Pride
Wrestling with Comparisons
We can notice how false these comparisons most often are...That is worth noting, worth confronting, and worth constantly reminding ourselves.
“College Song”
I can predict with a high degree of certainty that there will be many times in your postgraduate life when you will face decisions that will ultimately be determined by whether you are motivated by pride and riches on the one hand or whether you are moved to act consistently with truths that resonate in your heart and in your mind on the other.
The Pride Cycle
Recognize that all good things come from God. He is the source of every blessing you receive. Fill your heart with gratitude for His merciful kindness.
Putting Off the Natural Man and Becoming Saints
The antidote for pride is humility. It is humbling ourselves and putting God’s will above our own, seeking what He wants instead of what we want and aligning our will with His.
“Are Ye Stripped of Pride?”
The message is clear: Whether in prosperity or in adversity, if we are not diligent and faithful, even the elect of God, even those greatly blessed by the Lord, can fall prey to the Great Lie and become hard-hearted, self-absorbed, stiff-necked, and puffed up in their pride.
Lessons of Pride and Glory from the Doctrine and Covenants
The Lord desires to bless us in all our efforts to build His kingdom. If we have need of tools, resources, or some advantage in our stewardships, the Lord is eager to grant us our needs and desires. But the Lord does not offer a solution without any effort on our part.
Carry Your Cross
My message to you this day is take up your cross. Take yourself the way you are and lift yourself in the direction of the better.
“Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall”: A Look at the “Me Decade”
Our greatest fulfillment and joy, the focus of each new decade, is not to be found in the mirror. It is found by losing ourselves in service to others.
A Disease Called Pride
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