We must share the gospel with others. That is our responsibility-every member a missionary. That is the call of prophets of God. ...Member-missionary work is one of the great keys to the individual growth of our members. It is my conviction that member-missionary work will raise the spirituality in any ward where applied
Ezra Taft BensonI feel certain that if, in our homes, parents will read from the Book of Mormon prayerfully and regularly, both by themselves and with their children, the spirit of that great book will come to permeate our homes and all who dwell therein.
Ezra Taft BensonSome prideful people are not so concerned as to whether their wages meet their needs as they are that their wages are more than someone elseโs. Their reward is being a cut above the rest. This is the enmity of pride.
Ezra Taft BensonI have a vision of the whole Church getting nearer to God by abiding by the precepts of the Book of Mormon.
Ezra Taft BensonWhen obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power.
Ezra Taft BensonI believe that God has endowed men with certain inalienable rights as set forth in the Declaration of Independence and that no legislature and no majority, however great, may morally limit or destroy these; that the sole function of government is to protect life, liberty, and property, and anything more than this is usurpation and oppression.
Ezra Taft Benson