“Many a man in his hour of trial has turned to the Book of Mormon and been enlightened, enlivened, and comforted. The psalms in the Old Testament have a special food for the soul of one in distress.”

Ezra Taft Benson was an American politician and religious leader in the mid-20th century. He served as the 12th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and later as the 14th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known for his conservative policies and influential sermons on faith, family, and national values.