Ezra Taft Benson

Ezra Taft Benson ( 4 August 1899 - 30 May 1994 ) is the ^13th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985-1994). He is also Secretary of Agriculture of the United States from 1953 to 1961, during the two terms of President Dwight David Eisenhower.

Childhood and Youth

President Benson was born on 4 August 1899 , in Whitney, Idaho (USA). He is the eldest of eleven children. When he was still very young, his father called from a mission for the Church. The family works to keep the farm during his absence. Later, eleven children meet each a full-time mission.

In 1918, towards the end of World War I, Ezra Taft Benson enlisted in the army. Then, he specialized in agriculture and studied at Utah State University. In 1921, he served a mission in England for the Church. After his mission, he continued his studies at Brigham Young University.

On September 10, 1926, Ezra Taft Benson married Flora Smith Amussen, who served a mission in Hawaii. They have six children.

Curriculum in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• In 1921 he was asked to complete a mission in England
• In 1938 he was called to serve as stake president
• From 1943 to 1973, he is a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles
• From 1973 to 1985 he was President of the Quorum of the Twelve
• From 1985 to 1994 he was President of the Church

In 1945, Benson was called to lead the EU mission and help people who face difficulties after the war. In ten months, he obtains 92 wagons of food, clothing, bedding and medical items. He is also working to reopen the missions of the Church in Europe.

Church President

In 1973, Ezra T. Benson succeeded Spencer W. Kimball as President of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, and in 1985 as president of the Church. During his early years as President of the Church, he put a new emphasis on the distribution and reading of the Book of Mormon reaffirming its importance as "the keystone of the religion of the Latter-day Saints, "on strengthening the family unit and missionary work.

It is also known for his general conference address condemning pride.

Civil Liabilities

• In 1929 he was appointed agent of the Franklin County Farm
• In 1930 he was appointed executive secretary of the Idaho Cooperative Council
• In 1936 he went to study at the University of California
• In 1939 he was appointed executive secretary of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives in the headquarters in Washington, DC
• From 1953 to 1961, during the two terms of President Dwight David Eisenhower , he is Secretary of Agriculture of the United States.

Political Career

In 1953, Ezra T. Benson was appointed to the Secretariat of Agriculture of the United States by President Dwight David Eisenhower. Ezra T. Benson has accepted this position with the permission of Church President David O. McKay and served simultaneously to the Government of the United States and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Ezra T. Benson opposed the government system of price supports and subsidies to farmers which he was responsible for dealing with the Eisenhower administration, arguing it was an unacceptable socialism. Nevertheless, he remained at his post in government during the eight years of President Eisenhower. He was chosen as the designated administrator of the Emergency Food Agency (emergency food), part of a secret group, later known as the Eisenhower Ten. The Eisenhower Ten or E-10 were a group of American citizens who have been secretly commissioned by President Eisenhower in 1958 to serve as a director in case of national emergency.

Scout

Ezra T. Benson has been throughout his life a strong supporter of Scouting. It began in 1918 as an assistant scoutmaster. On 23 May 1949, he was elected to the National Executive Board Boy Scouts of America. He has received three national awards the highest in Scouting, the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, and Silver Buffalo and the international price of Scouting, the Bronze Wolf ^Quotes

• We have a sacred responsibility to fulfill the threefold mission of the Church: to preach the gospel to the world, strengthen the church members wherever they are, and perform the ordinances of salvation for the dead ("A Sacred Responsibility, "Ensign, May 1986)

• Pride is a sin that easily stands out among the others, but which rarely admits to be distressed themselves. Most people think that pride is a sin that only affects people of high rank, the rich and educated people for example, who despise the other. But there is a disease much more common among us: the pride of the little people who would be high. This manifests itself in many ways such as reviews, gossip, complaints, excessive spending, envy, greed, refusal to voice recognition or compliments that could edify others, refusal to forgive and jealousy ("Beware of pride "Ensign, July 1989, p. 4)

• The Church will always support anything that is honest, faithful, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, true and praiseworthy. Such a statement is a denial of righteousness against all evil and against all false philosophies. The First Presidency and Quorum of Twelve Apostles do not forget the false philosophies and wickedness and will continue to warn the world and the saints as the Lord directs ("May The Kingdom of God Go Forth," Ensign, May 1978 )

Publications

• (In) Ezra Taft Benson, Come Listen to a Prophet's Voice, Deseret Book Company, 1990 ( ISBN 0-87579-351-7 )
• (En) - Come Unto Christ, Deseret Book Company, 1983 ( ISBN 0-87747-997-6 )
• (In) - The Constitution: A Heavenly Banner, Deseret Book Company, 1986 ( ISBN 0-87579-216-2 )
• (En) - Cross Fire: The Eight Years With Eisenhower, Doubleday, 1976 ( ISBN 0-8371-8422-3 )
• (En) - Elect Women of God, Bookcraft, 1992 ( ISBN 0-88494-838-2 )
• (En) - An Enemy Hath Done This, Bookcraft, 1969 ( ISBN 0-88494-184-1 )
• (En) - God, Family, Country: Our Three Great Loyalties, Deseret Book Company, 1974
• (En) - A Labor of Love: The 1946 European Mission of Ezra Taft Benson, Deseret Book Company, 1989 ( ISBN 0-87579-275-8 )
• (En) - Missionaries to Match Our Message, Bookcraft, 1990 ( ISBN 0-88494-779-3 )
• (En) - So Shall Ye Reap: Selected Addresses of Ezra Taft Benson, Deseret Book Company, 1960
• (In) - The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, Bookcraft, 1988 ( ISBN 0-88494-639-8 )
• (In) - This Nation Shall Endure, Deseret Book Company, 1977 ( ISBN 0-87747-658-6 )
• (In) - The Red Carpet, Bookcraft, 1962
• (En) - Sermons and Writings of President Ezra Taft Benson, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2003
• (En) - Title of Liberty, Deseret Book Company, 1964
• (En) - A Witness and a Warning: A Modern-Day Prophet testifies of the Book of Mormon, Deseret Book Company, 1988 ( ISBN 0-87579-153-0 )

Bibliography

• The Presidents of the Church
• (In) Ezra T. Benson, Manual of the Institute See also

  Internal Links

  • List of Presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Benson Institute, micro farms, Foundation of Latter-day Saints

  References

  1. Ezra T. Benson received the Bronze Wolf prestitieux

  Preceded by	Ezra Taft Benson	Followed by
  Spencer W. Kimball	President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1985-1994	Howard W. Hunter

  Administration of President Dwight Eisenhower ( one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three - in 1961 )
  Vice President	Richard Nixon ( 1 953 - 1,961 )
  Secretary of State	John Foster Dulles ( 1953 - 1,961 ) Christian Herter ( 1 959 - 1,961 )
  Secretary of Defense	Charles E. Wilson ( 1953 - one thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven ) Neil H. McElroy ( 1,957 - one thousand nine hundred fifty-nine ) Thomas S. Gates, Jr. ( 1959 - 1,961 )
  Treasury Secretary	George Humphrey ( 1 953 - in 1957 ) Robert B. Anderson ( 1957 - 1 961 )
  Attorney General	Herbert Brownell, Jr. ( 1953 - 1957 ) William P. Rogers ( 1957 - 1,961 )
  Postmaster General	Arthur Summerfield ( 1953 - 1,961 )
  Interior Secretary	Douglas McKay ( 1 953 - 1,956 ) Fred Andrew Seaton ( 1956 - one thousand nine hundred and sixty-one )
  Agriculture Secretary	Ezra Taft Benson ( 1,953 - 1961 )
  Secretary of Commerce	Sinclair Weeks ( 1953 - 1 958 ) L. Lewis Strauss ( in 1958 - one thousand nine hundred fifty-nine ) Frederick H. Mueller ( 1959 - 1961 )
  Secretary of Labor	Martin P. Durkin ( 1953 ) James P. Mitchell ( one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three - 1 961 ) Maurice J. Tobin ( 1948 - 1 953 )
  Secretary of Health, Education and social services	Ovett Culp Hobby ( 1,953 - one thousand nine hundred fifty-five ) Marion B. Folsom ( 1955 - 1 958 ) Arthur S. Flemming ( in 1958 - 1 961 )
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