Ezra Taft Benson
Ezra Taft Benson
Ezra Taft Bensonwas an American farmer, government official, and religious leader who served as United States Secretary of Agriculture during both presidential terms of Dwight D. Eisenhower and as thirteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsfrom 1985 until his death in 1994. He was the last president of the LDS Church born in the 19th century...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLeader
Date of Birth4 August 1899
CountryUnited States of America
pride pits
Pride is essentially competitive in nature. We pit our will against God's.
children chance spirit
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.
sight focus mind
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.
effort tiny lord
The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him.
tasks life-is lord
The great task of life is to learn the will of the Lord and then do it.
blessing earth sake
The earth was cursed for Adam's sake. Work is our blessing, not our doom. God has a work to do, and so should we.
daughter father son
Since the beginning, a woman's first and most important role has been ushering into mortality spirit sons and daughters of our Father in Heaven.
agents satan humans
Satan works through human agents.
retirement men
Retirement from work has depressed many a man and hastened his death.
mind fasting body
Periodic fasting can help clear up the mind and strengthen the body and the spirit.
mother children character
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.
world communism substitutes
Communism introduced into the world a substitute for true religion. It is a counterfeit of the gospel plan.
drama book character
I have a vision of artists putting into film, drama, literature, music, and paintings great themes and great characters from the Book of Mormon.
deception limits satan
One of Satan's most frequently used deceptions is the notion that the commandments of God are meant to restrict freedom and limit happiness.