. . .theessentialvice, theutmost evil,is PrideThe firststep is torealize thatone is proudAnd the morewe have itourselves, themore we dislikeit in othersIt is better toforget aboutyourselfaltogether“Blessed are theywho humblethemselveswithout beingcompelled to behumble.” (Alma32:16.). . . seeyourself asa small,dirty objectAs Paul said,they “seek theirown, not thethings whichare JesusChrist’s.”He will not bethinking abouthumility: he willnot be thinkingabout himself atall. . . thepleasure ofbeing abovethe rest. . . any of usmay at anymoment bein this death-trap. . . eachperson's prideis incompetitionwith everyoneelse's pridePride isessentiallycompetitiveWe pit ourwillagainstGod’sthe worst of allthe vices cansmuggle itselfinto the verycenter of ourreligious lifeIf God were proudHe would hardlyhave us on suchterms: but He isnot proud, Hestoops to conquerLet uschoose tobehumble.It is thepower bywhich Satanwishes toreign over usIf you think youare notconceited, itmeans you arevery conceitedindeedAs long asyou areproud youcannot knowGodThedevillaughsGod will have ahumble people.Either we canchoose to behumble or we canbe compelled tobe humbleIt is purelyspiritual:consequently itis far moresubtle anddeadlyPride leads toevery othervice: it is thecomplete anti-God state ofmind. . . Pride isspiritual cancer:it eats up thevery possibilityof love, orcontentment . . .The centralfeature of pride isenmity—enmitytoward God andenmity towardour fellowmen. . . we shall not bewell so long as welove and admireanything morethan we love andadmire GodA proud manis alwayslooking downon thingsand peopleOnce theelement ofcompetitionhas gone,pride has gone. . . you lookdown on othersso much thatyou do not carewhat they thinkof you. . .theessentialvice, theutmost evil,is PrideThe firststep is torealize thatone is proudAnd the morewe have itourselves, themore we dislikeit in othersIt is better toforget aboutyourselfaltogether“Blessed are theywho humblethemselveswithout beingcompelled to behumble.” (Alma32:16.). . . seeyourself asa small,dirty objectAs Paul said,they “seek theirown, not thethings whichare JesusChrist’s.”He will not bethinking abouthumility: he willnot be thinkingabout himself atall. . . thepleasure ofbeing abovethe rest. . . any of usmay at anymoment bein this death-trap. . . eachperson's prideis incompetitionwith everyoneelse's pridePride isessentiallycompetitiveWe pit ourwillagainstGod’sthe worst of allthe vices cansmuggle itselfinto the verycenter of ourreligious lifeIf God were proudHe would hardlyhave us on suchterms: but He isnot proud, Hestoops to conquerLet uschoose tobehumble.It is thepower bywhich Satanwishes toreign over usIf you think youare notconceited, itmeans you arevery conceitedindeedAs long asyou areproud youcannot knowGodThedevillaughsGod will have ahumble people.Either we canchoose to behumble or we canbe compelled tobe humbleIt is purelyspiritual:consequently itis far moresubtle anddeadlyPride leads toevery othervice: it is thecomplete anti-God state ofmind. . . Pride isspiritual cancer:it eats up thevery possibilityof love, orcontentment . . .The centralfeature of pride isenmity—enmitytoward God andenmity towardour fellowmen. . . we shall not bewell so long as welove and admireanything morethan we love andadmire GodA proud manis alwayslooking downon thingsand peopleOnce theelement ofcompetitionhas gone,pride has gone. . . you lookdown on othersso much thatyou do not carewhat they thinkof you

THE SIN OF PRIDE - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. . . .the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride
  2. The first step is to realize that one is proud
  3. And the more we have it ourselves, the more we dislike it in others
  4. It is better to forget about yourself altogether
  5. “Blessed are they who humble themselves without being compelled to be humble.” (Alma 32:16.)
  6. . . . see yourself as a small, dirty object
  7. As Paul said, they “seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.”
  8. He will not be thinking about humility: he will not be thinking about himself at all
  9. . . . the pleasure of being above the rest
  10. . . . any of us may at any moment be in this death-trap
  11. . . . each person's pride is in competition with everyone else's pride
  12. Pride is essentially competitive
  13. We pit our will against God’s
  14. the worst of all the vices can smuggle itself into the very center of our religious life
  15. If God were proud He would hardly have us on such terms: but He is not proud, He stoops to conquer
  16. Let us choose to be humble.
  17. It is the power by which Satan wishes to reign over us
  18. If you think you are not conceited, it means you are very conceited indeed
  19. As long as you are proud you cannot know God
  20. The devil laughs
  21. God will have a humble people. Either we can choose to be humble or we can be compelled to be humble
  22. It is purely spiritual: consequently it is far more subtle and deadly
  23. Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind
  24. . . . Pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love, or contentment . . .
  25. The central feature of pride is enmity—enmity toward God and enmity toward our fellowmen
  26. . . . we shall not be well so long as we love and admire anything more than we love and admire God
  27. A proud man is always looking down on things and people
  28. Once the element of competition has gone, pride has gone
  29. . . . you look down on others so much that you do not care what they think of you