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Ezra Taft Benson
Ezra Taft Benson
American Leader
Born: Aug 4, 1899
Died: May 30, 1994
Book God Great Life Will You
Related authors: Bayard Rustin Brigham Young Henry B. Eyring Jefferson Davis Juliette Gordon Low Martin Luther King, Jr. Menachem Mendel Schneerson Walter Reuther
Be right, and then be easy to live with, if possible, but in that order. Ezra Taft Benson
Live Possible Easy Order Then Right
The great task of life is to learn the will of the Lord and then do it. Ezra Taft Benson
Life Great Will Learn Lord Task Then
Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves. Ezra Taft Benson
Pride Seen Others Ourselves Rarely Admitted Sin Readily
When I think of how we show faith, I cannot help but think of the example of my own father. I recall vividly how the spirit of missionary work came into my life. I was about thirteen years of age when my father received a call to go on a mission. Ezra Taft Benson
Life Work Faith Age Father My Life Example Own Think Spirit Vividly About My Own Mission Missionary Call How Came Go Years Cannot Show Help Recall Received Thirteen
I feel certain that if, in our homes, parents will read from the Book of Mormon prayerfully and regularly, both by themselves and with their children, the spirit of that great book will come to permeate our homes and all who dwell therein. Ezra Taft Benson
Great Book Will Parents Great Book Our Spirit Both Mormon Feel Come Read Dwell Children Themselves Certain Regularly Who Therein Homes
Pride is essentially competitive in nature. We pit our will against God's. Ezra Taft Benson
God Nature Pride Will Our Pit Essentially Against Competitive
In a home where there is an able-bodied husband, he is expected to be the breadwinner. Ezra Taft Benson
Home Husband He Expected Where
Surely no child should fear his own father - especially a priesthood father. A father's duty is to make his home a place of happiness and joy. Ezra Taft Benson
Happiness Home Joy Fear Father Priesthood Own Duty Make Surely His Child Place Should
When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed. Ezra Taft Benson
You Christ Changed Follow Choose
A woman whose life is involved in the righteous rearing of her children has a better chance of keeping up her spirits than the woman whose total concern is centered in her own personal problems. Ezra Taft Benson
Life Woman Better Problems Own Righteous Total Spirits Better Chance Involved Concern Up Than Personal Children Centered Rearing Whose Keeping Her Chance
Many a man in his hour of trial has turned to the Book of Mormon and been enlightened, enlivened, and comforted. The psalms in the Old Testament have a special food for the soul of one in distress. Ezra Taft Benson
Food Man Soul Book Old Trial Distress Mormon Hour Comforted Testament Been His Psalms Turned Old Testament Special Many Enlightened
To love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength is all-consuming and all-encompassing. It is no lukewarm endeavor. Ezra Taft Benson
Love God Strength Soul Heart Mind Endeavor To Love Your Lukewarm
The Book of Mormon offers so much that broadens our understandings of the doctrines of salvation. Without it, much of what is taught in other scriptures would not be nearly so plain and precious. Ezra Taft Benson
Book Other Our Would Mormon Doctrines Without Offers Precious Salvation Taught Plain Scriptures Much Nearly
In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin. Ezra Taft Benson
Pride Considered Righteous Sin Always Scriptures Thing
America is a place of many great events. Here is where Adam dwelt, where the Garden of Eden was located. America was the place of former civilizations, including Adam's, the Jaredites', and Nephites'. Ezra Taft Benson
Great Garden Events Located Civilizations Eden America Where Place Former Many Including Here Adam
It is mother's influence during the crucial formative years that forms a child's basic character. Home is the place where a child learns faith, feels love, and thereby learns from mother's loving example to choose righteousness. Ezra Taft Benson
Love Faith Home Character Righteousness Mother Example Crucial Feels Learns Years Child Influence Where Formative Place Forms Loving Choose Thereby Basic
Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement. Ezra Taft Benson
You Achievement Correct More Smallest Praise Than Children Them Your Even
Every Latter-day Saint should love the inspired Constitution of the United States - a nation with a spiritual foundation and a prophetic history - which nation the Lord has declared to be his base of operations in these latter days. Ezra Taft Benson
Love Spiritual History Constitution Nation Every States Latter Constitution Of The United States Prophetic Inspired Days Operations Lord Saint His Which Should Base United Foundation United States
A young woman 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
Woman Book Will Devil Young Tool Several Abide Able Mormon Read Knows Lord Testimony Times Truthfulness Hands Against Loves Young Woman Mighty Stand Teachings Who
I have a vision of artists putting into film, drama, literature, music, and paintings great themes and great characters from the Book of Mormon. Ezra Taft Benson
Music Great Book Vision Drama Characters Mormon Putting Artists Literature Themes Paintings Film
Fathers, yours is an eternal calling from which you are never released. Ezra Taft Benson
You Fathers Released Never Calling Which Eternal Yours
Callings in the church, as important as they are, by their very nature are only for a period of time, and then an appropriate release takes place. Ezra Taft Benson
Time Nature Church Important Appropriate Release Only Takes Period Very Place Then
When our children obey the Lord and go to the temple to receive their blessings and enter into the marriage covenant, they enter into the same order of the priesthood that God instituted in the very beginning with father Adam. Ezra Taft Benson
God Marriage Obey Father Priesthood Beginning Our Enter Temple Instituted Blessings Lord Covenant Go Very Same Children Order Receive Adam
The condition of the physical body can affect the spirit. Ezra Taft Benson
Physical Physical Body Spirit Affect Condition Body
The history of humanity has, to a large extent, been one of groping blindly in the dark, fearing for the future and yet resisting the guiding hand of inspired men who would willingly lead mankind in the path of safety. Ezra Taft Benson
Future History Humanity Dark Safety Path Men Blindly Guiding Willingly Would Fearing Inspired Lead Been Hand The History Of Mankind Who Large Extent Resisting
Time is on the side of truth. Ezra Taft Benson
Truth Time Side
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