Antidote for Pride, the
Universal Sin
“The
antidote for pride is humility—meekness, submissiveness… God will have a humble
people. Either we can choose to be humble or we can be compelled to be
humble... We can choose to humble ourselves by conquering enmity (our
opposition) toward our brothers and sisters, esteeming them as ourselves, and
lifting them as high or higher than we are…We can choose to humble ourselves by
receiving counsel, by forgiving those who have offended us, by going on missions
and preaching the word that can humble others, by getting to the temple more
frequently, by confessing and forsaking our sins and being born of God…We can
choose to humble ourselves by loving God, submitting our will to His, and
putting Him first in our lives.”
How to Conquer Pride:
Esteem
others as ourselves
Receive
counsel and chastisement
Forgive
those who have offended us
Render
selfless service
Confess
and forsake our sins
Be born
of God
Love God
and submit our will to His
Put God
first in our lives
Be
humble, meek, submissive
Have a
broken heart and contrite spirit
(Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, May 1989. pp6-7)
