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3/12/16
…rise above selfishness. This includes spiritual selfishness, when
one looks toward personal edification and strengthening and has no
other interest than one's own salvation. To be blessed is not an end
in itself; we must be a blessing to others. All people have a talent
in one way or another to touch and inspire other people's lives. Let
us not only look inward and proudly say "All is well in Zion; yea,
Zion prospereth" (2
Ne. 28:21), but let us be a light unto a chaotic world. - Hans
B. Ringger, "What
Shall We Do?" Ensign (CR), May 1994, p.86
11/16/16
One of the last, subtle strongholds of selfishness is the
natural feeling that we “own” ourselves. Of course we are free to
choose and are personally accountable. Yes, we have individuality. But
those who have
chosen to “come unto Christ” soon realize that they do not “own”
themselves.Instead, they belong to Him. We are to become consecrated
along with our gifts,
our appointed days, and our very selves. Hence, there is a stark
difference between stubbornly “owning” oneself and submissively
belonging to God. Clinging
to the old self is not a mark of independence, but of indulgence! – Neal
A. Maxwell, “Put
Off
the Natural Man, and Come Off Conqueror,” Ensign (CR) November
1990