Pride and the Priesthood - President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Let me conclude with words from President Ezra Taft Benson’s inspired message of 21 years ago:
“Pride is the great stumbling block to Zion.
“We must cleanse the inner vessel by conquering pride. . . . ²³
“We must yield ‘to the enticings of the Holy Spirit,’ put off the prideful ‘natural man,’ become ‘a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord,’ and become ‘as a child, submissive, meek, humble.’ . . . ²⁴
“God will have a humble people. . . . ‘Blessed are they who humble themselves without being compelled to be humble.’ . . . ²⁵
“Let us choose to be humble. We can do it. I know we can.”²⁶