Only a few years pass and already the impact of the signs has worn off and
the people doubt and don't believe in what they had seen and heard. Some
even say that it was Satan or the magic of some men that caused the signs of
the Savior's birth. It's interesting that even though the people don't
believe in the signs, they begin to determine their years starting from the
time the signs were given.
The Gadiantons become a terrible force throughout the land and there are
constant wars. The converted Lamanites and Nephites combine, intermarry and
become one people with no distinguishing skin colors between them. Fifteen
years after the signs of the Savior's birth, things are looking ominous as
Mormon says that there were so many wars and the Gadiantons were so numerous
that the "sword of destruction did hang over them." All of this, Mormon
says, is because of the wickedness of the people.
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