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Every accountable child of God needs to set goals, short- and long-range goals. A man who is pressing forward to accomplish worthy goals can soon put despondency under his feet, and once a goal is accomplished, others can be set up.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Accomplish Accomplished Accountable Child Despondency Every Feet Forward Goal Goals God His Man Needs Once Others Pressing Put Set Short Soon Up Who Worthy

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Let your minds be filled with the goal of being like the Lord, and you will crowd out depressing thoughts as you anxiously seek to know Him and do His will.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Being Crowd Depressing Filled Goal Him His Know Like Lord Minds Out Seek Thoughts Will You Your

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Young people, you need the wisdom of age, just as some of us older ones need your enthusiasm for life.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Age Enthusiasm Just Life Need Older People Some Us Wisdom You Young Young People Your

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Food production is just one part of the repeated emphasis that you store a provision of food which will last for at least a year wherever it is legally permissible to do so.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Emphasis Food Just Just One Last Least Legally Part Production Provision Repeated Store Wherever Which Will Year You

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I have seen what the days of tribulation can do to people. I have seen hunger stalk the streets of Europe. I have witnessed the appalling, emaciated shadows of human figures. I have seen women and children scavenge army garbage dumps for scraps of food. Those scenes and nameless faces cannot be erased from my memory.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Appalling Army Cannot Children Days Erased Europe Faces Figures Food Garbage Human Hunger Memory People Scenes Scraps Seen Shadows Streets Those Tribulation Witnessed Women Women And Children

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Christ removed self as the force in His perfect life. It was, 'Not my will, but thine be done.'

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Christ Done Force His Life Perfect Perfect Life Self Thine Will

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Young women, the family unit is forever, and you should do everything in your power to strengthen that unit.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Everything Family Forever Power Should Strengthen Unit Women You Young Young Women Your

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Yes, one can repent of moral transgression. The miracle of forgiveness is real, and true repentance is accepted of the Lord.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Accepted Forgiveness Lord Miracle Moral Real Repent Repentance Transgression True Yes

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Mothers, stay close to your daughters. Earn and deserve their love and respect. Be united with their father in the rearing of your children. Do nothing in your life to cause your daughters to stumble because of your example.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Because Cause Children Close Daughters Deserve Earn Example Father Life Love Mothers Nothing Rearing Respect Stay Stumble United Your

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Can human hearts be changed? Why, of course! It happens every day in the great missionary work of the Church. It is one of the most widespread of Christ's modern miracles. If it hasn't happened to you - it should.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Changed Christ Church Course Day Every Every Day Great Happened Happens Hearts Human Miracles Missionary Modern Most Should Why Widespread Work You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Leader

Born: August 4th, 1899

Died: May 30th, 1994

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