Meditation on a passage of scripture... led a young boy into a grove of trees to commune with his heavenly Father. That is what opened the heavens in this dispensation
Ezra Taft BensonWhen 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 BensonToday, with the abundance of books available, it is the mark of a truly educated man to know what not to read. โฆ Feed only on the best. As John Wesleyโs mother counseled him: โAvoid whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, takes off your relish for spiritual things, โฆ increases the authority of the body over the mind.
Ezra Taft BensonSatan knows that youth is the springtime of life when all things are new and young people are most vulnerable.
Ezra Taft BensonGod our Father, Jesus, our Elder Brother and our Redeemer, and the Holy Ghost, the Testator, are perfect. They know us best and love us most and will not leave one thing undone for our eternal welfare. Should we not love them for it and honor them first?
Ezra Taft BensonI rode horseback three miles each way to get to high school, and in bad weather it was a problem sometimes to make my eight o'clock class on time. Like others, I often missed school to help on the farm, especially in the fall, until after harvest, and in the spring, during planting season.
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