One of the cardinal sins in our country is profanity -- the taking of the name of the Lord in vain. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
If you turn your life over to the Lord he can do so much more with it than we can. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Acknowledging the Lord's hand in our lives cultivates gratitude. . . . — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The great task of life is to learn the will of the Lord and then do it. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Those who are heavy-laden with despair should come unto the Lord. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Every member of the priesthood should understand the divine plan designed by the Lord to raise up the first free people in… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The Lord is letting the wheat and the tares mature before he fully purges the Church. He is also testing you to… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Young people especially sometimes feel that the standards of the Lord are like fences and chains, blocking them from those activities that… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The Book of Mormon is the "keystone" of our religion, and the Doctrine and Covenants is the capstone, with continuing latter-day revelation. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
If someone wants to marry you outside the temple, whom will you strive to please - God or a mortal? If you… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
I firmly believe in prayer. It is possible to reach out and tap the unseen power which gives strength and anchor in… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Try as you may, you cannot put the Lord in your debt. For every time you try to do His will, He… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
A missionary who is inspired by the Spirit of the Lord must be led by that Spirit to choose the proper approach… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Contention in our families drives the Spirit of the Lord away. It also drives many of our family members away. Contention ranges… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
To be a successful missionary one must have the Spirit of the Lord. We are also taught that the Spirit will not… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which sincere and meaningful repentance must be built. If we truly seek… — 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
Every Latter-day Saint should love the inspired Constitution of the United States - a nation with a spiritual foundation and a prophetic… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
To love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength is all-consuming and all-encompassin g. It is no lukewarm endeavor. It… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Ponder the significance of the responsibility the Lord has given to us. The Lord has counseled, "Let the solemnities of eternity rest… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
My young sisters, we have such hope for you. We have such great expectations for you. Don't settle for less than what… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
For years we have been counseled to have on hand a year's supply of food. Yet there are some today who will… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Too often we bask in our comfortable complacency and rationalize that the ravages of war, economic disaster, famine, and earth quake cannot… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Prepare yourselves mentally. A mission requires a great deal of mental preparation. You must memorize missionary discussions, memorize scriptures, and oftentimes learn… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed. Men and women changed for Christ will be captained by Christ.… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
More than ever before, we need to learn and apply the principles of economic self-reliance. We do not know when the crisis… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
As members of the Lord's Church, we must take missionary work more seriously. The Lord's commission to 'preach the gospel to every… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
You must not allow yourselves to become discouraged. Missionary work brings joy, optimism, and happiness. Don't give Satan an opportunity to discourage… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Let your minds be filled with the goal of being like the Lord, and you will crowd out depressing thoughts as you… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
With the Spirit and magnifying your call, you can do miracles for the Lord in the mission field. Without the Spirit, you… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Are you honest with the Lord in the payment of your tithes? Living this divine law will bring both spiritual and material… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The Lord has warned and forewarned us against a day of great tribulation and given us counsel, through His Servants, on how… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Why did the Lord inspire Mormon (or Moroni or Alma) to include that in his record? What lesson can I learn from… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The Lord clearly defined the roles of providing for and rearing a righteous posterity. In the beginning, Adam, not Eve, was instructed… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Yes, one can repent of moral transgression. The miracle of forgiveness is real, and true repentance is accepted of the Lord. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
What a gift it would be to receive at Christmastime a greater knowledge of the Lord. What a gift it would be… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. The world would take people out of the… — 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
