Ezra Taft Benson - The teachings of Ezra Taft Benson (1988)

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Do not make your mind a dumping ground for other people's garbage.

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To the proud, the applause of the world rings in their ears; to the humble, the applause of heaven warms their hearts.

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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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Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important role fathers should play, as head of the home, in nurturing, training, and loving their children.

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Have you ever asked yourself why one person is honorable and another dishonorable; why one is honest, another dishonest; why one is moral, another immoral? Most individuals do not intend to be dishonest, dishonorable, or immoral. They seem to allow their characters to erode by a series of rationalizations, lies, and compromises. Then when grave temptation presents itself, they haven't the strength of character to do what they know to be right.

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Beware of those who would pit the dead prophets against the living prophets, for the living prophets always take precedence.

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Prayer in the hour of need is a great boon. From simple trials to our Gethsemanes, prayer - persistent prayer - can put us in touch with God, our greatest source of comfort and counsel.

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This nation was established by the God of heaven as a citadel of liberty. A Constitution guaranteeing those liberties was designed under the superintending influence of heaven.

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From the Book of Mormon we learn how disciples of Christ live in times of war.

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Are we reading the Constitution and pondering it? Are we aware of its principles? Are we abiding by these principles and teaching them to others? Could we defend the Constitution? Can we recognize when a law is constitutionally unsound? Do we know what the prophets have said about the Constitution and the threats to it?

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The Lord is letting the wheat and the tares mature before he fully purges the Church. He is also testing you to see if you will be misled. The devil is trying to deceive the very elect.

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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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For years we have heard of the role the Elders could play in saving the Constitution from total destruction. But how can the Elders be expected to save it if they have not studied it and are not sure if it is being destroyed or what is destroying it.

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We do not have to prove the Book of Mormon is true. The book is its own proof.

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Strong families cultivate an attribute of effective communication. They talk out their problems, make plans together, and cooperate toward common objectives.

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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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Do not leave yourself or your family unprotected against financial storms... Build up savings.

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For nearly six thousand years, God has held you in reserve to make your appearance in the final days before the Second Coming of the Lord.... God has saved for the finalinning some of His strongest and most valiant children, who will help bear off the kingdom triumphantly. That is where you come in, for you are the generation that must be prepared to meet your God....

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

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The stage, the screen, the novel, casual conversation, the street discussion, and too often the fireside intimacies are punctuated with blasphemy, to which may be added, as of the same nature, coarse, ribald jokes, foul stories, and low small talk. Some would have us believe that profanity is a sign of masculinity and emotion maturity.

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The Church has no double standard of morality. The moral code of heaven for both men and women is complete chastity before marriage and full fidelity after marriage.

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

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Without Christ there would be no Christmas and without Christ there can be no fulness of JOY

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

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The Book of Mormon contains the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ (D&C 20:9). That does not mean it contains every teaching, every doctrine ever revealed. Rather, it means that in the Book of Mormon we will find the fulness of those doctrines required for our salvation. And they are taught plainly and simply so that even children can learn the ways of salvation and exaltation.

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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.

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Above all else, children need to know and feel they are loved, wanted, and appreciated. They need to be assured of that often. Obviously, this is a role parents should fill, and most often the mother can do it best.

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Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ

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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.

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Records, radio, television, movies, magazines-all are monopolized by the money managers who are guided by one ethic, the words wealth and power.

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