{"chapter_no":"20","chapter_title":"Principles of Zion, Part XVII","book_id":"1","book_name":"Dream of the Pioneers","subchapter_no":"0","page_no":"122","page_number":"1","verses_count":0,"total_pages":8,"page_content":"

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Chapter 17<\/p>

Principles of Zion, Part XVII<\/h1><\/p>

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Anger, Sin & Repentence, Wickedness<\/i><\/p>

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Don't let powerful emotions take you off course. Bridle your passions. Control your
temper (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0620 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Automatic anger in response to life's problems––that's not the way.<\/p>

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Calm down when you are angry, then repent (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0602 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Losing your temper. Losing the Spirit. See the pattern here?<\/p>

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Win the battle with anger in the first few moments. Don't wait for your heart to harden (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-1120 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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The best day is an even-tempered day, without becoming angry over something. That's
what a righteous man or woman will do.<\/p>

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Be holy, not angry (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-1221 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Don't be carried about by the winds of anger (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-1102 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Anger leads to sadness (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0521 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Anger is not conducive to problem solving. (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0925 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>

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Flashes of anger create havoc in family relationships and among friends. <\/p>

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I love you, I forgive you––there are no better words in marriage to cool your temper and
end an argument quickly on a good note (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0507 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Be the person least likely to get into an argument. <\/p>

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Please come home. Be one with me. Be one with the Church. Be one with the truth (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0718 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Look around you. The signs are there. A marvelous church and a wonder! (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0129 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>

Get a clean plate and come back to the banquet table of Zion (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0420 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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There is love in the paradise of Zion. You will hear the music of heaven. <\/p>

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Sing the song of Zion joyfully. Angels will join in (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0530 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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You'll not be able to control your crying, so happy you will be (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2016-1224 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>WSE-MAIN<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Apostasy from the Church is not the solution to your problems in life. <\/p>

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And sin is not the solution to your problems either. It only adds to them.<\/p>

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Sinful activity brings people together in misery. Take a vacation from sin (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0121 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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The antidote for sin is not more sin (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0420 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Sin is diabolical in nature (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0906 (Wed)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Sin is like the plague, destroying all lives in its path.<\/p>

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Sin is like kryptonite, robbing us of our spiritual strength and self-esteem (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0716 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Sin provides negative self-fulfillment (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0716 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Sin does not lead to a blissful life. It leads to depression. The greater the sin, the greater
the depression (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0530 (Wed)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Cure yourself of sin. Cure the world of sin (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0824 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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There are two types of sin––the bad, and the really bad. Stay away from both of them (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0714 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Don't play with sin. Don't buy sin. Don't go places to sin. (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0707 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>

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Don't call upon sin. If sin calls, hang up (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-1208 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Friends who encourage you to break the commandments are already failing in their own
lives. Pay no heed to them.<\/p>

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Pause evil in your life. There is nothing on earth worth losing your eternal salvation (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0923 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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You'd better repent. <\/p>

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Imagine the horror of realizing that the chance for repentance has passed you by and your
soul is not saved (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0612 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

You suddenly realize what great blessings you could have enjoyed for the eternities that
are lost to you (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0612 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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I hate being limited in my eternal progression. I wish I would have obeyed the
commandments while still on earth (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-1219 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Sinners know—or have a sense of—what awaits them in the eternal world, and it's not
good. So why in the heck don't they repent?<\/p>

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We will be jeopardized by a life of sin. The end result can't be anything good for us (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-1026 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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We're blind to the important things of life... like the importance of our own salvation (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0919 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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I suppose you are right. I suppose we are wrong. The only thing left for us to do is repent (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0518 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Embarrassment for a life of sin will rise with you in the resurrection (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0206 (Wed)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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You have a grave misunderstanding about the consequences of sin.<\/p>

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Another tomb––don't be just another person who has died in their sins. <\/p>

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The bitterness of sin––staring into the abyss of eternity (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0623 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>WSE-MAIN<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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The sorrow of the unrighteousness will be bitter and long-lasting––a vast, dark ocean of
loneliness and despair. Repent and avoid such things.<\/p>

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You are far away from righteousness, and the end of days is near (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0529 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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The pressure is mounting. The days available for you to repent are counting down (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0114 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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If you don't turn around, death will soon overtake you in your sinful state (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0130 (Wed)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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The two sides of time—Those who are righteous are on the good side of time. Those who
still need to repent are on the bad side of time.<\/p>

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Don't wait for the second trump to be sounded in the heavens before you repent. It will be
far too late.<\/p>

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You need a sense of urgency in your repentence.<\/p>

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Let's talk about the future. Let's talk about your salvation.<\/p>

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I don't see any problems for you. All you need to do is live righteously starting today to
be saved.<\/p>

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Press start to begin your new life, fully repented (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2021-0718 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Day 1, repentance, start fresh (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-1107 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Get the vacuum cleaner out! Let's clean up our lives (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0106 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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There is no better time than the present to change to a godly life (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0413 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Stop on a dime and repent. <\/p>

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It's not too late. You can still repent.<\/p>

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I atoned for everything if you repent (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2021-0518 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>WSE-MAIN<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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I'm not simply asking you. I'm commanding you to repent, but commanding in love (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2021-1205 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Love is my final offer, says God. Will you accept?<\/p>

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Or you can wait for another offer to come along. Satan's offer includes significant
restrictions of your opportunities in the eternal world.<\/p>

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Your conscience leads you away from sin. Follow it (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2022-0228 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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The sincere prayer of a wicked man is a good start. Repentance is at the doors (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0126 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Be your Lord and Savior's eternal friend. Show your love for Him by repenting (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0312 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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The great moment of repentance and big changes in your life—let it be now (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2022-0102 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Repent. The world awaits your rebirth into righteousness.<\/p>

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If you disobey the commandments, happiness will be taken off the table for you until you
repent (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0802 (Wed)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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I stood from afar, hoping you would repent (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-1010 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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You're in the rough. Get back on the fairway of righteousness and stay on course (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0510 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Humility will make repentance so much easier for you. A humble man kneels before God
and is willing to change.<\/p>

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Remember, repentance must be heartfelt. So, don't repent frivolously. <\/p>

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Don't teeter back and forth between sin and righteousness. Choose righteousness now and
then stay on that path.<\/p>

You still have one foot in the grave. Repent fully. Don't just go halfway in your
repentance (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-1112 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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I reached such bitterness in my life, but finally I repented and discovered the peace I was
searching for.<\/p>

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A true repentance requires consistency––obedience over time.<\/p>

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You can't rescue your soul unless you fully repent. Tears flow. Sins are permanently
abandoned (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0928 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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The old as well as the young need to repent (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0928 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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I'm tired. I'm too weak to believe. Is it too late for me to repent and come to God? (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0928 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>

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You're forgaven<\/i>. I forgave you after you repented.<\/p>

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Forgive yourself. Get off your back (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0717 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Don't be afraid of your own sins. That is what repentance is for.<\/p>

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Things sometimes are just exactly what they seem to be—mistakes. Acknowledge your
mistakes, repent, and move on.<\/p>

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The peace of repentance. The peace of forgiveness (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0828 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Repentance—from sinful man to righteous man (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2021-0528 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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An unrepentant man has a cold heart, a hardened heart. A repentant man has a warm
heart, a heart of gold (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0901 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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That's all in the past. What comes next is what's important. Righteousness for me begins
today (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0710 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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I've done it! I've repented of my sins and I feel great!<\/p>

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Who you were before. Who you are today. Repentance made all the difference.<\/p>

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After repenting, you can help soften the hearts of others. Sacrificing yourself in the hope
for others is where your own salvation is found.<\/p>

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Find lasting forgiveness through good works. You'll wind up in church. You'll wind up in
heaven.<\/p>

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There’s just so much you can do to help mankind. At a certain point men just have to
choose good over evil in their lives to save the world.<\/p>

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The intractable nature of people and their problems when they live in wickedness (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0714 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Wickedness is the great tempest of humanity (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0821 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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\"There is no hope for a fallen people unless they repent,\" says the Lord.<\/p>

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Evil leads the world downward, and the devil laughs. <\/p>

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The sorrow of the damned is real (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0714 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Damn cup—don't partake of that wickedness, that bitterness.<\/p>

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A lover of evil—one who follows Satan down to the depths of hell (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-1031 (Wed)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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What is it about evil that attracts you? Loss of salvation, a destroyed life, bitterness of
soul? (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2021-0503 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>

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The wickedness and great evil in the world—many are slip sliding away (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2020-0625 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Quick! Depart ye from evil (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0507 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>WSE-MAIN<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Run away from evil or Satan will demonize you (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0717 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Satan says to his followers: Obey my condemnments. <\/p>

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The devil and his angels—spiritual wolves (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2021-0805 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>WSE-MAIN<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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\"Worship me,\" says Satan, already having power over some of our Heavenly Father's
children because of their evil desires, and wanting power over all.<\/p>

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\"Become dirty with me,\" says Satan, tempting you to sin. Heed him not.<\/p>

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A theme of enjail—that's Satan's work (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2021-0710 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>WSE-MAIN<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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There is a bitter darkness in the devil's sphere of influence. That's not where you want to
live out your life (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2021-1216 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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I want answers from you, the unrepentant. Why do you continue in sin? (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0721 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>

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A diminished reward awaits the unrepentant (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0114 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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You're making your own perils. Wickedness brings more and more perils into your life (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-1218 (Wed)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Wickedness doesn't pay. Repentance pays (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0605 (Wed)<\/span>, <\/span>WSE-MAIN<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

The wicked are terrified of the future. Why they don't repent is anyone's guess (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2020-0924 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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The wicked better repent soon. There are no guarantees of a long life (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-1008 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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A wicked lifestyle will come to an end sooner or later whether one repents or not.
Righteousness, in contrast, lasts forever (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0821 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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In a sinful life, failure is the only option (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0331 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Choosing to live a sinful life is a terrible decision... a catastrophic decision, in fact (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0331 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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There will be hell to pay for a sinful life (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0628 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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A sinful life is a life of turmoil (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0705 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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A sinful life leaves you wanting (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0628 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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If thou believe, leave behind thy life of sin (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0820 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>WSE-MAIN<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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There is no peace in sin.<\/p>

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There is no future in wickedness. It's literally a dead end (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0821 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Wickedness is a total loss (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0426 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>WSE-MAIN<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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You don't need to wait for the Final Judgment. Through wickedness, you can already
enjoy all the miseries of hell in this life (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2016-1211 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Your appetite is for sin. I'm warning you... repent.<\/p>

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Ok, go ahead and sin as you wish. Satan is waiting for you with open arms (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0825 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>WSE-MAIN<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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The answer is \"no.\" We will not repent. We want to continue in sin regardless of the
consequences.<\/p>

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If we choose evil, then that is our choice. We will drink from the bitter cup (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2022-0516 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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And then we were cut off from the presence of God––the final end of our sinful lives (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0901 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Wickedness––looking for joy in all the wrong places (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-1018 (Wed)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Turn away from the evil treasures of the wicked. Don't search for treasure among the
sunken ships of the evildoers (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0704 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Don't pass the point of no return. The path you are on is taking you further and further
away from God (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0717 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Escape the bondage of sin. Go out through the back pass.<\/p>

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Sin is a ball and chain (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-1205 (Wed)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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At the temple, angels keep the gate. See that you are worthy to enter, and that your heart
is pure. Don't try to take a ball and chain with you (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-1205 (Wed)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Don't be a done-something-wrong priesthood holder.<\/p>

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Flee from temptation. Flee from sin. Be like Joseph of Egypt (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0125 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Stand firm against the temptations of the adversary. Overcome temptation and you will
succeed in life (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0620 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Shun the advances of the evil one (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-1007 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>WSE-MAIN<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Don't shadowbox with the adversary. A simple knockout blow is best (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0716 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Lucifer's candy for the masses––sweet at first, but bitter in the end.<\/p>

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Get rid of the evil thoughts in your heart. The Comforter can help you soothe those evil
impulses and make them go away (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0706 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Repent of your sins. Repent of your evil thoughts.<\/p>

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Avoid even the contemplation of sin. Sinful thoughts can open the floodgates of evil into
your life (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0707 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Take control. Be assertive. Command evil thoughts to depart from your mind (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0327 (Wed)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Be double-prepared to resist temptation. That's what prayer, fasting, and reading the
scriptures are all about... preparing you for key decision points of your life.<\/p>

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Be a Latter-day Saint, not a latter-day sinner (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0608 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>

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Two life goals––saving yourself and saving others.<\/p>

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Don't have eyes for evil. See the good things of the world. See the opportunities to do
good that are everywhere around you.<\/p>

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You know how life is. There is always a temptation just around the corner when you least
expect it. Therefore, strengthen your guard and be ready (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0217 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p>"}