Pride
Joseph of Egypt
Our ever-so-great grandfather, Joseph, who was sold by his brothers to be a slave in Egypt, was tried on every level. He went from being his father’s favorite son, to being a lowly slave, to being overseer of all his master’s household and goods, to being a common prisoner, to being head prisoner, to being placed as second in command over all of Egypt.
Read MoreTo See Ourselves as Others See Us
My big dread in life is of making a fool of myself in front of others. I can’t think of anything worse than to have people laughing at me. Some people seemingly have no such worries. It must be nice to be that full of confidence.
Read MoreJames’ Fables – The Turtle on the Post
There was once a turtle perched upon a post. He thought it the grandest thing ever. He could see for miles, and was above the mud and the sordid things where he’d spent his life.
Read MoreSelf-Estimation
In the talk Dieter F. Uchtdorf gave in the Priesthood session of the October 2014 general conference, he cited an interesting study:
Read MoreRouster the Rooster
Rouster was a rooster. Rouster’s job was to roust everyone awake at dawn. Rouster enjoyed the sense of power that his job gave him. But Rouster had a problem.
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