Several times in Book of Mormon history the people passed through a cycle of righteousness, prosperity, riches, pride, wickedness, destruction, humility, and righteousness again. For more information and a diagram depicting the pride cycle, refer to “The Cycle of Righteousness and Wickedness” in the appendix (page 414).
Refer to the commentary for Helaman 3:33–34, 36; 4:12 (page 264) and the commentary for Helaman 12:5–6 (page 278).