Ezra Taft Benson Quotes

I am persuaded that love and humility are the highest attainments in the school of Christ and the brightest evidences that He is indeed our Master.

Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be most our care to learn it.

Plant the love of the holy ones within your spirit; don't give your heart to anything, but the love of those whose hearts are glad.

The more a person loves, the closer he approaches the image of God.

God loves us. May we discover the beauty of loving and being loved.

Then, certainly, to be a Christian is to love God above all, and our neighbour as ourselves.

Love never ends or fails. Love never ends. Everything must be based on love - the relation between two friends, my ministry, my service; the church services in every field must be based on love. Why? Because God is Love.

How wonderful it would be if the love of God was our priority and the love of neighbour flowed from that.

God is love, and love is love.

Lord Jesus, make us capable of loving as you love.

To understand the nature of love — that is to be a Christian!

Love is life, love is god, love is sannyas!

I used to think JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.

We must love one another as God loves each one of us. To be able to love, we need a clean heart. Prayer is what gives us a clean heart. The fruit of prayer is a deepening of faith and the fruit of faith is love. The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action.

In the last resort, a love of God without love of humanity is no love at all.

Love is the motivating principle by which the Lord leads us along the way towards becoming like Him, our perfect example. Our way of life, hour by hour, must be filled with the love of God and love for others.

Christian life consists of faith and charity

You know my God. My God is called love

I pray that you will understand the words of Jesus, “Love one another as I have loved you.” Ask yourself “How has he loved me? Do I really love others in the same way?” Unless this love is among us, we can kill ourselves with work and it will only be work, not love. Work without love is slavery.

I doubt God keeps track of how many arguments we win; God may indeed keep track of how well we love.

Love is the very essence of the gospel.

The love which moves the world, according to common Christian belief, is God's love and the love of God.

I always tell people I want to see the world through His eyes, and I want people to see Him in me.

To love one person with a private love is poor and miserable: to love all is glorious.

When I say, 'I love Christ and love the teachings of Christ,' I mean that in the most simple and naive way. I'm not saying I'm right.