Destruction of the Wicked

"Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate; and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it." (2 Nephi 23:9)

"When the day of the Lord cometh."  What is the day of the Lord? I believe it is the second coming that is being referred to. I think as I have learned about this time, I have heard the description of what wil happen to people at the second coming. One of those things is the destruction of the wicked.

I usually think of this along the lines of "I better shape up so I don't get destroyed". However, the more I think about this, I think I understand a little more about the reason for missionary work. I mean, everyone's a sinner, so yes, we need to repent, but to be facing a consequence like being destroyed out of he land? I sometimes wonder how this is going to work. Will it be like the destruction described in the scriptures? Like in the Americas when Christ was crucified? Or when Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed for their wickedness? Or when the people of the earth were destroyed in the flood during Noah's time?

So what do I need to do? The scriptures say, "it becometh every man who has been warned to warn his neighbor" (D&C 88:81). I have been warned. I have learned about this terrible upcoming destruction. Shouldn't I warn others more than I do? In fact, shouldn't i do a better job at "warning" people just by example? By teaching them love and respect just by how I act? I certainly can do better at that.

Something to think about.