The Final Judgment is not just an evaluation of a sum total of good and evil acts—what we have done. It is an acknowledgment of the final effect of our acts and thoughts—what we have become. It is not enough for anyone just to go through the motions. The commandments, ordinances, and covenants of the gospel are not a list of deposits required to be made in some heavenly account. The gospel of Jesus Christ is a plan that shows us how to become what our Heavenly Father desires us to become.
Dallin H. Oaks, “The Challenge to Become,” Ensign, Nov. 2000, 32 as quoted in D. Todd Christofferson, "As Many as I Love, I Rebuke and Chasten." April 2011 General Conference
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