“The Lord refers to the earth as his footstool (D&C 38:17; 1 Ne. 17:39; Moses 6:9, 44). A footstool is a low stool upon which to rest one’s feet. It is symbolic of subjection, something beneath one and over which power is exercised. For example, God speaks of making a footstool of one’s enemies (Matt. 22:44; Acts 2:35). James warns the Saints against treating the poor as one’s footstool (James 2:3)” (Brewster, Doctrine and Covenants Encyclopedia, 191).