Source Report Card
Chapter 13: The Moral Weather Report: Iniquity, Perilous Times, and Secret Combinations
| Source | Who | When | Chain | Rung | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 24:12, 37-39; JS–Matthew 1:29-31 | Jesus Christ (JS–Matthew via Joseph Smith, 1831) | c. AD 30-33 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| 2 Timothy 3:1-6; 2 Thessalonians 2 | Paul | 1st century AD | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| Ether 8:18-25; 2 Nephi 28:21 | Moroni; Nephi | c. 600 BC - AD 421 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| Doctrine and Covenants 45:26-27; JS–History 1:19; Genesis 6:11 | Jesus Christ (revelation through Joseph Smith, D&C 45); Joseph Smith (First Vision account); Moses (Genesis) | various | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| Gospel Principles, ch. 43 | Church manual | 2011 | 1st | 2 | A |
| The Family: A Proclamation to the World | First Presidency and Twelve | 23 Sept 1995 | 1st | 2 | A |
| Guide to the Scriptures, "Antichrist" | Church study aid | current | 1st | 2 | A |
| "Preparation for the Second Coming" | Dallin H. Oaks (then Quorum of the Twelve; now Church President), General Conference | Apr 2004 | 1st | 3 | A |
| "I Testify" | Ezra Taft Benson (then Church President), General Conference | Oct 1988 | 1st | 3 | A |
| "Beware of Pride" | Ezra Taft Benson (then Church President; read for him by Gordon B. Hinckley, then First Counselor in the First Presidency), General Conference | Apr 1989 | 1st | 3 | A |
| "The Coming Tests and Trials and Glory" | Bruce R. McConkie (then Quorum of the Twelve), General Conference | Apr 1980 | 1st | 3 | A |
| "Civic Standards for the Faithful Saints" (Ether 8 tied to "the godless conspiracy"; the talk never says "communism"; that reading is this book's, never doctrine) | Ezra Taft Benson (then Quorum of the Twelve), General Conference | Apr 1972 | 1st | 3 | A (for what he said) |
| Illuminati / globalist / party readings of Ether 8 | Internet and fireside add-ons | modern | Untraceable | 6 | F |
| First Presidency statement on the John Birch Society (wording from the press statement) | First Presidency | Jan 1963 | 1st | 2 | Background, not prophecy |
| Extreme poverty (World Bank data via Our World in Data); U.S. violent crime (FBI); Surgeon General loneliness advisory | Data agencies | 1990-2025 | n/a | n/a | Background, not prophecy |