Mormon includes this statement as a witness of its fulfillment. He laments the loss of spiritual power among his people, the strength of the Lord was not with us; yea, we were left to ourselves, that the Spirit of the lord did not abide in us; therefore we had become weak like unto our brethren (Mormon 2:26). Mormon's response was as follows, my heart did sorrow because of this the great calamity of my people, because of their wickedness and their abominations (Mormon 2:27). See also Hel 4:24.