-shield-of-faith?lang=eng
    • General Conference: On Zion's Hill, Boyd K. Packer, October 2005
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2005/10/on-zions-hill?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Honored Place of Woman, Ezra Taft Benson, October 1981
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1981/10/the-honored-place-of-woman?lang=eng
    • General Conference: May the Kingdom of God Go Forth, Ezra Taft Benson, April 1978
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1978/04/may-the-kingdom-of-god-go-forth?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Brightness of Hope, Neal A. Maxwell, October 1994
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1994/10/brightness-of-hope?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Stand Independent above All Other Creatures, Bruce R. McConkie, April 1979
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1979/04/stand-independent-above-all-other-creatures?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Answers to Life's Questions, M. Russell Ballard, April 1995
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1995/04/answers-to-lifes-questions?lang=eng
    • Liahona: Covenants, Power and Promises, Ronald A. Rasband, October 2025
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2025/10/03-covenants-power-and-promises?lang=eng
    • Ensign: Early Saints and the Millennium, Glen M. Leonard, August 1979
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1979/08/early-saints-and-the-millennium?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, chapter 21
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-joseph-smith/chapter-21?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, chapter 45
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-brigham-young/chapter-45?lang=eng
    • Pearl of Great Price Student Manual: Joseph Smith Matthew
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/the-pearl-of-great-price-student-manual/joseph-smith-matthew?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual: Chapter 32
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-32-doctrine-and-covenants-85-87?lang=eng
    • Doctrines of the Gospel Student Manual: Chapter 36
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrines-of-the-gospel-student-manual/36-second-coming?lang=eng
    • Doctrines of the Gospel Student Manual: Chapter 37
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrines-of-the-gospel-student-manual/37-millennium-and-glorification-of-the-earth?lang=eng
    • Gospel Principles: Chapter 43
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-43-signs-of-the-second-coming?lang=eng
    • Come, Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants 45, 2025
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/come-follow-me-for-home-and-church-doctrine-and-covenants-2025/19-doctrine-and-covenants-45?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Papers: Letter to Noah C. Saxton, 4 January 1833
    https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-noah-c-saxton-4-january-1833/4
    • BYU Studies: Will Things Get Better or Worse before the Second Coming, Jed L. Woodworth
    https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/will-things-get-better-or-worse-before-the-second-coming
    • BYU Speeches: Jesus' Sermon on the Last Days, S. Kent Brown
    https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/s-kent-brown/jesus-sermon-last-days-matthew-24/
    • BYU Speeches: Need Not Fear His Coming, Gordon B. Hinckley
    https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/gordon-b-hinckley/need-not-fear-coming/
    • Encyclopedia of Mormonism: Millenarianism
    https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Millenarianism
    • Thayer's Greek Lexicon: Anomia
    https://biblehub.com/greek/458.htm
    • Thayer's Greek Lexicon: Psycho
    https://biblehub.com/greek/5594.htm
    • Thayer's Greek Lexicon: Chalepos
    https://biblehub.com/greek/5467.htm
    • Thayer's Greek Lexicon: Odin
    https://biblehub.com/greek/5604.htm
    • Vincent's Word Studies: Matthew 24
    https://biblehub.com/commentaries/vws/matthew/24.htm
    • Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon: Hamas
    https://biblehub.com/hebrew/2555.htm
    • Sefaria: Kiddushin 30b
    https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.30b.6
    • Sefaria: Sukkah 52a
    https://www.sefaria.org/Sukkah.52a
    • Sefaria: Sanhedrin 108a
    https://www.sefaria.org/Sanhedrin.108a.7
    • Sefaria: Sanhedrin 98a
    https://www.sefaria.org/Sanhedrin.98a.11
    • Sefaria: Sanhedrin 98b
    https://www.sefaria.org/Sanhedrin.98b.4
    • Sefaria: Genesis Rabbah 31
    https://www.sefaria.org/Bereshit_Rabbah.31.5
    • Sefaria: Mishnah Sotah 9:15
    https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Sotah.9.15
    • Josephus: Antiquities of the Jews
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2848/pg2848.txt
    • Josephus: The Wars of the Jews
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2850/pg2850.txt
    • Jewish Encyclopedia: Eschatology
    https://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/5849-eschatology
    • Jubilees: Chapter 23
    https://www.pseudepigrapha.com/jubilees/23.htm
    • Second Esdras: 2 Esdras 5
    https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Esdras%205&version=NRSVUE
    • John Chrysostom: Homily 75 on Matthew
    https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/200175.htm
    • Dallas Theological Seminary: Doctrinal Statement
    https://www.dts.edu/why-dts/doctrinal-statement
    • Ligonier Ministries: The Millennial Maze
    https://learn.ligonier.org/articles/millennial-maze
    • Ligonier Ministries: Tabletalk, Millennium Part Two
    https://learn.ligonier.org/devotionals/millennium-part-ii
    • Ligonier Ministries: Tabletalk, Signs of the End
    https://learn.ligonier.org/devotionals/signs-end
    • The Gospel Coalition: Views of the Millennium
    https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/views-of-the-millennium/
    • Catechism of the Catholic Church: Paragraphs 675 to 677
    https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P1V.HTM
    Show notes and transcript: https://gregsargent.com/signs-and-reasons/2026-11-02
    42 min
  • Earthquakes in divers places
    In scripture the Lord calls the shaking of the earth a testimony, and the very first words the Savior spoke around this sign were see that ye be not troubled.
    In this episode:
    • Earthquakes in divers places
    Sources:
    • New Testament: Matthew 24
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/matt/24?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Mark 13
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/mark/13?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Luke 21
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/luke/21?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Matthew 27
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/matt/27?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Revelation 16
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/rev/16?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Matthew: Joseph Smith Matthew 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/js-m/1?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Translation: JST Luke 21
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/jst/jst-luke/21?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 45
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/45?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 88
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/88?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 43
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/43?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 87
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/87?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 49
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/49?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: Mormon 8
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/morm/8?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 6
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/6?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: Helaman 14
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/hel/14?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 8
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/8?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 10
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/10?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Zechariah 14
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/zech/14?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Amos 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/amos/1?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Exodus 19
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/ex/19?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: 1 Kings 19
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/1-kgs/19?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Joel 3
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/joel/3?lang=eng
    • Pearl of Great Price: Moses 7
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/moses/7?lang=eng
    • Bible Hub: Strong's Greek 4578, seismos
    https://biblehub.com/greek/4578.htm
    • Bible Hub: Strong's Greek 5604, odin
    https://biblehub.com/greek/5604.htm
    • Webster's 1828 Dictionary: Divers
    https://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/divers
    • Sefaria: Sanhedrin 98b
    https://www.sefaria.org/Sanhedrin.98b
    • Sefaria: Mishnah Berakhot 9:2
    https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Berakhot.9.2
    • Biblical Archaeology Society: Evidence of Biblical Earthquake Discovered in Jerusalem
    https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/evidence-of-biblical-earthquake-discovered-in-jerusalem/
    • Josephus: The Wars of the Jews (Whiston translation)
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2850/pg2850.txt
    • Scripture Central: Doctrine and Covenants 45, Doctrine and Covenants Minute
    https://scripturecentral.org/archive/books/book-chapter/doctrine-and-covenants-45
    • General Conference: Courage Born of Our Faith in Jesus Christ, Neil L. Andersen
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2026/10/43andersen?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Have We Not Reason to Rejoice?, Dieter F. Uchtdorf
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/10/have-we-not-reason-to-rejoice?lang=eng
    • General Conference: To Heal the World, Ronald A. Rasband
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/45rasband?lang=eng
    • General Conference: We Follow Jesus Christ, Quentin L. Cook
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2010/04/we-follow-jesus-christ?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Price of Priesthood Power, Russell M. Nelson
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/04/the-price-of-priesthood-power?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Power of Spiritual Momentum, Russell M. Nelson
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/47nelson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation, Russell M. Nelson
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/10/47nelson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear, Gordon B. Hinckley
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2005/10/if-ye-are-prepared-ye-shall-not-fear?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Preparation for the Second Coming, Dallin H. Oaks
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2004/04/preparation-for-the-second-coming?lang=eng
    • General Conference: An Ensign to the Nations, Jeffrey R. Holland
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2011/04/an-ensign-to-the-nations?lang=eng
    • BYU Speeches: When Shall These Things Be?, M. Russell Ballard
    https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/m-russell-ballard/shall-things/
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, chapter 21
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-joseph-smith/chapter-21?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, chapter 3
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-joseph-smith/chapter-3?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, chapter 45
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-brigham-young/chapter-45?lang=eng
    • New Testament Student Manual: Introduction to Matthew, chapter 8
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/new-testament-student-manual/introduction-to-matthew/chapter-8?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual: Chapter 34, Doctrine and Covenants 88:70-141
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-34-doctrine-and-covenants-88-70-141?lang=eng
    • BYU Religious Studies Center: Prophecies and Promises of Joseph Smith Matthew, D. Kelly Ogden
    https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-3-no-1-2002/prophecies-promises-joseph-smith-matthew
    • USGS: Why are we having so many earthquakes?
    https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-are-we-having-so-many-earthquakes-has-naturally-occurring-earthquake-activity-been
    • USGS: M 7.7, Mandalay, Myanmar, 2025
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pn9s
    • USGS: M 7.8, Kahramanmaras, Turkiye, 2023
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jllz
    • USGS: M 8.8, Kamchatka, 2025
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000qw60
    • USGS: M 7.7, Panama, 2026
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u18k
    • USGS: M 5.7, Magna, Utah, 2020
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uu60363602
    • General Conference: Embrace the Future with Faith, Russell M. Nelson
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/37nelson?lang=eng
    • BYU-Idaho: Nothing Shall Be Withheld, Merrill J. Bateman
    http://www2.byui.edu/Presentations/Transcripts/Devotionals/2007_05_22_Bateman.htm
    • Ligonier Ministries: Mark: Olivet Discourse, part 2, R. C. Sproul
    https://learn.ligonier.org/sermons/mark-olivet-discourse-part-2
    • Tacitus: Annals, book 14, chapter 27
    https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0078%3Abook%3D14%3Achapter%3D27
    • Tacitus: Annals, book 15, chapter 22
    https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0078%3Abook%3D15%3Achapter%3D22
    • Got Questions: Are we living in the end times?
    https://www.gotquestions.org/living-in-the-end-times.html
    • Catholic Encyclopedia: General Judgment
    https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08552a.htm
    • Pre-Trib Research Center: An Interpretation of Matthew 24-25, part 8, Thomas Ice
    https://www.pre-trib.org/dr-thomas-ice/message/an-interpretation-of-matthew-24-25-part-8/read
    • Ensign: Early Saints and the Millennium, Glen M. Leonard
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1979/08/early-saints-and-the-millennium?lang=eng
    • BYU Studies: Will Things Get Better or Worse before the Second Coming?, Jed L. Woodworth
    https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/will-things-get-better-or-worse-before-the-second-coming
    Show notes and transcript: https://gregsargent.com/signs-and-reasons/2026-10-30
    34 min
  • Famines, pestilences and an overflowing scourge
    Before the Book of Mormon was even out of the ground, the angel Moroni warned a seventeen-year-old Joseph Smith that famine and pestilence would come in this generation, and the same revelation that foretells a desolating sickness promises that the Lord's disciples will stand in holy places and not be moved.
    In this episode:
    • Famines, pestilences and an overflowing scourge
    Sources:
    • New Testament: Matthew 24
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/matt/24?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Luke 21
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/luke/21?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Revelation 6
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/rev/6?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Acts 11
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/acts/11?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Isaiah 28
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/isa/28?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Leviticus 26
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/lev/26?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Ezekiel 14
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/ezek/14?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Malachi 4
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/mal/4?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Amos 8
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/amos/8?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Joel 2
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/joel/2?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 45
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/45?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 5
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/5?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 43
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/43?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 97
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/97?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 87
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/87?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 84
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/84?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 29
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/29?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 77
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/77?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 89
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 63
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/63?lang=eng
    • Pearl of Great Price: Joseph Smith History 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/js-h/1?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Matthew: Joseph Smith Matthew 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/js-m/1?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: Helaman 11
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/hel/11?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: Helaman 12
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/hel/12?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 6
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/6?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: Alma 10
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/10?lang=eng
    • Bible Hub: Matthew 24:7 Greek texts
    https://biblehub.com/texts/matthew/24-7.htm
    • Bible Dictionary: Egypt
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/egypt?lang=eng
    • Bible Dictionary: Hezekiah
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/hezekiah?lang=eng
    • Bible Dictionary: Feasts
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/feasts?lang=eng
    • Old Testament Student Manual: Chapter 15: Prophecies of the Dispensation of the Fulness of Times
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/old-testament-student-manual-kings-malachi/chapter-15?lang=eng
    • Old Testament Student Manual: Chapter 8: Amos
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/old-testament-student-manual-kings-malachi/chapter-8?lang=eng
    • New Testament Student Manual: Chapter 54: Revelation 4-11
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/new-testament-student-manual/revelation/chapter-54-revelation-4-11?lang=eng
    • New Testament Student Manual: Chapter 8: Matthew 24-25; Joseph Smith Matthew
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/new-testament-student-manual/introduction-to-matthew/chapter-8?lang=eng
    • Josephus: The Wars of the Jews, Whiston translation
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2850/pg2850.txt
    • Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual: Section 89: The Word of Wisdom
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual/section-89-the-word-of-wisdom?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual: Section 87: War in the Last Days
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual/section-87-war-in-the-last-days?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual: Chapter 34: Doctrine and Covenants 88:70-141
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-34-doctrine-and-covenants-88-70-141?lang=eng
    • Saints: Volume 1, Chapter 19: Stewards over This Ministry
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/saints-v1/19-stewards-over-this-ministry?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Chapter 21
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-joseph-smith/chapter-21?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, Chapter 45: The Last Days
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-brigham-young/chapter-45?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Prepare for the Days of Tribulation, Ezra Taft Benson, October 1980
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1980/10/prepare-for-the-days-of-tribulation?lang=eng
    • General Conference: If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear, Gordon B. Hinckley, October 2005
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2005/10/if-ye-are-prepared-ye-shall-not-fear?lang=eng
    • General Conference: A Perfect Brightness of Hope, Jeffrey R. Holland, April 2020
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/43holland?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Opening the Heavens for Help, Russell M. Nelson, April 2020
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/37nelson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Embrace the Future with Faith, Russell M. Nelson, October 2020
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/37nelson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Watch Ye Therefore, and Pray Always, M. Russell Ballard, October 2020
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/41ballard?lang=eng
    • General Conference: To Heal the World, Ronald A. Rasband, April 2022
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/45rasband?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Power of Spiritual Momentum, Russell M. Nelson, April 2022
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/47nelson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Preparation for the Second Coming, Dallin H. Oaks, April 2004
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2004/04/preparation-for-the-second-coming?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Be Not Troubled, Ronald A. Rasband, October 2018
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/10/be-not-troubled?lang=eng
    • Ligonier Ministries: Interpreting Revelation
    https://learn.ligonier.org/articles/interpreting-revelation
    • Postmillennial Worldview: The Great Tribulation vs. the Postmillennial Hope? (4)
    https://postmillennialworldview.com/2023/09/12/postmillennialism-the-great-tribulation-4/
    • Catechism of the Catholic Church: The Church's Ultimate Trial
    https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P1V.HTM
    • Joseph Smith Papers: Minutes, Discourse, and Blessings, 14-15 February 1835
    https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/minutes-discourse-and-blessings-14-15-february-1835/1
    • BYU Studies: Joseph Smith and the Millenarian Time Table
    https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/joseph-smith-and-the-millenarian-time-table
    • LDS Living: Why do pandemics come and what is God's role in them? Church historians discuss the topic
    https://ldsliving.com/why-do-pandemics-come-and-what-is-gods-role-in-them-church-historians-discuss-the-topic/s/94036
    • Ensign: When Shall These Things Be?, M. Russell Ballard, December 1996
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1996/12/when-shall-these-things-be?lang=eng
    Show notes and transcript: https://gregsargent.com/signs-and-reasons/2026-10-29
    37 min
  • Wars and rumors of wars
    Every time the Savior gave this sign, He gave a command with it, and Matthew's word for the sorrows these wars begin means the pain of childbirth.
    In this episode:
    • Wars and rumors of wars
    Sources:
    • New Testament: Matthew 24
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/matt/24?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Mark 13
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/mark/13?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Luke 21
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/luke/21?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Revelation 6
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/rev/6?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Joel 3
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/joel/3?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Isaiah 2
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/isa/2?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Matthew: Joseph Smith Matthew 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/js-m/1?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 45
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/45?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 87
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/87?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 130
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/130?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 63
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/63?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 38
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/38?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/1?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 88
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/88?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 1 Nephi 14
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/14?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 1 Nephi 22
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/22?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: Mormon 8
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/morm/8?lang=eng
    • New Testament Student Manual: Introduction to Matthew, chapter 8
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/new-testament-student-manual/introduction-to-matthew/chapter-8?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Papers: Revelation, 25 December 1832 (D&C 87)
    https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/revelation-25-december-1832-dc-87/1
    • Joseph Smith Papers: Discourse, 14 February 1835
    https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/discourse-14-february-1835/1
    • Revelations in Context: Peace and War
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/revelations-in-context/peace-and-war?lang=eng
    • BYU Religious Studies Center: Esplin, "Have We Not Had a Prophet Among Us?": Joseph Smith's Civil War Prophecy
    https://rsc.byu.edu/civil-war-saints/have-we-not-had-prophet-among-us-joseph-smiths-civil-war-prophecy
    • BYU Religious Studies Center: Jackson, War and Peace: Lessons from the Upper Room
    https://rsc.byu.edu/save-lost/war-peace-lessons-upper-room
    • BYU Religious Studies Center: Dowdle, "What Means This Carnage?": The Civil War in Mormon Thought
    https://rsc.byu.edu/civil-war-saints/what-means-carnage-civil-war-mormon-thought
    • BYU Religious Studies Center: Bennett, "We Know No North, No South, No East, No West": Mormon Interpretations of the Civil War
    https://rsc.byu.edu/civil-war-saints/we-know-no-north-no-south-no-east-no-west-mormon-interpretations-civil-war-1861-65
    • Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual: Chapter 32: Doctrine and Covenants 85-87
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-32-doctrine-and-covenants-85-87?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual: Section 87: War in the Last Days
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual/section-87-war-in-the-last-days?lang=eng
    • Church History Topics: American Civil War
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/american-civil-war?lang=eng
    • Bible Hub: Strong's Greek 189, akoē
    https://biblehub.com/greek/189.htm
    • Bible Hub: Strong's Greek 2360, throeō
    https://biblehub.com/greek/2360.htm
    • Bible Hub: Strong's Greek 5604, ōdin
    https://biblehub.com/greek/5604.htm
    • Jewish Encyclopedia: Eschatology
    https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/5849-eschatology
    • Josephus: The Wars of the Jews, Whiston translation
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2850/pg2850.txt
    • Guide to the Scriptures: Armageddon
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/gs/armageddon?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Eyring, Prayers for Peace, April 2026
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2026/04/19eyring?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Oaks, Preparation for the Second Coming, April 2004
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2004/04/preparation-for-the-second-coming?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Rasband, To Heal the World, April 2022
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/45rasband?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Nelson, Preaching the Gospel of Peace, April 2022
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/11nelson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Nelson, Peacemakers Needed, April 2023
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/04/47nelson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Holland, Not as the World Giveth, April 2021
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/04/23holland?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Hinckley, The Times in Which We Live, October 2001
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2001/10/the-times-in-which-we-live?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Hinckley, War and Peace, April 2003
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2003/04/war-and-peace?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Rasband, Be Not Troubled, October 2018
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/10/be-not-troubled?lang=eng
    • Ensign: Kimball, The False Gods We Worship, June 1976
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1976/06/the-false-gods-we-worship?lang=eng
    • Ensign: Ballard, When Shall These Things Be?, December 1996
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1996/12/when-shall-these-things-be?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, chapter 21: The Second Coming and the Millennium
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-joseph-smith/chapter-21?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, chapter 45: The Last Days
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-brigham-young/chapter-45?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, chapter 24
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-wilford-woodruff/chapter-24?lang=eng
    • Gospel Principles: Chapter 43: Signs of the Second Coming
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-43-signs-of-the-second-coming?lang=eng
    • Come, Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants 85-87, 2025
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/come-follow-me-for-home-and-church-doctrine-and-covenants-2025/32-doctrine-and-covenants-85-87?lang=eng
    • Ligonier Ministries: Signs of the End
    https://learn.ligonier.org/devotionals/signs-end
    • Pre-Trib Research Center: Thomas Ice, An Interpretation of Matthew 24-25 (Part 7)
    https://www.pre-trib.org/articles/all-articles/popup/text/print/122
    • Kim Riddlebarger: What Does the Bible Say About the War in Iran?
    https://www.kimriddlebarger.com/the-riddleblog/what-does-the-bible-say-about-he-war-in-iran
    • Catechism of the Catholic Church: Part One, Section Two, Article 7
    https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P1V.HTM
    Show notes and transcript: https://gregsargent.com/signs-and-reasons/2026-10-28
    38 min
  • The return of Elijah
    The Old Testament closes with a promise that a prophet who never died would come back, and for centuries Jewish families have kept a seat open for him at the Passover table.
    In this episode:
    • The return of Elijah
    Sources:
    • Old Testament: Malachi 4
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/mal/4?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: 2 Kings 2
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/2-kgs/2?lang=eng
    • Bible Dictionary: Elijah
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/elijah?lang=eng
    • Bible Dictionary: Elias
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/elias?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 25
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/25?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 26
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/26?lang=eng
    • Pearl of Great Price: Joseph Smith History 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/js-h/1?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 2
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/2?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 35
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/35?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 110
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/110?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 27
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/27?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 128
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/128?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 138
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/138?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 133
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/133?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Section 77
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/77?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Luke 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/luke/1?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Matthew 11
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/matt/11?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Matthew 17
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/matt/17?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Translation: JST Matthew 17
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/jst/jst-matt/17?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Translation: JST John 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/jst/jst-john/1?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Translation: JST Mark 9
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/jst/jst-mark/9?lang=eng
    • Old Testament Seminary Student Study Guide: 2 Kings 2: Elijah Taken into Heaven
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/old-testament-seminary-student-study-guide/the-second-book-of-the-kings/2-kings-2-elijah-taken-into-heaven?lang=eng
    • BYU Studies: The Appearance of Elijah and Moses in the Kirtland Temple and the Jewish Passover
    https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/the-appearance-of-elijah-and-moses-in-the-kirtland-temple-and-the-jewish-passover/
    • Jewish Encyclopedia: Elijah's Chair
    https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/5636-elijah-s-chair
    • Jewish Encyclopedia: Elijah
    https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/5634-elijah
    • My Jewish Learning: Elijah the Prophet
    https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/elijah-the-prophet/
    • Old Testament Student Manual: Behold, I Will Send You Elijah the Prophet
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/old-testament-student-manual-kings-malachi/chapter-34?lang=eng
    • Bible Hub: Strong's Hebrew 2764
    https://biblehub.com/hebrew/2764.htm
    • General Conference: Hosanna and Hallelujah, Gong, April 2020
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/31gong?lang=eng
    • General Conference: A New Harvest Time, Nelson, April 1998
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1998/04/a-new-harvest-time?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Family-Centered Gospel of Jesus Christ, Oaks, October 2025
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/10/58oaks?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Keys, Covenants, and Easter, Cook, April 2026
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2026/04/56cook?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Sealing Power, Christofferson, October 2023
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/10/15christofferson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: I Love to See the Temple, Eyring, April 2021
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/04/17eyring?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn, Bednar, October 2011
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2011/10/the-hearts-of-the-children-shall-turn?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Rejoice in the Gift of Priesthood Keys, Nelson, April 2024
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/04/57nelson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: He Goes before Us, Eyring, April 2020
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/35eyring?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Chapter 26: Elijah and the Restoration of the Sealing Keys
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-joseph-smith/chapter-26?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, Chapter 42: Temple Service
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-brigham-young/chapter-42?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, Chapter 17: Temple Work
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-wilford-woodruff/chapter-17?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual: Chapter 1: Doctrine and Covenants 2
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-1-introduction-to-the-doctrine-and-covenants-doctrine-and-covenants-2?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual: Chapter 43: Doctrine and Covenants 109-110
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-43-doctrine-and-covenants-109-110?lang=eng
    • Ensign: Who appeared to Peter, James, and John on the Mount of Transfiguration?
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1983/04/i-have-a-question/who-appeared-to-peter-james-and-john-on-the-mount-of-transfiguration?lang=eng
    • Vatican: Catechism of the Catholic Church, The Spirit of Christ in the Fullness of Time
    https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P23.HTM
    • New Advent: City of God, Book XX
    https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/120120.htm
    • New Advent: On Christ and Antichrist
    https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0516.htm
    • GotQuestions: Why must Elijah return before the end times?
    https://www.gotquestions.org/Elijah-end-times.html
    • Church History Topics: Sealing
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/sealing?lang=eng
    • Church History Topics: Baptism for the Dead
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/baptism-for-the-dead?lang=eng
    Show notes and transcript: https://gregsargent.com/signs-and-reasons/2026-10-27
    32 min
  • The gathering of Israel
    The gathering of Israel is a sign of the Second Coming, and it's the one sign you're invited to take part in.
    In this episode:
    • The gathering of Israel
    Sources:
    • Pearl of Great Price: Articles of Faith 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/a-of-f/1?lang=eng
    • Pearl of Great Price: Joseph Smith History 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/js-h/1?lang=eng
    • Pearl of Great Price: Abraham 2
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/abr/2?lang=eng
    • Pearl of Great Price: Moses 7
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/moses/7?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Leviticus 26
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/lev/26?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Deuteronomy 30
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/deut/30?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Isaiah 11
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/isa/11?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Isaiah 5
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/isa/5?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Isaiah 49
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/isa/49?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Isaiah 56
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/isa/56?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Jeremiah 16
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/jer/16?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Jeremiah 3
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/jer/3?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Jeremiah 31
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/jer/31?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Ezekiel 37
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/ezek/37?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Amos 9
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/amos/9?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Matthew 24
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/matt/24?lang=eng
    • New Testament: John 10
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/john/10?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Ephesians 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/eph/1?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Matthew: Joseph Smith Matthew 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/js-m/1?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 1 Nephi 10
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/10?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 1 Nephi 22
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/22?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 6
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/6?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 30
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/30?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 5
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/5?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 17
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/17?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 20
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/20?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 21
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/21?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 29
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/29?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 45
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/45?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 110
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/110?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 115
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/115?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 133
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/133?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual: Chapter 43: Doctrine and Covenants 109-110
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-43-doctrine-and-covenants-109-110?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual: Chapter 53: Doctrine and Covenants 133
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-53-doctrine-and-covenants-133?lang=eng
    • Gospel Principles: Chapter 42: The Gathering of the House of Israel
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-42-the-gathering-of-the-house-of-israel?lang=eng
    • Bible Dictionary: Israel, Kingdom of
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/israel-kingdom-of?lang=eng
    • Guide to the Scriptures: Israel
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/gs/israel?lang=eng
    • Old Testament Student Manual: Enrichment D: The Assyrian Conquest and the Lost Tribes
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/old-testament-student-manual-kings-malachi/enrichment-d?lang=eng
    • Jewish Virtual Library: Ingathering of the Exiles
    https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ingathering-of-the-exiles
    • Jewish Virtual Library: The Great Revolt
    https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-great-revolt-66-70-ce
    • Jewish Virtual Library: The Bar Kokhba Revolt
    https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-bar-kokhba-revolt-132-135-ce
    • Jewish Virtual Library: Ten Lost Tribes
    https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ten-lost-tribes
    • Jewish Virtual Library: Sambatyon
    https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/sambatyon
    • Bible Hub: Strong's Hebrew 5251: nes
    https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5251.htm
    • BYU Religious Studies Center: Symbolism: A Divine Means of Instruction
    https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-4-no-3-2003/symbolism-divine-means-instruction
    • BYU Religious Studies Center: Jeremiah and the New Paradigm of the Gathering
    https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-9-no-1-2008/jeremiah-new-paradigm-gathering
    • BYU Religious Studies Center: Isaiah and the Restoration of Israel
    https://rsc.byu.edu/witness-restoration/isaiah-restoration-israel
    • BYU Studies: The Appearance of Elijah and Moses in the Kirtland Temple and the Jewish Passover
    https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/4156
    • Church History Topics: Dedication of the Holy Land
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/dedication-of-the-holy-land?lang=eng
    • Church History Topics: The Gathering of Israel
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/gathering-of-israel?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Chapter 36: Receiving the Ordinances and Blessings of the Temple
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-joseph-smith/chapter-36?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Lord Is Hastening His Work (Quentin L. Cook, October 2025)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/10/27cook?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Come: Let Israel Build Zion (Bruce R. McConkie, 1977)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1977/04/come-let-israel-build-zion?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Gathering of Scattered Israel (Russell M. Nelson, October 2006)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2006/10/the-gathering-of-scattered-israel?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Let God Prevail (Russell M. Nelson, October 2020)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/46nelson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Lord Jesus Christ Will Come Again (Russell M. Nelson, October 2024)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/57nelson?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Gospel of Jesus Christ Is for All (Dallin H. Oaks, October 2026)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2026/10/49oaks?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Christ-Centered Unity (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, October 2026)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2026/10/51uchtdorf?lang=eng
    • Worldwide Youth Devotional: Hope of Israel (Russell M. and Wendy W. Nelson, June 2018)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/broadcasts/worldwide-devotional-for-young-adults/2018/06/hope-of-israel?lang=eng
    • LDS Living: Why the Lost 10 Tribes Aren't Really Lost
    https://www.ldsliving.com/why-the-lost-10-tribes-arent-really-lost-where-that-saying-came-from/s/89302
    • Encyclopedia of Mormonism: Israel
    https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Israel
    • Ensign: Orson Hyde's 1841 Mission to the Holy Land
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1991/10/orson-hydes-1841-mission-to-the-holy-land?lang=eng
    • Dallas Theological Seminary: Doctrinal Statement
    https://www.dts.edu/about/doctrinal-statement/
    • Ligonier Ministries: The Church and Israel: The Issue
    https://learn.ligonier.org/articles/the-church-and-israel-the-issue
    • Catechism of the Catholic Church: Part One, Section Two, Article 7
    https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P1V.HTM
    • StudyLight: Adam Clarke's Commentary on Matthew 24
    https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/acc/matthew-24.html
    Show notes and transcript: https://gregsargent.com/signs-and-reasons/2026-10-26
    43 min
  • The stone cut without hands that fills the earth
    A king in Babylon dreamed of one small stone grinding a towering statue to dust, and in eighteen thirty-one the Lord told a tiny, struggling church in Ohio that it was that stone.
    In this episode:
    • The stone cut without hands that fills the earth
    Sources:
    • Old Testament: Daniel 2
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/dan/2?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Daniel 7
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/dan/7?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Daniel 8
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/dan/8?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Psalm 118
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/ps/118?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Matthew 21
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/matt/21?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Luke 20
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/luke/20?lang=eng
    • New Testament: Mark 14
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/mark/14?lang=eng
    • New Testament: 2 Corinthians 5
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/2-cor/5?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Translation: JST, Matthew 21
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/jst/jst-matt/21?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: 1 Nephi 14
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/14?lang=eng
    • Book of Mormon: Jacob 4
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/jacob/4?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 65
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/65?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 109
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/109?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 138
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/138?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 50
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/50?lang=eng
    • Bible Dictionary: Kingdom of heaven or kingdom of God
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/kingdom-of-heaven?lang=eng
    • Bible Dictionary: Aramaic
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/aramaic?lang=eng
    • Bible Dictionary: Chaldea
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/chaldea?lang=eng
    • Bible Hub: Daniel 2:34 interlinear
    https://biblehub.com/interlinear/daniel/2-34.htm
    • Bible Hub: Strong's Hebrew 1505, gezar
    https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1505.htm
    • Bible Hub: Strong's Hebrew 1855, deqaq
    https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1855.htm
    • Bible Hub: Daniel 2:34 commentaries
    https://biblehub.com/commentaries/daniel/2-34.htm
    • Old Testament Seminary Teacher Manual: Lesson 145: Daniel 2
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/old-testament-seminary-teacher-manual/introduction-to-the-book-of-daniel/lesson-145-daniel-2?lang=eng
    • Old Testament Student Manual: Chapter 28, Daniel: Prophet of God, Companion of Kings
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/old-testament-student-manual-kings-malachi/chapter-28?lang=eng
    • Come Follow Me: Old Testament 2026, Daniel 1 to 7
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/come-follow-me-for-home-and-church-old-testament-2026/46?lang=eng
    • Josephus: Antiquities of the Jews
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2848/pg2848.txt
    • General Conference: Why the Church (D. Todd Christofferson)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2015/10/why-the-church?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Times of Restitution of All Things (David A. Bednar)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/04/41bednar?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Fulfillment of Prophecy (Ronald A. Rasband)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/41rasband?lang=eng
    • General Conference: A Witness of God (Neil L. Andersen)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/10/a-witness-of-god?lang=eng
    • General Conference: It's a Miracle (Neil L. Andersen)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2013/04/its-a-miracle?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Stone Cut Out of the Mountain (Gordon B. Hinckley)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/10/the-stone-cut-out-of-the-mountain?lang=eng
    • General Conference: At the Summit of the Ages (Gordon B. Hinckley)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1999/10/at-the-summit-of-the-ages?lang=eng
    • General Conference: As We Gather Together (Gordon B. Hinckley)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1995/10/as-we-gather-together?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Stone Cut without Hands (Spencer W. Kimball)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1976/04/the-stone-cut-without-hands?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, chapter 44
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-joseph-smith/chapter-44?lang=eng
    • Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, chapter 44
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-brigham-young/chapter-44?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Papers: Discourse, 12 May 1844, as Reported by Thomas Bullock
    https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/discourse-12-may-1844-as-reported-by-thomas-bullock/1
    • Church History Topics: Council of Fifty
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/council-of-fifty?lang=eng
    • BYU Studies: Understanding the Council of Fifty and Its Minutes
    https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/understanding-the-council-of-fifty-and-its-minutes
    • BYU Studies: Administrative Records: Council of Fifty, Minutes
    https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/administrative-records-council-of-fifty-minutes-march-1844-january-1846
    • Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual: Chapter 24: Doctrine and Covenants 64 to 65
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-24-doctrine-and-covenants-64-65?lang=eng
    • Jerome: Commentary on Daniel
    https://www.tertullian.org/fathers/jerome_daniel_02_text.htm
    • Augustine: Homily 1 on the First Epistle of John
    https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/170201.htm
    • Scofield Reference Notes: Daniel 2
    https://biblehub.com/commentaries/sco/daniel/2.htm
    • Gaebelein's Annotated Bible: Daniel 2
    https://biblehub.com/commentaries/gaebelein/daniel/2.htm
    • Wikipedia: Daniel 2
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_2
    • Newsroom: 2025 Statistical Report
    https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2025-statistical-report
    • Church News: Elder Bednar ministers in Rwanda, Kenya and DRC
    https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2026/03/31/elder-david-a-bednar-meets-rwanda-president-ministers-in-drc-kenya/
    • Journal of Discourses: Orson Pratt, volume 7, page 218
    https://scriptures.byu.edu/jod/pdf/JoD07/JoD07_0218.pdf
    • Journal of Discourses: Orson Pratt, volume 15, page 72
    https://scriptures.byu.edu/jod/pdf/JoD15/JoD15_0072.pdf
    • Ensign: We Believe the Church Will Fill the Earth
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2017/01/we-believe-the-church-will-fill-the-earth?lang=eng
    Show notes and transcript: https://gregsargent.com/signs-and-reasons/2026-10-25
    33 min
  • The angel flying in the midst of heaven
    John saw a messenger carrying the everlasting gospel to every nation, kindred, tongue and people, and the Lord has since revealed that this messenger has already come, setting in motion a work that's still going on today.
    In this episode:
    • The angel flying in the midst of heaven
    Sources:
    • New Testament: Revelation 14
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/rev/14?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 133
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/133?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 88
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/88?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 27
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/27?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 128
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/128?lang=eng
    • Doctrine and Covenants: Doctrine and Covenants 77
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/77?lang=eng
    • Pearl of Great Price: Joseph Smith History 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/js-h/1?lang=eng
    • Joseph Smith Matthew: Joseph Smith Matthew 1
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/js-m/1?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Isaiah 27
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/isa/27?lang=eng
    • Old Testament: Leviticus 23
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/lev/23?lang=eng
    • Bible Hub: Strong's Greek 3321, mesouranema
    https://biblehub.com/greek/3321.htm
    • Bible Hub: Revelation 14:6 commentaries
    https://biblehub.com/commentaries/revelation/14-6.htm
    • Bible Dictionary: Angels
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/angels?lang=eng
    • Bible Dictionary: Gospels
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/gospels?lang=eng
    • Bible Dictionary: Elijah
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/elijah?lang=eng
    • Ensign: The Golden Plates and the Feast of Trumpets
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2000/01/the-golden-plates-and-the-feast-of-trumpets?lang=eng
    • Ensign: How long have statues of the angel Moroni appeared atop Latter-day Saint temples?
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1994/07/i-have-a-question/how-long-have-statues-of-the-angel-moroni-appeared-atop-latter-day-saint-temples?lang=eng
    • Ensign: Preparing for the Restoration
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1999/06/preparing-for-the-restoration?lang=eng
    • Ensign: Early Saints and the Millennium
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1979/08/early-saints-and-the-millennium?lang=eng
    • BYU Studies: The Appearance of Elijah and Moses in the Kirtland Temple and the Jewish Passover
    https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/4156
    • BYU Studies: Doctrine and Covenants Contexts, Section 133
    https://byustudies.byu.edu/online-book/doctrine-and-covenants-contexts/section-133
    • Church History Topics: Angel Moroni
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/angel-moroni?lang=eng
    • Newsroom: Angel Moroni Statues on Temples
    https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/angel-moroni-statues-on-temples
    • General Conference: Look to the Future (Gordon B. Hinckley)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1997/10/look-to-the-future?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Preparation for the Second Coming (Dallin H. Oaks)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2004/04/preparation-for-the-second-coming?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Covenants and Responsibilities (Dallin H. Oaks)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/04/47oaks?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Faith to Ask and Then to Act (Henry B. Eyring)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/10/38eyring?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Keys, Covenants, and Easter (Quentin L. Cook)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2026/04/56cook?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Fulfillment of Prophecy (Ronald A. Rasband)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/41rasband?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/the-restoration-of-the-fulness-of-the-gospel-of-jesus-christ/a-bicentennial-proclamation-to-the-world?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Scriptural Witnesses (Russell M. Nelson)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/10/scriptural-witnesses?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Catch the Wave (Russell M. Nelson)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2013/04/catch-the-wave?lang=eng
    • General Conference: Stay the Course, Keep the Faith (Gordon B. Hinckley)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1995/10/stay-the-course-keep-the-faith?lang=eng
    • General Conference: No Man Shall Add to or Take Away (Howard W. Hunter)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1981/04/no-man-shall-add-to-or-take-away?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Angel Moroni Came! (Mark E. Petersen)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1983/10/the-angel-moroni-came?lang=eng
    • General Conference: The Restoration of All Things (James E. Faust)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2006/04/the-restoration-of-all-things?lang=eng
    • General Conference: All Nations, Kindreds, and Tongues (Gerrit W. Gong)
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/24gong?lang=eng
    • Journal of Discourses: Brigham Young, Ogden Tabernacle discourse
    https://scriptures.byu.edu/content/talks_ajax/160007/79738
    • Church News: Compare Church statistical year-end reports
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    Show notes and transcript: https://gregsargent.com/signs-and-reasons/2026-10-24
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About Signs & Reasons

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The Savior told His disciples to watch and pray, and He gave them signs to watch for. Each episode of Signs & Reasons takes one sign of the Second Coming and walks through it in detail so you'll recognize it when you see it.