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The LDS Daily WOOL© Archive - Selfishness


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


 
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