Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson

About Ezra Taft Benson:

Ezra Taft Benson was an American farmer and religious leader, serving as United States Secretary of Agriculture during both presidential terms of Dwight D. Eisenhower and as thirteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1985 until his death. He was the last president of the LDS Church born in the 19th century.[citation needed]
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Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.

Ezra Taft Benson

I love all our Father's children of every color, creed, and political persuasion.

Ezra Taft Benson

Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.

Ezra Taft Benson

The fellowship of true friends who can hear you out, share your joys, help carry your burdens, and correctly counsel you is priceless.

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, worldly self-fulfillment, self-gratification, and self-seeking.

Ezra Taft Benson

False thinking and false ideologies, dressed in the most pleasing forms, quietly - almost without our knowing it - seek to reduce our moral defenses and to captivate our minds. They entice with bright promises of security, cradle-to-grave guarantees ...

Ezra Taft Benson

If you are a single parent, make friends with others in similar situations and develop friendships with married couples. Counsel with your priesthood leaders. Let them know of your needs and wants. Single parenthood is understood by the Lord.

Ezra Taft Benson

Faithful attendance at Church meetings brings blessings you can receive in no other way.

Ezra Taft Benson

Daily, constantly, we choose by our desires, our thoughts, and our actions whether we want to be blessed or cursed, happy or miserable.

Ezra Taft Benson

We all know of families who have obligated themselves for more than they could pay. There is a world of heartache behind such cases.

Ezra Taft Benson

To lose yourself in righteous service to others can lift your sights and get your mind off personal problems, or at least put them in proper focus.

Ezra Taft Benson

Periodic fasting can help clear up the mind and strengthen the body and the spirit.

Ezra Taft Benson

Unless you and your mate are united in purpose, dedication, and loyalty, you will not succeed to the extent you otherwise could.

Ezra Taft Benson

To the proud, the applause of the world rings in their ears; to the humble, the applause of heaven warms their hearts.

Ezra Taft Benson

You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!

Ezra Taft Benson

Scouting teaches a boy to take care of himself and stand on his own two feet.

Ezra Taft Benson

When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed.

Ezra Taft Benson

In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin.

Ezra Taft Benson

Modesty in dress and language and deportment is a true mark of refinement and a hallmark of a virtuous Latter-day Saint woman.

Ezra Taft Benson

The sacred title of 'father' is shared with the Almighty.

Ezra Taft Benson

Fathers, yours is an eternal calling from which you are never released.

Ezra Taft Benson

Author Bio

  • NameEzra Taft Benson
  • DescriptionPresident of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • BornAugust 4, 1899
  • DiedMay 30, 1994
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • AwardsPresidential Citizens Medal