Three times in the Doctrine and Covenants the Lord uses the phrase beware of pride, including a warning to the second elder of the Church, Oliver Cowdery, and to Emma Smith, the wife of the Prophet. Pride is a very misunderstood sin, and many are sinning in ignorance. Therefore, no matter how the world uses the term, we must understand how God uses the term so we can understand the language of holy writ and profit thereby. Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart, or core, is still missing.
Enmity means hatred toward, hostility to, or a state of opposition.
It is the power by which Satan wishes to reign over us. Pride is essentially competitive in nature. We pit our will against God s. When we direct our pride toward God, it is in the spirit of my will and not thine be done. As Paul said, they seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ s.