Ezra Taft Benson on Theosis

Ezra Taft Benson

Ezra Taft Benson

God, the Father of us all, uses the men of the earth, especially good men, to accomplish his purposes. It has been true in the past, it is true today, it will be true in the future.

Ensign, vol 2, page 59, Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1972

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