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Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was an American farmer, government official, and religious leader who served as the 15th United States secretary of agriculture during both presidential terms of Dwight D. Eisenhower and as the 13th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1985 until his ...
Ezra Taft Benson (February 22, 1811 – September 3, 1869) (commonly referred to as Ezra T. Benson to distinguish him from his great-grandson of the same name) was an apostle and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
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 ...
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Ezra T. Benson | Doctrine and Covenants Central. Photo Credit: Church History Library. Back to People of the D&C. D&C 136:12. By Susan Easton Black. At age sixteen, Ezra was working as a hotel assistant in the town center of Uxbridge, Massachusetts. He left his employ to assist his grandmother with her farm.
22 Feb. 1811 - 3 Sept. 1869. Farmer, hotelier, postmaster, merchant. Born in Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Son of John Benson and Chloe Taft. Married Pamelia Andrus, 1 Jan. 1832, in Northbridge, Worcester Co. Moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, by winter 1838.
Ezra Taft Benson became President of the Church at age 86. He served for more than eight years (1985–1994). Nine temples were dedicated during President Benson's administration.
Show Citation. Ezra Taft Benson. Born: 22 February 1811, Mendon, Massachusetts. Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: 16 July 1846 (age 35) Died: 3 September 1869 (age 58), Ogden, Utah. As a young man, Ezra Taft Benson was impressed by an unexplained feeling that he should move westward.
