“The Poor in Spirit Who Come Unto Me”
Those who are poor in spirit- who are broken in spirit, sad of spirit or depressed, or those who are sin-laden and thereby spiritually bankrupt- cannot be saved on their own. The words “who come unto me” in the Bountiful sermon complete the intended message. There is no virtue in being broken or in being a spiritual beggar, except to the degree that we come unto the Lord. That is, whenever we look to the Lord, thereby acknowledging our inability to gain happiness and the abundant life without his saving grace, eve are blessed. The supernal invitation is forever the same: “Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him” (Moroni 10:32).
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