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Ezra Taft Benson
American
Leader
Born:
Aug 4
,
1899
Died:
May 30
,
1994
Book
God
Great
Life
Will
You
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In general, the more food we eat in its natural state - without additives - and the less it is refined, the healthier it will be for us. Food can affect the mind, and deficiencies of certain elements in the body can promote mental depression.
Ezra Taft Benson
Depression
Food
Natural
Mind
Will
State
Deficiencies
Additives
Promote
Eat
Mental
General
More
Without
Healthier
Affect
Refined
Us
Certain
Body
Natural State
Less
Elements
God lives. I know that He lives. I know that Jesus is the Christ and the Redeemer of the world.
Ezra Taft Benson
God
World
Christ
He
Know
Redeemer
Lives
Jesus
Daily, constantly, we choose by our desires, our thoughts, and our actions whether we want to be blessed or cursed, happy or miserable.
Ezra Taft Benson
Daily
Thoughts
Happy
Miserable
Blessed
Our
Constantly
Want
Cursed
Whether
Choose
Actions
Desires
To the proud, the applause of the world rings in their ears; to the humble, the applause of heaven warms their hearts.
Ezra Taft Benson
Humble
World
Ears
Rings
Proud
Hearts
Heaven
Applause
Every man eventually is backed up to the wall of faith, and there he must make his stand.
Ezra Taft Benson
Faith
Man
Every
Backed
Must
He
Make
His
Up
Wall
Stand
Eventually
Every Man
Satan knows that youth is the springtime of life when all things are new and young people are most vulnerable.
Ezra Taft Benson
Life
Youth
People
Satan
Young
All Things
New
Most
Knows
Vulnerable
Springtime
Young People
Things
Modesty in dress and language and deportment is a true mark of refinement and a hallmark of a virtuous Latter-day Saint woman.
Ezra Taft Benson
Woman
Language
Mark
Virtuous
Dress
True
Hallmark
Saint
Refinement
Modesty
No nation which has kept the commandments of God has ever perished, but I say to you that once freedom is lost, only blood - human blood - will win it back.
Ezra Taft Benson
God
Freedom
You
Win
Will
Nation
Lost
Back
Once
Say
Only
Perished
Commandments
Blood
Human
Which
Ever
Kept
Fear of men's judgment manifests itself in competition for men's approval.
Ezra Taft Benson
Competition
Fear
Men
Judgment
Approval
Itself
There will always be those little minds who, out of vanity or intellectual display, will attempt to destroy faith in the very foundations of life.
Ezra Taft Benson
Life
Faith
Will
Minds
Those
Destroy
Out
Vanity
Attempt
Always
Intellectual
Very
Little
Little Minds
Who
Display
Foundations
Many novels and modern publications are corrupters of morals or distorters of truth.
Ezra Taft Benson
Truth
Morals
Modern
Many
Novels
Publications
To lose yourself in righteous service to others can lift your sights and get your mind off personal problems, or at least put them in proper focus.
Ezra Taft Benson
Service
Yourself
Problems
Mind
Focus
Lose
Others
Righteous
Sights
Proper
Lift
Put
Least
Off
Get
Personal
Them
Your
Service To Others
A young man who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, who has read it several times, who has an abiding testimony of its truthfulness, and who applies its teachings will be able to stand against the wiles of the devil and will be a mighty tool in the hands of the Lord.
Ezra Taft Benson
Man
Book
Will
Devil
Young
Tool
Several
Abide
Able
Mormon
Read
Knows
Lord
Testimony
Times
Truthfulness
Hands
Against
Young Man
Loves
Mighty
Stand
Teachings
Who
An almost forgotten means of economic self-reliance is the home production of food. We are too accustomed to going to stores and purchasing what we need.
Ezra Taft Benson
Food
Home
Too
Purchasing
Economic
Almost
Self-Reliance
Going
Accustomed
Forgotten
Stores
Means
Production
Need
Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature.
Ezra Taft Benson
Nature
Change
World
Behavior
Christ
Men
Human Nature
Changes
Would
Shape
Environment
Human
Human Behavior
Then
Who
I love all our Father's children of every color, creed, and political persuasion.
Ezra Taft Benson
Love
Political
Father
Every
Our
Color
Children
Persuasion
Creed
One of the standards on which your happiness is based, now and in your future, is moral purity.
Ezra Taft Benson
Happiness
Future
Moral
Purity
Which
Your
Standards
Now
Based
Constitutional government, as designed by the framers, will survive only with a righteous people.
Ezra Taft Benson
Government
People
Will
Framers
Righteous
Constitutional
Constitutional Government
Only
Survive
Designed
Years of happiness can be lost in the foolish gratification of a momentary desire for pleasure.
Ezra Taft Benson
Happiness
Lost
Pleasure
Foolish
Years
Momentary
Gratification
Desire
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.
Ezra Taft Benson
You
People
Permanently
Doing
Cannot
Them
Themselves
Should
Help
Help People
Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and outdo another?
Ezra Taft Benson
God
Try
Our
Pleasing
Ourselves
Would
Outdo
Brother
Above
Rather
Well
Another
Motive
Than
Elevate
Inspiring music may fill the soul with heavenly thoughts, move one to righteous action, or speak peace to the soul.
Ezra Taft Benson
Music
Thoughts
Soul
Peace
Speak
Action
Righteous
Inspiring
May
Move
Heavenly
Fill
Freedom can be killed by neglect as well as by direct attack.
Ezra Taft Benson
Freedom
Neglect
Direct
Attack
Well
Mothers, stay close to your daughters. Earn and deserve their love and respect. Be united with their father in the rearing of your children. Do nothing in your life to cause your daughters to stumble because of your example.
Ezra Taft Benson
Life
Love
Respect
Cause
Father
Example
Stumble
Nothing
Earn
Stay
Daughters
Because
Mothers
Close
Children
Your
Rearing
United
Deserve
Family preparedness has been a long-established welfare principle.
Ezra Taft Benson
Family
Welfare
Has-Been
Principle
Been
Preparedness
You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!
Ezra Taft Benson
You
Impossible
Wrong
Feel
Cannot
Right
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