Nobody loves the rat race, but nobody can think of anything else—Satan has us just where he wants us.

Competitiveness always rests on the assumption of a life-and-death struggle.

Indolent and unworthy the beggar may be—but that is not your concern: It is better, said Joseph Smith, to feed ten impostors than to run the risk of turning away one honest petition.

God’s command to have dominion over every living thing is a call to service, a test of responsibility, a rule of love, a cooperation with nature, whereas Satan’s use of force for the sake of...

Why should we labor this unpleasant point? Because the Book of Mormon labors it, for our special benefit. Wealth is a jealous master who will not be served halfheartedly and will suffer no rival–not even...