Mormon 8:30

~AD 400–421

1830 Edition

and there shall also be heard of wars, and rumors of wars, and earthquakes in diverse places;

Influences

Matthew 24:6-7 (KJV)
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
Matthew 24:7 (KJV)
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

Changes

aAnd there shall also be heard of wars, and rumors of wars, and earthquakes in diverse places;.

Simple English

People will hear about wars and stories of wars. They will hear about earthquakes in different places.

Paraphrase

When people hear of wars, rumors of wars, and earthquakes in different places.