Ezra taft benson prophet
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This is the story of Ezra Taft Benson, thirteenth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the saga of a farm boy who loved the land and the Lord – a plough boy who became a prophet. It tells of his romance and marriage to a “city girl,” Flora Amussen, a young woman who had more faith in him than he had in himself. He is a family man, the father of six and the eldest of eleven brothers and sisters. This is the story of the most formally educated president of the Church. He received a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University, a master’s degree from Iowa Sate University, and did post-graduate work at the University of California. He subsequently wrote several books, received many honorary degrees, and delivered thousands of addresses. It is the story of a man who, after working with rural people in various capacities, became the first Latter-day Saint to serve in the cabinet of the president of the United States – eight years as Secretary of Agriculture in the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower. His fight to help the farmers of America be free a
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Benson, Ezra Taft
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- Appendix 4: Council of Fifty, Roll, 22 April 1845–27 December 1846
- Appendix 7: Council of Fifty, Minutes, 19 January 1846
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 Addenda
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- License Record Book
- License for Ezra Benson, 22 February 1841, Extract
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
- Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Deed Record Book B, 1843–1846
- Petition from Charles C. Rich and Others, 5 November 1844
- Petition from Hosea Stout and Others, 8 November 1844
- Petition from Hosea Stout and Others, 9 November 1844
- Petition from Jeremiah Hatch Jr. and Others, 29 February 1844
- Petition from John Pack and Others, 28 February 1844
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- Tithing Daybook B
- Trustees Land Book B, 4 August 1842–8 December 1845
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Ezra Taft Benson
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1899–1994)
For the religious leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1811–1869) and great-grandfather of Ezra Taft Benson, see Ezra T. Benson.
| Ezra Taft Benson | |
|---|---|
Benson in 1977 | |
| November 10, 1985 – May 30, 1994 | |
| Predecessor | Spencer W. Kimball |
| Successor | Howard W. Hunter |
| December 30, 1973 – November 10, 1985 | |
| Predecessor | Spencer W. Kimball |
| Successor | Marion G. Romney |
| End reason | Became President of the Church |
| October 7, 1943 – November 10, 1985 | |
| Called by | Heber J. Grant |
| End reason | Became President of the Church |
| October 7, 1943 – May 30, 1994 | |
| Called by | Heber J. Grant |
| Reason | Deaths of Sylvester Q. Cannon and Rudger Clawson[1] |
| Reorganization at end of term | Jeffrey R. Holland ordained |
| January 21, 1953 – January 20, 1961 | |
| Predecessor | Charles F. Brannan |
| Successor | Orville Freeman |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Po
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