Be cheerful in all that you do. Live joyfully. Live happily. Live enthusiastically, knowing that God does not dwell in gloom and melancholy, but in light and love. Ezra Taft Benson More Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson More Quotes From Ezra Taft Benson I have faith that the Constitution will be saved as prophesied by Joseph Smith. It will be saved by the righteous citizens of this nation who love and cherish freedom. It will be saved by enlightened members of this Church-among others-men and women who understand and abide the principles of the Constitution....I testify that the God of heaven sent some of His choicest spirits to lay the foundation of this government, and He has now sent other choice spirits to help preserve it. Ezra Taft Benson faithgodlove Since man created government to help secure and safeguard [inalienable] rights [from God], it follows that man is superior to government and should remain master over it, not the other way around. Ezra Taft Benson rightsmenway Man is at his best when complimented by the influence of a good woman. Ezra Taft Benson good-womaninfluencemen Let us never lose sight of the fact that education is a preparation for life - and that preparing for life is far more than knowing how to make a living or how to land on the moon. Preparing for life means building personal integrity, developing a sound sense of values, increasing the capacity and willingness to serve. Education must have its roots in moral principles. If we lose sight of that fact in our attempt to match our educational system against that of the materialists, we shall have lost far more than we could possibly gain. Ezra Taft Benson educationalintegritymean It is better to prepare and prevent than it is to repair and repent. Ezra Taft Benson repent The more we express our gratitude to God for our blessings, the more he will bring to our mind other blessings. The more we are aware of to be grateful for, the happier we become. Ezra Taft Benson gratitudethankfulhappiness Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can. Ezra Taft Benson turnsgods-willmen Happy and successful homes cannot be built on immorality. Ezra Taft Benson immoralitysuccessfulhome I testify to you that God's hand has been in our destiny. I testify that freedom as we know it today is being threatened as never before in our history. I further witness that this land-the Americas-must be protected, its Constitution upheld, for this is a land foreordained to be the Zion of our God. He expects us as members of the Church and bearers of His priesthood to do all we can to preserve our liberty. Ezra Taft Benson ziondestinyhands When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Ezra Taft Benson prioritiesspiritualfall Some men are willing to die for their faith but will not fully live for it. Christ both lived and died for us. By walking in his steps and through his atonement we can gain the greatest gift of all--eternal life--which is that kind of life of the great Eternal One, our Father in heaven. Ezra Taft Benson menheavenfather The secret of a happy marriage is to serve God and each other. The goal of marriage is unity and oneness, as well as self-development. Paradoxically, the more we serve one another, the greater is our spiritual and emotional growth. Ezra Taft Benson emotionalselfspiritual Inspiring music may fill the soul with heavenly thoughts, move one to righteous action, or speak peace to the soul. Ezra Taft Benson musicsoulmoving Do not be caught up in materialism, one of the real plagues of our generation-that is, acquiring things, fast-paced living, and securing career success. Ezra Taft Benson realsuccesslife The Book of Mormon was written for us today. God is the author of the book. It is a record of a fallen people, compiled by inspired men for our blessing today. Those people never had the book. It was meant for us. Ezra Taft Benson blessingmenbook Every man eventually is backed up to the wall of faith, and there he must make his stand. Ezra Taft Benson every-manwallmen We must not lose hope. Hope is an anchor to the souls of men. Satan would have us cast away that anchor. In this way he can bring discouragement and surrender. But we must not lose hope. The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him. Though we may see that we have far to go on the road to perfection, we must not give up hope. Ezra Taft Benson anchorsgiving-upmen 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. Ezra Taft Benson get-bettertemptationjustice You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible! Ezra Taft Benson righteousnessfeels-rightimpossible Making decisions is probably the most important thing people ever do. Nothing happens until someone makes a decision. Ezra Taft Benson importantdecisionpeople
