Doctrine and Covenants 38: 39

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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 38

39 And if ye seek the ^ariches which it is the will of the Father to give unto you, ye shall be the richest of all people, for ye shall have the riches of eternity; and it must needs be that the ^briches of the earth are mine to give; but beware of ^cpride, lest ye become as the ^dNephites of old.

Footnotes

39a	2 Ne. 26: 31. 31 But the ^alaborer in ^bZion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for ^cmoney they shall perish. Jacob 2: 18 (17-19) 18 But ^abefore ye seek for ^briches, seek ye for the ^ckingdom of God. D&C 11: 7. 7 Seek not for ^ariches but for ^bwisdom; and, behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made ^crich. Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich. TG Objectives.
b	Hag. 2: 8. 8 The ^asilver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.
c	Prov. 11: 2. 2 When ^apride cometh, then cometh ^bshame: but with the lowly is wisdom. 2 Ne. 26: 20 (20-22) 20 And the Gentiles are lifted up in the ^apride of their eyes, and have ^bstumbled, because of the greatness of their ^cstumbling block, that they have built up many ^dchurches; nevertheless, they ^eput down the power and miracles of God, and preach up unto themselves their own wisdom and their own ^flearning, that they may get gain and grind upon the face of the poor. TG Pride.
d	Moro. 8: 27. 27 Behold, my son, I will write unto you again if I go not out soon against the Lamanites. Behold, the ^apride of this nation, or the people of the Nephites, hath proven their destruction except they should repent.