During his early years as church president, benson brought a renewed emphasis to the distribution and reading of the book of mormon, reaffirming this lds. President ezra taft benson, president of the council of the twelve. Ezra taft benson urged members of the church to spread the book of mormon across the globe. The book of mormon warns america ezra taft benson 16. The book illuminates the significant relationship between the mormon faith and. Ap assistants to the president, mission presidents top missionarieshenchmen bic born in the covenant parents had been sealed in the temple prior to your birth bil brotherinlaw bkp boyd k packer boa book of abraham bom book of mormon bp branch president btw by the way by brigham young byu brigham young university chi church handbook of instruction. From the life of ezra taft benson on january 5, 1986, president ezra taft benson presided at a stake conference in annandale, virginia. We will evaluate this book regularly, chapter by chapter, by showing interesting quotes and providing an evangelical christian take on this manual. An address given to the brigham young university studeny body. It holds all the other stones in place, and if removed, the arch crumbles. President ezra taft benson book of mormon challenge 2012. Monson read a message from president ezra taft benson to the children of the church.
On january 5, 1986, president ezra taft benson presided at a stake conference in annandale, virginia. President ezra taft benson on the power of the book of mormon. My beloved brethren and sisters, today i would like to speak about. The book of mormon is the word of god the church of. Book of mormon there is a power in the book of which will begin to flow into our lives the moment you begin a serious study of the book. The book of mormonkeystone of our religion youtube.
This past weekend, i protested the tsa at the salt lake international airport along with a couple dozen other individuals. If so, then the book of mormon will help us do so more than any other book. The book of mormon is the word of god ezra taft benson. I am not here today to tickle your ears, to entertain you. During 2015, lds members will be studying the latest manual published by their church, teachings of presidents of the church. Nephi, one of the prophetwriters of the book of mormon, testifies that the book contains the words of christ 2 ne. Abbreviations recovery from mormonism the mormon church.
Ezra taft benson book of mormon there is a power in the book of which will begin to flow into our lives the moment you begin a serious study of the b. President ezra taft benson delivers a message titled the book of mormonkeystone of. I know you are reading the book of mormon, for i have received hundreds of personal letters from you telling me that you are reading this sacred book. Flooding the earth and our lives with the book of mormon. Hinckley issued a challenge to the members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints to read the book of mormon before the end of 2005, which was only 97 days away at the time. President ezra taft benson on the power of the book of mormon president ezra taft benson 18991994 was called to the quorum of twelve apostles in 1943, and served as the th president of the church from 1985 until his death in 1994 at age 94.
President ezra taft benson delivers a message titled the book of mormon is the word of. He testified that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion introduction to the book of mormon. I produced a flyer which we distributed to over 400 passengers, and many of the protestors had signs objecting to various aspects of this federal institution my main objections are summarized in a recent oped i published in the salt lake tribune. In the april 1989 general conference, president thomas s.
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