562 Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson

Now we not only need to say more about the Book of Mormon, but we need to do more with it.

In the beginning, God placed a woman in a companion role with the priesthood.

I counsel you, in the words of Jesus Christ, to "watch and pray I always lest ye enter into temptation; for Satan desireth to have you, that he may sift you as wheat" (3 Nephi 18:18). If you will earnestly seek guidance from your Heavenly Father, morning and evening, you will be given the strength to shun any temptation.

Pride is ugly. It says 'If you succeed I am a failure.'

Truth is truth, whether labeled 'science' or 'religion.'

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.

[Joseph Smith] foresaw the time when the destiny of the nation would be in danger and would hang as by a thread. Thank God he did not see the thread break. He also indicated the important part that this people should yet play in standing for the principles embodied in these sacred documents - the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Beware of those who would pit the dead prophets against the living prophets, for the living prophets always take precedence.

Callings in the church, as important as they are, by their very nature are only for a period of time, and then an appropriate release takes place.