Jacob 2:17-19


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17 Think of your brethren like unto yourselves, and be familiar with all and free with your substance, that they may be rich like unto you.

18 But before ye seek for riches, seek ye for the kingdom of God.

19 And after ye have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek them; and ye will seek them for the intent to do good—to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted.

Quotes for Discussion

Lord’s Plan for Wealth

In the Book of Mormon we are taught:

1. Our first priority should be the building up of the kingdom of God.

2. Money is a medium of exchange and is of itself neutral. The attitude one has toward both material and spiritual things removes his wealth from a neutral position.

3. Our two most basic relationships determine our attitude toward spiritual and material things. These relationships are as follows:

a. Our relationship with God. If we turn our hearts away from God, the things of the world become our top priority. This is why Paul calls covetousness “idolatry.” (See Ephesians 5:5; Colossians 3:5.)

b. Our relationship with our fellowmen. As we lose sight of the brotherhood of men, our desire for material wealth leads us to dishonesty, coveting, neglect of the poor, and so on.

BYU Book of Mormon Student Manual, p. 130

What seek ye first? What do you cherish as the dominant, the uppermost thought in your mind? What this is will largely determine your destiny. Notwithstanding the complexity of human society, we can encompass all purposes by two great important ones. First, the world of material gain; and, second, the world of happiness consisting of love and the power to do good. If it is your purpose to get worldly gain,

you may obtain it. You may win in this world almost anything for which you strive. If you work for wealth, you can get it, but before you make it an end in itself, take a look at those men who have sacrificed all to the accomplishment of this purpose, at those who have desired wealth for the sake of wealth itself. Gold does not corrupt man; it is in the motive of acquiring that gold that corruption occurs.

David O. McKay, Treasures of Life, pp. 174-75

When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our affections, the demands on our time, the interests we pursue, and the order of our priorities.

Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, May 1988,

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