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Ezra T. Benson, the great-grandfather of President Ezra Taft Benson, was the first Apostle called to the Quorum of the Twelve after the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith. He traveled with the first group that entered the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. George T. Benson, the grandfather of Ezra Taft Benson, was born at Garden Grove, Iowa, in ...
Oct 14, 2014 · 15 April 1939. Became executive secretary of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives in Washington, D.C. 1940. Served as first president of the Washington D.C. Stake. 7 October 1943. Ordained an Apostle by President Heber J. Grant. 29 January 1946. Reopened missionary work as European Mission president and supervised distribution of welfare ...
Mar 4, 1979 · Ezra Taft Benson teaches that Christ grew in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and man. We can follow in His steps by prioritizing.
This is the thirteenth in a series of books of the teachings of Presidents of the Church. It is used for personal study and for Melchizedek Priesthood and Relief Society instruction.
Having experienced blessings that result from heeding the counsel of the Lord’s chosen servants, Ezra Taft Benson frequently urged Latter-day Saints to keep their eyes on the living prophet.
22 Feb. 1811 - 3 Sept. 1869. Farmer, hotelier, postmaster, merchant. Born in Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Son of John Benson and Chloe Taft. Married Pamelia Andrus, 1 Jan. 1832, in Northbridge, Worcester Co. Moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, by winter 1838. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, July 1840, in ...
Jun 4, 1994 · President Ezra Taft Benson, 13th president of the Church, died Monday, May 30, at 2:35 p.m. MDT in his apartment in Salt Lake City of congestive heart failure. The 94-year-old leader had served as Church president for 8 1/2 years, succeeding President Spencer W. Kimball on Nov. 10, 1985. President Benson had served in the highest councils of the Church for more than 50 years. He was called to ...
