“They Shall Inherit the Earth”

Joseph F. McConkie, Robert L. Millet
For yet a little while, David wrote, “and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.” (Psalms 37:10-11.) A modern revelation declared that “the resurrection from the dead is the redemption of the soul. And the redemption of the soul is through him that quickeneth all things, in whose bosom it is decreed that the poor and the meek of the earth shall inherit it.” (D&C 88:16-17.)

“And Blessed Are the Meek for They Shall Inherit the Earth”

The meek person is one who feels little or no attachment to this world’s trappings. Joseph Smith said: “Some of the company thought I was not a very meek Prophet; so I told them: ’I am meek and lowly in heart, ’ and will personify Jesus for a moment, to illustrate the principle, and cried out with a loud voice, ’Woe unto you, ye doctors; woe unto you, ye lawyers; woe unto you, ye scribes, Pharisees, and hypocrites!’ But you cannot find the place where I ever went that I found fault with their food, their drink, their house, their lodgings; no, never; and this is what is meant by the meekness and lowliness of Jesus.” (Teachings, p. 270.) In the final sense, “none is acceptable before God, save the meek and lowly in heart” (Moroni 7:44).

Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 4

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