Three years after Joseph was visited by the Father and Son, he received another heavenly messenger. Moroni, the ancient Book of Mormon prophet (and now a resurrected being or angel), came to his bedroom and delivered wonderful news and instructions to Joseph. Among his words to Joseph, Moroni quoted the prophet, Malachi, who spoke of Elijah coming again to the earth to restore the sealing keys of the priesthood. Elijah said that unless these keys of sealing were restored, the earth, and its inhabitants, would pass away without having been sealed together, thus the phrase: "the whole earth would be wasted at his coming," speaking of the Second Coming of Christ.
Being "sealed together" means that a person holding the priesthood keys of sealing has performed the proper ordinances necessary for eternal life for an individual, couple, and family. These ordinances include baptism, confirmation of the Holy Ghost, temple endowment, temple marriage.
If you want to read all of what Elijah said, look in the Old Testament, Malachi 4:5-6.
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