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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No other single influence has had so great an impact on this earth as the life of Jesus the Christ.
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It is not enough simply to try to resist evil or empty our lives of sin. We must also fill our lives with righteousness
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We can choose to humble ourselves by confessing and forsaking our sins and being born of God.
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Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves.
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We should confess His hand in all things. Ingratitude is one of our great sins.
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Nations cannot endure in sin.
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We live in a day of slick, quiet and clever sins.
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Essentially, pride is a 'my will' rather than 'thy will' approach to life.
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There is a difference between a convert who is built on the rock of Christ through the Book of Mormon and stays hold of that iron rod, and one who is not.
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Try as you may, you cannot put the Lord in your debt. For every time you try to do His will, He simply pours out more blessings upon you.
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Blessed are they who seek to learn wisdom.
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You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.
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We must be careful, as we seek to become more and more godlike, that we do not become discouraged and lose hope.
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