3. Making a mock of that which is sacred. Since pride is a sin of elevating oneself above God and the will of God, it is no wonder that the proud mock the things of God. This mockery not only includes the making light of sacred doctrines, practices, and covenants (see 1 Nephi 19:7; Jacob 6:8) but also manifests itself in the mockery of other people, who are also “sacred things” in that they are literally sons and daughters of the Living God (see Alma 5:30, 54).