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

Ezra Taft Benson Quotes

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

When we set goals we are in command. If we know where we are going, we can judge more accurately where we are now and make effective plans to reach our destination.

— Ezra Taft Benson

We should confess His hand in all things. Ingratitude is one of our great sins.

— Ezra Taft Benson

There can be no genuine happiness separate and apart from the home.

— Ezra Taft Benson

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.

— Ezra Taft Benson

Those who think clean thoughts do not do dirty deeds.

— Ezra Taft Benson

It is better to prepare and prevent than it is to repair and repent.

— Ezra Taft Benson

How vital are mother’s influence and teaching in the home-and how apparent when neglected!

— Ezra Taft Benson

The Lord has warned and forewarned us against a day of great tribulation and given us counsel, through His Servants, on how we can be prepared for these difficult times. Have we heeded His counsel?

— Ezra Taft Benson

Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement.

— Ezra Taft Benson

To their duty to God, youth should realize their duty to our country. They should love and honor the Constitution of the United States, the basic concepts and principles upon which this nation has been established. Yes, they need to develop a love for our free institutions.

— Ezra Taft Benson

God loves us. He’s watching us, he wants us to succeed, and we’ll know someday that he has not left one thing undone for the eternal welfare of each of us. If we only knew it, there are heavenly hosts pulling for us – friends in heaven that we can’t rememer now, who yearn for our victory.

— Ezra Taft Benson

The Declaration of Independence to which these great men affixed their signatures is much more than a political document. It constitutes a spiritual manifesto-revel ation, if you will-declaring not for this nation only, but for all nations, the source of man’s rights.

— Ezra Taft Benson

To love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength is all-consuming and all-encompassin g. It is no lukewarm endeavor. It is total commitment of our very being-physicall y, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually-to a love of the Lord.

— Ezra Taft Benson

Essentially, pride is a ‘my will’ rather than ‘thy will’ approach to life.

— Ezra Taft Benson

Faith is the foundation upon which a godlike character is built. It is a prerequisite for all other virtues.

— Ezra Taft Benson

In a home where there is an able-bodied husband, he is expected to be the breadwinner.

— Ezra Taft Benson

Temples are places of personal revelation. When I have been weighed down by a problem or a difficulty, I have gone to the House of the Lord with a prayer in my heart for answers. The answers have come in clear and unmistakable ways.

— Ezra Taft Benson

The time is long overdue for a massive flooding of the earth with the Book of Mormon for the many reasons which the Lord has given. In this age of electronic media and mass distribution of the printed word, God will hold us accountable if we do not now move the Book of Mormon in a monumental way.

— Ezra Taft Benson

Without goals our efforts may be scattered and unproductive.

— Ezra Taft Benson
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