Ezra Taft Benson

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

The body needs the rejuvenation that comes from exercise. Walking in the fresh air can be exhilarating and refreshing. Properly directed running…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves.

— Ezra Taft Benson

I never travel across this great nation without experiencing a feeling of gratitude and thanksgiving for all that we have and are.…

— Ezra Taft Benson

The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a humble person…

— Ezra Taft Benson

There is a difference between a convert who is built on the rock of Christ through the Book of Mormon and stays…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Study the scriptures and study the mortals who have been most consistently accurate about the most important things. When your freedom and…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Truth is truth, whether labeled 'science' or 'religion.'

— Ezra Taft Benson

If you turn your life over to the Lord he can do so much more with it than we can.

— Ezra Taft Benson

If we love God, do His will, and fear His judgment more than men's, we will have self-esteem.

— Ezra Taft Benson

Meditation on a passage of scripture... led a young boy into a grove of trees to commune with his heavenly Father. That…

— Ezra Taft Benson

By deriving it's just powers from the governed, government becomes primarily a mechanism for defense against bodily harm, theft, and involuntary servitude.…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their…

— Ezra Taft Benson

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

For years we have heard of the role the Elders could play in saving the Constitution from total destruction. But how can…

— Ezra Taft Benson

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

Many novels and modern publications are corrupters of morals or distorters of truth.

— Ezra Taft Benson

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

Christ removed self as the force in His perfect life. It was, 'Not my will, but thine be done.'

— Ezra Taft Benson

[The Constitution] will not be saved in Washington. It will be saved by the citizens of this nation who love and cherish…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Fathers, you cannot delegate your duty as the head of the home. Mothers, rear your children in righteousness-do not attempt to save…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Selfishness is one of the more common faces of pride. 'How everything affects me' is the center of all that matters-self-conceit, self-pity,…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature.

— Ezra Taft Benson

Was it not through pride that the devil became the devil? Christ wanted to serve. The devil wanted to rule. Christ wanted…

— Ezra Taft Benson