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Ezra Taft Benson

  The Book of Mormon is the Word of God
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Ezra Taft Benson said: "...we have not been using the Book of Mormon as we should. Our homes are not as strong unless we are using it to bring our children to Christ. Our families may be corrupted by worldly trends and teachings unless we know how to use the book to expose and combat the falsehoods in socialism, organic evolution, rationalism, humanism, etc..."

  Beware of Pride - Ezra Taft Benson
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(Read in LDS General Conference by Gordon B. Hinckley). Pride results in secret combinations which are built up to get power, gain, and glory of the world... This fruit of the sin of pride, namely secret combinations, brought down both the Jaredite and the Nephite civilizations and has been and will yet be the cause of the fall of many nations... Another face of pride is contention. Arguments, fights, unrighteous dominion...

  I Testify - Ezra Taft Benson
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I testify that wickedness is rapidly expanding in every segment of our society... Secret combinations lusting for power, gain, and glory are flourishing. A secret combination that seeks to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries is increasing its evil influence and control over America and the entire world... I testify that the church and kingdom of God is increasing in strength... I testify that as the forces of evil increase under Lucifer’s leadership and as the forces of good increase under the leadership of Jesus Christ, there will be...

  The Book of Mormon Warns America - Ezra Taft Benson
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An address given to the Brigham Young University studeny body. May 21, 1968. Subjects covered are communism, secret combinations, Vietnam war, freedom.

  Our Divine Constitution
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by Ezra Taft Benson. "The Declaration of Independence affirmed the Founding Fathers belief and trust in God in these words: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

  A Witness and a Warning
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by Ezra Taft Benson. "We must awaken to "a sense of [our] awful situation, because of this secret combination which [is] among [us] (Ether 8:24)..."

  The Constitution - A Heavenly Banner
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by Ezra Taft Benson. 1986. "To understand the significance of the Constitution, we must first understand some basic, eternal principles. These principles have their beginning in the premortal councils of heaven. The first basic principle is agency..."

  Jesus Christ - Gifts and Expectations
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by Ezra Taft Benson. "God has to work through mortals of varying degrees of spiritual progress. Sometimes he temporarily grants to men their unwise requests in order that they might learn from their own sad experiences. Some refer to this as the "Samuel principle." The children of Israel wanted a king like all the other nations. The prophet Samuel was displeased and prayed to the Lord about it. The Lord responded by saying, Samuel, "they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them." The Lord told Samuel to warn the people of the consequences if they had a king."

  A Hope and a Vision for the Youth of Zion
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by Ezra Taft Benson. BYU devotional, 1977. "To our Church members we say, Communism is not the United Order, and bears only the most superficial resemblance thereto. Communism is based upon intolerance and force, the United Order upon love and freedom of conscience and action. . . ."

  Stand Up for Freedom
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by Ezra Taft Benson. "To the patriots I say this: Take that long eternal look. Stand up for freedom no matter what the cost. It can help to save your soul - and maybe your country."

  Freedom and Free Enterprise
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by Ezra Taft Benson. "It is by vigilance by business people such as you represent who rely on our great inspired free enterprise system that our liberties will be maintained."

  Conspiracy Fact - Book of Mormon
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by Ezra Taft Benson. "Now undoubtedly Moroni could have pointed out many factors that led to the destruction of the people, but notice how he singled out the secret combinations, just as the Church today could point out many threats to peace, prosperity, and the spread of God's work, but it has singled out the greatest threat as the godless conspiracy. There is no conspiracy theory in the Book of Mormon "it is a conspiracy fact."

  A Race Against Time
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by Ezra Taft Benson. "The scriptures also tell about our inspired Constitution. If you accept these scriptures, you will automatically reject the counsel of men who depreciate our Constitution. If you use the scriptures as a guide, you know what the Book of Mormon has to say regarding murderous conspiracies in the last day and how we are to awake to our awful situation today (see Ether 8:18-25). I find certain elements in the Church do not like to read the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants so much - they have too much to say about freedom."

  The LDS Church and Politics
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by Ezra Taft Benson. 1952.

  Responsibilities of Citizenship
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by Ezra Taft Benson. 1954. "The Founding Fathers did not invent this priceless boon of individual freedom and respect for the dignity of man. That great gift to mankind sprang from the Creator and not from government. But the Founding Fathers with superb genius, I believe, welded together certain safeguards which we must always protect to the very limit if we would preserve and strengthen the blessings of freedom."

  The Proper Role of Government
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by Ezra Taft Benson. "Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath?"

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