"And he doth not dwell in unholy temples; neither can filthiness or anything which is unclean be received into the kingdom of God; therefore I say unto you the time shall come, yea, and it shall be at the last day, that he who is filthy shall remain in his filthiness.
And now my beloved brethren, I have said these things unto you that I might awaken you to a sense of your duty to God, that ye may walk blameless before him, that ye may walk after the holy order of God, after which ye have been received.
And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive.
And see that ye have faith, hope, and charity, and then ye will always abound in good works."
Alma 7:21-24
This is some great advice. What struck me here was the idea of filthiness and somehow being stuck that way at the last day, which is a disgusting and horrible thought... the idea of being dirty and not being able to get clean, compounded by the idea of that not just physically but spiritually. Yikes. So, after that idea comes some advice on how to avoid that, which is welcome. Let's work on these things. Sometimes they are very difficult, but humility and patience, and all the rest... they seem very much worth learning in order to avoid the idea of eternal filthiness. :)
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