D&C 1:19; refer in this text to Mosiah 11:9; Alma 39:2; Morm. 3:9
“Ah, the arrogant arm of flesh, like the quarterback whose arm was so strong it was boasted that he could throw a football through a car wash and it would come out dry on the other side! Such naivete, such triviality symbolize not only the arm, but also the mind of flesh, which misses ‘things as they really are, and … things as they really will be’ (Jacob 4:13).” (Neal A. Maxwell, Ensign, May 1997, p. 16)