Ezra Taft Benson Zitate auf Englisch

Zitat des Tages von Ezra Taft Benson:

One of Satan's most frequently used deceptions is the notion that the commandments of God are meant to restrict freedom and limit happiness.

Communism introduced into the world a substitute for true religion. It is a counterfeit of the gospel plan.

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God lives. I know that He lives. I know that Jesus is the Christ and the Redeemer of the world.

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The world is increasing in wickedness.

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Disobedience is essentially a prideful power struggle against someone in authority over us. It can be a parent, a priesthood leader, a teacher, or ultimately God. A proud person hates the fact that someone is above him. He thinks this lowers his position.

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Our mothers put God first when they fill their highest mission within the walls of their own homes.

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Many novels and modern publications are corrupters of morals or distorters of truth.

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Bad experience is a school that only fools keep going to.

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Sound principles and eternal truths need to be frequently repeated so that we do not forget their application nor become dissuaded by other arguments.

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When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power.

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Inspiring music may fill the soul with heavenly thoughts, move one to righteous action, or speak peace to the soul.

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An unvirtuous citizenry tend to elect representatives who will pander to their covetous lustings.

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You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!

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Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.

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Too often the pressure for popularity, on children and teens, places an economic burden on the income of the father, so mother feels she must go to work to satisfy her children's needs. That decision can be most shortsighted.

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In this age of the electronic media and the mass distribution of the printed word, God will hold us accountable if we do not now move the Book of Mormon in a monumental way.

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Scouting teaches a boy to take care of himself and stand on his own two feet.

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From the Book of Mormon, we learn how disciples of Christ live in times of war.

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God our Father, Jesus, our Elder Brother and our Redeemer, and the Holy Ghost, the Testator, are perfect. They know us best and love us most and will not leave one thing undone for our eternal welfare. Should we not love them for it and honor them first?

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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.

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An almost forgotten means of economic self-reliance is the home production of food. We are too accustomed to going to stores and purchasing what we need.

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The true scientist no longer attempts to disprove the pull of gravity, or the rotation of the earth, or the motion of heavenly bodies, or the sequence of the seasons, or man's need of food and water, or the function of the heart.

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America is a place of many great events. Here is where Adam dwelt, where the Garden of Eden was located. America was the place of former civilizations, including Adam's, the Jaredites', and Nephites'.

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I testify to you that God's pay is the best pay that this world or any other world knows anything about.

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I am grateful my own eternal companion served a mission in Hawaii before we were married in the Salt Lake Temple, and I am pleased that I have had three granddaughters serve full-time missions.

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Satan would have you believe that happiness comes only as you surrender to his enticements, but one only needs to look at the shattered lives of those who violate God's laws to know why Satan is called the Father of Lies.

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If a man does not control his temper, it is a sad admission that he is not in control of his thoughts.

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It is mother's influence during the crucial formative years that forms a child's basic character. Home is the place where a child learns faith, feels love, and thereby learns from mother's loving example to choose righteousness.

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The Book of Mormon Is the Word of God.

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Are you honest with the Lord in the payment of your tithes? Living this divine law will bring both spiritual and material blessings.

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In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin.

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

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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.

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The undermining of the home and family is on the increase with the devil anxiously working to displace the father as the head of the home and create rebellion among the children.

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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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The fact that a book or publication is popular does not necessarily make it of value.

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Your most important friendships should be with your own brothers and sisters and with your father and mother. Love your family. Be loyal to them. Have a genuine concern for your brothers and sisters.

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