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Ezra Taft Benson was an American farmer, government official, and religious leader who served as the 15th United States Secretary of Agriculture during both presidential terms of Dwight D. Eisenhower and as the 13th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1985 until his death in 1994. Wikipedia  

✵ 4. August 1899 – 30. May 1994
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Famous Ezra Taft Benson Quotes

“He who kneels before God, can stand before any man.”

Ezra Taft Benson

“Nothing is going to startle us more when we pass through the veil to the other side than to realize how well we know our Father and how familiar His face is to us.”

Ezra Taft Benson

Variant: Nothing will surprise us more than when we get to heaven and see the Father and realize how well we know Him and how familiar His face is to us.

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

Ezra Taft Benson

“While you are going through your trial, you can recall your past victories and count the blessings that you do have with a sure hope of greater ones to allow if you are faithful.”

Ezra Taft Benson

Ezra Taft Benson Quotes about God

“When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our affection, the demands on our time, the interests we pursue, and the order of our priorities.”

Ezra Taft Benson

“The proud wish God would agree with them. They are not interested in changing their opinions to agree with God's.”

Ezra Taft Benson

Ezra Taft Benson Quotes

“Today the devil as a wolf in supposedly a new suit of sheep’s clothing is enticing some men to parrot his line by advocating planned government guaranteed security at the expense of our liberties.”

Ezra Taft Benson

“The world would mold men by changing their environment. Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature.”

Ezra Taft Benson

“The Lord works from the inside out.”

Ezra Taft Benson

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