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The human body is the tabernacle of the spirit, and God expects that it be kept clean and unimpaired.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Body Clean Expects God Human Human Body Kept Spirit

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The privilege of holding the priesthood, which is the power and authority to act in God's name, is a great blessing and privilege and one that carries with it equally great obligations and responsibilities.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Act Authority Blessing Carries Equally God Great Holding Name Obligations Power Priesthood Privilege Responsibilities Which

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Fatherhood is not a matter of station or wealth. It is a matter of desire, diligence and determination to see one's family exalted in the celestial kingdom. If that prize is lost, nothing else really matters.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Celestial Desire Determination Diligence Else Exalted Family Fatherhood Kingdom Lost Matter Matters Nothing Prize Really See Station Wealth

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Satan works through human agents.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Agents Human Satan Through Works

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One of the trials of life is that we do not usually receive immediately the full blessing for righteousness or the full cursing for wickedness.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Blessing Cursing Full Immediately Life Receive Righteousness Trials Wickedness

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Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which sincere and meaningful repentance must be built. If we truly seek to put away sin, we must first look to Him who is the Author of our salvation.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Author Away Built Christ Faith First Foundation Him Jesus Jesus Christ Look Lord Lord Jesus Lord Jesus Christ Meaningful Must Our Put Repentance Salvation Seek Sin Sincere Truly Which Who

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Do not leave yourself or your family unprotected against financial storms... Build up savings.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Against Build Family Financial Leave Savings Storms Up Your Yourself

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To lose yourself in righteous service to others can lift your sights and get your mind off personal problems, or at least put them in proper focus.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Focus Get Least Lift Lose Mind Off Others Personal Problems Proper Put Righteous Service Service To Others Sights Them Your Yourself

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Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important role fathers should play, as head of the home, in nurturing, training, and loving their children.

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Topics: Children Equally Fathers Head Heart Home Important Important Role Loving Mothers Nurturing Play Role Should Training Way

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A positive self-image has little relationship to our material circumstances.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Circumstances Little Material Our Positive Relationship Self-Image

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Leader

Born: August 4th, 1899

Died: May 30th, 1994

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