The prophecies about the last days are being fulfilled (this is a whole subject in itself)

• gospel preached in all the world, temples being built, technology, ~"all things in commotion", good being called evil & vice-versa, ice melting, disasters, etc.
• Ice melting, storms, floods, fires, smoke, more big disasters, wars, and ~"all things in commotion" etc were prophesied for these last days: no surprise needed.
• D&C 2 fulfillment
• 1 ne tree of life nephis vision(?): re dominions of the Lords people being small across the earth or such, but spread: so all can receive tpl blsgs who want
• others