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
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God help us to be grateful for our blessings, never to be guilty of the sin of ingratitude, and to instill this same gratitude into the lives of our children.
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We should confess His hand in all things. Ingratitude is one of our great sins.
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I never travel across this great nation without experiencing a feeling of gratitude and thanksgiving for all that we have and are. As I see its broad fruitful farms, its humming factories, its gleaming cities, certainly it is easy to realize that we have achieved unequaled material progress in this great country.
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Acknowledging the Lord's hand in our lives cultivates gratitude. . . .
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We need to be more grateful. I think there is no true character without gratitude. It is one of the marks of a real strong character to have a feeling of thanksgiving and gratitude for blessings. We need more of that spirit in our homes, in our daily associations, in the church, everywhere. It doesn't cost anything, and it is so easy to cultivate.
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The more we express our gratitude to God for our blessings, the more he will bring to our mind other blessings. The more we are aware of to be grateful for, the happier we become.
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The Book of Mormon exposes the enemies of Christ. It confounds false doctrines and lays down contention.
The Bible sits on the pulpit of hundreds of different religious sects.
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The false prophets of Communism predict a utopian society.
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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.
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We all know of families who have obligated themselves for more than they could pay. There is a world of heartache behind such cases.
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Fear of men's judgment manifests itself in competition for men's approval.
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Fathers, yours is an eternal calling from which you are never released.
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You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.