Ezra Taft Benson

“Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It is the sharp and keen awareness that our behavior caused the Savior, He who knew no sin, even the greatest of all, to endure agony and suffering.”

“To lose yourself in righteous service to others can lift your sights and get your mind off personal problems, or at least put them in proper focus.”

“Satan knows that youth is the springtime of life when all things are new and young people are most vulnerable.”

“In this age of the electronic media and the mass distribution of the printed word, God will hold us accountable if we do not now move the Book of Mormon in a monumental way.”

“Blessed are they who seek to learn wisdom.”

“Disobedience is essentially a prideful power struggle against someone in authority over us. It can be a parent, a priesthood leader, a teacher, or ultimately God. A proud person hates the fact that someone is above him. He thinks this lowers his position.”

“The great task of life is to learn the will of the Lord and then do it.”

“Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement.”

“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.”

“One of the joys of working with boys is that you get your pay as you go along. You can observe the results of your leadership daily... Such satisfaction cannot be purchased at any price; it must be earned.”

“You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.”

“The scriptures record remarkable accounts of men whose lives changed dramatically, in an instant, as it were: Alma the Younger, Paul on the road to Damascus, Enos praying far into the night, King Lamoni.”

“The sacred title of 'father' is shared with the Almighty.”

“Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature.”

“Yes, one can repent of moral transgression. The miracle of forgiveness is real, and true repentance is accepted of the Lord.”

“The Book of Mormon offers so much that broadens our understandings of the doctrines of salvation. Without it, much of what is taught in other scriptures would not be nearly so plain and precious.”

“Great battles can make great heroes and heroines.”

“Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.”

“The seeds of divorce are often sown and the problems of children begin when Mother works outside the home.”

“One of the standards on which your happiness is based, now and in your future, is moral purity.”