Moses 5:18, 28-31; 3 Ne. 9:9; 4 Ne. 42, 46; Alma 37:27-31; MormonDoctrine, McConkie, p. 698; Since Cumorah, Nibley, p. 399-409; Improvement Era, Feb. 1903, p. 305; Improvement Era, Aug. 1936, p. 488; refer in this text to Ether 8:18-25
“Our nation will continue to degenerate unless we read and heed the words of the God of this land, Jesus Christ, and quit building up and upholding the secret combinations which the Book of Mormon tells us proved the downfall of both previous American civilizations.” (Ezra Taft Benson, A Witness and a Warning, p. 6)