Tag Archives: Pride

From the Bottom Looking Up

Ezra Taft Benson taught us a great deal on the topic of pride, especially helping us recognize it’s prevalence. He taught,

“Most of us consider pride to be a sin of those on the top, such as the rich and the learned, looking down at the rest of us. (See 2 Ne. 9:42.) There is, however, a far more common ailment among us—and that is pride from the bottom looking up. It is manifest in so many ways, such as faultfinding, gossiping, backbiting, murmuring, living beyond our means, envying, coveting, withholding gratitude and praise that might lift another, and being unforgiving and jealous.”

“Beware of Pride”
April 1989 General Conference

Sin Leaves Us to Our Own Strength

Joseph B. Wirthlin taught,

“The natural consequence that comes to those who depart from the way of the Lord is that they are left to their own strength. While in the heat of our success we might assume that our own strength is sufficient, those who rely upon the arm of the flesh soon discover how weak and unreliable it truly is.”

“Journey To Higher Ground”
October 2005 General Conference
See Also Helaman 4:13

Humility Can Come Through Daily Experiences

Neal A. Maxwell taught,

“While events often induce submissiveness, one’s development need not be dramatic or tied to a single moment; it can occur steadily in seemingly ordinary, daily settings. If we are meek, a rich and needed insight can be contained in reproof. A new calling can beckon us away from comfortable routine and from competencies already acquired. One may be stripped of accustomed luxury in order that the malignant mole of materialism be removed. One may feel humiliated in order that pride be chipped away.”

“Willing to Submit,” 1985