If we do not feel like praying, then we should pray until we do feel like praying. — 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
Those who are heavy-laden with despair should come unto the Lord. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
We should confess His hand in all things. Ingratitude is one of our great sins. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves. — 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
Since man created government to help secure and safeguard [inalienable] rights [from God], it follows that man is superior to government and… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
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 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
Every Latter-day Saint should make the study of this book a lifetime pursuit. Otherwise, he is placing his soul in jeopardy and… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Young women, the family unit is forever, and you should do everything in your power to strengthen that unit. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
If we would truly seek to be more like our Savior and Master, learning to love as He loves should be our… — 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
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
That government is best which governs the least, so taught the courageous founders of this nation. This simple declaration is diametrically opposed… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
We can and should place special emphasis on developing in our youth constructive incentives — a love of science, engineering, and math,… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
We should know why paternalism, collectivism, or unnecessary federal supervision will hold our standard of living down and reduce productivity just as… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
[Joseph Smith] foresaw the time when the destiny of the nation would be in danger and would hang as by a thread.… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Young adults enrolled in universities and colleges or other postsecondary training should avail themselves of the opportunity to take institute of religion… — 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 their duty to God, youth should realize their duty to our country. They should love and honor the Constitution of the… — 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
Now, brethren, do not expect perfection in your choice of a mate. Do not be so particular that you overlook her most… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
We can and should place special emphasis on developing in our youth constructive incentives - a love of science, engineering, and math,… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
There are some who apparently feel that the fight for freedom is separate from the Gospel. They express it in several ways,… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The earth was cursed for Adam's sake. Work is our blessing, not our doom. God has a work to do, and so… — 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
Can human hearts be changed? Why, of course! It happens every day in the great missionary work of the Church. It is… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The devil knows that if the elders of Israel should ever wake up, they could step forth and help preserve freedom and… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The literal resurrection of every soul who has lived and died on earth is a certainty, and surely one should make careful… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
A missionary should never permit himself to see a movie or (read) cheap literature, or hear music that tends to interfere with… — 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
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
God our Father, Jesus, our Elder Brother and our Redeemer, and the Holy Ghost, the Testator, are perfect. They know us best… — 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
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
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
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
“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
“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
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
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
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
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
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… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share
“In framing that great document which Gladstone declared ‘the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share
Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share
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