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• The expression "follow the Brethren" has a broader meaning than some would apply to it. It means not only to agree with the counsel given to the Church by the Brethren, but also to follow their example in appearance and deportment.

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  Mean, Expression, Church

  Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• An almost forgotten means of economic self-reliance is the home production of food. We are too accustomed to going to stores and purchasing what we need.

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  Home, Mean, Self

  Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• Encourage good music and art and literature in your homes. Homes that have a spirit of refinement and beauty will bless the lives of your children forever.

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  Art, Children, Home

  Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• God our Father, Jesus, our Elder Brother and our Redeemer, and the Holy Ghost, the Testator, are perfect. They know us best and love us most and will not leave one thing undone for our eternal welfare. Should we not love them for it and honor them first?

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  Jesus, Brother, Father

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• Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ

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  Jesus, Knees, Tongue

  Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• 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.

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  Daughter, Dad, Children

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• A father’s duty is to make his home a place of happiness and joy.

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  Father, Home, Joy

  Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• I grew up believing that the willingness and ability to work is the basic ingredient of successful farming. Hard, intelligent work is the key. Use it, and your chances for success are good.

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  Believe, Successful, Intelligent

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• One of Satan's greatest tools is pride: to cause a man or a woman to center so much attention on self that he or she becomes insensitive to his Creator or fellow beings. It is a cause for discontent, divorce, teenage rebellion, family indebtedness, and most other problems we face.

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  Teenage, Women, Divorce

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• We need to be more grateful. I think there is no true character without gratitude. It is one of the marks of a real strong character to have a feeling of thanksgiving and gratitude for blessings. We need more of that spirit in our homes, in our daily associations, in the church, everywhere. It doesn't cost anything, and it is so easy to cultivate.

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  Gratitude, Strong, Real

  Ezra Taft Benson (1974). “God, family, country: our three great loyalties”

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• We can choose to humble ourselves by confessing and forsaking our sins and being born of God.

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  Humble, Sin Of Pride, Born

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• Are you honest with the Lord in the payment of your tithes? Living this divine law will bring both spiritual and material blessings.

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  Spiritual, Blessing, Law

  Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin.

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  Pride, Scripture, Sin

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• Those who are heavy-laden with despair should come unto the Lord.

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  Prayer, Despair, Lord

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• Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.

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  Spiritual, Desire, Lord

  Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• The Book of Mormon is also the keystone of the doctrine of the Resurrection. As mentioned before, the Lord Himself has stated that the Book of Mormon contains the "fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ".

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  Jesus, Children, Book

  "The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson".

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• Scouting teaches a boy to take care of himself and stand on his own two feet.

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  Boys, Two, Feet

  Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• A mother's role is God-ordained. Mothers are to conceive, bear, nourish, love, and train. They are to be helpmates and are to counsel with their husbands.

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  Mother, Husband, Roles

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• I would rather say whoa to a leader than gittie up.

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  Leader, Enthusiasm

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• It is a truism that children need more of Mother than of money.

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  Mother, Children, Needs

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• Essentially, pride is a 'my will' rather than 'thy will' approach to life.

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  Pride, Sin Of Pride, Approach

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• Satan works through human agents.

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  Agents, Satan, Humans

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• This is our first interest as a church-to save and exalt the souls of the children of men. There is no richer program anywhere in the world than we have in the Church today for the building of men and women and providing the answers to the problems that face parents, families, and individuals. It is a program that is needed today as never before.

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  Children, Men, Church Today

  Ezra Taft Benson (1974). “God, family, country: our three great loyalties”

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• What does the Atonement have to do with missionary work? Any time we experience the blessings of the Atonement in our lives, we cannot help but have a concern for the welfare of others. ... A great indicator of one's personal conversion is the desire to share the gospel with others.

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  Blessing, Desire, Missionary

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• From the standpoint of food production, storage, handling, and the Lord's counsel, wheat should have high priority. Water, of course, is essential. Other basics could include honey or sugar, legumes, milk products or substitutes, and salt or its equivalent.

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  Should Have, People, Water

  "The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson".

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