Every man eventually is backed up to the wall of faith, and there he must make his stand.
EZRA TAFT BENSONIf we do not feel like praying, then we should pray until we do feel like praying.
More Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
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When I think of how we show faith, I cannot help but think of the example of my own father. I recall vividly how the spirit of missionary work came into my life. I was about thirteen years of age when my father received a call to go on a mission.
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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.
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Without goals our efforts may be scattered and unproductive.
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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.
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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.
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Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.
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Faith is the foundation upon which a godlike character is built. It is a prerequisite for all other virtues.
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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.
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I would rather say whoa to a leader than gittie up.
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One of the trials of life is that we do not usually receive immediately the full blessing for righteousness or the full cursing for wickedness.
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We live in a day of slick, quiet and clever sins.
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It is not enough simply to try to resist evil or empty our lives of sin. We must also fill our lives with righteousness
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Satan works through human agents.
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If we do not feel like praying, then we should pray until we do feel like praying.
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We will not know Him, until we become like him.
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