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Unless we do his teachings, we do not demonstrate faith in him.

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Ezra Taft Benson
Age: 94 †
Born: 1899
Born: August 4
Died: 1994
Died: May 30
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The world today speaks a great deal about love, and it is sought by many. But the pure love of Christ differs greatly from what the world thinks of love. Charity never seeks selfish gratification. The pure love of Christ seeks only the eternal growth and joy of others.
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It is not enough simply to try to resist evil or empty our lives of sin. We must also fill our lives with righteousness
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Many a man in his hour of trial has turned to the Book of Mormon and been enlightened, enlivened, and comforted. The psalms in the Old Testament have a special food for the soul of one in distress.
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That the sole object and only legitimate end of government is to protect the citizen in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property, and when the government assumes other functions it is usurpation and oppression.
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Youth is the spirit of adventure and awakening. It is a time of physical emerging when the body attains the vigor and good health that may ignore the caution of temperance. Youth is a period of timelessness when the horizons of age seem too distant to be noticed.
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Fidelity to one's marriage vows is absolutely essential for love, trust and peace
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This is our first interest as a church-to save and exalt the souls of the children of men. There is no richer program anywhere in the world than we have in the Church today for the building of men and women and providing the answers to the problems that face parents, families, and individuals. It is a program that is needed today as never before.
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This nation was established by the God of heaven as a citadel of liberty. A Constitution guaranteeing those liberties was designed under the superintending influence of heaven.
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Since man created government to help secure and safeguard [inalienable] rights [from God], it follows that man is superior to government and should remain master over it, not the other way around.
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Pride adversely affects all our relationships - our relationship with God and His servants, between husband and wife, parent and child, employer and employee, teacher and student, and all mankind.
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Pride is characterized by What do I want out of life? rather than by What would God have me do with my life? It is self-will as opposed to God's will. It is the fear of man over the fear of God.
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Be cheerful in all that you do. Live joyfully. Live happily.
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Happy and successful homes cannot be built on immorality.
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I have a vision of artists putting into film, drama, literature, music, and paintings great themes and great characters from the Book of Mormon.
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With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings.
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No society will long survive without mothers who care for their young and provide that nurturing care so essential for their normal development.
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Without Christ there would be no Christmas and without Christ there can be no fulness of JOY
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