At Kirtland, Ohio, U. S. A., Feb. 9, 1831, a revelation was given through Joseph, the Seer, on this very subject, the following passage occurring: "And behold, it shall come to pass that my servants shall be sent forth to the east and to the west, to the north and to the south; and even now, let him that goeth to the east, teach them that shall be converted to flee to the west, and this in consequence of that which is coming on the earth, and of _secret combinations_." Let the inhabitants of the earth take warning, for as the Lord liveth and He has spoken by the mouths of His prophets, a dark and evil day is at the doors. God has decreed that the earth shall not much longer groan under the oppressive influence of misrule and misery. It is stated in the Book of Mormon that the prophets among the ancient Nephites, being permitted to behold, by prophetic power, that their descendants would drift into great wickedness, and in consequence, be destroyed by the Almighty, as He had decreed that every people upon that land who would {216} not keep His laws should be swept away when they should be fully ripe in their abominations. They therefore, by faith and prayer, to the Father in the name of Jesus Christ, obtained a promise that a remnant should remain, and that the record which had been kept should be preserved, and carried to them by the Gentiles in the latter days. We prefer to give the exact words of the prophet Nephi, which will be found on page 122, latest edition: "And now I would prophesy somewhat more concerning the Jews and the Gentiles. For after the book of which I have spoken (Book of Mormon) shall come forth, and be written unto the Gentiles, and sealed up again unto the Lord, there shall be many which shall believe the words which are written; and they shall carry them forth unto the remnant of our seed. And then shall the remnant of our seed know concerning us, how that we came out from Jerusalem, and that they are descendants of the Jews. And the Gospel of Jesus Christ shall be declared among them; wherefore they shall be restored unto the knowledge of their fathers, and also to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, which was had among their fathers, and then shall they rejoice, for they shall know that it is a blessing unto them from the hand of God; and their scales of darkness shall begin to fall from their eyes; and many generations shall not pass away among them, save they shall become a white and delightsome people."