“The People of the Church Began to Wax Proud”

K. Douglas Bassett

Alma 1:22; refer in this text to 2 Ne. 9:28-51; Jacob 2:13-17; 3 Ne. 6:10-16

“Pride is the great stumbling block of Zion. Pride is ugly, it says if you succeed, I am a failure. Pride is basically competitive in nature. When competition ends, pride ends.” (Ezra Taft Benson, Conference Report, Apr. 1989)

Latter-Day Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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