"Therefore if that man repenteth not, and remaineth and dieth an enemy to God, the demands of divine justice do awaken his immortal soul to a lively sense of his own guilt, which doth cause him to shrink from the presence of the Lord, and doth fill his breast with guilt, and pain, and anguish, which is like an unquenchable fire, whose flame ascendeth up forever and ever."
Mosiah 2:38
The idea that our own immortal souls are what cause the "unquenchable fire," presumably what we understand as hell, is interesting, and cautionary. Coming to earth, we gained a body, and we gained the ability to choose, to determine who we want to be. Our souls are good, and were with God before all of this, and we'll remember that again after our bodies die, and if these two parts of ourselves are at odds, then we'll basically tear ourselves apart internally, only this time not in a short-term way that we might be able to dull with other obsessions or distractions. We will have a perfect knowledge then, of all of who we are, unable to shake it off or hide from ourselves. So today, let's take a look at where our self-unity is already fraying, and work on it. Let's turn to our heavenly Father and get his help. He knows us of old, and can assist us in staying true to ourselves as his children. Let's work out our problems here, while we have time to change and repent. :)
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