Today, 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 BensonOur desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.
Ezra Taft BensonThe Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine right of kings. At issue was the fundamental question of whether men's rights were God-given or whether these rights were to be dispensed by governments to their subjects. This document proclaimed that all men have certain inalienable rights. In other words, these rights came from God.
Ezra Taft BensonWhen individual members and families immerse themselves in the scriptures regularly and consistently, โฆ other areas of activity will automatically come. Testimonies will increase. Commitment will be strengthened. Families will be fortified. Personal revelation will flow
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