Ezra Taft Benson

Leader

United States

1899 - 1994

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Young women, the family unit is forever, and you should do everything in your power to strengthen that unit.
Ezra Taft Benson
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.
Ezra Taft Benson
The seeds of divorce are often sown and the problems of children begin when Mother works outside the home.
Ezra Taft Benson
Build traditions of family vacations and trips and outings. These memories will never be forgotten by your children.
Ezra Taft Benson
Go on daddy-daughter dates and father-and-sons' outings with your children. As a family, go on campouts and picnics, to ball games and recitals, to school programs, and so forth. Having Dad there makes all the difference.
Ezra Taft Benson
I feel certain that if, in our homes, parents will read from the Book of Mormon prayerfully and regularly, both by themselves and with their children, the spirit of that great book will come to permeate our homes and all who dwell therein.
Ezra Taft Benson
Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement.
Ezra Taft Benson
The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine right of kings.
Ezra Taft Benson
The Bible sits on the pulpit of hundreds of different religious sects.
Ezra Taft Benson
Some spiritually alert parents hold early-morning devotionals with their families in their homes. They have a hymn, prayer, and then read and discuss the Book of Mormon.
Ezra Taft Benson