"And when these things have passed away a speedy destruction cometh unto my people; for, notwithstanding the pains of my soul, I have seen it; wherefore, I know that it shall come to pass; and they sell themselves for naught; for, for the reward of their pride and their foolishness they shall reap destruction; for because they yield unto the devil and choose works of darkness rather than light, therefore they must go down to hell."
2 Nephi 26:10
I think this is interesting where it talks about selling themselves. Isn't that what we are doing when we sin? Instead of being content to belong to God, we will ourselves to the Devil... for whatever reason it is. Kind of puts the whole thing into perspective. Sometimes we try and see it another way, but it really is giving our souls away for nothing. No matter how cool the "rewards" of our wrong choices seem in the moment, they are less than nothing from an eternal perspective... which is one reason we should try to see from that perspective here on earth: so we won't be stunned by our own stupidity when we gain our spiritual memories back. :)
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