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 BENSONSatan works through human agents.
More Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
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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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If we do not feel like praying, then we should pray until we do feel like praying.
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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.
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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 so-called civil rights movement as it exists today is used as a Communist program for revolution in America.
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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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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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We live in a day of slick, quiet and clever sins.
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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.
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Gods’ payment is the best payment.
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The leisure time of children must be constructively directed to wholesome, positive pursuits. Too much time viewing television can be destructive…It is estimated that growing children today watch television over twenty-five hours per week.
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Every man eventually is backed up to the wall of faith, and there he must make his stand.
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What would God have me do with my life?
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I would rather say whoa to a leader than gittie up.
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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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