1. Spiritual Blindness VS Physical Blindness Mark 7: 1-15

2. Is it more important to be spiritually clean? Is it more important to be physically clean? OR

3. What kinds of things make people spiritually unclean? Evil Thoughts Unrighteous Actions President David O. McKay “I implore you to think clean thoughts. Every action is preceded by a thought. If we want to control our action, we must control our thinking.”

4. What kinds of things make people spiritually unclean? Lying False accusations President Spencer W. Kimball “Coarseness in language…I believe, includes more than profaning the name of God and swearing. It also includes filthy and foul talk such as slang…dirty jokes..this will lead to filthy and vulgar behavior…”

5. What kinds of things make people spiritually unclean? Vulgarity Speaking the Lord’s name in vain King Solomon states twice: “a lying tongue and a false witness that speaketh lies” are an abomination unto Him (Proverbs 6:16-19)

6. What kinds of things make people physically unclean? Soil of the earth Sweat of the brow Spencer W. Kimball: …accumulated perspiration from honest toil, or body odor resulting from heavy work may be bathed away, However…

7. What kinds of things make people physically unclean? Soil of the earth Sweat of the brow “One may bathe hourly, perfume often, have hair shampooed frequently, …and be a master at soft spoken utterances, and still be as filthy as hell’s cesspools.

8. What kinds of things make people physically unclean? Unhealthy Foods Harmful drugs Dallin H. Oaks: “The body has defenses to rid itself of unwholesome food.” However…

9. What kinds of things make people physically unclean? Unhealthy Foods Harmful drugs “Drugs impair our ability to think, to reason, and to make prudent and wise choices.” President Thomas S. Monson

10. Dallin H. Oaks “The brain won’t vomit back filth. Once recorded, it will always remain subject to recall, flashing its perverted images across your mind and drawing you away from the wholesome things in life”

11. 1 Nephi 15:34 “But behold, I say unto you, the kingdom of God is not filthy, and there cannot any unclean thing enter into the kingdom of God wherefore there must needs be a place of filthiness prepared for that which is filthy”.