WIIFM or WMCID

The bottom line motivation for antichrist, be it person or system, is the search for the WIFFM - What's In It For Me?  If the answer to the question is "nothing" then it is put aside, ignored, or destroyed.  Nehor's entire concept of a poplar, wealthy, and powerful clergy is driven by the WIFFM. It is the hallmark of selfishness, laziness, and pride. The WIFFIM is self-centered and looks inward toward the natural man.  It is the pattern of the adversary

WMCID?

Contrast that with the pattern of the Savior.  We could label that What More Can I Do? - WMCID. People doing the Savior's work don't look toward themselves, always trying to figure out the best angle for them.  They look upward toward God and then outward toward others. They are humble and teachable and motivated by love for God and their neighbors. People with a WMCID mentality are humble.  They don't think less of themselves; they think of themselves less.

Alma 13 is probably the single chapter of scripture that tells us the most about the priesthood.

Melchizedek ordaining Abraham to the Priesthood

• It is the priesthood after the Order of the Son of God (13: 1-2)
• It was called the Melchizedek priesthood because Melchizedek was such a great high priest. (13: 14-19)
  
• The call was issued to men of great faith and having chosen good.(13: 3)
• When other men choose to harden their hearts and turn away from God, they cannot be chosen for the priesthood, even though they came into the world having the same choices as their brethren. (13: 4-5)
• Men are given priesthood power to act in God's name to perform ordinances and to teach the doctrine of Christ so that others may know salvation. They are called to preach repentance.
• Once their own robes are made white by the blood of the lamb, they cannot look upon sin except with abhorrence. (13: 12)
• The Priesthood is eternal from eternity to all eternity (13:7)

Alma pleaded with the people not to procrastinate the day of their repentance. These are the words of a holy and just man whose love for his brethren knows no bounds.

And now, my brethren, I wish from the inmost part of my heart, yes, with great anxiety even unto pain, that ye would hearken unto my words, and cast off your sins, and not procrastinate the day of your repentance; But that ye would humble yourselves before the Lord, and call on his holy name, and watch and pray continually, that y may not be tempted above that which ye can bear, and thus be led by the Holy Spirit, becoming humble, meek, submissive, patient, full of love and all long-suffering; Having faith on the Lord; have a hope that ye shall receive eternal life; having the love of God always in your hearts, that ye may be lifted up at the last day and enter into his rest. And may the Lord grant unto you repentance, that ye may not bring down his wrath upon you, that ye may not be bound down by the chains of hell, that ye may not suffer the second death. (Alma 13: 27-30) 

No man with the WIIFM mindset could have said those glorious words. May we all heed them and repent on a daily basis that our garments may be made white with the blood of the lamb.  May we love one another as Alma loved his people and not ever choose our actions based on "What's in if for me?" , but looking upward and outward always toward "What more can I do?"