“Why Do Ye Adorn Yourselves with That Which Hath No Life?”

Brant Gardner

[that which hath no life]: This is a play on the words and theme. That which has no life is the ornamentation and fine clothing that they wear. However, the reference is to more than the fact that clothing is inanimate. It also does not lead to eternal life. In these things there is no physical life, and there is no eternal life through the wearing of them. Those who lift themselves above others are denying the future life for the pleasures of the current life. The evidence of this is their separation from the rest of humanity, particularly those who might need their assistance, the hungry and the needy.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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