This message has been weighing heavily on my soul for some time. I know the Lord wants this message delivered now. In the premortal council, it was pride that felled Lucifer, a son of the morning. At the end of this world, when God cleanses the earth by fire, the proud will be burned as stubble and the meek shall inherit the earth. 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.