"Let them repent of all their sins, and of all their covetous desires, before me, saith the Lord; for what is property unto me? saith the Lord
Let the properties of Kirtland be turned out for debts, saith the Lord. Let them go, saith the Lord, and whatsoever remaineth, let it remain in your hands, saith the Lord.
For have I not the fowls of heaven, and also the fish of the sea, and the beasts of the mountains? Have I not made the earth? Do I not hold the destinies of all the armies of the nations of the earth?
Therefore, will I not make solitary places to bud and to blossom, and to bring forth in abundance? saith the Lord."
Doctrine and Covenants 117:4-7
I like God teaching us some perspective here, and that as attached as we become to property, that paying our debts and trusting in God's blessings are more important. It's hard to have faith sometimes and let those (seemingly) solid things go, but the whole earth is the Lord's and he will teach and guide us as he will, and learning to trust that helps us transcend, at least to some degree, our ties to the world and find our way to living by faith.
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