Ezra Taft Benson

"Grandparents can have a profound influence on their grandchildren. Their time is generally not as encumbered and busy as the parents', so books can be opened and read, stories can be told … Children then obtain a perspective of life which not only is rewarding but can bring them security, peace, and strength."

- Ezra Taft Benson

"Fidelity to one’s marriage vows is absolutely essential for love, trust, and peace."

- Ezra Taft Benson

"If you really want to receive joy and happiness, then serve others with all your heart. Lift their burden, and your own burden will be lighter."

- Ezra Taft Benson

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

- Ezra Taft Benson

"Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which sincere and meaningful repentance must be built. If we truly seek to put away sin, we must first look to Him who is the Author of our salvation."

- Ezra Taft Benson

"No society will long survive without mothers who care for their young and provide that nurturing care so essential for their normal development."

- Ezra Taft Benson

"“No society will long survive without mothers who care for their young and provide that nurturing care so essential for their normal development.”"

- Ezra Taft Benson

"Fatherhood is not a matter of station or wealth. It is a matter of desire, diligence and determination to see one's family exalted in the celestial kingdom. If that prize is lost, nothing else really matters."

- Ezra Taft Benson

"There are times when you simply have to righteous hang on and outlast the devil."

- Ezra Taft Benson