Ezra Taft Benson
1899 to 1994 |
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| Birth Date | August 4, 1899 |
| Birth Place | Whitney, Idaho |
| Marriage Date | 1926 |
| Wife’s Name | Flora Smith |
| Number of Children | 6 |
| Death Date | May 30, 1994 |
Education and Profession |
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| Universities Attended | Utah State University Brigham Young University Iowa State University University of California at Berkeley |
| Degree | Undergrad – BYU Masters – ISU |
| Occupation | Agriculture |
| Carrer Accomplishments | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture |
| Military Services | N/A |
Church Leadership |
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| Missions Served | Britain 1921-1923 |
| Called as an Apostle | October 7, 1943 – At age 44 |
| Called as Prophet | November 10, 1985 – At age 86 |
Published Works |
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| 1960 | So Shall Ye Reap: Selected Addresses of Ezra Taft Benson |
| 1962 | The Red Carpet |
| 1964 | Title of Liberty |
| 1969 | An Enemy Hath Done This |
| 1969 | Civil Rights, Tool of Communist Deception |
| 1974 | God, Family, Country: Our Three Great Loyalties |
| 1976 | Cross Fire: The Eight Years With Eisenhower |
| 1977 | This Nation Shall Endure |
| 1983 | Come Unto Christ |
| 1986 | The Constitution: A Heavenly Banner |
| 1988 | The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson |
| 1988 | A Witness and a Warning: A Modern-Day Prophet Testifies of the Book of Mormon |
| 1989 | A Labor of Love: The 1946 European Mission of Ezra Taft Benson |
| 1990 | Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voice |
| 1990 | Missionaries to Match Our Message |
| 1992 | Elect Women of God |
| 2003 | Sermons and Writings of President Ezra Taft Benson |
Conference Talks |
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