Ezra Taft Benson Quotes About Eternity

Quotes about: Eternity

• Thoughts lead to acts, acts lead to habits, habits lead to character - and our character will determine our eternal destiny.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Character, Destiny, Eternity

  Ezra Taft Benson (1983). “Come unto Christ”, Deseret Book Co

• My young sisters, we have such hope for you. We have such great expectations for you. Don't settle for less than what the Lord wants you to be... Give me a young woman who loves home and family, who reads and ponders the scriptures daily, who has a burning testimony of the Book of Mormon... Give me a young woman who is virtuous and who has maintained her personal purity, who will not settle for less than a temple marriage, and I will give you a young woman who will perform miracles for the Lord now and throughout eternity.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Book, Home, Giving

• A father's calling is eternal and its importance transcends time. It is a calling for both time and eternity.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Father, Calling, Eternity

  Ezra Taft Benson (1990). “Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice”, Shadow Mountain

• The world today speaks a great deal about love, and it is sought by many. But the pure love of Christ differs greatly from what the world thinks of love. Charity never seeks selfish gratification. The pure love of Christ seeks only the eternal growth and joy of others.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Selfish, Thinking, Joy

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

• Beloved youth, you will have your trials and temptations through which you must pass, but there are great moments of eternity which lie ahead. You have our love and our confidence. We pray that you will be prepared for the reins of leadership. We say to you, "Arise and shine forth" and be a light unto the world, a standard to others.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Leadership, Lying, Light

• Fathers, yours is an eternal calling from which you are never released. 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. But a father's calling is eternal, and its importance transcends time. It is a calling for both time and eternity.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Father, Important, Church

  Ezra Taft Benson (1990). “Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice”, Shadow Mountain

• Ponder the significance of the responsibility the Lord has given to us. The Lord has counseled, "Let the solemnities of eternity rest upon your minds." (D&C 43:34.) You cannot do that when your minds are preoccupied with the cares of the world.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Responsibility, Mind, Balance

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