Lay aside the things of this world

 

Doctrine and Covenants 25:10. “Lay aside the things of this world”

President Gordon B. Hinckley, commenting on the Lord’s instructions to Emma Smith in Doctrine and Covenants 25:10, said:

 

“I feel he was not telling Emma that she should not feel concerned about a place to live, food on her table, and clothing. He was saying to her that she should not be obsessed with these things, as so many of us are wont to be. He was telling her to get her thoughts on the higher things of life, the things of righteousness and goodness, matters of charity and love for others, the things of eternity” (“If Thou Art Faithful,” Gordon B. Hinckley).