“The Demands of Divine Justice doth Cause Him to Shrink from the Presence of the Lord”

Bryan Richards
"Righteousness causes our confidence to 'wax strong in the presence of God' (D&C 121:45), while the wicked pray that they might 'become extinct both soul and body' rather than stand in that presence to be judged of their deeds (Alma 36:15). The unclean spirit naturally shrinks from the presence of that which is clean. 'Do ye suppose that ye shall dwell with [God] under a consciousness of your guilt?' Moroni asked. 'Do ye suppose that ye could be happy to dwell with that holy Being, when your souls are racked with a consciousness of guilt that ye have ever abused his laws? Behold, I say unto you that ye would be more miserable to dwell with a holy and just God, under a consciousness of your filthiness before him, than ye would to dwell with the damned souls in hell.' (Mormon 9:3-4.)" (McConkie and Millet, Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, vol. 2, p. 144)

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