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Fatherhood is not a matter of station or wealth; it is a matter of desire, diligence, and determination to see one’s family exalted in the celestial kingdom. If that prize is lost, nothing else really matters.

Ezra Taft Benson

Fatherhood is not a matter of station or wealth; it is a matter of desire, diligence, and determination to see one’s family exalted in the celestial kingdom. If that prize is lost, nothing else really matters.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Desire Determination Fatherhood
A father’s calling is eternal and its importance transcends time. It is a calling for both time and eternity.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Calling Eternity Father
To be a successful missionary one must have the Spirit of the Lord. We are also taught that the Spirit will not dwell in unclean tabernacles. Therefore, one of the first things a missionary must do to gain spirituality is to make sure his own personal life is in order.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Missionary Order Successful
We cannot do everything at once, but we can do a great deal if we choose our goals well and work diligently to attain them.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Deal Generosity Goal
I grew up believing that the willingness and ability to work is the basic ingredient of successful farming. Hard, intelligent work is the key. Use it, and your chances for success are good.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Believe Intelligent Successful
Our enmity toward God takes on many labels, such as rebellion, hard-heartedness, stiff-neckedness, unrepentant, puffed up, easily offended, and sign seekers. The proud wish God would agree with them. They aren’t interested in changing their opinions to agree with God’s.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Offend Wish Proud
When you are tempted to look elsewhere for greener pastures, just remember someone else is probably looking at yours. And if another pasture looks greener, perhaps it is getting better care and attention. Grass is always greener . . . where it is watered.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Better Get Justice Temptation
If you really want to receive joy and happiness, then serve others with all your heart. Lift their burden, and your own burden will be lighter.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Heart Joy Want
The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Effort Lord Please Tiny
Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which sincere and meaningful repentance must be built. If we truly seek to put away sin, we must first look to Him who is the Author of our salvation.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

First Jesus Meaningful
The so-called civil rights movement as it exists today is used as a Communist program for revolution in America.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Country Movement People Right
It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Motherhood Responsibility School
Freedom is an eternal principle. Heaven disapproves of force, coercion and intimidation. Only a free people can be truly a happy people.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Heaven People Principle
Take care of yourselves physically. Guard your health carefully. It is one of our greatest blessings. I especially encourage some type of exercise program so you can stay physically fit and physically capable in proportion to the demands on your body.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Blessing Body Exercise
Humility does not mean weakness. It does not mean timidity. It does not mean fear. A man can be humble and fearless. A man can be humble and courageous.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Humble Humility Mean
Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.
EZRA TAFT BENSON

Communication Humility Kids

Fatherhood is not a matter of station or wealth; it is a matter of desire, diligence, and determination to see one’s family exalted in the celestial kingdom. If that prize is lost, nothing else really matters.

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