American - Leader | August 4, 1899 - May 30, 1994
The human body is the tabernacle of the spirit, and God expects that it be kept clean and unimpaired.
Ezra Taft Benson
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The history of humanity has, to a large extent, been one of groping blindly in the dark, fearing for the future and yet resisting the guiding hand of inspired men who would willingly lead mankind in the path of safety.
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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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'What would Jesus do?' or 'What would He have me do?' are the paramount personal questions of this life.
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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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Students at universities are sometimes so filled with the doctrines of the world they begin to question the doctrines of the gospel.
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No nation which has kept the commandments of God has ever perished, but I say to you that once freedom is lost, only blood - human blood - will win it back.
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Fear of men's judgment manifests itself in competition for men's approval.
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America, North and South, is a choice land, a land reserved for God's own purposes.
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An unvirtuous citizenry tend to elect representatives who will pander to their covetous lustings.
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The world is increasing in wickedness.
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Beguiling voices in the world cry out for 'alternative lifestyles' for women. They maintain that some women are better suited for careers than for marriage and motherhood.
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