Ezra t benson biography
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The Life and Ministry of Ezra Taft Benson
Travelers on the highway between Logan, Utah, and Whitney, Idaho, witnessed something unusual on June 4, 1994. They saw people standing along portions of that 24-mile (39-kilometer) stretch of road. The next day, Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles explained why people had gathered there. They had been waiting for a funeral cortege, transporting the body of President Ezra Taft Benson to the cemetery in his hometown after funeral services in Salt Lake City, Utah. Elder Hales described the scene:
“The drive by the cortege to Whitney, Idaho, was a touching tribute to a prophet of God.
“There was a tribute bygd members of the Church as they lined the highway and stood on the overpasses along the road. Some were dressed in their Sunday best on a Saturday afternoon. Others paused in respect, stopping their cars and standing reverently, waiting for the prophet to pass. Farmers stood in their fields with their hats over the
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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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pred • Ezra T. BensonAmerican religious leader For his great-grandson and the religious and political leader (1899–1994), see Ezra Taft Benson.
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