Ezra Taft Benson Quotes: 18 Famous Quotes And Sayings
Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was an American farmer, government official, and religious leader who served as United States Secretary of Agriculture during both presidential terms of Dwight D. Eisenhower and as thirteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1985 until his death in 1994. He was the last president of the LDS Church born in the 19th century.
Ezra Taft Benson Quotes:
Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
1. Now, brethren, do not expect perfection in your choice of a mate. Do not be so particular that you overlook her most important qualities of having a strong testimony, living the principles of the gospel, loving home, wanting to be a mother in Zion, and supporting you in your priesthood responsibilities.
Of course, she should be attractive to you....
And 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?
― Ezra Taft Benson
2. Young people, your parents, with their maturity of years and experience you have not had, can provide wisdom, knowledge, and blessings to help you over life's pitfalls. You may find, that life's sweetest experiences come when you go to Mom and Dad for help.
― Ezra Taft Benson
3. May the message of the restored gospel go forward in great force, by increasing numbers, that God’s children may escape the calamities which are impending.
― Ezra Taft Benson
4. Bad experience is a school that only fools keep going to.
― Ezra Taft Benson
5. He who kneels before God, can stand before any man.
― Ezra Taft Benson
6. Pride is characterized by "What do I want out of life?" rather than by "What would God have me do with my life?" It is self-will as opposed to God's will. It is the fear of man over the fear of God.
― Ezra Taft Benson
7. 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.
― Ezra Taft Benson
8. Unless we do his teachings, we do not demonstrate faith in him.
― Ezra Taft Benson
9. Nothing is going to startle us more when we pass through the veil to the other side than to realize how well we know our Father and how familiar His face is to us.
― Ezra Taft Benson
10. There is no place for fear among men and women who Almighty, who do not hesitate to humble themselves in seeking divine guidance through prayer. Though persecutions arise, though reverses come, in prayer we can find reassurance, for God will speak peace to the soul. That peace, that spirit of serenity, is life's greatest blessing. .
― Ezra Taft Benson
11. If you would bless your fellow-man the most, then you must put the First Commandment first.
― Ezra Taft Benson
12. Be right, and then be easy to live with, if possible, but in that order.
― Ezra Taft Benson
13. The world would mold men by changing their environment. Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature.
― Ezra Taft Benson
14. Thoughts lead to acts, acts lead to habits, habits lead to character - and our character will determine our eternal destiny.
― Ezra Taft Benson
15. It is a time of harvest and not a time of gleaning.
― Ezra Taft Benson
16. A great challenge and day of preparation is at hand for missionaries to meet and teach with the Book of Mormon. We need missionaries to match our message.
― Ezra Taft Benson
17. If we do not feel like praying, then we should pray until we do feel like praying.
― Ezra Taft Benson
18. In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin. We are not speaking of a wholesome view of self-worth, which is best established by a close relationship with God. But we are speaking of pride as the universal sin, as someone has described it. . . . Essentially, pride is a "my will" rather than "thy will" approach to life. The opposite of pride is humbleness, meekness, submissiveness, or teachableness.
― Ezra Taft Benson
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