Ezra Taft Benson quotes - page 3

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)
In the beginning, Adam - not Eve- was instructed to earn the bread by the sweat of his brow. Contrary to conventional wisdom, a mother's calling is in the home, not in the marketplace. View quote
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The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by where they are judged to be on the ladders of worldly success. They feel worthwhile as individuals if the numbers beneath them in achievement, talent, beauty, or intellect are large enough. View quote
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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. View quote
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It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. View quote
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A positive self-image has little relationship to our material circumstances. View quote
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Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important role fathers should play, as head of the home, in nurturing, training, and loving their children. View quote
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Let your minds be filled with the goal of being like the Lord, and you will crowd out depressing thoughts as you anxiously seek to know Him and do His will. View quote
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Daily, constantly, we choose by our desires, our thoughts, and our actions whether we want to be blessed or cursed, happy or miserable. View quote
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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. View quote
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Our mothers put God first when they fill their highest mission within the walls of their own homes. (Ezra Taft Benson)
It is a truism that children need more of Mother than of money. View quote
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Modesty in dress and language and deportment is a true mark of refinement and a hallmark of a virtuous Latter-day Saint woman. View quote
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Becoming Christlike is a lifetime pursuit and very often involves growth and change that is slow, almost imperceptible. View quote
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I have a vision of artists putting into film, drama, literature, music, and paintings great themes and great characters from the Book of Mormon. View quote
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In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin. View quote
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Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord. View quote
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One of Satan's most frequently used deceptions is the notion that the commandments of God are meant to restrict freedom and limit happiness. View quote
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Besides the physical ordinance of baptism and the laying on of hands, one must be spiritually born again to gain exaltation and eternal life. View quote
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The one man other than my father who made the most lasting impression was an uncle, Serge B. Benson. He taught me in three different classes - but above all, he taught me lessons in moral, physical, and intellectual courage that I have tried to apply in later life. View quote
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Beguiling voices in the world cry out for 'alternative lifestyles' for women. They maintain that some women are better suited for careers than for marriage and motherhood. (Ezra Taft Benson)
Do not leave yourself or your family unprotected against financial storms... Build up savings. View quote
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Prayer in the hour of need is a great boon. From simple trials to our Gethsemanes, prayer - persistent prayer - can put us in touch with God, our greatest source of comfort and counsel. View quote
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Youth is the spirit of adventure and awakening. It is a time of physical emerging when the body attains the vigor and good health that may ignore the caution of temperance. Youth is a period of timelessness when the horizons of age seem too distant to be noticed. View quote
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Are you honest with the Lord in the payment of your tithes? Living this divine law will bring both spiritual and material blessings. View quote
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