Ether 8

Secret combinations begin to appear among the Jaredites. Moroni tells us that they will be the destruction of this people just as they were of the Nephites. Secret combinations can come from anywhere, religion, government, social groups, labor groups, terrorists; they are possible from any variety of sources. The most important things to remember about them is they are real, they seek power and money, and the source of their philosophy is Satan. They are a powerful tool in Satan's efforts to destroy anything that is good. When secret combinations begin to persecute the church, kill its members, and seek the overthrow of good governments that support the church is when we'll know that things are getting closer to the second coming. In the meantime, it's actually possible to experience them in our personal lives. For example, in my own life, people who tell me I have to exercise, stop eating Rubios and ice cream are a secret combination out to destroy the good things in my life.