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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
    PredecessorSpencer W. Kimball
    SuccessorHoward W. Hunter
    December 30, 1973 – November 10, 1985
    PredecessorSpencer W. Kimball
    SuccessorMarion G. Romney
    End reasonBecame President of the Church
    October 7, 1943 – November 10, 1985
    Called byHeber J. Grant
    End reasonBecame President of the Church
    October 7, 1943 – May 30, 1994
    Called byHeber J. Grant
    ReasonDeaths of Sylvester Q. Cannon and Rudger Clawson[1]
    Reorganization
    at end of term    		Jeffrey R. Holland ordained
    January 21, 1953 – January 20, 1961
    Pred

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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: A Biography

    Ezra Taft Benson (1899- ) was born in Whitney, Idaho to George Taft Benson, Jr. and Sarah Sophia Dunkley. He was the great-grandson of LDS Apostle Ezra T. Benson (1811-1869). During his active and impressive career, Benson has been a farmer, businessman, Secretary of Agriculture during the Eisenhower administration as well as a General Authority in the LDS Church. In 1943 Ezra Taft Benson was was called into the Quorum of Twelve Apostles by Heber J. Grant. At the death of Spencer W. Kimball in 1986, Ezra Taft Benson became the thirteenth President of the LDS Church. He and his wife, Flora Smith Amussen (1901-1992) were the parents of six children.