The so-called civil rights movement as it exists today is used as a Communist program for revolution in America.
EZRA TAFT BENSONWe cannot do everything at once, but we can do a great deal if we choose our goals well and work diligently to attain them.
More Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
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Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.
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No man is truly free who is in financial bondage. ‘Think what you do when you run in debt’, said Benjamin Franklin, ‘you give another power over your liberty.’
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We will not know Him, until we become like him.
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We live in a day of slick, quiet and clever sins.
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Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It is the sharp and keen awareness that our behavior caused the Savior, He who knew no sin, even the greatest of all, to endure agony and suffering.
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We can and should place special emphasis on developing in our youth constructive incentives — a love of science, engineering, and math, so that they will want to take advanced scientific courses and thereby help meet the needs of our times.
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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.
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The proud wish God would agree with them. They are not interested in changing their opinions to agree with God’s.
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Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.
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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.
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A father’s calling is eternal and its importance transcends time. It is a calling for both time and eternity.
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While you are going through your trial, you can recall your past victories and coul the blessings that you do have with a sure hope of greater ones to allow if you are faithful.
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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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“On my honor” – what an ennobling phrase! Three short words, nine letters, but the summation of all we call character. From the Boy Scout’s Oath.
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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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