Acknowledging the Lord's hand in our lives cultivates gratitude. . . . — 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
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
The time is long overdue for a massive flooding of the earth with the Book of Mormon for the many reasons which… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
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
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
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 Copy Share Image
A young woman who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, who has read it several times, who has an abiding testimony… — 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
The Book of Mormon is the 'keystone' of our religion, and the Doctrine and Covenants is the 'capstone,' with continuing latter day… — 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
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
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
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
Be guided by the Spirit. I have said so many times to my Brethren that the Spirit is the most important single… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
For the righteous, the gospel provides a warning before calamity, a program for the crises, refuge for each disaster... The Lord has… — 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
“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
From the standpoint of food production, storage, handling, and the Lord’s counsel, wheat should have high priority. Water, of course, is essential.… — 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
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
Those who are heavy-laden with despair should come unto the Lord. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Temples are places of personal revelation. When I have been weighed down by a problem or a difficulty, I have gone to… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
First, we should become informed about communism, about socialism, and about Americanism. What better way can one become informed than by first… — 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
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
