In an application of this scripture today (D&C 88:67), it is my understanding that anytime we look at or listen to the kind of material we have been speaking of - even in its mildest form - the light inside of us grows dimmer because the darkness inside increases. The effect of this is that we cannot think as clearly on life's challenges - be they business, church, school, family, or personal - because the channel to the source of all light for the solving of problems is cluttered with various unclean images. Our entitlement to personal revelation on any subject is severely restricted. We don't do as well in school or at work. We are left more on our own, and as a result we make more mistakes and we are not as happy…. Hope and faith in Christ begin to fade, and more and more, turmoil and discontent become our companions.


H. Burke Peterson. Ensign, Nov. 1993 p.43 "Touch not the Evil Gift, Nor the Unclean Thing"