A father’s calling is eternal and its importance transcends time. It is a calling for both time and eternity.
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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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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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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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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We live in a day of slick, quiet and clever sins.
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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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One good yardstick as to whether a person might be the right one for you is this: in her presence, do you think your noblest thoughts, do you aspire to your finest deeds, do you wish you were better than you are?
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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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Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.
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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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Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.
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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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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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Faith is the foundation upon which a godlike character is built. It is a prerequisite for all other virtues.
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Gods’ payment is the best payment.
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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.
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