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 BENSONI 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.
More Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
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The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him.
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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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I would rather say whoa to a leader than gittie up.
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Without goals our efforts may be scattered and unproductive.
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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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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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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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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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The so-called civil rights movement as it exists today is used as a Communist program for revolution in America.
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Gods’ payment is the best payment.
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Freedom is an eternal principle. Heaven disapproves of force, coercion and intimidation. Only a free people can be truly a happy people.
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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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We live in a day of slick, quiet and clever sins.
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Nothing will surprise us more than when we get to heaven and see the Father and realize how well we know Him and how familiar His face is to us.
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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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