--- title: "9 Adam Quotes By Ezra Taft Benson" description: "9 Adam quotes by Ezra Taft Benson. Plus more from Ezra Taft Benson and more Adam sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16a/ezra-taft-benson-443_adam_the-earth-was-cursed-for-adam-s-sake-wor_1079193.png" --- > [The earth was cursed for Adam's sake. Work is our blessing, not our doom. God has a work to do, and so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/the-earth-was-cursed-for-adam-s-sake-work-is-our-blessing-not-our/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16a/ezra-taft-benson-443_adam_the-earth-was-cursed-for-adam-s-sake-wor_1079193.png) > [God's revelation to Adam did not instruct Noah how to build the ark.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/god-s-revelation-to-adam-did-not-instruct-noah-how-to-build-the-ark/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/ezra-taft-benson-443_adam_god-s-revelation-to-adam-did-not-instruc_1116062.png) > [The Lord clearly defined the roles of providing for and rearing a righteous posterity. In the beginning, Adam, not Eve, was instructed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/the-lord-clearly-defined-the-roles-of-providing-for-and-rearing-a/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/ezra-taft-benson-443_adam_the-lord-clearly-defined-the-roles-of-pr_2997417.png) > [In the beginning, Adam — not Eve— was instructed to earn the bread by the sweat of his brow. Contrary to conventional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/in-the-beginning-adam-not-eve-was-instructed-to-earn-the-bread-by-the/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/770/ezra-taft-benson-443_adam_in-the-beginning-adam-not-eve-was-instru_899075.png) > [America is a place of many great events. Here is where Adam dwelt, where the Garden of Eden was located. America was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/america-is-a-place-of-many-great-events-here-is-where-adam-dwelt/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d5/ezra-taft-benson-443_adam_america-is-a-place-of-many-great-events_930716.png) > [When our children obey the Lord and go to the temple to receive their blessings and enter into the marriage covenant, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/when-our-children-obey-the-lord-and-go-to-the-temple-to-receive-their/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/ezra-taft-benson-443_adam_when-our-children-obey-the-lord-and-go-t_1574576.png) > [When our Heavenly Father placed Adam and Eve on this earth, He did so with the purpose in mind of teaching them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/when-our-heavenly-father-placed-adam-and-eve-on-this-earth-he-did-so/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/918/ezra-taft-benson-443_adam_when-our-heavenly-father-placed-adam-and_2937222.jpg) > [In the beginning, Adam was instructed to earn the bread by the sweat of his brow - not Eve. Contrary to conventional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/in-the-beginning-adam-was-instructed-to-earn-the-bread-by-the-sweat/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10c/ezra-taft-benson-443_adam_in-the-beginning-adam-was-instructed-to_1644972.png) > [Woman was given to man as an helpmeet. That complementary association is ideally portrayed in the eternal marriage of our first parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/woman-was-given-to-man-as-an-helpmeet-that-complementary-association/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/ezra-taft-benson-443_adam_woman-was-given-to-man-as-an-helpmeet-th_1452100.png) ## Other authors on Adam ## More by Ezra Taft Benson > [What would God have me do with my life?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/what-would-god-have-me-do-with-my-life/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Records, radio, television, movies, magazines-all are monopolized by the money managers who are guided by one ethic, the words wealth and power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/records-radio-television-movies-magazines-all-are-monopolized-by-the/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Every Latter-day Saint should make the study of this book a lifetime pursuit. Otherwise, he is placing his soul in jeopardy and neglecting that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/every-latter-day-saint-should-make-the-study-of-this-book-a-lifetime/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Do not be caught up in materialism, one of the real plagues of our generation-that is, acquiring things, fast-paced living, and securing career success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/do-not-be-caught-up-in-materialism-one-of-the-real-plagues-of-our/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/most-of-us-think-of-pride-as-self-centeredness-conceit-boastfulness/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [The high cost of low living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/the-high-cost-of-low-living/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [“We must each of us do our home work. 'My people are destroyed,' said Hosea, 'for lack of knowledge.' We must be wise as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/we-must-each-of-us-do-our-home-work-my-people-are-destroyed-said/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [“Man…need not stand alone. Prayer will open doors; prayer will remove barriers; prayer will ease pressures; prayer will give inner peace and comfort during…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/man-need-not-stand-alone-prayer-will-open-doors-prayer-will-remove/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Humility does not mean weakness. It does not mean timidity. It does not mean fear. A man can be humble and fearless. A man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/humility-does-not-mean-weakness-it-does-not-mean-timidity-it-does-not/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [The scriptures record remarkable accounts of men whose lives changed dramatically, in an instant, as it were: Alma the Younger, Paul on the road…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/the-scriptures-record-remarkable-accounts-of-men-whose-lives-changed/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [That government is best which governs the least, so taught the courageous founders of this nation. This simple declaration is diametrically opposed to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/that-government-is-best-which-governs-the-least-so-taught-the/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [No nation which has kept the commandments of God has ever perished, but I say to you that once freedom is lost, only blood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/no-nation-which-has-kept-the-commandments-of-god-has-ever-perished/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Someone has said it is better to appreciate the things you don't own than to own things you don't appreciate. I hope we will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/someone-has-said-it-is-better-to-appreciate-the-things-you-don-t-own/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [“In framing that great document which Gladstone declared ‘the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/in-framing-that-great-document-which-gladstone-declared-the-most/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/godly-sorrow-is-a-gift-of-the-spirit-it-is-a-deep-realization-that/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adam/ezra-taft-benson/#itemlist", "name": "9 Adam Quotes By Ezra Taft Benson", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The earth was cursed for Adam's sake. Work is our blessing, not our doom. 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