From the Bottom Looking Up

Ezra Taft Benson taught us a great deal on the topic of pride, especially helping us recognize it’s prevalence. He taught,

“Most of us consider pride to be a sin of those on the top, such as the rich and the learned, looking down at the rest of us. (See 2 Ne. 9:42.) There is, however, a far more common ailment among us—and that is pride from the bottom looking up. It is manifest in so many ways, such as faultfinding, gossiping, backbiting, murmuring, living beyond our means, envying, coveting, withholding gratitude and praise that might lift another, and being unforgiving and jealous.”

“Beware of Pride”
April 1989 General Conference