Ezra Taft Benson
Born 1899 ~ Died 1994

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1899 Born on 4 August in Whitney, Idaho, to George T. Benson & Sarah Dunkley Benson
1907 8 years Baptized on his birthday in the Logan River Canal in Whitney, Idaho
1912-13 12-13 years Runs the farm while his father serves a mission
1918 18 years Graduates from Oneida Stake Academy in Preston, Idaho
1921-23 21-24 years Serves a mission to Great Britain
1926 27 years Graduates from Brigham Young University
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Marries Flora Smith Amussen on 10 September; she dies in 1992
1938-39 39¨years Serves as Stake President over the Boise Idaho Stake
1940 40 years Serves as Stake President over the Washington D.C Stake
1943 44 years Ordained an Apostle by President Heber J. Grant on 7 October
1946 46 years Begins service as president of the European Mission; distributes needed supplies to the European after World War II
1963-61 53-61 years serves as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
1964-65 65-66 years Services as president of the European Mission
1968-71 68-72 years Supervises missionary work in Asia
1973 74 years Becomes president og the Quorum of the Twelve
1986 86 years Sustained as President of the Church on 6 April with Gordon B. Hinckely and Thomas S. Monson as counselors
1986 87 years Dedicates the Denver Colorado Temple on 24 October
1987 88 years Dedicates the Frankfurt Germany Temple on 28 August
1994 94 years Dies on 30 May in Salt Lake City after 8½ years as President of the Church
He encouraged every member to read the Book of Mormon.

Source: Gospel Art Kit picture # 518
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Friend December 1993