Ezra Taft Benson
Information regarding President Ezra Taft Benson
- Apostle number: 70
- Quorum of the Twelve number: 63
- Date of birth: August 4, 1899
- Place of birth: Whitney, Franklin County, Idaho
- Date of apostolic ordination: October 7, 1943
- Age when ordained apostle: 44 years 2 months
- End of apostolic service: May 30, 1994
- Total apostolic years: 50 years 7 months
- Date called into the Quorum of the Twelve: October 7, 1943
- Tenure in the Quorum of the Twelve: 42 years 1 months
- Date called as President of the Church: November 10, 1985
- Age when called as President: 86 years 3 months
- Tenure as President of the Church: 8 years 6 months
- Date of death: May 30, 1994
- Age at death: 94 years 9 months
- Place of death: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
- Remarks: President Benson was the great-grandson of Ezra T. Benson. He served as Secretary of Agriculture from 1953 to 1961, serving under President Eisenhower. He was well-known for his continual effort to proclaim the need for and truth of the Book of Mormon. He encouraged all church members to “flood the earth” with this marvelous book.
- Inspirational quotes: “Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can.” “Men work from the outside in; the Lord works from the inside out.”
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