2 Nephi 9:39

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39 O, my beloved brethren, remember the awfulness in transgressing against that Holy God, and also the awfulness of yielding to the enticings of that cunning one. Remember, to be carnally-minded is death, and to be spiritually-minded is life eternal.

Quotes for Discussion

Each of us, with discipline and effort, has the capacity to control our thoughts….This is part of the process of developing spiritual, physical, and emotional maturity.

Gordon B. Hinckley, Teachings, 579. See also insights for Mosiah 4:30

“If we think evil thoughts,” Elder Bruce R. McConkie said, “our tongues will utter unclean sayings. If we speak words of wickedness, we shall end up doing the works of wickedness. If our minds are centered on the carnality and evil of the world, then worldliness and unrighteousness will seem to us to be the natural way of life. If we ponder things related to sex immorality in our minds, we will soon think everybody is immoral and unclean and it will break down the barrier between us and the world. And so with every other unwholesome, unclean, impure, and ungodly course. And so it is that the Lord says he hates and esteems as an abomination, “an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations….” (Proverbs 6:18.)

“On the other hand, if we are pondering in our hearts the things of righteousness, we shall become righteous. If virtue garnishes our thoughts unceasingly, our confidence shall wax strong in the presence of God and he in turn will rain down righteousness upon us.”

Bruce R. McConkie, CR, October 1973, p. 56