Yea, they shall be rent in twain, and shall ever after be found in seams and in cracks, and in broken fragments upon the face of the whole earth; yea, both above the earth and beneath. And behold there shall be great tempests, and there shall be many mountains laid low, like unto a valley, and there shall be many places, which are now called valleys, which shall become mountains, whose height thereof is great. And many highways shall be broken up, and many cities shall become desolate. And many graves shall be opened, and shall yield up many of their dead; and many saints shall appear unto many. And behold thus hath the angel spoken unto me for he said unto me, that there should be thunderings and lightnings for the space of many hours: And he said unto me that while the thunder and the lightning lasted, and the tempest, that these things should be, and that darkness should cover the face of the whole earth for the space of three days. And the angel said unto me, that many shall see greater things than these, to the intent that they might believe that these signs and these wonders should come to pass, upon all the face of this land; to the intent that there should be no cause of unbelief among the children of men. We shall see as we proceed how wonderfully all these sayings of Samuel the Lamanite were fulfilled. He closed his prophecy with these emphatic words. First regarding the Lamanites: Therefore, saith the Lord, I will not utterly destroy them; but I will cause that in the day of my wisdom they shall return again unto me, saith the Lord. And now behold, saith the Lord, concerning the people of the Nephites, if they will not repent and observe to do my will, I will utterly destroy them, saith the Lord, because of their unbelief, notwithstanding the many mighty works which I have done among them; and as surely as the Lord liveth shall these things be, saith the Lord. CHAPTER XL. NEPHI TRANSLATED--HIS SON NEPHI--TIME OF THE SAVIOR'S COMING--THE CONSPIRACY TO SLAY THE BELIEVERS--THE REVELATION TO NEPHI--THE PROMISED SIGNS APPEAR--INCREASE OF THE GADIANTON ROBBERS--WAR--LACHONEOUS GATHERS ALL THE PEOPLE TO ONE LAND--THE END OF THE STRUGGLE. (III NEPHI CHAP. 1 TO 6.) Shortly before the birth of Christ, Nephi transferred the plates of brass and other records to his son Nephi, gave him charge concerning them, and departed from the land of Zarahemla. Whither he went, or what became of him, is hidden from the knowledge of mankind. That he did not return to the dwelling-places of humanity is testified to by his son some ten years afterwards.