Quotes from Ezra Taft Benson

When I think of how we show faith, I cannot help but think of the example of my own father. I recall vividly how the spirit of missionary work came into my life. I was about thirteen years of age when my father received a call to go on a mission.

The greatest events of history are those which affect the greatest number for the longest periods.

You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

Some prideful people are not so concerned as to whether their wages meet their needs as they are that their wages are more than someone else's. Their reward is being a cut above the rest. This is the enmity of pride.

Blessed are they who seek to learn wisdom.

The Saints never suffer as the sinners do.

Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It is the sharp and keen awareness that our behavior caused the Savior, He who knew no sin, even the greatest of all, to endure agony and suffering.

I love all our Father's children of every color, creed, and political persuasion.

The condition of the physical body can affect the spirit.

I challenge the homes of Israel to display on their walls great quotations and scenes from the Book of Mormon.

The literal resurrection of every soul who has lived and died on earth is a certainty, and surely one should make careful preparation for this event. A glorious resurrection should be the goal of every man and woman, for resurrection will be a reality.

Surely no child should fear his own father - especially a priesthood father. A father's duty is to make his home a place of happiness and joy.