Alma Ch41

Alma moves on to talk about the difference between wickedness and righteousness and the state of men who do good or evil. He also mentions how everyone will receive the characteristics and attributes back that they acquired during their life on earth. How you lived and acted on earth will be how you live after death and when you are resurrected.

The scriptures have spoken the truth but many have misinterpreted them or distorted their meaning for their own purposes being led astray, but Alma speaks plainly to try and prevent that from happening to Corinaton (v1). The plan of restoration is as simple as its name, it is to restore everything to its proper order which also means that everyone will be judged according to their works where good=good and evil=evil (v2-4). After being judged according to our desires and works, those who were righteous will be raised to endless happiness with God in His kingdom, and the wicked will inherit the kingdom of the devil and have endless misery (v5). 

What is interesting is that quote that I've heard butchered so many times I googled the exact quote to get it right, and it is by Margaret Thatcher and it goes a little something like this:

"Watch your thoughts for they become words.

Watch your words for they become actions.
Watch your actions for they become habits.
Watch your habits for they become your character.
And watch your character for it becomes your destiny.
What we think, we become."

In other words, what you desire, you will think about start to talk about which will govern how you act. Continuing to act that way will form that habit which defines your character and, in time, becomes your destiny. After a life time of doing what you desire, you will be judged according to those desires because they have become your character and then you will be rewarded for your righteousness, or punished for wickedness (v6-7). This is not something we can change, and we can't lie to God because He knows hour thoughts, so just don't risk it because no matter what, wickedness never was and will never be happiness, in the end (v8-10).

There are certain behaviors that characterize those who are wicked and they are called carnal because they act contrary to the nature of God, and unfortunately we are stuck by default in that state and must work to fight those urges (v11). The plan of restoration is not only going to restore us to our bodies, but to our state of mind when we left them (v12-13). We should work to be clean and worthy now so when we are restored to our bodies during the resurrection, we will be ready to live with God in His kingdom in Heaven (v14). Karma is an interesting word that applies to v15, what ever we send out shall return unto us again, so we should send out mercy, love, righteous judgement, and charity.