Mosiah 19:8; Hel. 10:4; 3 Ne. 1:29; D&C 56:8
“Selfishness strikes a deadly blow at the root of true character. Failure in the eternal sense of the word is almost always associated with selfishness. If the youth of the Church are to fulfill their mission properly, they must be taught to overcome selfishness.” (Spencer W. Kimball, Charge to Religious Educators, 1982, pp. 43-47)
“The distance between constant self-pleasing and self-worship is shorter than we think. Stubborn selfishness is actually rebellion against God, because, warned Samuel, ‘stubbornness is as … idolatry’ (1 Samuel 15:23). Selfishness is much more than an ordinary problem because it activates all the cardinal sins! … The selfish individual has a passion for the vertical pronoun I. Significantly, the vertical pronoun I has no knees to bend, while the first letter in the pronoun we does.” (Neal A. Maxwell, Conference Report, Oct. 1990, pp. 15-16)