Riches of Eternity

If ye seek the riches which it is the will of the Father to give unto you, ye shall be the richest of all people, for ye shall have the riches of eternity and it must needs be that the riches of the earth are mine to give; but beware of pride. Doctrine & Covenants 38:39

The Book of Mormon is a vivid account of the pride cycle. The Lord pours out blessings upon his people and yet in time many of those people become proud and wicked, ultimately turning against the gospel verities that once touched their hearts. The lust for riches has been present in every dispensation, but the love of money, obsession with material things, acquisitiveness in all its varieties, will have no place in the glorious hereafter. Those who do the works of righteousness will receive the riches of eternity—peace in this life and “eternal life in the world to come” (D&C 59:23). What can worldly wealth possibly mean to him who is Eternal? What can the things of this earth mean to him who is Everlasting, without beginning or end? We are to be humble and content with what the Lord has given us (Alma 29:3) (Robert L. Millet and Lloyd D. Newell. Draw Near Unto Me: Daily Reflections on the Doctrine and Covenants. 104)