Ezra Taft Benson Quotes About Mothers

Quotes about: Mothers

• In the beginning, Adam — not Eve— was instructed to earn the bread by the sweat of his brow. Contrary to conventional wisdom, a mother's calling is in the home, not in the marketplace.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mother, Home, Sweat

  "The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson".

• Now, brethren, do not expect perfection in your choice of a mate. Do not be so particular that you overlook her most important qualities of having a strong testimony, living the principles of the gospel, loving home, wanting to be a mother in Zion, and supporting you in your priesthood responsibilities. Of course, she should be attractive to you.... And one good yardstick as to whether a person might be the right one for you is this: in her presence, do you think your noblest thoughts, do you aspire to your finest deeds, do you wish you were better than you are?

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mother, Strong, Responsibility

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

• Today, with the abundance of books available, it is the mark of a truly educated man to know what not to read. … Feed only on the best. As John Wesley’s mother counseled him: ‘Avoid whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, takes off your relish for spiritual things, … increases the authority of the body over the mind.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mother, Spiritual, Book

• Mothers, train up your children in righteousness; do not attempt to save the world and let your own family fall apart.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mother, Children, Fall

  Ezra Taft Benson (1969). “An enemy hath done this”

• Above all else, children need to know and feel they are loved, wanted, and appreciated. They need to be assured of that often. Obviously, this is a role parents should fill, and most often the mother can do it best.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mother, Children, Parent

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

• Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important role fathers should play, as head of the home, in nurturing, training, and loving their children.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mother, Children, Father

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

• How vital are mother’s influence and teaching in the home-and how apparent when neglected!

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mother, Teaching, Home

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

• 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

  Mother, Long, Development

• Mothers stay close to your daughters Earn & deserve their love & respect Be united with their father in the rearing of your children Do nothing in your life to cause your daughters to stumble because of your example.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mothers Day, Daughter, Children

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

• Mothers, take time to be a real friend to your children. Listen to your children, really listen. Talk with them, laugh and joke with them, sing with them, cry with them, hug them, honestly praise them. Yes, regularly spend unused one-on-one time with each child. Be a real friend to your children.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mother, Children, Real

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

• Too often the pressure for popularity, on children and teens, places an economic burden on the income of the father, so mother feels she must go to work to satisfy her children's needs. That decision can be most shortsighted.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mother, Children, Father

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

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

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mother, Children, Needs

• 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.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mother, Husband, Roles

• Our mothers put God first when they fill their highest mission within the walls of their own homes.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mother, Wall, Home

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

• It is mother's influence during the crucial formative years that forms a child's basic character. Home is the place where a child learns faith, feels love, and thereby learns from mother's loving example to choose righteousness.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mother, Children, Home

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

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