Mothers, train up your children in righteousness; do not attempt to save the world and let your own family fall apart. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
I love all our Father's children of every color, creed, and political persuasion. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The seeds of divorce are often sown and the problems of children begin when Mother works outside the home. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Build traditions of family vacations and trips and outings. These memories will never be forgotten by your children. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Encourage good music and art and literature in your homes. Homes that have a spirit of refinement and beauty will bless the… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When our children obey the Lord and go to the temple to receive their blessings and enter into the marriage covenant, they… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
A woman whose life is involved in the righteous rearing of her children has a better chance of keeping up her spirits… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
If you want to get the spirit of the gospel in your home, support the missionary program. Prepare your sons and daughters… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
I have seen what the days of tribulation can do to people. I have seen hunger stalk the streets of Europe. I… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The Book of Mormon contains the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ (D&C 20:9). That does not mean it contains every… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Grandparents can have a profound influence on their grandchildren. Their time is generally not as encumbered and busy as the parents', so… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Woman was given to man as an helpmeet. That complementary association is ideally portrayed in the eternal marriage of our first parents… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Encourage your children to come to you for counsel with their problems and questions by listening to them every day. Discuss with… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“For nearly six thousand years, God has held you in reserve to make your appearance in the final days before the Second… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
True to form, many of the people who desire to frustrate God's purposes of giving mortal tabernacles to His spirit children through… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“Yes, brothers and sisters, the mission of the Church is glorious-to invite all of us to come unto Christ through proclaiming the… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The world teaches birth control. Tragically, many of our sisters subscribe to its pills and practices when they could easily provide earthly… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“Have you been listening to the music that many young folks are hearing today? Some of it is nerve-jamming in nature and… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“The central issue in that pre-mortal council was: Shall the children of God have untrammeled agency to choose the course they should… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
I feel certain that if, in our homes, parents will read from the Book of Mormon prayerfully and regularly, both by themselves… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
God help us to be grateful for our blessings, never to be guilty of the sin of ingratitude, and to instill this… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
... in all seriousness... you who submit yourselves to an abortion or to an operation that precludes you from safely having additional… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Pride adversely affects all our relationships - our relationship with God and His servants, between husband and wife, parent and child, employer… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Every accountable child of God needs to set goals, short- and long-range goals. A man who is pressing forward to accomplish worthy… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The leisure time of children must be constructively directed to wholesome, positive pursuits. Too much time viewing television can be destructive...It is… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The Book of Mormon is also the keystone of the doctrine of the Resurrection. As mentioned before, the Lord Himself has stated… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Mothers stay close to your daughters Earn & deserve their love & respect Be united with their father in the rearing of… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Records, radio, television, movies, magazines-all are monopolized by the money managers who are guided by one ethic, the words wealth and power. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
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… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
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. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
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,… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“We must each of us do our home work. 'My people are destroyed,' said Hosea, 'for lack of knowledge.' We must be wise as… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“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… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Humility does not mean weakness. It does not mean timidity. It does not mean fear. A man can be humble and fearless. A man… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The scriptures record remarkable accounts of men whose lives changed dramatically, in an instant, as it were: Alma the Younger, Paul on the road… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
That government is best which governs the least, so taught the courageous founders of this nation. This simple declaration is diametrically opposed to the… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
No nation which has kept the commandments of God has ever perished, but I say to you that once freedom is lost, only blood… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image