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

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Ezra Taft Benson was a notable American farmer and politician. Born on August 4, 1899, in Whitney, Idaho, he dedicated much of his life to agricultural endeavors. Serving as the Secretary of Agriculture under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1956, Benson was also a member of the LDS Church and a leader within the church's ranks. more

“You must realize that it is the ordinary way of God's dealings with us that our ideas do not work out speedily and efficiently as we would like them to. The reason for this is not only the loving wisdom of God, but also the fact that our acts have to fit into a great complex pattern that we cannot possibly understand. I have learned over the years that Providence is always a whole lot wiser than any of us, and that there are always not only good reasons, but the very best reasons for the delays and blocks that often seem to us so frustrating and absurd.”

Way Years Ideas Reason Whole Facts Seems Realizing Fit Ordinary Complexes Patterns Work Out Absurd Block Providence I Have Learned Wiser Delay Frustrating Dealings

Book:The Hidden Ground of Love: Letters

Source: The Hidden Ground of Love: Letters

“Modern man believes he is fruitful and productive when his ego is aggressively affirmed, when he is visibly active, and when his action produces obvious results.”

Men Believe Action Results Modern Produce Ego Obvious Active Productive Modern Man

Book:Love and Living

Source: Love and Living

Quote by Ezra Taft Benson

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