Parenting Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson

A father’s duty is to make his home a place of happiness and joy.

— Ezra Taft Benson

Our mothers put God first when they fill their highest mission within the walls of their own homes.

— Ezra Taft Benson

The sacred title of 'father' is shared with the Almighty.

— Ezra Taft Benson

It is a truism that children need more of Mother than of money.

— Ezra Taft Benson

How vital are mother’s influence and teaching in the home-and how apparent when neglected!

— Ezra Taft Benson

The seeds of divorce are often sown and the problems of children begin when Mother works outside the home.

— Ezra Taft Benson

A father's calling is eternal and its importance transcends time. It is a calling for both time and eternity.

— Ezra Taft Benson

Mothers, train up your children in righteousness; do not attempt to save the world and let your own family fall apart.

— Ezra Taft Benson

Go on daddy-daughter dates and father-and-sons' outings with your children. As a family, go on campouts and picnics, to ball games and…

— Ezra Taft Benson

When our Heavenly Father placed Adam and Eve on this earth, He did so with the purpose in mind of teaching them…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Above all else, children need to know and feel they are loved, wanted, and appreciated. They need to be assured of that…

— Ezra Taft Benson

In the beginning, Adam was instructed to earn the bread by the sweat of his brow - not Eve. Contrary to conventional…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Some spiritually alert parents hold early-morning devotionals with their families in their homes. They have a hymn, prayer, and then read and…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Since the beginning, a woman's first and most important role has been ushering into mortality spirit sons and daughters of our Father…

— Ezra Taft Benson

No society will long survive without mothers who care for their young and provide that nurturing care so essential for their normal…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Some men are willing to die for their faith but will not fully live for it. Christ both lived and died for…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Fathers, yours is an eternal calling from which you are never released. Callings in the Church, as important as they are, by…

— Ezra Taft Benson

It is mother's influence during the crucial formative years that forms a child's basic character. Home is the place where a child…

— Ezra Taft Benson

The one man other than my father who made the most lasting impression was an uncle, Serge B. Benson. He taught me…

— Ezra Taft Benson

It is my firm belief that the God of Heaven raised up the founding fathers and inspired them to establish the Constitution…

— Ezra Taft Benson

When I think of how we show faith, I cannot help but think of the example of my own father. I recall…

— Ezra Taft Benson

If you are a single parent, make friends with others in similar situations and develop friendships with married couples. Counsel with your…

— Ezra Taft Benson

One of the cardinal sins in our country is profanity -- the taking of the name of the Lord in vain. Reverence…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Fathers, you cannot delegate your duty as the head of the home. Mothers, rear your children in righteousness-do not attempt to save…

— Ezra Taft Benson

And so today, the undermining of the home and family is on the increase, with the devil anxiously working to displace the…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“We once knew well our Elder Brother and our Father in Heaven. We rejoiced at the prospects of earth life that could…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools,…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Your most important friendships should be with your own brothers and sisters and with your father and mother. Love your family. Be…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important role fathers…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Satan would have you believe that happiness comes only as you surrender to his enticements, but one only needs to look at…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Meditation on a passage of scripture... led a young boy into a grove of trees to commune with his heavenly Father. That…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Nothing is going to startle us more when we pass through the veil to the other side than to realize how well…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Our Heavenly Father is always near. … Thank God we can reach out and tap that unseen power, without which no man…

— Ezra Taft Benson

There is no greater Church calling than that of a home teacher. There is no greater Church service rendered to our Father…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Surely no child should fear his own father - especially a priesthood father. A father's duty is to make his home a…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Too often the pressure for popularity, on children and teens, places an economic burden on the income of the father, so mother…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Nothing will surprise us more than when we get to heaven and see the Father and realize how well we know Him…

— Ezra Taft Benson

The undermining of the home and family is on the increase with the devil anxiously working to displace the father as the…

— Ezra Taft Benson

In the beginning, Adam — not Eve— was instructed to earn the bread by the sweat of his brow. Contrary to conventional…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Mothers stay close to your daughters Earn & deserve their love & respect Be united with their father in the rearing of…

— Ezra Taft Benson