Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and outdo another? Ezra Taft Benson More Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson More Quotes From Ezra Taft Benson If you turn your life over to the Lord he can do so much more with it than we can. Ezra Taft Benson turnsgenerositylord True repentance involves a change of heart and not just a change of behavior. Ezra Taft Benson repentancebehaviorheart 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. Ezra Taft Benson dealsgenerositygoal 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 Benson fatherhooddeterminationdesire The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him. Ezra Taft Benson tinyeffortlord Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart, or core, is still missing. The central feature of pride is enmity - enmity toward God and enmity toward our fellowmen. Ezra Taft Benson prideheartthinking It is the mark of a truly educated man to know what not to read. Ezra Taft Benson markeducatedmen The greatest work in all the world is the building of men and women of character. Without character there is not much that is worthwhile. Ezra Taft Benson charactermenworld How vital are mother’s influence and teaching in the home-and how apparent when neglected! Ezra Taft Benson teachingmotherhome Marriage. . . is the most glorious and most exalting principle of the gospel of Jesus Christ. No ordinance is of more importance and none more sacred and more necessary to the eternal joy of man. Faithfulness to the marriage covenant brings the fullest joy here and glorious rewards hereafter. Ezra Taft Benson marriagemenjesus Grandparents can have a profound influence on their grandchildren. Their time is generally not as encumbered and busy as the parents', so books can be opened and read, stories can be told... Children then obtain a perspective of life which not only is rewarding but can bring them security, peace, and strength. Ezra Taft Benson profoundbookchildren Do not make your mind a dumping ground for other people's garbage. Ezra Taft Benson garbagemindpeople No true Latter-day Saint and no true American can be a socialist or a communist or support programs leading in that direction. These evil philosophies are incompatible with Mormonism, the true gospel of Jesus Christ. Ezra Taft Benson evilphilosophyjesus [The Constitution] will not be saved in Washington. It will be saved by the citizens of this nation who love and cherish freedom...men and women who will subscribe to and abide the principles of the Constitution. Ezra Taft Benson citizensprinciplesmen The so-called civil rights movement as it exists today is used as a Communist program for revolution in America. Ezra Taft Benson movementrightsamerica Our families may be corrupted by worldly trends and teachings unless we know how to use the [Book of Mormon] to expose and combat the falsehoods in socialism, organic evolution, rationalism, humanism, and so forth.…And our nation will continue to degenerate unless we read and heed the words of the God of this land, Jesus Christ, and quit building up and upholding the secret combinations which the Book of Mormon tells us proved the downfall of both previous American civilizations. Ezra Taft Benson teachingbookjesus To a significant degree, we are an overfed and undernourished nation digging an early grave with our teeth, and lacking the energy that could be ours because we overindulge in junk foods. Ezra Taft Benson junkenergyinspiring Those who think clean thoughts do not do dirty deeds. Ezra Taft Benson deedsdirtythinking Pride is ugly. It says 'If you succeed I am a failure.' Ezra Taft Benson uglysucceedpride If America is destroyed, it may be by Americans who salute the flag, sing the national anthem, march in patriotic parades, cheer Fourth of July speakers - normally good Americans, but Americans who fail to comprehend what is required to keep our country strong and free, Americans who have been lulled away into a false security. Ezra Taft Benson cheerstrongcountry
