“Priestcraft is destructive (Alma 1:12). It contributed to wars among the people (e.g., Alma 24:28–29), the downfall of the Nephite Zion (4 Ne. 1:26), and the rejection and crucifixion of Christ (2 Ne. 10:5; cf. John 11:47–53). Moroni prophesied that priestcraft would be prevalent in the last days and condemned the practice (Morm. 8:31–40). Nephi prophesied that those guilty of the practice would be ‘brought low in the dust’ and consumed as stubble (1 Ne. 22:23; cf. 2 Ne. 26:20)” (Largey, Book of Mormon Reference Companion, 656).